About Our Counsellors

Kathryn Jennings, Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy

Kathryn Jennings is a certified member of the Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists, and works with clients who have difficulty managing their anger.

She guides clients towards a deeper understanding of the origins of their anger and helps them to resolve underlying issues related to this powerful emotion. Clients are also given powerful techniques to use to manage their anger in a positive and effective manner.

Kathryn Jennings has over two decades of counselling experience working with men and women on issues such as anger, physical abuse, sexual abuse, depression and domestic violence.

Vilma   Blenman    B.A., B.ED., M.ED

Vilma is a graduate of OISE/University of Toronto, with a Masters of Education in Counselling Psychology. She is a member of the Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists. Vilma has a private practice in Pickering.

Before transitioning to counselling, Vilma taught high school for over 20 years and has expertise working with high-risk adolescents and their familiies. She has also led numerous training workshops with teachers to help them develop better cross-cultural communication and conflict resolution skills.

Vilma uses a variety of approaches, including Brief Solution-Focused and Narrative to help individuals and couples explore and resolve the under-lying issues that inhibit growth and change. Her motto and goal is; ''Helping you grow as you go.''

Andrea   Browne-Lloyd    B.A, B.ED, M.ED

Andrea is a graduate of McGill's Educational Psychology and Counselling Program and is a member of the Ontario Association of Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists. She has many years experience helping clients become aware of underlying emotions that trigger inappropriate anger reactions. She works to empower her clients to be sensitive to these triggers and to engage in a healthy thought process that helps clients manage their anger appropriately.

Andrea works with children, adolescents, families, couples and individuals using a solution focused, client centered approach to explore options and make choices to positively impact their lives.

June   Davies    BPE, MA Counselling Psychology

June Davies holds an undergraduate degree in Physical Education from Lakehead University , a Master of Arts degree in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University , and a Graduate Certificate in Addiction Counselling from Durham College . She completed a 3-year clinical externship in Brief and Narrative Therapy at the Hincks-Dellcrest Institute in Toronto . June is a member of the Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists. Her private practice serves people in York and Durham Regions.

June’s career has covered a broad spectrum: from teaching, coaching, and sport administration to organizational development, politics, and now counselling – all with the common theme of helping people to experience increased physical, mental, and social well-being. June helps clients to identify and reduce or eliminate the barriers that get in the way of what they want for themselves and the personal/professional/community relationships that comprise their lives. This includes learning how to solve problems while treating each other with dignity and respect, to know the things that take problem-solving of track, and to collaborate in the development of problem solutions that meet individual needs.

Peter   Dikih    MEd, BSc

Peter has over 11 years of experience providing personal, psychological, academic, career, employment, rehabilitation, and pain management counselling.

A graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Peter obtained an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Physiology and Psychology and a Masters of Education degree in Counselling Psychology.

Peter is passionate about helping individuals, couples, and families become whole, healthy, and vibrant. When counselling, he considers the whole person - their mental, emotional, physical, spiritual, social, and vocational condition and well-being.

Peter guides each person to lead a healthy and adaptive lifestyle. He is not satisfied with simply helping individuals to cope with life, but rather to find healing or solutions to their problems, so that they can enjoy a fulfilling, healthy, and balanced life. Peter uses a client-centred, solution-focused, and cognitive behavioral approach.

Peter is a member of the Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists.

Ron   Irwin    Ph.D.

Ron received his Ph.D. from York University in 1995 in Developmental Processes where he studied largely Piagetian, Eriksonian and Jungian theories and research. He is a member of the Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists, and Psychotherapists.

Ron has maintained a private practice in downtown Kingston for six years, specializing in men's counselling, but also works with women, families, teenagers, and children. His current focus is on the problems associated with addictions of every sort (including sexual and internet addictions), as well as anger, aggression, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and relationships.

Ron takes a developmental lifespan perspective in handling client’s problems with living and employs an integrated approach that synthesizes stress management, relaxation training, cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), analytic insight, and narrative interpretation, combining these in a fashion that brings together aspects of Western psychology and Eastern contemplative traditions. Ron is on the editorial board of the Journal of Adult Development, has published numerous journal articles and book chapters, and is currently finishing his second book, scheduled to come out this year with Wisdom Publications.

Amanda   Oosterveer    M.Sc.

Amanda is a graduate of Niagara University with a Master of Science in Mental Health Counselling. She is a member of the Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists and has a private practice in St. Catharines and a satellite office in Niagara Falls.

Her practice is founded on principles of mutual respect, self-empowerment and integrity. Amanda respects the right and responsibility of people to make their own choices. She provides a comfortable setting where people can address their difficulties with anger.

Amanda works with clients to explore their patterns of anger and help them to develop effective ways to manage those situations, by utilizing Solution-Focused Counselling, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy & other strength-based approaches within the counselling process.

Mike   Stansfield    M.A., (C)O.A.C.C.P.P.

Mike received his honours bachelor's degree from Laurentian University in Sudbury and his master's degree from Toronto University.

Much of his early career as teacher, consultant and psycho-educational consultant was spent working with emotionally disturbed children and their families. Behavioural and anger management was often a significant part of the treatment programs for both children and parents.

As a psycho-educational consultant in the Sudbury/Manitoulin district, Mike began to become increasingly more involved with counselling adults. This, of course, would include individuals, couples and children. Recognizing a need for more individual and family counselling in the Sudbury area, Mike later established his own counselling and assessment practice, with an emphasis on cognitive behaviour therapy.