Our Team of Toronto Therapists | Attuned Families
Welcome to a place that puts your family first.
At Attuned Families we believe that every family deserves to enjoy healthy relationships and mental wellness. All of our therapists take a client-centred approach and use research-based methods to support children, families and their relationships.
When you are ready to book, our Client Care Coordinator will ensure that you find the right fit in a therapist, and have a positive experience with us from start to finish.
Julia Swaigen
MSW, RSW
Founder & Director of Attuned Families; Registered Social Worker, Adjunct Lecturer, UofT
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Julia is passionate about helping parents move from feeling overwhelmed and uncertain to feeling empowered and confident, drawing from her own experience as a busy mom and the many families she's supported in building happier lives together.
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Accepting media interviews and speaking opportunities only
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Author of You Are My Home: Stories Of Attunement
Featured on Breakfast Television, The New York Times, and more
Focus on Attachment
EFFT
Anne-Marie Nowina
B.Sc., BSW
Clinic Manager
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Anne-Marie is a highly skilled and warm-hearted member of our team who oversees day-to-day office administration and scheduling. She works closely with clients and associates so that your overall experience with Attuned Families is both positive and meaningful.
BFA
Client Care Coordinator
Rowan Landaiche
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Rowan is a compassionate and grounded team member who will be your first point of contact at Attuned Families, connecting clients with the right therapist and treatment to help them achieve their goals.
Please complete our Contact Form to start the intake process allowing Rowan to help you find the best fit for your family’s needs.
Dana Feniak
MSW, RSW
Clinical Lead; Registered Social Worker (Currently on maternity leave)
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Currently on maternity leave
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Virtual & In Person
Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP)
EFFT
Trauma-focused
Families with Children with Special Needs
ADHD
Dr. Hilary Scott-Row
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Dr. Hilary Scott-Row is a Licensed Clinical and School Psychologist who provides both assessment and treatment services to children and adolescents. She has a particular passion for supporting neurodivergent youth and their parents. Dr. Hilary takes a collaborative and strengths-based approach in her work at Attuned Families. Her assessment style is grounded in warmth and patient understanding. Dr. Hilary is exceptionally thorough from start-to-finish in the assessment process and believes in meeting the youth, and their families, where they’re at.
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Accepting New Clients for:
Psychological Assessments
Child & Youth Therapy
Parent Coaching
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Learning Challenges
ADHD
Autism
Anxiety
Depression
Behavioural, Emotional or Social Concerns
Other Learning, Developmental and Mental Health Challenges
Psy.D., C.Psych.
Psychology Lead; Clinical and School Psychologist
Emilie Nelson
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Emilie is an licensed Occupational Therapist with the ability to support children and their families to thrive in their everyday routines. She takes a warm, family-centered approach to care, ensuring you remain informed each step of the way. Emilie comes with knowledge and interventions related to early developmental milestones, gross & fine motor movement, feeding & picky eaters, chronic pain, brain injury rehabilitation, and ADHD support.
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Accepting new Occupational Therapy clients
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Virtual & In Person
Fine & Gross Motor Skills
Feeding Challenges
Learning Differences
Attention & ADHD Support
Chronic disease & Brain Injury
OT Reg (Ont.)
Occupational Therapist
Laura Greenberg
M.Ed., M.Sc., RP
Registered Psychotherapist (Currently on maternity leave)
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Laura has over 10 years of experience supporting children, teens, and their parents to better understand and cope with “big feelings”. She is passionate about working with parents to navigate and respond to their children’s emotions and to promote parent-child relationships.
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Currently on Maternity Leave
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Virtual & In Person
ADHD
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Learning Disabilities
EFFT, EFST
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Megan has extensive experience working with adults, children, and youth in assessment contexts. She has a wealth of experience administering cognitive and academic assessment measures, as well as adaptive, behavioural, personality, socio-emotional, and neuropsychological measures. Megan’s assessment philosophy aligns closely with a client-centred, strengths-based, and neuroaffirming approach to care. Using a trauma-informed framework, Megan supports children and youth navigating complex needs and offers flexibility during assessment sessions to ensure clients are met where they are.
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Currently Accepting New Clients for:
Psychological Assessment Testing Sessions
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Learning Challenges
ADHD
Executive Functioning
Anxiety
Depression
Giftedness
Behavioural and Mood Concerns
Megan Watt
Psychometrist
MSW in progress, MMus, B Hons Psych, B Mus
Christina Lanteigne
MSW, RSW, PMH-C
Registered Social Worker; Perinatal Mental Health Certification
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Christina Lanteigne is a Registered Social Worker with over 10 years of experience in community mental health and school settings. She focuses on supporting parents who want a safe place to heal, so they can have better relationships and be more present in life. Christina is highly trauma-informed and committed to healing within relationships, meaning that she will work diligently to ensure that her relationship with you will be a place of comfort and safety.
