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Meet the Circle of Support

THERAPUETIC FIT MATTERS

Therapy is a personal journey, and your needs matter. We recognize the importance of having a good fit with your therapist and will work with you to ensure you find it. If your therapist isn't the right fit- reach out, and we will match you with another team member. 

Social Workers & Psychotherapists

EMILY POLLAK (she/her)

KRISTA FRASER-KING (she/her)

JESSICA CLEEVE (she/her)

Registered Social Worker

Clinic Owner

BSW, MSW  


Areas of Care:


Fertility & Surrogacy

Perinatal & Infant Loss
Birth Trauma/ NICU

HG- Hyperemesis 

Perinatal Mental Health

Motherhood 

Inner child Work

Childhood Trauma

Birth & Health Care Workers

Therapists 

EMDR

Clinical Consultations & Supervision 


In Person & Virtual

Services In Ontario



Jessica Cleeve, Maternal Health Niagara, Social Worker, Birth Trauma, Childhood Trauma

JESSICA CLEEVE (she/her)

KRISTA FRASER-KING (she/her)

JESSICA CLEEVE (she/her)

Registered Social Worker  MSW


Areas of Care


Fertility 

Pregnancy & Infant Loss

Perinatal Mental Health

Birth Trauma/ NICU 

LGBTQ2S+

Childhood Trauma

Substance Use

Couples

Inner child Work

EMDR


Virtual

Services In Ontario



Krista Fraser-King, Maternal Health Niagara, Couples therapist, Perinatal Mental Health, Postpartum

KRISTA FRASER-KING (she/her)

KRISTA FRASER-KING (she/her)

KRISTA FRASER-KING (she/her)


Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) 


Areas of Care


Couples

Individuals  

Perinatal Mental Health

Relationship Issues

Fertility

Anxiety

Depression

Stress & Coping Skills

Parenting

Grief & Loss

Mindfulness

Family Systems

Attachment History

Self-Compassion

Mind-Body Connections


Virtual

Services in Ontario



HEIDI BERCOVICI (she/her)

HEIDI BERCOVICI (she/her)

KRISTA FRASER-KING (she/her)

Registered Social Worker

MSW,  BSW, BSc


Areas of Care


Fertility

Pregnancy Loss

Perinatal Mental Health

Birth Trauma

Women's Health

Trauma

Grief & Loss

Individual Therapy

Fatherhood

Men's Issues

Mindfulness

Chronic Pain

Mind & Body Connections

Dance & Movement 

Couples

Somatic Experiencing Therapy


Virtual

Services In Ontario & Quebec


TAYLOR BURCUIL (she/her)

HEIDI BERCOVICI (she/her)

TAYLOR BURCUIL (she/her)

Registered Social Worker MSW, BSW, CD


Areas of Care

Fertility 

Pregnancy & Infant Loss

Perinatal Mental Health

Birth Trauma/ NICU Disordered Eating

Body Image

LGBTQ2S+

Women's Wellness

Men's Issues

Childhood Trauma

Parenting

Couples 

EMDR


In-Person & Virtual

 Services in Ontario

KRYSTIN NOURSE (she/her)

HEIDI BERCOVICI (she/her)

TAYLOR BURCUIL (she/her)

Registered Social Worker SSW, BSW


Areas of Care


Perinatal Mental Health

Fertility

Pregnancy and infant loss

Childhood Trauma

Anxiety & Depression

Borderline Personality Disorder 

Trauma

Individual Therapy

Youth

Substance Use


In-Person & Virtual

Service in Ontario


**Supervised by MSW**


RANDI PAXTON (she/her)

TRACY VAN OOSTEN (she/her)

TRACY VAN OOSTEN (she/her)


Registered Social Worker 

BA, BSW, MSW,


Areas of Care 

 

Infant & Children’s Mental Health

Individual Therapy

Attachment Parenting

Circle of Security Framework

Healthy Relationships Attachment Healing

Family Transitions 

Co-Parenting

Mindfulness 

Emotion Regulation

Parental Burnout

Stress Management

Childhood and Adult Trauma

Parenting After Domestic Vio


Registered Social Worker 

BA, BSW, MSW,


Areas of Care 

 

