The Therapy Collective

Our Team

A CONTEMPORARY TRAUMA-INFORMED PSYCHOTHERAPY PRACTICE 

We are a trauma informed centre who will hold each person’s story with the level of reverence, care and safety it deserves. We are here to support you through some of your most difficult experiences. We integrate a holistic Mind-Body approach.

  • Safe & Trauma Informed Space
  • Holistic Mind-Body Evidence-Based Approach
  • Place where everyone can feel Seen & Supported
  • Complete Circle of Care & Collaboration
  • Place where clients walk away with a sense of a Roadmap & Guidance

Let’s Talk.
We will guide you every step of the way.

Michelle Brans MACP Registered Psychotherapist

Days & Evenings

VIRTUAL/IN PERSON

waitlist

Specializations in:

  • Motherhood & Fertility
  • Educator & Healthcare Workers 
  • Burnout & Stress Leave
  • Trauma, C-PTSD & Grief
  • Anxiety, Relationship & Identity Issues  in Young Adults 
  • Parenting, Family & Relationships
  • Clinical Supervision & Consultation for Psychotherapists in Ontario

Mieka Forte MACP Registered Psychotherapist

Days & Evenings

VIRTUAL/IN PERSON

Waitlist

Specializations in:

  • EMDR, Grief, Trauma, PTSD, C-PTSD
  • First Responders & Healthcare Workers
  • Speaking & Workshop Facilitation
  • Corporate Leaders & Entrepreneurship Challenges
  • Individuals supporting others struggling with health issues. 
  • Burnout & Stress
  • Anxiety, Overwhelm, Life Transitions, Cancer  

Victoria Jacobs MACP REGISTERED PSYCHOTHERAPIST

Individuals

VIRTUAL/IN PERSON

Accepting Clients

Specializations in:

  • Teens: Perfectionism, Overthinking, Negative Self-Talk, Low Motivation
  • Young Adults: Quarter life crisis, Feeling lost, Boundary & Trust Issues
  • Anxiety & Panic: Burnout, On edge, Constant Worry & Overthinking
  • Depression: Low Motivation, Low Self-Esteem, Emotional Numbness
  • Perfectionism: Overthinking, People Pleasing, Self-Doubt
  • Imposter Syndrome: Questioning Everything, Not feeling good enough
  • Youth Athletes & High Performance Athletes; specialized programs 
  • Meditation & Clinical Hypnotherapy
Victoria Jacobs
Victoria Jacobs

Brenda Kirkconnell MACP REGISTERED PSYCHOTHERAPIST

Days & Evenings

VIRTUAL/IN PERSON

Accepting Clients

Specializations in:

  • Parenting through Lifestages: early years to adult child relationships
  • Anxiety & Stress: Burnout, panic,  racing thoughts & overthinking
  • Depression: lack of motivation, feeling empty, feeling like a burden
  • Couples & Relationships: Trust issues, repeating unhealthy patterns
  • Caregiver Burnout: Feeling invisible, always putting others first
  • Grief, Trauma, PTSD: childhood trauma, triggers, shame & guilt 
  • Perimenopause & Menopause
  • Life Transitions: Midlife Crisis, loss of self, wanting more from life
  • Sleep Issues, Chronic illness, Pain & Somatic Symptom Support
  • Clinical Hypnotherapy 

Hailey Steyaert MACP REGISTERED PSYCHOTHERAPIST

Days & Evenings

VIRTUAL/IN PERSON

Accepting Clients

Specializations in:

  • Trauma & PTSD: Triggers, Shame & Guilt, Inner critic, Survival Mode
  • Anxiety & Stress: Always on edge, Racing thoughts, Can’t relax, Panic attacks
  • Overthinking,  Perfectionism,  Self Doubt & Low Self-Esteem
  • Anger: Triggers, Managing overwhelm, Difficulty with conflict
  • Grief & Loss
  • Boundaries & People Pleasing
  • Adult ADHD Coaching
Hayley
Hayley

LAMA GHAZZO MACP REGISTERED PSYCHOTHERAPIST (QUALIFYING)

Individuals

VIRTUAL/IN PERSON

Accepting Clients

Specializations in:

  • General Anxiety: Racing thoughts, Always on edge, Constant worry
  • Depression: Low motivation, Negative self-talk, Everything feels hard
  • Teens: Overthinking everything, Struggle with friendships
  • Young Adults: Imposter syndrome, Self-sabotage
  • Parent coaching & consultation: Behaviour,  Emotional regulation 
  • Neurodiversity, ADHD and Autism, Teens & Adults: ADHD coaching
  • Social Anxiety: Overthinking, Fear of judgment, Self-doubt
  • Self-esteem & Perfectionism: Inner critic, Feeling Invisible
  • Relationship:  Boundary issues, Trust issues, Toxic Relationships

Amun Kaur MACP REGISTERED PSYCHOTHERAPIST

IndIVIDUALS/Couples

VIRTUAL/IN PERSON

Accepting Clients

Specializations in:

  • Couples & Family Relationships: repeating unhealthy patterns
  • Codependency, Boundary issues, difficulty with conflict, trust issues
  • Motherhood, Pre/Postpartum & Infertility
  • Burnout: Always putting others first, difficulty getting needs met
  • Trauma, Grief & PTSD: triggers, shame & guilt, childhood trauma
  • Anxiety: Overthinking, People Pleasing, Perfectionism
  • Depression: Feeling numb or empty, hopelessness, low energy

Ashley McIntyre MACP REGISTERED PSYCHOTHERAPIST (QUALifying)

IndIVIDUALS

VIRTUAL/Evenings

Accepting Clients

Specializations in:

  • Parenting Support & Behaviour Consultation:  Emotional Regulation
  • Mood & Depression: Lack of motivation, feeling empty, hopelessness 
  • Anxiety & Stress: Overthinking, Always on edge, constant worry 
  • Self-Esteem & Perfectionism: Self-doubt, negative self talk
  • Relationship: Boundary issues, trouble saying no, feeling invisible
  • Life Transitions: Loss of self, feeling lost, questioning everything

Dana Wilson Masters of Education, MACP (candidate) REGISTERED PSYCHOTHERAPIST (QUALifying), Supervised Practice

IndIVIDUALS

In person/Evenings

Accepting Clients

Specializations in:

  • Anxiety: Overthinking, People pleasing, Self-doubt, Constant worry
  • Depression: Lack of motivation, Feeling empty, Withdrawal from others
  • Chronic Stress: Burnout, Feelings of overwhelm, Imposter Syndrome
  • Educators: Mental Health & Stress Leave Support
  • Parenting Support:  Behaviour & Education Consultation 
  • Teen & Women’s ADHD & Neurodiversity: ADHD Coaching
  • Relationships: Boundaries,  People Pleasing,  Always putting others first
  • Life transitions: Midlife crisis, peri/menopause, disconnected from self

I am currently a master’s level MA in Counselling Psychology practicum student who is qualified to practice at the practicum site under the clinical supervision of an approved practicum Supervisor, Michelle Brans MACP RP.