Rachel Oliver MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist
Clinical Director
Taking the first step to find help in working through life’s challenges takes self-awareness and courage. Congratulations for taking that first step. As your therapist, I promise you the following: I will work with you, at your pace, to help you feel confident and energized about who you are. I will help support you in facing life’s difficulties and in building strong and healthy relationships. I will value the nuances and uniqueness of your life journey and I will motivate you to meet your therapy goals with care and compassion.
I have provided counselling services for people with mental health concerns for the past 10 years in hospital, schools and in not-for-profit settings. Primarily, I work with individuals 16 years of age and older, who are interested in seeking support in emotional, behavioural, and relationship issues.
My areas of expertise are helping people with anxiety, depression, trauma, self esteem, eating disorders, and parenting. I shape my therapy approach to best fit for your needs. Please contact me for more information, it would be a pleasure to work with you.
Therapies Practiced: CBT, DBT, ACT, FBT, EFT, EFST-P, CPT, and Structural Dissociation Theory
Services Offered: Online Video (Individual, Family, and Couples)
Populations Served: Adolescents, Adults
Treatment Specialties: Eating disorders, Relationship Issues, Mood and
Anxiety, Self-Esteem, Body Acceptance, and Trauma & PTSD.
Insurance Information: Masters of Social Work, Registered Social Worker (RSW) with the Province of Ontario.
Read more about Rachel
Rachel is the founder and clinical director at The Emotion Centre Inc. (TEC). Rachel created TEC with the vision of building a team to serve the community with eating disorders and body image issues. This team shares a collective vision of helping people develop meaningful relationships with themselves and others which is integral to recovery.
Rachel’s passion to support individuals with eating disorders came from her own lived experience with an eating disorder as an adolescent. Rachel completed her masters studies with the mission of understanding how to help individuals with eating disorders. She also worked as a therapist in different inpatient and outpatient hospital settings to learn how to support this population. She learned the value of behavioural modification in hospital settings that helped clients with symptom interruption. However, she noticed there was a gap when it came to helping individuals process deeper rooted emotions and unmet needs. She also noticed that many individuals had difficulties creating strong relationships with themselves and others that hindered their recovery.
It was her own journey struggling with an eating disorder while witnessing others not receive the care she knew they needed that drove her to create TEC. TEC is designed to fill the gaps and help individuals recover in a space that understands the nuances of their recovery and relationships. She is happy to say that this vision came true when TEC launched in August 2020.
Rachel transferred the valuable knowledge from the complexities of eating disorders to help support individuals with relationships and mental health issues. Over the last two years, Rachel also has been helping clients navigate the complicated world of online dating and relationships.