Mandy Cunnington
Registered Psychotherapist
Counselling and Psychotherapy in Guelph
ABOUT ME
I’m a Registered Psychotherapist and Counsellor in Guelph, Ontario. I provide counselling and psychotherapy services to individuals and couples 16 and older. I specialize in grief and loss, depression, anxiety, addiction, PTSD and relationship issues. I have special experience with pet loss, sex addiction, childhood neglect and abuse, coping with chronic illness, and care-giver burnout.
MY SERVICES
I provide a range of services including individual one-on-one talk therapy, couples and marriage counselling, group counselling, and telephone counselling.
My Approach
As your counsellor and psychotherapist, I will be fully present and accepting of you no matter what your issues. I draw from a variety of counselling approaches including existential, humanistic, and cognitive behavioural therapy.
We will work together to define how therapy will work best for you and the direction that your journey will take. Above all, I will honour your personal experiences, values, and beliefs throughout the process, so that you feel genuinely seen and understood.
Through this strong therapeutic relationship, I can help you grow in the face of such issues as loss, anxiety, depression, and addiction.
Gain a deeper understanding of your issues.
Discover new choices to improve your life.
Learn helpful skills and ways of coping.
Issues I Can Help You With
I offer counselling services in Guelph for such issues as depression, relationships, and life transitions. I also have specialized knowledge and experience working with pet loss, anxiety disorders, and addiction.
My Background
I was born and raised in Guelph Ontario and moved out to BC to further my education in counselling and psychotherapy. I’ve since returned to Guelph to be closer to family and friends. My love of animals started as a child. Since then, I’ve cared for a range of pets over my lifetime and dealt with the grief and loss that is part of loving them. I’m currently the devoted pet parent of an adorable 9 yr old daschund named Zeus who delights in warming his belly near fireplaces and chewing pillows of any kind.
Education & Professional Designations
- Registered Member of the College of Psychotherapists of Ontario (#7396)
- Diploma of Professional Counselling, Vancouver College of Counsellor Training
- Diploma in Existential Counselling and Logotherapy (ongoing), Existential Society of Canada
- Gestalt Awareness Integration Therapy (60hrs), Maechan Campbell
- Trauma Informed Helping Skills, Canadian Mental Health Association
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Workshop, Executive Links
- Introduction to Polarity Training, American Polarity Therapy Association
- The Concept of Mourning as a Developmental Process in Psychoanalytical Literature, Western Branch of the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society
- Between Chaos and Void: Approaching Transgenerational Trauma in Analysis Workshop, Western Branch of the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society
- Listening to Yourself Listening to Another, Western Branch of the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society
Experience
- Registered Psychotherapist in Private Practice, Guelph, ON
- Compassion Fatigue and Support Group Counsellor for Veterinarians, Private Practice, BC
- Pet Loss Support Group Counsellor, Private Practice, BC
- Addictions Counsellor, Phoenix Society, BC
- Transitional Housing Counsellor, Phoenix Society, BC
- Counselling Student Advisor, VCCT, BC
- Mental Health Patient Attendant, Guelph General Hospital
- Crisis Line Worker, Community Torchlight, ON