Practice information:

Crossroads Collective  mission is to help people heal and grow through periods of transitions in their lives.  Many of us experience loss, grief, unhappiness or a sense of loss when we transition from one role to another in our daily lives.  Some of us lose people we love, dreams we can no longer achieve, changes in careers, the diagnosis of a child with special needs, a loved one entering Long Term Care, or who is ailing in health, Divorce from a spouse, the beginning of a new marriage, perhaps with a blended family

SPECIALTY AREAS:  Personal DevelopmentAssertiveness / BoundariesDepression, Anxiety & Panic DisordersPhobiasPast or Recent Trauma or AbuseRelationship and Couples CounsellingAddictionsDivorce, Separation and Blended FamiliesEating Disorders and AddictionsLife TransitionsGender Dysphoria, LGBTQ Transitions & Other IssuesCommunication BuildingGrief CounsellingCareer PlanningFertility, Surrogacy, Adoption, Pregnancy Loss and PostpardumBipolar, Borderline, Disassociation,  Suicide Ideation. Pchizophrenia and other Mental Health DisordersBurnoutAboriginal  IssuesEnd of Life Issues, Transitioning to Assisted or Long Term CareChronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Injury Recovery

COUPLES COUNSELLING:  Help couples develop & strengthen the proper tools and skills for properly handling any situation that may ariseCommon struggles for couples include conflicts around communication, finances, parenting challenges, loss of emotional safety and infidelityLearn to reconnect and truly hear each otherWe use emotion focused couples therapy (EFT), Gottmann and family systems therapy. We also use strategies drawn from other therapies and tailor our approach to each unique couple we work with. 

HIGH CONFLICT TEAM:  specializes in working with separated/divorced families who are or have been court involved. The stress and emotional drain of going through separation/divorce is substantial and when a family is also court involved, the additional stress and pressure can feel enormous and unmanageable. As professionals, working with this population requires additional training and specialized knowledge. Our team is dedicated to supporting families through this difficult time.  

CHILD AND YOUTH AND PLAY THERAPY:  Child Play TherapySelf Esteem and Confidence CoachingAnxiety and DepressionCareer Exploration with YouthDealing with Separation and Divorce from the child and parents perspectiveHelping parents and children with strategies to deal with ADHD and ADDAssessments for Autism, ADHD, Oppositional Defiance Disorder

PARENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ADVOCACY AND MEDIATION:  Access to Assessments and DiagnosisPsycho-Educational, Autism, ADHD TestingReferral to local Psychologists for Assessments and TestingReferral to local Behavioural Consultants and Creating a Behavioural Intervention TeamMediation with School Districts and IEP PlanningAccess to 3rd party Funding and Ministry of Children and Family Case WorkersCompleting government and agency paperwork to obtain funding, therapy and resourcesFamily Planning at transitional ages: birth, school age and adult