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Lazar Kakkasery Chakkunny, BSW, MSW, RSW
Offers
In-person and virtual appointments
- Social Worker
Accepting new patients
Provider's hours
Sunday
Closed
Monday
7:00 pm
-
9:00 pm
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
7:00 pm
-
9:00 pm
Thursday
Closed
Friday
Closed
Saturday
9:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Description
Lazar is a competent and kindhearted therapist with about 20 years of clinical experience, having worked in diverse mental health programs covering the full spectrum of promotion, prevention, curative, and rehabilitative care services. He is a seasoned clinician, skilled in assessing the psycho-social needs of individuals and providing therapy from an eclectic perspective. Individual Session: $170.55 Family/Couple Session: $181.05
Conditions
- Anxiety
- Communication
- Depression
- Divorce
- Drug Abuse
- Grief, loss, bereavement
- Insomnia
- Loneliness
- Men's Issues
- Parenting
- Psychosis
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- Sex, sexuality, intimacy
- Sleep Disorder
- Stress
- Substance Abuse
- Substance Use
- Trauma
- Workplace stress
Services
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Attachment-based therapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Cognitive processing therapy
- Compassion-focused therapy
- Culturally sensitive therapy
- Emotionally focused therapy
- Existential therapy
- Family counselling
- Family systems therapy
- Interpersonal psychotherapy
- Marital counselling
- Marriage and family therapy
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
- Motivational interviewing
- Multicultural therapy
- Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
- Person-centered therapy
- Relational therapy
- Relationship counselling
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Strength-based therapy
- Structural family therapy
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
Clientele
- Adults (18+)
- Couples
- Seniors (65+)
- Teens (13-17)
Languages spoken
- English
- Hindi
- Tamil
Professional designations
- Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
- Master of Social Work (MSW)
- Registered Social Worker (RSW)
Education
- Master's Degree in Medical and Psychiatric Social Work
- Master's Degree in Psychology
- Advanced Master's Degree in Social Work Research and Practice
Professional associations
- College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
- Ontario Association of Social Workers
- National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA)
Facility Information
The Family Enhancement Centre
Summary
The Family Enhancement Centre is a mental health agency dedicated to helping people maintain a state of wellness for themselves and their families, improve and learn new strategies for dealing with difficult times, and recover from serious setbacks and traumas in their lives. We work from a strength-based perspective, looking for solutions to help people move on from their problems. Established in August 2005 in Brampton, The Family Enhancement Centre has grown into a full-service counselling centre offering individual, couple, and family therapy with 5 locations in Southern Ontario & online.
Business hours
Sunday
10:00 am
-
6:00 pm
Monday
9:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am
-
9:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am
-
9:00 pm
Thursday
9:00 am
-
9:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am
-
6:00 pm
Services & supplies
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Narrative therapy
- Solution-focused brief therapy
Amenities
- Close to public transit
- Wheelchair accessible
