Adoption Therapists in Waterloo, ON
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Jennifer Aubrey
Registered Social Worker, BA, MSW, RSW
Verified
Verified
My experience as a wife and mother, as well as my twenty year career in social work, allows me to support clients in such areas as parenting, postpartum depression, anxiety, relationship issues, PTSD, trauma,
adoption
, child welfare, life transitions, and compassion fatigue.
Have you reached a point in your life where you just can't seem to find that happy spark anymore? Do you feel unmotivated and not sure what to do about it? It's not unusual to feel like you are just existing day to day - whether at school, at work, with your partner, or even parenting your children. We all get stuck in a spot of feeling undervalued and overwhelmed and this is more common now than ever before.
Peter R Holden
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I am a trauma specialist. I have worked with children, adolescents and adults. I am currently offering Face to Face sessions making use of a large office. I do offer video conference through Microsoft Teams. I am utilizing EMDR and Trauma Focused CBT. You can be assured that the treatment modalities that I use are grounded in best practices to ensure that you will see positive changes in your life. I graduated with a Masters of Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University in 1993, so I have a solid track record of Clinical Social Work Employment in the community and my Private Practice.
By Peaceful Waters
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, 422601
Verified
Verified
Life is difficult. Complex circumstances hit us all, often resulting in a diminished ability for us to live life to its fullest. Unresolved emotional pain and trauma can give rise to depression, anger, anxiety, low self-esteem, and abuse of self and others. By Peaceful Waters therapists combine our professional training and our Christian faith to bring healing and restoration to spiritual, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and relational hurts. We offer a safe, non-judgmental and empathetic environment, nourishing hope and healing, in which the whole person is valued, affirmed and empowered, not just to survive but to thrive.
Cardinal Counselling
Counsellor, MSW, RSW
Verified
Verified
Cardinal Counselling and Mediation is a full service counselling agency in Waterloo Our office is close to the Expressway, offers free parking and is on a main bus line. We believe that all people can change their lives, leading them to higher satisfaction and health. We work with individuals, couples and families and do not have a wait list. All of our counsellors are Registered Social Workers with a Masters Degree. We encourage our clients to check their extended health benefits to see if counselling is covered, as we are unable to accept OHIP. We currently offer virtual and in-person appointments.
Ousmane Bâ
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, MPsy, PhD
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Dr. Bâ uses his more than three decades of experience to help you develop and implement strategies to manage your depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, relationship concerns, addictions, and more. He is an expert who has worked as a Psychotherapist, clinical Social Worker and a Psychopathologist in diverse mental health settings, such as in Psychiatry, Psychology. His techniques are founded on the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion include, CBT, PSR, SFBT, CCT, ENT, ET, TET. Dr. Bâ is committed to the healing of the person as a whole and not to the healing of just the person.
Paul Radkowski
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, RP
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
As an internationally awarded registered psychotherapist, I help clients redefine how they live their lives. I enjoy working with older children, adolescents, couples, families as well as individual adults. I will help you to challenge the problematic assumptions and ways of being that prevent you from realizing the full potential of your life. I work from a collaborative stance that assumes you are the expert on your life and share my own expertise in helping people overcome emotional problems, troublesome habits and relationship roadblocks to help you create new solutions to what used to be old problems.
Jessie Hesch
Registered Social Worker, CDA, MSW, RSW
Verified
Verified
Through the activity of play I help children to make sense of difficult life experiences (e.g. divorce, death of a loved one) and navigate the big feelings (e.g. anxiety, anger, sadness) that are often at the root of challenging behaviour. I support children and their caregivers become more able to cope with how they are feeling, develop insight, emotional intelligence and confidence.
Julia Mills
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
It's a busy world, and things don't always work out the way we want them to, so let's work with what already you have in order to help you feel ready for any situation you might be facing. Whether it's anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma, or anything in between, if you're ready to take that first step to seeing change in your life, let's chat! Please feel free to book a 15-minute meet-and-greet where we can talk about your goals, and what that could look like for you, or book a full one-hour session if you're ready to dive right in.
Waterloo, ON N2L
& Online
Not accepting new clients
Tara L Boyce
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, P
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
Are things piling up and feeling like too much? Are you minimizing your pain? Do you pour energy into the things that sap your soul? Do you need a safe space to be understood and return to yourself? To remember who you are? If you are ready to begin looking at yourself with acceptance and compassion, I am waiting for your call. There are reasons for your current struggles and suffering. My philosophy is that you are already wired with many strengths and that we all need a little help along the way to get ourselves where we need to go.
Geoffrey Reekie
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified
Verified
Don't Suffer Any longer - We can help. At ASSIST Counselling and Psychiatric Services we provide rapid and long-lasting relief from the mental, emotional and physical pain caused by trauma, abuse, mental illness, infidelity, and addictions. Using cutting edge, best practice therapeutic approaches, we can help you recover fast. At ASSIST we pride ourselves on being accessible and reliable. We offer initial appointments in hours, not weeks. We offer relief in 1-5 sessions. We have psychiatrists who can provide assessments and consultations in days, not months. Don't wait until a problem harms your family, career or health.
Bloom Child & Family Therapy
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, MA, PhD
Verified
Verified
Bloom Child & Family Therapy supports children and their families using creative approaches and evidenced-based practices. At Bloom we strive to provide accessible, quality mental health care for children, adolescents and their families. Bloom therapists are ultra-creative! Play, expressive arts and animal-assisted therapies allow Bloom to make their services accessible to all children and their families. Whether you are coming for family therapy or your child is attending therapy, we believe that family and/or primary caregivers are key to children’s healing and growing. We are looking to build strong and healthy families.
