Ms. Guenette’s therapeutic style is warm, collaborative, and led by genuine curiosity. She is committed to providing an open and compassionate environment where her clients can feel heard, respected, and supported. Her background in cultural theory and philosophy informs her passion for co-creating new possibilities that help clients navigate difficult circumstances, shift unhelpful patterns, rediscover themselves, and enhance their skills and capacities.

Ms. Guenette provides individual therapy for adults (19+) experiencing anxiety and panic, low mood, family of origin and relationship concerns, emotional distress, life upheaval or challenging transitions, and difficulties managing overwhelm or burnout. She has a special interest in concerns related to ecological issues and climate change (or, ‘eco-anxiety’).

Ms. Guenette’s therapeutic approach is integrative and trauma-informed––she draws from Narrative Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Existential Therapy as well as body-focused and mindfulness-based strategies to tailor her approach to her clients’ particular needs. Ms. Guenette is a Counselling Psychologist (Candidate Register) with a Master of Science in Counselling Psychology from the University of Calgary. She has experience working with a highly diverse clientele in university wellness settings.

Mr. Colin Gjesdal is a Clinical Social Worker who received his Masters Degree from Dalhousie University. With over 10 years of experience working in both hospital-based outpatient clinics as well as private practice settings, he has worked with youth, adults, and families to improve their mental well-being and quality of life.
Mr. Gjesdal has a keen interest and expertise in behaviour change (including addictions), spiritual and religious exploration, and moral and ethical decision making. He is a warm and knowledgeable clinician who helps his clients not only better understand the nature of their difficulty, but also provides solution-focused and practical skills that assist in addressing their concerns.

Mr. Gjesdal has been trained and is competent in several treatment strategies, all of which are considered best practices including motivational interviewing, cognitive-behavioural therapy, and mindfulness-based therapy.

Dr. Campbell-Balcom received her Doctorate in Counselling Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland after earning a master’s degree in Counselling at Acadia University, and has recently returned ‘home’ to Dartmouth, NS.
Dr. Campbell-Balcom offers a warm, open and non-judgmental approach to her therapeutic work. She combines her passion to support personal growth in her clients with her background and education in international development and social justice. Dr. Campbell-Balcolm’s doctorate research focused on anti-discriminatory practice; with this experience, she is very keen to continue working with diverse cultures and identities with sensitivity.

Dr. Campbell-Balcom works with adults (18+) with a range of difficulties including anxiety, low mood/depression, transitions, relationship difficulties, issues of self-worth, and recovery from the effects of PTSD and trauma. In particular, she has experience working with family of origin issues and complex trauma.

Her therapeutic approach is integrative and draws on her specialist training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Person-Centred Therapy, while also drawing on Mindfulness-Based therapies, Schema Therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapy.

Ms. Tessa Barrett is a Clinical Social Worker with a passion for teaching and employing the skills of mindfulness, self-compassion and present moment awareness to help individuals reduce suffering, enhance well-being and optimize experiences of happiness and joy.

Ms. Barrett completed her Master of Social Work (Health and Mental Health stream) at the University of Toronto, where she interned at the Centre for Mental Health and Addictions (CAMH) in Toronto. She has been working in community-based outpatient Mental Health and Addictions programs across Nova Scotia since April 2015.

At Mindful Therapies, Ms. Barrett provides psychological treatment to adults experiencing a range of difficulties including depression, general anxiety and panic, substance use, trauma, difficulties with regulating emotion and adjusting to life transitions.

Her approach to treatment draws from a variety of evidence-based models including Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical-Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT). Ms. Barrett is also trained in Prolonged Exposure (PE) Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, evidence-based treatments for PTSD. She has experience working specifically with Veterans and RCMP for the treatment of Operational Stress Injuries.

As a certified yoga instructor (200-hour RYT), mindfulness and increasing present moment awareness are weaved throughout Ms. Barrett’s work, where she is skilled in guiding experiential exercises and meditations in-session.

