Psychotherapy, Counselling & Consulting all over Ontario🍁
Kristie Brassard & Associates is a virtual psychotherapy practice serving children, teens, and adults all over Ontario, Canada. Our psychotherapists work with a variety of issues, and help guide individuals, families and couples along their wellness journey using various therapeutic modalities and supportive interventions.
Each of our psychotherapists bring open-minded curiosity, as well as our extensive professional and lived experiences to serve our clients well. We meet folks where they're at, and walk alongside them as they process, heal & grow. 🌱
Supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ folks and allies is our passion, and all of our therapists identify on the queer spectrum. The team is diverse in their cultural backgrounds, sexuality & gender identities. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Clients of all genders, sexual orientations, spiritual and cultural backgrounds are welcome in our virtual office! 🌈
Each of our psychotherapists bring open-minded curiosity, as well as our extensive professional and lived experiences to serve our clients well. We meet folks where they're at, and walk alongside them as they process, heal & grow. 🌱
Supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ folks and allies is our passion, and all of our therapists identify on the queer spectrum. The team is diverse in their cultural backgrounds, sexuality & gender identities. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Clients of all genders, sexual orientations, spiritual and cultural backgrounds are welcome in our virtual office! 🌈
Meet Our Psychotherapists
Kristie Brassard MSW, RSW
Kristie (she/her) is the Clinical Director at Kristie Brassard & Associates. She is a Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist & Guide with over 17+ years of experience in the field. Working from a client-centered, trauma informed, and anti-oppressive lens, Kristie greets her clients with authenticity, compassion, and from time-to-time a little humour. 😋
Kristie often works with individuals and couples who are overwhelmed with emotions, struggling to manage stress in life, and with folks who are feeling disconnected or unsatisfied with various aspects of their lives. She also guides clients through exploring and navigating shifts in sexuality, gender and relationship structures. She helps clients heal from past hurts, as well as supports folks wanting to engage in general personal growth. 🌱
Lastly, Kristie provides supervision and business consultation to professionals who are licensed to practice the act of psychotherapy and who are looking for guidance and support in the field.
She draws on various interventions, theories, experiences and intuition to serve her clients well, and works from an Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed lens. 💫
Kristie currently has a waitlist. Sign up for our mailing list and you'll be notified when Kristie is accepting new clients again.
Returning clients are welcome to book sessions!
Kristie (she/her) is the Clinical Director at Kristie Brassard & Associates. She is a Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist & Guide with over 17+ years of experience in the field. Working from a client-centered, trauma informed, and anti-oppressive lens, Kristie greets her clients with authenticity, compassion, and from time-to-time a little humour. 😋
Kristie often works with individuals and couples who are overwhelmed with emotions, struggling to manage stress in life, and with folks who are feeling disconnected or unsatisfied with various aspects of their lives. She also guides clients through exploring and navigating shifts in sexuality, gender and relationship structures. She helps clients heal from past hurts, as well as supports folks wanting to engage in general personal growth. 🌱
Lastly, Kristie provides supervision and business consultation to professionals who are licensed to practice the act of psychotherapy and who are looking for guidance and support in the field.
She draws on various interventions, theories, experiences and intuition to serve her clients well, and works from an Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed lens. 💫
Kristie currently has a waitlist. Sign up for our mailing list and you'll be notified when Kristie is accepting new clients again.
Returning clients are welcome to book sessions!
Anna Riddell MSW, RSW
Anna (she/her) is a Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist & Guide, with a Master of Social Work from York University. She completed a self-designed Individualized Studies Undergraduate Degree from Trent University in The Creative Arts and Well Being. She is also an Ontario Certified Teacher with experience teaching primary, junior, and intermediate students. 👩🏻🏫
Anna is passionate about supporting children, youth, and young adults, as well as adults with challenges related to parenting, anxiety, depression, and relationships.
As a psychotherapist and a teacher, she is interested in supporting children and adolescents with challenges related to school, including academic success, special education needs, bullying, self-esteem and peer relationships.
Anna is trained in Trauma-Informed Care, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, and Art Therapy. She enjoys using arts-based approaches in combination with other modalities, including drawing and creative writing exercises. She is a certified yoga teacher and uses mindfulness practices and breathing techniques to help clients with managing emotions. 🧘🏽♀️
Anna is currently accepting clients with daytime and evening availability.
Anna (she/her) is a Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist & Guide, with a Master of Social Work from York University. She completed a self-designed Individualized Studies Undergraduate Degree from Trent University in The Creative Arts and Well Being. She is also an Ontario Certified Teacher with experience teaching primary, junior, and intermediate students. 👩🏻🏫
Anna is passionate about supporting children, youth, and young adults, as well as adults with challenges related to parenting, anxiety, depression, and relationships.
As a psychotherapist and a teacher, she is interested in supporting children and adolescents with challenges related to school, including academic success, special education needs, bullying, self-esteem and peer relationships.
