Dr. Emily Simkins-Strong is a registered Clinical and Counselling Psychologist licensed to work with children, adolescents, adults, and families. Dr. Simkins-Strong provides assessment and treatment for individuals struggling with a range of difficulties, including depression, anxiety and OCD, emotion regulation struggles, learning difficulties, and family relational difficulties. Dr. Simkins-Strong has clinical expertise in the treatment of trauma-related struggles, including complex / developmental trauma, PTSD, and attachment disturbances. She has training in psychodynamic therapy, Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), family therapy, and various trauma- and attachment-focused interventions. 

Dr. Emily Simkins-Strong completed her Doctorate in Clinical-Developmental Psychology from York University in 2013. She has over 10 years experience working in a hospital-based children’s mental health program, providing assessment and treatment to children and youth struggling with a wide range of mental health concerns, as well as their family members. She has also worked in children’s mental health centres, secure treatment / youth justice facilities, and private practice. Dr. Simkins-Strong also enjoys providing clinical supervision, consultation, and education to graduate students and other mental health professionals.   

Dr. Simkins-Strong believes that it is important to begin treatment with a strong understanding of a person’s struggles, and how their difficulties interact with the environments in which they live, learn, work, and play. Dr. Simkins-Strong aims to create a safe, warm, playful, and accepting space in the therapy room. She believes that family and caregiver involvement is crucial in for treatment with children to be successful, either as supports to their child’s individual therapy, or through their direct participation in parent coaching and / or family therapy sessions. Overall, Dr. Simkins-Strong strives for therapy to be a space to foster curiosity and empathy, to help clients learn more about themselves, and then use this understanding to create meaningful change.