Registered Social Worker & Psychotherapist

Chantal Simms is a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist with over 16 years of clinical experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through life’s most complex and meaningful transitions.

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Chantal has experience supporting individual's at every stage of life, adolescents, adults and couples, providing thoughtful, personalized care that honours each individual’s unique experiences. Her practice is grounded in inclusivity, and welcomes clients of all  identities, cultures, and backgrounds into a safe, supportive space for healing and growth.

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Her clinical work is grounded in extensive training in evidence-based therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for mood, sleep difficulties, and vasomotor symptoms (VMS), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), mindfulness-based therapies, and other integrative approaches. She brings experience working within Women’s College Hospital–affiliated health care environments, collaborating closely with interdisciplinary teams to support comprehensive and coordinated care. In her tenure at Women's College Hospital she has held leadership roles as a Professional Advisor and Adjunct Lecturer with the University of Toronto, providing supervision to over 30 Master's of Social Work Students. 

 

In addition to general mental health support, her practice has a focus and specialization on the unique challenges of midlife and the significant physical, mental and emotional transitions that this stage of life brings.

Along with her private practice, she is proud to be a part of Bravella Health, a  network dedicated to integrated, whole-person care for women in midlife and menopause. 

 

Most extended health benefit plans cover her services, making psychotherapy an accessible part of your overall health and wellness care.