Colin Elmhurst

Intake Specialist, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Colin is here for you in order to help you navigate your counselling options and connect you to the right Christian counsellor. As a counselling professional himself, he’s uniquely equipped to help work with you to find what sort of care you need.

Samuele Bariani

Registered Psychotherapist

Samuele is a Registered Psychotherapist with CRPO and graduate of Tyndale Seminary‘s Clinical Counselling. He works with individuals, couples, youth 12 and over, and families, with particular attention to family conflict. In individual care, Samuele specializes in trauma, PTSD, and men’s issues but also works with anxiety, depression, and other presenting issues. Samuele employs a mixture of cognitive-behavioural therapies with narrative approaches and is able to integrate matters of his clients’ personal faith. He offers his counselling services online across Canada and in-person in Mississauga.

Amanda Van Noppen

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Certified Professional Counsellor

Amanda is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and Certified Professional Counsellor who specializes in working with complex developmental trauma, substance use or addictions that are linked to past experiences, grief, and anxiety. Amanda employs Internal Family Systems, Narrative therapy, Solution Focused, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approaches and happily integrates aspects of faith to Christian clients. Amanda is based in Ontario and sees clients remotely and in-person in Ottawa. 

Ellen Reimer

Registered Professional Counsellor

Ellen is a Certified Life Coach and Registered Professional Counsellor with the Canadian Professional Counselling Association (CPCA). She practices Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solutions-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI) to address issues such as anxiety, depression, self-esteem, boundaries, communication, and identity matters.

Josh Song

Registered Psychotherapist

Josh is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and received his graduate degree in Clinical Counselling at Tyndale Seminary. He offers trauma-informed psychotherapy that is integrated with spiritual perspectives to individuals and couples. Josh’s approach is grounded in using evidence-based treatment methods and has received professional training in Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) for individuals and couples in addition to utilizing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Mindfulness.

Heather Lehman

Certified Biblical Counsellor

Heather has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and is certified with the Association of Certified Biblical Counsellors. She has attended Heritage Seminary completing courses in the Biblical Care and Counselling graduate program. She currently serves as a Biblical Counsellor at her local church in addition to insured private practice. Heather’s biblical counselling care is appropriate for matters of depression, anxiety, marital challenges, self-harm, anger, addiction, betrayal, abuse and more.

Eric Bouwman

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Eric Bouwman is a qualifying Registered Psychotherapist and graduate of Tyndale Seminary‘s Master of Divinity in Clinical Counselling program. Eric specializes in anxiety, coping skills, and anger management, even though he is able to help counselees with a wide range of presenting issues. Although he utilizes Cognitive-Behavioural techniques most often, Eric takes a psychologically-integrative approach to his psychotherapeutic care, borrowing from various modalities to help his clients in their own unique challenges.

Nathan Hicks

Registered Social Worker

Nathan possesses a Master of Social Work (with a specialization in Addictions) and is registered with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW). He has been trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI). He has prior experience working with clients who struggle with addiction, depression, relationship issues, anxiety, and trauma-related injuries.

Bobbi Van Brummelen

Registered Professional Counsellor

Bobbi is a trained Registered Professional Counsellor (Candidate) from British Columbia. She integrates both faith and bodily wellness into her professional counselling support, and also leans on a number of approaches including: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, and Existential Therapies. Bobbi relates to her clients in a personal way as one who has also experienced deep valleys in life. She is additionally experienced as a successful fitness, health, and wellness instructor.

Peter Frieswick

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Peter has earned a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. As someone with a long family history in Christian ministry, Peter specializes in working with ministers, missionaries, and their families. He strongly psychologically-grounded as a knowledgable CBT/SFBT therapist, and yet is deeply and unshakably faith-focused and scripture-grounded approach to his work. 

Stéphanie Gélinas-Sanchez

Registered Social Worker

Stéphanie is a registered social worker, and has completed a bachelor’s degree at the Université du Québec in Outaouais as well as her master’s degree at the University of Ottawa in social work. She integrates Cognitive-Behavioural and Motivational approaches with a Christian lens to counselling individuals and youth struggling with mental health and addictions.

Andreia Barreiro

Registered Psychotherapist

Andreia is a Registered Psychotherapist and graduate of Tyndale Seminary‘s Clinical Counselling program. She has a wide variety of specialties (anxiety, trauma, depression, and more) but uniquely brings a strong Christian perspective and to her psychotherapeutic work.

Brian Alton

Certified Biblical Counsellor

Brian Alton is an experienced pastor and counsellor professionally certified with the Association of Biblical Counsellors. He has received education in pastoral ministry from Briercrest College & Seminary, and counselling equipping with Gospel Care Collective and the Christian Counselling & Educational Foundation where he earned a certificate in Foundations in Biblical Counselling.

Beth Rockwell

Certified Biblical Counsellor

Master of Arts in Counselling (MAC)

Beth Rockwell has a Masters Degree in Counselling from Westminster Theological Seminary and is certified with the Association of Biblical Counselors. Her experience includes over 25 years in pastoral ministry alongside her husband. Her counselling gifting and specialization is particularly with at-risk women in vulnerable and abusive situations. She has also had the pleasure of serving with a crisis pregnancy centre.

Hannah Brown

Certified Professional Counsellor, Registered Psychotherapist

Hannah is trained at a masters level as a counsellor by Dallas Theological Seminary. She has implemented what she’s gained in professional development in psychology as a Psychotherapist (RP) with CRPO and as Certified Professional Counsellor (CPC) with PACCP. Her passion is to integrate faith and theology to practice. Psychologically, she integrates a Cognitive-Behavioural and Adlerian perspective.

Sandy Boyachek

Certified Biblical Counsellor

Sandy is a graduate of Heritage College and Seminary‘s Master of Arts in Theological Studies Biblical Counselling program, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Western University. She has undergone world-class continuing education with the Christian Counselling and Educational Foundation, and holds professional credentials as a Certified Biblical Counsellor with the Association of Certified Biblical Counsellors. 

Laure-Marie Carignan 

Registered Psychotherapist, TCF/RCFT

Laure-Marie is a highly experienced counselling clinician. In addition to her graduate and doctorate-level education at Saint Paul University, and graduate theological studies at SEMBEQ, she has spearheaded more than a few Christian Counselling clinics and community counselling initiatives. She acts as clinical director, educator, supervisor, and even continues as a direct care provider. She has world-class expertise in: trauma, psycho-spiritual development, couple and family development, autism spectrum disorders, and couple and family intervention.

Andrew Peterkin

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Andrew is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the CRPO and graduate of Tyndale Seminary‘s Clinical Counselling program. He has a passion for writing and the arts and works within a Cognitive-Behavioural and Solutions-Focused perspective.

Milton Chan

Biblical Counsellor

Milton is a graduate of Westminster Theological Seminary and the Christian Counselling and Educational Foundation‘s Master of Arts in Counselling program. He is also professionally certified with the Association of Biblical Counsellors (ABC). He has also received training in couples counselling from The Gottman Institute. He is an active member of his church where he has been serving for the past 10 years. Milton has a passion for deep, interpersonal relationships and helping people grow. 

Jillian Zelmer

Registered Psychotherapist

Jillian is a graduate of Saint Paul University and Carleton University. She is a member of the OAMHP, and a Registered Psychotherapist with the CRPO. She works within attachment, cognitive-behavioural, and family of origin perspectives. She has a passion for children and youth, having long-served as a youth pastor in her local church.