Meet the team
Welcome! We are a team of therapists offering individual therapy for children (10 years and up), teens, youth and adults; with a particular specialty in anxiety disorders, stress and anger management, emotional regulation, substance abuse, work-related trauma and harassment, domestic violence, grief and bereavement.
Couples/relationships counselling available upon request.
Ellis Palmero, MA, RP (Clinical director)
*(By referral only at this time - waitlist available)
I am a Registered Psychotherapist with a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology. I have over 6 years experience as a therapist. I specialize primarily on anxiety disorders (worries, fears, and panic), as well as stress management, substance abuse and emotional regulation. My main therapeutic approaches are CBT, DBT, Solution Focused Therapy and Mindfulness which are tailored to the specific needs of each client. I am fluent in both English and Spanish and able to see refugee claimants and Registered First Nations people.
Sherri Tanchak, PhD, MSW, RSW
*Limited spots available.
Sherri has a PhD in Social Work and has previously worked as a frontline worker, advocate, counsellor, policy analyst, researcher and post-secondary social work instructor. Over the last three years, she has predominantly focused her career as a therapist offering services to adults and adolescents seeking support with anxiety, depression, domestic violence, bullying and harassment, grief and bereavement, occupational stress and trauma, and sexual assault. She practices from a trauma-informed perspective.
Christine Winkle, RSSW
Christine has more than 6 years experience as a therapist. She works with folks from a person-centered and trauma informed approach guided in modalities of Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Somatic practices, Dialectical-Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). She supports folks struggling with depression, mood disorders, anxiety, anger, stress, attachment, relationships, substance abuse, trauma, and nervous system dysregulation.
Please note: Booking is now available online. You may contact us to be added to the waitlist if you would like to book with Ellis Palmero. Calls and emails will be answered within 24 hours. Returning clients can contact their respective therapist directly to be scheduled.