Pinnacle Therapy Center

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Œ๐ข๐๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค-๐ข๐ง: every small step counts! Keep going, keep growing, and trust your journey.
03/25/2026

๐Œ๐ข๐๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค-๐ข๐ง: every small step counts! Keep going, keep growing, and trust your journey.

03/23/2026

๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ

๐™‚๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™™๐™ค๐™š๐™จ๐™ฃโ€™๐™ฉ ๐™๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™—๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™›๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™—๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง๐™›๐™ช๐™ก.

Some days youโ€™ll feel strong. Other days, just showing up is enough โ€” and that still counts as progress.

Healing, growth, and change happen in layers, not overnight. Be patient with yourself as you become who youโ€™re meant to be.

Start this week with grace, not pressure.

๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐š๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ
Helping you grow at your own pace.

Monday Mindset @ Pinnacle Therapy Center
03/16/2026

Monday Mindset @ Pinnacle Therapy Center

At ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐š๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, we believe therapy is not only for moments when life feels overwhelming. It is also a space for growth, healing, and self-discovery.

Sometimes, the greatest progress in life happens when we intentionally take time to understand ourselves better, develop healthier habits, and strengthen our emotional well-being. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ โ€” ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ, ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ.

You donโ€™t have to wait for things to fall apart before seeking support. Growth is a journey, and you deserve guidance along the way.

๐‚๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก. ๐‚๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ . ๐‚๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž.

At ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐š๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, we believe therapy is not only for moments when life feels overwhelming. It is also a space ...
03/16/2026

At ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐š๐œ๐ฅ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, we believe therapy is not only for moments when life feels overwhelming. It is also a space for growth, healing, and self-discovery.

Sometimes, the greatest progress in life happens when we intentionally take time to understand ourselves better, develop healthier habits, and strengthen our emotional well-being. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฑ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ฆ โ€” ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ, ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ.

You donโ€™t have to wait for things to fall apart before seeking support. Growth is a journey, and you deserve guidance along the way.

๐‚๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก. ๐‚๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ . ๐‚๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž.

Sometimes the hardest thing to do is admit that youโ€™re hurting. Many people learn to hide their pain behind smiles, sile...
03/13/2026

Sometimes the hardest thing to do is admit that youโ€™re hurting. Many people learn to hide their pain behind smiles, silence, or strength. But the truth is, you donโ€™t have to carry that weight alone.

At Pinnacle Child and Family Therapy Center, we believe healing begins when you are heard. We provide a safe and compassionate space where you can speak freely, be understood, and receive the support you need to move forward.

Whatever you may be facingโ€”confusion, stress, emotional pain, or simply the need to be listened toโ€”help is here.

At Pinnacle, we listen, we support, and we walk with youโ€”always.

Monday Mindset Itโ€™s a good day to be proud of all the progress youโ€™ve made โ€” even the progress no one else sees.Every sm...
03/09/2026

Monday Mindset

Itโ€™s a good day to be proud of all the progress youโ€™ve made โ€” even the progress no one else sees.

Every small step forward matters. The days you chose to keep going despite the doubt, the moments you decided to try again, the courage it took to face your feelings โ€” all of it counts.

Growth is not always loud or visible. Sometimes it looks like resting, asking for help, setting boundaries, or simply choosing to start again.

This week, take a moment to acknowledge yourself.
Be proud of how far youโ€™ve come.

And if the journey ever feels heavy, remember you donโ€™t have to walk it alone. Support is always available.

Pinnacle Child and Family Therapy Center
Supporting your journey toward healing and wellbeing.

๐ŸŒธ Happy International Womenโ€™s Day! ๐ŸŒธToday, Pinnacle Therapy Center celebrates the strength, resilience, and achievements...
03/08/2026

๐ŸŒธ Happy International Womenโ€™s Day! ๐ŸŒธ

Today, Pinnacle Therapy Center celebrates the strength, resilience, and achievements of women everywhere. Thank you for the impact you make in families, communities, and the world every day.

Empowered women build stronger, healthier communities.

My client drew this picture of me todayโ€ฆ and moments like this are why I love being a therapist.Working with children is...
03/03/2026

My client drew this picture of me todayโ€ฆ and moments like this are why I love being a therapist.

Working with children is more than a profession โ€” itโ€™s a privilege. To be seen through their eyes, to be trusted in their world, and to witness their courage in healing is something I never take for granted.

Grateful for the little hands that remind me why this work matters.

Pinnacle Child & Family Therapy Center, with locations in Orleans and Nepean, wishes you a joyful and productive new wee...
03/02/2026

Pinnacle Child & Family Therapy Center, with locations in Orleans and Nepean, wishes you a joyful and productive new week. As you move forward, prioritize rest and self-care, concentrate on what you can control, and let go of what is beyond your control.

We've expanded our services to include Christian Counseling and Christian Couples Therapy. Check out our reviews & book ...
02/22/2026

We've expanded our services to include Christian Counseling and Christian Couples Therapy. Check out our reviews & book your appointment today Pinnaclefamilytherapy.ca

๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค, ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ, ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž.  ๐˜ผ๐™ฉ ๐™‹๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™˜๐™ก๐™š, ๐™ฌ๐™š ๐™—๐™š๐™ก๐™ž๐™š๐™ซ๐™š ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฅ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ง๐™™โ€”๐™ฃ๐™ค ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™จ๐™ข๐™–๐™ก๐™กโ€”...
12/08/2025

๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค, ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ, ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž.

๐˜ผ๐™ฉ ๐™‹๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™˜๐™ก๐™š, ๐™ฌ๐™š ๐™—๐™š๐™ก๐™ž๐™š๐™ซ๐™š ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ฅ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ง๐™™โ€”๐™ฃ๐™ค ๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™จ๐™ข๐™–๐™ก๐™กโ€”๐™ž๐™จ ๐™– ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฎ.

Letโ€™s face this week with courage, kindness, and hope.
Youโ€™ve got thisโ€”and weโ€™re here to support every part of your journey.




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