Our work with you is grounded in understanding your context that honor your agency and resiliency. The counselling and advising are rooted in positive psychology, with a blend of cognitive-behavioral, compassion-focused, and solution-focused approaches.

Our team brings experiences in teaching, research, and counselling from pre-school to university levels, supporting parents, educators, teens, and young adults. The common thread is in understanding the factors that may be temporarily hindering an individual’s personal, emotional, relational, academic, or career progress. Together, we will identify and build on your strengths that will move you through setbacks related to these areas.

Qualifications

With doctoral and master’s research training in health education and counselling psychology, our team also has practical experiences in pre-K-12 classrooms, university counselling settings, and community settings. Additional certifications include cognitive-behavior therapy for children and youth, sexual and reproductive health, eating disorders and disordered eating, supporting the wellbeing of adolescents with cancer, teaching students with complex trauma, and helping young people manage depression and low mood due to Covid-19. Our team is well positioned to support the various needs of adolescents, young people, caregivers and educators.

Research

Our research interests are in understanding the factors that are impacting the mental health of adolescents and young people today and the best environments in which trauma-informed care can be provided. These include the social context, such as peer relationships, school, community and home environments, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and the impact of social media on self-worth, self-esteem, and healthy identity formation. Further, we seek to understand how these concerns uniquely impact adolescents with Autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders, chronic or terminal illness, and those from marginalized groups.

To learn more about our team, connect with us here or at info@growithinsight.com.