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Amber is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) in Ontario and a Registered Expressive Arts Therapist (REAT) with the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association. She brings over eight years of experience working with children, parents, underprivileged women, caregivers, older adults, and diverse communities through expressive arts interventions. Her work has addressed a wide range of areas, including supporting individuals with special educational needs (SEN), healing from childhood trauma, navigating challenging family dynamics, managing emotional disturbances, enhancing self-esteem, and developing effective stress management skills.

Amber believes that the arts and imagination are powerful therapeutic agents—offering pathways to self-awareness, self-expression, and creative problem- solving for life’s challenges. Her sessions are both deep and playful, fostering a safe and supportive environment where individuals can approach difficulties with courage and openness. Guided by her art-based training, Amber helps clients explore non- verbal and sensory modes of expression, enriching their flexibility, resilience, and capacity to engage with life in new and meaningful ways.

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Laura is a registered psychotherapist who has been working in children’s mental health for over 10 years at accredited children’s mental health centres and in private practice.

She supports families with children and teens who are struggling with issues like anxiety, sadness, feelings of anger, social struggles, attention and learning difficulties, family conflict, behaviour challenges at home and school, and parenting challenges and insecurities. She has specialized experience in supporting mental health challenges related to learning disabilities and neurodiversity.

Laura explores how “big feelings” contribute to problems and challenging behaviors. She works with children and teens to better understand their emotional experiences, tolerate their feelings, and use coping strategies to regulate their emotions and behavior. Laura appreciates that it can be hard for kids to engage in traditional therapies and she is playful and creative in adapting her strategy and approach.

Laura recognizes that parents are a key factor in promoting children’s mental health. She knows how intense, complicated, and emotionally vulnerable it is to be a parent. She approaches parenting with compassion and without judgement. Laura works with parents to better understand their children’s emotions and to respond in ways that promote coping and parent-child relationships. She supports parents to explore their own experiences as parents and to manage their own stresses and triggers. It’s her goal for parents to feel confident in their parenting approach and their relationship with their child.

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Melissa is a registered social worker with 20 years of experience supporting the mental health and well-being of infants, children, youth, and families in a variety of community and education settings. She is passionate about helping clients navigate a range of life challenges and emotions such as anxiety, low mood/depression, behaviour concerns, and other parenting concerns.

With specialized training in infant and early childhood sleep and well-being, Melissa is also equipped to work with families to address sleep difficulties from a holistic perspective that centers connection and goes far beyond bedtime.

With a non-judgmental stance and a collaborative approach, Melissa strives to build a strong therapeutic relationship, in which clients feel their stories are heard and their concerns and goals are understood. She draws from a variety of evidence-informed treatment modalities and tools, such as Psychoeducation, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. Her approach is tailored to the unique needs of each family and is always grounded in attachment theory.

In addition to her formal training, Melissa’s approach is inspired by the countless families she has had the privilege of learning from as well as her own lived experience as a parent of two young children.

• Please note that if your child attends the Catholic School Board we will look at matching you with an alternative associate due to potential professional conflict of interest.

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Ejemen (Eje) Iyayi is a Registered Social Worker with over 11 years of experience working with children, youth, and families within a variety of community and hospital-based settings. She has worked on multi-disciplinary teams in in-patient and out-patient mental health services, has a certificate in mediation from the Justice Institute of British Columbia, and has done extensive group facilitation work with youth and caregivers.

Grounded in attachment theory, oriented towards trauma-informed care, and equipped with an anti-oppressive lens, Eje has an appreciation for the nuances in people’s life stories. As such, she incorporates a balance of compassion, collaboration, and creativity into her approach. Whether it be a young child, teenager, parent, or family unit, Eje is dedicated to seeking out strengths because she believes this to be both a launching pad for growth and a window into the possibilities of change.

With her warm, grounded, and genuine spirit, Eje works hard to foster - and remain accountable to - safety, trust, and authenticity at every point during her therapeutic work alongside clients.

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Christina Lanteigne is a Registered Social Worker with over 9 years of experience supporting infants, children, youth, and parents in various community settings. Certified in both Perinatal (PMH-C) and Infant Mental Health, she supports clients with worries involving: adjusting to parenthood, maternal mental health, infant mental health, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, and parent/child relationship troubles.

With warmth and compassion, Christina gets to know your children, family dynamics, and your hopes for outcomes of therapy. Christina is highly trauma-informed and committed to healing within relationships, meaning that she will work diligently to ensure that her relationship with your family will be a place of comfort and safety.

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Sophia is a registered social worker with experience supporting children and families, particularly in emotional and social development, anxiety, and strengthening family bonds. Her client-centered, strengths-based approach combines play-based therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and attachment-based practices to help children navigate emotions, build resilience, and foster meaningful connections.

Sophia helps children express, understand, and process their feelings in a warm and engaging environment. Through play-based therapy, she creates opportunities for children to express themselves and address challenges in a way that feels comfortable and supportive.

