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at Healing Journey

Hi! I’m Aden – a Queer, Non-binary, and Neurodivergent Registered Social Worker in Ontario and Canadian Certified Counsellor with lived experience as a spoonie and a trauma survivor. I am a practitioner who is is trauma and dissociation-informed. I can work with clients in Ontario and unregulated provinces.

I have eleven years of experience in the social work field not including my years in academia. I have experience working with the 2SLGBTQIAP+ community, Indigneous communities, neurodivergent folks, people experiencing dissociation, and trauma survivors.

It is important for me that prior to working with someone that they feel it is a perfect or as close to perfect fit as possible. Previous to ever recommending a treatment/intervention to someone, I will often experience this modality, program, or tool first to get an idea of what the experience can look or feel like.

I work with adults, 18+ years of age. 

Are you:

• Part of the 2SLGBTQIAP+ community?
• Neurodivergent? 
• Kinky?
• BIPOC?
• Non-monogamous/polyamorous?
• Experiencing dissociation or trauma responses?

Specific foci include:

• Indigenous-specific issues and support (NIHB approved provider)
• Queer and Trans issues and care
• Relationship issues
• Working on effective communication
• Moving out of people-pleasing
• Neurodiversity
• Anxiety
• Trauma presentations and experiences of dissociation

Counselling modalities include:

I adapt each modality to the unique person or people I am working with. My specialties are Polyvagal Theory, EMDR, and SSP. I am integrative and bring in many tools and strategies from various modalities based on client’s needs. 

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy that includes parts work, somatic experiencing, and EFT. 
• Internal Family Systems
• Narrative Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing (MI)
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy
• Unyte-iLs’ Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) and Integrated Listening System – Focus Program (based upon polyvagal theory)
• Emotion-focused therapy (EFT)
• Developmental Model
• Various other tools from Gottman.

Visit this article to find out more about how Aden approaches therapeutic work with the 2SLGBTQ+ community and trauma survivors.