Dr. Heasman provides risk assessments for adults involved in the criminal justice system or child protection. The main focus of her practice involves conducting assessments to evaluate the risk for sexual re-offending or engaging in sexually inappropriate behaviour.

Dr. Heasman has nearly 20 years of experience in the assessment and treatment of individuals involved with the criminal justice and/or mental health system. She completed her graduate training at Alliant International University in California before working for seven years at the Ontario Correctional Institute (OCI), a therapeutic correctional facility for adult men. Currently, Dr. Heasman is on staff at the Sexual Behaviours Clinic at the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH). She is one of the founders and currently leads CAMH’s Talking for Change, the first federally funded child sexual abuse perpetration prevention program in Canada.

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Ms. Holt is an established Registered Psychotherapist with over two decades of experience in professional practice. Over the past 26 years, she has specialized in working with individuals (adults and youth, male, female, transgender, and non-binary) who may be involved with the legal system. They may have done something of a sexual nature that has gotten them into trouble, or have engaged in aggressive/violent behaviour towards their intimate partner. She has assisted families navigate the challenges of safety planning as they seek to reunify. Ms. Holt has spent time working with the “non-offending parent” (counselling for the spouse of the person who has been charged with a sexual based offence). She has been privileged to help these clients navigate the range of emotions that come as a result of their spouse’s behaviours; some chose to remain in their relationship, others chose to leave.

Many of the clients Ms. Holt works with are dealing with stressors and trauma (such as sexual abuse from the past, or present), mental health difficulties (such as depression or anxiety), they may be struggling with relationship issues or be struggling with anger management issues. Over the years, Ms. Holt has assisted many people in choosing to become responsible for the behaviours they have engaged in which have hurt both themselves and others. She has journeyed with them as they learned how to lead a “good life” - a life free from abuse. Further, Ms. Holt is experienced working with Indigenous populations and issues relevant to Indigenous persons.

In order to best assist her clients, she uses a variety of therapeutic modalities, including but not limited to: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT); Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR); person-centered therapy; and Motivational Interviewing Techniques. Ms. Holt is a Registered Psychotherapist through the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and is registered as a Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCC) with the Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association (CCPA). She is also a Clinical Member in good standing with the Association for the Treatment and Prevention of Sexual Abuse (ATSA).

Personally, Ms. Holt enjoys spending time outside running with her dog– she has completed nine marathons over the years. She also find a great deal of peace in her gardens, and spending time camping, hiking, and travelling with her family.

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As a Registered Social Worker, Luke offers services to those looking for support with their mental health and/or addictive behaviours. Luke specializes in assisting people with paraphilias/atypical sexual interests or behaviours (e.g., pedophilia, voyeurism, exhibitionism etc.). He also assists people with anger management problems, personality and mood disorders as well as substance use disorders.

With 10 years experience, Luke’s practice focuses on providing therapy as well as risk assessments for those involved in the legal process due to sexual offences. He provides treatment, drawing on evidence-based practice such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI).

Luke is currently a registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. Having previously worked as a Criminal Justice Social Worker in several municipalities in Scotland, Luke moved to Canada and he worked at the Sexual Behaviours Clinic at the Centre of Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) before being employed at the University of Toronto where he currently provides therapeutic intervention to staff, students and faculty.

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Dr. Pauls offers therapy to a wide range of adults, including those with or without legal involvement. He works with individuals involved in intimate partner violence, those with a history of sexual offenses, as well as those with violent and non-violent offenses. In addition, Dr. Pauls has significant expertise in substance use treatment, helping individuals achieve their goals of harm reduction or abstinence. He provides compassionate intervention to individuals with atypical sexual preferences who have not been involved in the legal system and who are seeking help.

Following his graduation with a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in 2005, Dr. Pauls went on to receive licensure as a Forensic and Clinical Psychologist in Ontario in 2007. In 2022, he received licensure as a Psychologist with the Newfoundland and Labrador Psychology Board.

For the last 20 years, Dr. Pauls has worked primarily with adults who have been in conflict with the law. Most notably, he has worked for Correctional Service of Canada, Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. He has been primarily involved in the psycho-diagnostic evaluation, risk assessment, and treatment of adults with major mental illness and addictions, who have been deemed Not Criminally Responsible for their offenses.

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