Sophia also provides parenting support to improve communication and strengthen relationships within the family. She helps parents deepen their understanding of their child’s emotional needs, while promoting healthy attachment and emotional well-being, tailored to each family’s unique dynamics.

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Ankita is a Registered Social Worker with 4 years of experience working with children, youth and families, in community mental health and education settings. Ankita has a strong understanding and knowledge of common social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties children, youth and their families struggle with. Ankita works closely with children, youth and families to help navigate life’s challenges, and to support them in recognizing their strengths and in reaching their desired goals.

Ankita understands that it can be difficult to share personal feelings and experiences. Ankita’s gentle and patient disposition makes her easy for children and youth to connect with. In recognizing the importance of building a relationship with clients, she creates a safe, therapeutic environment based on trust, support, positivity, and mutual respect.

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Occupational Therapy supports us in the success of life’s everyday activities; from dressing, eating, sleeping, toileting, and school, to each routine and transition that comes in between.

Emilie is a licensed Occupational Therapist with the ability to support children and their families to thrive in their everyday routines. She comes with experience supporting children and families from preterm infants to later teenage years. Emilie offers a family-centered approach, by focusing on the family and child’s goals and values in her interventions.

Emilie’s experience within the Neonatal-ICU and follow up clinic has equipped her to support in early motor skill development, such as rolling, crawling, and hand movement. She comes with interventions to support both cognitive and social skills as well as feeding and ‘picky eaters.’

She also has direct experience in supporting children who are preparing for school as well as older youth both within school and at home. She can implement strategies related to attention, writing, learning, memory, and sensation.

Emilie’s professional background of working with people of all ages with various chronic conditions such as traumatic brain injury rehabilitation and chronic pain management has equipped her with the knowledge, resources, and empathy required to support individuals in the functional impact of many diagnoses.

Emilie values keeping parents informed and educated on their child’s growth and challenges. Using a warm, collaborative, and strength-based approach to her care, Emilie aims to provide manageable interventions for both within sessions and outside sessions to support your child’s development.

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Katelyn is a warm, compassionate, and skilled social worker with 15 years experience in children’s mental health. Her extensive background includes community mental health centres as well as outpatient pediatric psychiatry at both Sickkids and CAMH. Katelyn’s primary focus is working with children, youth, and their parents to address concerns with anxiety, social anxiety, low mood, emotional dysregulation, behaviour concerns, school avoidance, and parent-child or family conflict. She has worked with neurodiverse clients including those with ADHD, FASD, and high functioning ASD. Katelyn offers individual, parent, and family psychotherapy.

Katelyn firmly believes that connection is the foundation of both a meaningful psychotherapy relationship and a nurturing, resilient family life. This is evident in her work with children, youth, and families, where the priority is always ensuring they feel supported, heard, and empowered to create positive change. Katelyn approaches every presenting concern through a trauma-informed and systems-based lens, focusing on treatment that builds confidence, strengthens relationships, and establishes a harmonious balance between warmth and expectations at home.

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Dr. Hilary Scott-Row is a Licensed Clinical and School Psychologist who provides both assessment and treatment services to children and adolescents. She has a particular passion for supporting neurodivergent youth and their parents.

Dr. Hilary takes a collaborative and strengths-based approach in her work at Attuned Families. Her assessment style is grounded in warmth and patient understanding. Dr. Hilary is exceptionally thorough from start-to-finish in the assessment process and believes in meeting the youth, and their families, where they’re at. She takes the time to get to know the whole child and approaches assessments with flexibility and compassion. Dr. Hilary welcomes the opportunity to not only support youth and their families throughout the assessment process, but also in navigating supports post-assessment.

In addition to Dr. Hilary’s extensive experience in conducting assessments, she also provides psychological treatment to children and adolescents, parent support, and school/community consultation. She is passionate about creating a safe and welcoming clinical space where youth and their parents can feel at ease. Dr. Hilary’s treatment approach is evidence-based and integrative. She draws primarily from cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT-informed), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and emotion-focused family therapy (EFFT).

Dr. Hilary’s work experience includes numerous private practice and healthcare settings, as well as a variety of educational systems. Alongside her work at Attuned Families, Dr. Hilary provides further assessment and treatment services in the GTA.

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Carina is a Drama Therapist who is originally from the UK but recently moved to Toronto. Carina completed her undergraduate degree in Drama at Bath Spa University and went on to complete a Master’s degree in Drama Therapy at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London.

Carina brings warmth, adaptability, and a client-led approach to her work. She strives to create a safe, non-judgemental environment where children and families feel supported to explore their experiences and emotions. She has extensive experience working in mental health settings with children and families, and calls upon a range of creative focused approaches in her work. Carina particularly values offering alternative ways to communicate thoughts and feelings, recognising that creative expression can often help people express what may feel difficult to put into words.

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