Dr. Erin Mantis is a licensed Clinical Psychologist in the Greater Toronto Area.  Her private practice is located near Yonge and York Mills where she has worked for the past 14 years as a consultant to Recovery Counselling Services directed by Mr. Hamish White.  Her passion is providing psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and families in the arenas of addiction, relationships and mental health. Dr. Mantis uses an integrative approach to psychotherapy to best meet the needs of her clients.

Theories and approaches include: 

Mindfullness
Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy
Brainspotting
Family Systems
IMAGO

Motivational Enhancement
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Emotional Freedom Technique
Client Centered

“Therapy is a collaborative endeavor and we will work as a team to tailor the treatment to meet each person’s specific needs and ways of working.  It is a very active process for all involved so that individuals and dyads become unstuck through challenging themselves at a pace that is manageable.”

Credentials

2008: Registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario

2004: Licensed in the States of Illinois and Indiana

2003: Doctorate in Psychology Illinois School of Professional Psychology in Chicago, IL

1997: Honours Bachelor of Psychology Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Dr. Mantis is a member of the Ontario Psychological Association. Her experience includes a number of treatment settings involving Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent Persons and Significant Others (JACS);
Tri-City Mental Health Center, New Day Outpatient Program in East Chicago, Indiana; Tri-City Mental Health Center, Northlake Counselling Centre in East Chicago, Indiana; United Stand Family Counselling Centre in Chicago, Illinois; St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Psychiatric Outpatient and Family Practice, Chicago, Illinois; Glen Oaks Hospital Adolescent Center and Day School, Glen Oaks, Illinois; Village of Schaumburg Family Counselling Center, Schaumburg, Illinois. Teaching assistantship in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Illinois School of Professional Psychology/Chicago Northwest Campus, Rolling Meadows, IL.

In 2006 Erin moved back to Toronto from Chicago after the birth of her first child to be with family in Canada.

“I prioritize my family and my career. I revere a life of balance and apply to my own life what I teach in my practice.”