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Sarah Ward, MS, CCC/SLP
Sarah Ward, MS, CCC/SLP, has over 17 years of experience in diagnostic evaluations, treatment, and case management of children, adolescents, and adults with a wide range of brain based learning difficulties and behavioural problems. A popular speaker, Sarah regularly presents…
John P. Forsyth, Ph.D.
John P. Forsyth, Ph.D. is an internationally recognized author, speaker, researcher, and trainer in the use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and practices that cultivate mindfulness, loving kindness, and compassion. For over 20 years, his work has focused on…
Kathleen Kryza, M.A.
Kathleen Kryza, M.A., is a life-long learner, world traveler, an experienced teacher and an outstanding international presenter/coach/consultant. Kathleen is passionate, informed and committed to bringing the best educational practices to schools and teachers, so that they can help ALL students…
Cara Daily, Ph.D.
Cara Marker Daily, PhD, BCBA, is a licensed psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst with over 20 years of experience providing assessment and treatment for children, adolescents and young adults with autism in the home, school, hospital and community settings. She…
Eric Gentry, Ph.D.
Eric Gentry, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized leader in the field of disaster and clinical traumatology, having trained thousands of professionals and paraprofessionals worldwide in the treatment of traumatic stress. His doctorate is from Florida State University where he studied…
Robert Weiss, Ph.D., LCSW, CSAT
Robert Weiss Ph.D., LCSW, CSAT is a digital-age intimacy and relationships expert specializing in infidelity and addictions—most notably sex, porn, and love addiction. Author; Sex Addiction 101, Out of The Doghouse: A Step-by-Step Relationship-Saving Guide for Men Caught Cheating and…
Lisa Firestone, Ph.D.
Lisa Firestone, Ph.D., has been a practicing clinical psychologist in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, California. Lisa works as the Director of Research and Education at The Glendon Association and a Senior Editor at PsychAlive.org. She has published numerous professional…
Shari Geller, Ph.D.
Shari Geller, Ph.D., is an author, clinical psychologist, and creator of the Therapeutic Rhythm and Mindfulness Program (TRM™). With over twenty years experience weaving psychology and mindfulness, Shari co-authored the book, Therapeutic Presence: A Mindful Approach to Effective Therapy. She…
Donald Altman, M.A., LPC
Donald Altman, M.A., LPC, was a staff writer for an EMMY-Award winning children’s television show (“The Magic Door,” CBS Chicago), won an American Medical Writer’s Association Award and has had articles appear in New Age Journal, the Los Angeles Times,…
Amy Weintraub, MFA, E-RYT 500
Amy Weintraub, MFA, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, YACEP, founder of the LifeForce Yoga Healing Institute, the author of Yoga for Depression (Broadway Books, 2004) and Yoga Skills for Therapists: Effective Practices for Mood Management (W.W. Norton, 2012), has been a pioneer…
Jeanette Gallus, RYT, MSE, MA, LPC
Jeanette Gallus, RYT, MSE, MA, LPC, is a Yoga 4 Classrooms® Trainer, Certified ChildLight Yoga® Instructor and 200hr. Registered Yoga Teacher. As a Certified School Counselor, Spanish teacher and Licensed Professional Counselor, she has worked in elementary, middle and high school…
Jay Berk, Ph.D.
Jay Berk, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and an internationally recognized expert in the child/adolescent behavioural field who brings both a clinical and education perspective to his work with children, adolescents and their families. For over 25 years, Dr. Berk…
Meghan Barlow, Ph.D.
Meghan Barlow, Ph.D., is a licensed pediatric psychologist specializing in the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and young adults on the autism spectrum. She also has a wide range of experience working with children who have a variety of anxiety…
Maggie Phillips, Ph.D.
Maggie Phillips, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist in full-time private practice in Oakland, California. She is director of the California Institute of Clinical Hypnosis and past-president of the Northern California Society of Clinical Hypnosis. She has served on the faculties…
Liana Lowenstein, MSW, RSW
Liana Lowenstein, MSW, RSW, is a Registered Clinical Social Worker, Certified Play Therapist- Supervisor, and Certified TF-CBT Therapist who has been working with children and their families since 1988. She is known as a dynamic speaker and presents trainings across…
Ocean Lum, MA, RYT-500
Ocean Lum, MA, RYT-500, LFYP, is Registered Clinical Counsellor, meditation instructor and yoga teacher. She has been teaching yoga since 2002 and is a Level 2 LifeForce Yoga practitioner. In her clinical practice, Ocean uses a holistic approach to treat…
Geneviève Brabant, MSW, RSW
Geneviève Brabant, MSW, RSW, is a faculty member at the Neufeld Institute and a clinical social worker (MSW, RSW) with over 15 years’ experience working as a child and family mental health practitioner (therapist) in the Ottawa area. In 2010 she…
Patti Drobot, B.Sc., OT, RPC
Patti Drobot, B.Sc., OT, RPC, is a registered professional counsellor, parent consultant, and presenter with an educational background in rehabilitation medicine. Her past experience is in psychiatric occupational therapy where she has worked in both hospital and community settings for 20…
Colleen Drobot, B.Ed., Dip., M.A., RPC, MPCC
Colleen Drobot, B.Ed., Dip. Of Special Education, M.A., RPC, MPCC, is a registered professional counsellor and parent consultant with a private practice in West Vancouver. She provides therapy for adults and also offers parent consulting for parents seeking to understand…
Tamara Strijack, M.A.
Tamara Strijack, MA is a Registered Clinical Counsellor who lives and works in the Vancouver Island area. She is co-author (with Hannah Beach) of the book, Reclaiming our Students: Why our children are more anxious, aggressive and shut down than ever,…
Deborah MacNamara, Ph.D.
Deborah MacNamara, PhD is a clinical counsellor and educator with more than 25 years’ experience working with children, youth, and adults. She is on faculty at the Neufeld Institute, operates a counselling practice, and speaks regularly about child and adolescent development…
Maria LeRose, M.Ed.
Maria LeRose, M.Ed., is an award-winning television producer, and a producer of Educational Videos. She holds a Masters in Education with a concentration on social and emotional learning and development. Early in her career Maria worked in a variety of Social…
Martin Brokenleg, Ed.D.
Martin Brokenleg, Ed.D. is co-author of the book Reclaiming Youth at Risk: Our Hope for the Future and co-developer of the Circle of Courage model and provides training worldwide for individuals who work with youth at risk. He holds a…
Adele Lafrance, Ph.D., C.Psych
Adèle Lafrance, Ph.D., C.Psych is a clinical psychologist and associate professor in the psychology department at Laurentian university. She is also a supervising/ consulting psychologist for a number of mental health agencies in Canada and abroad. She has co-developed Emotion-Focused…
Leah Kuypers, OTR/L, M.A.Ed
Leah Kuypers, OTR/L, M.A.Ed., earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Graduate Certificate in Autism, and a Master of Arts in Education from Hamline University in St. Paul, MN. She has practiced as…