Chantal Piercy

I have a background as a Special Needs Educator and Coordinator and have worked with children and adults with varying levels of learning needs from specific, to moderate to complex. Most children, teens and adults that I taught had ADHD, Autism, or a combination of these diagnoses. Some had specific learning disabilities, global developmental delays, attachment disorders, oppositional defiance disorder, conduct disorder, mental health disorders and some had rare and complex co-morbidities. 

On feeling the need to work 1:1 and provide more intensive mental health supports to my students I trained in play therapy in 2016, and worked as a therapeutic play practitioner in the UK before beginning to work here in Nova Scotia, conducting therapeutic play through ThruPlay and schools and domestic violence organization. I currently work from my home clinic, out in the community, and at Lesley Hartman & Associates in Halifax. I have provided support for children, teens and adult trauma survivors for the last 5 years and have enjoyed this challenge very much. I have a Rogerian approach which allows me to create instant rapport as I am open, accepting, unjudgmental, empathic and meet my clients at their level with unconditional positive regard. As well as play therapy, I have had training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), EMDR and Trauma-Focused CBT.