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Joy Levesque RSSW, Psychotherapist

Offers In-person and virtual appointments
  • Social Worker
  • Woman
  • Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars. 50 rating(s).
Accepting new patients

Provider's hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Tuesday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Thursday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Friday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Saturday
10:00 am - 6:30 pm

Description

Joy comes to our team holding an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Laurentian University and a diploma in social service work from Georgian College. Joy has over 8+ years of post-grad experience in a variety of sectors, both public and private. 

Joy is trained in various modalities and will tailor these to suit your treatment goals. 

Joy strives to meet you where you are. Joy will ensure you feel seen, heard, and understood. 

She looks forward to connecting with you as you embark on your journey to find your purpose, strengths, and ideal future self.

Conditions

  • Abuse
  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Adjustment disorder
  • Adoption
  • Aging
  • Alcohol Abuse
  • Anger
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Asperger's Syndrome
  • Autism
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body Image
  • Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
  • Bullying
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Codependency
  • Communication
  • Compulsive gambling
  • Depression
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse or Violence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Emotion Regulation
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Excoriation disorder
  • Family planning
  • Fears / Phobias
  • Gambling Addiction
  • Geriatric Counselling
  • Grief, loss, bereavement
  • Histrionic personality disorder
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Infertility or Adoption
  • Infidelity
  • Insomnia
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Internet Addiction
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Loneliness
  • Medical Detox
  • Men's Issues
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mood disorders
  • Narcissistic Personality Disorder
  • Obesity
  • Obsessive- Compulsive (OCD)
  • Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
  • Panic disorder
  • Paranoid personality disorder
  • Parenting
  • Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymic Disorder)
  • Personality Disorders
  • Postpartum depression
  • Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Psychosis
  • Quiet Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Relationship Issues
  • Schizophrenia
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-harming or suicidal behavior
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Sleep Disorder
  • Social Anxiety Disorder
  • Social Isolation
  • Somatic symptom disorder
  • Stopping Smoking
  • Stress
  • Substance Abuse
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Suicide
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Tourette Syndrome
  • Trauma
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  • Video Game Addiction
  • Weight Loss
  • Women's Issues
  • Workplace stress

Services

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Interpersonal psychotherapy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Narrative therapy
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Positive psychology
  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Strength-based therapy
  • The Gottman method
  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

Clientele

  • Adults (18+)​
  • Seniors (65+)​
  • Teens (13-17)​

Languages spoken

  • English

Education

  • BA (Psychology)
  • SSW

Professional associations

  • Ontario College of Social Workers & Social Service Workers
Facility Information

Summary

Forging Forward Counselling Services is a group of highly trained, regulated professionals located in Pembroke, ON, with over 20 years of combined experience in offering counselling & psychotherapy services. Each therapist has a slightly different focus and training, with the unique ability to work collaboratively as a team. Our team has extensive knowledge of working with adults, children & youth, couples, and families. We also offer specialized services such as parenting support, trauma therapy, vocational rehabilitation counselling, and motor vehicle accident therapy.

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Tuesday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Thursday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Friday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Saturday
10:00 am - 6:30 pm

Services & supplies

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Interpersonal psychotherapy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Narrative therapy
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Positive psychology
  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Strength-based therapy
  • The Gottman method
  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

Amenities

  • Free parking
  • Wheelchair accessible
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223-224 Pembroke St W, Pembroke, ON K8A 5N2

Provider's hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Tuesday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Thursday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Friday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Saturday
10:00 am - 6:30 pm

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Tuesday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Wednesday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Thursday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Friday
9:30 am - 8:30 pm
Saturday
10:00 am - 6:30 pm