Infant & Children’s Mental Health

Individual Therapy

Attachment Parenting

Circle of Security Framework

Healthy Relationships Attachment Healing

Family Transitions 

Co-Parenting

Mindfulness 

Emotion Regulation

Parental Burnout

Stress Management

Childhood and Adult Trauma

Parenting After Domestic Violence

Parenting Through Recovery

Pregnant and Parenting Youth and Young Adults

Big Emotions/ Tantrums

Adjustment to Siblings

Separation Anxiety 

Transitions for children



Virtual

Services in Ontario


TRACY VAN OOSTEN (she/her)

TRACY VAN OOSTEN (she/her)

TRACY VAN OOSTEN (she/her)


Registered Psychotherapist 

(Qualifying)


Areas of Care


Couples

Adult ADHD & Neurodiversity

Family Relationships

Parenting

Perinatal Mental Health

Children & Youth

Anxiety

Depression

Grief & Breavement

School Issues

Soical Skills

Art Therapy

Womens Issues

Body Image

Self Esteem




In-Person & Virtual

Services in Ontario



DANA (she/ her)

TRACY VAN OOSTEN (she/her)

CEARIA WATTON- SOMERSETT (she/her)


Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)- INTERN


Areas of Care


Individuals

Couples

Children & Youth

Perinatal/postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs)

Anxiety

Depression

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Birth Trauma
Attachment

Childhood Trauma

Family Relationships
Emotional Regulation

Mindfulness

Healthy Coping

Connecting with nature


Virtual

Servi


Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)- INTERN


Areas of Care


Individuals

Couples

Children & Youth

Perinatal/postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs)

Anxiety

Depression

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Birth Trauma
Attachment

Childhood Trauma

Family Relationships
Emotional Regulation

Mindfulness

Healthy Coping

Connecting with nature


Virtual

Service in Ontario


**Supervised by Emily Pollak, MSW, RSW **


CEARIA WATTON- SOMERSETT (she/her)

CEARIA WATTON- SOMERSETT (she/her)

CEARIA WATTON- SOMERSETT (she/her)


Registered Social Worker

BSW

**(MSW expected Oct 2023)


Areas of Care 


Young Moms

Single Mothers

Reproductive Justice

Youth & Teens Girl Empowerment

Feminist Framework

Reproductive Justice

Pregnancy Decision Making

Termination Support

Sexual & Gender-Based Violence

Women's Health & Wellness
Perinatal Mental Health
Mindfulness
Individual Therapy

 Shame &


Registered Social Worker

BSW

**(MSW expected Oct 2023)


Areas of Care 


Young Moms

Single Mothers

Reproductive Justice

Youth & Teens Girl Empowerment

Feminist Framework

Reproductive Justice

Pregnancy Decision Making

Termination Support

Sexual & Gender-Based Violence

Women's Health & Wellness
Perinatal Mental Health
Mindfulness
Individual Therapy

 Shame & Guilt

 Anxiety/Stress/Overwhelm 


Virtual


Services in Ontario

** sliding scale availability

Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist

marie-eve nackers (she/her)

Physiotherapist

Emily Pollak

Emily Pollak,(She/ Her) Clinical Director/Owner

Registered Social Worker (MSW, BSSW, RSW) Psychotherapist


Emily founded Maternal Health Niagara ( est. 2017) to build a circle of support for individuals and families during the reproductive period and beyond. Emily's clinical focus is infertility, surrogacy, pregnancy and infant loss,  birth trauma, postpartum anxiety, and healing from childhood trauma. She coaches people through "guilt" and coping with the mental load of parenting. Emily enjoys working with birth and health care professionals as they navigate the intricacies of the field, and she is a therapists therapist. 


During her perinatal journey of pregnancy loss and pregnancy complications, Emily's lived experience sparked her passion for maternal mental health. Emily had hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), which affected her physical and emotional wellness. From her challenges during the perinatal period, Emily recognized the service gap and was determined to build a circle of support for others. Combining lived experience and extensive professional skills allows Emily to bring her clients a unique clinical lens of empathy and validation. She is down-to-earth and intuitive, with a realistic and accepting therapeutic style.  


Emily has been in the profession for 17 years and a mother for ten years. She obtained her Master's in Social Work from The Ohio State University and is a Registered Social Worker in Ontario. Emily's professional affiliations include Postpartum Support International (PSI) and the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OSAW). Emily is trained in EMDR levels 1 & 2 and completed Advance Perinatal Training and FLASH.

  

Developing community capacity and awareness are essential in helping individuals and families build their circle of support. Emily has facilitated perinatal mental health training for healthcare professionals. She provides clinical consultation and mentorship to other therapists in maternal mental health. 


