KAITLINN SHAW, M.S.W
COUNSELLING SUPERVISOR & REGISTERED SOCIAL WORKER
Hi there!
My name is Kaitlinn Shaw. I am a Registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Services Workers (OCSWSSW). I welcome clients of all ages and diverse life paths, but in particular children and youth as well as 2SLGBTQ+ folks. I have experience in helping with a broad range of challenges, including anxiety, depression, focus and attention, self-esteem, sexuality and gender exploration, social relationships, trauma and post-traumatic stress, suicidality and self-harm, dissociation, life transitions, and existential issues (identity, meaning, purpose).
Together, we can determine which approaches are best given your needs, but some of my favourites that I have the most experience with are arts-based, mindfulness-based, emotion-focused, attachment-based, and cognitive-based approaches. Above the modality, I value principle-guided psychotherapy and building a strong, non-judgmental, compassionate, and supportive relationship with the people I get the privilege to work with.
I believe that you are the expert of your own experiences, and I am grateful to be able offer you my skills while sitting with you through change, learning, healing, or whatever is bringing you to meet with me. I encourage change that emerges from understanding your experiences rather than fighting with yourself. It is this understanding and self-compassion that increases our ability to work through past experiences, manage difficult emotions and thoughts, improve our connections to others, and to make important life choices.
If you feel like you are ready to schedule an appointment, I look forward to meeting with you.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our office.
OCSWSSW Reg No: 836562