Vennassa Roper-Cunningham
Co-Founder & Registered Psychotherapist
MA, RP, CTP
Hello and welcome! I am Vennassa, a Registered psychotherapist based in the Greater Toronto Area and a Licensed Professional Counselor in the United States. As a Registered Psychotherapist, I aim to extend compassion and empathy to everyone so that they feel supported, listened to and cared for. In therapy, I work with racialized individuals, immigrants, and people living with depression, anxiety, and life-changing events of abuse, death, family separation, and other adverse experiences.
As an immigrant and a black woman, I embraced my intersectionality and lived experiences which positively influence my therapeutic techniques. I believe that mental health can only be understood with a holistic approach considering the biopsychosocial factors that affect us.
I support living a full and meaningful life; therefore, when I am out of the office, I enjoy spending time in nature with my family and friends and travelling and learning about new cultures. I embrace the mantra that we can break through fear and live audaciously.
My Expertise:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Behavioural Activation
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused cognitive behavioural therapy,
- Attachment-focused and family systems theory
- Elements of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- Psycho-education strategies