Our Circle

Client Care Coordinator

Hayley is the warm and welcoming first connection at Maternal Health Niagara. As our Client Care Coordinator, she is here to make your care journey feel supported, personal, and thoughtfully guided from the very beginning.

Hayley will help set you up with your MHN portal, asset with booking your consultation, answer any questions along the way, and check in once you’ve gotten started to ensure things feel like a good fit. If at any point something feels off, Hayley is right there to help you navigate the next steps with care and compassion. Her role creates a seamless, supportive experience, making you feel like someone is walking alongside you.

With a wealth of client care experience, Hayley brings warmth, insight, and a deep commitment to ensuring every client feels seen and supported. Her door is always open.

Hayley is kept busy outside of work by her three lovable fur babies. She loves discovering new adventures and finds balance and grounding through yoga.

Client Care Coordinator since 2024

Associate Therapist

Registered Social Worker (MSW, RSW) 

Jessica is a trauma therapist who is deeply passionate about working with individuals during the prenatal and postpartum periods. Her clinical focus revolves around the intersection of trauma and perinatal experiences, addressing issues such as infertility, pregnancy and infant loss, birth trauma, NICU trauma, and childhood trauma.

With over 15 years of experience, Jessica has worked with diverse populations seeking therapy to heal from a wide range of traumatic experiences. She specializes in perinatal therapy. Additionally, she has extensive experience working with survivors of violence, childhood trauma, addiction, and mental health challenges. She is dedicated to helping trauma survivors honour their experiences as they journey toward self-discovery and healing.

Since 2021, Jessica has been a valued associate at Maternal Health Niagara, where she demonstrates a deep commitment to her work and brings both compassion and humor to her practice. 

Jessica holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology with a minor in Family Studies from the University of Guelph (2010), a Bachelor of Education from the University of Toronto (2012), and a Master’s degree in Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University(2014). She has received further training in trauma-specific interventions and has devoted most of her career to supporting parents.

Jessica practices anti-oppressive and trauma-informed care. She employs an integrated, evidence-based approach to nurturing self-compassion and healing. Her therapeutic techniques include cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, somatic experiencing, mindfulness-based stress reduction, cognitive restructuring, and narrative therapy. She has also completed Levels 1 and 2 of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).

In her practice, Jessica emphasizes that you are the expert of your experiences and needs. Together, you will explore a blend of therapies that feel safe and validating as you compassionately nurture your wounded parts. She offers individual therapy in a virtual environment, focusing on strategies tailored to promote your well-being as you embark on the rewarding healing path.

Outside of her professional life, Jessica enjoys spending time with her children and pets. She loves playing soccer, walking, indulging in donuts, and tending to her plants.

Location

Ontario

Virtual Only

Maternal Health Niagara associate since 2021

Associate Therapist

RP (Qualifying) &  Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)

Lisa Marie's journey to joining Maternal Health Niagara was shaped by her 15 years in the education sector, where she worked closely with youth. These experiences ignited her desire to transition into a counselling environment where she could work with individuals, couples, and families on a more personal level.

She obtained her Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University in 2018. She completed her thesis in couples counselling, which focused on restoring relationships to the foundation of effective communication. Lisa Marie also received her Level 1 certification in EMDR and has a heart for working with individuals and couples to find strength and healing. 

At the core of Lisa Marie's counselling philosophy is a belief in a client-centred approach. She sees individuals as active participants in their healing process. Lisa Marie empowers her clients through techniques such as cognitive behaviour therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, EMDR, and the Gottman method for couples. 

Lisa Marie's counselling practice is inclusive and versatile. She is adept at working with youth, adults, and couples, providing support for challenges such as anxiety, depression, stress, and marriage or family concerns. Her understanding of the intricacies of post-partum allows her to provide empathetic support to new moms on their journey through motherhood. 

Behind the scenes, Lisa Maire is a ray of light and loves to laugh and have fun! She keeps things real and shows up for her colleges by small acts of kindness.  When Lisa Marie is not counselling, she is a busy mom of three who spends time in the rink, gym, or studio. She enjoys choreographing musical productions, working on puzzles, or spending time near the water. 

Location

Ontario

In-Person & Virtual

Maternal Health Niagara Associate since 2024

Associate Therapist

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

Randi is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) with over a decade of experience supporting individuals and families through life’s most challenging moments and periods of change. Her work often centres on supporting people who have experienced trauma or are navigating the lasting impact of difficult or overwhelming events.

Areas of focus in Randi’s work include trauma, grief and loss, relationships, attachment, and parenting across the lifespan. This includes supporting families during the early parenting years (ages 0–6) as well as working with adults healing from childhood trauma. 

Randi strives to be reliable, authentic, and consistent— as a therapist shows up with steadiness and care. Randi is deeply protective of children and supports caregivers in navigating complex systems and advocating for their families when needed. Sessions are grounded in warmth, compassion, humour, and creativity, with an emphasis on collaboration and respect for each person’s lived experience.

Nervous-system awareness is thoughtfully woven into the work. Randi is passionate about offering information and approachable strategies that clients can take with them beyond sessions—supporting regulation, stability, and a greater sense of safety in daily life—without placing pressure on the process.

Randi holds a Master of Social Work from Toronto Metropolitan University (2020), a Bachelor of Social Work from the same institution (2019), and a Social Service Worker Diploma from George Brown College (2015). Since beginning her career in 2013, she has completed additional training in trauma treatment and trauma-informed modalities and has developed a strong and ongoing interest in maternal and perinatal mental health.

Ongoing learning is an important part of Randi’s practice. Continued study in attachment, trauma, and evidence-based interventions informs work that honours the inherent worth and dignity of every person. Care is taken to highlight strengths, resilience, coping strategies, and intuitive knowing already present.

At the heart of this work is a belief that healing is possible and deeply personal. Randi is committed to exploring what healing means for each individual, allowing the process to unfold at a pace that feels supportive and realistic. She approaches therapy as a collaborative space grounded in trust, curiosity, and care.

Outside of her clinical work, Randi enjoys practicing yoga, reading, and has recently taken up gardening.

Location:

Ontario

Virtual only

Maternal Health Niagara associate since 2023

Registered Social Worker (MSW, BSSW, RSW)

Emily founded Maternal Health Niagara (est. 2017) to build a circle of support for individuals and families during the perinatal period and beyond. Emily's clinical focus is infertility, surrogacy, pregnancy and infant loss,  birth trauma, postpartum anxiety, and healing from childhood trauma. 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, validation, and healing. She is down-to-earth, nurturing, realistic and accepting.   

Emily has been in the profession for 19 years. She obtained her Master's in Social Work from Ohio State University and is a Registered Social Worker in Ontario. Emily is trained in EMDR levels 1 and 2, advanced perinatal EMDR, Maternal Mental Health Now, Postpartum Support International advanced perinatal training, and FLASH. Emily often says therapy is an art and blends different skills into her therapy with clients. She uses her intuitive connection to help guide her work. 

Embracing all parts of yourself is something Emily deeply values, and lives true to this by embracing her ADHD as a superpower.  Emily can connect themes with her clients, use her creatively to explore topics and go to a deeper level. Emily values accepting all people for who they are, and strives to be inclusive. 

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

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

Founder: 2017