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Email: info@hmconsultingsolutionsltd.com

Founder and Senior Clinician and Consultant of HM Consulting Solutions LTD, Heather Meara Thomas is an extremely skilled, well sought-after counsellor, coach and mentor throughout Ontario. She was chosen as the 2022 recipient of the Ontario Association of Social Workers Distinguished Social Worker Award. She has been working as a registered social worker in the field for over 25 years. “I counsel clients working from a mixed-modalities approach depending on each client’s unique needs. Heather operates from an Anti-Black racism, anti-oppressive lens and welcomes B.I.P.O.C and Afro-Caribbean 2SLGBTIAQ+ communities into our safe space. Depending on each client needs, she applies healing approaches with Afro-Caribbean Canadian clients experiencing unconscious bias, oppression and microaggressions stemming from life and career experiences. “I am a multiracial black woman who experienced various forms of racism throughout my life and understand the deep rooted issues surrounding racism, oppression, attachment, loss and being different.” Through narrative therapy and developing action plans with outcomes for each client, Heather coaches and counsels clients to love all parts of themselves while achieving their goals and clients resonate with her approach to the work. “The techniques I have developed over the past two decades created such success in client outcomes that they would tell others naturally expanding my practice.” Heather has had the blessing of coaching and consulting other Black and Multi-racial social workers and equity consultants over the span of her career and has built her dream team.” This site allows clients to receive service from a roster of world class counsellors along with a fabulous psychotherapist; the best I know in the field.” Heather listens to every client during the intake process and then connects them with the best counsellor on her team considering culture and the social work support each client needs. Each counsellor you see and read about has been mentored by Heather and they truly are the best! Heather is also asked worked alongside various experts in the fields of education, mental health and child welfare to create curriculum exploring various aspects of power, privilege and oppression and does advocacy and Anti-Black racism work to combat racism and disrupts oppression. On behalf of Heather Thomas and HM Consulting Solutions LTD we look forward to serving our community from an Afrocentric lens. If you have any questions or would like to schedule a consultation, please get in touch today by contacting us at info@hmconsultingsolutionsltd.com and Heather will be in touch within 24 hours or as soon as possible. We look forward to serving you!

Founder and Senior Clinician and Consultant of HM Consulting Solutions LTD, Heather Meara Thomas is an extremely skilled, well sought-after counsellor, coach and mentor throughout Ontario. She was chosen as the 2022 recipient of the Ontario Association of Social Workers Distinguished Social Worker Award. She has been working as a registered social worker in the field for over 25 years. “I counsel clients working from a mixed-modalities approach depending on each client’s unique needs. Heather operates from an Anti-Black racism, anti-oppressive lens and welcomes B.I.P.O.C and Afro-Caribbean 2SLGBTIAQ+ communities into our safe space. Depending on each client needs, she applies healing approaches with Afro-Caribbean Canadian clients experiencing unconscious bias, oppression and microaggressions stemming from life and career experiences. “I am a multiracial black woman who experienced various forms of racism throughout my life and understand the deep rooted issues surrounding racism, oppression, attachment, loss and being different.” Through narrative therapy and developing action plans with outcomes for each client, Heather coaches and counsels clients to love all parts of themselves while achieving their goals and clients resonate with her approach to the work. “The techniques I have developed over the past two decades created such success in client outcomes that they would tell others naturally expanding my practice.” Heather has had the blessing of coaching and consulting other Black and Multi-racial social workers and equity consultants over the span of her career and has built her dream team.” This site allows clients to receive service from a roster of world class counsellors along with a fabulous psychotherapist; the best I know in the field.” Heather listens to every client during the intake process and then connects them with the best counsellor on her team considering culture and the social work support each client needs. Each counsellor you see and read about has been mentored by Heather and they truly are the best! Heather is also asked worked alongside various experts in the fields of education, mental health and child welfare to create curriculum exploring various aspects of power, privilege and oppression and does advocacy and Anti-Black racism work to combat racism and disrupts oppression. On behalf of Heather Thomas and HM Consulting Solutions LTD we look forward to serving our community from an Afrocentric lens. If you have any questions or would like to schedule a consultation, please get in touch today by contacting us at info@hmconsultingsolutionsltd.com and Heather will be in touch within 24 hours or as soon as possible. We look forward to serving you!

