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Youth Addictions

David is an individual, couples/relationship, and family therapist. He believes in creating a safe space where people of all backgrounds are welcome, and where clients feel seen, heard, valued, and supported. He works together with clients to empower inherent strengths and skills in those that he sees. Here, clients can discover greater feelings of connection, understanding, curiosity and mindfulness in their lives. As an Elementary School Teacher since 2001, David has worked with children and youth in the learning environment, and supported students with a broad range of issues, including depression, anxiety, trauma, and relationship challenges. As a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), David has focused on a mindfulness-based framework that fosters self-discovery, as well as identifying and resisting shame. Specific treatment approaches include, but not limited to, evidence-based therapeutic modalities: Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and Family Systems Therapy. He works from a trauma and attachment informed, harm reduction model of practice. David also has a strong focus on providing psychotherapy services for LGBTQ individuals and couples. David offers psychotherapy and counselling to individuals/couples, as well who are experiencing: * Mood (major depression, bipolar I & II depression, persistent depressive disorder) * Anxiety (social anxiety, panic attacks, generalized anxiety disorder) * Addiction (substances) * Process Addictions (gambling, hypersexuality, compulsive spending, internet and gaming, eating/food) * Trauma (childhood and adult) * Interpersonal Relationships, Intimacy and Attachment * Conflict regarding Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity * Obsessive Compulsive Disorder * Developing parenting partnerships in families in crisis Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies Virtual Therapy - Zoom, Facetime & MS Teams

Community Mental Health Centers & In person crisis services

Provides a Full-Continuum Model of Care, planned and designed according to needs of the patients provides early detection and early intervention removes barriers and the unnecessary challenges for patients and families trying to navigate a complex system Adult Mental Health Programs & Services: General Psychiatrist Consultation Clinic Short-term treatment Intensive Case Management Medication Clinic Youth & Adolescent Mental Health Programs & Services Child & Adolescent Psychiatric (CAP) Program Youth Early Intervention (YEI) Program Innovative Programs and Services Prioritizing Health Through Acute Stabilization and Translation (PHAST) Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT)

In person crisis services

The regional sexual assault and domestic violence care centre of Halton team is made up of Registered Nurses (RN), Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) and physicians who provide care on an emergency basis RN"s work with paediatricians when caring for children a registered social worker is also available offers choice of care services can be provided with or without police involvement Services include: acute care for an assault has occurred within the last 12 days including crisis intervention and emotional support, documentation of assault and injuries, safety planning, and referrals to community agencies for further support non-acute care for an assault has occurred more than 12 days ago follow-up care sexual assault domestic abuse

Support Groups

An outpatient health care facility operated by Joseph Brant Hospital Programs include: Wellness House Adult Day Program Respiratory Services - Breathe Easy Burlington Dialysis Centre (Halton Healthcare) Halton Diabetes Program (Halton Healthcare) Halton-Peel Community Aphasia Program Total Joint Rehabilitation Clinic

Community Mental Health Centers & In person crisis services

A community outreach program, serving residents of Halton also known as "Hospital without Walls," the program is organized as a mobile interdisciplinary team that provides round-the-clock clinical treatment, rehabilitative, and support services to individuals with a severe and persistent mental illness, in their homes Services provided by PACT include: comprehensive case management with a rehabilitation focus crisis assessment and intervention symptom assessment and management administration and monitoring of medication activities of daily living social and leisure skills development supportive counselling education consultation support to caregivers

Youth Addictions

Short-term and longterm individual and couple psychotherapy services.

Youth Addictions

An established Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) since 2003, I have been actively listening to people, and exploring their experience of themselves in relation to their social/cultural contexts, their families, partners, health and well-being. I believe in respecting people as whole individuals who are resourceful and creative. My aim is to offer an attentive ear and collaboratively journey with you on a personal exploration, that could potentially help you become increasingly conscious about yourself and validate your inner world and relationships. Encouraging emotional balance, relational well-being, and positive change. I draw on my graduate and post-graduate training to work from various mainstream psychological and empirically validated approaches integrating, where beneficial and desired, personal concepts of spirituality and/or religious belief.

Support Groups

EarlyON Child and Family Centre, after school programs, support for parents of children with learning disabilities, seniors 55+ club, social and recreation activitiesAfter school programs learning help for grades 2-6 music, art, science activities summer day campsEarlyON Child and Family CentreDrop-in programs for infants, toddlers, pre-school and school age children, including early learning and literacy, school readiness, parenting support, prenatal information social and recreational activities information and referral to community programs

Support Groups

Community centre, including early years and after school programs, parent support, social and recreation activities, and women"s support program and sewing groupAfter school programs include learning/homework help for grades 3-6, music, leadership development, summer day campsBridgeway Preschool/Parent Program

Crisis Intervention & Drugs-Alcohol-Gambling Counselling

Offers a structured, coordinated and supervised outpatient substance abuse program for individuals in recovery for substance abuse and/or concurrent disorders. This program offers day and evening treatment options. The Community Day Treatment Program is approximately 16 days in length, spread over a 28-day period. The evening program is offered once weekly over a 10 week span.Medical Formhttp://www.jubileecentre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/medical.pdfCOVID-19 Update: Program is suspended until further notice; contact for more information.

Support Groups

Julien"s House offers: virtual or in-person drop-in sessions for bereaved members of the community peer to peer support programs called "companioning" matching with others who have experienced similar circumstances of loss restorative activities (gardening, breakfast clubs)

Crisis lines

COVID19 Call crisis line 416-724-1316 for intake, assessment and COVID19 procedures Emergency short term shelter, capacity 35 crisis intervention and counselling information and referral advocacy, awareness and education supportive groups for women and children children"s programs average stay 6-8 weeks public education

Addiction Treatment & Addiction Counselling

Education, information and referrals, and counselling programs on a variety of topics including domestic abuse, anger management, substance abuse, addiction, impaired driving; general counselling available individual, couples and family counselling relapse prevention and driving sober recovery support groups amily abuse/anger management for men and women Driving Sober program for first time offenders liaison services with bail, probation and legal council

Community Mental Health Centers

COVID19 Update: As of March 7, 2022 in-person services are available at all JVS Toronto locations. Services also available virtually.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Developing Work Connections vocational counselling and employment planning employment and life skills workshops group and individual volunteer placements for community-based work trials job coaching and monitoringYouth: Community Choices for Success for youth 18-30 years with a dual diagnosis of mental illness and developmental disability vocational planning, employment and life skills workshops, volunteer placement experience mental health case management and assistance in accessing servicesPath 2 Work a 6 month pre-employment skills training and job development program assistance securing paid employment Phase 1 -- 8 week life and job skills workshops Phase 2 -- community unpaid work placement up to 6 weeks Phase 3 -- part time paid employment with onsite job coachingPerson Directed Planning Initiative one-on-one counselling to help individuals prepare for life transitions assistance finding employment, education and volunteer opportunitiesProject GOLD (Generating Opportunities for Learning Disabilities) employment counselling for adults with learning disabilities and ADHD includes return to work action plan job search workshops and job search support and coachingAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Job Readiness Program 8 week workshop for youth 18-30 with ASD work experience placementCareer Coaching for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) resume development job search techniques interview skills disability disclosure workplace etiquette

Addiction Treatment

Operates a cutlurally-focused residential treatment program for First Nations youth who struggle with solvent/polysubstance use Duration of stay is between 6 months and up to 2 years Provides a holistic program using both traditional and contemporary models of treatment to help individuals deal with their habitual use of solvents Accepts male and female clients on a rotating intake, regardless of gender identity