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About Shannon
Shannon Freud, Counsellor, MSW, RSW
My counselling approach is client-centred, strengths-based, trauma-informed, and collaborative. I want to help you get to know YOU better. Maybe learn about how you manage your feelings, connect with yourself, and others, build confidence.
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Prior to my full time self employment as a therapist, I worked at Kids Help Phone as a counsellor, and then as a manager. I worked in community mental health, York HIlls Child and Family Centre, for a couple of years, while also developing my private practice. At that agency, I worked with various families, to help them identify goals that help them feel like a family again.
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Aside from work, I love to connect with family and friends. I have a couple of big passions – distance cycling, and circus arts! These are wonderful ways that I practice being mindful in my own life. I also believe that it’s important for me, as a therapist, to walk the walk – taking care of myself (even though sometimes a struggle, if I’m busy!) is important, if I’m going to be advocating for my clients to do so in their lives.
Website Focus
You might notice that my website is focused on parenting that is my main market. A common issue for my clients has been how the families cope with their children’s issues. As a result, I hope to reach those family member help them find their way as they support their loved ones.
I chose this as a focus because in my years at Kids Help Phone and York Hills, I searched for resources for parents and caregivers and found that there was a gap to be filled. While parents know their children best, they often do not know how to help them cope.
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This can further complicate and exacerbate the child’s issues. Parents can be one source of support for their children; as a counsellor and therapist, I aim to help my clients develop the resources they need to be there for their kids. Healthy and supportive families create emotionally resilient and well-adjusted children.
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I love working with a variety of people and am open to talking to anyone who feels comfortable opening up to me. Ultimately, counselling is about the relationship we develop – regardless of what led you to get in touch. We can use that relationship to work through your concerns.