When she is off work, Emily enjoys spending time with her family. She is a mom of 2 and is often at the baseball diamond! She would describe herself as HSP and loves to have some quiet time to reset. Her favourite thing is going for walks and sending handwritten cards or cuddling with her furbabies!


AVAILABILITY: 

Monday to Friday 9am-2pm


Ontario 

Virtual & In-Person


RATE A


NHIB provider


DIRECT BILLING:

Alberta Blue Cross 

Beneva

BPA

Candian Armed Forces (CAF)

Canada Life 

Canada Life - PSHCP 

Canadian Construction Workers Union

Chambers of Commerce (Johnston Group) 

CINUP (Johnston Group) 

Coughlin & Associates Ltd. 

D.A. Townley 

Desjardins Insurance

Equitable Life

First Canadian (Johnston Group) 

Green shield Canada

Industrial Alliance 

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

Johnston Group 

La Capitale/Beneva 

LiUNA Local 183 

LiUNA Local 506 

Maximum Benefit (Johnston Group) 

Medavie Blue Cross

Medic Construction

People Corporation – Green Shield Canada

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

RWAM 

Simply Benefits

SSQ

TELUS AdjudiCare

Union Benefits 

UV Insurance 

Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)




Marie-Eve Nackers

MARIE-EVE NACKERS, (She/Her)

REGISTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST 


Marie-Eve Nackers has been a Registered Physiotherapist in Ontario since 2012, focusing on pelvic health and chronic pain. 


Her approach connects the mind and body as a critical component of her assessment and treatment. Marie-Eve provides trauma-informed care to create a space where her patients feel supported. Her natural and down-to-earth approach makes her patients feel at ease. She utilizes breathwork to build core stability and stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system. Marie-Eve is passionate about educating her patients to understand their bodies and functions. She is a member of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. Marie-Eve is a francophone and can offer services in English and French. 


AVAILABILITY: 

Maternal Health Niagara St-Catharines :  

Mon and Thursday - 10 am-5 pm 


Movement Unlimited Inc, Fonthill : 

Tuesday and Wednesday - 9:30 am-3 pm 

Learn more about services

Jessica Cleeve

Jessica Cleeve, Maternal Mental Health, Maternal Health Niagara

JESSICA CLEEVE, (she/her)

Registered Social Worker (MSW,  RSW) 


Jessica has an undergraduate degree in Psychology with a minor in Family Studies from the University of Guelph, a Bachelor of Education from the University of Toronto and a Master’s degree in Social Work from Wilfred Laurier. Jessica has received additional training in trauma-specific interventions and has spent most of her career supporting parents. 

 

She practices anti-oppressive and trauma-informed care. She uses an integrated, evidence-based approach focused on nurturing self-compassion and healing. 


Jessica is passionate about working with families and individuals during the prenatal and postpartum periods. A range of emotions can come up during this time, and having a person you can trust and lean on can make a world of difference. She supports families with infertility, perinatal mental health, infant loss, birth trauma, attachment, and parenting issues and provides relationship and co-parenting support. In addition to her perinatal work, Jessica has experience in addictions and supporting the LGBTQ community.


Some modalities that Jessica practices are cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectical behavioural therapy, somatic body experiencing, mindfulness-based stress reduction, cognitive restructuring, and narrative therapy. She completed Level 1 & 2 EMDR.


When not working, Jessica enjoys spending time with her partner, her little ones and her pets. She loves playing soccer, going for walks, eating donuts, and tending to her plants.


ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS

AVAILABILITY:

Monday- Friday 9-4pm


Ontario

Virtual Only

RATE A


DIRECT BILLING:

Greenshield

SSQ Insurance

Empire Life

Medic Construction


HEIDI

HEIDI (She/her)

Registered Social Worker  (RSW, MSW,  BSW, BSc )


Heidi firmly believes that each person has the power to cope with and grow from their challenges. She is a Registered Social Worker who brings warmth, creativity, compassion, and empathy to her client relationships.

 

Heidi has multiple degrees, including a Bachelor of Social Work from York University, a Master of Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University, and a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Exercise Physiology with a joint major in Spanish Language and Culture from Concordia University. Her educational background has cultivated a comprehensive lens to her work. She has experience with women and families in physical health, rehabilitation, and emotional and mental well-being. She utilizes various modalities to create a holistic therapeutic approach in her practice.

