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Joelle Anderson
MA, RP, CCC, EMDR Certified
Trauma, Eating Disorders & General Psychotherapy
PRACTICE NAME Kernel of Wisdom
ADDRESS
81 Planks LaneUxbridgeL9P 1K4
About
Congrats on taking this brave step! It's not easy to even start the process of looking for help, so you should be proud of yourself just for looking into this.
I received my Master of Counselling Psychology (MA) from Yorkville University and have a Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Arts from York University in Toronto.
I am a Registered Psychotherapist and Canadian Certified Counsellor in good standing with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (Reg # 005767). I have been in practice since 2017 and have a range of specialized training for the treatment of trauma (complex PTSD and acute PTSD) and eating disorders.
Want more specifics? I have training and/or certification in the following areas:
• EMDR Basics from Niagara Stress & Trauma Clinic + EMDRIA EMDR Certified Therapist
• Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) Level 1, 2 & 3 with Dr. Frank Corrigan
• Enhanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy training from Credo-Oxford
• Ego State Therapy Foundations Course Level 1 with Lemke Counselling & Consulting
• Fundamentals of Clinical Hypnosis Level 1 with Lemke Counselling & Consulting
• Effective Clinical Supervision (30hr course)
• Introduction to DBT from Broadview Psychology
• Radically-Open DBT from Radicallyopen.net - Levels 1 and 2
• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Fundamental Skills from OISE at the University of Toronto
• Cybercounselling: Level 1 from Therapy Online
• Cognitive Processing Therapy via Veteran’s Affairs
• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Fundamental Skills from OISE at the University of Toronto
• Foundations of Mindfulness + Applied Specialization in Mindfulness from the University of Toronto
• MBCT 8-Week Group Participation and MBCT Basics from the Centre for Mindfulness Studies
• OCD Training, ECHO/Sunnybrook Thompson Centre
• ASIST Suicide Intervention from LivingWorks
• Mental Health First Aid from The Mental Health Commission of Canada
I have been working in mental health and therapeutic fields since 2014. This includes working as a therapist with The Trauma Centre, an Eating Disorder Therapist at Bellwood Health / EHN, and a Counsellor at Georgian College. I also have experience with Catholic Children’s Aid Society and teaching mindfulness meditation for over three years. Before therapeutic work, I did work for a number of not-for-profit organizations and worked in Marketing and Advertising.
I have worked with individuals, couples, families and groups in a wide variety of capacities. I love working with teens and adults, and see clients high school age and older. I look forward to hearing from you!
Summary
Education
Yorkville University (2017)
York University (2008)
Experience
Practice Start Date: 2017
Association
Ego State Therapy International (2024)
EMDRIA Certified Therapist (2023)
Ontario Mental Health Professionals Association (2022)
EMDR Canada (2021)
College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (2017)
Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (2017)
License
Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) (2017)
College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) (2017)
Expertise
Client Focus
Adolescents
Adults
Treatment Types
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Therapy
Behaviour Therapy
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Trauma-focused Psychotherapy
Humanistic Psychotherapy/Person-Centered Psychotherapy/Rogerian Psychotherapy
Psychodynamic Therapy
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Integrative/Holistic Psychotherapy
Grief Counselling
Sex Therapy
Self-Acceptance Training
Feminist Psychotherapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Narrative Therapy
Positive Psychotherapy
Existential Psychotherapy
Hypnotherapy
Deep Brain Reorientation (DBR)
Ego State Therapy (EST)
Clinical Issues
Depression
Sexual Abuse
Anxiety Disorders
Grief & Bereavement
Body Image Issues
Communication Skills
Compulsive Behaviour
Workplace Stress and Trauma
Dissociative Disorders
Eating Disorders
Gender Identity Issues
Hypersexuality
Low Self Esteem
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Personality Disorders
Sexual Assault
Victims of Crime
Self Harm
Substance Abuse
Trauma
Services
Individual
Group
Family
