Meet Joanne
Hello, I’m Joanne (she/her). I offer relational, psychodynamic, somatic informed psychotherapy.
As a Registered Psychotherapist, RP in private practice. I work with individuals aged 18+. and I’m a member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists Ontario (CRPO).
Educated at Toronto Institute Relational Psychotherapy, The four-year clinical training program, bases it’s approach in relational, attachment-focused, psychodynamic therapy. Alongside this program, i also completed specialist training in trauma, via the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute.
My professional background includes 13+ years of working in mental health. Including crisis intervention, counselling for youth and young adults. In my earlier career, i worked in the not-for profit sector, with an emphasis on supporting children and families living with developmental disabilities.
Before relocating from the UK to Canada in 2016. I also completed clinical training at Regent’s University in London.
To assist my work as a clinician, i participate in regular clinical supervision, ongoing professional development, and see my own therapist.
Areas of specialization/interest:
Grief and Loss l Anxiety l Depression l Relationship Challenges l Developmental Trauma l Shame and Self-esteem Exploring Identity l Life Transitions l Caregivers of People Living with Disabilities.
*If you’re seeking support for something outside these areas. Please contact me.
Professional/Clinical Memberships
- Registered Psychotherapist #13503, College of Registered Psychotherapists Ontario (CRPO)
- Professional Member, Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
- Canadian Association of Psychodynamic Therapists (CAPT)
- Ontario Society for Registered Psychotherapists (ORSP)
- International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. (IARPP)
Education & Clinical Training
- Toronto Institute Relational Psychotherapy, TIRPDip.
- Post Graduate Certificate, Counselling & Psychotherapy Regents University London, UK. PGcert.
- Trauma Certificate, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute.
- Foundation Certificate, Art Therapy British Association of Art Therapists.
- Bachelor of Science (Hons) Communication, Northumbria University UK.