Esther Wei
RCC (She/Her)
Esther supports clients with self-worth, relationships, attachment, childhood experiences, neurodivergence, family dynamics and burnout, creating space for clients to better understand themselves and the patterns shaping their lives. Esther also has a background as teacher and school counsellor and loves supporting teens, other educators, caregivers and those with BIPOC experiences or who have lived outside of Canada
Main Approaches:Somatic · Mindfulness · Attachment-Focused · IFS · Narrative · DBT · Emotion-Focused · AEDP
Tanya Griffiths
RCC, Relationship/Couples Counsellor (She/Her)
Tanya offers counselling in English and Tagalog, and works with trauma, perfectionism, identity, attachment and abandonment wounds, anxiety, depression, substance use, grief and life transitions; she enjoys supporting clients in the LGBTQIA2S+ clients and identifies as queer herself. Tanya also loves supporting clients in building deeper awareness and integrating religious, spiritual, and/or land-based beliefs and rituals for resilience.
Approaches:Somatic · Emotionally Focused · DBT · CBT · Mindfulness · Narrative · Parts Work · Decolonial · Psychodynamic & Depth focused
Cassidy Causey (Virtual)
RCC, Relationship/Couples Counsellor, EMDR Practitioner, Trauma-Informed Yoga Facilitator (She/Her)
Cassidy works with clients at all stages but particularly loves working with those who therapy hasn’t “worked for yet”. She specializes in complex PTSD, childhood trauma, borderline personality disorder, dissociation and neurodivergence (autism, ADHD and AuDHD). She enjoys working with clients who are in the process of recognizing and unlearning family patterns, exploring spirituality, and offers couples/relationship counselling for those navigating neurodivergence in their relationships.
Approaches: Trauma-Informed Stabilization (TIST) · Polyvagal-Informed · Feminist-Informed · Anti-Oppressive · Somatic · Mindfulness · Satir · IFS · DBT · EMDR
Utku Ucay (Virtual)
RCC, Relationship/Couples Counsellor, EMDR Practitioner (He/Him)
Utku is a relationship and couples counsellor offering online counselling, working with grief, life transitions, neurodivergence, substance use, trauma, sexual assault and abuse, relationships and relational challenges, and supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ and BIPOC clients, people with immigration or refugee backgrounds, and couples navigating differences. He also enjoys supporting those exploring spirituality and mind-body connection.
Approaches: EMDR · Psychodynamic · IFS · Mindfulness-Based · ACT · Somatic Awareness · EFT for Couples · Anti-Oppressive & Feminist · DBT · Humanistic · Buddhism
Amanda Lertzman (Waitlist)
RCC (She/Her)
Amanda works with anxiety, depression, self-criticism, childhood trauma, attachment, self-worth, chronic pain and illness, and life transitions, with particular attention to mind-body-spirit connection. Amanda loves working with people exploring their own role in relational dynamics, and those navigating chronic illness.
Approaches: Relational · Mindfulness · Somatic Therapy (BBP Program) · Attachment-Focused · Trauma-Informed
Andrea Jones (Waitlist)
RCC, Relationship/Couples Counsellor, EMDR Practitioner (She/Her)
Andrea is a relationship and couples counsellor who supports clients with self-worth, self-criticism, identity, communication, life transitions, grief and trauma, neurodivergent clients, and couples of diverse genders and sexualities. Andrea is a teacher and loves working with other educators, those who have experienced immigration, and those who enjoy working with metaphor, imagery or visuals
Approaches: · Attachment-Focused · Gottman Therapy for Couples · EFT for Couples · EMDR · Strengths-Based
Claire Kimbley (Waitlist)
RCC, EMDR Practitioner (They/She)
Claire works with trauma, self-worth, body image, grief, anxiety, relationships and life transitions, as well as gender and sexual identity exploration; they identify as queer themselves, and particularly support LGBTQ2IA+ and Indigenous clients, including people navigating intergenerational trauma. Claire also offers gender affirming hormone readiness assessments.
Approaches: EMDR · Attachment-Focused · ACT · Mindfulness · Compassion-Focused · Systemic Therapies
Saffron W. Rose (Full)
RCC, EMDR & EMDR 2.0 Practitioner (She/Her)
Saffron works with self-worth, perfectionism, identity, body image, trauma and PTSD, life transitions and neurodivergence, with particular experience with complex trauma, university students, and clients navigating relational and attachment challenges. Saffron also has lived experience and enjoys supporting front line workers.
Approaches: · Attachment-Focused · Trauma-Informed · EMDR 2.0 · Parts Work · Brainspotting · AEDP · Mindfulness · CBT · Control Mastery Theory · Strengths-Based
Yuan Zhou (Waitlist)
RCC (She/Her)
Yuan offers counselling in English and Mandarin. Grief and loss, complex and developmental trauma, and perinatal concerns are central to her work, alongside relationships, anxiety, depression, identity and neurodivergence, including family-of-origin experiences, interracial relationships and parenting, and people of Asian Canadian heritage. She specifically enjoys working with first generation immigrants, as well as clients with other immigration or refugee experiences. Yuan亦可提供普通话的心理咨询, 欢迎线上及线下来访者,包括长者、成人、青少年,以及夫妻或家庭。如有兴趣,请先预约15分钟的免费咨询
Approaches: · Mindfulness · Attachment-Focused · IFS · Somatic (Sensorimotor Psychotherapy) · Emotion-Focused (EFIT) · CBT · ACT · DBT
Mercedes Miller (Full)
RCC, EMDR Practitioner, Trauma Informed Yoga Facilitator (She/They)
Mercedes works with trauma and PTSD, anxiety and depression, grief and loss, substance use and addiction and psychedelic integration. They also love supporting clients with sexual and gender identity exploration, spirituality, and relational challenges and identifies as queer herself. Mercedes also offers bi-weekly mindful yoga classes at New Tides
Approaches: · EMDR · Internal Family Systems (IFS) · Trauma-Informed · Mindfulness and Yoga Based Techniques · ACT · Anti-Oppressive Therapies · Compassion Based
Courtney Orser (Full)
RCC, EMDR Practitioner, Clinical Coordinator (She/Her)
Courtney is Clinical Coordinator of New Tides and works with trauma and complex PTSD, neurodivergence, anxiety, depression, self-worth, attachment and relationships; she identifies as queer and neurodivergent herself, and also supports clients exploring gender and sexuality, queer and kink relationships, chronic pain and life transitions. She also enjoys working with clients who are new to counselling, and men who are excited about exploring their own personal growth
Approaches: · EMDR · Attachment-Focused · Trauma-Informed · Emotion-Focused · IFS & Parts Work · Narrative · Adlerian · Anti-Oppressive & Feminist