Mental Health Services

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Mental Health Services

Please contact mentalhealth@tipes.ca for more information.

The mental health program bridges the gap in services between the autism service community and the mental health resources that exist in our communities. We believe that appropriate mental health services and support to this population is key to helping individuals reach their full potential. Our values are grounded in resilience, trauma-informed care, compassion, and autonomy.

For more information, please see our team's page in Psychology Today.

Counselling

The mandate of the counselling program is to work with clients to enhance and promote the positive well-being and mental health of individuals, couples, families, groups, and the communities through a collaborative, multicultural, and wellness perspective. The counselling team assists clients facing transitions, sexuality and gender questions, decision-making, family and social relationships, and mental health concerns through a range of counselling modalities.

Marnie Potter

Manager of Mental Health and Community Supports

Mental Health Counsellor

Marnie has over 20 years of experience working with diverse communities in the Ottawa area. Her focus is on individuals of all-ages that are affected by chronic illness, LGBTQ* issues, autism, and other exceptionalities. She works from a strength-based, problem-solving perspective that recognizes issues of intersectionality and other barriers often faced by vulnerable clients and communities. At TIPES, she runs workshops, group facilitation, and counselling.

Marnie has extensive experience as a community developer, wraparound facilitator, event coordinator, workshop facilitator, and project manager. She received a Master of Social Work from Carleton University, and a management certificate from the Sprott School of Business.

Linda Floyd-Sadler

Licensed Counselling Therapist

Linda’s philosophical approach to counselling is client-led empowerment. She brings a combination of skills, both experiential and educational, to a variety of issues, including coping with anxiety or depression, personal or professional stress management, post-trauma recovery, and emotion regulation. She has extensive experience helping her clients with their interpersonal connections, including those affected by mental illness and substance abuse. Linda believes that meaningful change happens when one is open to receiving professional support.

Jake Ahern-Davy

Mental Health Counsellor

Jake has several years’ experience working with children and youth in educational and recreational settings. He has experience in community development, supporting families, and working with children and youth who struggle with anxiety, emotional regulation, and other mental health issues. Jake helps children and youth develop coping skills and strengthen relationships. He has a Master of Social Work degree from Carleton University, and currently works as a school social worker.

Erika Davies

MSW, RSW, Mental Health Counsellor

Erika Davies has nine years of experience working with children and youth in the Ottawa area. She has a Masters in social work from Carleton University, a certificate in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and has received lengthy supervision using a dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) informed framework.

She works from a structural, client-centred, strength-based, anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, MBCT- and DBT-informed framework. Those fancy words basically mean she wants to work as a teammate with you. She likes using strategies from DBT because they provide helpful tricks that can help anyone manage stressful situations and emotions. She is a big believer in practicing the strategies discussed during counselling (e.g., tackling a task you have found difficult together).