Meet the Balance Psych Team

Ana Paula Vieira
Registered Provisional Psychologist
Works with children, couples, individuals.
Focuses: Education and Learning Disabilities | Family Conflict | Intellectual Disability
Techniques: Assessments | Services in Spanish, Portuguese and English
Please note, CAF and RCMP insurance plans will not cover services by a Registered Provisional Psychologist.

Karley Stephenson
Registered Provisional Psychologist
Works with children, couples, and individuals (ages 3+).
Focuses: Anxiety | Depression | Child and Family Therapy
Techniques: Play Therapy | Gottman | Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
Please note, CAF and RCMP insurance plans will not cover services by a Registered Provisional Psychologist.

Meagan Schirrmacher
Registered Provisional Psychologist
Works with you and individuals.
Focuses: Emotional Distress | Difficulties with Life Transitions | Grief and Loss | Trauma.
Techniques: Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) | Narrative Therapy | Nature Based Therapy | Motivational Interviewing
Please note, CAF and RCMP insurance plans will not cover services by a Registered Provisional Psychologist.

Katelyn Mayer
Registered Provisional Psychologist
Works with teens, adults, individuals (ages 16+).
Focuses: Trauma | Grief & Loss | Perinatal Mental Health | LGBTQ2S+ Support
Techniques: Internal Family Systems (IFS) | EMDR
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Please note, CAF and RCMP insurance plans will not cover services by a Registered Provisional Psychologist.

Owain Bamforth
Canadian Certified Counsellor
Works with couples, children, and individuals (ages 5+).
Focuses: Relationship or Marital Challenges | Anxiety & Depression | Men's Issues
Techniques: Mindfulness Strategies
Values-Guided Action | Collaborative Behavioural Management
Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with a Canadian Certified Counsellor to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Claire Yam
*Offers Sliding Scale*
Registered Social Worker
Works with teens, children and individuals (ages 6+).
Focuses: Anxiety | Domestic Violence/Abuse | Relationship Issues
Techniques: Grounding Exercises | Mindfulness Techniques | Parts and Ego-States
Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with a Registered Social Worker to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Merina Shrestha
*Offers Sliding Scale*
Mental Health Therapist
Works with teens, adults, and LGBTQIA2S+ individuals (ages 10+).
Focuses: Self-Esteem | Anxiety | Depression
Techniques: EFT (exploring underlying emotions) | ACT (identifying values and using them to realign oneself) | Trauma-Focused Care
Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with a Mental Health Therapist to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Jennifer Kovacs
*Offers Sliding Scale*
Mental Health Therapist
Works with women, couples, families and individuals (ages 10+).
Focuses: ADHD and Anxiety Support | Emotional Regulation & Coping Skills | Women's Health and Relationships
Techniques: Strength-Based Approach | Narrative Therapy | Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with a Mental Health Therapist to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Amy Trovato
*Offering Sliding Scale*
Mental Health Therapist
Works with couples, families, and individuals (ages 5+).
Focuses: Neurodivergence | Trauma | Depression/Anxiety | Stress Management
Techniques: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) | Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) | Integrative Therapy
Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with a Mental Health Therapist to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Musa Tashfeen
*Offers Sliding Scale*
Counselling Intern
Works with teens, adults, and LGBTQIA2S+ individuals (ages 8+).
Focuses: Gender & Identity Affirming Care | Person-Centred Therapy
Techniques: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) | Motivational Interviewing | Solution-Focused Therapy
(Supervised by Samantha Dover)
Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with an intern to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Kyla Stang
*Offers Sliding Scale*
Counselling Intern
Works with adults, teens, and LGBTQIA2S+ individuals (ages 14+).
Focuses: Depression | Interpersonal Relationships | Identity Exploration
Techniques: Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) | Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) | Somatic Practices
(Supervised by Samantha Dover)
Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with an intern to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Victoria LaBerge
Registered Provisional Psychologist
Works with Veterans, First Responders, teens, and individuals (ages 14+).
Focuses: Trauma/PTSD/CPTSD | Anxiety | Grief & Loss
Techniques: CBT | DBT | EMDR | Therapeutic Relationship
Please note, CAF and RCMP insurance plans will not cover services by a Registered Provisional Psychologist.

