Bjorn comes to us from an agency in Peel Region where he supported a variety of youth and families going through a wide variety of experiences. He has journeyed alongside youth and families during times of crisis helping families stabilize while working to improve communication and family dynamics. He gets inspired when he sees teens and families going through their journey of healing and change.

In session, Bjorn provides space for each teen and family to explore feelings of anxiety, depression, low motivation, grief, loss and life transitions. He values the therapeutic relationship and will spend time to listen deeply to each teen’s story.

Bjorn’s approach to counselling is highly relational, trauma-informed, strength-based and anti-racist and anti-oppressive. Bjorn will be there to encourage and uplift your teen and family. Modalities that inform Bjorn’s therapeutic approach are Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Family-Based Therapy (FBT) for Eating Disorders, Narrative Therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). Outside of counselling, Bjorn enjoys spending his time playing tennis, golf and has a passion for video games. He came to Canada when he was 6 years old and enjoys learning and experiencing different cultures.

If requested, Bjorn is able to provide therapy in Cantonese.

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Sam has worked with undergraduate students at the University of Waterloo in a peer support role, where she helped fellow students to navigate mental health, academic, social, and transitional concerns they were experiencing. This experience highlighted the significant impact counselling has on individuals and the importance of creating a safe environment for clients – something Sam is committed to continuing in her current role.

Sam understands that adolescence is a time when we experience a lot of life changes and new experiences. She is passionate about helping teens develop coping skills and being there to support them during a time in life when they are finding themselves and navigating many new situations. Adolescence can be challenging, and Sam recognizes the importance of helping teenagers in the present so they can be successful in their future and feel confident they have the tools they need to succeed. The modalities that inform Sam’s therapeutic approach include Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, mindfulness-based therapies, EFT, and cognitive- based therapies. She believes in finding the best fit for each individual client.

Sam believes in creating a non-judgemental space where teens feel comfortable being their genuine selves, and she utilizes humour and compassion to cultivate this space. She takes an anti-oppressive and trauma-informed approach to her practice and believes that individuals are the experts on themselves. She strives to utilize a collaborative approach in sessions to empower those she works with.

In her free time, Sam enjoys getting lost in a good book, spending time with her family pets, and exercising. A fun fact about Sam is she is a certified Pilates teacher!

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Bellla graduated from her Master’s of Social Work degree at York University. Bella has over three years of experience providing emotional support and coping strategies to diverse youth in an acute healthcare setting. Bella has supported youth through experiences with mental health challenges, issues with substance use, bullying, social exclusion, navigating family relationships and more.As a member of the 2SLGBT+ community, Bella is deeply committed to providing an anti-oppressive and safe space.

As a part of her practice, Bella informs her approach to therapy from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy and Mindfulness Strategies. She also recognizes that some teenagers experience heightened emotions that impact their well-being and create challenges in relationships. Therefore, she draws on emotion-regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness skills. Bella’s ultimate aim is to create a therapeutic relationship that feels authentic, relaxed and tailored to each person’s unique needs. Bella is committed to providing counseling that focuses on the desires and goals of patients.

In her free time Bella loves to garden, make pottery, rock climb and make visual art. For youth that may be interested, Bella is happy to incorporate art-based mindfulness practices into session.

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Jenni comes to us with a background in Aquatics, serving as a manager, instructor and mentor to teen lifeguards. She appreciates the uniqueness of each person and is passionate about supporting adolescents to develop self-awareness and self-compassion as they navigate the exciting and challenging stages of life. You will find Jenni to be genuine, curious and warm. She has experience helping teens explore challenges like anxiety, depression, ADHD, loss, identity, big transitions, questions about sexuality, and relationship difficulties.

Jenni has a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. She draws from various modalities, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), to provide tailored support for each client. Jenni provides a non-judgmental and welcoming space where teens can feel empowered and safe to explore what is important to them.

In her free time, you might catch Jenni spending time with family and friends or her cat, Nova. Jenni is a nature lover and whenever possible, she’ll be out running, hiking or camping. She also brings the outdoors inside, with a passion for caring for her numerous houseplants.

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As a student therapist, Anna seeks to know her teen clients as they wish to be known in this moment. Anna knows that with the right support, skills, and resources in place, young people can call upon their unique resilience to overcome emotional obstacles and problematic situations.

Anna’s approach to therapy with teens is eclectic and client-specific; she works with clients to develop awareness and skill around emotional regulation, helpful versus unhelpful thought patterns and beliefs, mindfulness, and relationship-building. In the therapy room, Anna is approachable and deeply respectful of every client’s willingness to bring their true self to the work. While she welcomes any young person, Anna is actively welcoming of neurodiverse and/or 2SLGBTQIA+ young people.

Outside of her practice, Anna is a mom to two fabulous children (ages 15 and 10) and one cute pup (Sophie). She enjoys travel and adventures with her wife and kids, as well as cooking, gardening, and lifting weights. Fun fact: Anna is a trained lawyer and was partway through culinary school in Toronto when Covid hit.

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Cheryl is currently pursing a Master of Education in Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of Toronto. She brings with her a background in mentorship, crisis response, and behavioural intervention with youth facing challenges related to interpersonal relationships, academics, and identity. Through these experiences, Cheryl has witnessed the transformative power of creating a non-judgmental and affirming space—where people feel safe enough to explore emotions they may have long suppressed, opening the door to growth and healing.

