About
About my practice
Hello and welcome! My name is Pamela and I'm a Registered Psychotherapist living in Toronto and offering online sessions throughout Ontario. My specialties include: Relationship Issues, Life Transitions, Trauma (Brainspotting), and Addiction.
I help individuals create healthier, more fulfilling relationships – starting with the one they have with themselves.
MY PRACTICE
Often, people come to therapy when the issues they’re facing feel bigger than they are. Some people are functioning quite well, yet there is something tapping at them from within that won’t stay quiet. It’s not entirely clear what this is but it tends to get louder until it is heard.
I believe every person is capable of growth and change, and that they have the inner resources to make positive change. Carl Rogers, founder of Client-Centered Therapy, discovered when the therapist creates a genuine, empathetic, and accepting environment, people are equipped to transform their own lives. I create that environment with a range of approaches, so my clients feel empowered to embrace the changes they are looking for.
A Window Into My Story
10 years ago, my teenage son took his first steps to recover from a mental health and addiction crisis. To find support for him, I consulted doctors, therapists, addiction counsellors and treatment centres. Holding hands with my family, we surrounded our son on his recovery journey. I was inspired to change careers and return to my roots of helping people. The whole experience was an education and then in 2014, I went back to school.
CREDENTIALS
Education
* Post-Graduate Diploma in Spiritual Psychotherapy – Transformational Arts College
* Certificates in Addiction Studies and Counselling Skills – Centennial College
* Honours Bachelor of Arts – University of Toronto, Victoria College
Training Highlights
*Brainspotting Phase 1 – The Rev Martha S Jacobi, PhD, NYC
*Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) – PESI
*Discovering the Total Self: Balancing Mind, Body & Spirit – Transformational Arts
*Loving Bravely: Helping Clients (Single/Dating/Single-Again) – Dr Alexandra Solomon
*Mindfulness Training for Professionals – Duke University Integrative Medicine
*Narcissism, Infidelity & Trauma in Couples Therapy – Terry Real and Esther Perel
*Seven Windows to the Soul Workshop – Anodea Judith
*Solutions-Focused Brief Therapy – OISE, University of Toronto
*The Great Work: Self-Knowledge & Healing through the Wheel of the Year – Tiffany Lazic
Career Experience
My experience is diverse: I had a multifaceted career in advertising and marketing in senior leadership roles, including the launch of a startup for Canadian women. I attended chef school overseas and briefly ran my own cooking school in Toronto. Following university, I spent several years as an employment counsellor helping students.
Member
* College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) * Brainspotting Canada Association
* Ontario Society of Registered Psychotherapists (OSRP)
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