I believe that a strong therapeutic relationship is the cornerstone of effective psychotherapy. To build this relationship, I focus on three essential qualities: trust, caring, and respect. As your therapist, I care about what you want to accomplish in your life. My primary commitment is to help you achieve your life goals and become the best version of yourself. I am willing to start wherever you are at and work with you to make practical changes that will lead to a more fulfilling life. Ultimately, I aim to empower you, at whatever age or stage of life you are, to actively participate in your own growth and fulfillment.

My approach focuses on a strengths-based, client-centred, anti-oppressive, and critical queer theory perspective. I draw from emotion-focused therapy (EFT), psychodynamic, cognitive behaviour therapy, solution-focused and motivational interviewing approaches. My specialty focuses on queer issues, anxiety, depression, post-trauma symptoms, work-related stress, and post-separation parental counselling.

Therapy Approaches

Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI) approaches. Anti-oppressive and critical queer theory perspectives

Client Groups

Individuals: children, adolescents, and adults

Parents: post-separation co-parenting coaching

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I believe that human connection is transformative. My approach to change is collaborative, compassionate and based on mutual respect and honesty. Conversations often lead back to the themes of acceptance, resilience and self-compassion.

From an anti-oppressive, trauma Informed lens I utilize behavioural treatments including Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), as well as motivational interviewing, and solution focused interventions.

I have worked with transitional aged youth and adults from diverse backgrounds experiencing a broad spectrum of substance use and mental health challenges.

Client Groups

Adults and Young Adults

Individuals and Groups

Therapy Approaches

Trauma-Informed, Anti-Oppressive, CBT, DBT, Solution focused, Motivational Interviewing (MI)

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My therapeutic approach is client-centered, engaging and collaborative. We will work together to discover what you value and find ways to help you move towards what matters most, even when life feels unmanageable.

In therapy, I will work with you to change your relationship to your pain and suffering using a multi-dimensional approach focusing on presence and the practice of “doing hard things.” I offer a warm, personal approach that fosters a strong therapeutic bond, motivation and self-compassion. I aim to create a space where even the most challenging thoughts and feelings, the ones we feel no one else experiences, can be brought into the room. We will explore how avoiding pain, anxiety, and suffering can intensify these experiences. Through this work, you will be able to gain clarity on how your current relationship with pain, depression, and anxiety is holding you back. Ultimately, our work together will help you learn to live a life that aligns with your core values and aspirations.

Therapy Approaches

Trauma-informed, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and mindfulness-based approaches.

Client Groups

Individuals: adolescents and adults

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I am fascinated by the science of emotions, neurobiology and neuroplasticity and how they inform our capacity to change.

With individuals, my role is to be your emotion coach - help you understand your emotions and how you can harness them to meet your needs. This may apply to processing past traumas, changing unhelpful patterns, or taking your personal growth to the next level.

In couple therapy, I will help you build effective communication skills and identify the cycles that get your relationship in trouble, create distance or hostility and ultimately get in the way of the balance most partners want to achieve: being separate enough to be their own person and together enough to enjoy the comfort and excitement of having someone in your corner.

I bring authenticity and humour to our interactions and am an active participant in our conversations. I combine a great deal of empathy and compassion with gentle calls to accountability and change.

Client Groups

Adults: individuals, couples, and groups Supervision and consultation for mental health professionals

Therapy Approaches

EFT, CBT, Trauma-Informed, DBT-Informed, Attachment-Based, CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I), psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAP), psychedelic-assisted therapy integration and harm reduction

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Welcome! My name is Nicola Irvin and I am the Intake Coordinator here at PRISMA. Scheduling an intake call with me is the first step in getting started with one of our clinicians. I’m here to guide you through the process and make your journey into therapy as smooth and supportive as possible. During our brief intake call, I’ll take the time to:

• Understand what brings you to therapy

• Answer any questions you may have, and

• Help connect you with the therapist who best fits your needs and availability.

This call is free, confidential, and typically lasts about 20 minutes. If you don’t see a time that works for you, please reach out to our admin team at hello@prismapractice.com and we’ll be happy to find an alternative that fits your schedule.

I look forward to speaking with you soon!

Nicola

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I am passionate about the intersection of mental and physical health. I take a whole-person approach to healthcare and see our well-being as a complex blend of biological, social, and psychological factors. I believe the best treatment is flexible, collaborative and multifactorial. With 10 years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner and a fellowship in medical psychiatry, I’ve learned the value of evidence-based treatment as well as the art of medicine.

