Our Team
At TGI, we believe healing begins with connection—to ourselves, to others, and to the support we receive along the way. We host the services that our dedicated team of professional independent practitioners offer. These Associates and Affiliates bring compassion, expertise, and authenticity to every aspect of care, addressing a spectrum of wellness needs. We’re honoured to support you!
Warmly,
Krista Helman
Founder and Director of TGI
Associates
Laurel McCloskey
BSW, MSW
Registered Social Worker, ON
Clinical Supervisor
Psychotherapy:
Individuals age 18+
$200
Areas of Expertise:
Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Relationships, Dysthymia, Anger, Life Transitions, Burnout, Trauma, Family Conflict, Workplace Challenges, Work/Life Balance, Stress, Grief & Loss, Identity & Self Discovery, Meaning & Purpose, Coping Skills, Women, Bi-Polar Disorder, Other Mood Disorders
Modalities:
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Somatic Experiencing (SE), Talk Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Parts Work, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Interpersonal Social Rhythm Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy
Languages:
English
More about Laurel:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists/laurel-mccloskey-ottawa-on/883415
Catherine Kilbride
RP, OCT
Registered Psychotherapist, ON
Ontario Certified Teacher
Psychotherapy:
Individuals age 12+
$170
Areas of Expertise:
Trauma & Post-Traumatic Growth: healing from acute, complex, and developmental trauma, and finding ways to live fully beyond it | Grief & Loss: coping with death, life changes, and losses, including those that are often unseen or unrecognized in society | Identity & Life Transitions: supporting self-discovery, meaning-making, and navigating the changes that come with life transitions throughout the lifespan
Modalities:
Bottom-Up Approaches: Brainspotting, Contemplative Psychotherapy, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Nature-Based Therapy, Sandtray Work, Somatic & Parts Work, Somatic Attachment Psychotherapy | Cognitive & Acceptance-Based Approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy | Relational & Systems Approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Family Systems Therapy | Narrative & Meaning-Making Approaches: Existential Therapy, Narrative Therapy
Languages:
English
More about Catherine:
Victoria Howarth
MACP, RP
Registered Psychotherapist, ON
Psychotherapy:
Individuals age 15+
Families
$160
Areas of Expertise:
Area of Specialty: Anxiety, PTSD, Anger, Addiction, Burnout, Family Conflict, Chronic Illness, Meaning & Purpose, Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Modalities:
Eye Movement Desensitization Therapy (EMDR), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Parts Work (IFS, Ego State, Inner Child, etc.), Talk Therapy
Languages:
English
More about Victoria:
Jessica Jackson
MACP, RP
Registered Psychotherapist, ON
Psychotherapy:
Individuals age 17+
$170
Areas of Expertise:
Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Career Counselling, Relationships, Behaviour, Dysthymia, Anger, Addiction, Life Transitions, Burnout, Trauma, Family Conflict, Chronic Illness, Pain, Workplace Challenges, Work/Life Balance, Stress, Grief & Loss, Identity & Self Discovery, Meaning & Purpose, Coping Skills, Women, 2SLGBTQIA, Gender Diverse People, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Aging, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Bi-Polar Disorder, Other Mood Disorder
Modalities:
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Parts Work (IFS, Ego State, Inner Child, etc.), Narrative Therapy, Talk Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
Languages:
English
More about Jessica:
Shiva Yan
MA, RP
Registered Psychotherapist, ON
Psychotherapy:
Individuals age 18+
Couples Therapy
Family Therapy
$170
Areas of Expertise:
Anxiety, Depression, Relationships, Behaviour, Anger, Life Transitions, Burnout, Family Conflict, Chronic Illness, Workplace Challenges, Stress, Coping Skills, Women
Modalities:
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Parts Work (IFS, Ego State, Inner Child, etc.), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Talk Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)
Languages:
English, Farsi, basic Mandarin
Cynthia (Cindi) Bates
M.Ed., M.A., RP
Registered Psychotherapist, ON
EMDR Therapist
Psychotherapy:
Individuals age 18+
$180
Areas of Expertise:
Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Relationships, Life Transitions, Burnout, Trauma, Family Conflict, Workplace Challenges, Work/Life Balance, Stress, Grief & Loss, Identity & Self Discovery, Meaning & Purpose, Coping Skills, Women, Aging
Modalities:
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), Contemplative Psychotherapy (Mindfulness, Compassion and Acceptance Practices), Ego State Therapy, Talk Therapy
Languages:
English
Colleen Robertson
MA, RP
Registered Psychotherapist, ON
Psychotherapy:
Individuals age 15+
$150
Areas of Expertise:
Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Anger, Life Transitions, Burnout, Trauma, Family Conflict, Chronic Illness, Terminal Illness, Pain, Workplace Challenges, Work/Life Balance, Stress, Grief & Loss, Identity & Self Discovery, Meaning & Purpose, Coping Skills, Women, 2SLGBTQIA
Modalities:
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Parts Work (IFS, Ego State, Inner Child, etc.), Somatic Experiencing (SE), Talk Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
Languages:
English
Jenny Jackson
MSW, RSW, YTT
Registered Social Worker, ON
Yoga Teacher
Psychotherapy:
Individuals age 18+
(please reach out to inquire about youth spots and sliding scale)
$150
Areas of Expertise:
Attachment, Parts work, Somatic Experiencing (Intermediate L3), Yoga and Mindfulness, crisis & suicide intervention, addictions/harm reduction/recovery, Equity deserving communities: Indigenous, Inuit, Metis, BIPOC, 2SLGBTQIA+ (particularly Polyamory/Ethical Non-monogamy/Open relationships, BDSM & kink community members), persons living with visible and invisible disabilities.
