Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Therapists in London, ON
Everyone deserves to be living their best life, and I would like to support you in living yours. My areas of specialty include working with adults who are navigating challenges with trauma, anxiety, PTSD, life transitions, depression, identity, and chronic health issues and/or injuries. I am also passionate about working with survivors of traumatic brain injury and their families, having a comprehensive understanding of the impact a brain injury can have. If you are feeling alone, frustrated, trapped/stuck, questioning who you are, or uncertain with how to proceed, I am here to work with you collaboratively and compassionately.
Everyone deserves to be living their best life, and I would like to support you in living yours. My areas of specialty include working with adults who are navigating challenges with trauma, anxiety, PTSD, life transitions, depression, identity, and chronic health issues and/or injuries. I am also passionate about working with survivors of traumatic brain injury and their families, having a comprehensive understanding of the impact a brain injury can have. If you are feeling alone, frustrated, trapped/stuck, questioning who you are, or uncertain with how to proceed, I am here to work with you collaboratively and compassionately.
I also have experience working with individuals with Traumatic brain injuries and children and adults with developmental and physical disabilities.
Attempting to avoid painful or distressing thoughts and feelings is natural - we all do it. However, the more we struggle with and try to control our emotional experiences, the more challenges it creates. As a Registered Social Worker with the OCSWSSW, I utilize a client-centered approach and draw mainly on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Polyvagal Theory to guide my work with clients. Noticing and naming our feelings is the first step to gaining more control over our bodies and learning to live a meaningful life that aligns with our values and goals.
I also have experience working with individuals with Traumatic brain injuries and children and adults with developmental and physical disabilities.
Attempting to avoid painful or distressing thoughts and feelings is natural - we all do it. However, the more we struggle with and try to control our emotional experiences, the more challenges it creates. As a Registered Social Worker with the OCSWSSW, I utilize a client-centered approach and draw mainly on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Polyvagal Theory to guide my work with clients. Noticing and naming our feelings is the first step to gaining more control over our bodies and learning to live a meaningful life that aligns with our values and goals.
Elise Rosner
Registered Social Service Worker, RSSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
London, ON N6A (Online Only)
If you feel like you are in a state of anxiety or trauma response that you can not get out of- I am a therapist that brings my lived experience and compassionate approach to the therapy space. If you're feeling exhausted by everyday life; I am here to hold space for you. If your typical CBT talk therapy hasn't been helpful, let's connect! I have expertise in anxiety, trauma, and mTBI (mild traumatic brain injury/concussions).
If you feel like you are in a state of anxiety or trauma response that you can not get out of- I am a therapist that brings my lived experience and compassionate approach to the therapy space. If you're feeling exhausted by everyday life; I am here to hold space for you. If your typical CBT talk therapy hasn't been helpful, let's connect! I have expertise in anxiety, trauma, and mTBI (mild traumatic brain injury/concussions).
Brad Forbes
Registered Psychotherapist, RP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
London, ON N6B (Online Only)
Professionally I have supported individuals with highly complex needs for 30 years. In my experience it is essential to first understand individuals as unique individuals irregardless of their label or challenges and develop a trusting relationship. In the context of a therapeutic relationship and psychotherapy difficulties can be discussed openly and change and growth can occur. Counselling is a therapeutic space for individuals to understand themselves and collaboratively work through challenges and develop skills to improve their quality of life.
Professionally I have supported individuals with highly complex needs for 30 years. In my experience it is essential to first understand individuals as unique individuals irregardless of their label or challenges and develop a trusting relationship. In the context of a therapeutic relationship and psychotherapy difficulties can be discussed openly and change and growth can occur. Counselling is a therapeutic space for individuals to understand themselves and collaboratively work through challenges and develop skills to improve their quality of life.
Pamela Michienzi
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, OATR, BA, DipAT, CertAF
Verified Verified
London, ON N6B
I offer talk-based psychotherapy, art therapy and play-based therapy. I have extensive experience working in the addictions & mental health field with a focus on youth and young adults as well as support to families. I welcome all from diverse ethnicities, genders, orientations, life experiences, and occupations who are experiencing: depression, stress, anxiety, social isolation, PTSD & trauma, addiction, emotional and behavioural issues, separation/divorce issues, strengthening family relationships, and those who are looking to overcome barriers and make positive changes in their lives.
I offer talk-based psychotherapy, art therapy and play-based therapy. I have extensive experience working in the addictions & mental health field with a focus on youth and young adults as well as support to families. I welcome all from diverse ethnicities, genders, orientations, life experiences, and occupations who are experiencing: depression, stress, anxiety, social isolation, PTSD & trauma, addiction, emotional and behavioural issues, separation/divorce issues, strengthening family relationships, and those who are looking to overcome barriers and make positive changes in their lives.
