My name is Hannah and I am a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) at Restore Balance. I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Psychology from Queen’s University, followed by a Master of Education in Developmental Psychology and Education from the University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), and a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. I am interested in working with people dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, self-esteem difficulties, and interpersonal difficulties.
As a social worker and psychologist, I am deeply disappointed by two resolutions that passed at the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) Annual General Meeting held in June 2021. Both resolutions focused on the worker's compensation system and acknowledged the inherent detrimental effect of policing on officers’ health. The resolutions cited the WSIB system as cost-prohibitive for employers leaving police services...