Kara’s clinical focus is on helping individuals manage anxiety, enhance emotional regulation, manage grief, and navigate parenting challenges. With training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Mindfulness, she employs a diverse toolkit to support her clients. Kara has completed certification courses in DBT, anxiety management, and Mindfulness, further enriching her practice with approaches from Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems (IFS).

Kara’s therapeutic style is deeply client-centered and supportive. She creates a non-judgmental, strengths-based environment, focusing on helping each client feel heard, understood, and empowered to achieve their personal goals. Her commitment to fostering a warm, safe space helps clients feel welcome and valued throughout their healing journey. Kara has experience working with individuals, parents, and families within the child welfare system, building strong, supportive relationships and empowering her clients to make significant, positive changes in their lives.

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Soraya has a focus on anxiety and depression, stress management, conflict resolution, anger management, phobias, gender identity, and chronic pain. She uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness and Solution Focused therapies with many clients. Soraya believes that as each client begins at their own pace, Soraya is able to follow the client and use appropriate therapeutic interventions to the benefit of each individual. It is important that each individual that comes into a session feels comfortable and safe to share their world with the therapist. Soraya believes that as long as the client feels comfortable, then the counselling process can be helpful and fulfilling.

Soraya was born in rural Newfoundland and moved to St. John’s at a young age. She graduated with a science degree in Behavioural Neurosciences. She went on to complete her Masters of Education in Counselling Psychology with a thesis in Anger Management. In addition, Soraya has completed courses in pharmacology and psychiatry. Soraya has broad experience working in rural and urban populations within Canada, the USA, and internationally.

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Heidi Edgar is a Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of Mental Health and Addictions experience throughout her work in healthcare, corrections, non-profit and intensive case management programming.

Heidi specializes in working with adults living with mental health concerns (anxiety, depression, PTSD, etc), workplace stress, life transitions, leadership and boundaries. She has worked extensively with those working in health care professions and caregiving roles struggling with workplace burnout, compassion fatigue and career dissatisfaction.

Heidi utilizes a client-centred trauma informed approach in her practice as well as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Strengths based, Appreciative Inquiry, and Solution Focused. She provides a calm and nurturing presence to help validate emotions and thoughts while supporting the individual and honouring their journey.

Heidi holds a Master of Social Work and a Bachelor of Social Work from The University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) and a Certificate in Criminology from Memorial University. Heidi also holds a Certificate in Advanced Leadership from the Gardiner Centre of Memorial University. She is currently completing a Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching form Royal Roads University.

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Toby places a great deal of emphasis on building strong, trusting, and respectful therapeutic relationships with his clients. He uses a foundation of cognitive behavioural strategies and mindfulness to teach clients concrete emotional regulation skills.

Toby works with children, adolescents, and adults. Common concerns that clients have are anxiety, depression, behavioural concerns, parenting issues, addictions, and interpersonal relationships. Toby has experience working with people dealing with eating disorders at the Calgary Eating Disorder Clinic.

Toby’s education consists of a Masters of Social Work (Clinical Specialty), a Masters of Science in Medicine (Community Health and Humanities), and a Bachelors of Kinesiology. Toby has also achieved a certification of Reiki Master from Mount Royal University in Calgary, AB. With his unique blend of education and experience Toby takes a holistic approach to health, striving to find a balance between mental, emotional, spiritual and physical well-being to help clients be their happiest and best self.

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Moya Smith MSW RSW is passionate about children, families, and connection. She uses relational neuroscience to understand - and help parents understand! – their kids’ big, baffling behaviours. Moya specializes in trauma and loss for both kids and their parents. All behaviour is communication, so what are your kids saying? And what does your behavior and experience as a parent say about how you are doing? Moya’s work is all about working together with the parents to provide felt safety, connection and regulation to the whole family.

Moya is a TBRI practitioner, and her practice is Theraplay - informed. She is also trained in EMDR, Sandtray, and the Safe and Sound Protocol. Moya has trained social workers, nannies and orphanage directors in China and offers pre-adoptive training for parents. She has been in private practice for over 10 years in Colorado and is thrilled to be back “home” in Newfoundland.

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Charlotte practices from a person-centered, trauma-informed perspective. Compassionate, open-minded, and non-judgmental, she uses the therapeutic relationship to nurture a safe environment for clients to share their stories and have their personal experiences validated. Charlotte believes that understanding the individual needs of clients is essential in collaboratively supporting their healing and growth.

Charlotte draws from multiple therapeutic frameworks including strengths-based, solution-focused, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Her areas of practice include depression, anxiety, grief, suicide ideation, and non-suicidal self-injury. She is also well-versed in vegan nutrition and is fully supportive of holistic and lifestyle approaches to health and mental wellness.

Charlotte has a Master’s of Education in Counselling Psychology, is a Canadian Certified Counsellor, and has undergraduate degrees in arts, education, and special education. She has extensive experience with the education system both as a special education teacher and as a parent, and has a strong understanding of many related issues, having lived and worked in various settings across Canada.

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Jen has been working with people who experience mental health and substance use challenges for the past 15 years. With a broad range of experiences spanning the country, the foundation of her practice is rooted in harm reduction and self-determination. Jen sees recovery as an individual journey: an ever-adapting process which evolves as your life changes and your goals become clearer. Building strong therapeutic relationships complement this process, and Jen works to create a welcoming, nonjudgmental space for her clients to feel comfortable in sharing their stories with her.

Jen completed a BSW and MSW at the University of British Columbia, with a clinical focus on mental health and substance use. She is continuously pursuing research in these areas, currently participating in a study investigating harm reduction practices in residential treatment. Jen teaches at the School of Social Work at Memorial University part time, and is active in the community on multiple levels. She has experience with substance use in Corrections, complex mental health and substance use in community, and she works primarily with youth and adults.

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Kate practices from a trauma informed approach and is trained in various therapeutic interventions such as cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Developing a collaborative framework to nurture the strengths of her clients is critical to her practice. Working from this client-centered and emotion-focused framework is an integral part of her therapeutic approach. She is committed to creating a safe, non-judgmental environment where therapeutic relationships can flourish.

Kate’s areas of practice include working with clients experiencing anxiety and depression disorders, emotion regulation/distress tolerance skills, addiction, anger management, trauma, sexual abuse, court mandated youth and post 9/11 veterans. She has experience in providing both individual and group therapy for adolescents and adults. Moreover, she has vast training and experience in working with personality disorders, specifically borderline personality disorder

Kate holds a Clinical Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California, USA with a focus on children and adolescents. Kate completed her Bachelor of Arts in Criminology (major) with a Psychology (minor) as well as a post baccalaureate diploma in human development and counselling from Simon Fraser University.

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