Cynda Ashton, MSW, RSW
Registered Social Worker
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you.”
- Maya Angelou
Cynda Ashton is a Registered Social Worker in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. She has completed a Bachelor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia as well as a Master of Social Work and a Master of Public Health at the University of Toronto.
Ms. Ashton has experience working across the lifespan with individuals, couples and families in various hospital and community settings. She uses a variety of therapeutic approaches in her work including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Family-Based Treatment (FBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT).
Ms. Ashton strives to create a supportive environment where clients feel comfortable and able to share. She uses a non-judgemental, anti-oppressive, and trauma-informed approach and aims to empower clients to work towards healing and making changes in their lives at their own pace.
Ms. Ashton has expertise in a variety of areas, including (but not limited to):
Life and family transitions
Relationship challenges
Couple and family work
Eating disorders
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Parent coaching, teenagers and young adults
Hours of availability (in person):
Monday 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 am - 2:00 pm