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Qualified Therapists to Help You Heal Using Leading Edge Integrative Therapies to Heal Mind, Body, Spirit, Brain

At Lori Gill Psychotherapy, you’ll find a team of highly trained, caring professionals dedicated to helping you heal, grow, and thrive. Every therapist is trained and supervised in the Integrative Trauma and Attachment Treatment Model (ITATM)® developed by our founder, Lori Gill—a nationally recognized leader in trauma therapy. We offer immediate access to care, both in-person and online in the Niagara Region and Hamilton.

Nearly all of our therapists started with us as students spending 8 months intensively training in our treatment approach under the direct supervision of our founder, Lori Gill.
Each of our therapists have completed thorough training in the areas of integrative wellness practices, stress and stress management, cognitive-behavioural therapy, attachment, suicide assessment, prevention and intervention, and compassion fatigue.
Therapists have also completed cross-disciplinary training in areas such as emotional regulation, somatic awareness training, play therapy, art therapy, working with trauma. dissociation, yoga, mindfulness, meditation, neurofeedback, and biofeedback and have strong awareness of how trauma and attachment impact and are treated accordingly.
All approaches are evidence based or informed by current research and best practice standards.
Our therapists utilize Theraplay informed techniques andattachement enhancing approaches to promote healthy attachments in family, foster, reconciliation, and adoptive relationships (see services page for further details).
All of our therapists have completed training in our parent organization, ATTCH's Integrative Trauma and Attachment Treatment Model (ITATM) ®.
All of our therapists do good work and work from the same high quality holistic treatment lens but each have their own area of expertise in addition to this. Intakes are reviewed by our clinical director in consideration of the client's unique needs and the therapist's style and specialized skills for assignment purposes. We take great care to assign a therapist that we view will be the best fit for the client seeking services.
For Physicians & Referral Sources: Our team is ready to collaborate with you for complex trauma, attachment, and mental health needs. Contact us for a consult or to refer a client.

Lori Gill

Registered Psychotherapist (RP), Master's in Counselling Psychology (MACP), Clinical Director, Attachment and Trauma Treatment Centre for Healing (ATTCH)

Lori is experienced in working with all ages

Lori Gill is the founder and lead trauma therapist of Lori Gill Psychotherapy ~ Holistic Wellness for Health and Attachment and Trauma Treatment Centre (ATTCH) Niagara …

Brooke Caruk

Registered Psychotherapist (RP), Master's in Counselling Psychology (MACP), Certified Trauma Integration Clinician (CTIC), Trauma Therapist & ITATM Trainer

Brooke is experienced in working with all ages

Brooke believes that building an environment of trust, safety and respect are of the utmost importance with all her clients. She draws from a variety of therapeutic approaches including Person Centered, Solution-Focused, …

Amanda Stemplowski

Registered Psychotherapist (RP), Master's in Counselling Psychology (MACP), Certified Trauma Integration Clinician (CTIC), Trauma Therapist

Amanda is experienced in working with all ages (including young children)

As a Trauma Therapist and Registered Psychotherapist, I work with both children and adults while offering a safe space where we’ll heal the root issues to make …

Martin Atanasovski

Registered Psychotherapist (RP), Certified Trauma Integration Clinician (CTIC), Senior Therapist

Martin is experienced in working with all ages

Martin joined our team as a student therapist under direct supervision of Lori Gill in May, 2019, and has been working with us since. He has earned a Master of Arts degree in Counselling …

Cassandra Gordon

Registered Psychotherapist (RP), Master's in Counselling Psychology (MACP), Certified Trauma Integration Clinician (CTIC), Neurofeedback Practitioner, Senior Therapist

Cassandra is experienced in working with all ages

Cassandra in a Senior Therapist therapist Cassandra holds a Master of Arts Degree in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from …

Jonathan DiSanto

Registered Psychotherapist (RP), Master's in Counselling Psychology (MACP), Certified Trauma Integration Clinician (CTIC)

Jonathan is experienced in working with all ages

Jonathan completed a Master of Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University and is was a former student therapist under the supervision of Lori Gill, RP, Founder and Clinical Director of LGP. He received …

Amanda Tew

Counsellor, Trauma Therapist

Amanda specializes in working with children and youth but is experienced in working with all ages

Amanda Tew’s greatest passion has been helping people. With almost three decades of experience in counseling, her journey has been dedicated to supporting children, youth, and …

Rina Johnson

Somatic Therapist, Certified Trauma Integration Clinician (CTIC)

Rina is experienced in working with all ages

I am a graduate of Kelowna College with specialization in Psychotherapy and a graduate of York University with a BA in Sociology. I am currently in the process of obtaining Certified Trauma Integration …

