Ms. Debbie Smith provides assistance with respect to general clinic inquiries, intake and new referrals, and scheduling of existing clients. Phones are answered between the hours of 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Ms. Smith can also be reached directly at dsmith@burlingtonpcs.com
Lisa Reid, Certified Educator
Lisa Reid grew up in St. John’s, Newfoundland and now calls Burlington home. She is a certified teacher with the Ontario College of Teachers and has over 20 years of experience in education, including 15 years as the Department Head of Special Education at the secondary level. In this leadership role, she oversaw programming for… Read More…
Maria Costaki, Psychotherapist
Maria Costaki is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. She received her Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University and she also holds a Master of Education from The University of Western Ontario. Maria has worked as an elementary school teacher and as a Special Education Resource Teacher… Read More…
Susan Garofolo, Psychotherapist
Susan is a Certified Child Psychotherapist, Play Therapist and Theraplay Therapist with 20 years experience. She is a member in good standing with both the Canadian Association for Child and Play Therapy and the Theraplay Institute of Chicago. In 2013, she was honoured with the Monica Herbert Award for her contribution and dedication to Play… Read More…
Dr. Ivana Marcincinova, Psychologist (Supervised Practice)
Dr. Ivana Marcincinova has completed her Ph.D. in Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology at the University of Guelph and is currently completing her supervised practice year. She completed her clinical residency at the Waterloo Region Psychology Consortium (WRPC), where she provided assessment and treatment services for children and adolescents at Lutherwood and the Centre for… Read More…
Dr. Lauren Cudney, Psychologist (Supervised Practice)
Ms. Lauren Cudney is a Ph.D. Candidate in Clinical Psychology at McMaster University. She is clinically supervised by Dr. Kevin Jones and Dr. Katie Hildyard. She has completed clinical training at several clinics at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (Anxiety Treatment and Research Clinic, Behavioural Medicine Consultation Services, Respiratory Rehabilitation, Women’s Health Concerns Clinic) and Hamilton… Read More…
Dr. Chandan Preet
Dr. Chandan Preet obtained her Ph.D. from Panjab University in India and is currently working under the supervision of Dr. Katie Hildyard, as she works towards completing the final steps to becoming a regulated practitioner. She works with children, adolescents and adults facing various mental health challenges, including mood, anxiety, trauma, life-related stressors, interpersonal difficulties,… Read More…
Kristen Hiney, Psychologist
Kristen Hiney, Psychologist Kristen Hiney is a registered member of the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario with more than 15 years of experience working with children and adolescents. The majority of her career has been with the Halton District School Board, and she more recently joined the team at Burlington Counselling and… Read More…
Nancy Thacker, Psychologist
Ms. Nancy Thacker received her Masters in Psychology from the University of Ottawa, and is a registered school psychologist with the Ontario College of Psychologists. For most of her career she worked for the Halton District School Board, providing comprehensive psychoeducational assessments to students and consultation with school personnel. For a number of years she… Read More…
Dr. Karen Zhang, Psychologist
Dr. Karen Zhang received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from University of Western Ontario and is a registered clinical psychologist with the Ontario College of Psychologists. Dr. Zhang also holds a position in the Psychosocial Oncology Program at Juravinski Cancer Centre and is an Assistant Professor (P/T) in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences… Read More…