Meet Our Team
Laura Barber, MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker • she/her
Laura Barber is the co-founder and a practicing therapist at Bracebridge Counselling Co. She is an experienced social worker practicing for 15 years. Her practice focuses on supporting adults (18+) to improve their mental health and wellbeing.
Laura specializes in treating trauma, anxiety & mood issues. She is passionate about perinatal and reproductive mental health across the lifespan.
Laura’s therapeutic style is relaxed, conversational and evidence based. With training in several therapy approaches she often draws from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Brief Solution Focused, Cognitive Processing Therapy and EMDR in her practice.
Alex Spears, MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker • she/her
Alex is the co-founder of Bracebridge Counselling Co. and provides evidence-based psychotherapy, grounded in mindfulness and compassion. Having completed training in EMDR, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, she is passionate about treating responses to trauma, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, emotion regulation, and anxiety.
Alex’s approach to therapy is both holistic and eclectic, while empowering clients to explore patterns, relationships, and past experiences as a way to understand their present ways of being.
Desiree Reisenburg, BSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker • she/her
Desiree is a registered social worker and has worked in the field for the last 13 years. She is passionate about helping individuals identify and accomplish their wellness goals. Desiree has training in various modalities including motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy and solution focused therapy. She specializes in working with adults struggling with anxiety, depression, stress, interpersonal conflict, emotional regulation and trauma and is dedicated to meeting you where you are on your journey.
Desiree strongly believes in the importance of the therapeutic relationship, as the foundation of counselling comes from building rapport as well as willingness to do the work in order to make meaningful changes.
Cassie McMullen, RSW
Registered Social Worker • she/her
* Currently away on Maternity Leave *
Cassie is an experienced Registered Social Worker (RSW) practicing psychotherapy with youth (10+) and young adults facing a variety of difficulties, including life transitions, anxiety, mood disorders, trauma and substance use problems.
Cassie practices with authenticity and compassion, believing that a strong therapeutic relationship is foundational to effective counselling. Cassie draws from the training she has completed in Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Narrative Therapy to help young people gain insight, navigate problems, and improve their overall well-being.
Shari Mclellan, RP
Registered Psychotherapist • she/her
Shari is a registered psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience working with children, youth and adults in a variety of settings. She utilizes creative and dynamic approaches for each client and prides herself in her ability to build rapport quickly. She is passionate about working with persons who require support due to their social, emotional, intellectual and behavioural needs.
Shari has completed training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Brief Therapy and Trauma Focused CBT as well as Trauma Incident Reduction. Shari also pulls from her 10 years as a Special Education Teacher and has experience adapting mainstream evidence based material for a variety of learning styles.
Shari’s approach to therapy is client centered, eclectic and evidence based. She will focus on your goals and put you in the drivers seat of your journey.
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