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Our Team
Nicole Rethy,
BA, MSW, RSW
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Nicole is a mother of two children with a quirky Bernadoodle. She understands that life’s stressors and changes can affect your relationship with yourself and loved ones. She takes a holistic, anti-oppressive and trauma informed approach to care, catering services specific to each couples needs. With over 15 years of experience working in mental health, she is able to adapt her approach to address your or your loved one’s needs. Her passions include her family, spending time outside—especially near water, reading, rowing, running, as well as travel.
Email: nicolerethy@couplesandfamilytherapy.ca
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In Person or Virtual
Nicole provides parenting support, while also working with children and adolescents to improve emotion regulation self-confidence, anxiety, sleep, and ADHD.
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In person or virtual.
Nicole works with individuals to help manage stress and anxiety, finding a balance within a busy life, transition to parenthood, relationship adjustment, burnout, ADHD, self-care, guilt and shame.
The modalities of therapy she has trained in and practice include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Mindfulness Based Approaches, with additional training in addictions, ADHD, and ASD.
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In person or virtual.
Nicole works with couples to help with navigating the changes to a relationship that come with the addition of a new child, improving communication skills, managing cognitive load, working with differing values and beliefs, connection and intimacy, trust and repair.
Nicole has completed Level 1 and 2 Gottman Method Couples Therapy training as well as Emotion Focused Therapy training to help couples feel more heard, increase communication, and connection
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In family therapy, Nicole supports family members to work towards improving communication, setting limits and boundaries, and creating a better understanding of where everyone is coming from. N
Nicole brings in elements of Gottman Method, and Emotion Focused Family Therapy to support families.
Alison Whitty,
BA, MA, RP(Q)
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Alison is a mom, a spouse to a first responder, and a retired high-performance athlete and coach. These lived experiences shape how she shows up in her work—bringing a deep understanding of stress, transition, performance pressure, and the impact relationships have on our ability to show up as our best selves.
Alison supports individuals and couples navigating relational challenges, life stressors, and major transitions. She works collaboratively with clients to slow things down, build self-awareness, and create more secure, connected ways of relating—supporting greater clarity, confidence, and emotional balance.
Outside of work, Alison enjoys spending time with her family, staying active (especially near the water), reading, and traveling.
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In person or virtual.
Alison is formally trained in Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) and draws primarily from attachment-based approaches, somatic awareness, and self-compassion practices.
She thoughtfully integrates elements of mindfulness, narrative exploration, cognitive (CBT), solution-focused (SFBT), and strengths-based therapies to help clients deepen emotional awareness, heal relational wounds, and cultivate a more compassionate relationship with themselves and with others.
Each session is tailored to the individual’s unique needs, goals, and pace.
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Alison brings her unique athletic and coaching background into the therapy room, viewing the couple as the most important team in the family unit. She recognizes that when that team dynamic is healthy, it creates a ripple effect of stability and resilience that improves performance and brings ease to everyday life.
She specializes in supporting couples who feel emotionally disconnected, are stuck in painful loops of miscommunication, or are navigating high-stress lifestyles. Alison deeply understands the unique pressures of parenting, the toll that shift work and first responder roles can take on a relationship, and the impact of high-performance careers.
Formally trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT), Alison helps partners move beyond surface-level arguments to understand the patterns that keep them stuck. Whether you are rebuilding trust after betrayal or simply trying to find your way back to one another, she provides a non-judgmental space to process these emotions.
Her sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented, helping you build the skills needed to transform your relationship into a secure, resilient partnership.
David Angus,
BSW, MSW, RSW
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David supports individuals through life’s challenges by helping them to understand how they process the world around them, and how our life experience shapes how we think, feel and behave.
David works closely with clients to identify where change can happen, and how individuals can find their autonomy to work towards their personal goals.
David’s experience supporting individuals with chronic illness and individuals who have experienced grief enables him to create a safe space to explore co-existence with our emotions and our storied histories.
In his spare time, David enjoys concerts, theatre, spending time with friends and family, and playing his guitar.
