Cissy Pulikunnel, B.Sc., H.B.S.W., M.S.W., R.S.W.
Registered Social Worker, Counsellor and Psychotherapist, Couple and Family Therapist, Certified Clinical Traumatologist, Certified Compassion Specialist, Mediator
Cissy is known as an astute, compassionate and gifted psychotherapist who brings hope to those in despair and darkness. Her ability to establish a therapeutic alliance is not only rooted in her understanding of psychosocial stress and how it manifests itself in the form of debilitating anxiety, depression and other behavioral and mental disorders, but in her faith in the infinite possibilities of the human spirit. She has the utmost respect and reverence for every individual who seeks her help.
As a professional mental health consultant and therapist since 1981, Cissy has extensive experience in providing services to all age groups; individuals, couples, families, children and adolescents. She also provides on-line therapy and this means she is accessible from anywhere in the world by appointment.
Cissy's focus is on prevention and wellness, and she enjoys assisting individuals maximize their potential for a healthy and productive lifestyle. She has conducted several workshops on family therapy, depression, anxiety and ADHD in children. Cissy offers clinical consultation to mental health agencies and Family mediation services to help resolve disputes over custody, access and parenting.
Cissy is highly dedicated to excellence in clinical practice, psychotherapy and the promotion of health. Her clients include Veterans, First Nations People, Religious Clerics and Ministers, Celebrities, Entrepreneurs, Executives and/or anyone, requiring assistance to find balance in their lives. Cissy treats a wide range of mental health and relationship issues including anxiety, depression, identity confusion, personality and eating disorders, childhood and other trauma, chronic pain, chronic fatigue, intimacy, parenting, adolescent issues, addictions, time and stress management.
Cissy is bilingual and provides counseling services both in English and Malayalam. She is a member of the Toronto Malayalee Samajam/Association.
Dr. Gerry Weaver, Pyschiatrist MD, MA, FRCP, (C)
Dr. Weaver grew up in Trenton, attended Trenton High School, and then went to Trent University in Peterborough where he earned his BA (Hons) in Sociology and Philosophy.
He then received an interdisciplinary MA at York University in the Graduate Program in Social and Political Thought.
He worked for a year as an orderly on the neurosurgery ward at Wellesley Hospital in Toronto.
Following this he attended McMaster University Medical School where his MD degree was conferred and he then received his psychiatry education at the University of British Columbia and was accepted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 1984.
For the next three years his work was divided between private practice, the psychiatric emergency room at the Vancouver General Hospital (where in his final year he had been chief resident), and court ordered assessments for the BC Adolescent Forensic Psychiatric Unit, before returning to the Quinte region in 1987.
Since then he has operated a private practice, and continues work with Mental Health Community Services, Geriatric Psychiatric Services, and Psychiatric Services for the intellectually disabled.
The common theme that runs through these practice venues has continued to be the combined individual and group reactions to stress, which will vary widely, from the benign to the extreme. Hence Dr. Weaver’s interest in post-traumatic stress disorders and other related stress disorders as they occur in most clinical circumstances.
Dr. Weaver is particularly keen to join the Centre for Family Preservation & Wellness on account of his belief in the importance of continuity of care for the most difficult aftermath that many of our veterans face.
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