The Healing Collective

Kristy is a Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW with over 15 years of experience working with children, youth, and adults in community treatment and hospital settings. Kristy specializes in treating individuals with mental health disorders as well as the families that support them. Kristy has a laid back, non-judgmental approach to psychotherapy which has been proven to be helpful with engaging her clients. Kristy works from an anti-oppressive lens and uses client focused therapies including but not limited to Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, emotion focused and solution focused therapy.

Zenia Mihevc, MSW RSW, is the owner and clinical director of A Little Zen Counselling and Psychotherapy located in Uxbridge, Ontario. As a Registered Social Worker, Registered Kripalu Yoga Teacher, and Mindfulness Coach Zenia’s passion is to create a safe space to help individuals on their journey back to wellness.  Zenia offers individual and small group counselling and coaching experiences for challenges that may be related to:  Trauma, Depression and/or Anxiety, Work/Life Balance, Caregiver Stress and/or Self-Care, Self-Esteem, Life Transitions / Adjustment / Grief and Loss. Zenia provides a peaceful and holistic approach to counselling and coaching, to help achieve balance and wellness. Zenia facilitates person-centered exploration with ease, allowing individuals to discover their inner strength and move forward in life. Zenia’s depth of knowledge and clinical skills have been recognized in British Columbia and Ontario. She has been invited by a variety of agencies, media outlets and educational institutes to speak on topics such as children’s mental health, grief and loss, death and dying, self-care, HIV awareness, population aging and the life course, and mindfulness. Zenia also facilitated the 2023 Stretch Heal Grow.

Emma Rinaldo (BA, BEd, MSW, RSW) is a registered clinical social worker and psychotherapist in private practice and at Women’s College Hospital (WCH) in Toronto. For the past eight years she has worked in clinical settings including the Neuro-Oncology program and Family Therapy Training Program at The Hospital for Sick Children and is currently at the Peter Gilgan Centre for Women’s Cancers at WCH. She offers support to individuals and their families who are managing acute or chronic health conditions and facing a variety of mental health challenges. Emma has certifications and training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy and Narrative Therapy. Emma was also an Elementary school teacher for six years prior to obtaining her Master’s in Social Work. Emma has also facilitated Virtual Support Group sessions in the past for Rethink.

Dr. Kim Cullen is a Clinical and Health Psychologist, and sex therapist who works with a diverse range of client concerns including mood and anxiety disorders, relationship difficulties, gender and sexuality, women’s health, and life transitions. Kim is especially passionate about supporting individuals and couples facing challenges with intimacy as a result of illness, pain, and altered mobility/ability, particularly in the context of cancer. In addition to her clinical work in private practice, Kim is frequently invited as an expert speaker on the topic of sex and cancer, facilitates workshops and retreats, and provides support and education to health care providers.  She has also served on various sexual health and education committees, and was an expert reviewer for the Canadian Cancer Society’s informational booklet on sex, intimacy, and cancer. Through her collaboration with Rethink, Kim has participated in panel discussions, delivered workshops at Stretch Grow Heal, and developed an educational video and blog series on sex and breast cancer. Kim hopes to empower women to openly discuss the impact of breast cancer on their sexual wellbeing and sense of self, and is an advocate for the development of accessible resources to address these issues. Kim believes in a bio-psycho-social model of care that integrates community and connection as an integral part of healing and growth.