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Joanne Simpson

  

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Joanne Simpson, MA, BEd, Certified OACCPP

  Certified Counselor and Psychotherapist
  221 Lakeshore Rd. East
  Oakville, Ontario, L6J 1H7

  Phone: 905-808-7273
  Email: Contact Joanne

  Website: www.joannesimpsoncounselling.com


"I have extensive experience counselling couples, individuals, families and children. My goal is to help clients find relief from their problems. The first step, asking for help, is often the hardest. Taking this step can change your life for the better."

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" I believe that every person is a unique, holistic, creative and courageous  being who has the ability to change. My goal is to help my clients  achieve that  change  in spite of their problems, rather  than remain stuck because of them."


I am a certified counsellor and therapist with membership in OACCPP (Ontario Association of Counsellors, Consultants, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists). I have been working with individuals, couples, families and children for over 10 years, both at a social services agency as well as in my own practice. As well as an MA in Counselling Psychology (Adlerian) and a BEd, I have enriched my practice with further training on a regular basis.
My approach to counselling is that it is a cooperative partnership between client and counsellor. 
I place primary importance on building a strong, therapeutic bond with my client through respectful listening, pacing according to each one's needs, and eliciting feedback to help guide the work of therapy.

Separation and Divorce Counselling
  • Sometimes couples seek counselling to save the relationship, while other times one partner may have already made a decision to leave the relationship.  Whatever the case, it is far more beneficial to work through these issues in a counselling situation with an objective, skilled counsellor to guide the way. I can help you do that.
  • Whether or not the couple proceeds with either separation or divorce, discussing the issues in a safe, objective environment is of paramount importance.
  • I also offer counselling for parenting during and after separation and divorce, as well as seeing the children for individual or family counselling.
  • I have worked with many couples helping them through these difficult times.  Let me help you.

Individual Counselling
  • I counsel individuals through relationship issues, work issues, parenting, grief, anxiety, depression, anxiety, personal growth, self-esteem issues, anger and family of origin issues.  
  • I also counsel adult survivors of childhood abuse.  
  • Techniques include cognitive therapy, short-term solution focused therapy and Adlerian Life Style therapy as well as specific management strategies to help with symptom reduction and resolution.
  • It's all about you. I'm here to help you .
Pre-Marital Counselling
  • I have developed a 3-session pre-marital counselling program using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator.  
  • Clients learn more about themselves, as well as their partner, and use the type descriptions to help them understand what stresses them out, what pleases them and how they best communicate and resolve issues.  
  • Many issues are not discussed until after the marriage. That may be too late.

Adolescent Career Counselling
  • As a former teacher and guidance counsellor, I am very aware of the need for guidance in the late high school years in looking at the many options facing young people today.  
  • I use the Myers Briggs Type Indicator , a personality assessment tool, and the Jackson Vocational Interest Inventory to help teens from 15+ years to explore the type of work and career that suits their personalities, and what interest and education clusters they have identified by completing the assessments.  
  • Clients are provided with the assessment reports as well as my own report based on our interviews and other informal assessments.
  • Parents are invited to attend the feedback session as well.


I welcome any inquiries and am happy to speak with to see if this is for you. Let's talk. Call me at 905-808-7273,  or contact me through this website. Visit my website:  www.joannesimpsoncounselling.com




 

 

 

 

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