Clinical Director`s Biography

Bruce Cook (Clinical Director) is registered with the College of Psychologists and possesses over 20 years experience as a psychotherapist, clinical assessor and diagnostician.

"As Clinical Director of GTA Psychological Services, I have extensive experience counselling individuals and couples' from a cognitive-behavioural, and brief solution-focused therapeutic perspective. My counselling skills also includes Eye Movement De-Sensitization and Hypnotherapy techniques.

At the present time I am focusing my therapeutic practice on young and middle aged professional and urban workforce members who are experiencing the following presenting problems :

• Stress
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Relationship Difficulties
• Workplace Issues
• Marital/Family Problems
• Trauma Issues

My philosophy in counselling is to utilize the power of talk therapy. Talk therapy allows the client to use their own healing power to generate their own solution and insight into their difficulties. The process of counselling with a skilled counsellor helps you, the client, to use the natural process of the talking cure to assist you in understanding your problems and how to avoid them in the future. I have learned by experience that it is strong people who utilize their talking skill and opt for to harness their own natural healing power rather than rely on less effective coping methods."