Meet Our Team

Emma began her career in healthcare and then transitioned to social work practice. She has almost a decade of experience working with children, youth, and adults in a frontline capacity.

Emma has experience in:

• Crisis intervention
• Substance abuse
• Deathisordered eating/body image
• Anxiety and depression
• Moral injury
• Compassion fatigue and burnout
• Interpersonal relationship issues
• Narcissistic abuse recovery
• Grief and bereavement
• Stress management and resiliency building
• Child/teen issues such as parent/teen conflict, school issues, and anxiety

With a wealth of experience in crisis intervention, case management, and victim services, she is a dedicated professional committed to positively impacting others’ lives.

Emma brings compassion and expertise to every client interaction, helping individuals navigate challenging circumstances with resilience and support. Emma has a long history of providing comprehensive care and advocacy, driven by a passion for empowering others to overcome adversity and thrive.

In her spare time, Emma enjoys crushing weights in the gym, exploring new restaurants and coffee shops, spending time with friends, and treating her two large dogs like babies. She has been a lifelong athlete and plays team sports when not relaxing at the cottage.

Throughout her career in child welfare and long-term care, Deborah has developed a deep understanding of the unique challenges individuals and families experience.

Deborah has extensive experience supporting:

• Axiety
• Chronic health issues and illness
• Depression
• Self-esteem
• Religious trauma
• Toxic workplace stress
• Illness
• Grief and loss
• Separation and divorce

Deborah’s therapeutic approach uses a trauma-informed lens and draws from models of treatment that are:

• Trauma-informed
• Culturally sensitive
• Systemic
• Strengths-based
• Solution-focused

Deborah's approach assists her clients in developing skills, healthier coping strategies, and resources to enhance their healing journey. Deborah's therapeutic approach emphasizes person-centred therapy, which reflects empathy, acceptance, and genuineness.

Deborah is a Registered Social Worker (OCSWSSW) and a member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW). She holds a Master's degree in Social Work from the prestigious McMaster University and a Bachelor's degree in social work and Sociology from McMaster University.

Deborah’s Continuing Education/Certifications include:

• Long-Term Care Administration certificate
• Certification in Art Therapy
• Certification in Religious Trauma
• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
• Gottman Method Couples Therapy (Level 1)

Deborah enjoys reading, swimming, and entertaining friends and family in her spare time.

Deborah is currently accepting new clients virtually, and depending on location/availability, in-home visits in the Brantford/Brant County area.

Entering into a counselling relationship can be frightening and make you feel like you are losing control. Gerald's approach assists you in regaining your footing and exercising your authority in making decisions, finding a healthy, happy, safe, secure, and, above all else, meaningful direction.

Gerald obtained his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work from the prestigious McMaster University. He then obtained his Master's of Social Work from Dalhousie University and entered private practice following his studies. Gerald is a published author, speaker, and continuing education trainer.

Gerald specializes in family dynamic issues and topics such as:

• Relationship expectations
• Domestic conflict
• Marital discord
• Parenting challenges
• Issues often before the court

He has 23 years of child welfare experience and 10 years of private practice experience. He offers a broad range of clinical skills to clients. He is straightforward and honest—he is 100% authentic.

Gerald was a competitive boxer and continues to enjoy daily runs, exercise, and spending time with his family. He is an avid reader and researcher, ensuring he is up‑to‑date on the latest interventions and research findings. He is in the process of writing his second book. Gerald loves coffee and has a witty sense of humour.

Gerald currently offers in-home (Brantford/Hamilton area) and virtual services.

Tamar Hidegh is a trauma-focused clinician with a deep commitment to supporting those who serve and protect. She began her career working in the field of addiction, where she quickly recognized that substance use was often a symptom of unresolved trauma. This insight led her to specialize in trauma therapy, where she now works extensively with military veterans, police officers, paramedics, firefighters, and other frontline professionals.