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Currently Accepting New Clients for:
Not Currently Accepting New Clients
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Virtual & In Person
Pre- and Postpartum Mental Health
Grief & Loss (child & parent & pregnancy loss)
Emotion-Focused Therapy (Family & Couples)
Early Childhood Mental Health
Melissa Hanlon
MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker
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Melissa is a registered social worker with 20 years of experience supporting the mental health and well-being of infants, children, youth, and families in a variety of community and education settings. She is passionate about helping clients navigate a range of life challenges such as anxiety, low mood/depression, behaviour concerns, and parenting concerns. Melissa has also has a special focus on sleep difficulties.
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Accepting returning clients only
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Virtual & In Person
Sleep Support age 0-5
Parent Coaching
Anxiety & Low Mood
Supporting Parents with Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE)
Katelyn O’Reilly
MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker
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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.
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Currently Accepting New Clients for:
Parent Coaching
Child & Youth Therapy
Young Adult Therapy
Individual Therapy
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Virtual & In-Person
EFFT
Autism Spectrum Disorder
ADHD
Behavioural Challenges
Anxiety and Low Mood
Amber Chan
RP (Qualifying), REAT, MA
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying); Registered Expressive Arts Therapist
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Amber brings over eight years of experience working with children, parents, underprivileged women, caregivers, older adults, and diverse communities through expressive arts interventions. Her work has addressed a wide range of areas, including supporting individuals with special educational needs (SEN), healing from childhood trauma, navigating challenging family dynamics, managing emotional disturbances, enhancing self-esteem, and developing effective stress management skills.
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Currently Accepting New Clients for:
Child Therapy (ages 4+)
Youth Therapy
Parent Coaching alongside Child Therapy
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Virtual & In Person
ADHD, Autism, Stress Management/Anxiety
Expressive Arts Therapy
Play and Arts-Based Therapy
Emotion Regulation
Cantonese, Master; Mandarin, Fluent
Sophia Lee
MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker
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Sophia is a registered social worker with experience supporting children and families, particularly in emotional and social development, anxiety, and strengthening family bonds. Her client-centered, strengths-based approach combines play-based therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and attachment-based practices to help children navigate emotions, build resilience, and foster meaningful connections.
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Currently Accepting New Clients for:
Child & Youth Therapy
Play-Based Therapy
Parent Coaching alongside Child Therapy
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Virtual & In-person
Play-based Therapy
Attachment Based Therapy
Anxiety
ADHD
English & Korean
Michelle Conner
MSW, RSW, RP (Qualifying), DTATI
Registered Social Worker; Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying); Art Therapist
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With over 10 years of experience working with children and families, Michelle uses a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach and draws on various evidence-based approaches to create a therapeutic environment that is collaborative, compassionate, and focused on meaningful change. Michelle is now able to bring her passion for the arts into her work by offering Art Therapy.
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Currently Accepting New Clients for:
Child & Youth Therapy
Parent Coaching
Art Therapy
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Virtual & In Person
Art Therapy
Trauma-informed
Anxiety and Low Mood
Families with Special Needs
Ankita Mathur
MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker
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With a professional background in community mental health and school settings, Ankita supports children and families with social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties. She works closely with her clients to navigate life’s challenges, and to support them in recognizing their strengths and in reaching their desired goals.
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Currently Accepting Returning Clients only
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Virtual & In Person
Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP)
DIRFloortime
EFFT
Theraplay
Autism Spectrum Disorder
ADHD
Ejemen (Eje) Iyayi
MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker
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Eje has over 11 years of experience working with children, youth, and families within a variety of community and hospital-based settings. She has worked on multi-disciplinary teams in in-patient and out-patient mental health services, has a certificate in mediation from the Justice Institute of British Columbia, and has done extensive group facilitation work with youth and caregivers.
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Currently Accepting New Clients for:
Virtual Appointments only
Parent Coaching with focus on all ages
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Virtual & In Person
EFFT, EFIT
Trauma-Informed
ADHD
Identity Struggles
Jody Heakes Badour
RP (Qualifying), DTATI
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying); Art Therapist
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Jody is a creative and compassionate Art Therapist and Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) who supports clients’ personal growth through the healing power of art. She works with children, youth, and adults navigating grief and loss, life transitions, illness, anxiety, depression, and challenges with emotional regulation. Through creative and art-based therapeutic approaches, Jody helps clients explore their inner world, creating space for insight, emotional processing, and self-discovery.