Email: info@hmconsultingsolutionsltd.com

Email: freda@growthwellnesstherapy.com

Location: 501 Eglinton Ave E Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4P 1N4

My name is Freda Bizimana and I am a Rwandan Canadian who was born and raised in Canada. I’ve completed my Masters of Social Work at the University of Toronto with a passion for working with children, youth, their families, and young adults. I have four years of experience working with Black and racialized youth in conflict with the law and supporting them with navigating the criminal justice system, school system, and conflict with peers and family. I’ve worked with youth both one-on-one and in group settings discussing topics such as identity, anger and aggression, strengths and coping skills, and healthy/ unhealthy relationships. I love to motivate and encourage others to express themselves and incorporate art such as music into the space to help clients articulate themselves. I am a big proponent of using non-traditional methods of therapy to help support and motivate clients to share their stories. The modalities I have experience working with are CBT, attachment work, and Hip-Hop Therapy. I work through an Anti-Oppressive, Anti-Black, Anti-Racist, and Trauma-Informed lens and my approach is both client-centred and strength-based. I believe my role is to support you in your journey and help you build the tools to work through any obstacle life throws at you by providing a space to express and grow. By using the strengths and skills you already have, we can build healthy coping skills that work for you so you can continue practicing self-care and self-love.

My name is Freda Bizimana and I am a Rwandan Canadian who was born and raised in Canada. I’ve completed my Masters of Social Work at the University of Toronto with a passion for working with children, youth, their families, and young adults. I have four years of experience working with Black and racialized youth in conflict with the law and supporting them with navigating the criminal justice system, school system, and conflict with peers and family. I’ve worked with youth both one-on-one and in group settings discussing topics such as identity, anger and aggression, strengths and coping skills, and healthy/ unhealthy relationships. I love to motivate and encourage others to express themselves and incorporate art such as music into the space to help clients articulate themselves. I am a big proponent of using non-traditional methods of therapy to help support and motivate clients to share their stories. The modalities I have experience working with are CBT, attachment work, and Hip-Hop Therapy. I work through an Anti-Oppressive, Anti-Black, Anti-Racist, and Trauma-Informed lens and my approach is both client-centred and strength-based. I believe my role is to support you in your journey and help you build the tools to work through any obstacle life throws at you by providing a space to express and grow. By using the strengths and skills you already have, we can build healthy coping skills that work for you so you can continue practicing self-care and self-love.

Email: freda@growthwellnesstherapy.com

Location: 501 Eglinton Ave E Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4P 1N4

Email: info@selfcareto.com

Location: 720 Spadina Ave

Our mission is to develop therapeutic relationships rooted in self-compassion to provide accessible, approachable and affordable therapy. We believe in meeting our clients where they are in their journey. As members and allies of the BIPOC & LGBTQIA+ community we know that not all spaces were created with us in mind. Wellness is not a privilege it is a necessity. So whether you’re new to therapy or want to try a new approach, we are here. Our therapist use different evidence modalities that are trauma informed and culturally sensitive. We use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy, Attachment Focused, Relational, Somatic, Gender Affirming and more. We see clients who are experiencing Anxiety, Depression, Low self-esteem, Stress, Anger, Trauma, PTSD, Grief/Loss, Racial Trauma, Gender Identity issues, Substance use and more.