I’m interested in how social inequities impact our health and work from an intersectional and trauma-informed lens. My philosophy is to let you lead as I guide you through appropriate treatment and healthcare choices. You can expect an authentic connection, as I take the time to understand your medical concerns.

Services: * Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of mental health and common primary care conditions * Medication Management: review, prescribe and monitor medications * Collaboration with healthcare teams: medical reviews, specialist referrals, investigations, and test requisitions * Advocacy: provision of letters of accommodation for work and school * Specialization in anxiety, depression, ADHD, substance use, and PTSD

Client Groups:

Adults aged 20 and over

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My therapeutic stance is one of respect and active engagement. I like to explore resiliency, knowledge, aspirations and resources so you and I can have conversations that highlight what is going well while gently redirecting thinking and behavioural patterns that may be interfering with your capacity to feel connected to yourself and others.

In couple and family therapy I will work with you and your loved one(s) to explore the multi-dimensional emotion dynamics that influence communication and connection. I offer a respectful, collaborative approach that promotes personal realizations, acceptance and self-compassion. We will explore emotions and needs through an attachment lens to uncover patterns of thinking, expressing and communicating. Through this work, you will be able to gain clarity of your personal needs and uncover new bonding possibilities, new responses to each other’s distress, and ways to maintain emotional connections.

Throughout my clinical career, the feedback I have received is that individuals feel safe and valued while rediscovering a sense of hope and insight.

Client Groups

Adults: individuals, couples, families, and groups

Older adults: individuals, couples, families, and groups

Adolescents: individuals, families, and groups

Therapy Approaches

Trauma-Informed, EFT, CBT, DBT, Attachment-Based, Motivational Interviewing (MI)

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I am intrigued by the way that humans are wired to connect with others. In my practice, I strive to build a meaningful connection between us in a gentle and caring way. Similarly, I aim to assist you in building authentic connections with important people in your life. I will help you to explore your strengths and resilience while assisting with the goals that brought you to therapy. I value diversity and the strength that it brings to the development of authentic relationships. I operate from a trauma-informed and anti-oppressive framework that is LGBTQ2IA+ affirming.

I have training and a special interest in working with emerging adults and those who are parenting emerging adults; I can assist you in navigating this unique developmental stage. I also have a great deal of experience in evidence-based treatments for OCD and insomnia.

I believe that when we truly connect with each other, amazing things can happen. I look forward to helping you increase your emotional awareness and regulation, make genuine connections with important people in your life, and succeed in creating the life you desire.

Therapy Approaches

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia CBT-I, Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT-C), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Mindfulness, and Self-Compassion.

Client Groups

Adults: Individuals, Couples and Groups

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People experience challenges in their lives that are sometimes difficult to work through alone. Together, we can make sense of it so you can achieve a healthier, happier life. By providing a safe and empathic space, you can explore those challenges in your life. My approach to each session is to be with you through truly listening, providing a judgement-free environment, respectful challenge, and mutual participation throughout the therapeutic process. As a team, you and I will process the emotional, cognitive, physical, familial, and spiritual factors impacting your life and preventing you from achieving your goals.

I am a psychotherapist and organizational consultant with nearly two decades of experience providing counselling and consulting in the healthcare and emotional eating fields. I work within a variety of areas, including stress, anxiety, depression, couples-related issues, communication and conflict resolution, alcohol and substance abuse, eating disorders, infertility/IVF and emotional eating.

Therapy Approaches

Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Informed, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Mindfulness-Based Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Client Groups

Youth: aged 16 to 24

Adults: individuals and couples aged 18 to 65

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Our feelings are a compass pointing toward personal growth and movement. I have learned to listen to and respect these feelings and I can help you to do the same. Within this warm and attentive environment, our conversation can unfold at your own pace. Together we can sit with uncertainty, face hard decisions, and rewrite “dances” that no longer serve you in important relationships. I will pull from various methods flexibly to steer us there.

My approach is honed through years of clinical work with children and families. Through this developmental lens, I can help you bring context to your concerns, see unhelpful patterns, and change portions of the picture that don’t serve you so you can show up differently in small moments and in big ones. My approach is non-judgemental. I want to help you develop acceptance for what is and commit to creating what could be. I look forward to helping you be and achieve.

Therapy Approaches

Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Family Systems Theory, Mindfulness-informed

Client Groups

Adults: individuals and couples

Children, adolescents and families

Consultation for education and mental health professionals

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