- 15+ years working in children’s mental health residential treatment, including Clinical Director of Pioneer Youth Services and House of Friendship addictions services
- Lisa is certified in Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation
- With Interfaith since 2010.
- Has twenty years of clinical experience counselling couples, children, and individuals struggling with various mental health issues
- Specialized interest and training have focused on co-parenting after separation/divorce, anxiety and grief
- Provides Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselling and lunch and learn wellness presentations
- Is currently an Accreditation Reviewer with the Canadian Centre for Accreditation
- Has worked with Interfaith since 2014.
- Nancy has a Bachelor of Education in Adult Education and is a certified Thanatolgist
- Extensive experience working with children, youth, and adults in the area of grief and bereavement, terminal illness, and life transitions
- Work has also included teaching a large number of volunteers to work with those facing terminal illness
- Speaker at various national conferences in the area of grief and bereavement
- Facilitates grief support groups provided by Interfaith for children, youth and adults
- Works with adolescents and adults addressing mental health, self-injury and disordered eating both at ICC and at Waterloo-Oxford high school
- Provides counseling for couples, leads a pre-marriage workshop and provides faith-based counselling upon request
- Teaches a course on depression, anxiety, self-injury and introduction to counseling. She has also crisis response planning for institutions and agencies such as schools and emergency responder
- With Interfaith since 2003
- Specializes in addictions and mental health concerns including anxiety and depression, as well as self-harm and eating disorders
- Has worked in harm reduction programs for individuals with addictions since 2010 with House of Friendship and Sanguen Health Centre in Waterloo
- Abby works with teens and adults from a client-driven, strengths-based philosophy
- Provides counselling at the local elementary schools, facilitates the Boys R Us groups and the Growth Through Marriage workshops
- Specializes in narrative work, attachment and play therapy
- Has a love for the community, and believes that a healthy community is made up of healthy individuals and families. He finds it is a joy to walk with people during the transitions and struggles of life as they seek wholeness and wellness
- With Interfaith since 2003
- Over 15 years of experience working with children and families in various settings including: Children’s Aid Society, Ray of Hope, Lutherwood and Kidsability
- Runs the Girl Power groups at the local elementary schools
- Pursuing certification as a play therapist/child psychotherapist
- Fiona treats a variety of children’s mental health needs and believes strongly in involving families in the treatment process
- Has worked for Interfaith since 2012 as the Lead School-Based Counsellor
- Experience working with prevalent presenting issues such as: anxiety, depression, work and life stress, suicidal ideation, relationship concerns and more
- Facilitates mental health groups such as Mindfulness and Anxiety workshops
- Strong involvement with the local community and mental health initiatives