Anna is trained in Trauma-Informed Care, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, and Art Therapy. She enjoys using arts-based approaches in combination with other modalities, including drawing and creative writing exercises. She is a certified yoga teacher and uses mindfulness practices and breathing techniques to help clients with managing emotions. 🧘🏽♀️
Anna is currently accepting clients with daytime and evening availability.
Cher Canonizado BSW, RSW
Cher (she/her) is a Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist & Guide with 13+ years of experience in the field. Much of Cher’s work has included supporting individuals, and their family members, as they navigate the transitional ages and stages of the teen years and young adulthood. She also has a wealth of knowledge and experience in supporting folks struggling with addiction, self-harm, depression, anxiety, stress, anger, low self-esteem, and those coping with all kinds of abuse (childhood trauma, domestic and narcissistic abuse). She can help individuals, families, and couples navigate their relationships by working on improving communication and setting healthy boundaries.
Cher believes that the foundation to any strong therapeutic relationship is good rapport and helping those she serves to feel a genuine sense of care and compassion. As such, Cher brings a very flexible, client-centered, and client-led approach to her practice. 💖
Cher offers support to clients as they consider, discover and develop their version of a happy and healthy life. This may include helping people gain new perspectives and strategies for addressing struggles with interpersonal relationships, facing difficult emotions, healing past wounds, and exploring and understanding one’s self in new ways.
She draws on a variety of interventions, theories and both lived and professional experiences to support clients well. This may include but is not limited to: interpersonal therapy, emotion-focused therapy, and mindfulness-focused therapy. Every approach is always trauma informed and from a strength-based lens. 💫
Cher is currently accepting clients for daytime and evening appointments. If you don't see a time in the online booking portal that works for you, contact Cher directly and she'll find a spot that works!
Cher (she/her) is a Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist & Guide with 13+ years of experience in the field. Much of Cher’s work has included supporting individuals, and their family members, as they navigate the transitional ages and stages of the teen years and young adulthood. She also has a wealth of knowledge and experience in supporting folks struggling with addiction, self-harm, depression, anxiety, stress, anger, low self-esteem, and those coping with all kinds of abuse (childhood trauma, domestic and narcissistic abuse). She can help individuals, families, and couples navigate their relationships by working on improving communication and setting healthy boundaries.
Cher believes that the foundation to any strong therapeutic relationship is good rapport and helping those she serves to feel a genuine sense of care and compassion. As such, Cher brings a very flexible, client-centered, and client-led approach to her practice. 💖
Cher offers support to clients as they consider, discover and develop their version of a happy and healthy life. This may include helping people gain new perspectives and strategies for addressing struggles with interpersonal relationships, facing difficult emotions, healing past wounds, and exploring and understanding one’s self in new ways.
She draws on a variety of interventions, theories and both lived and professional experiences to support clients well. This may include but is not limited to: interpersonal therapy, emotion-focused therapy, and mindfulness-focused therapy. Every approach is always trauma informed and from a strength-based lens. 💫
Cher is currently accepting clients for daytime and evening appointments. If you don't see a time in the online booking portal that works for you, contact Cher directly and she'll find a spot that works!
Daniel Lee MSW, RSW
Daniel (he/him) is a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work from the University
of Windsor currently based out of Toronto, and serving clients virtually all over Ontario. 👨🏽💻
Daniel is a queer therapist who has many years of experience working in the social service field.
As a POC therapist, Daniel is passionate about helping queer folks and BIPOC individuals of all ages explore therapy, discuss their mental health, and find self-actualization in environments that did not always allow this to happen.
Daniel has experience in supporting individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, high stress situations, and low self-esteem. He is also a trained career counsellor, and is highly experienced in working with marginalized youth.
Daniel is also uniquely positioned to help individuals who are navigating a faith deconstruction,
and can help individuals exploring faith-based trauma, difficult life situations, a sense of
hopelessness, and disconnection from family, among other common experiences that come
with this process.
Daniel draws on a variety of different modalities including Solution-Focused Brief Therapy,
Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and Narrative Therapy and operates
out of a client-centered, trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and strengths-based lens. 💫
Daniel is accepting clients for evening and weekend appointments.
Daniel (he/him) is a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work from the University
of Windsor currently based out of Toronto, and serving clients virtually all over Ontario. 👨🏽💻
Daniel is a queer therapist who has many years of experience working in the social service field.
As a POC therapist, Daniel is passionate about helping queer folks and BIPOC individuals of all ages explore therapy, discuss their mental health, and find self-actualization in environments that did not always allow this to happen.
Daniel has experience in supporting individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, high stress situations, and low self-esteem. He is also a trained career counsellor, and is highly experienced in working with marginalized youth.
Daniel is also uniquely positioned to help individuals who are navigating a faith deconstruction,
and can help individuals exploring faith-based trauma, difficult life situations, a sense of
hopelessness, and disconnection from family, among other common experiences that come
with this process.
Daniel draws on a variety of different modalities including Solution-Focused Brief Therapy,
Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and Narrative Therapy and operates
out of a client-centered, trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and strengths-based lens. 💫
Daniel is accepting clients for evening and weekend appointments.