Anger Management Therapists in Perth, ON

" If you are still breathing then there is more right with you than wrong." - John Kabat Zinn. Helping clients connect to their strengths and to then leverage these traits in service of personal goals of health and happiness briefly describes my orientation to counselling work. My professional training and experience in both business and healthcare, and my personal life path have informed a broad understanding of the challenges faced in living and how to best engage these challenges successfully.

Welcome! Congratulate yourself for making the decision to seek out help and look after yourself. I strive to provide a safe non-judgmental space that is rooted in an alliance between you and myself to help you work through the difficulties you may be experiencing. My career has included 11 years at the Royal Ottawa Mental health center in concurrent disorders, as program director in a private substance use disorders facility and as a facilitator for anger management programs. My style is empathetic and compassionate and I work with you to identify your strengths and resiliency to help you live the life you want to lead.

I have been a registered social worker and psychotherapist living and working in Lanark County for almost 20 years. I feel counselling is a collaborative process, empowering you to accomplish your mental health and wellness goals. Together, we will develop an individualized plan, giving you the skills and tools needed to achieve those goals. Sometimes it is also helpful to simply be heard and validated. My main areas of focus include anxiety, depression, borderline personality disorder, stress and adjustment, substance use, relationship, irritability and anger, and family violence.

Deb is a Registered Social Worker who brings integrated approaches to the Counselling, Clinical Supervision and the Facilitation that she does. She employs a strengths-based, trauma informed approach in her work. She practices mindfulness in her own life and uses this practice as a tool for wellness in the work she does with clients. She has spent much of her career working with youth and young adults, as a teacher, coach, facilitator, counsellor and as a youth outreach worker. She has recently completed qualifications to provide Clinical Supervision to regulated Mental Health Providers.

Veronica Felizardo B.A, M.S.W., R.S.W. Is a Registered Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist with experience in assessment, individual and group counselling with adults who have a desire to change their current circumstances to lead a fulfilled life. She's a firm believer in the innate ability to overcome challenges by working with clients at the current place they find themselves in. Using a strengths-based approach, she fosters the inner warrior within each person to realize their full potential. She is certified in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy.

Welcome. We all face challenges throughout our lives, however it can take courage and strength to reach out for support. I’ve been where you are, and I want to honour you in taking this first step. It is my hope that you are able to connect with a professional who fits your needs. I provide counselling and psychotherapy with the intention of forming understanding, compassionate, and trusting connections to support individuals as they navigate through the inevitable ups and downs of being human. My aim is to help you to examine your unmet needs and bring awareness to how to heal.

So many young people today are struggling with sleep, feeling sick and/or avoiding school, fighting with parents about seemingly simple routines or expectations, spending too much time on technology, are moody and/or irritable or hurting themselves? As a Registered Psychotherapist with 25+ years experience providing support to incredible young people, I can help. I provide caring and non-judgemental support to young people and their families/caregivers who are experiencing challenges with anxiety, depression, conflict with parents, sleep issues, bullying, anger, trauma, gender dysphoria, sexual identity, attachment, self-injury, addictions, ADHD and self-esteem etc.

Navigating through life can present many challenges physically, emotionally, and psychologically. I can understand the desire to regain a sense of empowerment, hope and control back into your life. It is my goal to provide you the compassion, support, empathy, and skills you need to strengthen and empower you to reach this potential! I strive to provide a safe, nurturing, non-judgemental, and collaborative environment where you can share honestly and freely.

I strive to create effective personalized healing options for each client and work from a foundation of inclusion, compassion and kindness. Offering a range of healing modalities including EMDR, narrative therapy, psychodrama and emotion release work. As a registered social worker/psychotherapist with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) I welcome clients with a wide variety of life experiences, trauma and personal struggles. Please note the quickest way to connect with me, and book a free 15-minute meet and greet session, is to access my website.