 

Heidi practices from anti-oppressive and strength-based perspectives and integrates modalities such as mindfulness-based therapies, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), body-based techniques, attachment, and FLASH. She prioritizes using a holistic and client-centred therapy approach focusing on the mind-body connection. She is trained as a postpartum doula with Doula Canada and has completed the Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders course through the Seleni Institute. She has also been trained in grief work, trauma, and fertility and is continuously participating in continuing education for her professional development. She regularly practices 5Rhythms and Ecstatic Dance which are movement meditation practices that strengthen the mind-body connection through authentic expression with oneself and others. She enjoys bringing these principles to sessions with clients.

 

In her leisure time, Heidi loves being in nature, playing hockey, dancing, and travelling.


  

Heidi speaks English and French

 
ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS

AVAILABILITY: 

Monday: 9-5pm

Tuesday: 9-5 pm

Thursday: 11-7 pm

Friday: 9-5pm
 

Virtual

Ontario & Quebec


RATE C

SLIDING SCALE* 

*available upon request


NIHB


DIRECT BILLING:

Alberta Blue Cross 

Beneva

BPA

Candian Armed Forces (CAF)

Canada Life 

Canada Life - PSHCP 

Canadian Construction Workers Union

Chambers of Commerce (Johnston Group) 

CINUP (Johnston Group) 

Coughlin & Associates Ltd. 

D.A. Townley 

Desjardins Insurance

Equitable Life

First Canadian (Johnston Group) 

Green shield Canada

Industrial Alliance 

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

Johnston Group 

La Capitale/Beneva 

LiUNA Local 183 

LiUNA Local 506 

Maximum Benefit (Johnston Group) 

Medavie Blue Cross

Medic Construction

People Corporation – Green Shield Canada

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

RWAM 

Simply Benefits

SSQ

TELUS AdjudiCare

Union Benefits 

UV Insurance 

Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)



Krystin

Krystin Nourse (She/Her)

Registered Social Worker (BSW, RSW)


Krystin has worked in the Social Service field for nine years. She is passionate about supporting people in crisis and debriefing after a traumatic event(s). Krystin's experience working in various mental health and community settings has derived her clinical knowledge of mental health diagnoses, including depression, anxiety, panic attacks, emotional dysregulation, bipolar, and psychosis. From these roles, she has sound knowledge of navigating services and empowering clients through advocacy. Krystin is interested in assisting people in navigating and processing Trauma, including childhood. The environment she aspires to provide is warm, safe, and empathic. As a crisis response worker, Krystin provided direct interventions for people experiencing perinatal distress, including postpartum depression, psychosis, and perinatal/infant loss. It is from seeing people "where they were at" that she saw the direct impact on the individual and family. She joined Maternal Health Niagara to continue this work with people during the perinatal period. She has completed the Maternal Mental Health Now, Bringing the Light to Motherhood training.

Krystin believes in a strengths-based approach to empower people in their journey. She utilizes modalities such as PolyVegal Theory, Trauma-focused care, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), crisis intervention, Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Mindfulness. Krystin has training and certification in Trauma Informed practice in the Motivational Interviewing approach from the University at Buffalo and Trauma and the body training levels 1 and 2 from the Trauma Informed Practice Institute. Krystin also has certification in Concurrent Disorders from the University of British Columbia.

In 2014, Krystin completed her social service work diploma at Niagara College. During her crisis intervention/support counselling work, she pursued her degree in Social Work and graduated with her Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Manitoba. She is a registered member of the OCSWSSW and the OASW. Outside of practice, Krystin enjoys hiking, going to the gym/practicing yoga, trying new activities, and spending time with her family/friends. Krystin believes in a work/life balance and upholding mind, body, and spirit as a form of self-care.

ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS

AVAILABILITY: 

Tuesday 9-5 pm

Wednesday 3-8 pm

Saturday 2-6 pm


In-Person 

Ontario


RATE C


NIHB PROVIDER


DIRECT BILLING:

Candian Armed Forces (CAF)

Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP)

Blue Cross

Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

Alberta Blue Cross 

Canadian Construction Workers Union  

BPA 

Greenshield

Canada Life 

EMPIRE LIFE

SSQ

Medic Construction

Chambers of Commerce (Johnston Group) 

CINUP (Johnston Group) 

Coughlin & Associates Ltd. 

