Therapists
At Your Life Design Inc. we have a team of Canadian professionals that are Registered Social Workers and Canadian Certified Counsellors. They are experienced, compassionate and ready to help. All of our therapists have access to group supervision from a Ph.D. level Clinical Psychologist with 20+ years of direct clinical experience. They also engage in regular peer consultation. You have access to a team with more than 100 years of experience in helping others. To learn more about our therapists, click the individual images below.
Services by Registered Social Workers (RSWs) and Certified Canadian Counsellors (CCCs) may be covered by your health plan.
Registered Social Workers are authorized as “medical practitioners” under the Income Tax Act for the purposes of claiming medical expenses on income tax returns.
Fees (tax included):
Individual Session – 50 mins – $140
Individual Session – 75 mins – $160
Couples Session – 50 mins – $150
Family Session – 50 mins – $225
Registered Social Workers (RSWs)
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Jill Stewart, Founder
BSW, MSW, RSW
(Practice is Full – Not Accepting New Clients)
Specialty: Working with busy professionals, professional helpers, and caregivers experiencing stress, burnout, compassion fatigue, moral distress, grief and loss, and/or personal or work-related relationship issues. Specialty in working with helpers and caregivers supporting people with neurodiversity and differing abilities.
Magan MacDonald, Clinical Director
BSc, BEd, BSW, MSW, RSW PhD Candidate
Registered to see clients in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, Canada
Specialty: Working with children and their parent(s)/guardian(s) – works with children age 4+, providing consultation and strategies. Expertise in working youth and young adults experiencing anxiety and depression in addition to couples counselling. Specialty in working with people with neurodiversity.
Candace Matheson,
BA, BSW, MSW, RSW
Specialty: If you are thinking of pregnancy, are pregnant, or have had a new baby, Candance is the pick. She specializes in and all things perinatal. Expertise in providing assistance to parent(s) of youth and working directly youth as well.
Amanda Petrie,
BSW, MSW, RSW
Specialty: Working with youth, young adults, and LGBTQ2S+ populations. Experience in helping people manage anxiety, grief and loss, gender identity issues, addictions, and/or general stress.
Donna Galloway,
BSW, BA, MSW, RSW
Registered to see clients in Ontario or Prince Edward Island, Canada
Specialty: Working with adults living with PTSD, addictions or other mental health concerns.
Canadian Certified Counsellors (CCCs)
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Heidi Lutz,
BA, MEd, CCC, CT
Specialty: Working with students and young adults. Assistance with self-esteem concerns, depression, career counselling, school related stress and anxiety, as well as supportive counselling and life skills enhancement.
Karen Milligan,
BEd HRD, MEd, MSCE, CCC, CT
Specialty: Offers EMDR (eye movement desensitization rehabilitation). Training in DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. Working with people living with PTSD, trauma, and or generalized anxiety. Specialty in working with people with neurodiversity and differing abilities.
Lori Gard,
BA, BED, MED, MSGC, CCC, CT
Specialty: Couple and Family Therapy. Working with children (age 10+), youth, and adults families using Solution-Focused (SF) Brief Counselling and Therapy. SF has been helpful for supporting those with anxiety, depression, trauma, dysregulation, PTSD, stress, along with many other difficulties. Training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Specialty in working with people with neurodiversity and differing abilities.
Who do we help?
Our therapists have expertise in variey of areas. These are only a few of the reasons you may want to work with a therapist.
You feel that all you do is work, and not feeling your best
You are caring for someone with a chronic or terminal illness
You are very shy and want strategies for self growth
You look happy on the outside, but feel terrible on the inside, and just going through the motions
You are feeling like you race from one thing to the next, and are not really enjoying life
You are a parent and want support
You are a person with an intellectual disability or caregiver going through transitions
You want to gain more self awareness
You want to gain skills and strategies to improve your emotional intelligence
You have experienced trauma and want to start healing
You have experienced sad things in your life, that you think are affecting you
You are struggling with some form of addictive behaviour
You have had a difficult upbringing and want to explore how this is impacting your life today
You have experienced the death of a loved one
You feel resentment about things that have happened. You want to get “better”, instead of “bitter.” You are becoming someone you don’t want to be as a result of what life has thrown at you
You are having trouble asking for what you need in your relationships
You need someone to be a sounding board for you
You feel like you are always giving to others, but don’t know how to take care of yourself
You have experienced bullying
You are currently living feeling stressed and fearful, with feelings of no control
You are trying to “adult” but feel overwhelmed and need strategies and skills
You are a young adult not knowing what you want to do for a career
You are grieving a loss
You are a busy professional trying to hold it all together
You don’t have the life you want right now
You are a teenager going through some difficult things
You have experienced a transition like retirement, a move, a change of school or job, or a relationship
Reach out to explore who may be best the best match to work with you.
Located and operated from:
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Abegweit Mi'kmaq First Nation