Admin Team
Ashley Hughes (She/Her), Clinic Manager
Desiree Mensah, Administrative Assistant/Social Media Specialist
Erika Heath (She/Her), Administrative Assistant
Hello! I'm Ashley and I am the Clinic Manager here at Healing Roots Therapy. I have over 17 years of customer care, administrative and managerial experience.
I am passionate about helping others and lending an empathetic/non-judgemental ear - especially when it comes to navigating your therapy journey for the first time. Whether it is a
Hello! I'm Ashley and I am the Clinic Manager here at Healing Roots Therapy. I have over 17 years of customer care, administrative and managerial experience.
I am passionate about helping others and lending an empathetic/non-judgemental ear - especially when it comes to navigating your therapy journey for the first time. Whether it is answering your questions about our clinic/services or scheduling a consultation with the Therapist that will best suit your needs, I am always happy to help! I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Email: admin@healingrootstherapy.ca
Phone: 905-755-0008 Ext: 0
Erika Heath (She/Her), Administrative Assistant
Desiree Mensah, Administrative Assistant/Social Media Specialist
Erika Heath (She/Her), Administrative Assistant
Hi! I'm Erika and I am one of the Administrative Assistants at Healing Roots Therapy. I am here to help connect you with a Therapist that will best fit your needs. I’m just one phone call away to answer any questions you may have about our services or your therapy journey. I have 7 years of experience in customer service and I enjoy work
Hi! I'm Erika and I am one of the Administrative Assistants at Healing Roots Therapy. I am here to help connect you with a Therapist that will best fit your needs. I’m just one phone call away to answer any questions you may have about our services or your therapy journey. I have 7 years of experience in customer service and I enjoy working in the mental health space. I look forward to speaking with you soon!
Email: admin@healingrootstherapy.ca
Phone: 905-755-0008 Ext: 0
Desiree Mensah, Administrative Assistant/Social Media Specialist
Desiree Mensah, Administrative Assistant/Social Media Specialist
Desiree Mensah, Administrative Assistant/Social Media Specialist
Desiree is passionate about mental health and hopes to increase accessibility to mental health care by creating online interventions and online therapy programs for individuals in need. As a recent graduate from York University with a B.Sc. Honours degree in Biomedical Science Stream and Psychology, Desiree hopes to pursue graduate stud
Desiree is passionate about mental health and hopes to increase accessibility to mental health care by creating online interventions and online therapy programs for individuals in need. As a recent graduate from York University with a B.Sc. Honours degree in Biomedical Science Stream and Psychology, Desiree hopes to pursue graduate studies in clinical neuropsychology and contribute on a larger scale to making mental health services effective and accessible for all.
She completed her independent research project under the supervision of Dr. Fitzpatrick, in which she compared sleep measures between borderline personality disorder and borderline personality disorder comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder patients. She continues to work with Dr. Fitzpatrick's Treating & Understanding Life Threatening Behaviour & Posttraumatic Stress Lab, assisting with an online intervention project for couples wherein one partner has PTSD symptoms in collaboration with Dr. Candice Monson at Ryerson University. She is also currently
working with Dr. Anne Wagner on her Cognitive Processing Therapy and MDMA research project.
She has prior experience in the fields of neuroscience (autism spectrum disorder) and with neurodegenerative disease (Alzheimer’s Disorder). Desiree is specifically interested in researching comorbid mood disorders as well as sleep and cognitive dysfunction within various populations.
Desiree is excited to join the Healing Roots Therapy team and looks forward to contributing to the promotion of mental health awareness, education, and accessibility.
Email: admin@healingrootstherapy.ca
Phone: 905-755-0008 Ext: 0
Supervisor
Monique Lucas (She/Her), M.A., RP, Clinical Supervisor
I am Registered Psychotherapist and the founder of Healing Roots Therapy. I completed my Master of Arts in Counselling and Spirituality with a concentration in working with Couples and Families. I believe that therapy is not just about addressing our thoughts, emotions and needs, but also about helping clients build a meaningful relationship with others/themselves as well as connecting to something greater than themselves.
Immediately after graduating, I decided to take a leap of faith and start my own private practice within my hometown of Mississauga. As a therapist that offered individual, couple and family therapy, I found myself drawn to cultivating a safe space where people can work towards meaningful and sustainable change in themselves, their relationships and life. My hopes and values for Healing Roots Therapy are to help create a safe place where individuals can explore and make meaning of who they are in a holistic manner by not only attending to their thoughts, emotions and behaviours but also nurturing a space to gain more understanding of the connection held between body, mind and spirit.
To learn more about our services please visit my Bio
co-Supervisor
Sabrina Freer (She/Her), MACP, RP
I am a Registered Psychotherapist and the Co-Supervisor of Healing Roots Therapy. I completed my Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology. Prior to joining Healing Roots Therapy, I worked with Mental Health organizations in the community. I loved the work I did and I found myself wanting to grow as a mental health clinician and as an individual. This led me to private practice, where I met Monique and instantly connected with her and the values of Healing Roots Therapy.
I believe we are all a work in progress and, sometimes, we just need a little help getting to where we want to be. I love being able to meet others and share in their stories and experiences. I am passionate about helping others access their own strengths to overcome the challenges that often come along with life.
I feel honoured that I get to work with others in such a meaningful way, and help them access strategies that foster peace and healing. I specialize in working with youth, young adults and those within the BIPOC community, supporting in the areas of anxiety, trauma, self esteem, relationships (romantic/peer/family), work and school stressors, emotion management, suicidal thoughts, self harm and substance use.
