Stephanie Turner

Bio

Stephanie has been a Registered Psychotherapist since 2015, and began her career as a counsellor in the late 90’s.  Stephanie’s focus has been, in mental health and addictions.  Stephanie has helped those on the streets, at addiction agencies, and clinics in the community.  Graduating from University of Toronto with a Studio Fine Arts/Psychology degree, Stephanie began using art as a tool for healing youth in residential care and street involved youth who struggled with addictions. After completing her graduate studies at University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Counselling Psychology, Stephanie went on to continue working with children, youth, young adults, and families, in various capacities, including the criminal justice system, a private school, a rehabilitation centre, and other community based agencies.

Stephanie believes that psychotherapy is an art and a science as the work involves being creative with each client whose needs are unique. She uses a variety of approaches used in therapy including the Developmental Model for Couples Work, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, principles of Narrative Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Experiential Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and qualifying for EMDR (Eye Movement and Desensitization Reprocessing) Therapy, for trauma work.  Stephanie helps clients to become aware of their thoughts, emotions and behaviors through physical sensation of the central nervous system, called Polyvagal Theory. 

Stephanie’s warmth, compassion, humor, understanding individuals from all walks of life and cultures has helped her clients to learn how to gain awareness about themselves, both internally and externally, as well as gaining sustainable skills to continue healing and growing, in order to have purposeful and rewarding lives.