I know it's hard to reach out and share with someone new. I offer a safe, non-judgmental space for you to feel heard. I have nine years of experience working in community-based mental health care with individuals in crisis, and an additional eight years of experience working with individuals with acquired brain injuries. I have experience working with adults 16+ and have supported clients with a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem and body image concerns.
I know it's hard to reach out and share with someone new. I offer a safe, non-judgmental space for you to feel heard. I have nine years of experience working in community-based mental health care with individuals in crisis, and an additional eight years of experience working with individuals with acquired brain injuries. I have experience working with adults 16+ and have supported clients with a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem and body image concerns.
We are registered Social Workers with community and hospital experience working with children and families. We are here to support your child and family with mental health and behavioural challenges through counselling support.
We are registered Social Workers with community and hospital experience working with children and families. We are here to support your child and family with mental health and behavioural challenges through counselling support.
Growing up in the Maritimes, I have long understood the power of story. Through a relaxed, supportive, and collaborative approach to counselling, we will explore your story, both the pages already written, and those yet to unfold. Are you struggling to navigate an unexpected change to your health, your relationships, your career, or your sense of safety and security? Have you experienced a loss? Are you reimagining how you see yourself in your story? I will meet you where you are and help you explore what these changes mean to you. We will partner to identify your strengths and resiliencies and together navigate these adversities.
Growing up in the Maritimes, I have long understood the power of story. Through a relaxed, supportive, and collaborative approach to counselling, we will explore your story, both the pages already written, and those yet to unfold. Are you struggling to navigate an unexpected change to your health, your relationships, your career, or your sense of safety and security? Have you experienced a loss? Are you reimagining how you see yourself in your story? I will meet you where you are and help you explore what these changes mean to you. We will partner to identify your strengths and resiliencies and together navigate these adversities.
Welcoming new clients. People I meet are struggling with life stressors and difficulties such as chronic health conditions, caregiver burden, anxiety, depression and difficulty coping with and finding a way through life transitions, grief and losses. I help people learn to make new choices that lead to greater hope and optimism and a more meaningful and vibrant life.
Welcoming new clients. People I meet are struggling with life stressors and difficulties such as chronic health conditions, caregiver burden, anxiety, depression and difficulty coping with and finding a way through life transitions, grief and losses. I help people learn to make new choices that lead to greater hope and optimism and a more meaningful and vibrant life.
I am a Registered Social Worker, a wife, mother (ages 1&3), sister, aunt, daughter, granddaughter and friend. I have life experiences and wounds, which have led me to become a good listener and helper, allowing me to understand and empathize with others in their own suffering. I believe that we are not meant to live life in isolation and positive working relationships can help us cope and get through some of life's messiest and toughest experiences.
I am a Registered Social Worker, a wife, mother (ages 1&3), sister, aunt, daughter, granddaughter and friend. I have life experiences and wounds, which have led me to become a good listener and helper, allowing me to understand and empathize with others in their own suffering. I believe that we are not meant to live life in isolation and positive working relationships can help us cope and get through some of life's messiest and toughest experiences.
Shanna Peters
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, MA, BA Hons
Verified Verified
9 Endorsed
London, ON N6B
Everyone is unique and encounters different life experiences. Some of these experiences change the ways we think, feel, and act. Children and youth might begin to say negative things about themselves, start to struggle with school performance and peer relationships, react easily and in ways that seem bigger than the situation, and experience physical changes like headaches or stomach aches. Another component of these changes involves looking at how adults are processing their responses to them. It is important for adults to know that supporting a child or youth, in addition to themselves, is not something they have to face alone.
Everyone is unique and encounters different life experiences. Some of these experiences change the ways we think, feel, and act. Children and youth might begin to say negative things about themselves, start to struggle with school performance and peer relationships, react easily and in ways that seem bigger than the situation, and experience physical changes like headaches or stomach aches. Another component of these changes involves looking at how adults are processing their responses to them. It is important for adults to know that supporting a child or youth, in addition to themselves, is not something they have to face alone.
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You want and deserve to feel better. Starting counselling can seem difficult but I am here to understand you and your experiences and provide help and hope. I am easy to talk to, non-judgmental, and empathetic. I have over 15 years of counselling experience working with clients from diverse and varied lived experiences. I am here to help you find healing and understanding in difficult situations. Are you seeking to improve your mental health, adjusting to changes at home, work or school, or looking to address relationship difficulties? Together, we will work on strategies that allow you to build a happier and more satisfying life.
