Elizabeth Gauld

Elizabeth is a mental health professional who provides psychological services under the supervision of a registered psychologist.

Elizabeth’s vision is to help clients build upon their strengths to achieve problem resolution, learn effective coping strategies, and enhance their life skills. She offers a professional environment where individuals feel understood, cared for, and supported while achieving their goals. All therapeutic techniques are personalized to the unique situation with focus on a holistic approach, including the physical, psychological, cognitive, emotional, and social needs of each person.

Elizabeth has a Master's Degree in Counselling Psychology from the Adler School of Professional Psychology and an Honors Bachelor of Arts Degree majoring in Psychology from York University where she graduated as a member of the Dean’s Honor Roll.  Her rich life experience, which includes being the parent of three young adults, augments her effectiveness in counselling diverse populations.  She is a member of the Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists (OACCPP).

In addition to her experience in psychotherapy and counselling, Elizabeth has over 12 years of business experience in the Human Resources field where she provided personal and professional counselling to employees and managers.  Elizabeth’s experience includes facilitating negotiations, team-building exercises, diversity training sessions, and offering personalized coaching and mediation in the areas of conflict, change management, leadership and management development, career management, and pre-retirement planning. 

Counselling and Psychotherapy:

Elizabeth provides counselling and psychotherapy services to individuals, adolescents, couples, and families. Her areas of interest include relationships, communications, pain and rehabilitation, work and life balance, anger management/conflict resolution, stress, loss, and personal growth.

Individual Therapy: 

to work with the client to identify and understand his/her strengths and difficulties as well as explore coping strategies which will encourage the client to reach more of his/her potential, achieve more satisfaction, and improve his/her quality of life.

Adolescent Therapy: 

youth can be faced with many challenges that affect self-esteem, conduct, interpersonal relationships, family cohesion, and academic life.  Counseling and psychotherapy can help by providing a non-judgmental environment for the adolescent to explore his/her feelings and life choices.

Couples’ Therapy: 

work concentrates on the ability of each individual to express his/her needs in a non-critical manner demonstrating respect for the uniqueness of the other individual. Improvement can lead to a positive, mutually respectful relationship in which each member can celebrate his/her own uniqueness as well as enjoy the benefits of the union.

Family Therapy:

gives members a forum to air their concerns, thoughts and feelings. It is helpful for the family to meet together and work toward acknowledging and addressing issues that are affecting the family unit.

Group Work:  

Group work is offered on both a therapeutic and an educational basis. Groups provide individuals with tools and techniques that they can use in certain difficult life situations.  One of the benefits of the group process is that individuals provide support and feedback to one another which helps them to normalize their situations and to realize that they are not alone in their struggles.

Corporate Services:

as life challenges become more demanding on individuals, the stresses involved in personal lives can creep into professional areas affecting performance, interpersonal relationships, and the achievement of goals. Corporate services are offered in the areas of leadership and management development, conflict management, employee relationships, career management, and pre-retirement planning. 

Publications:  

Elizabeth (along with Marco Chiodo and Natalie Cournoyea) is one of the founders of ‘Meaningful Choices’, a quarterly newsletter which focuses on various topics related to life and the human experience.

If you would like to arrange an appointment with Elizabeth,
please contact our main office at 1-888-245-5516
and ask for Elizabeth by name.

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