Primary Areas:

• Anger management;
• Divorce;
• Insomnia/sleep issues;
• Men’s issues;
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder/Trauma;
• Depression;
• Anxiety.

Populations:

• Adults ###Locations:
• Burlington
• Online throughout Ontario ###Licensing Body: College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) – Registered Psychotherapist ###About:

Reza Rejahiyan is a registered psychotherapist licensed by the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. He provides individual psychotherapy to adults presenting with a range of conditions.

Reza is a dedicated therapist who provides a safe, respectful, non-judgmental, and supportive atmosphere where clients will feel valued and heard. He is passionate about healing people who have been through traumatic and stressful life experiences. He helps clients from various socioeconomic, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds. Through his multicultural competence and knowledge of the cultural nuances of immigrant communities, he offers highly effective interventions to culturally diverse clients.

He is competent in treating conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. He has experience with several psychotherapy modalities, including cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), mindfulness, solution-focused brief therapy, emotion-focused therapy, narrative therapy, dialectic behaviour therapy (DBT) skills training, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and existential therapy. Reza can help clients with various and unique therapy needs.

Reza comes with over ten years of experience in medical practice, which compliments his Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University.

He is fluent in English, Farsi, and Dari.

Reza currently works under the supervision of Jeff Sica, registered psychotherapist, at our Burlington office and virtually.

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Dr. Nicole Law is a Neuropsychologist working with children and teens at our Burlington and St. Catharines offices.

Areas of Practice

Dr. Law provides neuropsychological and psychoeducational assessment for kids and teens with various conditions, including traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumors, epilepsy, learning disabilities, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Training & Experience

She completed her Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Toronto. She recently completed a 2 year post-doctoral fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology, receiving the bulk of her training within the Epilepsy Surgery Program and the Division of Haematology/Oncology at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). A core component of her fellowship included completing multiple research projects investigating pediatric brain and behaviour relations in disease models (i.e. epilepsy, brain tumors). She is current a Staff Psychologist with the Halton Catholic School Board.

Licensing

• College of Psychologists of Ontario - Neuropsychologist (Autonomous)

Authorized Areas of Practice

• Clinical Neuropsychology

Populations

• Children
• Teens

Languages

• English

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Rachel is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. She provides psychotherapy to adults and couples at Brookside Psychologists’ Burlington office. She is passionate about providing support and assistance to individuals through their struggles and empowering them to make positive life changes.

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Kimberlee Friesen is a Registered Psychotherapist providing counselling to adults at our Burlington office.

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Jenna Burnham is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) providing psychotherapy to teens and adults at our Burlington office. Her services are supervised by Jeffrey Sica, Registered Psychotherapist. ###Areas of Practice Jenna provides psychotherapy to teens and adults with regard to depression, anxiety, trauma, autism, ADHD, addictions, and complex mental health. She incorporates mindfulness, dialectic behaviour therapy (DBT) skills training, and cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) in her work.

Training & Experience

Jenna is currently completing her Master of Arts degree in Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University. In addition, she has completed a bachelor of arts degree in Communication Studies from McMaster University.

Jenna is a student member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. Jenna has completed training in mindfulness and self-compassion at McMaster University Continuing Studies, Trauma Informed Care, and Cultural Considerations for Assessing Indigenous Youth and their Families.

Jenna has worked at the Reach Out Centre for Kids (ROCK) as a specialized consultation program assistant, where she gained exposure to working with teens, parents, and dealing with complex family dynamics. She previously worked with autistic children to facilitate activities of daily living. She has volunteered at Solasta Psychology Services, where she assisted with clinical file reviews and report writing for psychoeducational assessments.

Populations

• Teens
• Adults ###Locations
• Burlington
• Online ###Licensing Body
• College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario

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Carolyn Golden is a registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist providing psychotherapy to children, teens, adults, couples, and families. ###Areas of Practice### Carolyn Golden has an extensive amount of crisis-oriented and outpatient experience for over 15 years. She has training in trauma informed psychotherapy approaches, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), and emotionally focused therapy (EFT).

Among other specialties like mood disorders, substance use disorder, and suicidal ideation, Carolyn is a trauma specialist with extensive training in a variety of settings (police services, child welfare, mental health clinics). Carolyn takes pride in providing evidence-based interventions.

Carolyn participated as a research assistant in the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect, 2008 (CIS-2008). She has published a peer reviewed book chapter and articles on these topics. Carolyn has also taken on leadership and training opportunities, including acting as a field instructor for social work students, doing presentations on research findings and mental health in the workplace, and lecturing as an Instructor through Wilfrid Laurier University’s faculty of social work for professional development.

Training & Experience

Carolyn has a Masters in Social Work from the University of Toronto and a certificate in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (Level 1 and Level 2) through Wilfrid Laurier University.

