Meet Our Team
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       Elyse Ayliffe, HBSW, MSW, RSWREGISTERED SOCIAL WORKER, EMDR THERAPIST, CLINICAL TRAUMATOLOGIST, CERTIFIED AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER CLINICAL SPECIALIST ** Waitlist for New Clients Elyse (she/her) is a Registered Social Worker and Clinical Traumatologist who has completed her Masters in Social Work. She has been providing counselling since 2015, working with families, couples, adolescents and adults alike. Her compassionate and empathetic nature has allowed her to walk with clients experiencing a wide range of ever changing life events such as relationship issues, co parenting coaching, autism services, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, self harm, suicidal thoughts, family conflict (including resist-refuse dynamics), grief and loss, managing emotions, flexible thinking, coping skills, and supportive counselling. She is passionate about understanding the complexities of trauma and the impact it can have in relation to development and growth. 
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       Lindsay Clara, HBSW, MSW, RSWREGISTERED SOCIAL WORKER, PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH CERTIFIED Lindsay (she/her) is a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree. She has over ten years of extensive experience working with children (7+), transitional-aged youth, adolescents, and adults. Her therapeutic approach is grounded in relational therapy, which allows her to be present with clients as an authentic human in sessions, rather than a blank slate. Her philosophy emphasizes looking at the whole person, not just their symptoms, to promote wellness and feel equipped to navigate life with greater ease. She has specialized training in perinatal mental health and is deeply committed to supporting individuals and families through some of life’s most tender and transformative moments. Her work focuses on grief and bereavement after pregnancy loss, fertility and infertility struggles, the challenges of parenthood, and life transitions. 
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       Amanda Dizio, HBSW, RSWREGISTERED SOCIAL WORKER VIRTUAL SESSIONS ONLY Amanda has an Honours Bachelors of Social Work and has been providing supportive and crisis counselling since 2016, and has extensive experience in the area of gender-based violence, specially domestic, intimate partner, and family violence for women, children, youth, and gender-and sexually-diverse individuals. Amanda possesses a broad range of experience assisting individuals of all ages, in any life stage, when support is needed. With a background in palliative care and grief, as well as supporting those who experience Aphasia and Communication Disorders, Amanda’s compassionate approach ensures wrap-around support for both her clients, and their loved ones. 

