Our Counsellors

Registered School Psychologist. Credentials: Ph.D., C. Psych.
Languages: English, Polish.
Areas of expertise: 17.
Age groups: Children, Adolescents.
Modalities: Psychological Testing and Evaluation, CBT, Coaching, Motivational Interviewing, Strength-Based.
Type of Counselling: Individual, Group.

Dr. Ewa J. Antczak is a registered school psychologist with many years of experience. She developed Ideal Me program for youths, their parents and teachers that focuses on teaching the key concepts that are critical for a children’s future success, such as a realistic understanding of strengths and limitations and a consistent desire for self-improvement. The goal is to help and encourage youths to build the capacity to interact with others in a way that shows respect for their ideas and behaviors through cooperation and tolerance in many different and even challenging social situations. Dr. Ewa Antczak coaches parents and educators so they can focus their efforts on the development of each child’s inner core strength and on providing them with the tools they need to maintain self-confidence. The goal is to teach children that they must strive to surpass themselves—rather than others–and that other children are in fact their partners in this effort. This approach creates in an identity based on one’s own achievements. In this way, these are children are able to make themselves the measure of their success, whether it is in the classroom or in sports. Dr. Ewa J. Antczak is an author and co-author of several research papers that are related to psychopathology, attitude change and narrative mode of thinking. She is also an author of several chapters in the handout on social advertisement: Propaganda of good hearts – handout on social advertisement.

Dr. Ewa J. Antczak has presented at many conferences, professional development sessions, as well as workshops and trainings. Dr. Ewa J. Antczak is affiliated with the Ontario Psychological Association where she is a member of Section on Psychology in Education (SecPe). She is a chair of the Learning Disability Intensive Support Programing Committee, and a member of a Learning Disability Programming Recommendations Committee, as well as an Alternative Curriculum and Assistive Technology Committees.

Dr. Ewa J. Antczak is affiliated with pre-doctoral psychology internship consortium and for many years, she has been providing supervision for practicum and internship students at the Toronto Catholic District School Board. Since 2001, she has been working as an Assistant Professor at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities where she was teaching courses on Psychology of Personality, Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Psychology of Emotion and Motivation, and Statistics. Dr. Ewa J. Antczak also provides services in polish, her native language.

Registered Psychotherapist, Credentials: BA Child and Family Development.
Languages: English.
Areas of expertise: Anger Management, Antisocial Personality, Anxiety, Behavioural Issues, Career Guidance, Child or Adolescent, Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Divorce, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Men’s Issues, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Parenting, Peer Relationships, School Issues, Self-Harming, Self Esteem, Spirituality, Sports Performance, Stress, Trauma and PTSD, Mental Health, Mood Disorders.
Age groups: Adolescents / Teenagers (14 to 19), Adults.
Modalities: Individuals, Couples, Family.
Type of Therapy: Mindfulness-Based (MBCT), Coaching, Eclectic, Experiential Therapy, Family Systems, Somatic, Structural Family Therapy.

Amal Benoit is a Registered Psychotherapists with over 20 years of experience in providing therapy and direct service to youth, adults and families. Amal has been working at the Youthdale Treatment Centre, East Metro Youth Services and Woodview Children Centre. He has been providing a therapeutic, school based milieu of services that enabled adolescents to deal with a variety of substance use and mental health issues, by providing supportive services that aided them in returning into the school system. In his practice Amal develops individual treatment plans which are focused on skill development in areas of: anger management, communication skills, behaviour management, relationship building, substance use, problem solving, and self awareness. Amal also has experience in working with children with Autism and their families.

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Registered Psychotherapist. Credentials: RP, CATA Professional.
Languages: English, Chinese.
Areas of expertise: Addiction, ADHD, Alzheimer’s, Anger Management, Anxiety, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Coping Skills, Depression, Eating Disorders, Grief, Intellectual Disability, Life Transitions, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Self Esteem, Sleep or Insomnia, Stress, Trauma and PTSD, Elderly Persons Disorders, Mood Disorders, Thinking Disorders.
Age groups: Preteens / Tweens (11 to 13), Adolescents / Teenagers (14 to 19), Adults, Elders (65+).
Modalities: Individuals.
Type of Therapy: Cognitive Behavioural (CBT), Art Therapy, Mindfulness-Based (MBCT), EMDR, Exposure Response Prevention, Expressive Arts, Humanistic, Multicultural, Narrative, Person-Centered, Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Strength-Based, Trauma Focused.

Social Worker. Credentials: MSW RSW.
Languages: English, Hindu, Urdu, Punjabi.
Areas of expertise: Anger Management, Anxiety, Coping Skills, Depression, Domestic Violence, Relationship Issues, Stress, Trauma and PTSD, Pain Management, Mindfulness.
Age groups: Adults.
Modalities: Individuals.
Type of Therapy: Integrative, Cognitive Behavioural (CBT), EMDR, Trauma Focused, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy – currently pursuing Level 3. Mindfulness certified teacher, Mindfulness groups: Introduction to Mindfulness, Mindfulness based self-compassion groups.

