THERAPISTS
Cooper, Dr. Warwick
Dr. Warwick Cooper has served as the EMERGE Ministries Canada Clinical
Director since 2006. Warwick was born in England and spent his early
years in Africa where his father managed a Palm Oil Plantation for
Lever Brothers. He has an undergraduate degree in Theology from
Northwest Baptist College in Vancouver, BC, an MA from Providence
Seminary in Manitoba and a DMin from Andersonville Baptist Seminary in
Atlanta.
Warwick is member of the Association of Christian Counselors (AACC),
the Ontario Association of Counsellors, Consultants, Psychometrists
& Psychotherapists (OACCPP); a Certified Critical Incident
Stress Debriefer/Trainer with the Canadian Critical Incident Stress
Foundation of which he serves on the Board of Directors; President of
Compass Coaching International™, and a certified Biblical
Life Coach and Coach Trainer with Compass Coaching
International™.
DeGraaf, Dick
Dick DeGraaf has an undergraduate degree in
Sociology/Religion and Culture, and a Master of Social Work.
Dick's counseling works spans over 30 years. He
presently specializes in Men's Issues, Addictive Behaviours,
Relationships including pre-marriage and marital.
Dick is a clinical member with the
American Association of Marital and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and also the
Ontario Assocation of Marriage and Family Therapy (OAMFT). He
is a registered marriage and family therapist and a member with the
American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC).
Dick is an avid runner and has competed in
numerous marathons.
Doxsee, Lois
Lois Doxsee received her Masters of
Divinity in Counselling from
Tyndale University College and Seminary. As a counsellor she has worked
at
Catholic Family services, Child and Adolescent Services, as a contract
therapist with People’s Church Counselling and Family
Ministries, and also in
her own private practice. She is a member of the American Association
of
Christian Counsellors and the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario.
From her initial career as a registered
nurse, she has
developed an interest in wholeness; not
only of body, but soul and spirit as well. Lois has a particular
interest in
helping individuals deal with problems related to stress, anxiety,
depression, low self esteem, sexual/physical abuse, and anger
management. She
has worked with couples who wish to improve skills in conflict
management, reconciliation, communication, and forgiveness.
Lois grew up in a large
extended Christian family with many
pastors and missionaries. She has continued, with her husband
Harry, to minister in the
Christian community. In their church
marriage ministry they have mentored couples and prepared couples for
marriage since 2001. Lois and Harry are co-directors of Chartwell
Marriage Enrichment and have led marriage enrichment weekends and
hosted workshops since 1991. They have traveled to
over forty-five countries and presented marriage seminars in Poland and
India. In addition to her husband and two grown children,
Lois
enjoys travelling, hiking, and scrap-booking.
Kennedy, David
David Kennedy was born and
raised in Peterborough Ontario. He
began his working career in a hospital setting in Respiratory
Technology.
Following this he prepared and served in pastoral ministry for over 10
years. After completing a Master’s of
Theological Studies at Ontario Theological Seminary (Tyndale)
he served as faculty at Master’s College and
seminary (EPBC) for 14 years. His area
of teaching was in the Practical Studies Department and taught courses
in Pastoral Theology, Homiletics and Counselling.
David was
involved, along with two others, in the opening of a Crisis Pregnancy
Center in
Peterborough in 1985, and then worked to open a Men’s Mission
a couple of years
later. Both are still in operation and have evolved to provide many
community
services.
David serves
on the Board of Directors for
The Kawartha Haliburton Children’s Foundation with a mandate
to provide
meaningful life enhancements for children in need of protection. He
also serves
on the Board of the Peterborough Pregnancy Services.
David has specialized
in the area of Grief
and Bereavement and completed programs in Bereavement Education and
Grief
Counselling and Therapy.
David is trained in Critical Incident
Stress management (CISM) as well as in
areas of suicide and trauma. He conducts many
workshops / seminars and
provides consultation in the area of grief education and personal
wellness and
care and spirituality for agencies such as: Victim Services, Adult
Protection
Services, FourCAST Addiction Services, Community Access Centers and
Christian
Horizon’s, as well as Schools and health care
providers.
