Meet Johanna

Johanna works with the age group of:

• Teens 16+

• Adults

• Senior

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She is excellent at working with presenting issues like:

• Depression

• General Anxiety

• Health Anxiety

• Self-Esteem Struggles

• Bullying

• Relationship Issues

• Mood Disorders

• Stress Management

• Panic Attacks

• Work Relationship Issues

• Grief And Loss/Bereavement

• OCD

• Family Conflict

• Life Transitions

• Addiction

• Conflict Resolution

• Co-Dependency

• Attachment Issues

• Anger Management

• Eating Disorders

• Social Anxiety

• Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity

• PTSD

• Distress Tolerance

• Chronic Diseases

• Bipolar Disorder

• Career Guidance

• Domestic Violence

• Childhood Trauma

• Perinatal Mood Disorders

• Relationships Issues

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She works with:

• Individuals

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Treatment modalities Johanna uses are:

• Mindfulness Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (MBCT)

• Internal Family Systems (IFS)

• Trauma Informed Therapy

• Emotionally focused therapy (EFT)

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

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Background Summary

Johanna has a unique background combining over 30 years of counselling experience with 10 years of Nursing experience. She has been providing individual therapy to adolescents and adults using a mindfulness cognitive behavioural approach. This approach has been very effective in managing issues related to depression, anxiety, OCD, addictions, low self esteem, relationships, grief and loss, as well as illness and personal growth. She also uses a trauma informed lens and at times will use IFS and /or EMDR in working with trauma related issues. Through her years of experience she has become particularly interested in Women's Health and has trained in a variety of mental health areas such as the following: Fertility issues, Perinatal loss, Peri-Menopause and Menopause, Pre-Menstrual Disorder (PMS), and Pre-Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD).

Johanna received her Master's degree from McGill University in Counselling Psychology and is a Registered member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW), the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and the Ontario Association of Mental Health Professionals (OAMHP).

Her warm, supportive and insightful approach enables clients to make life enhancing changes.

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Fun Fact:

My dog Maya has become a support dog and occasionally comes to work with me.