Stuart Verlinden Kitchen
RP (Qualifying)
Counsellor in Training
Stuart Verlinden Kitchen, RP (Qualifying)
COUNSELLOR IN TRAINING
Pronouns: he/him
Specializations: Individual and Family Counselling with Adults, Children & Youth (ages 8 and up), Elderly, High School and University-age Students
Interests: LGBTQ-affirming. Anxiety, Depression, Hoarding, Family Cohesion, ADHD, Organizational Challenges, Autism, Addictions, Emotion Regulation, Walk & Talk and Community-based Therapy
Stuart is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) working towards the completion of the Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. Stuart has an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Laurentian University.
Stuart has worked in supportive housing, outpatient work, and support in educational settings, including a working relationship with the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board.
Stuart has a wealth of experience working with children and families where traits of autism, ADHD, dysregulation and neurodivergence are present, including parent coaching and counselling to strengthen families related to accessing services and educational opportunities for their children, as well as, emotionally supporting families with the struggles that can come with parenting.
Stuart is empathetic, understanding and compassionate. He uses a person-centred, integrative approach, that brings together the tools and strategies best suited to diverse individual and family needs. This, and a focus on the therapeutic alliance, enables Stuart to be both flexible and versatile in his approach to supporting clients.
Stuart offers virtual, in-person and community-based sessions in downtown Toronto. He prides himself on being an open individual who makes therapeutic connections that help those he works with reach their therapeutic goals.
Therapeutic Approaches
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Harm Reduction
Motivational Interviewing
Psychodynamic
Solution Focused Therapy (SFT)
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