Psychotherapy Team
Allyson Gassner, BA, MA
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Allyson has experience working as an ABA Therapist, providing home and community-based support. She has worked with children aged 3 to 10, with a variety of goals and behavioural challenges. As a psychotherapist, Allyson is passionate about working with children and adolescents to manage their emotions, develop social skills, and expand their executive function. She strives to help her clients overcome anxiety, depression, and increase their self-esteem. As a parent herself, paired with the experience of working closely with families throughout her years as an in-home ABA Therapist, Allyson has developed a strong sense of appreciation for the various stressors that come with being a caregiver. Allyson uses a strengths-based and solution-focused perspective to implement integrative behaviour-based approaches, with a focus on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Allyson completed her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, with a special interest in Applied Behaviour Analysis, and her Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology. She is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO).
Allyson has been contracted to provide psychotherapy services, as part of our psychotherapy team.
Kim Trudeau-Craig, RP, BCBA
External Supervisor for Psychotherapy Services
Kim brings many years of experience, working with children, adolescents and adults with autism, learning and intellectual disabilities, mental health needs, and aquired brain injuries. Kim currently provides mental health services to individuals with a wide range of diagnoses and treatment goals. She works with clients presenting with issues related to anxiety, depression, phobias, emotional dysregulation, trauma, anger, stress, parent-child relationships, and family conflict. Kim uses a variety of behaviour-based approaches, such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Kim completed a diploma in behavioural sciences, her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, and her Master of Science in Psychology with a special interest in Applied Behaviour Analysis. She is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO), and a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst.
Kim has been contracted to provide external supervision for our psychotherapy services, as well as some professional development and clinical oversight for our ABA team.