Meet the Team

Find compassionate support through therapy at Your Life Design Inc.

Our team comprises of Registered Social Workers and Canadian Certified Counsellors, dedicated to supporting your journey.

Benefit from our therapists’ access to group supervision led by a Ph.D. level Clinical Psychologist boasting over 20 years of direct clinical experience. Additionally, they regularly engage in peer consultation to ensure the highest quality of care.

Benefit from a wealth of experienced professionals dedicated to supporting individuals like you in reaching their goals.

Explore our therapists’ profiles by clicking on their individual images below.

*Services by Registered Social Workers (RSWs) and Certified Canadian Counsellors (CCCs) may be covered by your health insurance plan.

Plus, Registered Social Workers are recognized as “medical practitioners” under the Income Tax Act, allowing you to claim medical expenses on your income tax returns.

 

Helping You Care about You with Your Life Design Inc.

Counselling Session Rate

Individual Session:

50 mins – $165

75 mins – $185

 90 mins – $210

Couples Session:

50 mins – $175

75 mins – $195

90 mins – $215

Family Session:

60 mins – $250

90 mins – $365

Other Services:

  • Case Management/ Documentation Services – $200 (+HST) for 60 mins ($50 per 15 min increments)
  • Clinical Supervision – $175 (+HST) for 50-minute session
  • Private Practice Accelerator offered by Jill Stewart (MSW) – $200 (+HST) for 50-minute session
  • Leadership Development – $200 (+HST) for 50-minute session
  • Consultation – $200 (+HST) for 50-minute session

  • Behaviour Support Strategies – $140 (+HST) for 50-minute session

Registered Social Workers (RSWs)

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Magan MacDonald

Clinical Lead

BSc, BEd, BSW, MSW

(Practice is Full)

Specialties:

  • Working with children (4+) and their parent(s)/ guardian(s)
  • Parent counselling and Consulting
  • Family counselling
  • Youth and young adults experiencing addiction and mental health concerns
  • Offers Trauma Treatment including EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Rehabilitation)
Nancy LeBlanc

 Nancy LeBlanc

BSW, MSW, RSW

Specialties:

  • Workplace injury and return to work
  • High conflict, relationship difficulties
  • Vicarious trauma
  • Work-life balance and stress and burnout
  • Emotional health and well being
  • Management and leadership skill development
Angela DuBeck therapist

Angela N. DuBeck

AA, BA, MSW, RSW

Specialties:

  • Working with LGBTQIA2S++ population
  • Children/ youth/ teens, and their families
  • Couple Counselling and Family Counselling
  • Behaviour Support
  • Support with depression, self-esteem, and other mood disorders
  • Support with ADHD

Amanda Petrie

BSW, MSW, RSW

Specialties:

  • Working with youth, young adults, and LGBTQIA2S++ populations
  • Experience in helping people manage anxiety, grief and loss, gender identity issues, addictions, and/or general stress
Chantel Doran

Chantel Doran

BSW, MSW, RSW

Specialties:

  • Working with individuals (age 10+) 
  • Supporting individuals with Intellectual Disability (ID) and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families
  • Bleeding Disorder Community.
  • Support with anxiety, depression, and other mental health concerns.

Jill Stewart

Founder

BSW, MSW, RSW

(On Temporary Leave)

Specialties:

  • Working with busy professionals, helpers, and caregivers 
  • Supporting individuals experiencing stress, empathetic strain, moral distress, burnout, and grief/loss
  • Personal or work-related relationship issues
Sandra Levesque

Sandra Levesque

BA. Hon., MSW, RSW

Specialties:

  • Counselling for Adults
  • Leadership Development
  • Expertise in conflict navigation for high-conflict situations
  • Tailored support and guidance for individuals navigating divorce complexities

Canadian Certified Counsellors (CCCs)

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 Heidi Lutz

BA, MEd, CCC, CT

Specialties:

  • 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, MSGC, CCC, CT

Specialties:

  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Rehabilitation)
  • Training in DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
  • Working with people experiencing PTSD, having trauma, and / or generalized anxiety
Lori Gard

Lori Gard

BA, BEd, MEd, MSGC, CCC, CT

Specialties:

  • Couple Counselling and Family Counselling
  • Working with children (age 10+), youth, and adult families 
  • Solution-Focused (SF) Brief Counselling and Therapy
  • Supporting those with anxiety, depression, trauma, dysregulation, PTSD, stress, along with many other difficulties
  • Training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Bridget De Boer

Bridget De Boer

BA, MACP (C)

Specialties:

  • Interim Therapy Service Provider

  • Working with children (7+) and individual adults.

  • Academic and Social-Emotional Support to Students

  • Diverse Modaltiies Expertise: CBT, ACT, SFBT, Narrative Therapy

Behaviour Support Service

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Allyson Warren, Behaviour Support Service Worker

 Allyson Warren

HS Dip, BA, B.Ed, M.ADS

Specialties:

  • Working with children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Intellectual Disability (ID), and/or physical disabilities
  • Collaborating with individuals and/or families to address behavioral concerns
  • Providing expert consultation, and the creation behaviour support plans for families and/or teams
Amanda Rollins, Behaviour Support Services Worker

Amanda Rollins-Cheverie

HS Dip, BA, CAE

Specialties:

  • Working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or Intellectual Disability (ID)
  • Developing personalized, proactive plans and strategies for individuals and their families
  • Services in English and French
Sarah Pundit, Behaviour Support Services Worker

Sarah Pundit

SSW Dip., CPI, ASIST

Specialties:

  • Specializes in providing dedicated support to  individuals with exceptional needs.
  • Expertise in Intellectual Disability (ID) and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
  • Proficient in respite care, educational guidance and behaviour support
Erin Despres, Behaviour Support Services Worker

Erin Despres

LA Dip., CYCW-AS, BA (Candidate)

Specialties:

  • Dedicated support to individuals with Intellectual Disability (ID) and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
  • Collaborating with the families to address behavioural concerns
  • Uses evidence-based methods and simple strategies to empower individuals and families

Who do we help?

 Our therapists have expertise in variety 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

Online therapy from home

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 ancestral, unceded, and contemporary territory of the Mi'kmaq people of Epekwitk.

info@yourlifedesign.ca