D.A. Townley 

Desjardins Insurance

Equitable Life

First Canadian (Johnston Group)  

Industrial Alliance 

Johnston Group 

La Capitale/Beneva 

LiUNA Local 183 

LiUNA Local 506 

Maximum Benefit (Johnston Group) 

People Corporation 

RWAM 

TELUS AdjudiCare 

Union Benefits 

UV Insurance 


Receipts will be issued including Emily Pollak, MSW as a clinical supervisor.

RANDI

RANDI PAXTON (she/her)

Registered Social Worker (BA, BSW, MSW, RSW) 


Randi has completed a diploma in Social Service Work, a Bachelor's and a Master of Social Work degree. Randi is a lifelong learner who continues to passionately build her knowledge about the impact that childhood trauma and hurtful adult partnerships can have on current parenting challenges. Throughout her studies, Randi primarily worked with caregivers and children aged 0-6 through a lens of relational and attachment-based trauma-informed care. From this, it sparked her clinical passion for providing parenting support to caregivers of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. She focuses on self-compassion and well-being while parenting, promoting secure attachments, and exploring the role our relationships with our caregivers growing up may play when responding to children's emotional spectrum. Randi believes all caregivers possess the strengths and tools to help their children thrive, and through a collaborative therapeutic process, those skills and expertise can flourish!


Randi has experience supporting parents in recovery from substance use, women parenting and co-parenting after hurtful and/or abusive relationships, and supporting pregnant and parenting youth. Randi uses warmth and curiosity, bringing her authentic self to the therapeutic dynamic. Randi recognizes that the parenting journey can be tough! Randi will work with you to explore the role that your unique experiences may play in the parent-child dynamic as you support your child throughout evolving stages of development. She will honour and recognize your needs as a parent/human. 


Randi recognizes the importance of healthy adult relationships and has experience supporting caregivers in healing early attachment wounds that may show up in your current adult relationships. Randi can work with you to identify specific challenges you may face, such as fostering open communication with your partner, setting healthy boundaries, resolving intimate partner conflict, and honouring your relational needs. These domains may not have been modelled for you growing up and can make these skills much more challenging to integrate within adult relationships.  


Randi has experience integrating a working blend of trauma-informed cognitive behavioural therapy principles, attachment theory and strengths-based perspective through anti-oppressive and intersectional lenses. Randi values mindfulness and grounding strategies in her practice and helps caregivers integrate them with their children using child-friendly techniques.


Randi believes that work/life balance is crucial to self-fulfillment and personal well-being. In her spare time, Randi loves to read fiction, do yoga, spend time outdoors and listen to comedy podcasts. 


ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS


AVAILABILITY: 

Wednesday: 12:00- 8:00 PM

Thursday: 5:00-8:00 PM



Virtual only

RATE: B- $140


NHIB provider


KRISTA

Krista (she/her)

R.P (Qualifying)

Supervised by Emily Pollak, MSW, RSW


Krista completed her placement at Matneral Health Niagara for the Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. Krista holds Qualifying registrant status with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University. Krista also volunteers with Postpartum Support International, connecting people to resources and support. Krista believes all individuals are capable of meaningful change and approaches therapy collaboratively from a co-pilot stance.


Krista shares personal lived experience with fertility treatments, loss, and pregnancy/birth/parenting during the early stages of the pandemic. Stemming from lived experience as a 2020 first-time mother, Krista developed a passion for supporting people, partners, and families facing varied perinatal mental health issues. Krista appreciates the profound transitions throughout the perinatal period, all of which deserve compassionate, timely support toward positive well-being for individuals and families. Krista’s main areas of care include perinatal mental health, anxiety, depression, coping skills, fertility, grief support, self-compassion, parenting, life transitions, and relationship issues. Krista utilizes a flexible, integrative approach to therapy, viewing the client as the expert of their lived experiences, using strategies from humanistic, strengths-based, cognitive-behavioural, experiential, somatic, and Gottman method therapy models.


Krista’s main care areas include perinatal mental health, anxiety, depression, fertility, pregnancy loss, parenting, and relationship issues. Krista utilizes a flexible, integrative approach to therapy, viewing the client as the expert of their lived experiences, using strategies from person-centred, Adlerian therapy, strengths-based, mindfulness, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), and somatic psychotherapy approaches. Krista is completing Gottman Level I & 2 training and completed a comprehensive certificate course in perinatal mental health through Postpartum Support International.


