Hello/Tansi,
My name is Lenore Schrader, and I am a Registered Provisional Psychologist with nearly two years of practice. However, I bring over 25 years of experience working with children and families in community and school settings through a variety of roles. My passion lies in empowering individuals to harness the insight and strength they already possess, fostering meaningful change, healing, and growth as they move toward their goals.
Building a strong therapeutic rapport with each client is central to my approach. I believe in working collaboratively as a team to explore how attachment, relationship dynamics, and emotions influence the paths our lives take. I provide support for a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma, eating disorders, attention deficit, oppositional defiance, obsessive-compulsive disorder, grief and loss, and existential crises, among others.
I work with children aged 8 and up, adolescents, adults, couples, and families, and I thoroughly enjoy engaging with every age and stage of life. My therapeutic approach is rooted in emotions and attachment, yet it is always tailored to meet the unique needs, lived experiences, values, and beliefs of my clients.
While I am trained in a variety of therapeutic modalities, I often incorporate play therapy for younger clients, as well as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), Gottman Method Level 2 for couples, trauma-informed therapy, Polyvagal Theory, grief therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Gestalt therapy.
I was drawn to psychology as an adolescent seeking answers, healing, and understanding. Taking the step to ask for help is courageous, and I look forward to walking alongside you on your journey toward well-being.
