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Joy Levesque, BA (Psych), SSW, RSSW
Offers
In-person and virtual appointments
- Social Worker
- Woman
Accepting new patients
Provider's hours
Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:30 am
-
8:30 pm
Tuesday
9:30 am
-
8:30 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am
-
8:30 pm
Thursday
9:30 am
-
8:30 pm
Friday
9:30 am
-
8:30 pm
Saturday
10:00 am
-
6:30 pm
Description
Joy comes to our team holding an undergrad in Psychology from Laurentian University and a SSW Diploma. She is in good standing with the OCSWSSW. Joy has worked in a variety of roles supporting individuals in all walks of life, but has a strong passion for working with teens and young adults struggling with life adjustments and emotional challenges, as well as individuals struggling concurrently with mental health and addictions. Joy’s perspective is down-to-earth, client centered, and takes a holistic approach. She is trained in DBT and Solution Focused Therapy, among other modalities.
Conditions
- Addiction
- Alcohol Abuse
- Anger
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Binge eating disorder (eating disorders)
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Emotion Regulation
- Mood disorders
- Stress
- Substance Abuse
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Thoughts
- Workplace stress
Services
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- The Gottman method
Clientele
- Adults (18+)
- Children (under 12)
- LGBTQ2+
- Teens (13-17)
Languages spoken
- English
Education
- BA (Psych)
- SSW
Professional associations
- Ontario College of Social Workers & Social Service Workers
Facility Information
Forging Forward Counselling Services
Summary
Forging Forward Counselling Services is a group of highly trained, regulated professionals located in Pembroke, ON, with over 20 years of combined experience in offering counselling & psychotherapy services. Each therapist has a slightly different focus and training, with the unique ability to work collaboratively as a team. Our team has extensive knowledge of working with adults, children & youth, couples, and families. We also offer specialized services such as parenting support, trauma therapy, vocational rehabilitation counselling, and motor vehicle accident therapy.
Business hours
Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:30 am
-
8:30 pm
Tuesday
9:30 am
-
8:30 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am
-
8:30 pm
Thursday
9:30 am
-
8:30 pm
Friday
9:30 am
-
8:30 pm
Saturday
10:00 am
-
6:30 pm
Services & supplies
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Career counseling
- Coaching
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Compassion-focused therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Emotionally focused therapy
- Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
- Family counselling
- Group counselling
- Humanistic therapy
- Integrative therapy
- Marital counselling
- Marriage and family therapy
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
- Motivational interviewing
- Narrative therapy
- Person-centered therapy
- Play therapy
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Relationship counselling
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Somatic therapy
- Strength-based therapy
- Structural family therapy
- Teen mental health
- The Gottman method
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
Amenities
- Free parking
- Wheelchair accessible
223-224 Pembroke St W, Pembroke, ON K8A 5N2