We're shifting the conversation from education to mental health. In this episode, Trisha, Ines and Joel explain how they bring Self-Reg into their therapy practices with children, youth, adults and families. We have a candid conversation around how hope, resilience and belonging play a role in their work.
Joel Gunzburg
Joel Gunzburg is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker that has been working in independent and public schools for over 20 years. He is currently the Assistant Head of Lower School at Sandy Spring. Friends School. Before he accepted this administrative role, Joel was the counselor Lower School Counselor at Sandy Spring for four years. Joel has spent the better part of his career designing, implementing, and teaching social emotional learning for Pre-K through 12th grade.
Joel also has a private group therapy practice in Bethesda, MD, where he and his team have been providing a variety of services for children, adolescents, young adults, and families to reach optimal quality of life since 2007. Joel and his team also provide a number of different SEL workshops for students and professional development opportunities for school faculty and staff.
Trisha Mendoza
Trisha is a registered Social Worker with a Master's in Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University. She has spent the past 20 years supporting individuals and families through the most challenging of times. Her experience includes working with justice-involved youth, youth in CAS care, forensic clients, adult survivors of sexual abuse and various other marginalized communities. She is currently a consultant specializing in self-regulation in the early years for a French-first language school board in Southwestern Ontario, and she has been a psychotherapist in private practice since 2018.
Inês Lincho
Inês is a Registered Social Worker and Child and Youth Care Practitioner with over 15 years of experience supporting children, youth, adults and families in various clinical, community and school-based settings. Her experience includes working with young people from Indigenous communities in Northern and Southern Ontario, newcomer (immigrant & refugee) youth, families involved with Family and Children’s Services and other marginalized communities. Inês began working as a psychotherapist in 2020 where she supported individuals involved in motor vehicle collisions. Currently, Inês has a private practice, in Southern Ontario, and works with adults, parents/caregivers, children and youth using a combination of evidence-based therapies, Self-Reg, play and art.
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