Our mission is to develop therapeutic relationships rooted in self-compassion to provide accessible, approachable and affordable therapy. We believe in meeting our clients where they are in their journey. As members and allies of the BIPOC & LGBTQIA+ community we know that not all spaces were created with us in mind. Wellness is not a privilege it is a necessity. So whether you’re new to therapy or want to try a new approach, we are here. Our therapist use different evidence modalities that are trauma informed and culturally sensitive. We use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy, Attachment Focused, Relational, Somatic, Gender Affirming and more. We see clients who are experiencing Anxiety, Depression, Low self-esteem, Stress, Anger, Trauma, PTSD, Grief/Loss, Racial Trauma, Gender Identity issues, Substance use and more.

Email: info@selfcareto.com

Location: 720 Spadina Ave

Email: info@journeysoflifecounselling.com

Location: Dayirai is registered in AB, BC, ON, NWT and NS where she provides virtual and telehealth services

Dayirai pronounced (Dye-Rye) is a registered Clinical Social Worker (RCSW) living in Alberta. In addition, she is registered to provide tele-practice in the following provinces: Ontario, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and the Northwest Territories. Dayirai obtained her Master of Social Work degree from Ryerson University and has provided mental wellness, coaching and consulting services to individuals, families, couples, and communities for over 12 years. Her early beginnings as a grassroots social worker in Ontario exposed her to the dynamics of children and families marginalized in society, whether by language as new immigrants, economics, and generational problems of mental health, addiction, and trauma. Dayirai’s social work career path has been intentionally varied in keeping with the profession’s presence in multiple spaces where social health and well-being are achieved through client-centeredness, collaboration, and leading change to promote social justice and social development. “My passion is partnering and working with clients to help them navigate systems and thrive. I provide a compassionate and creative presence in attending to whatever the clients bring to our work. My approach is respectful, authentic, ‘straightforward,’ strengths-based, recovery-oriented, solution-focused, empowering, anti-oppressive, collaborative, and non-judgmental. I’m not afraid to talk about the hard or awkward stuff, and I’m also not afraid to let clients know when they’re standing in their way. My goal is to meet clients where they are and to be helpful in a way that is specific to their circumstances.”

Dayirai pronounced (Dye-Rye) is a registered Clinical Social Worker (RCSW) living in Alberta. In addition, she is registered to provide tele-practice in the following provinces: Ontario, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and the Northwest Territories. Dayirai obtained her Master of Social Work degree from Ryerson University and has provided mental wellness, coaching and consulting services to individuals, families, couples, and communities for over 12 years. Her early beginnings as a grassroots social worker in Ontario exposed her to the dynamics of children and families marginalized in society, whether by language as new immigrants, economics, and generational problems of mental health, addiction, and trauma. Dayirai’s social work career path has been intentionally varied in keeping with the profession’s presence in multiple spaces where social health and well-being are achieved through client-centeredness, collaboration, and leading change to promote social justice and social development. “My passion is partnering and working with clients to help them navigate systems and thrive. I provide a compassionate and creative presence in attending to whatever the clients bring to our work. My approach is respectful, authentic, ‘straightforward,’ strengths-based, recovery-oriented, solution-focused, empowering, anti-oppressive, collaborative, and non-judgmental. I’m not afraid to talk about the hard or awkward stuff, and I’m also not afraid to let clients know when they’re standing in their way. My goal is to meet clients where they are and to be helpful in a way that is specific to their circumstances.”

Email: info@journeysoflifecounselling.com

Location: Dayirai is registered in AB, BC, ON, NWT and NS where she provides virtual and telehealth services

Email: info@wellnessempowered.com

Location: Shayla is registered in AB, BC, ON and NS where she provides virtual and telepsychological services

Shayla is an interprovincially registered clinical social worker, an Africentric Cultural Safety Consultant and board approved clinical supervisor who offers identity affirming, culturally responsive and decolonial mental health services to Racialized, marginalized and minoritized populations with the ultimate goal of achieving collective liberation, radical healing and equitable co- existence. Shayla is a two times York Univeristy alumna with over 12 years of experience as a regulated social work professional. Her DECOLONIAL lenses have led her to train in EMDR in COLOUR and racial trauma therapy. She is also an Advanced Tree of life practitioner and Somatic Intelligence trained therapist, who believes in de- stigmatizing, de- colonizing and de-pathologizing mental health. All of her work is Sankofa grounded and UBUNTU rooted! Shayla is taking only corporate and community workshops contracts plus clinical supervisees at the moment.

