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Joy Levesque RSSW, Psychotherapist
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 is a compassionate social service worker and PsyT completing her Master’s in Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University, with over 12 years of experience in mental health and addictions across diverse settings, including hospitals, schools, and crisis services. She specializes in attachment-focused, trauma-informed care for clients 12+, offering a warm, down-to-earth approach. Joy tailors evidence-based therapies to foster a collaborative, judgment-free approach. She is registered with OCSWSSW and provides services in person, by phone, or via video for clients' comfort and accessibility.
Conditions
- Abuse
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adjustment disorder
- Adoption
- Aging
- Alcohol Abuse
- Anger
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- Bullying
- Chronic Pain or Illness
- Codependency
- Communication
- Compulsive gambling
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse or Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Emotion Regulation
- Emotional Abuse
- Excoriation disorder
- Family planning
- Fears / Phobias
- Gambling Addiction
- Geriatric Counselling
- Grief, loss, bereavement
- Histrionic personality disorder
- HIV/AIDS
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility or Adoption
- Infidelity
- Insomnia
- Intellectual Disability
- Internet Addiction
- Learning Disabilities
- Loneliness
- Medical Detox
- Men's Issues
- Mental Disorders
- Mood disorders
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Obesity
- Obsessive- Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Panic disorder
- Paranoid personality disorder
- Parenting
- Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymic Disorder)
- Personality Disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Psychosis
- Quiet Borderline Personality Disorder
- Relationship Issues
- Schizophrenia
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Self Esteem
- Self-harming or suicidal behavior
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep Disorder
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Social Isolation
- Somatic symptom disorder
- Stopping Smoking
- Stress
- Substance Abuse
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Thoughts
- Suicide
- Thinking Disorders
- Tourette Syndrome
- Trauma
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Video Game Addiction
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
- Workplace stress
Services
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Interpersonal psychotherapy
- Motivational interviewing
- Narrative therapy
- Person-centered therapy
- Positive psychology
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Relationship counselling
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Strength-based therapy
- The Gottman method
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
Clientele
- Adults (18+)
- Seniors (65+)
- Teens (13-17)
Languages spoken
- English
Education
- BA (Psychology)
- 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
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Interpersonal psychotherapy
- Motivational interviewing
- Narrative therapy
- Person-centered therapy
- Positive psychology
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Relationship counselling
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Strength-based therapy
- The Gottman method
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
Amenities
- Free parking
- Wheelchair accessible
