Alaina

Alaina Clarke

Registered Social Worker

“Anxiety/Panic/Overwhelmed/Chronic Stress/Ruminating Thoughts: these experiences can make you feel helpless and alone. I am passionate about helping people understand how anxiety/mood issues operate and how to begin to heal.”

About Me

When anxiety, panic, or chronic stress feel overwhelming, it's easy to feel helpless and alone. I am passionate about helping you unravel how these experiences operate. In our sessions, we explore patterns and develop practical strategies. My aim is for you to gain understanding and begin to heal, finding a calmer way forward.

Approach

Healing often begins with slowing the urgent thoughts so you can notice patterns and choose a different response. In my Newmarket office or online across Ontario, sessions move at a steady, practical pace—brief check-ins, focused skill practice, and space to reflect. I guide acceptance-focused exercises and gentle experiments to shift automatic reactions, and we set small between-session steps you can try and bring back to the next meeting. This way of working fits people who want clear, manageable tools to reduce panic, tame rumination, and regain choice.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy)

    A form of therapy that teaches acceptance of difficult thoughts and feelings while guiding action aligned with personal values.

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  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Trauma Counseling

    Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.

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  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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  • CBT

    Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, a structured, evidence-based approach that identifies and changes unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours.

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  • Social Work

    A profession that supports individuals and families with mental health, welfare, housing, and access to community resources.

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Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Couples
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Self-Esteem

    A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.

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  • Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

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  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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Professional Title:

  • Registered Social Worker

    A social worker registered with a regulatory body to provide social work services including therapy and case management.

Credentials

Registrations

The Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers

Registered Social Worker

Qualifications

Wilfrid Laurier University

Service Areas

My Inner Peace Counselling & Psychotherapy

In-person & Online

Newmarket, Ontario

Canada

Newmarket, Canada