Having personally experienced the difficulties, conflicts, and identity struggles that can arise when adapting to a new environment as a newcomer to Canada, Cheryl is especially passionate about supporting youth from diverse backgrounds. She looks forward to walking alongside teens as they explore who they are, navigate interpersonal relationships, and build a strong sense of self.

Cheryl’s therapeutic approach is collaborative and empowerment-focused, aiming to help youth develop tools to improve their relationships—with both themselves and others. Her work is informed by Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), mindfulness-based approaches, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Relational-Cultural Theory. In her free time, Cheryl enjoys walking around the city and capturing its unique moments through photography, or cooking up delicious dishes inspired by random recipes she discovers.

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Ailidh has been working with families and young people for nearly 20 years, both as a parent coach and as a peer counsellor at the Distress Centre of Greater Toronto. She has worked with teens and families in hospital settings at Baycrest and CAMH, addressing themes such as loss, meaning-making (and meaninglessness), identity, addiction, psychosis, and mood disorders. In addition to all of that professional experience, she is also parenting her own teen (and tweens)!

Ailidh is warmly compassionate and relational. She has tremendous respect for the challenges of been a teen in a world which is often unfriendly to young people, and understands that teens are striving towards their own growth and fulfillment. Ailidh is honoured to offer support to young people and their families at this vital, vibrant time in their lives.

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Veronika comes to us from a career in the arts where she grew to be a passionate, creative thinker. Her experience in theatre, photography, music, writing and local activism inspired her to travel, learn and be open.

As a psychotherapist you’ll find her to be nuanced, kind, attuned and deeply curious. She offers dedicated, safe, creative and non-judgmental psychotherapy that is rooted in compassion and humour. She helps a diverse clientele of teens, young adults, millennials and their families to understand, overcome, or learn to cope with a variety of issues such as anxiety, anger management, bullying, body image, self-esteem, self-harm and complex family dynamics.

She draws from many modalities, including: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Act and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) to tailor-make an approach to help teens and families untangle from their concerns, struggles and pain while encouraging them to move in a direction that is important to them, utilizing their strengths and values.

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Amy is a Registered Psychotherapist and has worked in community mental health and the non-profit sector for the last 20 years. Amy started her career counselling youth and families in Scarborough and Toronto and then worked in program management in mental health and education.

Amy has always been drawn to the energy and determination that young people bring to navigating their life choices and relationships. Amy’s approach to working with youth and families is rooted in exploration and collaboration. She works with warmth and humour to support youth in developing their understanding of their strengths, emotions and goals. Amy works in partnership with youth and families to enhance communication and connection. She is a parent to three children and appreciates the daily joys and challenges that come with parenting.

Amy uses an integrative approach to therapy drawing on various evidence-based therapies, including: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused CBT, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, as well as applications of attachment theory and mindfulness strategies.

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Allie comes to us as a licensed psychotherapist (RPQ) with a strong foundation in psychology and sociology, holding a Bachelor’s degree from Western University and a diploma in Psychotherapy from the Ontario Psychotherapy and Counselling College.

She is passionate about working with adolescents, understanding the unique challenges they face, such as anxiety, confidence, social media pressures, identity formation, and feelings of exclusion.

You will find Allie to be warm, approachable, and genuinely invested in the growth of her clients. Allie is committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment where teens can explore their feelings and connect with their true selves.

She employs a humanistic and person-centered approach, emphasizing empathy and collaboration to empower young people during these pivotal years of development.

When she’s not in the therapy room, Allie enjoys spending time with friends and family, dancing, and practicing or teaching yoga. She believes these activities enrich her life and help her maintain balance, which in turn allows her to be fully present for her clients.

Allie sees individual teens & children as well as couples & families.

Allie practices both at our Runnymede & Bloor and our Danforth & Chester locations.

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Jessica is our fearless leader, aka clinic director. She is known around here as a seasoned and wise therapist. The therapists who have had Jessica as a supervisor have felt known, validated and lovingly pushed to grow and excel.

Jessica is currently working with adults. She works with a lot of leaders from the business/corporate, non-profit and artistic communities. She’s been in leadership all of her life (starting from the beginning as an oldest child of four kids) and she has been developing leaders in an official capacity since her first career after her undergraduate degree. It’s not a surprise that those in leadership have really valued her as their psychotherapist.

Deeply creative, curious and innovative people have also enjoyed working with Jessica. If you are open and ready for big shifts in your life, you will find Jessica keen to help you get to where you want to go. She has helped people navigate evolving and growing, leadership roles with their ups and downs, being open to love in a new way, healing from difficult experiences, big transitions (both chosen and unexpected), career changes, spiritual shifts, and significant loss.

In session, Jessica is engaged, thoughtful, kind and insightful. She will help you be curious about yourself, your context, relationships and options.

Jessica is a skilled couples therapist. She is open to working with couples that are highly motivated to work hard and shift.

Jessica is well versed in many therapeutic approaches. You will find that she primarily works with Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally Focused Therapy/Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFT/EFFT) and borrows from Relational Psychotherapy and Narrative Therapy. She was supervised for years by two brilliant therapists in Sue Johnson’s inner circle.

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