Email: davidangus@couplesandfamilytherapy.ca
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David works with individuals to help manage stress and anxiety, as well as those experiencing grief and loss. He helps with finding a balance within a stressful life. Other areas he can support include:
Chronic Illness,
Depression,
Gender and Sexual Identity,
Relationships,
Post Secondary Adjustment
David uses an eclectic approach, blending Motivational Interviewing, Trauma Informed Practices, CBT, DBT, Narrative Therapy and Anti-Oppressive Practices, tailoring each approach to meet individual needs.
Madalyn Hillmer
BA, MA, RP(Q)
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Madalyn is passionate about helping individuals and couples find calm, connection, and clarity through life’s challenges.
With a special interest in perinatal mental health, Madalyn helps individuals and couples strengthen their connection and navigate the transitions of pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting.
Before entering private practice, Madalyn worked extensively with vulnerable and marginalized populations, supporting individuals experiencing homelessness, trauma, and mental health challenges. These experiences continue to inform her grounded, compassionate, and trauma-informed approach to care. Rooted in trauma-informed practice, Madalyn strives to create a safe, supportive space where healing and growth can unfold.
Outside of the therapy room, Madalyn enjoys spending time with family, camping in the outdoors, and travelling.
Email: madalynhillmer@couplesandfamilytherapy.ca
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In person or virtual.
Madalyn offers therapy for adults and youth aged 13 and up who are navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, trauma, and identity shifts. She creates a safe, non-judgmental space where clients can explore their inner experiences and build emotional resilience.
With a focus on perinatal mental health, Madalyn also supports individuals through the emotional and psychological changes that can arise during pregnancy and parenting. Her work emphasizes self-awareness, healing, and personal growth.
EMDR:
Madalyn offers EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Therapy, an evidence-based approach that helps the brain process and heal from trauma.
EMDR can reduce the emotional impact of distressing memories, ease anxiety, and shift negative self-beliefs. It’s especially helpful for those feeling stuck or overwhelmed by past experience
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In person or virtual.
In her work with couples, Madalyn helps partners strengthen communication, rebuild trust, and deepen emotional connection. She supports couples at all stages—whether they’re in conflict, feeling distant, or preparing for major life changes.
She has a particular interest in helping couples navigate the transition to parenthood, offering tools to manage stress and stay connected through the shifts that come with growing a family.
Tracey Marshall
BA, MA, RP
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Tracey is skilled in helping children, teens, and adults navigate personal struggles, mental health and behavioural concerns, as well as life transitions. Through a supportive relationship, Tracey will help you to build new tools to manage big emotions and behaviours, and build resilience. Her approach is neuroaffirming, compassionate, & collaborative. She brings 20 years of experience working with youth and families in private practice, lived-in treatment, day treatment, crisis services, family outreach, & youth justice.
Together, you can explore your challenges and goals, address challenging behaviours and limiting beliefs, and uncover difficult patterns using assessment tools, proven interventions, and effective treatment planning.
Outside of work Tracey enjoys spending time with family.
Email: traceymarshall@couplesandfamilytherapy.ca
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Tracey works with children and adolescents to provide a safe space to talk, to identify and explore different emotions, as well as targeting symptoms of anxiety and depression. Her other areas of focus include:
ADHD and Neurodivergence
Emotion Regulation/managing big emotions
Relational challenges
Self-Harm
ODD
Trauma
School Issues
Self Esteem
Body Positivity
Coping Skills
Life Transitions
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Tracey works with individuals to help manage stress and anxiety, as well as depression. She helps with finding a balance within a stressful life. Other areas she can support includ
Neurodiversity including ASD and ADHD
Coping Skills and Emotion Regulation Strategies
Life Transitions
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Stress and Anxiety
Depression
Self-Harm
Trauma
Parenting Support and Parenting transitions
Tracey uses holistic, Integrative Therapy - IFS, Attachment based, narrative therapy, CBT, DBT, ACT, EFT, Solution Focused, Mindfulness, and Trauma Informed approaches, tailoring each approach to meet individual needs.