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Hi, I’m Aveeve.

MSW, RSW, CC-BRT (she/her)

I am a Registered Social Worker with over 20 years of clinical experience supporting individuals, couples, children, and families through some of life's most challenging transitions.

Throughout my career, I have worked across healthcare, community, and mental health settings. My experience includes supporting patients within women's health and midwifery services, helping individuals navigate reproductive and family-building decisions, and working extensively in child and adolescent mental health.

Over time, both my clinical work and my own reproductive journey led me to specialize in reproductive and perinatal mental health. Today, I combine decades of clinical experience with advanced training in trauma, grief, and reproductive and perinatal mental health to provide compassionate, evidence-informed care across the reproductive lifespan.

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Human-First,
Hope-Focused

Clients often describe me as warm and straightforward. I'll meet you with compassion, but I'm an oldest daughter and definitely not afraid to ask the hard questions. And yes, sometimes we'll laugh together too.

I don't believe therapy should feel clinical or impersonal. I believe healing happens when people feel deeply understood, supported, and gently challenged. My role isn't to tell you what to do, it's to help you make sense of your story, navigate uncertainty, and live a life that's consistent with your values.

I want you to know that therapy with me moves at your pace. We begin by building a strong sense of safety, trust, and connection before exploring painful experiences. From that foundation, we can draw on evidence-based approaches to help you process grief, trauma, and the emotional impact of life's unexpected chapters.

Because I’ve Been There

Providing space for others to heal is deeply personal to me.

As someone who attends therapy myself and has navigated the path of reproductive trauma—including infertility, pregnancy loss, birth trauma, and postpartum struggles—I understand the weight of these experiences. I have ridden the waves of hope and despair, felt left behind and crushed by the grief.

While every story is unique, we all share the same wish: to feel like someone else “gets it.” Support during my own journey was crucial, and my hope is that no one has to experience reproductive loss or trauma alone.

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Therapeutic Modalities:

While there is no “one right way” to do therapy, my focus is on relationship and evidence-based modalities. I am an experienced EMDR therapist with extensive training in trauma therapy. I also integrate insights from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), strengths-based counselling, polyvagal theory, and mindfulness to ensure your therapy is effective and personalized.

Selected Trainings

    • Fertility Counselling Postgraduate Course (Kristy Koser & Laura Covington)

    • Postpartum Mood Disorders: Components of Care (Postpartum Support International)

    • Birth and Reproductive Trauma Certificate Program (Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Trainings)

    • The Advanced Practice of EMDR for Perinatal Mental Health (Dr. Mara Tessler Stein)

    • Compassionate Care for Pregnancy and Infant Loss (Sunnybrook Hospital)

    • Reproductive Mental Health Professional Certificate, Level 3 (American Association of Reproductive Medicine)

    • Donor Conceived Competency Training (Dr. Allisa Beuerlein)

    • Perinatal OCD: Diagnosis and Treatment (Sick Kids Hospital)

    • Internal Family Systems, IFS Online Circle (IFS Institute)

    • IFS for EMDR Therapists: Step 1 (Syzygy Institute)

    • Easy Attachment Resourcing (EMDR Canada Conference, Dr. Robin Shapiro)

    • EMDR Therapy and Somatic Psychology (EMDR Canada Conference, Dr. Arielle Schwartz)

    • Trauma Therapy Innovations – ITFT and Flash Technique (Ricky Greenwald, Psy.D.)

    • Treating Complex Trauma with EMDR and Structural Dissociation (Kathleen Martin)

    • EMDR for Grief and Mourning (Dr. Crystal Wildes)

    • Utilization of EMDR Therapy with Grief and Mourning (EMDRIA Conference, Dr. Roger Solomon)

    • Treating Grief Through a Narrative Lens: Clinical Differentiation of Grief from Depression with Practical Bereavement Therapy Interventions (CASW Webinar)

    • Clinical Social Work Supervision Course (University of Calgary)

    • Clinical Supervision Skills (CTR Institute)

Advanced Certifications:

  • EMDRIA Certified Therapist™

  • Canadian Certified Birth and Reproductive Trauma Specialist (CC-BRT)

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Note: I am a member in good standing with the Manitoba College of Social Workers, EMDR Canada, and the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society.

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Beyond the Therapy Room

Outside the therapy room I’m an avid reader, sometimes runner and lifelong learner. I’m endlessly curious about people, psychology, and the small moments that make life meaningful. I love to plan family adventures and watch post apocalyptic disaster movies.

I also value community and regularly volunteer, serve on non-profit boards, and offer clinical consultation to my peers.