Meet Our Team

Founder & CEO, Life & Family Counselling Services

With over 30 years of experience, Dr. Marano is a highly compassionate psychotherapist who supports individuals, couples, and families through life transitions, relationships, and personal growth. Holding a Doctorate in Counselling & Psychotherapy, she uses evidence-based care to foster resilience and authenticity.

Meet Paula – Compassionate Support for Individuals, Couples, and Families

Paula brings a warm, holistic approach to therapy, working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. She specializes in abuse, trauma, parenting, domestic violence, transitions, grief, separation, and self-esteem. Current maternity leave.

Meet Jennifer – Compassionate Care for Individuals, Families, and Couples

With 20+ years of experience in healthcare and mental health, Jennifer creates a welcoming space for individuals and couples. She helps people manage anxiety, depression, eating disorders, body image, and self-esteem challenges with holistic support.

Meet Andrina – Compassionate Support Across Life’s Challenges

Andrina brings broad experience across community organizations and mental health settings. She works with children, youth, and adults, helping with anxiety, stress, grief, family issues, and overwhelm using CBT, solution-focused, and trauma-informed care.

Meet Ruby (Ravinder) – Compassionate Support for Children, Youth, Adults, and Families

Ruby is a client-centred social worker who supports children, youth, adults, and families with challenges such as anxiety, depression, stress, relationship issues, and family conflict. She draws from CBT, Solution-Focused, and Narrative Therapy to help clients build coping skills and create lasting change.

Meet Celeste – Compassionate Support for Your Mental Wellness Journey

A Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Celeste supports clients experiencing anxiety, depression, and interpersonal issues. Her compassionate, culturally sensitive approach helps clients feel heard and empowered on their wellness journey.

Meet Arya – Guiding You Toward Wellness with Compassion and Clarity

Arya uses CBT and strengths-based therapy to help individuals and couples with anxiety, stress, youth-related challenges, and relationship communication. Her client-centred approach fosters clarity, empathy, and meaningful connections.

Meet Gabrielle – Empowering You Through Compassionate, Inclusive Care

Gabrielle creates a judgment-free, inclusive space for clients facing low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, stress, anger, life transitions, and identity exploration. She uses CBT and solution-focused techniques to build resilience and inner streng

Meet Stephanie – Compassionate Support for Your Journey Toward Healing and Growth

Stephanie warmly supports clients of all ages, including children, with anxiety, depression, stress, and life transitions. She draws from CBT, mindfulness, and solution-focused therapy to help clients build resilience and self-awareness.

Meet Olesia – Supporting Growth Through Compassionate, Culturally Sensitive Care

A multilingual therapist fluent in English, Russian, and Ukrainian, Olesia offers culturally sensitive support in a warm, nonjudgmental space. She addresses anxiety, stress, trauma, self-esteem, and parenting challenges using psychodynamic, CBT, and solution-focused therapies. She also offers pro bono services.

Meet Emilia – Partnering With You to Foster Growth and Well-Being

Emilia partners with clients facing anxiety, depression, interpersonal conflict, and life transitions. Her compassionate approach utilizes CBT, DBT, somatic therapy, and ACT to foster holistic well-being and growth.

Meet Sabrina – Compassionate Guidance to Support Your Growth and Healing

Empowering clients through a strengths-focused and compassionate approach, Sabrina works with those navigating anxiety, depression, stress, interpersonal conflicts, and life transitions. She draws from CBT, mindfulness, MBCT, ACT, and compassion-focused therapy.

Meet Sofia – Guiding Clients Toward Resilience, Clarity, and Self-Discovery

Supporting clients of all ages—including children and teens—Sofia helps individuals build self-awareness, clarity, and resilience while working through anxiety, depression, stress, relationships, and life changes using CBT, solution-focused, and person-centred techniques.

Meet Meagan – Creating Safe, Supportive, and Inclusive Spaces

Meagan creates inclusive, trauma-informed, and person-centred spaces— especially for those navigating anxiety, mood concerns, stress, insomnia, life transitions, pregnancy, or postpartum issues. She draws on CBT and brings warmth and empathy to her practice.

Meet Tiffany – Genuine and Supportive Guidance Toward Meaningful Change

Tiffany offers a warm and non-judgmental space for individuals navigating anxiety, stress, ADHD, life transitions, and interpersonal challenges. She integrates CBT, Solution-Focused, person-centred, and strengths-based approaches to empower clients and build resilience.