Now Accepting New Clients!
Now Accepting New Clients!
Choosing the right therapist in Halifax is an important step toward healing. At Mindful Therapies, you’ll find a team of registered counselling therapists, psychologists, and social workers with diverse training and lived expertise. Each Halifax therapist is committed to delivering compassionate, evidence-based support — whether you’re navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, or life transitions. Here, therapy is tailored to your goals and your journey.
At Mindful Therapies, every Halifax therapist on our team is a licensed professional who meets the highest provincial standards of care. Our registered counselling therapists, psychologists, and social workers are trained in proven approaches such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, Internal Family Systems, and trauma-focused therapies.
We know that finding the right fit matters. That’s why we take the time to match you with the registered therapist in Halifax whose expertise and style best align with your needs — whether you’re working through anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, or major life transitions. With the right support, therapy becomes a safe space to heal and grow.
Choosing a therapist is a personal decision, and we want you to feel confident about your care. Here’s what sets our Halifax counselling therapists apart:
Our Halifax clinicians bring skill, compassion, and diverse training to their work. Each therapist offers unique expertise, but all are united by a commitment to trauma-informed, evidence-based care.
Registered Counselling Therapist
Couples Therapy
Neurodivergence
Adult Well-Being
Registered Counselling Therapist, Candidate
Difficulty in Relationships
Stress/Overwhelm
Personal Growth
Registered Counselling Therapist
Grief
Family and Relationship Issues
Anxiety and Panic
Clinical Social Worker
Anxiety and Panic
Depression and Addictions
Trauma
Our Halifax location is at:
6450 Quinpool Road, Unit 200
Halifax, NS
B3L 1A8
Phone: (902) 576-3576, Extension 2
Office Hours in Halifax are:
Monday through Fridays 8:30am to 4:30pm
At Mindful Therapies, our services are designed to meet you where you are. Each service is led by experienced clinicians who combine evidence-based methods with compassionate care. Explore our range of support options:
Work one-on-one with a counsellor to explore challenges, strengthen coping skills, and build resilience.
Improve communication, rebuild trust, and create healthier relationships with the support of our Halifax team.
We provide trauma-informed therapy for Veterans, CAF members, and first responders, with VAC and CAF coverage available.
Participate in DBT skills training, Veteran family support groups, and seasonal therapy groups focused on mood, anxiety, and stress.
Access trauma therapy, with evidence-based approaches including EMDR, CPT, and Prolonged Exposure. These therapies help process trauma, reduce distress, and support lasting healing.
Beginning therapy can feel like a big step — that’s why we focus on making the process simple and welcoming. From your first contact with our intake team to your first session, you’ll be supported at every stage.
Here’s what you can expect:
Your journey is unique, and therapy should feel like it’s designed around you.
Our counselling services are built around your needs, making it simple to access care, find the right fit, and feel supported every step of the way.
Start therapy when you’re ready — a doctor’s note isn’t required.
All sessions are private, safe, and respectful.
Your care is shaped around your pace, goals, and preferences.
We combine mindfulness and psychotherapy for long-term well-being.
Taking the first step can feel daunting, but you don’t have to do it alone. Our Halifax therapists are here to provide compassionate, evidence-based care tailored to your needs. Whether you’re seeking support for anxiety, trauma, relationships, or life transitions, this is a place to start — and we’ll walk with you from here.
Your first session is focused on listening to your story and understanding your goals. This helps your therapist create a plan that’s tailored to you — whether you want short-term support or longer-term therapy.
Yes. Our Halifax therapists have diverse areas of expertise, including trauma recovery, anxiety, depression, relationship counselling, grief, workplace stress, and more. This allows us to connect you with a therapist who understands your specific needs.
Yes. If you feel drawn to work with a particular Halifax therapist, you’re welcome to request them directly. If your chosen therapist isn’t available, we’ll suggest other clinicians with similar expertise.
Absolutely. Many of our Halifax counselling therapists provide secure, virtual appointments across Nova Scotia, so you can access care from wherever you are.
Our Halifax therapists support a wide range of concerns — including anxiety, depression, trauma recovery, relationship difficulties, workplace stress, grief, and major life transitions.
Mr. Paul is a neurodivergent Registered Counselling Therapist, Candidate (RCT – C) who focuses on creating a safe, non-judgmental space to develop an understanding with the client about the issues they are experiencing, and then working together, as a team, to approach the issues in a way that makes sense for them. Each client experiences both problems and solutions in unique ways and Mr. Paul strives to work in collaboration with you to ensure you are both approaching the problem and the solution in a way that feels authentic.
Mr. Paul uses a client-centred approach with adults (18+) who are dealing with neurodivergence (ASD, ADHD, either diagnosed or suspected), depression, anxiety, life changes, grief and many others. His focus is on helping clients better understand why they feel the way they do, and help them develop strategies to work with, or through those challenges.
