Hi, I’m Rachelle —
I’m a Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist providing virtual therapy across Ontario, Canada and offer in-person workshops and events in Haliburton County.
While I bring experience working in many different areas, I specialize in supporting through life transitions during pregnancy, postpartum, early parenting, and perimenopause. I have a deep appreciation for how transformational and complex these seasons of life can be, and believe they deserve an intentional and informed approach. In addition to extensive training in different psychotherapies, I have also completed Canadian certification in perinatal mental health (CC-PMH) and certification in menopause mental health (MMHPC), with specialized training in attachment, perinatal grief and loss, and birth and reproductive trauma.
Beyond offering therapeutic support, I’m passionate about supporting others through consultation and volunteer work. I’m actively involved in supporting initiatives related to reproductive mental health as a board member for the Canadian chapter of Postpartum Support International and a volunteer with the Women and Children’s Health Network’s Perinatal Mental Health Task Force, and welcome opportunities to explore supporting other initiatives.
My Approach
My hope is for everyone to leave sessions feeling heard and understood, with clarity around next steps and a way forward. Using a compassionate and trauma-informed approach, I take time to understand your unique identities and experiences, moving at a pace that feels right for you. I strive to create a space that feels safe and supportive, where healing can happen within the therapeutic relationship.
I integrate different evidence-informed psychotherapies into my practice, primarily including:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - a structured, time-limited psychotherapy that helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours to improve emotional wellbeing and functioning. It combines practical strategies, skill-building, and behavioural approaches to address problems such as anxiety, depression, and stress.
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) - a time-limited, evidence-based therapy focused on improving interpersonal relationships and social functioning to reduce symptoms of depression and other mood challenges. It targets current relationship problems—grief, role disputes, role transitions, and interpersonal deficits—using structured, supportive, and skills-based strategies.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) - a structured psychotherapy that helps people process and reduce distress from traumatic experiences. It uses guided bilateral stimulation (such as side-to-side eye movements) while focusing on a distressing experience, allowing the brain to reprocess the memory and reduce its emotional intensity. EMDR is evidence-based for treating PTSD and can also help with anxiety, phobias, and other trauma-related issues.
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) - a short-term, goal-oriented approach that emphasizes clients’ strengths, resources and preferred future. It focuses on identifying specific, achievable goals, exploring exceptions to problems, and using solution-focused questions to create practical steps toward change. SFBT is collaborative and oriented towards finding a way forward rather than exploring your experiences in depth.
My practice is also informed by additional training related to attachment, perinatal mental health, perinatal grief and loss, birth and reproductive trauma, and menopause mental health.
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