Bristy holds a Master of Education and an HBSc in Health Studies and Psychology, both from the University of Toronto. She is currently completing her Master of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University.
For the last 12 years, she has been working in social services within Ontario and internationally, focusing on trauma and advocacy. Her experience includes working with survivors of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and intimate partner violence. She also has extensive experience working with young adults focusing on anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and familial violence.
Bristy’s approach is grounded in creating a safe place, with an empathic, collaborative approach. She is trained in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused therapy. She also has additional training in complex trauma, mindfulness-based techniques, and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). Bristy also uses components of Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Narrative therapy, and mindfulness-based interventions. Bristy sees therapy as one tool for self-care and growth, and she sees herself as a collaborative facilitator in this process. Her practice is embedded in a trauma-informed, person-centered, intersectional, and anti-oppressive lens.
