Joelle is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). Joelle has a Master of Arts Degree in Counselling Psychology. She also has specialized training, supervision, and experience in the treatment of eating disorders and trauma. Joelle is trained in CBT-E for Eating Disorder treatment and has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings. For Trauma, Joelle is an EMDR Certified therapist and is also trained in Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR; all levels) and  Ego State Therapy (Level II). As such, she is able to treat dissociative disorders, as well. Finally, Joelle does also have training in Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Radically Open  DBT, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help clients build behavioural, interpersonal, cognitive, and emotion regulation skills.
 Joelle has broad experience working in the mental health field, including work in post-secondary institutions, inpatient treatment programs, outpatient treatment programs, and private practice work. As noted, Joelle has two specialty areas. Regarding eating disorders, she specializes in the transdiagnostic treatment of eating disorders - including work with those battling Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, ARFID, and other diagnosed or undiagnosed or unspecified eating disorders. Regarding trauma, Joelle has training, experience, and skill in the treatment of both PTSD and Complex PTSD, with or without an associated dissociative disorder.
 Joelle also has experience treating highly common concurrent issues such as substance use disorder, other behavioural addictions, obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and more.
 Joelle treats high school age youth and older, including adults of all ages. She tends to work using blended modalities, depending on the client’s specific needs.
 Joelle also has background as a mindfulness meditation coach and practitioner, and has certificates in Foundations of Mindfulness and Applied Mindfulness practices. She also has background and experience working in advertising and marketing, high school education,  non-profits, and in experiential and/or outdoor education.
 
“Although I l-o-v-e my work, and passionately pour a lot of time and energy into it, I also love spending time in nature, taking on projects around the home, or exploring new activities and adventures I’ve never tried before, from sports to travel to hobbies like sewing or gardening. I also work to keep balancing this with being a mom to a toddler, and being a present partner and friend to those I love.”

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