Shayla is an interprovincially registered clinical social worker, an Africentric Cultural Safety Consultant and board approved clinical supervisor who offers identity affirming, culturally responsive and decolonial mental health services to Racialized, marginalized and minoritized populations with the ultimate goal of achieving collective liberation, radical healing and equitable co- existence. Shayla is a two times York Univeristy alumna with over 12 years of experience as a regulated social work professional. Her DECOLONIAL lenses have led her to train in EMDR in COLOUR and racial trauma therapy. She is also an Advanced Tree of life practitioner and Somatic Intelligence trained therapist, who believes in de- stigmatizing, de- colonizing and de-pathologizing mental health. All of her work is Sankofa grounded and UBUNTU rooted! Shayla is taking only corporate and community workshops contracts plus clinical supervisees at the moment.

Email: info@wellnessempowered.com

Location: Shayla is registered in AB, BC, ON and NS where she provides virtual and telepsychological services

Kahle Therapy & Consulting Services is a 3-B (Black-Owned, Black-Focused + Black-Serving) group practice that meets the mental wellness needs of those that have historically and disproportionately faced barriers to mental health services. We offer individual, couple & family therapy; as well as psycho-educational workshops and therapeutic support groups. Our mission is to address the monumental lack of engagement and trust between the Black community & mental health services. We are registered therapists that provide safe, culturally responsive, and culturally affirming services through evidence-informed practices. We bring a knowledge of the effects of raced-based trauma on Black bodies, psyches and communities into our work; ensuring that our clients feel seen and understood. Services are strength-based, collaborative and holistic. Visit our website to book a FREE 15 minute consultation.

Kahle Therapy & Consulting Services is a 3-B (Black-Owned, Black-Focused + Black-Serving) group practice that meets the mental wellness needs of those that have historically and disproportionately faced barriers to mental health services. We offer individual, couple & family therapy; as well as psycho-educational workshops and therapeutic support groups. Our mission is to address the monumental lack of engagement and trust between the Black community & mental health services. We are registered therapists that provide safe, culturally responsive, and culturally affirming services through evidence-informed practices. We bring a knowledge of the effects of raced-based trauma on Black bodies, psyches and communities into our work; ensuring that our clients feel seen and understood. Services are strength-based, collaborative and holistic. Visit our website to book a FREE 15 minute consultation.

Email: renee@renucounselling.ca

Location: 491 Lawrence Avenue West

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I am a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO), Canadian Certified Counsellor (C.C.C.) with the Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association, a Registered Kinesiologist with the College of Kinesiologists of Ontario (CKO), and holds the status of Provisional Psychologist in Alberta. I hold a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology from Walden University, Specialized Honours Degree (Maj/Min) in Kinesiology and Health Science/ Psychology from York University, and Advanced Certificate in Couple and Family Therapy from the University of Guelph. I am currently pursuing my Doctor of Psychology degree in clinical psychology with California Southern University, with the goal of licensure as a psychologist in 2023. I have hosted webinars and provided mental health commentary for Global News, Uber Canada, and Interac Canada. I am also a Director with the Black Health Alliance, and a former Director with the Ontario Kinesiology Association. In addition to training in the therapeutic approaches listed below, I am an EMDR Certified Therapist, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Certification (Level II – Complex Trauma), with a particular focus on dissociative disorders, and certificate perinatal mental health. For the past few years, I’ve had the pleasure of helping individuals improve their mental health through goal-focused collaboration. You may be going through a time in your life right now which is leaving you feeling unhappy, or stuck in a cycle you don’t know how to break. As a Psychotherapist, I endeavor to use my skills, and the knowledge I continue to acquire to help people lead more satisfying lives. I use a client-centered and judgment-free approach and work with you to develop new skills to meet your therapeutic goals. Each client journey is unique and so too are the factors that makes each person who they are. As the daughter of Jamaican and Trinidadian immigrants, I value the importance of culturally-integrative care in the therapeutic experience. I take an anti-oppressive and culturally-sensitive approach to my work, exploring these and the many intersections that each client holds along with the work that we do together. The richness of our different backgrounds should never be a barrier to receiving a satisfying therapy experience.

