**Registered Social Worker Trauma and Brainspotting Therapist**

Alexander works with adults and youth experiencing trauma, workplace stress, burnout, grief, anxiety, neurodivergence, parenting challenges, and major life transitions. He has a particular interest in supporting first responders, healthcare professionals, and others affected by demanding or high-stress work. In person in Ottawa and virtually across Ontario.

You may find Alexander helpful if: Past experiences continue to affect how you feel or respond Workplace stress or repeated exposure has become difficult to carry You are experiencing burnout, moral injury, or compassion fatigue Anxiety, depression, grief, divorce, or another life change is affecting you ADHD, autism, or neurodivergence is creating additional challenges You want support with the emotional demands of parenting

What therapy with Alexander is like: Alexander offers a warm, grounded, and collaborative approach. You will not be expected to disclose everything immediately or revisit difficult experiences before you feel ready.

He helps clients understand the connection between their experiences, emotions, thoughts, and physical responses. Depending on your needs, therapy may include conversation, practical strategies, Brainspotting, cognitive behavioural therapy, somatic approaches, or the Safe and Sound Protocol.

His goal is to help you feel more grounded, connected, and confident moving forward.

Areas of Practice: Trauma and abuse; workplace trauma and moral injury; first-responder and frontline-professional stress; anxiety; depression; attachment difficulties; grief; burnout; divorce; parenting support; ADHD; autism; and major life transitions. ​

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Registered Social Worker

Jan has years of clinical experience working with anxiety, depression, trauma, adoption-related issues, birthmother grief, infertility, post-partum recovery, military and RCMP experiences, relationship concerns and life transitions. She has a longstanding background in community development, higher-education and facilitating groups, workshops, and seminars. In person in Ottawa and virtually across Ontario​.

You May Find Jan Helpful If: trauma or a difficult experience continues to affect your life or relationships; you are a birthmother coping with grief following an adoption placement; you are an adoptive parent navigating attachment, grief, identity, or relationships with your child’s birth family; anxiety, depression, grief, or OCD is interfering with your daily life; infertility, pregnancy, postpartum experiences, or another women’s health concern is affecting your emotional well-being; you are a woman serving in—or transitioning from—the Canadian Armed Forces, veteran community, or RCMP; workplace culture, harassment, sexual trauma, or the demands of balancing service and family life have taken a toll; you and your partner want to improve communication, work through conflict, or rebuild trust.

What Therapy with Jan is Like: Jan offers a safe, compassionate, and professionally guided space where people can navigate life’s transitions, grieve losses, heal from trauma, and learn to thrive instead of just survive. She recognizes that each person brings unique challenges and thoughtfully adapts her approach to support their individual needs and circumstances. She helps clients understand the connection between their thoughts, emotions, physical health, and overall well-being and provides practical strategies for meaningful and lasting change.

Areas of Practice: Anxiety & Depression • Grief & Loss • Adoption, Infertility, Pregnancy & Postpartum Concerns • Parenting • Trauma & PTSD • Military, Veteran & RCMP Challenges • Life Transitions • Identity & Self-Worth • Relationship Difficulties • Women’s Mental Health • Couples Therapy

Therapeutic Approaches and Modalities: Mindfulness, parts work and Internal Family Systems-informed therapy, somatic and polyvagal-informed approaches, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), trauma-informed herapy, and the Gottman Method.

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Registered Canadian Art Therapist | Registered Psychotherapist | Clinical Supervisor NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS

Virginia works with adults (17+) experiencing complex trauma, complex grief, sexual abuse including incest, chronic illness and pain, dissociation, cultural dislocation, and other difficult life experiences. Trained in art psychotherapy, spiritually informed therapy, IFS and EMDR, she offers a compassionate and creative space where clients can feel welcomed without judgment. In person in Ottawa and virtually across Ontario.