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Currently Accepting clients for:
Art Therapy
Child and Youth Therapy
Parent Coaching alongside child therapy
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Art therapy and creative self-expression
Grief and loss
Anxiety
Emotion regulation
Life transitions
Carina Ward
RP (Qualifying); MA in Dramatherapy
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Drama Therapist
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Carina is a UK-trained Drama Therapist who brings warmth, flexibility, and a deeply client-led approach to her work. As a child therapist, she is committed to creating a safe, welcoming, and non-judgemental space where children and families feel supported to explore their emotions, experiences, and relationships at their own pace. Through imaginative and play-based approaches, Carina supports children and adolescents in building insight, confidence, and emotional expression in a way that feels natural and engaging.
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Accepting new clients for:
Child & Youth Therapy
Individual Therapy
Parent Coaching alongside Child Therapy
Drama Therapy
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Virtual & In Person
Drama Therapy
Anxiety & Low Mood
Grief & Loss
ADHD
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Certified Therapy Dog
Cashew
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Cashew helps kids and grown-ups feel more at home and at ease in our already child and family-friendly therapy settings. A popular visitor at schools, he helps us learn about non-verbal communication, nervous system responses, and reading subtle social cues. When not working, Cashew enjoys forest walks, fetch, and napping.
Child & Youth Workers (CYWs)
Elise Feddema
BSW, MCYC
Child and Youth Worker
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Currently accepting clients for:
New clients for our Intensive Family Support Program
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In-Home Support
Behavioural Challenges
School-related Challenges
Social Skills Development
Anxiety
Depression
Emotion Regulation
Emily Robbie
B.A.
Child and Youth Worker
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Emily is a Child and Youth Worker who has worked with children, youth, and adults, supporting individuals navigating anxiety, depression, behavioural challenges, and complex life circumstances. Emily approaches her work through a trauma-informed, strengths-based, and client-centred lens, and is passionate about helping children, youth, and families translate skills into their everyday lives.
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Currently accepting clients for:
New clients for our Intensive Family Support Program
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In-Home Support
School-related Challenges
Social Skills Development
Anxiety
Depression
Emotion Regulation
Mia Woodworth
BCYC, MEd In Progress
Child and Youth Worker
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Mia has a wide range of experience working with children and youth across school, preschool, and community-based settings, supporting individuals with autism, behavioural challenges, and social-emotional needs. Mia approaches each child with curiosity and compassion, using reflection to better understand behaviour in context and to tailor support to each child’s developmental and emotional needs. She brings a compassionate, strengths-based, and developmentally informed approach to her work and values collaboration with caregivers and multidisciplinary teams to promote meaningful change.
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Accepting returning clients only for our Intensive Family Support Program
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In-Home Support
Behavioural Challenges
School-related Challenges
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Social-Emotional Needs
Trauma & Family Stress
Amanda May
BCYC
Child and Youth Worker
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Amanda is a Child and Youth Worker with over 10 years of experience supporting young people and their caregivers navigate complex mental health challenges. She has worked with young people who have struggled with school-related challenges, anxiety, low mood, disordered eating, trauma and emotion dysregulation. She provides an individualized, child centred approach at every stage of the treatment journey, collaborating with young people and their families from a place of compassion.
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Accepting returning clients only for our Intensive Family Support Program
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In-Home Support
School Related Challenges
Anxiety
ADHD
Emotion Dysregulation
Meal Support Challenges for Eating-Related Concerns
Divine Howe
BCYC
Child and Youth Worker
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With over eight years of experience working in schools, homes, and clinical settings, Divine brings a well-rounded and compassionate approach to supporting children, youth, and families. Throughout his career, Divine has worked closely with young people facing a range of social, emotional, and behavioural challenges, providing individualized, strengths-based support tailored to each client’s needs. Divine is committed to creating safe, supportive environments where youth feel heard, empowered, and understood.
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Currently accepting clients for:
New clients for our Intensive Family Support Program
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In-Home Support
School Related Challenges
Anxiety
ADHD
Autism Spectrum Disorder
FASD
Join the team
At Attuned Families, we’re always looking for passionate and skilled professionals who share our commitment to helping children and families thrive. If you're interested in joining a supportive, collaborative team, contact us!
