Ms. Susan Schafer, Registered Psychotherapist
(she/her)
Preferred Name: Susie
About Me
For me, healing has been a journey of making sense of the past, learning, grieving, working with shame and unseating false core beliefs. It involved releasing parts of myself that were stuck in the past and most of all, developing perseverance and self-compassion.
Education & Experience
My education includes an Honours degree in Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario (Richard Ivey School of Business)and a Masters degree in Psychology from the Adler Professional Graduate School in Toronto. I am a Registered Psychotherapist, and
Professional & Volunteer Affiliations
I am a member of the Ontario Association of Mental Health Professions, and the secretary for the Ontario Regional Community of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.
Specialty Area
- Abuse/Neglect
- Anger Management
- Anxiety/Panic Attacks
- Chronic Pain
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders
- Domestic Violence
- Family Issues
- Grief/Loss/Mourning
- Marriage/Relationship Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Phobias
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Self-Harm
- Sexual Abuse
- Somatic Issues
- Stress Management
- Survivor's Guilt
- Traumatic Incident
Population Served
- Adults
- Couples
Language
- English