Amy Meerdink, Dakova Health

Practice Areas

Counselling & Therapy

Service Types

Counselling

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About Amy

Amy is committed to the possibility of healing and change for any person and relationship. She brings with her a Masters in Social Work and 17 years of experience working in medical and mental health systems. Amy has skill navigating the landscape in supporting people through grief and loss, trauma, anxiety, and depression. She has worked intensively with caregivers supporting declining loved ones, hospice care and complex family relationships rooted in conflict and trauma. At the heart of her work she holds that healing happens through connection to self and others and to this end creates a space where people can show up to a presence of unconditional positive regard and be held with both skill and compassion.

About Dakova Health

Dakova Health’s psychologist-led team provides assessment, diagnosis and counselling for a wide range of mental health concerns. Our staff deliver compassionate counselling and psychotherapy, using modalities such as: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Somatic Experiencing (SE), and other evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches. We offer psychological assessments, including clinical needs assessments, ADHD assessments, assessments for autism spectrum disorder and comprehensive mental health assessments.

At Dakova Health, we take a multi-disciplinary approach to anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, personality disorders and other mental health issues. Our outcome-focused model draws on the expertise of all our practitioners to ensure that our clients benefit from a comprehensive and supportive experience, delivered through a single point of access. Above all, we are committed to treating our clients as human beings, who deserve welcoming and compassionate care.