You want and deserve to feel better. Starting counselling can seem difficult but I am here to understand you and your experiences and provide help and hope. I am easy to talk to, non-judgmental, and empathetic. I have over 15 years of counselling experience working with clients from diverse and varied lived experiences. I am here to help you find healing and understanding in difficult situations. Are you seeking to improve your mental health, adjusting to changes at home, work or school, or looking to address relationship difficulties? Together, we will work on strategies that allow you to build a happier and more satisfying life.
Corey Janke
Registered Social Worker, MEd, BSW, RSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
London, ON N6A
Waitlist for new clients
For the past thirty-three years, I have counselled and supported a diverse range of individuals who are challenged with emotional and psychological issues. I am a qualified clinical social worker in good standing with the College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. I have an exceptionally strong commitment to helping individuals and their families optimize overall function and mental health through a collaborative therapeutic journey that focuses on the individual's inter/intrapersonal strengths and develops new skills and strategies.
For the past thirty-three years, I have counselled and supported a diverse range of individuals who are challenged with emotional and psychological issues. I am a qualified clinical social worker in good standing with the College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. I have an exceptionally strong commitment to helping individuals and their families optimize overall function and mental health through a collaborative therapeutic journey that focuses on the individual's inter/intrapersonal strengths and develops new skills and strategies.
Welcome. I value a respectful, therapeutic relationship that is collaborative and supportive of your unique needs and goals as we discover personal strengths and work on areas for growth, enhanced coping, clarity and life enrichment. The overall goal for therapy is to nurture emotional well-being through the acknowledgement and care of issues related to feelings, behaviors, and life experiences that are currently affecting day to day functioning. If you are experiencing anxiety, grief, caregiver burnout, health challenges or seeking clarity around moving forward in your life, reach out and connect. I am here to support you.
Welcome. I value a respectful, therapeutic relationship that is collaborative and supportive of your unique needs and goals as we discover personal strengths and work on areas for growth, enhanced coping, clarity and life enrichment. The overall goal for therapy is to nurture emotional well-being through the acknowledgement and care of issues related to feelings, behaviors, and life experiences that are currently affecting day to day functioning. If you are experiencing anxiety, grief, caregiver burnout, health challenges or seeking clarity around moving forward in your life, reach out and connect. I am here to support you.
I am registered psychotherapist and I have practiced for over 30 years primarily with post-secondary students. As the former director of Counselling & Student Development at King’s University College, my role included providing therapy to students and supervising the therapy team. I have extensive experience counselling and supporting people who identified as having disabilities. Throughout my career I have also maintained a small private practice with a focus on grief and loss, workplace harassment, and career/life transitions including retirement.
I am registered psychotherapist and I have practiced for over 30 years primarily with post-secondary students. As the former director of Counselling & Student Development at King’s University College, my role included providing therapy to students and supervising the therapy team. I have extensive experience counselling and supporting people who identified as having disabilities. Throughout my career I have also maintained a small private practice with a focus on grief and loss, workplace harassment, and career/life transitions including retirement.
For over 10 years, I have worked with mental health, addiction, and concurrent disorders in the community, public and private sectors. For the past 6 years, I worked mainly with individuals who have sustained brain injuries from a motor vehicle accident, I also have experience working with individuals who are challenged by chronic pain, PTSD, anxiety, OCD and depression. In the last year, I developed a keen interest in psychedelic enhanced psychotherapy, and have became certified through the MindSetting Institute, I am currently an associate delivering psychedelic enhanced psychotherapy with MindSetting institute.
For over 10 years, I have worked with mental health, addiction, and concurrent disorders in the community, public and private sectors. For the past 6 years, I worked mainly with individuals who have sustained brain injuries from a motor vehicle accident, I also have experience working with individuals who are challenged by chronic pain, PTSD, anxiety, OCD and depression. In the last year, I developed a keen interest in psychedelic enhanced psychotherapy, and have became certified through the MindSetting Institute, I am currently an associate delivering psychedelic enhanced psychotherapy with MindSetting institute.
Patricia Berendsen
Registered Psychotherapist, RMFT, RSW, RP, SEP, SSE
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
London, ON N6B
I seek to serve my clients in a manner which honors the whole person; body, mind and spirit. I believe that the therapeutic relationship is a process of learning and unfolding for the client as well as the therapist. My varied expertise enables me to offer specialized therapeutic tools and skills to reflect and meet the needs and uniqueness of each person.