Outside of professional passions, Krista enjoys practicing yoga, spending time with her family, walking the dog, baking, decorating, and cheering on the Toronto Raptors!


AVAILABILITY:

Tuesday & Thursday 10:00-3:00

Wednesday: 10-3pm and 5:30-7:30 pm

Everyother Saturday: 10:00 am -1:00 pm


Virtual Only

Ontario


RATE: $130

Receipts will be issued with Emily Pollak, MSW as a clinical supervisor 








Taylor

Taylor Burcuil, Maternal Mental Health Niagara

TAYLOR BURCUIL, (she/her)

Registered Social Worker (MSW, BSW, RSW)


Taylor’s passion for perinatal wellness evolved through her role as a trained and certified labour and birth doula. She uses her frontline doula experience to shape components of her Social Work practice. Taylor supports people through their perinatal journey, including fertility, pregnancy, birth trauma and postpartum. She has bereavement training through Home Hospice Association and has helped families through infant and pregnancy loss. In addition, Taylor has completed Level 1 and Level 2 EMDR training and Advance Perinatal EMDR and FLASH. 


She displays strong compassion for the development and support of families from all walks of life. Her other care areas include grief and loss, disordered eating, self-esteem and sexuality and gender identity. Taylor is part of the LGBTQ2S+ community.

 

Taylor completed her Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto and Bachelor of Social work from Wilfred Laurier University. She is a Registered Social Worker and member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers and Postpartum Support International. 


In addition to her work at Maternal Health Niagara, she supports children at her full-time job and volunteers at Heartland Forest.


WAITLIST*

AVAILABILITY: 

Monday 4:30-7:30pm *Virtual

Thursday: 4:45 pm-7:30 pm *In-person & Virtual


Ontario


RATE B


DIRECT BILLING:

  

Alberta Blue Cross 

Beneva

BPA

Candian Armed Forces (CAF)

Canada Life 

Canada Life - PSHCP 

Canadian Construction Workers Union

Chambers of Commerce (Johnston Group) 

CINUP (Johnston Group) 

Coughlin & Associates Ltd. 

D.A. Townley 

Desjardins Insurance

Equitable Life

First Canadian (Johnston Group) 

Green shield Canada

Industrial Alliance 

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

Johnston Group 

La Capitale/Beneva 

LiUNA Local 183 

LiUNA Local 506 

Maximum Benefit (Johnston Group) 

Medavie Blue Cross

Medic Construction

People Corporation – Green Shield Canada

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

RWAM 

Simply Benefits

SSQ

TELUS AdjudiCare

Union Benefits 

UV Insurance 

Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)



TRACY

Tracy Van Ooosten (she/her)

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) 


Tracy is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)  and attended Yorkville University's Masters in Counselling Psychology program. She is an artist and visual art instructor at Brock University. Tracy recognizes therapy as an art and integrates different modalities into her practice. She combines therapeutic approaches such as Polyvagal Theory, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Expressive Art Therapy and EMDR.


She is enthusiastic about connecting with couples to heal areas of their relationship by blending Gottman, Emotionally Focused Therapy and  IFS. Tracy's therapeutic philosophy is that every person makes sense. From this lens, Tracy aims to work collaboratively with clients to better understand, connect with and update the different parts of themselves, both individually and in relationships.  


Tracy's work is grounded in recent neuroscience that understands the body, brain, and nervous system's capacity to change over time and at any time in the lifespan. She works from a relational & nervous-system-informed perspective and moves from embodied, creative, and compassionate approaches. 


Across all practices, Tracy aims to work with clients to seek clarity, compassion and solutions while appreciating each individual's strengths and protective parts.  


Tracy is invested in working with neurodivergent parents and believes that making sense of ourselves on a sensory level is just as important as any other framework. Her support includes individuals and families as they navigate ADHD/neurodivergence. 


Tracy has parenting experience as a neurodivergent mother and is a strong advocate for making sense of who you are, not what is wrong with you.


Tracy welcomes individuals, couples and co-parents into her practice. 


When she is not working, Tracy is likely exploring the outdoors with her son, rain or shine. 




AVAILABILITY: 

Wednesday: 11am-2pm

Friday: 3pm-7pm 

Saturday (biweekly): 9am-1pm


In-Person & Virtual

Ontario

Cearia

Cearia, (she/her)

Registered Social Worker, BSW

Supervised by Emily Pollak, MSW, RSW

 

Cearia is a Registered Social Worker who has completed her Honours Bachelor of Social Work Degree and is finalizing her Master of Social Work Degree (October 2023). Postpartum Support International has trained her in Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Components of Care, and she has completed multiple Maternal Mental Health Now training. In addition, she has Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certification.


