Our team
Dr. Ena Vukatana, Ph.D.
Registered Psychologist (she/her)
Dr. Ena works with children and adolescents, and their families in providing assessment and treatment services. She has expertise in helping youth address a variety of mental health and health-related difficulties. Dr. Ena strives to help youth and their families to make meaningful changes in their lives. She values a collaborative approach and always aims to foster a positive environment where clients feel supported in taking steps toward their goals. Dr. Ena is keen to help youth build on their strengths, and recognizes the resiliency that they bring to treatment.
Availability: Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays
Email: ena@mydevelopingmind.ca
Dr. Julie Wershler, Ph.D.
Registered Psychologist (she/her)
Dr. Julie Wershler specializes in providing assessment services, including psychoeducational assessments for learning and ADHD, and mental health assessment. She provides assessment for older school-age children, adolescents, and adults. For intervention, Dr. Julie works with adolescents and young adults. She has expertise in assisting individuals in addressing various mental health difficulties and navigating life stressors, including anxiety, trauma, ADHD/executive functioning, and managing emotional reactions. Dr. Julie provides an integrative and individualized approach to assessment and treatment. She strives to provide a validating environment where clients feel understood and places a high value on the development of a strong therapeutic relationship.
Availability: Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Email: julie@mydevelopingmind.ca
Susan Cameron, MSW
Clinical Social Worker (she/her)
Susan provides a strength-based and collaborative approach to the treatment of individual youth and to families using various evidence-based methods which are individualized, as well as respectful of, the client/family and the therapeutic relationship. Susan supports the values of the individuals and families and the expertise they bring while working together toward their desired goals. Susan has a specific interest and expertise in offering family therapy and broader supports related to family functioning (e.g., conflict resolution, adjusting to family transitions, co-parenting, and blended family role).
Availability: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays
Email: susan@mydevelopingmind.ca
Dr. Elizabeth McLaughlin, Ph.D.
Registered Psychologist (she/her)
Dr. Elizabeth McLaughlin joined Developing Minds Psychology Centre to support children, youth, and their caregivers with issues such as anxiety, adjustment to life stressors, and making valuable behavioural changes. She also has expertise working with youth living with chronic medical conditions and youth with medical anxiety. Elizabeth creates a welcoming and accepting environment with her sincere, warm, and collaborative approach. She is trained in evidence-based treatments, drawing primarily from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT).
Availability: Thursdays
Email: elizabeth@mydevelopingmind.ca
Dr. Liz MacKay, Ph.D.
Psychologist (Candidate Register, she/her)
Dr. Liz works with children, adolescents, and their families in providing assessment and treatment services. She has expertise in helping youth address a variety of mental health and health-related difficulties and has a particular interest in working with children and youth with big emotions and associated behaviours. Dr. Liz strives to use an integrative and client-centered approach in her work. She values collaboration with youth and their families and meeting clients where they are now. She helps clients build on their strengths to support them in meeting their goals.
Availability: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
Email: liz@mydevelopingmind.ca
Dr. Kaytlin Constantin, Ph.D.
Registered Psychologist (she/her)
Kaytlin works with children, adolescents, and caregivers for treatment services. Kaytlin collaborates with clients to reach their goals by using a client-centered, formulation-driven, and evidence-based treatment approach. Kaytlin is passionate about supporting clients with mental health (e.g., anxiety, OCD) and health-related (e.g., needle fears, health anxiety, chronic pain) challenges. Kaytlin prioritizes building a strong therapeutic relationship and providing a validating and safe environment. She considers client and family strengths, needs, and goals to tailor best practices to support personal growth.
Availability: Thursdays and Fridays
Email: kaytlin@mydevelopingmind.ca
Dr. Agnes Flanagan, Ph.D.
Psychologist (Candidate Register, she/her)
Dr. Agnes provides treatment services for children and youth, and their families. She provides evidence-based treatments for children and youth with anxiety disorders, depression, and attention challenges. She also has an interest and specific expertise in working with youth with obsessive-compulsive disorder and tics. Dr. Agnes works with clients with a myriad of other challenges including social skills, relationships, grief, self-esteem, and parent accommodation. Dr. Agnes’ overarching goal is to work collaboratively with her clients to help them reach their goals.
Availability: Currently on parental leave
Email: agnes@mydevelopingmind.ca
Dr. Chelsea da Estrela, Ph.D.
Registerered Psychologist (she/her)
Dr. Chelsea works with youth from school-aged to emerging adulthood in providing treatment services. She is passionate about supporting young people in learning to navigate big feelings, life stressors, relationships, and coping with change. Dr. Chelsea also has experience working with caregivers in findings strategies to support their loved ones struggling with mental health challenges. Dr. Chelsea takes a skills- and values-based approach in helping clients achieve their goals. She aims to create a collaborative therapeutic environment and meet clients where they are at in their journeys.
Availability: Currently on parental leave
Email: chelsea@mydevelopingmind.ca
Dr. Trisha-Lee Halamay, Ph.D.
Registered Psychologist (she/her)
Dr. Trisha-Lee works with children, adolescents, and their caregivers, in providing assessment and treatment services. She has experience in helping youth adjust to life stressors as well as helping them manage mental health and health-related challenges. Using an integration of evidence-based approaches, Dr. Trisha-Lee supports youth in a manner that recognizes their existing strengths and values as key tools in their ability to face challenges and make desired behavioural change. Dr. Trisha-Lee is thoughtful and creative in adapting interventions to one’s needs and to their degree of readiness to make personally meaningful change. She is mindful that true collaboration and strong relationships are key factors to reinforcing someone's help-seeking behaviour and their willingness to take steps towards their goals.
Availability: Tuesdays
Email: trishalee@mydevelopingmind.ca
Dr. Julie Harper, Ph.D.
Registered Psychologist (she/her)
Dr. Julie Harper provides assessment services for older school-age children, adolescents, and young adults. She specializes in providing psychoeducational assessments to evaluate learning and ADHD, as well as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) assessments. Dr. Harper seeks to help individuals understand their strengths and areas of challenge, as well as factors contributing to current functioning. She works collaboratively with youth and families to develop individualized recommendations to help support functioning at school, home, and in other areas of life.
Availability: By appointment
Email: julieh@mydevelopingmind.ca
