Katie Armstrong

B.A., M.B.A., M.A.

Office Locations

99 Crown's Lane , 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 3P4
Daytime and some evening appointments available
Also Serving: North York, Etobicoke, East York, Scarborough, Woodbridge

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Areas of Practise

Anxiety; Stress; Self-Esteem Issues; Depression; Divorce or Separation; Feelings of Being Overwhelmed; Relationship Troubles, Loneliness; Life Changes;Substance Abuse; Career Counselling

Population Served

Adult, Geriatric, Late Adolescents

Services Offered

Career Counselling, Cog./Behavioural Therapy, Individual Therapy, Marital Therapy

Biography

Katie Armstrong practices therapy and counselling in Toronto under the supervision of a Registered Psychologist who is a member of the College of Psychologist of Ontario.

Katie’s background and training includes:

• M.A. in Counselling Psychology, Adler School of Professional Psychology, Chicago

• M.B.A., University of Toronto Rotman School of Management

• Queen’s Executive Program, Queen’s University School of Business

• B.A., McGill University

• Clinical training with a registered psychologist in private practice and substance abuse clinic

• Member of the Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists (OACCPP)

COMMENTARY:

Most people wisely seek out relevant, professional, and helpful support during difficult times in their lives. Is this a time for you? Are you:

• Experiencing a desire to change something in your life? Do you want to start doing something – or stop doing something?

• Going through a period of transition or a time of unease? Has a job or relationship ended, or are you coping with an illness, a trauma, or perhaps simply a natural change in your life that is proving to be a little tougher than most?

• Living with problems that will not go away, or one that keeps coming back? Are there patterns to your life that you’re just really tired of coping with?

• Just not as happy, productive, or successful as you believe you can be, and want to have a better understanding of what matters to you and how to go about getting it?

I offer my clients a unique combination of experience and training, firmly rooted in both the business world and in psychology.

My education and experience in counselling psychology and career coaching allows me to support clients through difficult or complex times in their lives. The people I work with are provided with a safe, confidential, and comfortable place in which to experience focused attention and compassion.

I have spent over 20 years working in Toronto's business community, occupying roles in senior management and business consulting. This work provides me with valuable insight into individual and team dynamics, and first-hand knowledge of the trends, joys, and challenges inherent in the working world.

I provide perspective combined with professional concepts and strategies to create clarity and resolution. My goal is that you experience a sense of comfort, discretion, and confidence while we focus on identifying, understanding, and resolving the issues that are causing problems or preventing forward movement.

I look forward to working with you.

About Career Counselling Services:

I offer career counselling services to support clients as they:

• Search for a new job

• Transition into a new role

• Move forward after a job loss/termination

• Renew their career or head off in another direction

• Re-enter the workplace

• Cope with workplace stress

• Seek to improve leadership skills

• Manage through change in their organization

Career counselling provides the guidance to create or modify a career plan, develop or fine-tune career management skills, explore and cope with work-related issues, and generally improve upon one's own level of satisfaction and fulfillment with work.

As a career counsellor, my role is to provide support, give input and direction, and teach skills that allow the client to find the right role for them - whether entering the workforce for the first time or after an absence, or making a change from a previous role.

I help my clients learn about their preferences, possibilities of work, skills, interests, beliefs, values, and personality - all factors that shape who the client is and what they are best suited to do.

Understanding one's own career preferences and strengths is an important step in the creation of a career plan; without a plan, we are at risk of “burning out” or being “adrift”. Career development is a lifelong activity, and having a strong sense of direction and personal identity equips people to manage in the continually evolving working environment.