Cearia completed her Master of Social Work placement at Maternal Health Niagara (Jan-June 2023); her mentor was Emily Pollak. During her internship, she developed the skills to effectively hold space for clients in the perinatal period and beyond and honour their lived experiences. Cearia acknowledges the issues women and girls may face due to environmental, social, and political factors and supports women of all intersecting identities. No matter why you are starting your therapy journey, Cearia provides a holistic approach to examining your needs and will support you as you navigate life's challenges.


Supporting women in varying settings has given Cearia a foundation in social work. She worked at McMaster University's Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office. She led a team of peer educators working to eliminate gender-based violence on campus, examining issues of sexual and reproductive justice, healthy relationships, and providing trauma-informed services. In her work at a Women's shelter, she provided administrative and practical support to the residents, including pregnant and postpartum women. Through Big Brothers Big Sisters, Cearia has facilitated support and educational groups for young girls and women. She recognizes the importance of self-esteem and self-confidence to build resiliency. During her placement at Salvation Army, she completed an exhaustive literature review examining the experiences of pregnant women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. From this experience, she is interested in supporting people with neurodiversity during the perinatal period. 

Using feminist, trauma-informed, and strengths-based therapeutic modalities, Cearia collaborates with her clients to work toward wellness and empowerment. She provides a warm, non-judgmental, safe space to put yourself first and explore your needs. Cearia hopes you feel heard, supported, and understood after your session.


Outside work, Cearia likes to spend time at her family cottage, explore new dinner spots with friends, and spend quality time with her partner.



Accepting New Clients

Availability:

Tuesdays and Wednesdays 4-7 pm 


Virtual Only

Ontario



RATE C

Sliding Scale Space available- Please ask!


Receipts will be issued including Emily Pollak, MSW as a clinical supervisor.





Dana

Dana (She/Her)

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) INTERN

Supervised by Emily Pollak, MSW, RSW


Dana is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) attending Yorkville University’s Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology program. She is an intern with Maternal Health Niagara under the guidance and mentorship ofinquiry Emily Pollak.


As a mother of two young children, Dana struggled to find the support she needed as a new mother and now makes it a priority to advocate for those who need it. She is particularly passionate about supporting new parents during pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood. Dana values time with loved ones, music, exercise, and being in nature.


With a previous background in education and a Master of Science in Childhood Education, Dana is passionate about child development, positive communication, co-regulation, and boundaries. She has recently received training from Postpartum Support International (PSI) in Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Components of Care and Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP) for OCD. Dana has done various trainings involving working with parts and developing healthy relationships with self-parts in therapy. She volunteers with PSI as a Peer Mentor and a Support Coordinator.


Dana believes that a secure and authentic relationship with the self empowers relationships to thrive rather than being stuck in survival states. She is keenly interested in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), narrative therapy, somatic therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), attachment theory, and mindfulness/meditation. Dana respects individuals’ cultural, ethnic, spiritual, intergenerational, social, and existential experiences and contexts. She understands the desire to do the work can sometimes come with barriers such as previous trauma, lack of support, and mental health challenges. Working with Dana, you will collaboratively focus on strategies that promote strengths, safety, trust, choice, connection, and responsibility by being seen, heard, and validated.


 

AVAILABILITY:

Wednesday 9:30 AM-3 PM

Thursday 10 AM-3 PM, 5-7 PM

Friday 10 AM-3 PM


 

TRAINING:

  • Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Components of Care with Postpartum Support International (PSI)
  • Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (EXRP) for OCD with the Cognitive Behavior Institute Centre for Education (CBI)
  • Working with Parts in Therapy: Different Approaches to Develop Healthy Relationships with Self-parts with Janina Fisher, Les Greenberg, Hubert Hermans


VIRTUAL ONLY 

Ontario


RATE: $100

GENEROUS SLIDING SCALE SPOTS AVAILABLE* Please request at inquiary.

Types of Therapy

Eye Movement Desensitizing Reprocessing (EMDR)

Mindfulness

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Emotional Focused Therapy (EFT)

Internal Family System (IFS)

Solution Focused Therapy

Infant & Parent Attachment

FLASH



All therapists are trained in trauma-informed care.

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