Chantal Simms is a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist with 15 years of clinical experience in the mental health field.  Chantal has a B.A. (Honours) in Psychology and a Master’s of Social Work.  Throughout her career, she has completed a number of courses and certifications in evidence-based Psychotherapy approaches. 

 

For the past 12 years, Chantal has been working as a Clinical Social Worker/Psychotherapist with Family Health Teams in the GTA where she was instrumental in the development and implementation of mental health programs and services to patient populations.  Most recently, she was the Professional Practice Advisor for her discipline at Women’s College Hospital Academic Family Health Team.

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Chantal has extensive experience facilitating group therapy programs  including: Resourced & Resilient Trauma Therapy, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, Emotion Focused Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy programs for insomnia, depression and anxiety and a Dialectical Behavioral Skills based group.

 

In addition, Chantal has been a leader in the Social Work field of education as an Adjunct Lecturer with the University of Toronto. In this role, she has provided supervision to over 30 Master’s of Social Work students.