In-Person (Parry Sound & Huntsville) - Virtual - Children - Teens - Parents
Clinical Supervision - Speaking Engagements - Courses and Trainings

Colleen McLean, MSW RSW

registered social worker (OCSWSSW)
owner & clinical director

I am committed to supporting young people and the adults who care for them. My clinical work comes from a social-relational perspective, which means that I focus on understanding the systems that surround us, so that we can build practical skills and strategies to help you make the changes you want in your life.

I most often work with young people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, and navigating life relationships. I have received training in multiple modalities to support this work, and draw primarily on the foundations of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), and Trauma-Attachment Integration.

I am passionate about advancing community education and support through facilitating workshops and professional trainings, and offer Mental Health First Aid courses and certification.

Before entering the field of social work, I spent over 20-years working with children and teens in overnight camp settings, and for 10 of those years directed a backcountry youth leadership program for teens from low-income families. During those years, the experiences, laughs, and conversations I shared with youth confirmed my passion to do all I can to help advocate, support, and empower young people.

When I’m not working, you’re most likely to find me in or on Georgian Bay - swimming, paddling, sailing - I love the water.

I know that taking the first step to connect with someone can be the hardest. I’m here - the SYC team is here - to help however we can.

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    • Master of Social Work
      Wilfrid Laurier University

    • Bachelor of Arts, Honours Psychology
      Wilfrid Laurier University

    • Collaborative Problem-Solving (CPS), Level I
      Lives in the Balance, 2026

    • Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), Levels 1 and 2
      DDP Network, 2025

    • The Zentangle Approach to the FLASH Technique
      Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Trainings, 2024

    • Clinical Supervision - Accreditation Level 2
      the Association for Psychological Therapies (APT), 2024

    • EMDRIA Approved EMDR Basic Training
      Envision, 2023

    • Integrative Trauma and Attachment Treatment Model (ITATM) Certified Therapist
      The Attachment & Trauma Treatment Centre for Healing (ATTCH), 2023

    • Facilitator, Adults who Interact with Youth Mental Health First Aid
      Mental Health Commission of Canada, 2022

    • Certified Trauma Integration Clinician (CTIC)
      ATTCH, 2021

    • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Level 2
      Association of Psychological Therapies, 2020

    • Fundamentals of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy
      University of Toronto, 2020

    • Motivational Interviewing with Adolescents
      Psychotherapy.net, 2020

    • Adverse Childhood Experiences & Resilience Learning
      ACES Coalition, 2020

    • Eating disorders: What every clinician should know
      SickKids CCMH Learning Institute, 2024

    • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills for Adolescents and Families
      Psychwire, 2024

    • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills
      Psychwire, 2022

    • Brain Behind the Behaviour
      Neurosequential Network as presented by Children’s Aid Society, 2021

    • The Brain Story
      Alberta Family Wellness Initiative, 2021

    • Indigenous Allyship
      B’Saanibamaadsiwin-CMHA, 2020

    • Mending Broken Wings: Supporting sex-trade workers
      Rising Angels, 2019

    • Bridges out of Poverty
      YMCA of Simcoe-Muskoka, 2019