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Frances Westerhof, C.C.C., M.ACP.
Offers
In-person and virtual appointments
- Psychotherapist
- Woman
Accepting new patients
Provider's hours
Sunday
By appointment only
Monday
By appointment only
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
By appointment only
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
By appointment only
Saturday
By appointment only
Description
Fran Westerhof earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology in 2007 after which time she worked in a number of positions with a mental health focus (homelessness, addictions, trauma). She received her Master’s in Psychological Counselling from Athabasca University in Alberta in 2022. She is a member in good standing of the College of Registered Psychotherapist of Ontario. Fran has additional training and experience in Brief Solution Focused Therapy as well as Brief Narrative Therapy. She has worked as a Child and Youth Therapist, a Mental Health Clinician, a Single-Session Crisis Counsellor.
Conditions
- Abuse
- Addiction
- Adoption
- Anger
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Body Image
- Bullying
- Communication
- Depression
- Domestic Abuse or Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Emotion Regulation
- Emotional Abuse
- Fears / Phobias
- Grief, loss, bereavement
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Loneliness
- Mental Disorders
- Mood disorders
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Panic disorder
- Parenting
- Personality Disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Relationship Issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Self Esteem
- Self-harming or suicidal behavior
- Sexual Abuse
- Stress
- Substance Abuse
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Thoughts
- Suicide
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Workplace stress
Services
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Art therapy
- Attachment-based therapy
- Career counseling
- Coaching
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Cognitive processing therapy
- Compassion-focused therapy
- Culturally sensitive therapy
- Family counselling
- Feminist therapy
- Forgiveness therapy
- Life Coaching
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
- Multicultural therapy
- Narrative therapy
- Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
- Person-centered therapy
- Play therapy
- Reality therapy
- Sandplay therapy
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Strength-based therapy
- Structural family therapy
- Teen mental health
- Therapeutic intervention
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
Clientele
- Adults (18+)
- Children (under 12)
- LGBTQ2+
- Pediatrics
- Teens (13-17)
Languages spoken
- English
Professional designations
- Canadian Certified Counsellor (C.C.C.)
- Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (M.ACP.)
Education
- MA CRPO
Professional associations
- CRPO CCC
Facility Information
The Couch Counselling
Summary
At The Couch Counselling we have many clinicians with different specialties to meet your needs. Just log into thecouchcounselling.com and check it out. The owner and Psychotherapist LORI MCDONELL RP is now offering Sandtray therapy for all ages and is a great alternative to talk therapy alone. We are an accessible unit located on Grey St in Brantford and for added convenience we have an office in St. George as well as Ohsweken. We are client centred and will do our best to help you reach your goals. Ask about a free session for Neuroptimal
Business hours
Sunday
By appointment only
Monday
By appointment only
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
By appointment only
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
By appointment only
Saturday
By appointment only
Services & supplies
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Alzheimer's therapy
- Animal-assisted therapy
- Art therapy
- Attachment-based therapy
- Career counseling
- Christian counseling
- Coaching
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Cognitive processing therapy
- Cognitive stimulation therapy
- Compassion-focused therapy
- Culturally sensitive therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Emotionally focused therapy
- Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
- Family counselling
- Family systems therapy
- Feminist therapy
- Forgiveness therapy
- Group counselling
- Humanistic therapy
- Integrative therapy
- Interpersonal psychotherapy
- Life Coaching
- Marital counselling
- Marriage and family therapy
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
- Motivational interviewing
- Multicultural therapy
- Narrative therapy
- Neurofeedback
- Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
- Person-centered therapy
- Play therapy
- Reality therapy
- Relational therapy
- Relationship counselling
- Sandplay therapy
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Strength-based therapy
- Structural family therapy
- Teen mental health
- Therapeutic intervention
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
Amenities
- Close to public transit
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Wheelchair accessible