Tamar’s current clinical focus includes post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complex PTSD (C-PTSD), and moral injury, with a particular emphasis on the unique ways trauma impacts uniformed service members. She understands that experiences such as chronic exposure to threat, operational stress, and ethical conflicts can deeply affect identity, relationships, and nervous system regulation.

Tamar believes that effective trauma treatment must address both the cognitive and physiological imprints of trauma, combining insight-based work with body-centred interventions to support lasting healing. Her integrative approach blends evidence-based modalities, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), somatic interventions, and psychedelic-assisted therapy.

Tamar supports clients with the following issues:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Childhood trauma
• Sexual trauma
• PTSD
• Moral Injury
• Complex-PTSD
• Addictions
• Substance Use Disorder

Tamar has additional education and training in:

• Cognitive Processing Therapy
• Concurrent Disorders Specialist Training
• Advanced CBT
• DBT training
• Somatic healing
• Body Centred Psychotherapy
• Psychedelic-assisted Therapy

Tamar is currently available for online appointments (afternoons, evenings and weekends).

She is available in person in Hamilton or Toronto.

Tamar is bilingual in English and Hungarian.

Rylee is a skilled and trauma-focused therapist who provides invaluable support to her clients. She completed her Bachelor of Social Work with a Minor in Indigenous Studies and Criminology at the prestigious Wilfrid Laurier University and her Master's of Social Work at the University of Windsor.

Rylee has professional experience in healthcare, child welfare, and private practice, where she has cultivated expertise in supporting her clients with compassion and understanding.

Rylee supports clients with the following issues/concerns:

• Depression
• ADHD
• Anxiety
• Addiction
• Trauma
• PTSD/ C-PTSD
• Compassion fatigue & burnout
• Life Transitions
• Interpersonal relationship issues

Rylee’s therapeutic approach is eclectic, and she draws upon the following modalities to support her clients:

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
• Mindfulness Anti-Oppressive Practice Social Work Theory
• Solution-Focused
• Strengths-Based
• Trauma-Informed

When not working, Rylee loves taking walks with her dogs, going on motorcycle rides, experimenting with new recipes, and catching a football game. These activities help her stay grounded and balanced, which she believes is essential in both life and therapy. She is often described as creative, supportive, and understanding, and she brings these qualities into her work to help foster a safe, open space for her clients.

Rylee is accepting new clients in-person in Hamilton during the mornings, afternoons and evenings.

She provides online counselling for those residing anywhere in Ontario.

Michelle has experience with individuals and families who have experienced crisis and challenges. She has experience in clinical private practice, the criminal justice system, and over a decade of frontline child welfare. Michelle’s therapeutic approach is holistic and trauma-informed. She believes in the power of authenticity and the therapist-client alliance to create meaningful change in one’s life.

Michelle has a Bachelor of Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the prestigious McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. She obtained her Master’s of Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario. She completed her Somatic EMDR training through The Embody Lab.

Michelle has completed training in:

• Traumatic Bereavement
• Trauma and the Body: Fundamentals of Somatic Experiencing
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• Narcissistic Abuse Treatment
• Intimacy and Infidelity in Couples Therapy (Esther Perel)
• Veteran and Military Mental Health
• Integrative Sex and Couples Certification (Tammy Nelson)
• The Gottman Method of Treating Affairs and Trauma
• Supporting Bereaved Parents After a Pregnancy Loss or Death of a Child
• Bereavement Support Groups: Advanced Facilitator Training
• Complex Trauma Certification

Michelle uses an eclectic approach to therapy, including somatic therapy, cognitive processing, EMDR, strengths-based and solution-focused. She works with individuals and couples, including working around issues of infidelity and relationship strain.

Michelle is an avid forest lover who always looks for a new exploration trail. She has been in the gym since she was 11 years old (may or may not have lied about her age to get past the front desk) and has practiced yoga for over 12 years. She has stacks of books she anticipates reading and hopes to one day be able to stop moving them back and forth between the night table and the bookshelf. You can find her folding her family’s laundry 7 days a week.