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Having served the past 12 years in the Canadian Armed Forces with a Master of Social Work Degree from Wayne State, Dwayne is a seasoned psychotherapist that can support clients through a broad range of mental health concerns, including stress management and trauma.

 

With 18 years of experience as a licensed social worker, Dwayne has considerable experience working with first responders, health care professionals, and military members. His breadth of experience includes Forensic Assessment in the Ontario psychiatric hospital system as well as work within child and family services. Dwayne has worked in five different locations while deployed, and understands the challenges faced by military members and their families. He has provided extensive individual therapy to military officers in addressing operational stress injuries faced both at home and while deployed in military environments. He has also provided extensive group training in the area of preventative stress management.

 

Dwayne's primary treatment approach is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and he also incorporates Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PET) in the effective treatment of trauma symptoms for adult clients. Dwayne is licensed in Ontario (with the Ontario College of Social Workers & Social Service Workers), therefore clients of this province are eligible for reimbursement through their private extended health insurance providers. Clients of British Columbia may also request services dependent on their plan details.