Dr. Clement is a licensed Clinical Psychologist with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Michigan School of Professional Psychology and a Master’s in Forensic Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She has diversified experience in a variety of settings including rural and urban community mental health, university health services, inpatient psychiatry and medicine, and private practice. Dr. Clement completed her residency in the valley (2009/2010), and has stayed in Nova Scotia since that time. She has worked in a number of areas within the health authority, including forensics, operational stress, and adult mental health.
Dr. Clement believes in meeting each client with a sense of compassion and curiosity, and values the significance of empathy and therapeutic alliance as both the foundation and catalyst for enhanced self-awareness, personal growth and meaningful transition. She works with adolescents (15+) and adults, providing individual and group therapy for people challenged with issues related to chronic medical conditions, trauma, emotional distress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, sexual orientation, sexuality, attachment, school/workplace stress and life transition.

Dr. Clement’s training is grounded in humanistic and existential theory, which she considers to be at the core of her therapeutic approach with clients. However, she also integrates theories of mind/body science with psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural and mindfulness-based approaches. She also has expertise in several trauma-focused therapies including EMDR, CPT, and PE.

Brittany is a Clinical Social Worker who received her Masters in Social Work from Dalhousie University. She has experience in both non-profit and clinical settings and draws from her background working with survivors of abuse. Brittany practices from a warm, non-judgmental, and person-centered approach. She is passionate about exploring values, rediscovering self, and building on the skills and resiliency people are already bringing to the table. She works with individuals struggling with a range of issues, including anxiety, low mood, life transitions, issues of self-worth, and healthy boundary-setting.

Brittany’s therapeutic modalities include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Mindfulness-based Therapy. She integrates these approaches with an empowerment, strengths-based, and trauma-informed lens. She is also trained in the WPATH Standards of Care and has experience providing readiness assessments for hormones and gender affirming surgeries.

Dr. Clement is a licensed Clinical Psychologist with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Michigan School of Professional Psychology and a Master’s in Forensic Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She has diversified experience in a variety of settings including rural and urban community mental health, university health services, inpatient psychiatry and medicine, and private practice. Dr. Clement completed her residency in the valley (2009/2010), and has stayed in Nova Scotia since that time. She has worked in a number of areas within the health authority, including forensics, operational stress, and adult mental health.
Dr. Clement believes in meeting each client with a sense of compassion and curiosity, and values the significance of empathy and therapeutic alliance as both the foundation and catalyst for enhanced self-awareness, personal growth and meaningful transition. She works with adolescents (15+) and adults, providing individual and group therapy for people challenged with issues related to chronic medical conditions, trauma, emotional distress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, sexual orientation, sexuality, attachment, school/workplace stress and life transition.

Dr. Clement’s training is grounded in humanistic and existential theory, which she considers to be at the core of her therapeutic approach with clients. However, she also integrates theories of mind/body science with psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural and mindfulness-based approaches. She also has expertise in several trauma-focused therapies including EMDR, CPT, and PE.

For Ms. Fiona Gordon, MA, curiosity, compassion and empathy are the starting place for her work with clients. Ms. Gordon is a licenced Counselling Psychologist that has over fourteen years of experience helping others to help manage the complexities that life can create. She enjoys working collaboratively with clients, proving then with tools and skills to overcome the personal challenges.
Ms. Gordon is trained and competent working with adults in a variety of areas including:

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD),
• Grief and Loss,
• Social Anxiety (including panic),
• Medical/illness-related anxiety,
• Depression, relationship difficulties
• Caregiver fatigue
• Adjustments across the life span
• Role transitions; and
• CBT-I (cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia)

Ms. Gordon also has a background with early career adults both in the health care and education sectors, and welcomes clients who find themselves in early career transition.
Ms. Gordon completed her graduate degree at McGill University in Montreal Quebec in 2008 and an internship at Concordia University. Her extensive training is evidence-based and grounded in cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness practice and self compassion models of care. She has a diversified experience in a variety of settings including university health services, medical practices, private practice and rural and urban community mental health.
In her spare time, Ms. Gordon enjoys staying active and in nature on the trails and lakes on Nova Scotia, developed a steady interest in acquiring new recipes from around the world and nurturing plants of all sizes.
Population: Individuals aged 19 and up
Presenting Issues: Anxiety, Depression, Adjustment, Life Transitions, Coping Skills, Stress, Grief and Loss

Tom Osborne is a Clinical Social Worker, an artist and song writer, and has a profound appreciation for the beauty of nature in all of its forms. As a native Nova Scotian, Tom appreciates the beauty, culture, and history of this province.