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I am a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO), Canadian Certified Counsellor (C.C.C.) with the Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association, a Registered Kinesiologist with the College of Kinesiologists of Ontario (CKO), and holds the status of Provisional Psychologist in Alberta. I hold a Master of Science in Clinical Psychology from Walden University, Specialized Honours Degree (Maj/Min) in Kinesiology and Health Science/ Psychology from York University, and Advanced Certificate in Couple and Family Therapy from the University of Guelph. I am currently pursuing my Doctor of Psychology degree in clinical psychology with California Southern University, with the goal of licensure as a psychologist in 2023. I have hosted webinars and provided mental health commentary for Global News, Uber Canada, and Interac Canada. I am also a Director with the Black Health Alliance, and a former Director with the Ontario Kinesiology Association. In addition to training in the therapeutic approaches listed below, I am an EMDR Certified Therapist, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Certification (Level II – Complex Trauma), with a particular focus on dissociative disorders, and certificate perinatal mental health. For the past few years, I’ve had the pleasure of helping individuals improve their mental health through goal-focused collaboration. You may be going through a time in your life right now which is leaving you feeling unhappy, or stuck in a cycle you don’t know how to break. As a Psychotherapist, I endeavor to use my skills, and the knowledge I continue to acquire to help people lead more satisfying lives. I use a client-centered and judgment-free approach and work with you to develop new skills to meet your therapeutic goals. Each client journey is unique and so too are the factors that makes each person who they are. As the daughter of Jamaican and Trinidadian immigrants, I value the importance of culturally-integrative care in the therapeutic experience. I take an anti-oppressive and culturally-sensitive approach to my work, exploring these and the many intersections that each client holds along with the work that we do together. The richness of our different backgrounds should never be a barrier to receiving a satisfying therapy experience.

Email: renee@renucounselling.ca

Location: 491 Lawrence Avenue West

Email: admin@elpizocounselling.com

Location: 192 Main St E, Lower Level, Milton, ON

Elpizo Counselling Services is a culturally diverse group practice that bring a broad ethno and anglo cultural perspectives and extensive years of experience. Our highly skilled and experienced husband and wife dynamic founders, have over 23 years in practice, counselling, supervising, teaching and consulting. Our 25 plus therapists use an integrative and collaborative approach; we use the most effective and up to date modalities therapeutic interventions in order to better serve our client’s diverse needs. We believe that our clients are unique hence ‘different strokes for different folks.’ We serve individuals, couples, and families. We specialize in trauma-focused therapy and couples therapy. Our aim is to provide techniques, tools, resources and support that will help people shift and transform their lives to a place of wholeness, achieve their personal goals and have the ability to navigate new life challenges as they come along. Your mental health matters to us and we want to ensure that Elpizo (meaning Hope) is what you leave with.

