Our Staff
At Woolwich Counselling Centre, you will receive a high standard of counselling. All our therapists have graduate degrees and are registered with their respective professional colleges.
Their practice is informed by their diverse professional and lived experiences.
They are trained across a variety of counselling specializations and use the latest evidence-based interventions to support your mental well-being.
These include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), Solution-Focused Coaching (SFC), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Child Play and Creative Arts Therapy, among others. (View our list of services offered).
Working with someone you’re comfortable with is the start to a successful counselling relationship. Our goal is to match you with the therapist who is right for you. Contact us today.
Clinical Staff Registration
and Memberships:
- Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)
- Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers – Registered Social Worker (RSW)
- College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario – Registered Psychotherapist (RP)
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
- Canadian Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (CAMFT)
- Certified Play Therapist (CPT)
- College of Occupational Therapists (COTO)
- Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT)
- Communication Disorders Assistant (CDA)
Admin Team
Amanda Wood-Atkinson
(she/her), MSW, RSW
Executive Director
I was once interviewed on national television on a satirical news show in South Korea for reading a book at the beach!
Beth Mason
(she/her), MSW, RSW
Program Director
If I had a dime for every cup of tea I drank, I would be a millionaire!
Hannah Harman
(she/her)
Office Administrator
My perfect day would start with a walk along the ocean with my family and end with a good book.
Vanessa Belanger
(she/her)
Office Administrator
One of my favourite memories is visiting Japan while the cherry blossoms were in full bloom.
CHRISTINE BIRCH
(she/her)
FINANCE AND OPERATIONS COORDINATOR
I love spending time with my family, camping, and enjoying nature.
Shweta S.
(she/her)
Awareness and Engagement Coordinator
I will not confess to the number of hours (days, months..?) I have spent on tower defence games.
Clinical Team
Janessa Bauman
(she/her), BSW, RSW
clinical program Coordinator
I absolutely love going on hiking adventures/day trips, exploring with my family, enjoying delicious coffee, and spending time at the beach (especially Lake Huron) whenever possible!
Nadine Bengert
(she/her), MSW, RSW
Counsellor
I love pets and have three cats and one dog.
Kim Blackmore
(she/her), MC, RP, CPT, RYT
COUNSELLOR
My favourite memory is getting to meet the Backstreet Boys!
Samantha Hicks
(she/her), MSW, RSW
Counsellor
Two of my favourite things are eating and dancing either by myself or with my family and friends.
Katie Lawson
(she/her), MSW, RSW
Counsellor
I once rode a second-hand motorbike through the North Vietnam. It only broke down once.
Sue Martell
(she/her), MA, AAMFT, RP
Youth Counsellor
My most memorable trip was flying half-way around the world to meet and bring home my son.
Di-Anne Martin
(she/her), MSW, RSW
COUNSELLOR
I fostered thirty children over the span of a decade, of which I adopted five.
Muneeb Shahid
(he/him), MA
Counsellor
I love reading autobiographies — there is something very inspiring about them. I love drinking coffee!
Chloe Stroud
(she/her)
Counselling Intern
You can find me enjoying my garden of native wildflowers, with a coffee in hand, of course!
Kate Suffling
(she/her), M.Ed Counselling, OT Reg. (Ont.)
COUNSELLOR
My favourite moments are with my family, in the woods, by the water, or in a canoe. A close second is tea by the fire with a good book.
Jessie Quinn
(she/her), CDA, MSW, RSW
Counsellor
I have a dream of writing, illustrating and publishing a children’s book.