Elysia has extensive experience working with individuals and families facing mood disorders, trauma, anxiety, family conflict, parenting challenges, peer relationship difficulties, sexual abuse, domestic violence, and grief and loss. She uses a client-centered, strength-based, and trauma-informed approach, creating a safe, non-judgmental space where clients can explore their experiences, build new skills, and create meaningful, lasting change.

Elysia believes that clients are the experts of their own lives. She tailors her therapeutic approach to each individual’s needs and goals, empowering children, adolescents, and families with tools that support emotional well-being and resilience.

Her practice integrates multiple evidence-based modalities, including:

• Play Therapy

• Sand Tray Therapy

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Solution-Focused Therapy

• Family-Based Treatment (FBT)

• Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)

Elysia holds a Master of Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University. She is registered and in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, the Ontario Association of Social Workers, and the Canadian Association for Play Therapy.