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If you are new to our practice, the first step is a brief 15-minute Free Consultation Call with our Client Care Team. This helps us understand what you’re looking for and thoughtfully connect you with the right therapist.
If you are a returning client, please contact our office directly to book or reschedule your sessions. You may view your therapist’s general availability below to help with planning. Appointments are scheduled through our Client Care Team.
Cheryl Bechard Howe
Cheryl believes therapy should feel safe, warm, and connected — a place where clients can show up as themselves without fear of judgment. She brings openness, curiosity, compassion, and humour to the work, helping clients feel seen, heard, and supported.
Cheryl works with children, teens, and adults.
Her approach is trauma-informed and strengths-based, drawing from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT). She has more than 23 years of experience supporting children, youth, adults, and families across a range of settings.
Areas of focus: Children & Teens • Anxiety • Emotional Regulation • Trauma • Self-Esteem • Family Relationships • Parenting Support • Separation & Divorce • Youth Justice / Behavioural Concerns • Narcissistic Abuse Recovery
Cheryl believes therapy should feel safe, warm, and connected — a place where clients can show up... Read More
Holly Knowles MSW, RSW
Holly believes recognizing the need for support is a powerful act of courage. She offers a safe, non-judgmental space where clients can feel supported, deepen insight, build new skills, and work toward stronger relationships and greater well-being.
Holly works with adults and couples.
Her approach is holistic, relational, and trauma-informed. She draws from Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Narrative Therapy, and EMDR.
Areas of focus: Trauma & PTSD • EMDR • Anxiety • Depression • Relationship Concerns • Couples Therapy • Stress • Infidelity • Self-Esteem • Perinatal Support
Holly believes recognizing the need for support is a powerful act of courage. She offers a safe, ... Read More
Ylva Kroke
Ylva believes therapy should be a space where clients feel welcomed just as they are. She brings curiosity, compassion, and a non-judgmental approach to helping clients better understand themselves, their relationships, and the patterns that may be keeping them feeling stuck.
Ylva works with adults and couples.
Her approach is relational and strengths-based, drawing from Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and other trauma-informed approaches. She has particular interest in helping clients with relationship distress, trauma, low self-esteem, isolation, identity concerns, and life transitions.
Areas of focus: Couples Therapy • Relationship Concerns • Trauma • Anxiety • Self-Esteem • Life Transitions • Identity • Emotional Regulation • Isolation & Belonging • Communication
Ylva believes therapy should be a space where clients feel welcomed just as they are. She brings ... Read More
Tania Nicholls
Tania believes therapy should be a safe, compassionate, and non-judgmental space where clients feel seen, supported, and understood. She brings warmth, calm, and humour to her work while helping clients navigate both expected life transitions and more difficult experiences such as illness, loss, or trauma.
Tania works with children, teens, adults, and families, with particular interest in parent-child relationships and perinatal support.
Her approach is relational and attachment-focused, drawing from psychodynamic approaches, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
Areas of focus: Children & Families • Parent-Child Relationships • Anxiety • Life Transitions • Grief & Loss • Trauma • Perinatal & Postpartum Support • Infertility & Pregnancy Loss • Relationship Concerns • Emotional Regulation
Tania believes therapy should be a safe, compassionate, and non-judgmental space where clients fe... Read More
Alexander Orr
Alexander believes therapy should be a space where you can show up as you are, without judgement, pressure, or expectations. He creates space for clients to explore the experiences, relationships, and patterns that have shaped how they see themselves and move through the world.
Alexander works with teens, adults, couples, and families.
His approach is trauma-informed, relational, and affirming, with training in Internal Family Systems (IFS). He has a particular interest in supporting clients navigating anxiety, trauma, identity, relationships, sexuality and gender, neurodiversity, and significant life changes.
Areas of focus: Anxiety • Trauma • Identity • Relationship Concerns • Couples Therapy • Life Transitions • Neurodiversity • Sexuality & Gender • Self-Understanding • Belonging
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Jenna Raymond
Incorporating an integrative approach, Jenna commits to fostering safe and supportive environments, Jenna aims to integrate Indigenous and medical models to help clients navigate their thoughts and feelings effectively.
Jenna loves working with Youth and Adults providing Individual and Family Therapy.
AREAS OF SPECIALITY
- Anger Management
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Anxiety
- Blended Family Issues
- Career Guidance
- Child Abuse
- Chronic Illness
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Elder Care Issues
- Emotional Dysregulation
- Family Conflict
- Greif/Loss
- Infertility
- LGBTQS2
- Life Transitions
- Neurodivergence
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personal Growth
- School Issues
- Self Esteem/Confidence
- Separation
- Sexuality
- Sleep Challenges
- Stress
- Substance Use/Misuse
- Suicidal Ideations
- Women’s Issues
- Work Issues
Incorporating an integrative approach, Jenna commits to fostering safe and supportive environment... Read More
Jean Terhaar
Jean believes that one of the most important parts of therapy is the relationship we build together. Feeling heard, understood, and accepted creates the foundation for meaningful change, and she strives to offer a space where clients can show up exactly as they are.
Jean works with adults and couples.
Her approach is compassionate, person-centred, attachment-based, and relational. Drawing on her background as a registered nurse and psychotherapist, she brings an understanding of the connection between emotional and physical well-being.
Areas of focus: Anxiety • Stress • Depression • Relationship Concerns • Couples Therapy • Trauma • Life Transitions • Grief & Loss • Burnout • Self-Esteem
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