Charmaine Tong, MSW, RSW
Bio
Charmaine Tong is a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.
Charmaine has experience working with individuals and families who require support for psychological issues arising from emotional and behavioral issues, relational issues, mental health issues, and major stressful events such as motor vehicle accident injuries. She primarily works from a trauma-informed and anti-oppressive lens, incorporating acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), narrative therapy, and a strength-based approach to best support her clients on their journeys.
Charmaine is committed to collaboratively working with her clients to strategically develop treatment plans and interventions that help restore hope and empower them to walk their recovery journeys with boldness and confidence. She believes every story matters and is passionate about listening to her clients’ deepest desires and needs.
As a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist, I am dedicated to supporting individuals and families who are seeking help for various psychological issues. Whether you are dealing with emotional and behavioral challenges, relationship difficulties, mental health concerns, or the aftermath of a traumatic event like a motor vehicle accident, I am here to assist you. My practice is rooted in a trauma-informed and anti-oppressive approach, integrating therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, and a strength-based approach. Together, we will collaboratively develop personalized treatment plans that restore hope and empower you to embrace your recovery journey with boldness and confidence. Your story matters to me, and I am here to listen to your deepest desires and needs. Let’s embark on this transformative journey together.
Qualifications
License Number: 832756
License Province: Ontario
Practice Information
Sliding Scale / Reduced Fee Accepted: Yes
Types of Insurance Accepted: Any Insurance
Location
Languages
English, Cantonese, Mandarin
Modalities
Individuals, Couples, Families
Therapy Offered
In Person Therapy, Telehealth/Teletherapy
Types of Therapy
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Adlerian, Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), Attachment-based/Relational Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Compassion Focused, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eclectic / Generalist, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Empowerment Approach, Existential Therapy, Experiential Therapy, Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), Family Systems, Feminist, Gestalt, Gottman Method, Humanistic, Havening Techniques, Imago, Integrative, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Interpersonal, LGBTQ+ Affirming, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Jungian, Narrative Therapy, Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT), Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Psychoanalytic, Psychobiological Approach Couple Therapy, Psychodynamic, Schema Therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Somatic Experiencing, Structural Family Therapy, Transpersonal, Trauma-Focused, Trauma Informed Care
Issues
acute-stress-disorder: Acute Stress Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Addiction, Anger Management, Anxiety, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality, Burnout, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Codependency, Depression, Divorce, Domestic Abuse, Eating Disorders, Emotion Regulation, Family Conflict, first-responders-and-military: First Responders & Military, Gambling, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Hoarding, Intellectual Disability, Learning Disabilities, legal-issues-incarceration-corrections: Legal Issues (e.g. incarceration, community based corrections), LGBTQ+ Related Issues, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Marital Concerns, Obesity, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Parenting, Personal Growth, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Psychosis, Racial Identity, Relational Concerns, Relationship Issues, Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Sex Therapy, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Addiction, Stress, Suicidal Ideation, Transgender, Traumatic Grief, Video Game Addiction, Weight Loss, Women's Issues
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