Hi, I’m Aliza. I provide support to individuals, couples, and families and have advanced training in perinatal mental health. I am also a Certified EMDR therapist. My goal is to help you feel supported, make sense of and manage any confusing or disturbing thoughts and feelings, support you to strengthen your existing relationships and build your support network and your confidence.

I have over a decade of providing psychotherapy to individuals, couples, children, and families and have advanced training through Postpartum Support International. 

I am also the mother of two young children. During my own journey into motherhood, I struggled to find the support that I was looking for as an expectant and new parent and that experience set me on a  mission. I set up the practice that all new mothers deserve and I focus on supporting other women through the experience of motherhood.

Why Work With Me? 

Mothers were not meant to do this alone.

My goal is to help you feel supported, make sense of and manage any confusing or disturbing thoughts and feelings, support you to strengthen your existing relationships and build your support network and your confidence.

I want to help you not just survive but to thrive in your new role. 

My Approach 

I help clients- both individuals and couples- to feel safe and seen by providing an open and non-judgmental environment. Together, we will start to make sense of your emotions and your thoughts. Using evidence-based techniques, we will help you to feel more confident, manage distress, and to show up as the parent you want to be. 

I also provide concrete parenting strategies based on my training in Positive Parenting Solutions as well as Dr. Gordon Neufeld’s attachment-based developmental approach to parenting.

Regardless of where you are in your parenting journey, from pregnancy to postpartum and well beyond, I am here to support you. 

Techniques Used 

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) 

• EMDR 

• Emotionally Focused Therapy (Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy)

• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy 

• Psychodynamic

• Dr. Neufeld’s Developmental-Attachment Method

• Positive Parenting (Triple P) Approach

• Exposure and Response Therapy for OCD (ERP)

Education 

• Bachelor of Arts

• McGill University

• Master of Social Work (MSW)Wurzweiler School of Social Work (NY), Licensed Social Worker (LMSW) in New York State #078700-1

• Recipient of Wurzweiler’s award for Best Overall Clinician

Certifications / Trainings

• National Institute of Psychotherapies Certificate of training from the National Institute of Psychotherapies

• Positive Parenting Program Certified trainer in Positive Parenting Program: The Triple P approach

• Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), Certified EMDR Therapist

• Trained in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (MBCT): Training to prevent relapse of depression

• American Institute of Cognitive Therapy Certificate of Training in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy from the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy

• Atmananda Yoga Certified yoga instructor

• Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Externship with Sue Johnson Certificate of training in the Practice of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy.

• Maternal Mental Health Certificate Training for Mental Health and Clinical Professionals  (PSI)

• The Advanced Practice of EMDR for Perinatal & Infant Mental Health Certificate of Training with Dr. Mara Tesler Stein

• Treating Eating Disorders and Obesity with EMDR Therapy Certificate of training with Natalia Sijo

• Treating Dissociative Disorders with EMDR Therapy Certificate of training with Dolores Mosquera

• Assist Suicide Training 

• Level A - Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Perinatal Mental Health, IPT Institute

• Cognitive Behaviour Institute- Exposure and Response Therapy for OCD

Professional Memberships 

• Licensed Member of The Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)

• Licensed Member of The Ontario Association of Social Workers

• Member of Postpartum Support International 

• Member of EMDRIA.ORG