Tom knows deeply that people face various stresses as they go through different phases of their lives. It might be stress caused by difficulties in relationships, work environment, things that have happened in the past, or even just moving from one phase of life to another. Tom believes that every phase of life brings its own challenges, and he is equally comfortable working with older adolescents and adults.

Tom completed his Master of Social Work at the Dalhousie School of Social Work, and has worked in the local public mental health organizations for many years. He has a strong belief in personal continuing education resulting in a clinical background that encompasses many schools of treatment.

Tom’s treatment approach draws from a number of evidence-based models, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Depression and Anxiety. He combines his clinical education with extensive experience to design a unique treatment experience for each client.

Ms. Gracie utilizes various evidence based therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Mindfulness. She has experience in client assessments, intervention, consultation and treatment planning. Her focus is on client strengths, offering respect, advocacy and empathy.

Ms. Gracie’s areas of expertise and clinical interest are in helping clients with behaviour change (e.g., addictions issues, compulsive gambling or spending), as well as stress, overwhelm and workplace burnout.

Ms. Gracie, MSW is a Clinical Social Worker, licensed with the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers. She completed her Master’s Degree from University of New England and has over 15 years’ experience providing services to adults within hospital and community mental health settings.

Maggie Logue-Prest is a Clinical Social Worker currently living in the Valley. She loves spending time outdoors, being physically active and spending time with family. Maggie has always enjoyed helping people make meaningful changes in their lives and she has a warm and compassionate approach to therapy. She helps her clients identify their strengths and use those strengths in the difficulties they are having.

Maggie recognizes the inherent resilience in her clients and provides a safe and inviting space for them to move toward their valued direction in life. She is a generalist adult therapist who deals with a range of mental health issues. In particular, she enjoys supporting her clients to reconnect with themselves, which may include: creating healthy habits, developing assertiveness skills, improving self-esteem, setting boundaries, learning to love themselves, gain independence, establish their identity and purpose, and defining what they want in life. Maggie has experience working with individuals on a wide range of presenting concerns, including life transitions, behaviour change, addictions, anxiety, and depression. She has a strong background in providing group and individual support to family members who have a loved one who is unwell (dealing with mental health and/ or addictions concerns). Maggie understands that therapy is not a one size fits all model. She really listens to her clients and enjoys working collaboratively with them to make sure they feel heard and get what they need. If you are feeling disconnected from yourself and are looking to reignite your life in some way, she would love to have the opportunity to work with you. Virtual sessions only, provided to individuals across Nova Scotia.

Maggie received her Masters in Social Work from University of Toronto. She has been working with community based Mental Health and Addictions in Nova Scotia since 2016. She has experience providing individual and group therapy in a number of clinical settings, including healthcare, children’s mental health, and corrections. Maggie’s therapeutic modalities include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Structured Relapse Prevention (SRP).

Rebecca is a Registered Clinical Social Worker who provides virtual services to individuals (ages 13+) and families. She is passionate about supporting individuals with chronic health conditions, individuals working through grief and loss, as well as family-related stressors. For instance, Rebecca has particular expertise in working with a diabetes diagnosis and can assist individuals in forming healthy behaviours and/or dealing with burnout from chronic conditions. Rebecca also enjoys supporting parents with family-related stress such as adapting to new parenting roles or adjusting to family transitions.

Rebecca works from a strengths-based approach. She completed her Master of Social Work at Dalhousie University and has been working in health care since 2010. She draws from approaches such as Acceptance and Committment Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy, and has training in family therapy.

Kelly was born and raised in Halifax. She completed a professional administrative course through the YWCA for young mothers in 1997. Kelly also studied Sociology and Psychology at Mount St. Vincent, then obtained her counselling diploma in 2005 from the Counsellors Training Institute in Halifax.

Through her work and many volunteer roles, Kelly has consistently supported adults diagnosed with mental illness living in our community. We admire her strong work ethic and robust knowledge and experience in both the administration and mental health fields. Kelly has graciously represented the face of Mindful Therapies since 2017; she was promoted to Office Manager in September of 2018.