Military / Veterans therapists in Welland, Ontario ON, Canada CA
Serving Military / Veterans
Adrienne Sharma-Richardson PhD MEd RP OCT
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Gestalt Psychotherapist Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Gottman Trained Couples Therapist
As a gestalt psychotherapist, who pairs gestalt training with somatic experiencing I can help support you in healing from your trauma.
No one in the Niagara Region utilizes the combination of these therapies and applies them to working with couples in crisis. Gottman (couples) and Post Induction Therapy training (relational/developmental trauma)
I am sorry to say but popular approaches to healing trauma like CBT will provide only temporary relief at best.
If you want to get to the root of your trauma and heal somatic experiencing (SE) is what you need and when supported with the power of relational gestalt therapy you will shift your shit!
SE focuses on regulating your nervous system.
With SE work trauma responses are completed and energy is released back into the system and with this the resolution and disappearance of physical complaints, including headaches, digestive problems, and pain syndromes can be resolved, and emotional regulation can be restored.
I will teach you how to work with your stress response - the body's innate alarm system in response to a perceived danger, also called the "Fight or Flight" response.
It is highly adaptive to danger and human survival when threats are physical, but less so when threats are psychological, or imaginary, among other somatic and relational skills.
I have been trained under Dr Abi Blakeslee part of Dr Peter A Levine's legacy group out of California for Somatic Experiencing and the late great Dr Bud Feder the author of Beyond the Hot Seat was on my dissertation committee overseeing a phenomenological study of the effectiveness of a gestalt therapy group I created to reduce stress in working informal caregivers of the elderly. I named the group process Stressed WOW (We Overloaded with Work).
Gestalt therapy is an extremely complex psychotherapy, too complex to describe in this short space.
The power of its effectiveness can only be experienced.
Most present day therapies have stolen bits and pieces of its praxis.
Get the whole again with a holistic, here and now, experiential therapy.
I am here for you... I've got your six!
11 Years Experience
Serving Military / Veterans
Molly Molnar
Registered Psychotherapist, BA, MA (In Progress) RP (Qualifying) Student Therapist
I understand that taking the step to seek therapy can be a courageous one. I want to assure you that you are not alone, and that I am here to walk beside you every step of the way. I believe that therapy is a collaborative process, and together we can work on your goals, explore your emotions and develop strategies to help you overcome challenges in your life. I want to help you discover your inner resources and strengths. I am dedicated to creating an atmosphere where you feel welcomed, valued, and heard.
I have worked closely with many individuals within the LGBTQ+ community. This experience has deepened my understanding of the specific challenges encountered and enriched my appreciation for the incredible diversity and strength within the community. As an ally, I advocate for your rights and I am truly committed to creating an inclusive environment.
Life's journey is filled with twists and turns, and I understand that navigating it alone can be challenging. I am here to offer support and guidance. If you are ready to share your story or explore new possibilities, please do not hesitate to reach out. Together, we can create a path forward.
0 Years Experience
Serving Military / Veterans
Headway Mental Health
Registered Psychotherapist, Joshua Dvorkin, MPsy, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying),
Joshua has been treating a variety a patients since 2017. He not only posses the tools that his masters gave him, but also the tools that life experience has given him. In 2004 Joshua sustained a traumatic spinal cord injury that almost took his life and left him using a power wheelchair. Joshua therefore has deep rooted empathy and first hand understanding and can therefore take you beyond where you are now to where you have always wanted to be.
7 Years Experience
Serving Military / Veterans
Melanie Fuller
Registered Psychotherapist, Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Tired of being pathologized and feeling isolated? You are not alone.
Traumatic experiences are common yet unique to each person. While each person possesses unique resources and skills, trauma responses (fight, flight, freeze, fawn) can throw one off balance from their consistent, preferred way of living.
I am a registered psychotherapist (Q), practicing under the supervision of Christine Contant (RP, CTIC). My counselling and psychotherapy background consists of two years of behavioral counselling for individuals who experience developmental differences and one year (2019-2020) of experience providing supervised evidence-based trauma-informed psychotherapy (DBT, narrative therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, cognitive processing, somatic experiencing) at the Centre for Treatment of Sexual Abuse and Childhood Trauma (CTSACT) from September 2019-to 2020.
Currently, I practice online (private practice) and in-person while I complete my MC graduate thesis on parents' reflections of high-conflict co-parenting before, during and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic with Athabasca University.
5 Years Experience
Serving Military / Veterans
Tristan Price
Registered Psychotherapist, MSc, RMFT, RP
I am a kind and caring therapist who believes in providing a safe and non judgemental space to clients so they can explore difficult thoughts, emotions and behaviours. I have over 9 years experience working as a Registered Psychotherapist and Registered Marriage and Family Therapist. I am passionate about creating a therapeutic relationship that allows people flourish and live a live in line with their true potential. I work with individuals of all ages, families, couples and all relationships.
13 Years Experience