You may find Virginia helpful if: Trauma continues to affect your sense of safety, identity, or relationships You are living with complex grief or a painful loss You are experiencing dissociation or feeling disconnected from yourself Sexual abuse or incest has affected your life Chronic illness or pain is taking an emotional toll You are adjusting to cultural dislocation or a significant transition You are a first responder carrying the effects of difficult experiences You want therapy that can include creative, mindful, or body-based approaches

What therapy with Virginia is like: Virginia offers a warm, person-centred, and trauma-informed approach. She understands that painful experiences may be recent or long past, and that trauma and grief can develop in layers over time. Therapy is guided by your individual needs and comfort. Virginia combines compassionate conversation with art psychotherapy, mindfulness based cognitive therapy and guided meditations, spiritually-informed therapy, dream work and inner parts work. You do not need artistic experience to benefit from art therapy. Creative approaches are offered as optional ways to express, explore, and understand experiences that may be difficult to put into words. Virginia helps clients recognize their existing strengths, reconnect with hope, and develop greater emotional balance and resilience.

Areas of Practice: Trauma; complex grief; chronic illness and pain; dissociative disorders; sexual abuse and incest; cultural dislocation; first-responder experiences; relationship difficulties; and major life transitions.

Therapeutic Modalities: Art psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, EMDR, the Safe and Sound Protocol, movement and breathwork, spiritually-informed therapy, nature therapy.

Therapeutic Approach: Trauma-informed, holistic, humanistic and feminist.

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Trauma, EMDR, and IFS Therapist

Marie has more than 10 years of clinical experience supporting adolescents and adults. Before practising in Ontario, she established her career as a Registered Clinical Counsellor in British Columbia, where she remains registered. She brings extensive experience in trauma therapy, grief, emotional regulation, addiction recovery, anxiety, and depression.

In person in Ottawa and virtually across Ontario, virtual appointments for clients in British Columbia.

You may find Marie helpful if: Trauma or a difficult experience continues to affect your life You are grieving a death, relationship, identity, or significant change Anxiety or depression is making it difficult to function or feel like yourself You feel overwhelmed by strong emotions or have difficulty regulating them Addiction or recovery is part of your experience You want to understand patterns that seem difficult to change You are looking for therapy that respects your culture, identity, and lived experience You are interested in EMDR or Internal Family Systems therapy

What therapy with Marie is like: Marie offers a warm, compassionate, and culturally responsive approach. She believes that people have an inherent capacity to heal when they feel safe, understood, and appropriately supported.

She helps clients process difficult experiences, understand the patterns that developed around them, and reconnect with their strengths. Therapy is collaborative and adapted to each client’s needs, comfort, culture, and goals.

Depending on what brings you to therapy, Marie may incorporate EMDR, Internal Family Systems, the Safe and Sound Protocol, emotional-regulation strategies, and trauma-informed conversation. Marie has also facilitated workshops in addiction recovery and emotional regulation and has contributed published work related to trauma and mental health.

Areas of Practice: Trauma and PTSD; grief; anxiety; depression; emotional regulation; addiction and recovery; difficult life experiences; identity; and major life transitions.

Therapeutic Approaches: EMDR, Internal Family Systems, the Safe and Sound Protocol, and

Languages: English, French, and Haitian Creole.

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Founder and Executive Director of TGI, Registered Clinical Social Worker, EMDRIA-Approved Consultant

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With a deep commitment to healing and professional growth, Krista creates a supportive, evidence-based environment for individuals and mental health professionals seeking recovery from trauma and grief. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for EMDR Canada, contributing to the national development of trauma-informed care and EMDR therapy.

Krista brings extensive clinical experience to her work, specializing in bottom-up therapeutic approaches such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), parts work, and the Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP). She provides EMDR clinical consultation through a unique attachment and polyvagal lens, and is the developer of the EMDR-GRIEF protocol, a trauma-informed model for grief processing.

As the author of Over the Rainbow: The Love, Loss, & Legacy of Your Dog and Self-Care Moments: A Workbook to Navigate Your Grief, Krista offers compassionate self-help tools that gently support those walking through the pain of loss.

Through her leadership at the Trauma & Grief Institute, Krista is expanding services to include psychotherapy, professional development, wellness retreats, and grief and trauma workshops. Her mission is to help individuals and clinicians connect, heal, and thrive—both personally and professionally.

Krista welcomes collaboration with professionals, organizations, and communities focused on trauma recovery, grief support, and mental wellness.

Areas of Expertise: Trauma, Grief, EMDR Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Polyvagal Theory, Clinical Consultation, Parts Work, SSP

Modalities & Services: EMDR Therapy, EMDR Consultation, Trauma-Informed Grief Work, Professional Workshops, Wellness Retreats

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