About Elissa
Elissa is an accomplished and highly skilled social worker with over 25 years of experience working in a diverse range of social work agencies and health care institutions throughout the Greater Toronto Area.
Elissa spent many years working in the community visiting clients in their own homes, with the Children’s Aid Society, Rehab Express (a CCAC partner agency), and MediSeen. Through these experiences, Elissa gained extensive skills in helping children and adults dealing with domestic violence and abuse, and medical and mental health issues. In addition to supportive counselling, Elissa provided crisis intervention and strong advocacy to help clients access much needed resources.
Elissa also has years of experience working in various medical settings including Southlake Regional Health Centre, Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Chartwell Gibson Long Term Care Residence, and Mackenzie Health Hospital. In these positions Elissa worked with clients in a wide range of age groups, providing individual, family and group counselling. Elissa helped her clients cope with many diverse issues including addictions, financial challenges, homelessness, domestic violence and abuse, dementia, eating disorders, caregiver stress, mental health issues, adjustment to illness and new diagnosis, end of life and palliative care planning, and bereavement. Elissa sat on a variety of workplace committees and served as an acting supervisor and Professional Practice Leader.
Elissa is very personable and friendly, and this allows her clients to feel at ease when speaking with her. She is strong in her ability to assess clients’ situations and is well known for her honest and straightforward approach. Elissa is extremely passionate about her social work practice. In addition to her extensive work experience, she draws upon her own life experiences in helping clients to achieve their goals.
Elissa holds a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Sociology and a minor in Psychology, and a Master of Social Work, both obtained at the University of Toronto.
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