Reflections Counselling and Psychotherapy Services
Re-discover, Restore, Enhance Quality of Life. /
Redécouvrir, rétablir, améliorer la qualité de vie.
Mental Health Professionals​​​​​
Thalia Bennett MA., RP., C.C.C
Credentials, Education, and Training
Thalia Bennett is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, registration number 003058, and she is also a Canadian Certified Counsellor (C.C.C) with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. She has her Masters of Arts in Counselling and Spirituality from the school of Counselling, Psychotherapy and Spirituality at Saint Paul University, in Ottawa, and was trained in both short-term and long-term counselling and psychotherapy for a diverse range of adult individuals. She has over ten years of experience providing counselling and psychotherapy at Reflections Counselling and Psychotherapy Services, in Whitby, and for the Nepean Rideau and Osgoode Community Resource Centre, in Ottawa. Thalia has gained valuable experience working with clients of various ages, sexes, income levels, sexual orientations, races, cultures, religions, spiritualities, and presenting problems. She was trained in different psychotherapeutic modalities including humanistic psychotherapies (e.g. client-centered therapy and solution focused therapy) and cognitive behavioral therapy, to name a few.
Approach
Thalia utilizes, primarily, a client-centered approach (with principles and techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution focused therapy, when appropriate). Primarily client-centered means that counselling and psychotherapy tends to be non-directive in nature with a collaborative effort between client and counsellor towards client goals in therapy. Furthermore, in this form of therapy, the counsellor believes in the client’s resiliency and builds on the client’s strengths and resources, all while remaining empathic, genuine, and perceptive of the client as a person of worth.
Beliefs
Thalia holds life itself, human beings, and the earth as sacred and believes in the right and potential of every human being to obtain some level of happiness. With the many challenges in life, she believes that there is a way of living and of being, for each person, that promotes wellness, minimizes distress, and/or optimizes a better quality of life—something she is also committed to empowering her clients to achieve.
Alicia Brown MA., RP (Qualifying)., C.C.C
Credentials, Education, and Training
Alicia is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, registration number 11872, and is a member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. Alicia has a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University and has experience working with adults from various walks of life, helping them navigate moments of crisis, loss, and transition. She has ten years of experience working in mental health crisis counselling with Durham Mental Health Services utilizing solution focused interventions. Alicia has trained in various psychotherapeutic modalities such as solution-focused brief therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and emotions focused therapy while continually taking a trauma-informed and anti-oppressive approach.
Approach
Alicia adopts a client-centered approach, meaning that you are the expert of your own life and she collaborates with clients to foster personal growth. Alicia’s role is to listen deeply and support you in exploring your thoughts, feelings, and experiences in a way that cultivates self-awareness and healing. In Alicia’s therapy practice, she prioritizes creating a safe, compassionate space where you can feel heard, understood, and empowered.
Beliefs
Alicia considers there to be profound healing powers in empathetic, non-judgmental listening. Each session provides an opportunity for connection to one’s inner wisdom and to build a pathway to healing that feels authentic.