Julie Hayden MSW, RSW

Julie is a registered, clinical social worker with an extensive background in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) training with Shelley McMain (UofT and CAMH) as well as with the Linehan Inst.  She is also trained in facilitating family groups having completed the Family Connections DBT program with Alan Fruzetti (NEABPD). Coming from a place of truly knowing, in addition to her training, her skills as a therapist often help her client’s make changes they never thought possible.  Julie instills hope and courage in families of loved ones who struggle with emotion dysregulation helping families understand the disorder and find compassion in the chaos.  She is also a certified yoga teacher having studied yoga for mental health and addiction.   Julie is passionate about creating awareness for mental health and reducing stigma and has worked on anti-stigma campaigns and is currently working on a documentary, “Life on DBT”.  Julie’s lived experience and her energy, passion and sense of fun interaction inspire positive change in others.