I’m the therapist for you if…
Session Types
Availability
Your present circumstances don’t determine where you go; they merely determine where you start.
Nido Qubein
Specialties
Approaches
Your group benefits coverage for therapy can include different therapeutic approaches. If you’re working with a psychotherapist who uses several psychotherapy approaches, these experiences would be covered as part of your extended health benefits coverage. These approaches include, but are not limited to:
The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can.
Neil Gaiman
Education & Experience
I am a Registered Psychotherapist in good standing with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). I completed my Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. I hold a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma in Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University.
I have completed training at the Chopra Center for Well-being and is a certified yoga, meditation, and ayurvedic educator. With over 20 years of leadership, human resources, and talent development experience, I bring a passion for mental health and supporting people to foster greater self-awareness and trust within themselves and in relationships.
I am also a certified professional coach accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF). Additionally, I am a coach faculty member for the International Coaching Group and am a certified diversity coach, mentor coach, and ICF accreditation accessor.
Professional Coaching
If you specifically seeking professional coaching, please visit Susan’s coaching and business consulting website Authentika Consulting.
Professional Development
Susan also provides workplace learning and development for people leaders, aspiring leaders, and individual contributors. She specializes in working in the public sector with a focus on government services.
The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.
Amelia Earhart
Specialties
I have an interest in supporting individuals to overcome symptoms and experiences of trauma. My approach to treating trauma involves a focus on the cognitive and physiological manifestation of trauma in the mind and body. Additionally, I am a clinical counselling hypnotherapist (C.Hyp) with a trauma specialization. I support clients to gain alignment with their true selves in the context of recovery from trauma. Treatment for trauma happens at a different pace for each person; recovery cannot be rushed. I work with clients to gain strategies for listening to the body; and feeling, rather than avoiding, uncomfortable sensations.
I understand that there is no “one size fits all” approach to therapy. I practice from a blend of evidence-based therapies, integrating a range of models depending on the needs and preferences of each client. In sessions with me, clients can expect my style to be flexible, inviting, and understanding.
As a certified professional coach and leadership trainer, I also facilitate leadership workshops and workplace cultural transformation for both public and private sector clients. In my off hours, I can be found spending time with family and friends, running, and practicing yoga with my dog who is a pro at the Downward Dog pose!
Many Employee (and Family) Assistance Programs (EAP/EFAP) and group benefit programs cover services rendered by a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying). My CRPO number is 13661.
The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.
Max Lucado
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