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Olivia Vander Vloet

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Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
she/her
Sessions start at
$160 +HST

Olivia is here to support you with active addictions, addiction recovery, boundary-setting, and finding work-life balance. ‍

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Olivia helps young adults and adults navigate their relationships with alcohol and drugs so that they can live a balanced and fulfilling life. Olivia will help you learn skills to prevent relapse and explore new opportunities while in recovery. Olivia will work with you to find new strategies to better cope with the curve balls that life throws our way. Olivia’s sessions are warm, casual, and filled with practical resources.

In sessions, Olivia creates a safe space for you to explore your thoughts, feelings, and actions. She believes that your lived experiences give you a strong foundation to build upon and grow your toolbox of coping skills. Together you'll create action plans that will help you meet your personal goals. She believes that humour and comfort are key to a lasting therapeutic relationship and invites you to show up just as you are to every session.

Outside of sessions, Olivia can be found refinishing furniture, going to concerts, camping, and fishing with her partner. She believes that one of the most powerful tools we have is to be able to laugh in the face of adversity. Olivia comes from a farming family and prides herself in doing the hard work that’s needed to get the job done.

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Right for you if:

You are looking to make changes to your alcohol and/or drug use.
You are in recovery and are looking for support with relapse prevention.
You have a loved one with an active addiction and want to learn how to support them.
You are re-entering the workforce after a long absence and are looking for support in navigating this transition.

Right for you if:

You are looking to make changes to your alcohol and/or drug use.
You are in recovery and are looking for support with relapse prevention.
You have a loved one with an active addiction and want to learn how to support them.
You are re-entering the workforce after a long absence and are looking for support in navigating this transition.

More about

Olivia

Olivia standing with arms wide open on top of a mountain on the Inca Trail with a full view of Machu Picchu in the backg

Q&A

What do you do to take care of your own mental health?
Organization helps me take care of my mental health. You will always find me with a running to-do list, a calendar or two, and a planner. In my planner, I like to take time to list one thing I am grateful for each day.
What does good mental health look like to you?
Good mental health looks different for everybody. For me, good mental health looks like living a balanced life where we are taking note of and tending to our physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs.
How do you describe therapy?
Therapy is a safe space to talk out the challenges we are facing with a person who is not involved in our day-to-day lives. We take the tangled thoughts in our heads and tidy them up into a neat ball of yarn.

Masters of Arts Counselling Psychology, Yorkville University (2022)

Ontario Graduate Certificate Addiction Treatment & Prevention, Georgian College (2019)

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University (2018)

Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Level 2 (The Association for Psychological Therapies)

ASIST Suicide Prevention Training (LivingWorks)

safeTALK (LivingWorks)

College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario

Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation

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