David is adjunct
faculty for the Canadian Centre for
Bereavement Education and Counselling. He is an active member
of his
professional organization, O.A.C.C.P.P. as well as A.D.E.C.
(Association of
Death Education).
Kemp, Karen
Lukas, Andrew
Andrew Lukas is a
Registered Clinical Counsellor. He holds a Master of
Counselling degree from
ACTS Seminary, Trinity Western University, BC.
Andrew works with a
variety of counselling issues including
individual, couples and family counselling.
He offers both individual and group counselling options.
Andrew specializes in men’s issues
counselling which includes helping men break free from pornography and
other
sexual addictions, sexual abuse, and same sex confusion.
Andrew’s goal is to help people heal their
emotional pain, work through traumas, dissipate their anger and become
the
people God created them to be – people who are able to
participate fully and
well in their families, workplaces and churches.
Lundy, Andy
Andy Lundy received a Master of
Arts in Counselling Psychology from Providence Theological Seminary in
2003. He is a member of the
Professional Association of Canadian Christian Counsellors (PACCC), and
the
Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and
Psychotherapists (OACCPP).
As
a therapist, Andy has worked
with students at Summit College and Tyndale University College and
Seminary. Along with his position at
EMERGE, he works for Family Services York Region as an Individual,
Couple
and Family therapist and for Diver Sure with clients
struggling with auto
anxiety.
In all his work Andy is passionate about people realizing the potential
and worth they have in the eyes of God.
He has had the privilege of partnering with individuals, couples and
families of a wide range of age and life stages, working together to
promote
healing in lives affected by life in a fallen world.
When
not spending time with his
beautiful wife Leah and his ever growing son Hayden, Andy enjoys
listening to
and making music, basketball, running, the outdoors and relaxing with
good
friends and family.
Maxwell, Sherry
Sherry
Maxwell holds a Bachelors
Degree in Psychology from the University of Waterloo and a Masters of
Theological Studies Degree (Pastoral Counselling) from the Waterloo
Lutheran
Seminary, Wilfred Laurier University.
As well, she has received Clinical training at Interfaith Family
Counseling Centre and Lutherwood Family Counselling Centre.
Sherry works with Community Justice Initiatives of
Waterloo as
the Coordinator for their Family Group Decision Making
Program.
Sherry
considers her vocation a
calling from God and invites God into the healing process for
direction
and guidance. She has had a rich
personal journey which has included both the highs and lows of
life.
This adds to her ability to understand and
help those in their life situations.
In addition to her vocation as a therapist, Sherry is
a wife and mother of 2 adult daughters.
Newell, Rhonda
Rhonda operates the
satellite office of EMERGE in Kingston,
ON. She was trained in pastoral counselling
at EMERGE Ministries in Akron, Ohio, where she received her
Master’s of Arts
degree in Pastoral Counselling in conjunction with Ashland Theological
Seminary. She is a member of the Professional
Association of Canadian Christian Counsellors.
Rhonda was born into a
Christian minister’s home, and was
raised to strive for integrity and authenticity in all aspects of her
life. She brings a high degree of insight and
understanding to her therapy and focuses on motivating clients toward
scriptural change and healing.
Rhonda lives in
Kingston with her husband, Mark, and their
two young daughters, Jillian and Samantha.
Pare, Dr. Michael
Dr.
Michael Paré, B.Sc., M.Sc., M.Ed., M.D., has been associated
with EMERGE
Ministries Canada since 2007.
Michael
was born and grew up in Montréal.
After completing his undergraduate degree there in Psychology at
Concordia
University, Michael went on for further training in Neuroscience (from
McGill
University) and Medicine (from The University of Toronto Medical
School).
At
the present time Michael’s
clinical work consists of Medical Psychotherapy and General Practice
Psychiatry.
His overall approach is “interpersonal” yet he also
makes use of theory and
techniques from a number of different types of psychotherapy
(Supportive,
Dynamic, and Cognitive psychotherapies). He provides both Individual
and Group
Psychotherapy (he is a Certified Group Psychotherapist). He also
provides educational
supervision to physician psychotherapists.
