Brooke Smith is a dedicated and compassionate Registered Psychotherapist with a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. She takes a trauma-informed and strength-based approach to therapy, fostering a safe and collaborative environment where individuals can heal, grow, and thrive.

Brooke specializes in supporting clients through trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and depression and has extensive experience working with first responders. Her expertise also includes helping individuals navigate stress, burnout, grief, and sleep challenges, offering tailored, evidence-based strategies to meet each client’s unique needs.

Brooke is deeply committed to empowering her clients throughout their healing journey, blending compassion with effective therapeutic approaches to promote resilience and personal growth.

Services

• Individual psychotherapy (virtual)
• Trauma-focused therapy
• First responder support (WSIB clients)
• PTSD treatment
• Sleep therapy (insomnia)
• Grief and bereavement counselling
• Stress and burnout management
• Mood disorder treatment
• Complex trauma therapy

Therapy Modalities

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) – Standard Protocol
• Recent Traumatic Episode Protocol (R-TEP)
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) – Specialized training
• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT-M)
• Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
• Prolonged Exposure Therapy
• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
• Trauma-informed CBT

Area of Focus

• Trauma and PTSD
• Complex trauma
• Anxiety and depression
• First responders mental health
• Stress management and burnout
• Insomnia and sleep disorders
• ADHD
• Traumatic grief and bereavement
• Mood disorders

Credentials

• Registered Psychotherapist (RP #13421) – College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
• Professional Member – Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
• Master of Arts (M.A.) in Counselling Psychology – Yorkville University (2023)
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Major in Psychology (June 2019)

Specialized Training & Certifications:

• EMDR Therapy (Standard Protocol & R-TEP)
• CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I) – Specialized
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Fundamentals
• Mindfulness-Based CBT
• Prolonged Exposure Therapy
• Grief and Loss Training
• Expanding the Window of Tolerance: Empowering Clients Through Self-Regulation

Pending Future Training:

• EMDR 2.0
• Brainspotting