Joan Worthington, MSA, RSW

      Does your partner argue rather than understand?

      Are your children unhappy or uncooperative?

      Do you worry yourself into an ineffective spiral? Or retreat to silence and isolation?

      Do you speak or act before you think, and live to regret it?  

I trained professionally at the Master's Degree level (MSA) at Case/Western Reserve U. in Cleveland, Ohio. I began clinical counselling in the seventies in Chicago. I was certified and worked in various agencies in Illinois and New York State. I worked in South America for two years, speak Spanish comfortably. Now I am professionally registered and regulated in Ontario as a clinical therapist (RSW) for psychological and interpersonal issues.  Most insurance plans cover my services.     

• Chedoke Hospital's Child & Family Clinic, part of the Hamilton Health Sciences 
• Design for a New Tomorrow, an agency for people in abusive relationships
• Employee Assistance Programs and Insurance Companies providing counselling as a benefit 
• Hotel Dieu Hospital, as Social Work & Discharge Planning Manager for work with the chronically ill
• Supervision of students from Wilfred Laurier and University of  Buffalo schools of social work   

My Professional Training:

• Anger - Management Strategies
• Anxiety - Reduction Strategies
• Bereavement and Grief - working through 
• Couples - hearing and understanding
• Depression - seeing other perspectives
• Family Roles and Effective Interaction
• Parenting Challanges and Skills 

         My Expertise and Certifications:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Couples Counselling
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
• Emotionally Focused Therapy
• Family Therapy
• Mindfulness
• Narrative Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy 

Call  905-937-9706 to arrange an appointment, often within the week. My registered credentials qualify for most insurance reimbursement.  Call your company to confirm.