Mrs. Bridget Douglas, MSW, RSW Social Work Psychotherapist
Preferred Name: Bridget
About Me
Aanii, I am Bridget Douglas, MSW RSW founder and operator of Northern Therapy Practice, Douglas Social Work Corporation. I proudly live on Manitoulin Island Ontario.
Background
I began in social work in 2004 working in various areas of social work. The Manitoulin Health Centre employed me for 11 years as an Addiction counsellor working in communities to complete ADAT assessments for treatment. I then worked as an instructor teaching various addiction and mental health courses at KTEI. I then moved onto Kina Gbezhgomi Child & Family Services a child protection agency to work as a child wellbeing worker. After completing my work there, I moved onto an intensive child therapy position with Noojmowin Teg health centre and worked with children.
In 2018, Northern Therapy Practice was created for the intention of supporting all ages in areas of trauma therapy, couples, family therapy to fill in the gaps in services and/or to immediately assist with those struggling with a situation and unable to get in for services.
Since 2018, NTP has grown and now has various clinicians and locations to better serve our communities. We are branching out into areas of work as the need arises.
We are approachable, understanding and caring about peoples lives and want to work with you to help improve your situation and walk with you in your journey.
Education & Experience
Education
I am trained in various modalities such as EMDR, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, Gottmans couples therapy, Metapsychology Trauma incident reduction and life skills management. I also have Redpath Living without violence training to deliver to victims and offenders of intimate partner violence.
I have two college diplomas in Social work and Addiction counselling, an undergraduate degree in Indigenous Social Work and a Masters degree in Social Work,
I am a published author of “A Narrative Study By Bridget Douglas called Trauma and Homelessness among Indigenous People in Northern Ontario”.
Professional & Volunteer Affiliations
Sponsor a dirt bike team for young kids, horse club for young girls, and local hockey for children.
Specialty Area
- Addictions
- Depression
- Domestic Violence
- Family Issues
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Sexual Abuse
- Sports Injuries
- Traumatic Incident
Population Served
- Adolescents (13-17)
- Adults
- Children (4-12)
Language
- English
Insurance
We can check to see if direct billing is a possibility
