Location
Offers online therapy
Virtual appointments via video and telephone sessions available. In person appointments available upon request.
About
Makela is a registered clinical social worker currently practicing as a mental health clinician/therapist. She completed her Master of Social Work degree and an Honours Bachelor of Social Work degree at Wilfrid Laurier University. Makela has over 17 years of professional experience working in children's and adult mental health, child welfare, and foster care, as well as, working for the board of education. Makela’s passions include working with women, children, youth, young families, and adults. At this time, not currently accepting new clients.
Are you possibly struggling with anxiety, depression, low moods, changes in your life or life stressors? Makela offers a mixed modality of treatment including CBT, Mindfulness, Solution Focused Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, and DBT skills based therapy. Makela also offers individual life coaching. Makela also specializes in child behaviour management.
Makela is able to provide in person consultations and child behaviour management plans. If you are looking for a therapist who is compassionate and approachable, Makela is able to provide you with that comforting therapeutic supportive relationship. Makela offers evenings and weekend appointments designed to accommodate your schedule or preference.
Wellness with Makela
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Finances
- Session Fee: $125 per session
- Couples Session Fee: $125 per session
- Sliding Scale: Yes
Pay By:
ACH Bank transfer, Cash, Cheque, Paypal
You will be provided with a paid invoice at which you will then be able to submit to your insurance company.
Email us or call (365) 298-0217 with questions.
Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 19 Years
- Membership: Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
- School: Wilfrid Laurier University
- Year Graduated: 2022
Registered Clinical Social Worker/Therapist with over 17 years of professional experience.
Additional Credentials
- Degree: George Brown College / Child and Youth Worker Advanced 3 Year Diploma
- Year graduated: 2006
- Degree: Wilfrid Laurier University / Honours Bachelor of Social Work
- Year graduated: 2017
Location
Offers online therapy
Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Behavioural Issues
Issues
- Adoption
- Anger Management
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Career Guidance
- Child
- Child and Youth Behaviour Consultations
- Child and Youth Behaviour Management Planning
- Coping Skills
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Stress
- Women's Issues
Mental Health
- Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders
Client Focus
Age
- Adults
- Teen
- Preteen
- Children (6 to 10)
- Toddler
Communities
- Bisexual Allied
- Gay Allied
- Lesbian Allied
- Queer Allied
- Racial Justice Allied
- Sex Worker Allied
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Single Mother
- Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA)
- Attachment-based
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Emotionally Focused
- Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Gottman Method
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Narrative
- Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
- Person-Centered
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family
Last Modified: 17 Jan 2023
(365) 298-0217