Jenny Lehmann
Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist, BA, BSW, MSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
If you are reading this, you have already taken the most challenging step on your path to healing and growth, and that’s reaching out for support. It can be incredibly overwhelming starting to focus on your mental health and wanting to make changes but not knowing where to begin, this is where I come in. My commitment is to create a safe and supportive environment for all individuals and one that emphasizes growth and development in a non-judgemental manner to help support clients’ goals and ultimately living happy and meaningful lives.
Thyra Calvert
Registered Psychotherapist, MSc
Verified
7 Endorsed
Verified
7 Endorsed
I currently have a few spots open for daytime sessions between the hours of 10am and 1pm Tues-Thurs… Hi, I'm Thyra I know from personal experience that it can be hard to ask for support. I offer a space in which individuals, couples/partners, and families can work collaboratively to identify their goals and achieve them. As a clinician, it is important to me to work from a client-centered approach. This means that I will support you exactly where you are at and I will follow your lead, at your pace, to help you create positive change.
Bliss Counselling
Counsellor, MA, RP, MSW, RSW
Verified
Verified
Bliss is a specialized boutique therapy practice where you will receive the assistance you are looking for. Therapists at Bliss can help you gain clarity, self-understanding and compassion for yourself, so you can experience joy, change old patterns and discover new perspectives within yourself. We can help you reconnect to your deepest values and inner strengths to become the person you want to be. We can help you enhance your connections and find new ways of relating to yourself and others.
Sanjay Govindaraj
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, MAES
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
I understand how sharing personal stories, especially those involving trauma, illness, grief, addiction, or depression, can be deeply vulnerable. Creating a safe, compassionate, and respectful space is my top priority. I am highly attuned to the unique needs of each individual and work to build trust through active listening and compassionate support. My counselling approach is grounded in evidence-based techniques and approaches, designed to help you unlock your true potential. I take a holistic approach, considering how the body, mind, and spirit all work together towards achieving balance and optimal health.
Matthew Harpster
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, RP
Verified
Verified
I have years of experience in working with individuals, couples, parents and adolescents needing help in navigating through life's issues. My goal is to help clients better understand themselves, make goals and pursue them.
Christina Kahlou
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I believe we all dream to live lives of more and lives of less. More: happiness, peace, joy, health, achieving meaningful goals, and joy in relationships. The opposite is also true, we seek lives with less. Less: stress, illness, negativity, pain, bad relationship habits, trauma, anger, and disconnection. Are you one of millions of 1st generation Canadians trapped between 2 worlds? Is it time to create your own life? Do you experience Anxiety, depression, maternal loss/fertility struggles, growing up "fine but feeling empty", or loveless parenting--all of which can hold you back or instill panic. Small steps can feel overwhelming.
Waitlist for new clients
Dr. Lauren Stenason
Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD, CPsych
Verified
Verified
My approach is collaborative and client-centered, and I tailor my approach to the unique needs and strengths of each client and family I work with. I help clients build new patterns by developing trust and safety, awareness and understanding, emotion regulation, self-compassion, and secure relationships. I integrate a range of therapeutic approaches to best meet my clients’ needs, which are rooted within an attachment, emotion-focused, and trauma-informed framework.
KW Counselling Services
Registered Social Worker
Verified
Verified
We offer individual, family and couples counselling. Our rates are on a sliding scale based on income. Every Thursday from noon-6pm we have a Walk In Counselling Clinic and anyone is welcome to walk in and see a therapist for up to 90 minutes without having an appointment. We offer multicultural counselling, LGBTQ2+ counselling, and counselling for older adults and their families. We can help with healing from violence and abuse and recovery after a motor vehicle accident. We work with foster, adoptive and kinship families to help enhance their relationships.
Angela E McHolm
Psychologist, PhD, CPsych
Verified
Verified
I am a registered clinical psychologist who serves children, adolescents, and their families. For more than 20 years, I have provided psychological assessment, treatment, and consultation services in both public and private mental health settings. I have had the opportunity to work many years with complex populations through McMaster Children's Hospital and an outpatient mental health clinic housed on the University of Guelph campus. I am trained and have experience working with children and their families struggling with a wide range of issues including anxiety disorders, depression, learning difficulties, trauma, adjustment issues, interpersonal and relationship issues.
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Adoption Counsellors
Does my adopted child need therapy?
Not every adopted child needs therapy. However, many can benefit from seeing an adoption-informed therapist, especially if they were victims of abuse or neglect, appear withdrawn or disconnected, have behavioural or developmental issues (which may or may not be related to their adoption), are struggling with feelings of grief or loss surrounding their birth parents, or find it difficult to establish an identity, a challenge that often becomes most apparent during adolescence.
When should adoptive parents seek therapy?
Prospective parents can benefit from therapy even before an adoption—for example, to voice worries and fears; to reconcile infertility struggles, if relevant; or simply to prepare themselves for parenthood. After the adoption, parents who are struggling to bond with their child; are unsure how to talk about adoption or related issues, such as race; or whose child is dealing with developmental, behavioural, or psychiatric concerns can address these and other issues with the help of an adoption-competent therapist.
Is family therapy appropriate for adoptive families?
Family therapy can be invaluable for strengthening the bond between adoptive parents and children, helping the latter feel more secure in their place in the family. Family therapy can also help adoptive families navigate complex communication issues—for example, parents who feel uncomfortable discussing race with their child, who in turn feels invalidated by their silence, or a child who has questions about his birth parents but avoids asking them out of fear of hurting his adoptive parents’ feelings.
What therapy is not appropriate for adoption issues?
A discredited therapy known as “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy” or “rebirthing therapy”) should not be used to treat adopted and foster children, though it was largely designed for this population. Attachment therapy involves restraining, coercing, and punishing the child in order for them to “release” negative emotions and attach to their new caregivers—techniques that are abusive and dangerous and have even proven fatal in some cases.