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Ramona Wijesinghe, BSW, RSW

Offers In-person and virtual appointments
  • Social Worker
  • Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars. 3 ratings.
Accepting new patients

Provider's hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Tuesday
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
Closed
Friday
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Saturday
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Description

Ramona is a Registered Social Worker with 18 years of counselling. she is passionate about helping individuals, couples and families find their own inner path towards a healthier life. Her approach is client-focused, non-judgmental, and rooted in warmth, acceptance, empathy, compassion, and understanding. With my approach comes a diverse background in: 
EMDR
Clinical Foundations in Gottman Methods 
Therapy Level 1 and 2
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Applied Suicide (ASSIST)
Crisis Response Planning
Fundamentals of Addiction 
Theraplay Level 1

Conditions

  • Abuse
  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Aging
  • Alcohol Abuse
  • Anger
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Bullying
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Codependency
  • Communication
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse or Violence
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Eating disorders
  • Elderly Persons Disorders
  • Emotion Regulation
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Family planning
  • Fears / Phobias
  • Gambling Addiction
  • Grief, loss, bereavement
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Infertility or Adoption
  • Infidelity
  • Insomnia
  • Loneliness
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mood disorders
  • Obesity
  • Obsessive- Compulsive (OCD)
  • Panic disorder
  • Parenting
  • Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymic Disorder)
  • Personality Disorders
  • Postpartum depression
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Suicide
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Trauma
  • Women's Issues
  • Workplace stress

Services

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Career counseling
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Cognitive processing therapy
  • Compassion-focused therapy
  • Culturally sensitive therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Emotionally focused therapy
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
  • Family counselling
  • Feminist therapy
  • Forgiveness therapy
  • Group counselling
  • Humanistic therapy
  • Integrative therapy
  • Marital counselling
  • Marriage and family therapy
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Multicultural therapy
  • Narrative therapy
  • Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Positive psychology
  • Reality therapy
  • Relational therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Strength-based therapy
  • Teen mental health
  • The Gottman method
  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

Clientele

  • Adults (18+)​
  • Couples​
  • Families​
  • LGBTQ2+
  • Seniors (65+)​
  • Teens (13-17)​

Languages spoken

  • English

Professional designations

  • Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
  • Registered Social Worker (RSW)
Facility Information

Gateways Counselling

Summary

Judy is a registered psychologist M Ed and assesses for mental disorders. Judy works with individuals, families and groups. Ages: children 5 and older, adolescents, and adults.
Judy works with anxiety, depression, ADHD, borderline personality disorder, recovery from trauma/abuse, relationship issues (family and partner), stress, workplace issues, and self-esteem/confidence. 
Judy utilizes humanistic and cognitive behavioral therapy perspectives, and clinical hypnotherapy within her practice. Judy also provides equine assisted learning. Judy provides a warm/safe counselling environment.

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Thursday
9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Saturday
Closed

Services & supplies

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Art therapy
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Career counseling
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Cognitive processing therapy
  • Compassion-focused therapy
  • Culturally sensitive therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Educational assessments
  • Emotionally focused therapy
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
  • Family counselling
  • Feminist therapy
  • Forgiveness therapy
  • Group counselling
  • Humanistic therapy
  • Integrative therapy
  • Marital counselling
  • Marriage and family therapy
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Multicultural therapy
  • Narrative therapy
  • Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Play therapy
  • Positive psychology
  • Psychological testing and evaluation
  • Psychological therapy
  • Reality therapy
  • Relational therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Sports psychology
  • Strength-based therapy
  • Teen mental health
  • The Gottman method
  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

Amenities

  • Close to public transit
  • Free parking
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Wheelchair accessible
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Provider's hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Tuesday
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
Closed
Friday
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Saturday
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Thursday
9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Saturday
Closed