I seek to serve my clients in a manner which honors the whole person; body, mind and spirit. I believe that the therapeutic relationship is a process of learning and unfolding for the client as well as the therapist. My varied expertise enables me to offer specialized therapeutic tools and skills to reflect and meet the needs and uniqueness of each person.
I am the 2012 Neinstein award winner for my trauma recovery work. I have been educated, trained & experienced in using multiple therapeutic interventions. I work with diverse human beings with diverse mental wellness challenges. I practice compassionate inquiry with an anti-oppressive edge. I am unconventional & non-traditional. I value transparency, which means I practice with honesty & sincerity & honour how you show up. I assist in eliminating your self-doubt by guiding you to an understanding of the roots of blame, shame & guilt in your familial & social conditioning & how these manifest in “dis ease” in the mind & body.
I am the 2012 Neinstein award winner for my trauma recovery work. I have been educated, trained & experienced in using multiple therapeutic interventions. I work with diverse human beings with diverse mental wellness challenges. I practice compassionate inquiry with an anti-oppressive edge. I am unconventional & non-traditional. I value transparency, which means I practice with honesty & sincerity & honour how you show up. I assist in eliminating your self-doubt by guiding you to an understanding of the roots of blame, shame & guilt in your familial & social conditioning & how these manifest in “dis ease” in the mind & body.
Accepting New Clients! If your child is overwhelmed with feelings of anxiousness, struggles with regulating their emotions, has problems with relationships, struggles with low self-esteem, or engages in self-defeating and/or self-harming behaviours, therapy can help your child overcome these challenges. I support children, adolescents, and young adults with behavioural, emotional, and relational difficulties by designing interventions to help them learn to cope, communicate, self-regulate, and become more emotionally expressive.
Accepting New Clients! If your child is overwhelmed with feelings of anxiousness, struggles with regulating their emotions, has problems with relationships, struggles with low self-esteem, or engages in self-defeating and/or self-harming behaviours, therapy can help your child overcome these challenges. I support children, adolescents, and young adults with behavioural, emotional, and relational difficulties by designing interventions to help them learn to cope, communicate, self-regulate, and become more emotionally expressive.
Are you feeling weighed down by the pain of loss or trauma? Perhaps you’re experiencing the confusion that arises when life doesn’t go as planned. Or the self-doubt that can come from choices you’ve made in the past. Along with sadness, you might feel anger or a sense of shame. As a survivor of religious trauma, I have lived experience in the process of moving from this dark and lonely place to healing and hope. Whether you find yourself questioning the beliefs you grew up with or those of a group you chose to align with, we can gently bring what makes you uncomfortable into the light of day and move towards a brighter future.
Are you feeling weighed down by the pain of loss or trauma? Perhaps you’re experiencing the confusion that arises when life doesn’t go as planned. Or the self-doubt that can come from choices you’ve made in the past. Along with sadness, you might feel anger or a sense of shame. As a survivor of religious trauma, I have lived experience in the process of moving from this dark and lonely place to healing and hope. Whether you find yourself questioning the beliefs you grew up with or those of a group you chose to align with, we can gently bring what makes you uncomfortable into the light of day and move towards a brighter future.
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When should someone seek treatment for a traumatic brain injury?
People should seek a diagnosis and treatment after a head injury, especially if they were unconscious, and an early diagnosis can lead to a better recovery. Signs of a concussion include headaches, nausea or vomiting, exhaustion, dizziness, vision problems, sensitivity to light and sound, problems with attention and memory, brain fog, unusual irritability or sadness, and unusual sleep patterns.
What’s the most common treatment for a traumatic brain injury?
Treatment for a traumatic brain injury will be different depending on the severity of the problem. For mild injuries, treatment may involve rest and over-the-counter pain or headache medication. For moderate or severe injuries, treatment may involve stabilisation, medication, and rehabilitative therapies such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, cognitive therapy, and counselling.
How long does it take to recover from traumatic brain injury?
The recovery time for a traumatic brain injury depends on the individual and the severity and nature of the injury; the length of time spent unconscious is often an indicator of severity. Recovery time for mild injuries may be a week or two while recovery time for more severe injuries may be six months to two years. Research suggests that the vast majority of recovery occurs in the first two years after an injury; recovery after that time frame is less certain.
What if a traumatic brain injury is left untreated?
If a traumatic brain injury is left untreated, it can lead to long-term physical and mental health problems. Physical problems may include dizziness, headaches, vision, healing, or speech loss, and an elevated risk of dementia. Psychological problems may include impairments of memory, judgment, and decision-making, depression, aggression, poor impulse control, and personality changes.