Meet Katelyn

Katelyn is a warm, compassionate, and skilled social worker with 15 years experience in children’s mental health.  Her extensive background includes community mental health centres as well as outpatient pediatric psychiatry at both Sickkids and CAMH.  Katelyn’s primary focus is working with children, youth, and their parents to address concerns with anxiety, social anxiety, low mood, emotional dysregulation, behaviour concerns, school avoidance, and parent-child or family conflict.  She has worked with neurodiverse clients including those with ADHD, FASD, and high functioning ASD. Katelyn offers individual, parent, and family psychotherapy.


Katelyn firmly believes that connection is the foundation of both a meaningful psychotherapy relationship and a nurturing, resilient family life. This is evident in her work with children, youth, and families, where the priority is always ensuring they feel supported, heard, and empowered to create positive change. Katelyn approaches every presenting concern through a trauma-informed and systems-based lens, focusing on treatment that builds confidence, strengthens relationships, and establishes a harmonious balance between warmth and expectations at home.

Work With Katelyn

Areas of treatment

 

  • Anxiety

  • Social Anxiety

  • Low Mood/Depression

  • Emotional Dysregulation

  • Behaviour Challenges

  • School Difficulties

  • Peer Relationships

  • Parent-Child and Family Conflict

  • Parenting Concerns

  • ADHD

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder

 

Techniques Used

  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

  • Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)

  • Collaborative Problem Solving Education

Languages

  • English

Certifications & Education

  • Honours Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University

  • Master of Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University

  • Collaborative Problem Solving: Tier II Intensive Training

  • Trauma Assessment & Treatment Certificate

  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Certificate Program

      • Professional Organizations

  • Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)

  • Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW)