As a seasoned mental health professional, Registered Social Worker, and clinician, I bring nearly a decade of dedicated experience to my practice, focusing on empowering disadvantaged youth, emancipated adults, and individuals with diverse needs. My therapeutic journey is rooted in a profound commitment to fostering resilience and facilitating healing through a client-centered approach. I specialize in addressing a broad spectrum of mental health issues, including the complexities of social and generalized anxiety and the pervasive challenges of depression.

Utilizing a diverse array of therapeutic modalities, such as Mindfulness Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Somatic Experiencing, my approach is both holistic and adaptive. Through Trauma-Informed CBT & CPT and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, I offer interventions that are both reparative and forward-looking.

Above all, my practice reflects an unwavering dedication to cultivating safe, inclusive, and healing spaces where all clients feel understood, valued, and equipped to embark on their path to wellness and self-discovery. I am also dedicated to affirmative therapy, creating a supportive space different communities to explore identity and build resilience.

Athem Houssein

Registered Social Worker

Progressive Exposure Therapist

EMDR Therapist

Virtual Reality Exposure Therapist

Teens - Adults - Seniors

Monday to Friday Evenings - Saturday & Sunday

"Counselling is not about fixing what's broken, it's about building resilience, fostering self-care, and empowering you to navigate life's challenges with strength and confidence." - Athem. H

• Narrative Therapy

• Grounding Therapy

• Affirmative Therapy

• Humanistic Therapy

• Attachment Therapy

• Mindfulness Therapy

• Art and Play Therapy

• Somatic Experiencing

• Behavioural Activation

• Person Centred Therapy

• Motivational Interviewing (MI)

• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy

• Progressive Exposure Therapy (PE)

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

• ​​Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET)

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

• Social Anxiety

• Generalized Anxiety

• Individual and Group Therapy For Teens

• Depression

• Effective Communication & Skills Building

• Childhood Trauma

• Eating Disorders

• Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

• Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse

• Pediatric and Adult Sexual Abuse (Trauma Informed Care)

• Substance Abuse and Addiction Disorder

• Harm Reduction

• Social Media Addiction

• Racial and Oppressive forms of Trauma

• Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD)

• Peer Support and Resourcing

• Self-harm (Risk Assessment)

• Suicidal Ideation (Assisted Stabilization)

• Divorce, Separation and Family Rupture

• Indigenous Resourcing and Reconciliation

• Gambling Addiction

• Self-esteem

• Phobias (height, colours, object, insects etc)

• Agora-Phobia

• Affirmative therapy

$180

Athem@novavrtherapy.com