Modalities:
Parts Work (IFS, Ego State, Inner Child, etc.), Talk Therapy, ASIST, Yoga, Mindfulness, Life journey & decolonization work.
Languages:
English
Emily Davison
BA (hons), MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker, ON
EMDR Therapist
Psychotherapy:
Individuals age 8+
$175
Areas of Expertise:
Anxiety, PTSD, Relationships, Life Transitions, Burnout, Trauma, Family Conflict, Work/Life Balance, Stress, Grief & Loss, Identity & Self Discovery, Meaning & Purpose, Coping Skills, Women, Indigenous Peoples, 2SLGBTQIA, Gender Diverse People
Modalities:
Eye Movement Desensitization Therapy (EMDR), Safe & Sound Protocol, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Parts Work (IFS, Ego State, Inner Child, etc.), Narrative Therapy, Talk Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Attachment-based therapy, Strength-Based Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy
Languages:
English
More about Emily:
Jessica McGuire
M.A., CCC, RP
Registered Psychotherapist, ON
Psychotherapy:
Individuals age 16+
Couples
$180
Areas of Expertise:
Anxiety, Low Self-Esteem, Shame, Trauma, Relationship and Communication Challenges, Desire Discrepancy, Sexual Self-Esteem, Gender and Sexual Identity, Intimacy and Emotional Connection, Work-Related Stress and Burnout, Personal Development
Modalities:
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS) / Parts Work, Object Relations, Self-in-Relationship Psychotherapy, Systems Therapy
Languages:
English
Virginia Thurston, RCAT, RP
Registered Psychotherapist, ON
Clinical Supervisor
Registered Canadian Art Therapist
Registered Music Teacher
T'ai Chi Instructor
Psychotherapy:
Individuals age 17+
Couples
Families
$0 Online Consultation (15 min)
$195 (60 min)
$292.50 (90 min)
Areas of Expertise:
Trauma, complex grief, chronic illness and pain, dissociative disorders, cultural dislocation, first responders, incest and other sexual abuse
Modalities:
Art Therapy, SSP, IFS, MBCT, Movement and Breathwork, Transpersonal Therapy
Languages:
English
Alexander De Zorzi, BSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker, ON
Psychotherapy:
Individuals age 10+
$0 Online Consultation (15 min)
$180 (50 min)
$270 (80 min)
Areas of Expertise:
Parenting support, Developmental trauma, Abuse (sexual, physical, emotional), Neurodivergence (ADHD/ASD), Grief, Anxiety; Depression, Attachment, Work stress & burnout;, Divorce, Major life transitions
Modalities:
Brainspotting, SSP, CBT
Languages:
English
Marie Jakalicia Guignard, MC, RCC, RP (qualifying)
Registered Clinical Counsellor, BC
Registered Psychotherapist (qualifying), ON
Psychotherapy:
Individuals age 13+
$0 Online Consultation (15 min)
$180 (50 min)
$270 (80 min)
Areas of Expertise:
Trauma, Grief, Anxiety, Depression, Emotional Regulation, Addiction
Modalities:
EMDR, IFS, SSP
Languages:
French
Haïtien Créole
English
Kevin Sparks, RP
Registered Psychotherapist, ON
Psychotherapy:
Individuals age 17+
Couples
$0 Online Consultation (15 min)
$170 (50 min)
$255 (80 min)
Areas of Expertise:
Autism, Trauma, Grief, Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Suicidality, Relationship Challenges, Family Conflict, Work Stress, Burnout
Modalities:
Gestalt Psychotherapy, Trauma-Informed Approaches, SSP
Languages:
English
Courtney Walsh, BBA, RHN
Registered Holistic Nutritionist
Elemental Breathwork Facilitator
Yoga Instructor
Holistic Nutrition Support:
Individuals age 18+
$0 Online Consultation (15 min)
$175 initial consult (60min)
$65 follow-up (30min)
$95 follow-up (45min)
Areas of Expertise:
Gut health, mood, stress, depression
Modalities:
Breathwork, holistic nutrition
Languages:
English
Affiliates
Trauma & Grief Institute
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