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Bhante Rewatha

Bhante Rewatha is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with a Master of Education in Counselling Psychology from the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). His professional background brings together psychotherapy, mental health, mindfulness, Buddhist psychology, chaplaincy, and community-based care.

His therapeutic approach is compassionate, collaborative, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed. He draws from evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), person-centred therapy, mindfulness-based approaches, and other interventions tailored to each client’s needs.

Bhante supports clients experiencing anxiety, stress, grief and loss, trauma, addiction and recovery concerns, emotional difficulties, relationship challenges, and significant life transitions. His experience in counselling, chaplaincy, spiritual care, and mindfulness allows him to work sensitively with clients from diverse cultural and spiritual backgrounds.

Mindfulness or Buddhist-informed perspectives may be incorporated when appropriate and specifically desired by the client. His goal is to provide a respectful, non-judgmental space where clients can better understand their experiences, develop practical coping skills, strengthen resilience, and work toward meaningful change.

Credentials: M.Ed., Counselling Psychology, University of Toronto (OISE); Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), CRPO
CRPO Registration: #20937

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Jinger Wang

Jinger Wang holds a Master of Education in Counselling Psychology from the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). She has accumulated more than 500 hours of individual counselling and over 100 hours of group counselling across diverse professional settings in Canada, China, and Singapore.

Her experience includes work in hospitals, community organizations, universities, and online counselling environments. She primarily works with young adults experiencing personal growth concerns, interpersonal and family relationship difficulties, academic pressure, application-related anxiety, workplace stress, cultural adjustment, and other life challenges.

Jinger’s therapeutic approach is warm, collaborative, and client-centred. Her primary modalities include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). For longer-term work, she may also integrate psychodynamic perspectives and other therapeutic interventions to facilitate deeper exploration and sustained personal growth.

Jinger believes there is no single therapeutic approach that fits everyone. She develops individualized counselling plans and flexibly adapts therapeutic techniques according to each client’s goals, circumstances, strengths, and preferences.

She is LGBTQ+ friendly and committed to creating a safe, inclusive, culturally sensitive, and affirming therapeutic environment.

Areas of Practice: Young adults, anxiety, academic stress, workplace stress, relationships, family concerns, cultural adjustment, life transitions, and personal growth.

Education: M.Ed., Counselling Psychology, University of Toronto (OISE)

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Olivia (Shuoxi Shi)

Olivia (Shuoxi Shi) is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with an interdisciplinary background in medicine and mental health. She holds a Master’s degree in Basic Medicine from Harbin Medical University in China and a Master of Education in Counselling Psychology from the University of Toronto.

Drawing on her education in both medicine and counselling psychology, Olivia approaches mental health holistically, recognizing the important relationship between emotional and physical well-being.

Over the past five years, she has interned and worked across hospitals, clinics, universities, and nonprofit organizations in China and Canada. Her experience includes supporting adults, adolescents, and couples navigating emotional distress, relationship difficulties, identity exploration, trauma, and major life transitions.

Olivia uses an integrative and individualized therapeutic approach. She combines person-centred and narrative perspectives with evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). Grounded in trauma-informed care, she believes therapy should respect each person’s individual story, strengths, cultural context, goals, and pace.

Her background as a creative nonfiction writer exploring gender, culture, and social justice also informs her sensitivity to the broader cultural and systemic factors that can influence people’s experiences. She strives to create a collaborative, non-judgmental environment where clients feel heard, respected, and empowered to develop practical strategies for healing and growth.

Client Population: Adults, adolescents (12+), couples
Clinical Interests: Anxiety, depression, trauma, academic and workplace stress, relationship issues, life transitions, grief, body image, identity exploration, self-esteem, and women’s issues.

Credentials: Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), CRPO; M.Ed., Counselling Psychology, University of Toronto; Master of Medicine/Basic Medicine, Harbin Medical University; Member, American Psychological Association (APA); Member and Mentor, ACHPPI
CRPO Registration: #20950

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Nuo (Nora) Chen

Nuo (Nora) Chen is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) in Ontario, and a bilingual Mandarin-English speaking psychotherapist with over 2,000 hours of clinical experience. Before moving to Canada, she studied and worked in the United States for five years, including several years in community mental health, and later provided independent psychotherapy to Mandarin-speaking clients in China. These experiences shaped a culturally responsive approach that considers how family, culture, identity, relationships, and social context influence emotional well-being.

Nora works primarily with teens (16+), adults, couples, and families from diverse cultural backgrounds. She supports clients experiencing anxiety, depression, emotion regulation difficulties, self-esteem and self-doubt, relationship concerns, family-of-origin issues, workplace stress, adjustment challenges, and major life transitions. She also has particular clinical interests in relational trauma, attachment and relationship patterns, boundaries, identity, and the lasting impact of difficult relational experiences.

Nora’s clinical foundation is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), integrated with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), DBT-informed skills, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and trauma-informed care. Depending on each client’s needs, therapy may involve understanding patterns in thoughts and behaviors, building emotional regulation skills, exploring emotions and relationships, or examining how earlier experiences continue to shape the present.

Rather than applying one model to every person, Nora works collaboratively with clients to understand what is keeping them stuck and what kind of change would feel meaningful and sustainable. Her goal is to help clients develop greater emotional flexibility, clearer boundaries, stronger self-understanding, and more confidence in how they relate to themselves and others.

Credentials: Master of Social Work (University of Michigan), Registered Social Worker (RSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

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