Charlotte Chiu is a registered Occupational Therapist / Psychotherapist who is passionate about empowering people to not only live, but to thrive in the face of adversity.

Charlotte’s career has included working with adults who have suffered from trauma; adults and adolescents struggling with mood disorders; individuals going through challenging life situations; and individuals who are neurodivergent (e.g. ADHD) or struggling with cognitive difficulties after physical injuries (e.g. concussion).

Charlotte employs a compassionate, inquisitive, and value-based approach to help people achieve their goals and better functioning in day to day living. She utilizes techniques from various modalities, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Additionally, Charlotte has worked in two trauma clinics providing evidence-based protocols of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE).  

Charlotte provides both in-person and virtual services to individuals 16 years and older.

Shirin is a compassionate Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) in good standing with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). She earned a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology in 2013 and brings over eight years of experience providing mental health services to individuals from diverse backgrounds in private clinics, hospitals, and educational settings. She is deeply committed to providing clients with a safe and non-judgmental space, ensuring they feel heard, respected, and valued as they explore their thoughts, emotions, and behaviours.

Shirin values a collaborative approach. She combines clients’ expertise with her own to guide them through their journey of self-exploration, ensuring that clients feel involved and empowered in their healing process.

With an empathic and client-centred approach, Shirin tailors therapeutic interventions to meet clients' unique needs. She works with youth, adults and families, and her areas of clinical interest include anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, relationship issues, stress and burnout, and LGBTQ+ stressors.

Driven by her deep commitment to supporting her clients, Shirin integrates a variety of evidence-based modalities such as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive-Processing Therapy (CPT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Emotionally-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), and Mindfulness-Based approaches.

In this collaborative process, you’ll actively participate in identifying patterns, developing coping strategies, and fostering positive change, making you an integral part of your own healing journey.

Shirin provides in-person and virtual psychotherapy services in English and Farsi to youth, adults, and families.

Deanna Smith is a Registered Psychotherapist (RP), a Certified Canadian Addictions Counsellor (CCAC), and an EMDR Trained Clinician who provides individual psychotherapy to individuals 16 years and older, both in-person and virtually.  

 

Deanna has extensive experience working with individuals in the areas of mental health, trauma and addiction. Specifically, Deanna's career has included supporting adolescents and young adults with mental health and substance use challenges and supporting them in making changes from a client-centered approach.

 

Deanna brings clinical experience in a number of different modalities including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy,  Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT).

 

Deanna enjoys approaching her work in a collaborative, authentic, non-judgmental and compassionate manner as a way to allow individuals to feel comfortable to explore possible changes in their life and help reach goals they have for themselves. 

 

*For mental health professionals*: 

Due to her extensive clinical experience in youth and adult mental health and substance use, including an area of expertise in DBT, Deanna also offers Individual and Group Clinical Supervision as well as Consultation services.

Tiffany Verbancic is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with extensive experience working with individuals living with numerous mental health and substance-related concerns and has enjoyed assisting them in creating a balanced life. Taking a client-centred approach to treatment, Tiffany encourages and supports her clients in working toward their goals and helps them develop a healthier quality of life in which they can flourish. Bringing compassion and curiosity to her practice, Tiffany creates a welcoming and non-judgmental environment for clients to feel safe in being their authentic self.
 

Tiffany will explore different modalities to support clients’ specific concerns using evidence-based, client-centered approaches such as: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT).
 

Tiffany provides psychotherapy support to individuals 16 years and older, both in-person and virtually.

Marina is a Registered Social Worker and a Psychotherapist and a member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. Marina completed her Master of Social Work studies at University of Toronto in 2008.

 

For over 16 years Marina provided individual and family therapy in adult and children mental health centres. Marina obtained extensive post graduate training and supervision in attachment work, psychodynamic/psychoanalytic therapy, trauma focused sensorimotor psychotherapy and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).

 

Marina specializes in areas of adult attachment/relationships, childhood trauma, depression, anxiety, parenting difficulties, life transitions, emotional concerns and mental health issues. Through an empathic therapeutic relationship where Marina's clients feel deeply understood, she helps them integrate relational, emotional, cognitive and body-oriented experiences to resolve their concerns.

 

Marina believes in the client’s inherent capacity to change and grow from the sense of safety and support gained in therapy. Marina works virtually with clients aged 16 and older.