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Individual Psychotherapy, Clinical Supervision, Case Consultation, Education and Training
Harjeet Badwall, PhD,
MSW, RSW
My name is Harjeet Badwall and I've been working in the field of Social Work for 20+ years. I’ve had the privilege to work with people from many walks of life, across a broad range of concerns, including, grief and loss, depression and anxiety, intimate partner violence, relationship concerns, and social inequities. Co-creating peaceful, collaborative, and respectful connections are important in my practice. I use many approaches: relational therapy, emotion focused approaches and specialize in Narrative therapy. I am a woman of colour and my life’s work has focused on how we can co-create more social justice in our society. Sometimes, achieving our dreams may be affected by systemic oppression such as racism, colonialism, cis-heteropatriarchy, homophobia, transphobia, and capitalism. I have experienced and witnessed how dominant systems in our world can recruit us into experiences of doubt, fear, loneliness and hurt. And sometimes, social injustices and systemic oppression can impose identity conclusions that do not serve our lives and may leave us feeling isolated and disconnected. I am dedicated to exploring these areas if they emerge in our work together.
I believe that change rarely occurs in one giant step. Sometimes, the desired shifts take place in everyday moments, a change in perspective, a conversation, and new practices that will draw us closer to the communities we love, where we may feel more connected to and in alignment with our values. I am committed to exploring what types of changes are meaningful to you. I will work with you to witness your journey and co-create new stories that support your hopes, dreams, and goals. There is no one size fits all. I am dedicated to exploring changes in ways that are meaningful to you. Sometimes these may include art-based understandings, spiritual and non-spiritual practices, and many forms of creative expression. I believe we are holistic beings who can access many ways of creating changes in our lives.
Harjeet provides counselling, clinical supervision, case consultations and workshops/training on anti-racism, anti-colonial psychotherapy practices, anti-normativity, and Narrative Therapy. Harjeet Badwall is an Associate Professor at York University’s School of Social Work in Toronto, Canada. She comes with over twenty years of teaching experience in the classroom and with a diversity of groups in the field. Her areas of research focus on an interlocking analysis of violence and oppression in our world. In addition, her research explores the experiences of BIPOC practitioners and the effects of racism in everyday practice settings. She teaches in the undergraduate and graduate programs. Harjeet also created the first critical Narrative Therapy course at York University's School of Social Work's graduate program.
Licence: OCSWSSW # 800808, OASW # 20628
Degree: MSW, PhD
Individual Psychotherapy, Intensive Psychotherapy (EMDR), Parenting Support
Mackenzie Kinmond, MSW, RSW
Mackenzie is a dedicated professional with a Master’s in Social Work (MSW) from York University, and extensive training and certifications in various therapy modalities. With over a decade of experience since earning her MSW in 2009, she has served in diverse mental health settings.
In her work with clients, Mackenzie prioritizes creativity and collaboration, and views therapy as a shared journey of exploration with those she works with. Her approach goes beyond the identification of the root causes of challenges; instead, these insights serve as catalysts for accessing pathways to profound healing and transformative change.
Mackenzie supports individuals to find and embrace their inner strength and wisdom and step into desired versions of themselves. A self-proclaimed enthusiast of therapy, Mackenzie remains deeply engaged in her field, avidly researching new techniques and regularly participating in training and workshops. She integrates evidence-based practices with an intuitive, adaptable, and imaginative approach tailored to each client's unique needs and preferences.
As a straight, white, cis-gendered settler, Mackenzie is committed to ongoing learning and personal healing work around the ways that systems of oppression impact and show up in our bodies, psyches and lives. She works with a diversity of clients and values talking about identity, social location, power and privilege as it relates to our internal and external world, as well as the therapy space/process.
Licence: OCSWSSW # 820430
Degree: BA, MSW
Individual Psychotherapy, Intensive Psychotherapy (2x per week Psychodynamic), Couples Therapy, Family Psychotherapy, Clinical Supervision, Case Consultation, Education and Training
Shawnette Thompson, MSW, RSW
Shawnette Thompson brings over 15 years of experience to her role at Talk2Me Psychotherapy, where she's dedicated to fostering growth and understanding. Trained in depth-oriented psychotherapy, she digs into the roots of emotional struggles to help clients achieve significant, lasting change.
Her practice welcomes individuals from all walks of life, with a special focus on respecting the unique challenges and experiences of each person, including those related to race, gender, culture, and sexual orientation. Shawnette provides a space where everyone can feel seen and heard, emphasizing the importance of confronting systemic issues like racism and discrimination in her therapeutic approach.
Rather than just empowering, Shawnette aims to help clients find their own agency, working collaboratively to align therapy with their personal desires and life goals. She's part of the Convergence collective, a network of therapists who support each other to offer holistic care.
Shawnette's work at Talk2Me Psychotherapy is about creating a partnership with you, helping navigate the complexities of life in a way that respects your individuality and aims towards the future you envision for yourself.
Discover Shawnette Thompson's approach to psychotherapy that honors your identity and supports your journey towards personal fulfillment.
Licence: OCSWSSW #824383, OASW #12518
Degree: BSW, HBSc, MSW
Individual Psychotherapy, Intensive Psychotherapy (2x per week Psychodynamic), Clinical Supervision, Case Consultation
Nicole Penak, PhD, MSW RSW
Hi I’m Nicole, a psychotherapist with over 15 years of counselling experience. It’s an honour to wade with people into the love and fear, pain and beauty, messy and magic of life. Humanity is complicated- understanding our own, and how we connect to others. So healing and self discovery can feel like contending with the vastness of space. We will work together to move through the stars and build constellations of relations that sustain life and meaning.
As a therapist with extensive experience within diverse communities and practice settings, I’ve supported folks like you, through life’s incredible joys and hardships. From self discovery, grief & loss, trauma, relationships, family conflict, social inequities, sex and sexuality, sexual orientation and gender identity, life transitions (separation/divorce, family building, immigration, career changes) , depression, anxiety, and illness. As well as supporting other therapists and community workers to continue to care for themselves and others through their own therapy, clinical supervision, and case consultation services. I am an integrative therapist (which means I combine theory and techniques from various therapeutic schools of thought based on the express uniqueness of each person), that believes in the value of relational dynamic in-depth therapy. My approach is deeply relational, compassionate, creative, trauma and structurally informed. Where individual experiences aren’t disconnected from movements in community, or struggles through racism, colonialism, capitalism, or cis-heteropatriarchy.
I began in practice supporting racialized peoples in custody and those impacted by the prison industrial complex. Ive had the honour to support families and individuals through inquests and mass settlements due to systemic violence (CAS, Police, health systems), and colonial policies like residential and day schools. I worked in local Community Health Centres as a therapist supporting individuals and families from all walks of life. I provide therapy within and alongside community organizing efforts and art programs. I have extensive experience supporting BIPOC and Queer community, as well as therapists, organizers, students, parents, academics and artists of all kinds. I have an eclectic community of clients from all walks of life and vocations, who are looking for more from their therapy journey.
I believe healing happens in relation, and I am dedicated to nurturing a compassionate space where we can build trust, care, understanding, creativity, even humour in the process. I work to really get to know you, through that deep listening and building understanding, you get to really know yourself in the world. We work together to uncover what healing and transformation in your life can be. Approaches drawn upon include Psychodynamic, Narrative, Existential, Systems, Attachment, Liberation Psychology, to cultural, creative and others, in order to support the therapeutic journey. My practice is informed by queer, feminist, abolitionist, anti-colonial thought and disability justice.
Licence: OCSWSSW # 818432, OASW #17299.
Degree: MSW, PhD