Locations:

• Burlington
• Online

Registration:

• Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)

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Dr. Tiffany Leung is a Psychologist (Supervised Practice) who provides psychotherapy and assessment to adults in Burlington and online. Her services are supervised by Dr. Carol-Anne Hendry, Psychologist, and Dr. Samantha Daniel, Psychologist.

Dr. Leung completing her doctoral studies in Clinical Psychology at Lakehead University.

Areas of practice:

• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder/Trauma
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Antisocial Personality Disorder
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Anger
• Women’s Health
• Sexual Health
• Burnout

Training:

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Lakehead University
• Residency training at Saskatoon and Area Psychology Residency Program

Approach:

Dr. Leung’s psychotherapy approach incorporates cognitive-behavioural (DBT, CBT, ACT) and attachment-based (IPT, emotion-focused) modalities. She offers a trauma-informed holistic approach to therapy, aiming to help clients foster a meaningful life. She is committed to providing services from an anti-oppressive lens; understanding that context, history, and collective experience bears relevance for one’s mental health and how we navigate the world.

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Dr. Tamara Powell is a Psychologist (Supervised Practice) working with children and teens at Brookside Psychologists’ Burlington office and online. She is supervised by Adam Ghemraoui and Dr. Nicole Law, psychologists. Dr. Powell provides psychoeducational assessments to investigate ADD/ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, developmental delays and giftedness.

Dr. Powell also offers consultations to parents wanting to promote their child’s social, emotional and/or behavioural skills and advocates for students in schools to facilitate support/accommodations that caters to each pupil’s unique profile of strengths and needs.

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Dr. Rebecca Vendittelli provides neuropsychological assessment and treatment to adults and seniors presenting with a range of conditions.

Dr. Vendittelli completed doctoral studies in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Victoria. She is currently completing her year of supervised practice as a Psychologist & Neuropsychologist at Brookside Psychologists under the supervision of Dr. Narmeen Ammari.

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Dr. Irwin is a pediatric clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist. She provides psychoeducational assessments for children and adolescents with a variety of learning challenges. As a neuropsychologist, she specializes in assessments of children with complex developmental, medical, and neurological conditions.

Dr. Irwin completed her graduate training in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Victoria. She has worked at McMaster Children’s Hospital, CHEO, Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health, and in community mental health.

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Zoey Divecha is a Registered Nurse Psychotherapist who provides psychotherapy to adults at our Burlington office and online.

She works with each client individually to address a range of conditions and issues. She is competent in provision of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), dialectic behaviour therapy (DBT) skills training, cognitive processing therapy (CPT), trauma-informed care, and mindfulness. She has experience working with a range of conditions and issues, including anger management, anxiety, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, chronic illness, domestic abuse, eating disorders, grief, infertility, infidelity, psychosis, self-harming, insomnia, stress, suicidal ideation, and trauma.

As a registered nurse, Zoey can provide her clients with medication education and psychoeducation regarding interactions between health conditions and mental health.

Zoey completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Ryerson University (now the Toronto Metropolitan University) in 2012. Over the past several years, she has completed training related to psychotherapy in the areas of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), dialectic behaviour therapy (DBT) foundations, and cognitive processing therapy (CPT). She is certified in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing by the Canadian Nurses Association.

In addition to her work at Brookside Psychologists, Zoey is employed as a mental health therapist at William Osler Health System where she provides individual and group therapy (CBT) in the adult day treatment program. She also works with clients with mental health diagnoses and eating disorders in the inpatient psychiatric unit of Credit Valley Hospital. She previously provided mental health support to adults with substance abuse and trauma related issues at the Homewood Health Centre.

Zoey is a member of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario.

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Dr. Elmar Gardizi is a Clinical Psychologist & Neuropsychologist working with adults and seniors at our Burlington and St. Catharines offices. ###Areas of Practice He provides counselling and neuropsychological assessment for a wide range of conditions, most notably depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and traumatic brain injury. ###Training & Experience Dr. Gardizi completed his Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Windsor. He has held clinical positions at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (in the Clinical Neuropsychology Service, Forensic Psychology Service, Anxiety Treatment & Research Centre, and Cleghorn Early Intervention Clinic for Psychosis), the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Schizophrenia Program), and the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Detroit (inpatient traumatic brain injury & stroke, inpatient spinal cord injury, outpatient geriatric neuropsychology, outpatient psychotherapy, and outpatient neuropsychological assessment). He currently holds a full-time position as a Staff Psychologist at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton in the Cleghorn Early Intervention Clinic for Psychosis.

Licensing

• College of Psychologists of Ontario – Psychologist (Autonomous)

Authorized Areas of Practice

• Clinical Psychology
• Clinical Neuropsychology

Populations

• Adults (up to 70 years)
• Seniors (70+)

Languages

• English
• Farsi (Persian)

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Andrea Brown is a qualifying registered psychotherapist providing counselling to adults.

