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Intermediate Administrative Assistant

Josaphat Joseph is a young man from Montreal with a B.A. in Sociology from McGill University. He is fully bilingual from Haitian descent and has moved with his wife and 2 daughters to the Gatineau/Ottawa region in 2016, after having spent 10 years in the Quebec Public service at the Curateur Public.

He likes to call himself the young veteran or the handyman, as he prides himself in his experience and multiple skills in the admin world. He has now been with the University for 3 years, following his Executive Assistant role at Citizen Advocacy of Ottawa (now Able2), assisting the direction and staff, and coordinating a couple mental health projects and working groups.

His passions are basketball and music, and you can find him from time to time, playing basketball at Montpetit over lunchtime with the students, in an attempt to remain young as long as possible. In his free time, he likes to find all kinds of activities to do with his family.

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Senior Psychotherapist

Anne is a graduate of the master's program in Educational Counselling at the University of Ottawa and has been working on campus for 13 years. She enjoys working with the student population providing them with a safe, accepting environment in which they can feel comfortable sharing their personal concerns. Anne aims to help students educate themselves on several mental health topics, gain insight on their identity and emotions, cope with symptoms of depression and anxiety, develop stress management/self-care techniques, and manage difficult relationships. Her approach to therapy is client-centered - actively listening to client’s needs, collaboratively working with them to meet their goals and tapping into their strengths. Anne also likes to stay engaged in learning and teaching by acting as a clinical supervisor to students aspiring to become therapists. In her spare time, Anne enjoys spending time with her family, being out in nature and photography.

Registered Psychotherapist (RP) and CCC

Ashley has been working at the University of Ottawa Student Psychotherapy and Mental Health Services since 2009. Ashley completed her undergrad in Psychology at Carleton University in 2007 and her graduate work in counselling at the University of Ottawa in 2009. Ashley works from a client centered, integrated approach and enjoys incorporating aspects of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Attachment Theory, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Positive Psychology. Ashley enjoys working with all students and is particularly interested in grief, anxiety, sexuality and male issues.

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Mental Health and Wellness Counsellor – Telfer School of Management

Asma is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and has completed a master’s degree in Counselling Psychology from the University of Toronto.

Asma has particular experience working alongside adult clients who have experienced childhood and adult trauma in both individual and group capacity within clinical outpatient and research settings such as the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Women’s College Hospital, the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture, and Naseeha youth helpline.

She has supported individuals with various concerns such as: trauma, relationship and intergenerational challenges, spirituality and culture, addictive behaviours, anxiety, depression, and stress/burnout-related issues.

Asma’s therapeutic approach is collaborative, non-judgemental, anti-oppressive, and trauma-informed. It honours the client’s own wisdom regarding their emotional and life experiences. Asma incorporates a systemic lens in her practice to explore how broader systems such as society, culture, and family shape our individual experiences and our relationship with the self.

With the therapeutic relationship as a safety anchor for the client to reconnect with their inner wisdom and self, Asma draws from different modalities that match the client’s needs and goals, such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Somatic Therapy, Feminist Therapy, and Internal Family Systems.

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Senior Psychotherapist

Bernadette has a master's degree in counselling and spirituality from Saint Paul University in Ottawa. Her work is client-centred — she offers clients empathetic listening in a safe, confidential environment that allows them to confide in her, establish their therapeutic goals and work on their well-being. For Bernadette, establishing a good therapeutic bond with the client is essential.

Bernadette uses a humanistic approach based on clients’ strengths and abilities, to help them explore their internal and external resources and deal with their problems. Her approach incorporates many therapeutic tools from solution-based therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, emotionally focused therapy and attachment theory. In addition to individual therapy, Bernadette also offers family and couples therapy.

Bernadette has 17 years of community work experience in Ottawa serving people of diverse social, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. She has worked with people on anxiety, low self-esteem, family and sexual violence, interpersonal relationships, depression, integration, addiction and more.

She speaks French, English, Spanish and Lingala.

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