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Dr. Melisa Arias-Valenzuela
(She/Her/Hers)
Psy.D. / Ph.D., C. Psych., PMH-C
I’m Dr. Arias-Valenzuela and I am a Clinical Psychologist in the province of Ontario (C. Psych.) and the Clinic Director of Uprise Psychology & Wellness.
I provide the following services: - Psychodiagnostic Assessments - Psychotherapy - Supervision to Uprise Staff Members - Clinical Consultation to External Mental Health Providers
I work with clients aged 13+ in the following areas: - Eating Disorders - Body Image Concerns - Pregnancy and Postpartum-Related Concerns - Birth Trauma - Pregnancy Loss - Infertility - Neurodivergence-Related Concerns (Autism, ADHD) - Anxiety Disorders - Depression - Trauma-Related Disorders - Stress Management and Burnout - Grief and Loss - Low Self-Esteem - Self-Criticism and Perfectionism - Academic and Relationship Issues
My Main Therapeutic Approaches are: - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - Dialectical Behavioural Therapy - Compassion Focused Therapy - Radically-Open Dialectical Behavioural Therapy
Treatment Delivery: - Virtual - In-Person
Schedule: - Mornings - Lunchtime - Afternoon
Languages: - English - French - Spanish
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Mackenzie Bacon
(She/Her/Hers)
RP
I’m Mackenzie and I am a Registered Psychotherapist practising independently.
I work with clients aged 13+ the following areas: - Depression - Anxiety - Eating disorders - Body-image concerns - Pregnancy and postpartum mental health concerns - Insomnia and sleep disturbances - Stress and burnout - Sleep disturbances - Academic and relationship issues - Trauma-related concerns - Self-criticism and perfectionism
My Therapeutic Approaches are: - CBT - ACT - CFT - DBT - IFS
My Schedule for in person and virtual sessions: - Mondays 9-5pm (virtual or in-person) - Tuesdays 9-7pm (virtual or in-person) - Wednesdays 1-5pm (virtual or in-person) - Thursdays 1-8pm (virtual or in-person)
Availabilities - Mornings - Lunch-time - Afternoon - Evenings
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Karina Czechowski RP
I’m Karina and I am a Registered Psychotherapist practising independently.
I provide individual psychotherapy to adolescents (16+) and adults in the following areas: - Depression - Anxiety - Disordered eating - Body image concerns - Trauma-related concerns - Grief and loss - Low self-esteem and self-criticism - Perfectionism - Stress and burnout - Academic and relationship issues - Life transitions
Therapeutic approaches: - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - Emotional-Focused Therapy (EFT) - Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)
Schedule for virtual sessions: - Tuesdays (virtual) - Wednesdays (virtual)
Availabilities - Evenings
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Riley Desmarais M.A. RP
(He/Him) Registered Psychotherapist I am Riley and I am a Registered Psychotherapist practising independently.
I provide psychological services to adolescents (17+) and adults. I work with the following concerns: - Anxiety - Perfectionism - LGBTQ2S+ related issues - Depression - Low self-esteem and self-criticism - Stress and Burnout - Life Transitions - Disordered eating and Body image concerns.
Therapeutic approaches: - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) - Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
Schedule for in person and virtual sessions: - Monday 5pm-8pm (virtual and in-person) - Tuesday 11am-5pm (virtual and in-person) - Wednesday 5pm-8pm (virtual and in-person) - Thursday 11am.-5pm (virtual and in-person) - Friday 9am-1pm (virtual)
Availabilities: - Morning - Lunch-time - Afternoon - Evening
Languages: - English
15 Minute Consultation: - Mondays 3:30pm-4pm - Thursdays between 11am-5pm - Fridays between 9am-1pm
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Liv Lazimbat
(she/they)
M.A., RP(Q)
(She/They) Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
I am Liv and I am a Registered Psychotherapist practising under Dr. Melisa Arias-Valenzuela’s, C. Psych. ‘s supervision.
