Maplewoods Centre

05/08/2025

Today is National Child and Youth Mental Health Day—an opportunity to advocate for equitable and accessible mental health care for children and youth.

This year, Children’s Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) has chosen the theme: “Voices Unheard, Stories Told: Centering the Diversity of Ontario’s Infants, Children & Youth.”

At the Maplewoods Centre, we are deeply committed to providing care that embraces all identities, family structures, and lived experiences. Through our evidence-based services and programs, we support the mental well-being of children and youth while also training the next generation of mental health professionals.

We walk alongside young people and their families as they navigate a wide range of challenges, including (but not limited to):
• Anger outbursts and behaviour challenges
• Anxiety, depression, and phobias
• Grief and loss
• Neurodivergence, including ADHD and autism
• Social skills and peer relationships

🔗 Learn more at maplewoods.ca

04/02/2025

Olivia Dobson is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Psychology’s Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (CCAP) program, at the University of Guelph's Maplewoods Centre.

"By understanding and addressing the unique needs of autistic youth, we can transform needle procedures from a source of fear into a journey of empowerment." says Olivia Dobson

Dobson's research focusses on making needle procedure more comfortable for autistic youth and their caregivers.

Read her article: https://uoguel.ph/a0acd

04/02/2025

Today is Autism Acceptance Day!

Maplewoods Centre provides a wide range of therapy services for clients of all ages on a sliding scale, including supporting those with neurodivergence, such as ADHD and autism.

Together, we celebrate the beautiful diversity each and every individual on the autism spectrum brings to the world. We embrace each individual’s unique contributions to society and continue to advocate for understanding, acceptance, and inclusion.

04/01/2025

Dr. Kristel Thomassin is faculty member in the Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology program, which trains graduate students here at the Maplewoods Centre.

Thomassin explores the important lessons that the movie "Inside Out 2" offers for both children and adults and explains why we shouldn’t fear our emotions and how to be mindful of how they influence our behaviour.

Read her article: https://uoguel.ph/insideout2

04/01/2025

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Dr. Kristel Thomassin, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology, explores the important lessons the movie offers for both children and adults a...

04/01/2025

"We see clients as experts in their own lives. We help them access those resources inside themselves that allow them to live their most genuine self. That’s what I want clients to walk away with, and that’s ultimately how I want our students to help."

- Kevin VanDerZwet Stafford, Co-Director of the Maplewoods Centre

Improve life by improving relationships. That is the vision of the Maplewoods Centre for Family Therapy and Child Psychology, a leading clinic and therapy training centre at the University of Guelph.

04/01/2025

Welcome to the Maplewoods Centre! Our clinic and training centre is a beautiful, state-of-the-art facility on the University of Guelph campus.

We offer individual and family therapy for clients of all ages. We are accepting new clients now, so visit our website to book your intake today!

🌐maplewoods.ca
📞519-824-4120, extension 52020
✉️[email protected]

We are located at 50 College Avenue West, Guelph, ON

Photo credit: Michelle Eugenie Photography