Valérie Boisvert is a bilingual intern (French/English) at Desjardins Psychotherapy who practices psychotherapy under the supervision of Julie Desjardins (MA, CCC, RP #008983) and who is currently completing her master’s degree in counseling at the University of Ottawa. She is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and a member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA). Valérie previously completed a B.Sc in psychology at this same university while volunteering in the Cerebro-Vascular Accidents and Behavioural Recovery Laboratory. Valérie offers counseling and psychotherapy sessions to individuals (10 years old and older) who are dealing with diverse life stressors and challenges. More specifically, she specializes in helping individuals manage their anxiety, depression, grief, conflictual relationships, burnout, traumas, work or student difficulties, and more. Valérie focuses on creating a non-judgmental and safe environment in which individuals feel comfortable sharing their thoughts, feelings, emotions, and behaviors. She prioritizes mutual trust in order to help individuals set goals aiming wellness, self-actualization and personalized healthy coping mechanisms.
During her internship, Valérie will be focusing her approach on cognitive-behavioral strategies (CBT), mindfulness strategies and psychoeducation. She will also be learning more about other approaches such as dialectical, acceptance and commitment, and emotions-focused (DBT, ACT, EFT).
Valérie has previously worked alongside individuals and families of different backgrounds (children, youth, adults and seniors) through her role as a child protection worker and alongside children and youth on the autism spectrum through her role as a camp counselor. She had diverse experiences managing crises and helping individuals navigate through their mental health disorders, traumas and relationship difficulties.
Valérie Boisvert is a bilingual intern (French/English) at Desjardins Psychotherapy who practices...
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Emma DeNicolais is a bilingual (French and English) Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) (#15423) under the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and has completed her Master of Education (M.Ed) in Counselling of Psychology at the University of Ottawa. Under the supervision of Julie Desjardins, she will be providing mental health counselling and psychotherapy to youth (10 years old +), students and adults with a variety of issues. Based off her personal experience with counselling, she has a keen interest in guiding individuals through their anxiety (generalized, phobias, etc.), depression, student difficulties with school, and difficulties with communication.
Emma uses evidence-based strategies found in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to help individuals understand their thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. She will be continuously learning and gaining new skills and strategies from other therapeutic approaches, such as dialectal (DBT), acceptance and commitment (ACT), and others to better help her community and to support individuals based off their needs. She aims to build a strong therapeutic alliance to help individuals become the better version of themselves as well as to achieve their goals.
Emma DeNicolais is a bilingual (French and English) Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) (#154...
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Julie Desjardins is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO), and a Certified Canadian Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA). Julie specializes in helping people learn how to navigate their anxiety, depression, burnout, grief, trauma/PTSD, high-conflict separation/divorce, parenting challenges, and relationship issues. In her practice, she works with clients who want to focus on psycho-education, identifying and solving problems, and learning new strategies and tools to better cope with life’s daily stressors.
She has extensive experience working with children and youth (8 years old +), students, adults, and seniors. Her approach to therapy focuses on teaching strategies from cognitive-behavioural, dialectical, acceptance and commitment, compassion and solution-focused, and mindfulness (CBT, DBT, ACT, CFT, MFBT, and SFT).
Julie Desjardins is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists ...
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