Cari McIntosh
Registered Provisional Psychologist
Works with couples and individuals (ages 14+).
Focuses: Anxiety | Relationships | Uncertainties of life
Techniques: EMDR | Emotion-Focused Therapy | Mindfulness
Please note, CAF and RCMP insurance plans will not cover services by a Registered Provisional Psychologist.

Chelsea Penman
Registered Provisional Psychologist
Works with couples, individuals, teens (ages 13+).
Focuses: Trauma | Grief and Loss | Attachment | Perfectionism/Performance | Self-Esteem | Childhood Trauma
Techniques: Psychodynamic | EMDR | Somatic-Experiencing | Hakomi | IFS/Parts and Ego-States
Please note, CAF and RCMP insurance plans will not cover services by a Registered Provisional Psychologist.

Ghata Shrotriya
Registered Provisional Psychologist
Works with children, adults and individuals (ages 5+).
Focuses: Trauma & Emotional Regulation | Anxiety, Depression & Life Transitions | Cross-Cultural Therapy & Psychological Assessment
Techniques: Psychological Assessment & Evaluation | Mindfulness & Evidence-Based Therapy | Integrative, Client-Centered Therapy
Please note, CAF and RCMP insurance plans will not cover services by a Registered Provisional Psychologist.

Roxanne Yost-Khan
Canadian Certified Counsellor
Works with couples, families, and individuals (ages 4+).
Focuses: Teens | Trauma and Attachment Healing | ADHD and Neurodivergent-Affirming Support
Techniques: Mindfulness and Grounding | Parts Work/IFS | Strengths Based and Identity Affirming
Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with a Canadian Certified Counsellor to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Walleed Jomha
*Offers Sliding Scale*
Mental Health Therapist
Works with teens, couples, and individuals (ages 12+).
Focuses: Assessments | Anxiety/Depression | Stress
Techniques: Strength-Based Approach | Grounding Through Mindfulness/Somatic Tracking | Cognitive Reframing (CBT)
Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with a Mental Health Therapist to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Barbara Hood
*Offers Sliding Scale*
Mental Health Therapist
Works with teens, women, First Responders (ages 12+).
Focuses: Emotional Regulation | Relationship Issues | Life Transitions | Developing Effective Interpersonal Skills | Trauma
Techniques: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) | Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) | Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT)
Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with a Mental Health Therapist to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Jenna Marchand
*Offers Sliding Scale*
Mental Health Therapist
Works with couples, families, and individuals (ages 4+).
Focuses: Interpersonal Relationships | Behavioural Issues | Family Conflict | Anxiety/Depression | ADHD
Techniques: Emotional Focused Therapy (EFT) | Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with a Mental Health Therapist to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Asli Verel
*Offers Sliding Scale*
Counselling Intern
Works with individuals (ages 18+).
Focuses: Grief | Trauma | Cultural Isolation
Techniques: Grief Recovery Method | Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) | Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
(Supervised by Samantha Dover)
Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with an intern to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Jessica Stankowski
*Offers Sliding Scale*
Counselling Intern
Works with couples, families, children and individuals (ages 6+).
Focuses: Perinatal | Seniors | Trauma-Informed Care | Holistic Healing | Grief & Life Transitions
Techniques: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) | Attachment
(Supervised by Samantha Dover)
Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with an intern to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Tabitha Schaub
*Offers Sliding Scale*
Counselling Intern
Works with teens, adults and individuals (ages 14+).
Focuses: Grief | Relationships | Work-Life Balance | Anxiety/Depression
Techniques: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) | Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) | Emotionall-Focused Therapy (EFT)
(Supervised by Samantha Dover)
Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with an intern to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.





