Meet Our West Team
Learn more about our therapists who operate from our West location to find out who might be the right fit for you!
Heather Sinclair
Registered Psychologist
Accepting New Clients
Offering Online Sessions and In Person Sessions
When we feel stuck or overwhelmed, reaching out to talk to someone about what we are going through is hard. It takes courage to trust someone enough to share our pain. That is why Heather's aim in therapy is to create a safe space to meet her clients as they are. The counselling experience with Heather involves clients' active participation, because each client brings the expertise of their own life. As humans we are hardwired for connection; you don’t have to do this alone!
Heather is a Registered Psychologist and works with children, youth and adults as well as families and couples. Some of the client concerns she has experience working with include: grief and loss, divorce/separation, suicidal ideation and self-harm, emotional dysregulation, developmental trauma, anxiety, depression, parent-child relationship, parenting concerns, and relationship conflict.
Heather is trained in Gottman Couples Therapy and is a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®. She also has specialized training in Emotion-focused Family Therapy.
Larissa Brosinsky
Provisional Psychologist
Current Clients Only
Offering Online & In Person Sessions
As an experienced humanistic therapist, Larissa uses a person-centered approach to ensure she is flexible in matching her therapeutic approach to each individual client’s needs and personal goals. She values each client’s unique beliefs and views on life, and prioritizes working within these perspectives in a collaborative way to make meaningful progress for each and every client.
Larissa specifically specializes in working with adoption and LGBTQ+ client experiences, and has additional experience regularly working with the following concerns: anxiety, stress and coping, depression, emotion regulation difficulty, romantic relationship concerns, and communication skills. Please note that Larissa primarily works with adults, couples, and older teens (age 14+) at this time.
As one of the most important aspects of a good therapy experience involves having a good therapeutic relationship with your therapist, Larissa encourages all clients to take advantage of initial consultations to ensure that there will be a good match with the therapist you ultimately choose to work with. Please feel free to reach out if you would like to connect with Larissa!
Jessica Johansson
Registered Provisional Psychologist
Current Clients Only
Offering In-Person and Online Sessions
Jessica works with children, adolescents and adults using a collaborative, person-centered approach. She understands that everyone has a unique and personal perspective of their life and experiences, which can play a key role in healing and recovery. Jessica incorporates clients’ self-knowledge and their distinctive perspectives along with her training, experience, and knowledge, to collaboratively work with client’s to achieve their goals.
Jessica uses evidence-based treatment methods to treat a variety of mental health concerns, including trauma, eating disorders, anxiety, depression, body-dysmorphia, emotional dysregulation, behavioural concerns (children), relationship conflict, communication issues, anger, LGBTQ+ concerns.
She has training in and experience with Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Jessica understands and appreciates that everyone holds diverse worldviews and has personal preferences and beliefs about health and wellbeing. She strives to keep this at the forefront of her work to help provide each client with a therapeutic experience of feeling heard, understood, supported, and empowered to reach their therapeutic goals.
Chelsea Hobbs
Registered Provisional Psychologist
Current Clients Only
Offering In-Person and Online Sessions
Chelsea works with adults, teenagers, and couples.
Chelsea has specialized training in working with reproductive and maternal mental health concerns, including perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (e.g., postpartum depression & postpartum anxiety) and pregnancy loss. She also regularly works with anxiety, depression, interpersonal and relationship issues, life transitions, and grief and loss.
Chelsea values individuals' expertise regarding their own lives and believes that developing a strong relationship is essential in supporting client change. She aims to create a safe, supportive, and collaborative environment to increase client hope and to help clients achieve their unique goals. She acknowledges that people are part of extensive social networks and works to explore how different systems may influence a client's lived experience. Her approach incorporates experiential, humanistic, and person-centred approaches with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
