Leslie is a Registered Member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, Psychotherapist in good standing and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Laurentian University. She has devoted her life to supporting and advocating for her community through schools, mental health services, community outreach programs and recovery centres as a Case Manager, Primary Therapist and Mental Health Lead in the Muskoka, Parry Sound area. She was an in-service trainer and representative with Tourette Canada and served as a committee member with the Trillium Lakeland District School Board, Special Education Advisory Committee.

Leslie has experience working with all ages and stages of life, moving through many different areas including though not limited to learning disabilities, developmental delay, autism, movement disorder, anxiety, depression, relationship and family dynamics, bereavement, mood disorders, PTSD, addiction, neurodiversity and dementia. Leslie completed her clinical practicum through Greenestone Centre for Recovery where she obtained her Registration to Perform the Controlled Act of Psychotherapy. Leslie is certified through CAMH in Addiction Medicine and Psychotherapy Interventions Module 3:Concurrent Disorders and Complexity, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Fundamentals for Primary Care Providers, as well as MoCA Certified, and holds an IFS Certificate, Introductory Theraplay - CACPT Play Therapy Certificate Program Intermediate Level 11.

Leslie has been practicing in this field for over 25 years and considerers herself a lifelong learner staying attune with the latest evidence based approaches in the field and following traditional modalities. Leslie enjoys meeting here clients where they are at and developing a treatment plan that will work for them, offering support and guidance along their journey.

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