Registered Psychotherapist. Credentials: M.A,M.Sc. Applied Psychology.
Languages: English, Hindu, Urdu, Punjabi.
Areas of expertise: Addiction, ADHD, Anger Management, Anxiety, Behavioural Issues, Child or Adolescent, Chronic Impulsivity, Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Developmental Disorders, Divorce, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Drug Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, Eating Disorders, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Grief, Infidelity, Learning Disabilities, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Narcissistic Personality, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Parenting, Peer Relationships, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self-Harming, Self Esteem, Sex Therapy, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Addiction, Sleep or Insomnia, Spirituality, Stress, Substance Use, Transgender, Trauma and PTSD, Women’s Issues, Mental Health, Elderly Persons Disorders, Impulse Control Disorders, Mood Disorders, Psychosis, Thinking Disorders.
Age groups: Toddlers / Preschoolers (0 to 6), Children (6 to 10), Preteens / Tweens (11 to 13), Adolescents / Teenagers (14 to 19), Adults, Elders (65+).
Modalities: Individuals, Couples, Family, Group.
Type of Therapy: Cognitive Behavioural (CBT), Dialectical (DBT), Mindfulness-Based (MBCT), Acceptance and Commitment (ACT), Coaching, Adlerian, Attachment-based, Emotionally Focused, Cognitive Processing (CPT), Compassion Focused, Exposure Response Prevention, Family / Marital, Family Systems, Hypnotherapy, Narrative, Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT), Person-Centered, Play Therapy, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Strength-Based, Trauma Focused.

Social Worker. Credentials: M.S.W (Medical and Psychiatry), M.Phil (Geriatric Social work). RSW
Languages: English, Tamil, Malayalam.
Areas of expertise: Alzheimer’s, Anxiety, Behavioural Issues, Borderline Personality, Child or Adolescent, Depression, Divorce, Infertility, Learning Disabilities, Marital and Premarital, Mental Health, Elderly Persons Disorder.
Age groups: Toddlers / Preschoolers (0 to 6), Children (6 to 10), Preteens / Tweens (11 to 13), Adolescents / Teenagers (14 to 19), Adults, Elders (65+).
Modalities: Individuals, Couples, Family, Group.
Type of Therapy: Cognitive Behavioural (CBT), Art Therapy, Coaching, Attachment-based, Christian Counselling, Multicultural, Music Therapy, Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT), Person-Cantered, Play Therapy, Rational Emotive Behaviour (REBT), Strength-Based, Structural Family Therapy.

Registered Psychotherapist.
Languages: English, Spanish, Hindu, Urdu.
Areas of expertise: Anxiety, Depression, Divorce, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Marital and Premarital.
Age groups: Adolescents / Teenagers (14 to 19), Adults.
Modalities: Individuals, Couples, Family, Group.
Type of Therapy: Cognitive Behavioural (CBT), Mindfulness-Based (MBCT), Coaching, Family / Marital, Gestalt, Hypnotherapy, Integrative, Psychoanalytic, Psychodynamic.

Atul Kumar Mehra is a Registered Professional Counsellor and a member of Canadian Professional Counsellors’ Association (CPCA). He is also a member of Canadian Association of Psychodynamic Therapy (CAPT) and a member of National Guild of Hypnotist (USA). He is also a member of College of Registered Psychotherapist of Ontario, Canada (CRPO). Atul is a Naturopath, a member and founder of Esculapio alternative medicine school in Quito, Ecuador, and a qualified instructor of Autogenous Training of Self Hypnosis certified by Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Hipnosis terapeutica y Hipnopedia. He has been initiated as a Grand Master Reiki and Master Karuna Reiki. Currently, he works with Colour Therapy and Holistic Healing, and has extensive knowledge in Swedish and Thai therapeutic massages, Aromatherapy and Manual Lymphatic Drainage among other techniques. He has participated in many courses and workshops on Hypnosis, Hypnoanestesia and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming). Spanish, English, Hindi, and Punjabi and also speaks French.

Social Worker. Credentials: MSW, RSW.
Languages: English, Polish.
Areas of expertise: Addiction, Anger Management, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Divorce, Family Conflict, Grief, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Parenting, Peer Relationships, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Stress, Substance Use, Trauma and PTSD, Weight Loss.
Age groups: Adolescents / Teenagers (14 to 19), Adults, Elders (65+).
Modalities: Individuals, Couples, Family, Group.
Type of Therapy: Cognitive Behavioural (CBT), Coaching, Attachment-based, Emotionally Focused, Family / Marital, Gottman Method, Positive Psychology, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Trauma Focused.

Karina Kolbuc is a registered clinician with a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University with additional certification in addictions, CBT and Narrative Therapy; she also utilizes strategies and tools from Solution Focused Therapy and Emotion Focused Therapy in exploring steps and possibilities for change. She offers counselling and therapy in English and Polish. Karina has supported those struggling with depression, anxiety, grief, addictions, work and life stress, and relationship concerns. She has been working as a counsellor and therapist in mental health agencies, educational settings and the developmental sector. Throughout her experience Karina has worked with children, teens, adults and families. She believes that our lives are all about relationships but the most important relationship is the one you have with yourself. Her primary focus is to ensure that her clients feel heard and supported while working towards their goals. As a skilful listener, she is adept at helping individuals recognize their strengths and abilities. With hope for well being, there is the ability to battle and to overcome challenges. Karina helps people regain a sense of control, peace and balance in their lives.