Mr. Paul also works with couples, using an Emotion-Focused (EFT) approach which includes exploring couples’ attachment history, attachment style, and the communication challenges. Often couples can find themselves addressing the symptoms of their issues, without addressing the root causes. Mr. Paul strives to dive deeper and address the source of the issues.
Mr. Paul received his Master’s in Counselling Psychology degree from Yorkville University. Depending on the client’s needs and experiences, he uses elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotional Focused Therapy (for individuals and couples), and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), among others.
Ms. Lorimer is a Registered Counselling Therapist who leads with the values of acceptance, curiosity, collaboration, and empowerment to help clients rebuild their inner strength, embody authenticity and joy in the present moment, and enhance their self-awareness. She strives to offer an anti-oppressive and safe space for clients to explore, heal and grow.
Ms. Lorimer’s work is focused on serving trauma-informed and strength-based care to individuals who struggle with general anxiety, depression, interpersonal conflict, diminished self-esteem, and life transitions.
Ms. Lorimer received her Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. She carries an integrative and evidence-based approach, drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapies.
Ms. Allison Boyd (She/Her) is a Registered Counselling Therapist – Candidate (RCT-C) who enjoys working with both Individual Clients and Couples.
She works with individuals who are struggling with a variety of issues including; Trauma, PTSD, Grief, Anxiety/depression, Panic, Relationship difficulties, Complex Family Dynamics, Emotional Processing, People Pleasing and Perfectionism.
She works with couples struggling with communication and emotion based issues. She feels passionately about implementing an inclusive, compassionate and client-centered approach that is conducive to healing.
Her approach to treatment draws from both evidence-based models and more eclectic approaches. She is trained in EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy as an evidence-based approach for Trauma and PTSD. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotions focused therapy (EFS) and Internal Family systems (IFS). She is also training in Gottman Method couples therapy.
Ms. Boyd works with the general population 18+ for individual therapy, couples therapy, and is also approved and has experience in working with Veterans, WCB clients and people on the Autism Spectrum.
She has her Master’s in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University and an Undergraduate Degree in Psychology from Dalhousie University. One of Ms. Boyd’s primary objectives in her approach is to create a safe and inclusive space for all genders and sexual orientations, every walk of life is welcome and accepted in her office.
Ms. Tessa Barrett is a Clinical Social Worker with a passion for teaching and employing the skills of mindfulness, self-compassion and present moment awareness to help individuals reduce suffering, enhance well-being and optimize experiences of happiness and joy.
Ms. Barrett completed her Master of Social Work (Health and Mental Health stream) at the University of Toronto, where she interned at the Centre for Mental Health and Addictions (CAMH) in Toronto. She has been working in community-based outpatient Mental Health and Addictions programs across Nova Scotia since April 2015.
At Mindful Therapies, Ms. Barrett provides psychological treatment to adults experiencing a range of difficulties including depression, general anxiety and panic, substance use, trauma, difficulties with regulating emotion and adjusting to life transitions.
Her approach to treatment draws from a variety of evidence-based models including Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical-Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT). Ms. Barrett is also trained in Prolonged Exposure (PE) Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, evidence-based treatments for PTSD. She has experience working specifically with Veterans and RCMP for the treatment of Operational Stress Injuries.
As a certified yoga instructor (200-hour RYT), mindfulness and increasing present moment awareness are weaved throughout Ms. Barrett’s work, where she is skilled in guiding experiential exercises and meditations in-session.
Dr. Clement is a licensed Clinical Psychologist with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Michigan School of Professional Psychology and a Master’s in Forensic Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She has diversified experience in a variety of settings including rural and urban community mental health, forensics, university health services, inpatient psychiatry and medicine, and private practice. Dr. Clement completed her residency in the Annapolis valley (2009/2010), and has stayed in Nova Scotia since that time. Within the last 10 years, the majority of her practice has been dedicated to working with law enforcement, first responders and military personnel.
Dr. Clement believes in meeting each client with a sense of compassion and curiosity, and values the significance of empathy and therapeutic alliance as both the foundation and catalyst for enhanced self-awareness, personal growth and meaningful transition. She works with adolescents (15+) and adults, providing individual and group therapy for people challenged with issues related to chronic medical conditions, trauma, grief, emotional distress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, attachment, school/workplace stress and life transition.
Dr. Clement’s training is grounded in humanistic theory, which she considers to be at the core of her therapeutic approach with clients. However, she also integrates theories of mind/body science with psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural, and mindfulness-based approaches. She also has expertise in several trauma-focused therapies including EMDR, CPT, and PE.
Dr. Boehm is currently accepting referrals for VAC Diagnostic Assessment only. She has a history of expertise with military, first responders, trauma and psychological assessment.
