Stephen Garfinkel, MA, RP

Registered Psychotherapist

Currently Accepting New Clients

Specializing working with: Children, adolescent and adult individuals; couples and family therapy.
Modality: Virtual and In- person
Approaches: Attachment-based interventions, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) informed, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Family Based Treatment (FBT) for Eating Disorders.
Specializations: Anxiety, depression and chronic emotion dysregulation; families overwhelmed by life’s challenges; high conflict/ extreme stress situations; Eating Disorders.
Languages: English

Trainings:

• Intensive Training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (2022)- Elisha Van Harte
• Advanced Training in Family Based Treatment of Eating Disorders in Adolescence: The
• Maudsley Method (2019)- Training Institute for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders
• Advanced Certificate in Couple and Family Therapy (2016)- University of Guelph
• M.A., Early Childhood Studies (2009)- Toronto Metropolitan University
• B.A., Child and Youth Care with Distinction (2001) – University of Victoria
• Modified Interaction Guidance (2006)- Blue Hills Child and Family Centre

Professional Licences: College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
Professional Associations: Ontario Association of Mental Health Professionals (OAMHP)