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human first
therapist second

behind every quality therapist..

is a person with their own journey

and life experience

NADINE

Meet Nadine

Psychotherapist & EMDR Therapist

  • A self proclaimed Strong & Sensitive Thriver who spent years staying small, because the world said "toughen up, you're too sensitive" 

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  • No stranger (or friend), to the corporate ladder, with a past career in business, customer service and human resources.

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  • Amateur gardener, fire pit master & caretaker for backyard birds, buns & squirrels

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  • Lifelong learner of forest bathing, kundalini yoga, spirituality, energy and meditation.

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  • ​Audiobook rocker; total sci-fi nerd and screener of a bit too much film and tv.

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culturally
speaking..

I'm a First generation Canadian with immigrant parents from wildly different cultures. I had a super confusing childhood with two origin ethnicities, languages and cultures - all while attempting to fit in with my Canadian peers.  (and learn French!) Today I'm a proud dual citizen and resident of Czechia (Czech Republic), where I have lived immersed in Czech culture for lengthy periods at a time since my 20s. My mother is Trinidadian and though my exposure to the island is less in depth - I do have the diverse experience of growing up with my Trini Mummy, her strict Catholic upbringing and rich West Indies culture.
An intersectional ally, advocate, and member of the LGBTQ+ community with she/her pronouns. Living queer in this world at all ages is hard. I have a place in my heart for people living their bold & authentic lives. (2SLGBTQI+)
I've got lived experience with mental health issues like depression, social anxiety and addiction. Today I live in long term recovery. I'm a believer in harm reduction for everything and that recovery is possible. Sometimes it takes learning what unique way works for you.
I've spent 10 years inside, and a few years making my way out of a spiritual based community with set rules on how to live and what to believe about yourself. Staying began to feel more painful and when it was doing more harm than good, I realized it was time to detach.

more than lived experience..

Specialized Training in:

2SLGBTQI+ MENTAL WELLNESS
  • LGBTQ+ Mental health care 
  • *Positive Space: LGBTQ+ Initiative
  • *Allied Mental Health: Supporting transgender, nonbinary & gender questioning persons
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​SPIRITUAL ABUSE & HIGH CONTROL GROUPS
  • Religious trauma, Spiritual abuse & Cult recovery
  • Religious trauma and the Nervous system
  • Spiritual Abuse Recognition & Recovery 
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DIVERSITY & INCLUSION 
  • Workplace Diversity & Multiculturalism
  • Diversity, Culture and Counselling
  • Inclusion in Social Work
  • Workplace Inclusivity Training
  • Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities (AODA)
  • Social Welfare System History & Development in Canada
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​MENTAL HEALTH SAFETY
  • Mental Health & Psychosis First Aid
  • Applied Suicide Intervention (ASIST)
  • safeTalk Suicide Alertness

and
qualified

EXPERIENCE

Community

Mental Health
Social Work

University Counselling

Social Services

Assessment, case conceptualization and delivery of mental health psychotherapy; skills group training; university student assistance program; case management; crisis intervention; life skills counselling; career coaching; pre-employment support group development & facilitation and social connections / suicide support counselling.

REGULATORY

CRPO Registrant

CCPA Clinical

Registered Psychotherapist for independent practice and clinical supervisor with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. Clinical Member of the Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association for practice in non-regulated Provinces.

CREDENTIALS

Yorkville University

Brock University

Thompson Rivers

College

Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology. Specialized in adult psychotherapy, family systems and behavioural psychology. Bachelors Degree in Business Administration. Specialized in gender studies, sociology and marketing. Extracurricular post secondary course credits in Social Work.

AFFILIATIONS

OSRP Member

RC Trainee

RTI Trainee

Clinical member of Ontario Society of Registered Psychotherapists Reclamation Collective Training Participant Religious Trauma Institute Training Participant
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