I believe that each individual has the capacity for growth through self-awareness and acceptance. I have supported individuals to recognize their optimal potential, develop and maintain healthy meaningful relationships, while making choices that are in the interest of oneself and others. I help my clients free themselves from disabling assumptions and attitudes so they can live fuller lives. As a trauma-informed therapist, I aim to create a warm, non-judgmental environment to facilitate growth and change. I take a culturally sensitive approach and help my clients reach their maximum potential by offering an empathetic and safe therapeutic space. Grounded in the client-centered approach, I believe in holistic healing. I custom tailor my approach for each client by integrating a variety of modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), Psychodynamic therapy, and Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT). Experiencing depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, or challenges in relationships and parenting can be overwhelming when dealing with it all by yourself. Seeking professional help can empower you to cope better and regain your self. Let me support you through this and be a companion in your healing journey. If you’d like to learn more, feel free to contact me. You can also book a session or a free 15-minute phone call. I’m looking forward to working together!

I am a compassionate, innovative and wellness-oriented Child and Youth Care Practitioner and Registered Psychotherapist, Healthy Mind Coach, possessing over 20+ years of experience in the areas of Mental Wellness, Clinical support, Consultation, and Facilitation. Certified Child Youth Practitioner supporting the Ecological Development/Wellness of our Youth. Recipient of the Raymond Chang Award Outstanding Volunteer Mentoring Black Identified students enrolled in the Race to Education & Tri-Mentoring Program(Toronto Metropolitan University May, 2022) Women on Fire 2023 I connect well with Corporate Professionals, Uni/College Students, Parents & Individuals who notice that their energy, focus & motivation has decreased over the past couple of months The sudden changes have affected their work/personal relationships causing emotional distress. You are finding it difficult to maintain work/life balance I clear the space so that you can identify the stressors that are impacting your life, address the limiting beliefs that hold you back. I will share some CBT strategies that challenge your thoughts/feelings about the Event, develop coping strategies so that you can lead with confidence, reduce the anxiety so that you can make better decisions for yourself I possess a full range of experience with theoretical intervention models, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Dialetical Behaviour Therapy, Motivational interviewing; Incorporating Restorative justice practices, evidence-based research, and human rights advocacy. I bring all aspects of Psycho education to provide you with the information that will be helpful to you to in order to make informed decisions. I provide therapeutic worksheets for additional learning so that you can apply the strategies in your life space. I motivate Teams to recommit to their Vision, supporting Mental Wellness initiatives & Accountability through behaviour management; My Coaching modules have helped teams increase their energy & Employee engagement. In addition, I have spent my career gaining a wealth of knowledge working with transitional aged Youth, clinical Dept Child Adolescent Psychiatry, ER, mobile crisis for 2 agencies Peel/ GTA .Theoretical practice (Teaching Trauma & Intervention) Education adminstration supporting students with Learning disabilities, homelessness, mental health, addictions, harm-reduction, abuse, and trauma. I provide bio-psychosocial assessments for EAP.. Clinical Case Consultatation for Black focused Community Agencies Looking forward to meeting with you!

Umoja Psychotherapy is a private practice that is currently taking clients virtually or over the phone. Our therapists have worked together and separately at various clinics, schools and within religious organizations. Therapy cost is 120 plus tax but we do provide a sliding scale as well. Please check out our website for more information.

Lanise is a speaker and psychotherapist passionate about providing client-centred and culturally sensitive care. She approaches her sessions with the comfort to work alongside a diverse range of clientele, with the hopes of creating an open, welcoming, and collaborative therapeutic environment. Lanise believes in the inherent value of each person and their potential to heal. For self-care, Lanise enjoys spending time by the water, reading thrillers, and playing instruments. Her educational background includes an Honours Bachelor of Science, a postgraduate certificate in Health and Wellness Promotions, and a Master of Divinity specializing in Clinical Counselling. She is licensed through the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario.

Thank you so much for visiting my page. I am a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist, having received a Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto. I ground my practice in social constructivism, and I draw from a diverse range of interventions, from Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) and psychodynamic orientations. I have received training and supervision and continue to pursue training in several CBT and psychodynamic orientated interventions and structured therapy models to treat trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). I have worked with individuals from all walks of life who have endured various challenges and have had different expectations out of therapy. I have worked with people who needed some short-term support, long-term support and everything in between. When working with clients who have never been to therapy before, one of my goals in our work is to explore their understandings of therapy and therapists. Regardless of how long we work together, I feel it is important for me to impart on all clients their level of comfort with their therapist should always be a priority. Two principles also guide my work as a therapist. First, I see my clients as the expert of their life, and view my role within the therapy journey as levering my professional knowledge to your benefit. Second, recovery is rarely a linear process, and the unpredictable nature of life can influence it. I seek to normalize the complexity of life, encourage self-compassion, and affirm the glimmers of your strengths and resiliency that come up when talking about the past, and over the duration of our work. These principles are critical to the maintenance of a therapeutic alliance that is respectful of your intersecting identities, and safely invites you to make explicit any thoughts, emotions, and feelings that are critical to understanding how I can best be of help. I would be more than happy to discuss what you hope to get out of therapy. If you are interested in connecting further, please click below to book a free consultation with me.

