Dr. Michelle Bass

Co-Founder & CEO

With over 25 years of experience in mental health counselling, I have gained the wisdom and knowledge to guide individuals and couples on their path to healing. I provide a safe and compassionate space for self-discovery and development. I strive to be authentic, honest and active in our counselling sessions. I work with individuals and couples who struggle with various psychological problems, including anxiety, depression, stress, substance use, bipolar disorder, life transitions, interpersonal difficulties, self-defeating patterns and trauma.

I rely on several approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), psychodynamic psychotherapy, and solution-focused approaches. Guided by your needs and goals, I will work alongside you to provide you with the structure and tools to make the changes you desire. Through this work, hidden and self-defeating beliefs, patterns of relating and maladaptive coping strategies are uncovered and examined. New skills are gained, enabling you to move forward and make needed changes. In my experience, most people can make meaningful changes in 12 sessions or less.

I provide longer-term psychodynamic psychotherapy for individuals and couples impacted by severe adverse childhood events and trauma and those interested in unlocking their potential. An essential benefit of this work is that painful personal experiences can be processed in a safe and non-judgemental space enabling new interpretations of experiences that facilitate healing. I also supervise graduate interns in counselling and social work programs. I have thirteen years of experience training graduate mental health professionals and overseeing their practicums.