Grace Driedger, MSW, RSW, RYT – Registered Social Worker

I am a Registered Social Worker in good standing with the OCSWSSW (Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers). I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree is Social Development Studied with a Women Studies Minor from the University of Waterloo, a diploma from George Brown College in the Assaulted Women’s and Children’s Counsellor/Advocate program, and a Master of Social Work degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. Additionally, I am registered Level 1 Trauma Informed Movement and Presence certified Hatha Yoga teacher.

With these credentials, I am able to integrate both modalities when requested or appropriate. My professional social work experience includes non profit, community social work, private practice and hospital social work. My personal practice will often include utilizing movement and nature as a form of therapy and healing. As such; my offerings within my clinical therapeutic practice can include: individual psychotherapy, walk and talk psychotherapy sessions, individual yoga sessions, group yoga sessions, and a combination of yoga, nervous system regulation and psychotherapy.

 

Treatment Approach

I have provided individual, couples, and group counselling to teenagers and adults who are experiencing or have experienced: addiction, sexual assault, intergenerational trauma, prenatal/postnatal support, depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, relationship issues, life transitions, and other mental health concerns. I believe that no concern is too big or too small for an individual to access supports and resources.

Much of my clinical work is rooted in various theories and modalities, including: somatic and sensorimotor psychotherapy approaches (working through identifying what we are experiencing in our body and why), dialectical behaviour therapy (navigating emotion regulation), cognitive behaviour therapy (talk therapy that focuses on understanding and challenging our subconscious/conscious thoughts), attachment theory (understanding that our adult self is based on our childhood experiences), and polyvagal theory (learning the neurology within our body, identifying what we are experiencing and how to shift states within our own nervous system; i.e. Fight or flight, rest and relax etc.).

Things I know about healing:

speaking kindly to yourself helps… a lot

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Education & Credentials:

  • License #: 833356
  • License State: Ontario
  • Practicing Since: 2012
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