Lesley Reiner, MSW, RSW

Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist

Currently Accepting New Clients

Lesley is a compassionate and experienced therapist who provides a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment for individuals and couples to explore their thoughts, emotions, and life experiences. With a strong background in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Lesley tailors each session to the unique needs of the client, ensuring that treatment is personalized and effective.

Specializing in anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and chronic and acute stress, Lesley fosters a collaborative relationship with each individual, empowering them to make meaningful and lasting changes in their lives. Lesley believes in the transformative power of therapy and is committed to supporting individuals and couples through difficult life transitions and emotional struggles, encouraging healing and personal growth.

Specializing working with: Adult individuals, Couples, and Groups
Modality: In-person and virtual
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Comprehensive Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Gottman Method Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Shame-Resilience, and Self-Compassion
Specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Self-Worth, Professional and Personal Life Stress (Chronic and Acute), Improving Communication and Emotional Connection, Conflict Resolution, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)
Languages: English

Trainings:

• Bachelor of Social Work - 2014, Waterloo
• Master’s of Social Work - 2019, Waterloo
• Bachelor of Commerce - 2005, Toronto
• Clinical Foundations in Gottman Method Couples Therapy, The Gottman Institute 
• Fundamentals of Emotionally Focused Therapy, ICEEFT
• Mindfulness Self Compassion Workshop Level 1 and 2, Integrative Stress Management
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills Training, The Linehan Institute
• Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, APT Canada
• Fundamentals of Emotionally Focused Therapy, ICEEFT

Professional Licenses:

• Registered Social Worker – Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)
• Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW)