Learning to simply cope with your pain isn’t good enough. Find long-term relief by treating the root cause of your distress with in-depth mental health specialists at The Mind People.

Struggling with untreated mental health issues leaves you suffering with pain that can seriously disrupt your sleep, interactions with others, and your sense of self and physical well-being. Your distress may stem from deep-seated, unconscious sources that are difficult to pinpoint but can profoundly influence your life, making you feel stuck. That’s where we come in.

Shannon’s focus is on working with individuals struggling with trauma / PTSD, Depression, Anxiety and Stress.

Chronic Illness or pain can play a major role with your mental health, and Shannon can help you address these issues as well to help you find lasting relief.

Alternatively, with the prominence of DNA discovery technology, we’re finding that many people are uncovering shocking realities that were previously undisclosed to them. This is an area of passion for Shannon, and if you’ve experienced life changing discoveries that you need help processing, she would be a great fit for you to help you move forward.

Shannon works directly with our clinic director to provide you with an expert treatment plan and professional, compassionate support.

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“I have a passion for traveling and experiencing cultures, landscapes, and the rich stories of people. I have been fortunate enough to have visited and lived in many countries offering personal growth, new experiences and insight into other cultures. I believe that all people are unique and truly a work in progress. I celebrate each unique individual and their lived experiences.

I am a mother, step-mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, wife and friend, as well as a life-long learner. It is through these roles I find my center.“

Victoria has 12+ years working with children, youth, and adults from diverse cultures, family dynamics, and personal lived experiences in the child protection sector as an in-home support worker and a child protection worker generalist. She has also successfully helped develop and lead parent training courses for parents, foster-parents, adoptive parents, and other professionals.

Victoria sits on multiple boards in her community as a director and president, advocating for individuals, community members and businesses. She understands the unique demands & stressors placed on business leaders and entrepreneurs, as for the last 9 years she has run a successful retail business managing multiple employees, developing relationships within the community and the tourists who support our local businesses. Victoria strongly believes that problem-solving, organization, creativity, dependability, empathy, commitment and service to others are crucial to success.

Victoria comes to us with a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Calgary, and is finishing a Master Degree in Counselling Psychology.

She serves populations from pre-teen to elderly and has a unique perspective in serving leaders in business communities as well as those who’ve suffered abuse or trauma.

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Learning to simply cope with your pain isn’t good enough. Find long-term relief by treating the root cause of your distress with in-depth mental health specialists at The Mind People.

Struggling with untreated mental health issues leaves you suffering with pain that can seriously disrupt your sleep, interactions with others, and your sense of self and physical well-being. Your distress may stem from deep-seated, unconscious sources that are difficult to pinpoint but can profoundly influence your life, making you feel stuck. That’s where we come in.

Carol’s focus is on working with individuals struggling with Trauma, Depression-Anxiety, Addiction Issues and Stress. Issues like these, and others, can greatly affect self-esteem and overall health. Carol would be a great fit to help you find momentum and move forward.

Untreated mental health issues can also play a significant role in affecting family dynamics. This could include family conflict, that left untreated, can dramatically impact the quality of life for you and your family members.

Carol works directly with our clinic director to provide you with an expert treatment plan and professional, compassionate support.

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To schedule an appointment with Nikki Venere Brenner, please contact admin at reach.out@themindpeople.ca or call 416-505-3899.

Credentials: MSc. (Master of Science Degree - Mental Health Psychology), PsyD candidate (Doctor of Psychology - Clinical Psychology), RP (Registered Psychotherapist - College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario)

Nikki is the Clinical Director & Founder of The Mind People. She works with adults 16+ who struggle with trauma(s), personality disorders, and/or eating disorders. She has extensive training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectical behavioural therapy & humanistic therapy, as well as specialized training in teletherapy.

Nikki believes in taking a psychoanalytic approach to treatment as it addresses the underlying root causes which manifest as real world issues in a person’s daily life.

She is one of only a small number of clinicians in Canada that specializes in treating eating disorders with focus on a psychoanalytic treatment approach.

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