In 2012 Andre completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Brock University, followed by a Bachelor of Education from Lakehead University in 2013. He spent the next six years teaching in Alberta, and in different communities in Northern Ontario, and Quebec before returning to the London area. He received his Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University shortly thereafter.

Andre is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. Andre remains in good standing as a certified Ontario teacher with Ontario College of Teachers OCT.

Andre has spent over 15 years working with children, youth as well as their parents in various roles as camp counsellor, teacher and therapist. He has counselled families, couples and individuals through many difficulties including grief, suicide, burnout, family breakdowns, anxiety, academic difficulties, depression, and financial problems. 

He has a holistic therapeutic approach to overall well-being that includes the body, mind, and social supports.   Andre helps clients to rediscover who they are, what they want, and new ways of looking at things. He encourages his clients to find their unique way forward, one-step at a time.

Andre makes use of different therapeutic approaches from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour therapy (DBT), Narrative therapy, as well as Video Games Assisted Therapy (VGAT). Andre’s work is also informed by Somatic Experiencing (SE®) principles and interventions. In addition, he offers sleep therapy, through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) for those looking to improve their sleep. 

Andre draws from multiple modalities to create a therapeutic approach tailored to you.  

Andre is happy to provide brief phone consultation for those who are interested.  

Want to see Andre in action? Click on link below and watch him do an interview with TVO on Video Games, loss and grief. 

 https://www.tvo.org/video/are-video-games-an-escape-route-through-grief