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.
Nastasia Petrella is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, registration number 14614 and she is also a member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. She holds a Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. She has experience working with adults from diverse backgrounds experiencing various concerns, including anxiety, relationship challenges, life transitions, stress, low confidence and more.
Approach
Nastasia works from a client-centered approach while drawing upon Cognitive Behavioural Therapy as needed. She integrates strengths-based strategies, attachment theory and solution-focused techniques based on the unique needs and goals of her clients. She focuses on collaboration, leads with curiosity, and follows alongside the pace of her clients. She's also Level 1 certified in Emotionally-Focused Individual Therapy to help guide clients through their emotional world with safety and attunement.
Beliefs
Nastasia believes that individuals thrive when they are given the safety to be themselves, which is why her goal is to provide a warm and genuine space for clients to lean into their authentic self. Her mission is to help others break free from self-limiting beliefs and nurture strengths with self-compassion.
Nastasia Petrella, MA., RP (Qualifying)
Credentials, Education, and Training