Chinelle

Ms Chinelle Stubbs, MSW

Registered Social Worker

Verified

“As a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work and extensive experience supporting children, youth, adults, and families across educational, child welfare, and community settings, I bring a compassionate, client-centred, and collaborative approach to clinical practice. My professional experience has strengthened my clinical decision-making, crisis intervention, assessment, and counselling skills, along with my ability to establish trusting relationships and respond effectively to diverse and complex needs. I am committed to providing culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and strengths-based support while collaborating with families, professionals, and community partners to promote positive outcomes.”

About Me

Throughout my career, I have developed a strong passion for helping individuals navigate emotional, behavioural, relational, and life challenges in a safe and supportive environment. I am particularly passionate about working with children, youth, and families and helping them develop practical strategies to strengthen communication, build emotional resilience, and navigate challenges with greater confidence. I have experience supporting clients with emotional regulation, anxiety, behavioural concerns, family and relationship challenges, school-related stress, self-esteem, and adjustment to life transitions.

Approach

My approach to counselling is compassionate, collaborative, and strengths-based. I believe every individual has unique strengths and the capacity for growth when provided with the right support, understanding, and tools. I strive to create a welcoming, non-judgmental space where clients feel heard, respected, and empowered to express themselves and work toward meaningful change.
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Basic Information

Languages:

English

Fees:

Insurance accepted

Online Only

Services

My practice is informed by trauma-informed care and approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing, and strengths-based practice.

Services Offered:

  • CBT

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

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  • Child / Adolescent Therapy

    Therapy for children and teenagers using age-appropriate methods, such as play, art, or adapted talk therapy, to address emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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  • Coaching

    A goal-oriented practice focused on identifying objectives, overcoming obstacles, and taking action, centred on the present and future rather than past difficulties.

  • Counselling

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

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  • Crisis Counselling

    Immediate, short-term psychological support during an acute mental health crisis such as a panic episode, suicidal thoughts, or overwhelming distress.

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  • DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)

    A structured therapy that combines cognitive behavioural techniques with mindfulness, designed to help people regulate intense emotions, tolerate distress, and improve relationships.

  • Individual Therapy

    One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.

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  • Narrative Therapy

    A therapy that helps people separate themselves from their problems by exploring and reauthoring the stories they tell about their lives, drawing out values, strengths, and preferred identities.

  • Online Therapy

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

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  • Online Counselling

    Counselling conducted via video, phone, or secure messaging, providing professional support remotely.

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Works With:

  • Children
  • Adolescents
  • Individuals
  • Families
  • Parents

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Depression

    A mood disorder marked by persistent low mood, loss of interest or pleasure, and changes in energy, sleep, or appetite that impair daily functioning.

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  • Family Issues

    Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.

  • Divorce Coping

    The emotional upheaval of separation or divorce, including grief, anger, identity disruption, and the challenge of restructuring family life.

  • Parenting Support

    Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.

  • School Refusal

    A child or adolescent's persistent inability or unwillingness to attend school, typically driven by anxiety, social difficulties, bullying, or emotional distress.

  • 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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  • Self-Care

    Deliberate actions taken to maintain or improve one's own mental, emotional, and physical well-being.

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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

Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)

Registered Social Worker (RSW)

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Qualifications

Master of Social Work (MSW)

University of Windsor

Year: 2021

Service Areas

Online Only

Brampton

Canada