Elpizo Counselling Services is a culturally diverse group practice that bring a broad ethno and anglo cultural perspectives and extensive years of experience. Our highly skilled and experienced husband and wife dynamic founders, have over 23 years in practice, counselling, supervising, teaching and consulting. Our 25 plus therapists use an integrative and collaborative approach; we use the most effective and up to date modalities therapeutic interventions in order to better serve our client’s diverse needs. We believe that our clients are unique hence ‘different strokes for different folks.’ We serve individuals, couples, and families. We specialize in trauma-focused therapy and couples therapy. Our aim is to provide techniques, tools, resources and support that will help people shift and transform their lives to a place of wholeness, achieve their personal goals and have the ability to navigate new life challenges as they come along. Your mental health matters to us and we want to ensure that Elpizo (meaning Hope) is what you leave with.

Email: admin@elpizocounselling.com

Location: 192 Main St E, Lower Level, Milton, ON

Email: amma@womanisthealing.com

I have been supporting the diverse lives of youth, families, and individuals for the last ten years. My desire to engage in healing work is strongly rooted in my intersectional identities and commitment to community members experiencing barriers to their wellness. As a counsellor, I firmly believe that people hold enormous strengths and courage that have guided their footsteps into this present moment. Whether it be depression, anxiety, family breakdowns and other life crises, I believe we are equipped with the capacity to conquer challenges placed in front us. Our therapeutic relationship will actively work to develop a supportive plan of action for your continued growth and path to healing. Within this process I will utilize an eclectic approach that includes therapeutic modalities such as narrative and cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness-based strategies, and art-based activities. Through a trauma-informed and strength-based lens, we will co-discover your thought patterns, emotions, behaviours and environments that may be preventing you from propelling forward. If you are interested in igniting your healing journey with me I welcome you to contact me for a free consultation.

I have been supporting the diverse lives of youth, families, and individuals for the last ten years. My desire to engage in healing work is strongly rooted in my intersectional identities and commitment to community members experiencing barriers to their wellness. As a counsellor, I firmly believe that people hold enormous strengths and courage that have guided their footsteps into this present moment. Whether it be depression, anxiety, family breakdowns and other life crises, I believe we are equipped with the capacity to conquer challenges placed in front us. Our therapeutic relationship will actively work to develop a supportive plan of action for your continued growth and path to healing. Within this process I will utilize an eclectic approach that includes therapeutic modalities such as narrative and cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness-based strategies, and art-based activities. Through a trauma-informed and strength-based lens, we will co-discover your thought patterns, emotions, behaviours and environments that may be preventing you from propelling forward. If you are interested in igniting your healing journey with me I welcome you to contact me for a free consultation.

Email: amma@womanisthealing.com

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Priscilla has been working in the field of career development since 2012 and this area has been a main focus in her practice (i.e., career exploration/ identity support, successful job search support, work-related stress/anxiety), stress leave/ sick leave/ burnout, conflicts in the workplace, discrimination/racism in the workplace. As she expands her practice and integrates her academic training and knowledge in psychology (MA in Counselling Psychology; BA Honours in Psychology; ), education (MA in Child Study; Bachelor in Education), women empowerment training (Certified Pleasure Coach), Yoga (RYT 500), and Reiki (Level 3), she now supports a wider range of clients that include adults, teenagers, and students 12+ dealing with a variety of presenting issues. Priscilla also facilitates Black Mental Health Canada’s – Peace & Power: Group Therapy for Black Women with Anxiety Group.

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Priscilla has been working in the field of career development since 2012 and this area has been a main focus in her practice (i.e., career exploration/ identity support, successful job search support, work-related stress/anxiety), stress leave/ sick leave/ burnout, conflicts in the workplace, discrimination/racism in the workplace. As she expands her practice and integrates her academic training and knowledge in psychology (MA in Counselling Psychology; BA Honours in Psychology; ), education (MA in Child Study; Bachelor in Education), women empowerment training (Certified Pleasure Coach), Yoga (RYT 500), and Reiki (Level 3), she now supports a wider range of clients that include adults, teenagers, and students 12+ dealing with a variety of presenting issues. Priscilla also facilitates Black Mental Health Canada’s – Peace & Power: Group Therapy for Black Women with Anxiety Group.

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