I provide psychological services to teens (13+) and young adults, and their families. I work with the following concerns: - Neurodivergence-related challenges - LGBTQ2S+ related challenges - Disordered eating and body image concerns - Anxiety and emotional overwhelm - Stress management and burnout - Low self-esteem - Self-criticism and perfectionism - Academic Issues - Relationship Issues - Identity Exploration
Therapeutic approaches: - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) - Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
Schedule for in person and virtual sessions: - Monday 9am-1pm (virtual and in-person) - Wednesday 2pm-8pm (virtual and in-person) - Thursday 2pm-8pm (virtual and in-person)
Availabilities: - Morning - Lunch-time - Afternoon - Evening
Languages: - English - French
15 Minute Consultation: - Mondays between 9:00am-11:00am - Wednesdays between 4pm-5pm
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Christie Lim RP
I am a Registered Psychotherapist practising under Dr. Melisa Arias-Valenzuela’s, C. Psych., supervision.
I work with clients aged 13+ in the following areas: - Anxiety, including panic attacks, general anxiety, social anxiety - Depression - Disordered eating - Body image concerns - Trauma-related concerns - Grief and loss - Pregnancy and postpartum-related concerns - ADHD-related concerns - Low self-esteem and self-criticism - Perfectionism - Stress and burnout - Academic and productivity issues - Relationship issues - Life transitions - Cross-cultural adjustment
Therapeutic approaches: - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) - Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
Schedule for virtual sessions: - Mondays (11am-6pm) - Tuesdays (11am-7pm) - Wednesdays (11am-6pm) - Thursdays (11am-3pm)
Availabilities - Mornings - Lunch-time - Afternoon - Evenings
Languages: - English - Mandarin - Cantonese (conversational)
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Beth Pentland
(She/Her/Hers)
Practicum student in Counselling, M.Ed
(She/Her/Hers) Practicum Student
Hi, I am Beth a practicum student in Counselling at Uprise Psychology & Wellness currently completing my Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology at the University of Ottawa.
I provide psychological services to teens and adults (13+). I work with the following concerns:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Phobias
- Stress management and burnout
- Low self-esteem and self-criticism
- Disordered eating and body image
- Perinatal mental health issues
- Grief & Loss
- Relationship issues
- Academic issues
Therapeutic approaches: - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) - Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
Schedule for in person and virtual sessions: - Monday 1pm-8pm (virtual and in-person) - Wednesdays 4:00pm- 8:00pm (virtual and in-person) - Thursdays 5:00pm-7:00pm (virtual only) - Fridays 1:00pm - 5:00pm (virtual and in-person)
15 Minute Video Consultations on: - Mondays between 3pm-5pm - Thursdays between 3:30pm-4:30pm - Fridays between 11:30am-12:30pm
Availabilities: - Morning - Lunch-time - Afternoon - Evening
Languages: - English
(She/Her/Hers) Practicum Student Hi, I am Beth a practicum student in Counselling at Uprise Psyc... Read More
Dr. Julie Prud'homme
(She/Her/Hers)
Ph.D, C.Psych.
Hi! I am Dr. Julie Prud’homme, C.Psych. and I am a Registered Psychologist.
I provide psychological services to teens and adults (13+). I work with the following concerns: - Life transitions - Stress management and burnout - Identity exploration - Self-criticism and perfectionism - Relationship and academic difficulties - Anxiety disorders - Depression and other mood disorders - Neurodivergence-related concerns, including ADHD and autism - Disordered eating - Body image concerns - Trauma-related concerns and PTSD - Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) - Social injustice traumas
Therapeutic approaches: - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) - Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) - Humanistic Therapy
Schedule for in person and virtual sessions: - Monday 9am-5pm (virtual and in-person) - Tuesday 9am-5pm (virtual and in-person) - Wednesday 9am-1pm (virtual and in-person) and 3pm-5pm (virtual only) - Thursday 9am-1pm (virtual and in-person)
Availabilities: - Morning - Lunch-time - Afternoon - Evening
Languages: - English - French
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*Gregory Rokhlenko M.A., M.Ed. RP
I’m Gregory and I am a Registered Psychotherapist practising independently.