Areas of Practice:

Andrea Brown works out of our Burlington office and provides therapy to adults throughout Ontario by video. She provides psychotherapy to adults presenting with a range of conditions, including posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, addictions, abuse, and anxiety. She has experience with several psychotherapy modalities, including cognitive processing therapy (CPT), cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Andrea has a client-centred therapy and trauma-informed approach that uses evidence-based therapies to assist clients to achieve their goals.

Training and Experience:

Andrea completed her Master of Science in Psychotherapy from McMaster University. She completed her PhD in Applied Social Psychology** from the University of Guelph. In addition to her work at Brookside Therapy, Andrea works in the Trauma & Recovery Research Unit at McMaster University, where she conducts trauma-focused research with public safety personnel, healthcare providers, and military members/veterans. Since 2015, Andrea’s research focus has been on mental and addictions research and evaluation, with a specialty on healthcare workers, military sexual trauma (MST), and posttraumatic stress disorder. She holds the position of part-time Assistant Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences Department at McMaster University.

Populations:

• Adults

Locations:

• Burlington
• Online

Licensing Body:

• College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) – Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Supervisor:

• Jeff Sica, Registered Psychotherapist

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Holly Raymond is a registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist providing counselling to kids, teens, adults, seniors, couples, and families.

Areas of Practice

Holly has experience with several psychotherapy modalities, including motivational interviewing, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), cognitive processing therapy (CPT), solution focused therapy, and eye movement desensitization therapy (EMDR). Holly utilizes a client-centred and trauma-informed approach and uses evidence-based therapies to assist clients to achieve their goals and improve their lives.

Training & Experience

Holly has a Masters in Social Work from the University of Toronto and a Masters in Health Administration from the University of Regina.

Holly has been working in the field of mental health and addictions for over 20 years. She has been working as a therapist for over 13 years. ###Populations### * Children * Teens * Adults * Seniors * Couples * Families ###Locations### * Burlington * Online ###Registration### * Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers

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Michele Vernet (she/her) is a registered social worker and psychotherapist who has worked in the mental health field for over 15 years with diverse populations. She approaches therapy from an anti-oppressive and collaborative model with a firm belief in the importance of creating a comfortable, safe non-judgmental space for clients.

She has training in trauma informed psychotherapy approaches including cognitive processing therapy (CPT), cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), and dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT). She has additional training in mindfulness, motivational interviewing, brief solution focused therapy, and polyvagal informed treatment. Depending on the client and their presenting concerns Michele will work collaboratively with clients to find an approach that works for them to help with the intent of moving them closer to their goals and a greater overall sense of contentment in their lives.

Michele has Masters in Social work from the University of Toronto and a Masters in Health Evaluation from the University of Waterloo.

Pronouns: she/her

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Jackie Iwanski is a Social Worker, Psychotherapist providing psychotherapy to teens (13+) and adults at our St. Catharines office and online. ###Areas of Practice Jackie’s primary areas of practice pertain to anxiety, depression, parenting support, social skills training, behavioural issues, and stress management.

In addition to working with teens and young adults, Jackie provides strategies and support to parents and families who are looking to learn ways to support their child’s mental health needs and behaviours.

She uses a variety of therapy approaches, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), dialectic behaviour therapy (DBT) skills training, emotion coaching, and solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT).

Jackie is dedicated to challenging her clients to lean into discomfort and equipping them with the necessary skills to create meaningful change in their lives. No two individuals are alike. Jackie strives to tailor your work together to address the challenges that are unique to you. Her training and experiences enable her to pull from several different theoretical frameworks to tailor a model that suits you, your needs, and personality. She believes in meeting you where you are truly at and give you the space you need to safely unpack your experiences.

Training & Experience

Jackie has a Master of Social Work from the Western University in London, Ontario and a Bachelor of Social Work from Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, Ontario.

Populations

• Teens
• Adults ###Locations
• St. Catharines
• Online ###Registration
• Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers

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Nicole Price-Thomas is a doctoral psychology practicum student completing assessments with adults at our Burlington office. As a student, Nicole’s work at Brookside Therapy & Assessments is supervised by a psychologist, Dr. Lesley Miller.

Outside of her practicum, Nicole is a seasoned psychologist with a rich background in assessment and therapeutic practices with children and teens.

She has gained experience in both educational and private practice environments and previously worked as a Clinical Measurement Consultant, where she trained other psychologists in assessment and diagnosis techniques, and as a school psychologist in a school board setting.

Nicole is a committed and empathetic individual and clinician, known for her warmth and approachability. She effectively connects with clients from diverse backgrounds, and her identity as a Black, female immigrant enhances her ability to validate and support a wide range of experiences.

After years of clinical work, Nicole chose to pursue further education by enrolling in the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology program at the Adler Professional Graduate School.

Education: Nicole earned her M.A. in Counselling Psychology from McGill University and is currently pursuing her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology at Adler Professional Graduate School. She is a registered School and Counselling Psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO).

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