Meet Our Team
Combining traditional and innovative approaches to mental health
Our Therapists and Integrative Approach
At New Pathways, we specialize in cutting-edge somatic therapies designed to support your mental health and overall well-being. Our team of experienced Registered Social Workers and Psychotherapists is dedicated to providing trauma-informed, holistic mental health services.
With over 20 years of experience in community and medical settings, our team values collaborative and interprofessional care to comprehensively address your mental health needs.
We meet regularly as a team for consultation and supervision so that we are keeping to high professional standards and to our values of community based care. We make referrals to each other and community partners to ensure a smooth continuity of care for your optimal mental health.
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Lynn Hill, RSW (She/Her)
I am a registered Social Worker with over 10 years experience, and more recently a neurofeedback practitioner. I have worked primarily in healthcare settings, supporting individuals and their families facing chronic and life-limiting illnesses. This work has taught me the importance of living in the present with intentionality and purpose. My approach to therapy is integrative and I draw upon a number of approaches including Narrative Therapy and Emotion-Focused Therapy. I am a trauma-informed practitioner that understands the importance of body-oriented therapies. I believe the basis of mental and physical health is a well regulated nervous system.
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Heather Campbell, MSW, RSW (She/Her)
I am a Registered Social Worker (RSW) with 23 years experience. I work from a trauma trained psychotherapeutic framework with an Anti-Oppression lens. My background has been working in an integrated healthcare setting with a diverse, inner city population. I believe that healing in therapy must be integrative in nature and I work with somatic approaches including EMDR, Emotional Freedom technique (tapping), Matrix Reimprinting and Neurofeedback. My approach is to meet each person where they are at in their healing journey and bring my expertise to support you to empower yourself to live a better and more balanced life.
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Emma Ates, RP, RCAT, DTATI (She/Her)
I'm a Registered Psychotherapist with over 6 years of experience integrating art therapy, mindfulness, and other techniques. I help individuals navigate mental health challenges, relationships, and career issues. My approach promotes understanding of one's thoughts and emotions, aiming for alignment with personal values. I work with youth to adults and offer services in English and French.
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Celia Schwartz, MSW, RSW (She/Her)
I am a Registered Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience. My approach is to be a partner in one’s journey to healing through a safe, trusting relationship between therapist and client. I work from a trauma-informed, body-centred approach that emphasizes becoming aware of how our physical selves relate to our mental states. I offer a variety of approaches including EMDR.
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Tara Zadeh MD, RP (she/her)
I’m a Registered Psychotherapist with over 10 years working in the field of mental health. My practice offers an integrative trauma-informed approach drawing on EMDR, mindfulness, CBT, Strength-based models. I believe in your body’s healing intelligence and my role is to support you along this journey to wellness and healing. I speak English and Farsi.
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Felicity Bannister, MSW, RSW (she/her)
As a Registered Social Worker, I practice trauma sensitive mindfulness, with a relational and somatic approach to psychotherapy. I also provide psychedelic integration therapy. I help people transform and find their inner strength by providing a compassionate, safe setting for healing and recovery.
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Angela Wang, MSW, RSW (she/her)
As a Registered Social Worker, researcher, and neurofeedback practitioner, I actively practice from a client-led, trauma-informed lens. My primary role at New Pathways is to offer neurofeedback therapy to help clients feel more resilient and safer in their nervous systems. I strongly believe that each person has the capability for recovery and wellness and will work alongside individuals to help navigate distress and discomfort.
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Breanne Benson, MACP Candidate (she/her)
As the intake coordinator at New Pathways, I am dedicated to helping new clients find the best support tailored to their individual needs. In addition to this role, I am currently pursuing my Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology at Sofia University and am excited to offer psychotherapy services as part of my practicum training. My therapeutic style incorporates a heart-centered approach to facilitate restoring a person’s inner balance and aliveness.
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Giselle Signoroni, MSW, RSW (she/her)
My name is Giselle Signoroni. I’m a Registered Social Worker (RSW) with more than 20 years of experience working within public education. This experience has taught me about the value of collaboration and advocacy to understand and then support children, youth and families impacted by trauma or living with physical diversity or neurodiversity.
Giselle is taking online clients only
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Rachael Frankford MSW, RSW (she/her)
I’m the Owner and Founder of New Pathways. I help my clients heal from trauma and mental health concerns through a combination of somatic, mindfulness and neuroscience-based therapies. I believe in the mind-body connection and the importance of a safe, therapeutic relationship to help people heal from life challenges.
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Dr. Ellen Katz, Ph.D. MSW, RSW (she/her)
I am the academic and research advisor to the Centre. I provide input and supervision, helping the Centre’s clinicians understand the thinking behind their work with clients. I also oversee the research component of the Centre’s work. I am interested and have additional clinical training in, a variety of mind-body interventions and trauma treatment.
Ellen is not taking clients at this time.
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Savannah Jack, BSW, RSW (she/her)
I am a Registered Social Worker and neurofeedback technician with a Bachelors of Social Work. Having experienced neurofeedback’s healing benefits myself, I became passionate about the brain and nervous system’s innate ability to heal from trauma.
I have experience working with children, youth and families, and now adults seeking neurofeedback. I am excited to walk alongside clients in their mental health journeys through calming and regulating the brain and body.
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Arabella Vaillancourt (she/her)
Arabella is a graduate student in Public health and a Neurofeedback technician. She is passionate about health equity and accessibility. She believes everyone should have access to therapy and somatic interventions such as Neurofeedback. Arabella is here to help provide low-cost Neurofeedback. If you want to try Neurofeedback but can't afford the cost, email or call us to see if we have space!
The therapists practicing at New Pathways Therapy Center are all licensed and registered, independent professionals in their field of work, each with a Masters level education. We serve adults, youth, couples and families in Toronto and online services for clients throughout Ontario. To book an appointment with a therapist, please fill out the form on the contact page.
Harness the mind-body connection to create new pathways in your life.
At New Pathways Therapy Center, we believe therapy is a collaborative process. We don’t just sit back and listen. We look forward to supporting you on your journey towards healing, balance and growth.