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Pinnacle Therapy Center Child and Family Therapy provider Yvonne is a fun and loving registered Social Worker with Ontario College of Social Workers in Ottawa, ON.

She holds a Masterโ€™s degree in Social Work from Carleton University in Ottawa, ON, a Bachelor of social work degree from Mansfield University in PA, USA, and a Diploma in counselling from Ottawa, ON
Yvonne has been working with children, families, youths, and adults for about 15+ years. She brings extensive experience in child and family therapy, including a work placement experience with (CHEO) Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario's children mental health department

Yvonne is dynamic, caring and uses a non-judgmental approach of empathy, collaborative, and validation. She also believes that every child/family will do well if they can, and if not, it means there's something or someone getting in their way. She provides clients with a warm, supportive, respectful and compassionate space where everyone can feel supported in through their journey. Yvonne has worked with a wide range of mental health challenges such as: ADHD, Depression, High conflict divorce, Anxiety, Low self-esteem, School challenges, Sibling rivalry, Bereavement and grief, Trauma base therapy (TF-CBT), OCD, Interpersonal struggles, Self-esteem struggles, Sensory related challenges, Family conflict, Su***de thoughts and ideation, Impulsivity, Sadness, Aggression, and Bullying. She is trained in Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS Empathy approach) Trier 1 & 2, Emotional Focused Therapy, Eating Disorder. DBT, ADHD training, Circle of Security (COS), Autism, TF-CBT Trauma base, Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS), and Nonviolence crisis intervention (NVCI)

Outside of work, Yvonne enjoys hanging out with her children, cooking, visiting parks, watching action and comedy movies, traveling, music and arts. She is also a community coach, and she's has been a guest speaker to many community events to speak about children's mental health, coping strategies, and selfcare for the families providing care.

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ.Therapy is not only for moments of crisis. It can be a powerful journey of understanding your...
08/18/2026

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ.

Therapy is not only for moments of crisis. It can be a powerful journey of understanding yourself, strengthening relationships, managing lifeโ€™s challenges, and creating meaningful change.

At ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐š๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ & ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, we believe everyone deserves a safe, supportive space to heal, grow, and thrive.

Over the coming days, weโ€™ll be sharing a series of informative flyers covering:

๐ŸŒฟ What therapy is
๐ŸŒฟ Common myths about therapy
๐ŸŒฟ The benefits of therapy
๐ŸŒฟ Signs you may benefit from therapy
๐ŸŒฟ What to expect in your first session
๐ŸŒฟ Simple self-care practices
๐ŸŒฟ Different therapy approaches
๐ŸŒฟ The importance of connection
๐ŸŒฟ Why your mental health matters

Take a moment to read, reflect, and share with someone who may need the reminder.

You donโ€™t have to face it alone.

๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ & ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ.

Back to School, Back to Your Best. New grades, New routines. New pressures. At Pinnacle Therapy Center, we help children...
08/17/2026

Back to School, Back to Your Best. New grades, New routines. New pressures. At Pinnacle Therapy Center, we help children, teens, youths and parents navigate the stress, anxiety, and big feelings that comes with going back to school.
Start your year with confidence, focus and support. Book your sessions with us at: www.pinnaclefamilytherapy.ca

At Pinnacle Child and Family Therapy Center, we believe that every child and family will thrive when they have the right support.*
Thatโ€™s why we lead with compassion, not judgment.
Our non-judgmental approach meets you exactly where you are.
See what families are saying โ€” weโ€™re proud of our 5-star Google rating.
Search: "Pinnacle Child and Family Therapy Center reviews"

Every family has its ups and downs.There are moments of joy, moments of frustration, and moments when navigating emotion...
08/10/2026

Every family has its ups and downs.

There are moments of joy, moments of frustration, and moments when navigating emotions and relationships can feel overwhelming. What matters is knowing that you donโ€™t have to navigate those moments alone.

At Pinnacle, we believe that with the right support, families can communicate better, strengthen their relationships, and move through lifeโ€™s challenges with greater understanding and confidence.

Whether your family is facing big changes or simply wants to build healthier ways of connecting, support can make the journey easier.

โ€“ Stronger communication.
โ€“ Healthier relationships.
โ€“ Greater emotional well-being.
โ€“ A stronger, more connected family.

You donโ€™t have to have it all figured out. Weโ€™re here to walk alongside you.

HAPPY WEEKEND FROM PINNACLE!The weekend is a beautiful opportunity to slow down, reconnect, and simply enjoy being toget...
08/08/2026

HAPPY WEEKEND FROM PINNACLE!

The weekend is a beautiful opportunity to slow down, reconnect, and simply enjoy being together.

In the middle of busy schedules, responsibilities, and everyday challenges, remember that rest is important, connection matters, and small moments with the people we love can make a big difference.

This weekend, try to: Spend intentional time with your family
- Put away the distractions and be present
- Let yourself rest without guilt
- Laugh, play, and create simple memories
- Check in with yourself and those you love

You donโ€™t have to have everything figured out. Sometimes, you simply need a moment to breathe and remember that you and your family matter.

Have a peaceful, joyful, and restorative weekend.

Pinnacle Child and Family Therapy Center
Supporting children, individuals, couples, and families.

At Pinnacle Child and Family Therapy Center, we believe that every child and family will thrive when they have the right...
07/29/2026

At Pinnacle Child and Family Therapy Center, we believe that every child and family will thrive when they have the right support.*
Thatโ€™s why we lead with compassion, not judgment.
Our non-judgmental approach meets you exactly where you are.
See what families are saying โ€” weโ€™re proud of our 5-star Google rating.
Search: "Pinnacle Child and Family Therapy Center reviews"

07/29/2026

๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐›๐š๐ ๐›๐ž๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ซ. ๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐จ๐ง๐.

#๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ #๐˜—๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ #๐˜Ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ #๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต #๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜›๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ด #๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜’๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ด #๐˜Œ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ #๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ #๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜บ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ #๐˜Œ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜๐˜ด๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ #๐˜Œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜‹๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ #๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต #๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜บ #๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜บ #๐˜—๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜บ๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ #๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต #๐˜’๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ด๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ #๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜›๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ #๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ #๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜‘๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐'๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งA child's behavior often reflects what they are feeling but may not have the words...
07/27/2026

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐'๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

A child's behavior often reflects what they are feeling but may not have the words to express. Before reacting, pause and ask, "๐™’๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™ฎ ๐™˜๐™๐™ž๐™ก๐™™ ๐™—๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ฎ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ข๐™š?"

Understanding the emotion behind the behavior helps build trust, emotional resilience, and stronger family relationships.

At Pinnacle Child & Family Therapy Center, we're here to help families understand and support their children's emotional needs.

๐€ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐'๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž. ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž. ...
07/22/2026

๐€ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐'๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž. ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž.

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