Samantha McLean

Trauma Counsellor and Neurofeedback Practitioner

Samantha is experienced in working with all ages

Samantha has been with ATTCH Niagara since October 2023 and a graduate of the Social Service Worker Program at Niagara College. Samantha has worked in the social work field since 2019 and often volunteers …

Sheri Eggleton

Therapeutic Play Specialist, Hons., Psyc, Certified Trauma Integration Clinician (CTIC)

Sheri specializes in working with young children

Sheri earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and graduated from Brock University with First Class Honours. She has completed post graduate studies in play therapy through the Canadian Association …

Nardin Iskander

MCC, Certified Trauma Integration Clinician (CTIC). Trauma Therapist

Nardin holds a Masters in Christian counselling Psychology at Canada Christian College, Whitby, Ontario. I have a medical background as I have graduated from Medicine school, Cairo, Egypt. when I came to Canada, I loved to pursue my career as a counsellor and a mental health worker in order to help those in need to understand their thoughts and feelings and be able to deal with …

Amanda Bonin

Certified Trauma Integration Clinician (CTIC), Trauma Therapist & ITATM Trainer

Amanda is experienced in working teens and adults

Amanda is a trauma counsellor, certified in ITATM processing. She has an undergraduate degree in Specialization Psychology, and is presently completing a Master’s in Counselling Degree. Amanda has completed …

May Al-Fartousi

Registered Psychotherapist (RP), Master's in Counselling Psychology (MACP), Certified Trauma Integration Clinician (CTIC), Trauma Therapist & ITATM Trainer

May is experienced in working with all ages

May is a Registered Psychotherapist (RP) who completed her master in counselling psychology degree at Yorkville University. May also completed her PhD and postdoctoral research in the areas of multicultural competence, identity development, and social justice…

Colin Matthews

Master's in Counselling Psychology (MACP) Candidate

Colin is experienced in working with adults

Colin Matthews is a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology candidate at Yorkville University, completing his clinical practicum under the supervision of Lori Gill, RP, Founder and Clinical Director. He also holds a Bachelor of Education and a Bachelor of Science (Kinesiology/Physical Education) from Dalhousie University. Colin brings over two decades of experience in education, community building, yoga instruction, and mind–body healing. His professional journey includes work as a Kindergarten teacher and as the founder and director of a community of yoga studios in the Greater Toronto Area.

Colin has extensive experience in mindfulness, somatic awareness, and embodiment practices, supported by a rich background in intuitive development. He integrates humanistic approaches, including Nonviolent Communication and Compassionate Inquiry, into his work, drawing on each client’s innate wisdom and capacity for healing.

He is passionate about supporting individuals across the lifespan through attuned, client-centred care that honours the connection between mind, body, and lived experience. Colin brings a grounded, respectful presence to the therapeutic space and is committed to learning, collaboration, and serving the community with humility and compassion.

Graduate Student Interns

Lori Gill Psychotherapy is also a teaching organization. We are a highly competitive placement site and receive a high volume of applications each term from across Canada allowing us to carefully select students that we know will be a good fit with our organization and the clients that we serve. Each student is fully trained in our Integrative Trauma and Attachment Treatment Model (ITATM) ® and the breadth of techniques that we use. They complete a significant amount of reading, shadowing, and cofacilitation in the early stages of their placement which enhances their skill set and prepares them to provide quality trauma specific and wellness focused treatment. Students are only assigned clients when our clinical director, Lori Gill, views that they have a solid understanding of and effective ability to apply our approach. As a result, we fully support the great work each of our students provide! We are so pleased with their work that students are typically offered employment with Lori Gill Psychotherapy at the end of their placement. To date since we began training students we have not hired outside of our former students as they already have the skills and knowledge we are looking for! It is truly an honour to watch the growth that occurs during their placement and to train others to engage in our treatment model.

Student Placements

We accept students year round. That said, students interested in completing placement with us are encouraged to apply early as we receive a high volume of practicum applications. Please complete the form below and send your cv to holisticwellnessforhealth@gmail.com.

Our Medical Psychotherapy Partners

Sean Robb & Kaleigh Alkenbrack

Sean & Kaleigh provide support around:

Mental Health and Cognitive Challenges following Stroke
Living with Concussion
Coping with Dementia
Building a Life after Brain Injury
Coping with other Neurological Disorders (e.g., MS, ALS, etc.)
Figuring out where challenges are present

Lisa Devi Kirn Scandolari's

Lisa Devi Kirn Scandolari’s approach to teaching is to use her experience, wisdom and positive upliftment in a safe and fun style to help people reach their goals and to empower themselves through Kundalini Yoga. Lisa has completed training in our Integrative Trauma and Attachment Treatment Model (ITATM) ® and is a Certified Trauma Integration Practitioner (CTIP).