Maggie Abbott B.Ed, BA, M.Ed., CCC, ND. (she/her)

Maggie is a Canadian Certified Counsellor and holds a master degree in Counselling Psychology from Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. She has over a decade of experience working with children, teens, adults, and families in various capacities including the non-profit, education, and health sectors. Maggie is a member of the Canadian Association for Play Therapy (CAPT) and Postpartum Support International (PSI). She is currently completing a certificate program in Grief and Loss as well as a certification in Perinatal Mental Health.

Maggie has extensive experience and a love for supporting children, teens, and their families. She offers play-based counselling services to children, teens, and their caregivers to help support them with anxiety, depression, challenging behaviour, parenting support, emotional regulation, grief and loss, self-esteem, and relationship challenges. Her therapy space has a sandtray, puppets, games, art supplies, and other play materials.

Maggie also provides counselling services to adults. She discovered a passion for working with adults who are experiencing trauma and grief through supporting survivors of sexual violence and newcomers to Canada. In addition, her experience with becoming a new mom during the heights of the COVID-19 pandemic has drawn to the area of perinatal mental health and working with individuals during pregnancy, postpartum, fertility challenges, and loss. She also provides support for adults who are experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, relationship challenges, parenting challenges, and life transitions.

Maggie believes in creating a safe and non-judgemental space for her clients so they can work collaboratively to set individualized therapeutic goals. She takes an eclectic approach to counselling, drawing primarily from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), and approaches within a play-based model.

Maggie enjoys working with clients of all ages and is accepting referrals for children, teens, adults, families, and the perinatal population. Receipts are provided for insurance reimbursement/tax purposes. Your session may be covered by insurance under clinical counselling and/or naturopath provider categories.

Maggie Abbott B.Ed, BA, M.Ed., CCC, ND. (she/her) Maggie is a Canadian Certified Counsellor and ... Read More

Jessica Cowan Royle B.Sc, M.Ed, CCC, ND, Co-Founder & Director (she/her)

Jessica is a Certified Canadian Counsellor and holds a master’s degree in Counselling Psychology. She is a member in good standing with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, Canadian Association of Child and Play Therapy, Perinatal Support International (PSI), and EMDR International Association.

In her work with clients, Jessica prioritizes creating a warm and accepting therapeutic environment. She values building an authentic connection with her clients, where they feel unconditionally accepted. Jessica believes wholeheartedly in each person’s inherent strength and resiliency and supports folks to acknowledge patterns that are holding them back in life. Her work with clients often focuses on developing new resources, moving through unhealed trauma or distress and developing a deeper understanding of themselves. The goal of this work for most folks, is the ability to live a meaningful and purposeful life.

Jessica’s post-graduate training makes her best suited to support adults, children, and families who have past or current experiences with anxiety, depression, relational or attachment concerns and trauma. She integrates EMDR when supporting folks who have experienced single incident and complex trauma. Jessica is passionate about supporting folks in the perinatal period. Her commitment to this work is informed by her journey toward and her lived experience within motherhood.

As a clinician, Jessica acknowledges her role in prioritizing safety, trust and the creation of collaborative therapeutic goals so that her client’s can focus on moving toward change. She looks forward to connecting with you to see if she is the right fit to support you, your child, youth, or your family in making meaningful and adaptive life changes.

Jessica Cowan Royle B.Sc, M.Ed, CCC, ND, Co-Founder & Director (she/her) Jessica is a Certif... Read More

Ashley is a registered clinical social worker with the Newfoundland and Labrador College of Social Workers and holds both a Master of Social Work and a Bachelor of Social Work degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. She has over 12 years of social work experience, working alongside individuals and families, within a variety of practice settings.

Ashley’s practice stems from a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach, with a focus on creating safe and inclusive spaces for all. She is passionate about supporting adults and couples who are struggling with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, emotional regulation, grief/loss and relationship difficulties. Through an intentional emphasis on creating a warm, welcoming, and judgement-free space, Ashley’s objective is that clients feel a sense of hope, and find comfort in discussing and exploring the challenges they face and discovering strategies to help navigate them. An integration of a variety of interventions and skills are used in sessions and will vary for each client, but can include elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Solution Focused Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Ashley is trained in the Gottman Method for working with relationships and couples and is currently accepting both couples and individual clients.

