Amanda is not accepting new clients, but more than happy to recommend someone on the team who can be equally supportive.
Amanda uses a variety of effective psychotherapies and counselling techniques, such as:
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Amanda, the founder and director of the Vaughan Relationship Centre, is a compassionate therapist who believes in tailoring solutions to the unique needs of each individual and their specific situation. With over 20 years of experience as a psychotherapist, she understands the challenges her clients face. Amanda’s mission is to ensure she provides effective and ethical support by regularly consulting with peers to provide her clients with the best quality of care. She is genuinely invested in supporting clients in achieving their goals.
Couples Counselling
Amanda is passionate about working with couples to understand recurring arguments, resolve relationship injuries, overcome betrayals, and rediscover connection. Recognizing that many couples possess communication skills, misunderstandings often lead to communication issues. She aims to help couples break free from this cycle and foster more connected relationships. Amanda is adept at addressing sexually related issues within relationships, including intimacy, performance anxiety and frequency.
Couples Counselling for One
Acknowledging that not all couples are ready for counselling, Amanda supports individuals who may be grappling with relationship issues on their own. Whether one partner seeks support or an individual is navigating relationship challenges independently, Amanda has been helpful in facilitating resolution.
Individuals
Amanda offers support to individuals dealing with various challenges, including anxiety, domestic violence, unresolved childhood issues, anger management, and low self-esteem. She empowers clients by helping them understand the underlying causes of these feelings and nurturing a compassionate attitude towards themselves.
Family Counselling
Amanda particularly enjoys working with families with adult children, guiding them to understand each other and move past misunderstandings for more harmonious connections.
Counselling approach
Amanda incorporates humour into her sessions when appropriate and collaborates with her clients because she understands that sustainable change requires solutions that align with their needs. Throughout the therapeutic process, she invites her clients’ input, caring equally about both sides of the situation and aims to see her clients improve the circumstances causing distress.
Amanda offers couples therapy intensives, discernment counselling, 60-minute individual counselling sessions and 75-minute couples counselling sessions.
Amanda also offers supervision to social workers, psychotherapists, and marriage and family therapists.
