WELCOME TO HOLISTIC HEALTH PSYCHOTHERAPY AND WELLNESS (formerly Vanessa Lewis Counselling)!

Thanks for joining us! We look forward to meeting with you!

Please note we now have 2 locations to better serve you:

126 Kimberley Ave, Bracebridge and 68 West Rd, Huntsville

For all of our current clients, everything is still the same, just a different look. For all our new clients, welcome! We hope you find what you are looking for. If you can’t find what you are looking for, please contact us at 705-706-4240 or holistichealthmuskoka@gmail.com and we would be happy to help.

Psychotherapy/Counselling

Individual, Couple, or Family Therapy for individuals 4+ in person and virtual for all of Ontario

Grace is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) working out of Bracebridge, Ontario, only a short distance from her hometown of Huntsville. Grace is familiar with the Muskoka area and is passionate about serving her community.

Grace holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with a minor in Psychology from the University of Ottawa and a Social Service Worker Diploma from Fanshawe College. She is currently finishing a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University and is completing her placement component under the supervision of Vanessa Lewis.

Grace has experience supporting individuals with anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, and behavioural concerns, pulling from her knowledge of addiction counselling and dementia care partner support. Grace is interested in working with diverse clientele, and as a proud member of the 2SLGBTQI+ community, Grace hopes to expand her knowledge to better serve the needs of sexual and gender minorities.

Outside the office, Grace enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, walking with her dog, and being close to nature.

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Leslie is a Registered Member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, Psychotherapist in good standing and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Laurentian University. She has devoted her life to supporting and advocating for her community through schools, mental health services, community outreach programs and recovery centres as a Case Manager, Primary Therapist and Mental Health Lead in the Muskoka, Parry Sound area. She was an in-service trainer and representative with Tourette Canada and served as a committee member with the Trillium Lakeland District School Board, Special Education Advisory Committee.

Leslie has experience working with all ages and stages of life, moving through many different areas including though not limited to learning disabilities, developmental delay, autism, movement disorder, anxiety, depression, relationship and family dynamics, bereavement, mood disorders, PTSD, addiction, neurodiversity and dementia. Leslie completed her clinical practicum through Greenestone Centre for Recovery where she obtained her Registration to Perform the Controlled Act of Psychotherapy. Leslie is certified through CAMH in Addiction Medicine and Psychotherapy Interventions Module 3:Concurrent Disorders and Complexity, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Fundamentals for Primary Care Providers, as well as MoCA Certified, and holds an IFS Certificate, Introductory Theraplay - CACPT Play Therapy Certificate Program Intermediate Level 11, and holds a Psychotherapy Matters Virtual Collaboration (PMVC) Accreditation.

Leslie has been practicing in this field for over 25 years and considers herself a lifelong learner staying attune with the latest evidence based approaches in the field and following traditional modalities. Leslie enjoys meeting her clients where they are at and developing a treatment plan that will work for them, offering support and guidance along their journey.

Psychotherapy Matters logo Psychotherapy Matters Virtual Collaboration (PMVC) Accreditation

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Jennifer is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and resides in Port Sydney. Jennifer has lived in the Muskoka area for 20+ years and is an active community member who serves and volunteers with several local charities.

Fourteen years ago, Jennifer helped bring the first pregnancy support centre to the Muskoka area and now sits as Board Chair for the Huntsville and Gravenhurst centres. Jennifer holds an undergraduate degree from Western University and is finishing the final course of her Master’s in Counselling Psychology degree from Yorkville University. Jennifer began working in the field of Human Resources after graduating from University in 2001 and spent 7 years working as an HR Manager in both the high tech as well as manufacturing fields. After getting married in 2006, Jennifer stayed at home to raise her two beautiful children who are now 13 and 17.

Jennifer is passionate about continuous education in the mental health field and is pursuing further education in the field of Nutritional Psychology.

With a keen interest and passion for trauma-informed therapies and CBT, Jennifer is excited to work with individuals who want to dig deeper to achieve greater self-awareness. She sees the mind and body as being interconnected and seeks to assist her clients in understanding how powerful our minds are when it comes to our physical and mental well-being.

When Jennifer isn’t reading textbooks, journal articles and writing papers you can find her at the gym where she loves to lift weights. Her greatest joy in life are being a mom to her two amazing kids

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