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Welcome to Northern Elm

Northern Elm Assessment and Treatment offers assessments and individual, couples, and family therapy to folks residing anywhere in Ontario.

Northern Elm Assessment & Treatment

What Do We Do?

We specialize in neurodivergent learning styles, such as ADHD, ASD, Learning Disabilities, and Intellectual Disabilities, as well as identity exploration, anxiety, depression, and trauma related disorders.

We Are Ready to Help

Our Services

Our aim is to provide you with the space to feel accepted and understood in order to lead a life where you can live as your authentic self. During your time with us, you can expect to work with a team who operates from a trauma-informed and anti-oppressive lens. You are welcome and valued at Northern Elm Assessment and Treatment.

Therapy

Therapy

Therapy is the process of working with a qualified clinician to process feelings, challenge thoughts, and support goal achievement.
Assessment

Assessment

Assessments can help identify a person's learning, psychological, or diagnostic profile. Assessments can help support treatment planning.
Consultation & Supervision

Consultation & Supervision

We offer consultation to professionals and supervision to students who are fulfilling their requirements with the College of Psychologists of Ontario.

Meet The Team

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Lynn Benrubi
Co-Founder, Clinical Director, and
Psychological Associate

Lynn is a clinical and counselling psychological associate who specializes in providing therapy and assessment services to children, adolescents, and adults. She is a registered member with the College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO) and the Ontario Psychological Association (OPA).

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Jordan Benrubi
Co-Founder and Psychological Associate
Authorized for Supervised Practice

Jordan is a school psychological associate authorized for supervised practice who specializes in providing assessment services to children, adolescents, and adults. He is a registered member with the College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO) and the Ontario Psychological Association (OPA).

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Suweetha Thani
Clinical Associate

Suweetha completed her Master of Psychology degree at Adler Graduate Professional School in addition to a certificate in psychological assessment. Prior, she attended the University of Toronto, where she obtained her Honours Bachelor of Science degree, with a Specialist in Psychology. She has experience providing therapy and assessments to folks of all ages experiencing emotional, behavioural, and learning differences.

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Caroline Marson
Social Worker

Caroline is a Registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW). She holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Windsor, and an Honors Bachelor Degree in Psychology and Childhood Studies from Western University. She also completed a post-graduate program in Psychosocial Rehabilitation in Mental Health. Her prior work experiences have allowed her to work in both hospital and school settings.

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Atifa Seafi
Clinical Associate

Atifa utilizes a multi-disciplinary approach to care and believes in incorporating equity, diversity, and inclusion as driving factors in supporting her clients. Her services are further rooted in a trauma-informed and strength-based framework. Atifa hopes that her professional and lived experience can assist others in their journey to holistic self-care and authenticity. She has experience in providing therapeutic services to children, adolescents, and adults experiencing neurodivergent learning styles, behavioural differences, anxiety, depression, and trauma.

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Tanja Thani
Social Worker

Tanja Thani is a registered social worker who completed her Master of Social Work degree at Wilfrid Laurier University and her Honours Bachelor of Science degree at University of Toronto with a Specialist in Mental Health and a Major in English. Tanja uses she/her pronouns and identifies as a brown cis woman whose Tamil parents came to Canada as refugees from Sri Lanka. She is passionate about learning and traveling. During her undergraduate degree she explored subjects like biology, chemistry, mathematics, Latin, sociology, psychology, religion, and English. She has worked with clients regarding suicide ideation, self-harm, addiction, traumatic grief such as suicide and homicide loss, anxiety, depression, trauma, divorce, parenting, ADHD, violence against women, oppression/racism/prejudice, relationship, family, and identity issues.

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Naomi Peleg
Clinical Associate

Naomi completed an Honours Bachelor of Arts (B.A., Hons.) degree in Psychology at Western University prior to completing her Master’s of Science in Clinical Psychology at the University of Victoria in 2011. She then pursued an assessment-based role in a collaborative environment, primarily working with individuals with Autism and associated neurodevelopmental disorders. Her training further led her to conduct mental-health and psychoeducational assessments to support individuals of all ages with attentional, learning, behavioural, and social-emotional differences.

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Social Worker

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Brianne Singer
Office Manager

Brianne is the Office and Treatment Coordinator at Northern Elm. Within her role at the clinic, she oversees the office operations, manages clinical calendars, coordinates all aspects of therapy and coaching services, and supports clients throughout their mental health journey by being one of the first points of contact, as well as assisting clients in connecting with our clinical team.

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Lisa Meucci
Office Administrator

Lisa is the Office Administrator at Northern Elm. Within her role at the clinic, she is responsible for providing administrative assistance and service coordination to support clients in their mental health journey. She works to ensure that everyone feels heard and that information is handled in a sensitive and confidential manner.