Shannon Reis is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and completed her Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology with Honours at Yorkville University. Shannon also completed her Bachelor of Arts degree at The University of Western Ontario with a focus in Psychology and Criminology.
Shannon has a background in Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) Therapy, predominately with early learners and school-aged children having ASD, ADHD, and other dual diagnoses, and also has experience working in the school system with early learners, school-aged children, and teens with varying exceptionalities.
Shannon believes fostering a safe and empathetic space that feels warm, authentic, and welcoming helps all flourish in therapy. Shannon tends to take on a strength-based perspective and is passionate about helping others become aware of the pre-existing skills and strengths they bring to the world. Shannon believes all clients are the experts of themselves and nurtures a collaborative relationship with clients at all ages and stages. Shannon understands each client is rare in their life experiences and works to modify therapeutic interventions to best fit the distinct needs, wants, and desires of each client when moving in the direction of their goals.
Shannon focuses on helping children and youth with ASD, ADHD, life transitions, anxiety, depression, anger, behavioural difficulties, self-esteem, learning difficulties, friendships, and more! Shannon typically integrates play therapy, art interventions, narrative therapy, cognitive-behavioural therapy, and mindfulness-based therapy to ensure all client’s inner worlds are attuned to, validated, and seen.
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Melanie Candido is a Registered Psychotherapist (qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. She completed her Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University. She also works as an Instructional Therapist for children and youth with Autism, ADHD, and other exceptionalities. Melanie has achieved a Bachelor of Applied Science in Psychology from the University of Guelph-Humber and a Children’s Mental Health Certificate from Humber College.
Melanie places importance on having clients be the experts of their care, places their needs central in therapy, and aids in guiding them toward goals set together. Melanie strives to create positive change through collaboration and authentic connections with clients.
Drawing from a variety of evidence-based therapeutic practices, Melanie aims to create a safe and inviting environment for all clients of different ages. She focuses on the unique abilities and nature of individuals and builds therapeutic relationships that allow clients to feel comfortable and safe in expressing their needs. She focuses on helping clients with depression, anxiety, ADHD, conflict resolution, life transitions, and stress management in children, adolescents, adults, and families.
Melanie utilizes an integrative approach that allows her to work from various treatment modalities to meet the unique and specific needs of clients. She specifically works within the frame sets of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. Melanie continues to broaden her range of treatment models to meet the needs of new and current clients.
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Meagan Lombardi is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and completed her Undergraduate at the University of Guelph with a focus in Sociology.
Meagan is passionate about supporting youth, families, and adults as they share their stories, navigate challenges, and celebrate their successes. She provides a safe and supportive environment where you can be open and express yourself freely. Through attentive listening, a nonjudgmental outlook and unconditional positive regard she aims to help you build on your innate strengths and capacities, achieve your goals, and live a life that feels most authentic to you.
Meagan provides services from a place of empathetic and trauma-informed awareness. She understands that all individuals and situations are unique and works collaboratively to tailor and develop a plan that will address your specific needs. With patience and understanding Meagan works with you to determine a pace that feels comfortable, empowering you to identify your needs and ensuring the best possible treatment is provided, creating lasting change.
Meagan implements an integrative approach drawing on a variety of modalities including narrative, person-centered, solution-focused and family systems therapy as well as strength-based and trauma-informed approaches. She focuses on helping individuals and families with self-esteem, anxiety/stress management, depression, life transitions and communication/interpersonal relationship skills.
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Dasha Shalimo is a certified therapeutic art practitioner (TAP) who offers an abundance of healing practices for those individuals who are interested in self-discovery, self-healing and empowerment. Dasha offers art therapy sessions through individual and small group sessions for women and children who are struggling with life’s challenges. Her sessions help children who have encounter bulling, social difficulties and behavioural challenges, anger issues and grief among other difficulties. Dasha is also a filial therapist, which through art therapy, she helps individuals and families to create and build genuine long-lasting bonds, recover from broken relationships, and overcome family issues.
Dasha uses various means of artistic expressions to move through the process of personal discovery and eventual understanding of the self. You do not need to be an artist your expression will come from within yourself. Hence, you will become an artist of your own life.
While focusing on the healing practice of expressive art, Dasha offers a vast of knowledge in understanding one’s own development and mindset and focuses her practice on helping clients with several life challenges such as, traumatic experiences, grief, social behaviour, life transitions (such as newcomers/immigration), relationship issues, and parenting/separation issues. Dasha also offers restorative practices to help families to unwind their potential and reestablish healthy relationships.
Dasha earned a doctorate from University of Toronto as well as a Masters and Bachelor degree in Early Childhood Psychology and Pedagogy. Dasha has worked locally and internationally with various groups where she developed and practiced skills and knowledge that has characterize her as an open - minded, kind-hearted and empathetic person. At present, Dasha is completing her training with CiiAT to become a full licensed psychotherapist and art therapist – Dasha works under supervised practice.
Dasha offers therapy in English, Belarusian and Russian.
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