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Chantel Dwyer M.Ed, CCC, ND. (she/her)

Chantel is a Canadian Certified Counselor who holds a bachelors degree in Fine Arts (Theatre), Education (primary/elementary) and a masters in Counselling Psychology from Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. She is also a member of the Canadian Association of Child and Play Therapy (CAPT).

Chantel has 15 years experience working with children and their caregivers and offers counselling services to children (12 and under), youth, caregivers and adults. Chantel has vast knowledge in early childhood intervention, child development, emotional regulation, social communication and challenging behaviours. She is genuine and authentic with her clients and prioritizes making a therapeutic connection to help them establish goals and explore strategies to encourage growth and change.

As a mother of three, Chantel has a special interest in Perinatal Mental Health and providing services to clients throughout their journey. She is committed to continuous learning and is passionate about walking with clients on their path to self-exploration. Her approach is never as the expert, but as someone who has years of practice and a toolbox of information. Chantel takes a collaborative approach, drawing from Person-Centred Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, and approaches within a play-based model.

Receipts are provided for insurance reimbursements/tax purposes. Your session may be covered by insurance under clinical counselling and/or naturopath provider categories.

Chantel Dwyer M.Ed, CCC, ND. (she/her) Chantel is a Canadian Certified Counselor who holds a bac... Read More

Becky Fleming BA, M.Ed., CCC, ND (she/her)

Becky is a Canadian Certified Counsellor with a master’s degree in Counselling Psychology from Memorial University of Newfoundland. She has worked alongside adults, children, and teens for over a decade in various community and private-sector supportive roles. Becky is a warm, down-to-earth therapist who focuses on practical solutions to both everyday problems and complex issues. She believes that people have the solutions, but can often use a little help getting there.

Becky has extensive experience supporting people who drink, use substances, and/or are harmed by their substance use. She takes a harm-reduction approach to helping people live their lives more safely with substances and increasing their whole-person wellness. She also specializes in working with young people on their mental health, including working with neurodivergent youth and children. Becky has completed The Gottman Method training for couples and marriage therapy. She enjoys working with all couples and helping people navigate healthier relationships- including queer and 2SLGBTQIA+ relationships. She also has years of experience supporting people that have experienced trauma, as well as gender-based violence (including family violence, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, etc.).

Becky is a solution-focused practitioner, integrating narrative, feminist, and motivational interviewing lenses. She takes a pragmatic approach to adapting therapy for the person sitting in the chair, and what works best for them. She also offers some creative approaches to counseling, such as Walk-and-Talk therapy, for those who benefit from something a little less traditional.

Receipts are provided for insurance reimbursements/tax purposes. Your session may be covered by insurance under clinical counselling and/or naturopath provider categories.

Becky Fleming BA, M.Ed., CCC, ND (she/her) Becky is a Canadian Certified Counsellor with a maste... Read More

Tracy uses a trauma informed, integrated approach drawing from Solution Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Mindfulness, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, to help individuals struggling with a variety of concerns. She is passionate about supporting children, adolescents, and families who are facing challenges related to trauma, life stressors, grief/loss, self harm, anxiety, depression, emotional regulation, and other mental health concerns. Her goal is to work with clients to set personal and educational goals, develop positive self-identity and build resilence, and establish meaningful relationships.

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Claire Riggs (she/her/hers) Claire is a registered clinical social worker with the Newfoundland and Labrador College of Social Workers. She holds a Bachelor of Social Work degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland and a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Toronto. She has five years of social work experience working with youth and adults in community settings. During her master’s program, Claire did her practicum at Sunnybrook Hospital’s Frederick W Thompson Anxiety Disorders Centre intensive OCD program, the only inpatient OCD program in Canada. Through this, Claire was trained in and worked from a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) – Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) model. Claire also uses Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Narrative Therapy in her practice. Claire is passionate about her work with OCD and in supporting youth and adults who are struggling with anxiety disorders, emotional regulation, and eating disorders. She is a strengths – based social worker who works from a trauma informed approach creating a warm and welcoming space for everyone. Claire is accepting youth and adult clients. The fee for a 50-minute session is $140. Receipts are provided for reimbursement/tax purposes. Your session can be covered by insurance under the registered social worker category.

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