Meet Your Therapy Team

For 17 years, Amanda has provided client-centred mental health care and advocacy in the Niagara region. A 40 under Forty Business Achievement award winner (2021), her practice areas include adults 18+up, Depression and Mood Disorders, Anxiety, OCD and Specific Phobias, Trauma, and Chronic Illness. She is a Reader's Choice winner five consecutive years in a row (2019-2023) in multiple categories, as well as a Nominee for the RBC Women of Influence National Award. Amanda works from a Shared-Decision Making approach which is a collaborative approach to making decisions about your mental health care. When Amanda is not working with clients, she spends her time mentoring new therapists.

Giulia works with individuals and couples, focusing on anxiety and panic, depression and hopelessness, suicidal ideation, stress/burnout, self-esteem, life transitions, trauma, and grief. She has experience volunteering for emotional support lines and work experience in inpatient mental health and addictions, allowing her to work with various cultures, religions, genders, age groups, and challenges. In her spare time, Giulia volunteers for a Traumatic Brain Injury foundation.

Julia supports individuals, youth, adults, families and couples. Julia specializes in substance use and behavioural addictions, individuals struggling with mental health concerns and emotional regulation challenges. Julia also focuses on supporting individuals struggling with life transitions such as change in relationships, loss of identity, women's health concerns or struggling with any life changes. Julia also has experience with supporting youth, parenting challenges and family conflict.

Shiva (she/her) works with adults 18+. She has been offering a broad range of mental health services since 2015, including over 6 yrs in family medicine. Shiva has received professional training in Expressive Arts Therapy from The CREATE Institute and CBT certification. Shiva’s areas of practice are Anxiety, Depression, Stress Reduction/Burnout and Mindfulness. Your session will include creative, expressive & structured counselling styles. During your psychotherapy session with Shiva, you’ll work through processing what has brought you to therapy by talking about it AND creating about it. No art experience or fancy art supplies needed! If you are looking for a creative way to process your “stuff”, you may find a great match here.

Alexandra works with adults 18 and up. Her background in neuroscience provides her with the ability to view mental health difficulties through a unique lens, with a strong understanding of the biological, psychological, and social factors that influence thoughts and behaviours. Areas of practice include anxiety, depression, self-esteem, challenges related to sexuality and gender identity, eating disorders, trauma, relationship challenges, difficulties with attention and concentration, dissociative disorders, insomnia, general life stress, and chronic pain.

Winston has been with our clinic for three years (basically his entire life). He himself suffers from a severe case of separation anxiety so he is extra compassionate. As soon as you enter your virtual visit, it’s his job to welcome you, although he is usually sleeping in his bed. Clients are welcome to ask to see him. Winston credits himself for being the key to workplace happiness.