Working With Us

At the Montreal Therapy Centre, we believe difficult life situations can provide a unique opportunity for personal growth and change.   We view therapy as an experience through which you can build on existing strengths, develop new tools for approaching old problems in a new way, and learn life-long skills that can keep you focused on achieving your goals.

We also believe that the conditions for self-exploration and change are created through a collaborative working relationship between you and your therapist. At the Montreal Therapy Centre, we assume all individuals, couples and families have the capacity for growth and transformation. Therefore, it is our aim to create an environment that allows our clients to identify and utilize their natural strengths.

When you decide to work with a therapist at the Montreal Therapy Centre, you will visit our office for an initial meeting. Together with your therapist, you will discuss your current situation and identify key issues. Your therapist will begin to design a treatment plan and together you will decide the direction therapy will take. Through a series of regularly scheduled sessions with your therapist, you will work towards accomplishing your goals. Our aim is to work with you to create lasting change.


Our Therapists

Therapist and Director: Rebecca Murray, M.A., MFT

Education: M.A. Art Therapy, Concordia University, Montreal (2001)

Post-graduate certificate in Marital and Family Therapy, Argyle Institute, Montreal (2004)

Professional Associations: Association des art-thérapeutes du Québec

l'Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Quebec

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

Languages: English, French

Services Provided: Individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, therapy for children and adolescents, art therapy



Therapist: Tricia Amundson, M.A., CCC

Education: M.A. Drama Therapy, Concordia University, Montreal (2005),

Post-graduate Individual Psychodynamic Psychotherapy training program,

Argyle Institute, Montreal (in progress)

Professional Associations: Association des psychothérapeutes psychanalytiques du Québec

Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association

Association des art-therapeutes du Quebec

Languages: English

Services Provided: Individual  therapy, therapy for adolescents, drama therapy



Eric Widdicombe, M.Ed.

Therapist: Abdelghani Barris, M.A., M.D. MFT

Education: Doctor of Medecine, Université d’Algers, Algeria (1990)

M.A. Intervention et therapie familliale systemique, Université Polytechnique, Quito, Equador (2001)

Professional Associations: l'Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Quebec

Languages: English French, Spanish

Services Provided: Individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy


Jennifer Berbrier. M.A.

Therapist: Jennifer Berbrier, M.A.

Education:  M.A. Art Therapy, Concordia University, Montreal (2001)

Post-graduate Marital and Family Therapy training program

Argyle Institute, Montreal (in progress)

Professional Associations: Association des art-thérapeutes du Québec

Languages:  English

Services Provided: Individual therapy, art therapy


Lisa Courte, M.A.

Therapist: Sarah Brodie, M.A., ATR

Education: M.A. Art Therapy, Concordia University (2006)

Professional Associations: Association des art-thérapeutes du Québec

Languages: English

Services Provided: Individual therapy, art therapy, therapy for children and adolescents


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Therapist: Donna Cohen, MSW

Education: MSW Columbia University School of Social Work, NY (1973)

Sex therapy training, Montreal General Hospital

Professional Associations:  l'Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Quebec

Languages: English, French

Services Provided: Individual therapy, couples therapy, specialty in addictions


Therapist: Monique Doré, T.S., MFT

Education: M Serv.Soc, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke (1998)

Post-graduate certificate in Marital and Family Therapy, CERFIS, Montreal (2009)

Professional Associations: l'Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Quebec

Languages: French

Services Provided: Individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy


Therapist: Joelle Elbaz, M.Ed

Education: M.Ed. Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal (2000)

Professional Associations: Ordre des psychologues du Québec

Ordre des conseillers et conseillères d’orientation et des psychoéducateurs et psychoéducatrices du Québec

Languages: English, French

Services Provide     Services Provided: Individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy


Therapist: Stephanie Einagel, M.A.

Education: M.A. Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal (2009)

Professional Associations: L’Ordre des Conseillers et Conseillères d’Orientation et des Psychoéducateurs et Psychoéducatrices du Québec

Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association

Languages:  English, French

Services Provided: Individual therapy, Therapy for adolescents


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Therapist: Saman Fereydoonzad, M.A., BCCC

Education: M.A. Drama Therapy, Concordia University, Montreal (2009)

Professional Associations: Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association

Languages:  English, French, Farsi

Services Provided: Individual therapy, therapy for children and adolescents, Drama therapy, crisis counselling


Therapist: Kateri Germain, MSW, MFT

Education: MSW McGill University, Montreal (2002)

Post-graduate certificate in Marital and Family Therapy, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal (2008)

Professional Associations: l'Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Quebec

Languages: English, French

Services Provided: Individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy


Therapist: Tomas Jurcik, M.A.