<p style="text-align: center;">Augustine Jatoe started LiveWise Associates in 2005. He was born in Ghana, West Africa and lived in London England for more than 8 years before immigrating to Toronto Canada in 1988.</p> Augustine’s lived experiences resulted in him becoming a Registered Social Worker MSW and Psychotherapist, specializing in child adolescent mental health. His clinical work with Black children and youth within various institutional settings revealed critical gaps in available trauma informed services for these underserved populations. This is especially evident due for the lack of Black mental health professionals available to respond to the critical needs. WHY CHOOSE LIVEWISE? TRAUMA INFORMED CHILD & YOUTH PSYCHOTHERAPY BIPOC PSYCHOTHERAPISTS OUR 5 VALUES FOR TRAUMA INFORMED PRACTICE: SAFETY TRUST CHOICE THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE CULTURALLY INCLUSIVITY

What are your greatest hopes and wishes for yourself? What do you long for in life? Are you taking care of yourself and living a life that is meaningful, satisfying and joyous? Or, has the stress of everyday life clouded your vision of what you thought your life would be? Maybe you have put your dreams and goals aside to care for others? Does this leave you feeling frustrated, dissatisfied, resentful, overwhelmed and angry? You are not alone. The stress, trauma and negative thoughts and beliefs that result from our experiences can have an impact on our health and well-being. It is time to make yourself a priority and step into the life that you want. With a passion for cultivating a joyful mind and as a believer in the resilience of people, I have been a part of transformational journeys in health and wellness for most of my life. I am an experienced Healthcare leader, RN Psychotherapist and Holistic Health Coach. My work is informed by over 20 years of experience in healthcare, mental health and wellness. Using a trauma-informed and an integrative therapeutic approach, I offer my clients holistic care that is evidenced informed, strength-based and tailored to meet their unique needs. At Paradigm Joy I offer coaching, counselling and psychotherapy. I also offer health and wellness workshops and the facilitation of yoga, mindfulness, meditation and self-compassion, for individuals, groups and organisations.

When I think about therapy, I imagine my client’s search for well-being and healing as if they were lost and trying to find their way home. You might know where home is, but find yourself stuck in darkness, not being able to find your way. As your therapist, I see myself holding the flashlight. You are the one who knows your way to healing, and I have the tools to help get you there easier. This is what I believe therapy looks like; us walking together on your journey. As we travel together to help you find “home”—your place of healing, peace, and comfort—while I share my knowledge and tools to help you find that “home”. On our way, we may chat about life, loss, grief, and challenges, while also about hope, meaning, resilience, acceptance, and growth! As a therapist, I have helped many individuals, couples, and families. I often work on relationship issues, trauma, difficulty connecting with others, impulsivity, conflict, communication, loneliness, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, immigration and acculturation, and multicultural stress. I believe we are influenced by the context we live in. As a systemic therapist (and the person who is shedding light on our way home), I can help you understand the impact of your environment and history in the challenges you are experiencing. I integrate methods such as Narrative therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and Dialogic/Collaborative Therapy to help you find meaning for the past, connect with your present emotions, and build solutions for the future. Congratulations to you for making the hardest, yet most important step toward positive change: finding a therapist for yourself. I offer a free consultation, so please contact me if you like to chat about therapy!

I share a common human experience with the individuals I work with and I can appreciate each person’s journey. Maybe you are considering therapy to connect with someone non-judgmental and outside your personal support system; you are feeling uneasy or worrying about life’s situations; you are withdrawing from others and no longer find joy in things that brought you pleasure; substance use or a habitual behaviour is getting in the way of meaningful relationships and meeting life’s challenges; you experienced a major event in your life and you are feeling overwhelmed. We will endeavour to understand these challenges and I will support you in taking steps that would benefit you. I use a variety of therapeutic styles – dialectical behavioural therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, internal family systems, emotion focused therapy, acceptance commitment therapy, motivational interviewing, harm-reduction, brief solution focused therapy and the triphasic model of trauma therapy. We will collaborate on a therapeutic plan and strategies to practice that would benefit you on your journey. To learn more about my offerings to individuals, couples and families, please visit my webpage and connect with me by phone or email. You can book a free 15-minute consultation session and I’d be happy to support you in taking the next step on your journey.

Founder and Senior Clinician and Consultant of HM Consulting Solutions LTD, Heather Meara Thomas is an extremely skilled, well sought-after counsellor, coach and mentor throughout Ontario. She was chosen as the 2022 recipient of the Ontario Association of Social Workers Distinguished Social Worker Award. She has been working as a registered social worker in the field for over 25 years. "I counsel clients working from a mixed-modalities approach depending on each client's unique needs. Heather operates from an Anti-Black racism, anti-oppressive lens and welcomes B.I.P.O.C and Afro-Caribbean 2SLGBTIAQ+ communities into our safe space. Depending on each client needs, she applies healing approaches with Afro-Caribbean Canadian clients experiencing unconscious bias, oppression and microaggressions stemming from life and career experiences. "I am a multiracial black woman who experienced various forms of racism throughout my life and understand the deep rooted issues surrounding racism, oppression, attachment, loss and being different." Through narrative therapy and developing action plans with outcomes for each client, Heather coaches and counsels clients to love all parts of themselves while achieving their goals and clients resonate with her approach to the work. "The techniques I have developed over the past two decades created such success in client outcomes that they would tell others naturally expanding my practice." Heather has had the blessing of coaching and consulting other Black and Multi-racial social workers and equity consultants over the span of her career and has built her dream team." This site allows clients to receive service from a roster of world class counsellors along with a fabulous psychotherapist; the best I know in the field." Heather listens to every client during the intake process and then connects them with the best counsellor on her team considering culture and the social work support each client needs. Each counsellor you see and read about has been mentored by Heather and they truly are the best! Heather is also asked worked alongside various experts in the fields of education, mental health and child welfare to create curriculum exploring various aspects of power, privilege and oppression and does advocacy and Anti-Black racism work to combat racism and disrupts oppression. On behalf of Heather Thomas and HM Consulting Solutions LTD we look forward to serving our community from an Afrocentric lens. If you have any questions or would like to schedule a consultation, please get in touch today by contacting us at info@hmconsultingsolutionsltd.com and Heather will be in touch within 24 hours or as soon as possible. We look forward to serving you!