Michael
is also quite involved
in providing psychotherapy to excessively stressed and/or depressed
professionals
and students in profession education. He holds an Ontario Medical
Association (OMA)
position of “Physician Coordinator for the Toronto
Physicians’ Health Project” (which
is under the direction of the OMA Professionals’ Health
Program). This work also
includes recruitment of psychotherapists and additional mental health
and
medical health resources for Ontario Physicians and other professionals.
Michael as
an adjunct faculty member at
Tyndale University College & Seminary in the Department of
Psychology and is
a Courtesy Staff member at Sunnybrook Health Science Centre.
Stewart, Dr. Sandra
Dr. Sandra Stewart holds an
Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience from the University
of
Toronto, a Master of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of
Guelph
and a Doctoral (Ph.D.) degree in Psychology from the University of
Waterloo.
She has been practicing for over 15 years as a registered Psychologist
and her
areas of competence include clinical psychology, clinical
neuropsychology and
research. She has numerous peer-reviewed publications in a variety of
professional publications. In addition to her position as Professional
Practice
Lead (Psychology) and Researcher in a health care setting in Northern
Ontario,
she also holds an adjunct position in the Department of Psychology at
Nipissing
University, where has been teaching courses in both adult and child
psychological disorders for over 10 years. She is a member of the
Canadian
Psychological Association, the American Psychological Association and
the
Canadian Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology.
Sandra provides both
clinical assessment (psychological and clinical neuropsychological) and
psychological treatment services to individuals suffering from a
variety of
disorders, including posttraumatic stress, depression and anxiety. Her
overall
psychotherapeutic approach is cognitive behavioural, but places great
importance on the uniqueness and individuality of her clients,
incorporating an
integrative approach in the provision of Christian psychotherapy.
Sandra has a
particular interest in reducing the stigma surrounding
“mental illness” and
advocates for the provision of quality psychological treatment.
Visser, Winnie
Winnie Visser received
her
Master of Divinity Degree from Tyndale University, College and Seminary
majoring in Counselling. Following this
she completed more courses with the University of Guelph,
School
of Open Learning which enabled her to
complete the requirements to become a Clinical Member of the Ontario
Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.
She is also a member of the American Association of Christian
Counsellors. Winnie sees individuals, couples and families
with a variety of
emotional, relational and spiritual challenges. She loves
watching how God meets people in their difficulties and
frees them to be all that He has created them to be.
Prior to counselling,
Winnie
was a Registered Practical Nurse, working on a psychiatric
ward.
This is where she came to understand that
people were much more than their diagnoses and that it is only Jesus
who provides
ultimate healing. Her experience with
people who deal with a psychiatric diagnosis is a great asset to her
counselling practice. With this
experience Winnie is also hired by a region of Christian Reformed
Churches to
help congregations better minister to the needs of the mentally ill and
their
families. Winnie was the Coordinator
of a “Faith and Hope in Mental Illness” Conference
in April 2007, in which 300 people
of both the secular community and the Christian community came together
to share
a wonderful day of learning.
Winnie finds it to be a
tremendous honour to be asked to speak into the lives of the people God
calls
to her. “Encouraging people to walk
through the tough times in life and watching God grow individuals, heal
desperate
marriages and bring together hurt families is like watching a miracle
happen
before one’s eyes!”
Winnie is the oldest of
two
and raised by Christian parents who owned a poultry farm. The
Church and the Christian school
communities were very important to their family. Winnie has
served in various capacities in the churches she’s
attended and served on the Board of the local Christian high school and
the
building team of the community Christian elementary school.
Winnie
has been married for 26 years to her husband and together they have one
married
daughter and 3 adult sons. Winnie loves
spending time with her family, however, is also just learning the value
of
being a new “empty-nester.” Winnie
enjoys quiet time with the Lord, prayer, reading, camping, and spending
time by
the water.
Young, Dr. Ronn