Education: M.A. Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal (2005)

PhD. Clinical Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal (in progress)

Professional Associations: Canadian Counselling Association

Languages: English

Services Provided: Individual therapy


Therapist: Guy Lapierre, M.A., M.Ed., MFT

Education: M.A. Andragogie, Université de Montreal, Montreal (1975)

M.Ed. Counselling Matrimonial, Université St. Paul, Ottawa (1978)

Psychoanalytic training, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal (1993-1996)

Post-graduate certificate in Marital and Family Therapy, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal (1994)

Professional Associations: l'Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Quebec

Languages: French

Services Provided: Individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, therapy for children and adolescents


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Therapist: Rachel Lewis , MSc MFT

Education: M.Sc. Counselling Psychology, University of East London (2006)

Post -graduate certificate in Marital and Family Therapy, Argyle institute of Human Relations, Montreal (2008)

Professional Associations: l'Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Quebec, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, British Psychological Society

Languages: English, French

Services provided: Individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy


Therapist: Amanda Luterman, M.A., M.Ed., C.C.C.

Education: M.A., M.Ed., Psychological Counseling, Columbia University, NYC (2009)

Professional Associations: Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, American Mental Health Counselors Association.

Languages:  English, French

Services Provided: Individual therapy


Therapist: Natalia Maiman, M.A.

Education: Diploma in Psychology, Université Nationale de Rosario, Argentina (1999)

Professional Associations: Ordre des psychologues du Québec

Languages: French, Spanish

Services Provided: Individual therapy, therapy for children and adolescents


Therapist: Heather McLaughlin, M.A., MFT

Education: M.A.  Art Therapy, Concordia University, Montreal (2003)

Post-graduate certificate inMarital and Family Therapy, Argyle Institute, Montreal (2006)

Professional Associations: Association des art-thérapeutes du Québec

l'Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Quebec

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

Languages: English

Services Provided: Individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, therapy for children and adolescents, art therapy


Therapist: Elisabeth Ouwerkerk, M.Ed., MFT

Education: Academy of Social Work, (counselling), Haarlem, Holland (1968)

M.Ed. Counselling, University of Ottawa, Ottawa (1991)

Post-graduate certificate in Marital and Family Therapy, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal (1998)

Professional Associations: l'Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Quebec

Languages: English, Spanish, Dutch

Services Provided: Individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy


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Therapist: Jennifer Ovadia, MSW

Education: MSW, McGill Univeristy, Montreal (2007)

Post-graduate Marriage and Family Therapy Training Program, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal (in progress)

Professional Associations: l'Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Quebec

Languages:  English, French

Services Provided: Individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy


Therapist: Nicole Russ, M.Psy

Education: M.Psy Psychology, Université de Montreal, Montreal (1977)

Professional Associations: Ordre des psychologues du Québec

Languages: English, French

Services Provided: Individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy


Therapist: Leila Serrar, Ph.D., MFT

Education: M.S. Educational Psychology, Madison University, Wisconsin (1979)

Ph.D. Psychoeducation (2001)

Université Md V, Rabat, Morocco (2001)

Intervenante en psychothérapie PNL (2003)

Centre Québécois PNL, Montréal, Coach de vie et d’affaires en PNL (2005)

Centre Québécois PNL,  Montréal, Stress and Wellness Consultant (2006)

Canadian Institute of Stress, Toronto, Post-graduate  certificate in Marital and Family Therapy, IFACEF, Montreal (2008)

Professional Associations: Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec, Société des Psychothérapeutes professionnels du Québec, Commission des Praticiens en Médecine Douce du Québec

Languages: English, French, Arabic

Services Provided : Individual therapy, couples therapy


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Therapist: Maya Shalmon, M.A.

Education: M.A. Art Therapy, Concordia University, Montreal (2007)

Post-graduate Marital and Family Therapy training program, Argyle Institute, Montreal, (in progress)

Professional Associations: Association des art-thérapeutes du Québec (AATQ)

Academy of Naturopaths and Naturotherapists (ANN)

Languages:  English, French

Services Provided: Individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, therapy for children and adolescents, art therapy


Therapist: Joshua Simmonds, M.A.

Education: M.A. in Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal (2001)

Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke (in progress)

Professional Associations: Ordre des psychologues du Québec, Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)

Languages: English

Services Provided: Individual therapy, therapy for children and adolescents



Therapist: Ora-Claire Struck, M.Ed

Education: M.Ed. Counselling Psychology, McGill University (1990) 

Professional Associations: Ordre des psychologues du Québec

Languages: English, French

Services Provided: Individual therapy



Monica Sweeney

Therapist: Monica Sweeney, M.A., CCC

Education: M.A. Drama Therapy, Concordia University, Montreal (2006)

Post-graduate certificate in Marital and Family Therapy, Argyle Institute, Montreal (in progress)

Professional Associations: Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association

American Association for Marriage and Family

National Association of Drama Therapy (president Canadian chapter)

Languages: English, French

Services Provided: Individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, therapy for children and adolescents, art therapy, drama therapy


Therapist:  Kalyani Thurairajah, M.Sc.

Education:  M.Sc. in Couple and Family Therapy, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario (2007)

Professional Associations:  American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

Academy of Naturopaths and Naturotherapists

Languages:  English, Tamil

Services Provided:  Individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy


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