I work with clients aged 18+ in the following areas: - Depression and other mood disorders - Anxiety, including panic attacks, general anxiety, separation anxiety, social anxiety - Eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and ARFID - Body-image concerns - Neurodivergence-related concerns (ADHD, Autism) - Trauma-related concerns - Grief and loss - Low self-esteem - Chronic pain and disability - Stress and burnout
Therapeutic approaches: - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) - Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
Schedule for virtual sessions: - Mondays (1-7pm) - Fridays (1-7pm)
Availabilities - Afternoon - Evenings
Languages: - English - Russian - Hebrew
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Kayla Spicer
(She/Her/Hers)
M.A., RP
I’m Kayla and I am a Registered Psychotherapist practising under Dr. Melisa Arias-Valenzuela’s, C. Psych. supervision.
I work with clients aged 13+ in the following areas: - Depression - Anxiety - Eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating disorder - Body image concerns - Emotion dysregulation - ADHD-related concerns - Grief and loss - Stress and burnout - Low self-esteem and self-criticism - Academic and relationship issues - Perfectionism
Therapeutic approaches: - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) - Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
Schedule for virtual sessions: - Tuesdays (4h30-6h30pm) - Wednesdays (12pm and 4-6pm)
Availabilities Lunch-time Afternoon Evenings
Languages: - English - French
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Other Relevant Life Experience: - Former High School Teacher
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Natasza Tarnowski M.Ed. RP
I am Natasza and I am Registered Psychotherapist practising under Dr. Melisa Arias-Valenzuela’s, C. Psych.’s supervision.
I work with clients aged 13+ in the following areas: - Anxiety, including panic attacks, general anxiety, separation anxiety, social anxiety - Stress Management and Burnout - Athlete Mental Health and Performance - ADHD-related concerns - Autism-related concerns - Disordered eating - Body Image concerns - Life Transitions - Depression - Low Self-Esteem and Self-Criticism - Interpersonal Relationships - Perfectionism
Therapeutic approaches: - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
Schedule for in person and virtual sessions: - Wednesdays 11:30am-6:30pm - Thursdays 11:30am-6:30pm
Availabilities - Lunch-time - Afternoon - Evenings
Languages: - English - French
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Other Relevant Life Experience - Former Elite Level Athlete (Professional Hockey Player)
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Amélie Vézina
(She/Her/Hers)
I’m Amélie and I am a doctoral associate working under Dr. Melisa Arias-Valenzuela’s, C. Psych., supervision.
I work with clients aged 13+ in the following areas: - Insomnia and sleep disturbances - Depression and other mood disorders - Anxiety disorders - Disordered eating - Body-image concerns - Trauma-related concerns and PTSD - Grief and loss - Low self-esteem - Stress and burnout - Neurodivergence-related concerns (e.g., ADHD, Autism, Giftedness)
Therapeutic approaches: - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) - Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) - Radically-Open Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (RO-DBT)
Schedule for in person and virtual sessions: - Mondays 5h30-7h30pm - Fridays 12-4pm
Availabilities - Lunch-time - Afternoon - Evenings
Languages: - English - French
15 Minute Video Consultations on: - No consultations available at the moment due to closed waitlist.
I’m Amélie and I am a doctoral associate working under Dr. Melisa Arias-Valenzuela’s, C. Psych., ... Read More
Ryan Wyatt
(He/Him/His)
MEd, RP
I am a Registered Psychotherapist practising independently.
I work with clients aged 16+ in the following areas: - Anxiety, including panic attacks, general anxiety, separation anxiety, social anxiety - Neurodivergence-related concerns, including ADHD and Autism - Athlete Mental Health and Performance - Academic challenges - Anger-related challenges - Low self-esteem and self-criticism - Stress and burnout - Academic and relationship issues - Life transitions - Men mental health
Therapeutic approaches: - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) - Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
Schedule for in person and virtual sessions: - Mondays 10-6pm (virtual) - Tuesdays 10-6pm (virtual) - Wednesdays 12-7pm (in-person) - Thursdays 10-6pm (virtual) - Fridays 10-6pm (virtual)
Availabilities - Mornings - Lunch-time - Afternoon - Evenings
Languages: - English
Other Relevant Life Information - Former High School Teacher and Competitive Athlete
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