Area of Focus:
Trauma, Grief, Women's Health, Anxiety, OCD, EMDR
Work Experience and Education
Education and Training:
Honours Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, 2003 (University of Guelph)
Master of Social Work, 2007 (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Volunteer training in Grief, Bereavement, and Palliative Care, 2015 (Hospice Wellington)
Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, 2017 (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Course: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Trauma, 2022 (Qualia Counselling Services)
Certificate in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, 2021
Training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Women’s Reproductive Health, 2023 (Qualia Counselling Services)
Lesley is a Registered Social Worker with special interests in anxiety disorders, trauma, grief, and women’s health across the lifespan.
She draws on her extensive training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, as well as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy and Internal Family Systems Therapy to help her clients navigate the challenges they face. In her spare time, she enjoys running, knitting, drawing, and hiking.
