Marinela holds a Master’s degree in Couple & Family Therapy and she is a member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario.
She has over 20 years of experience in both private practice and community setting providing psychotherapy.  In addition to practicing as an individual and couple's therapist, Marinela has facilitated numerous mental health groups, "lunch & learns" to several companies on 'mental health' topics, as well as previous experience teaching at the university level. Furthermore, Marinela is currently in the process of completing training in Divorce Mediation.

Marinela is passionate about working with individuals and couples who are struggling with relational issues, separation and divorce, anxiety, depression, postpartum struggles, self-esteem, boundaries and work stress.  She believes in working together, in collaboration, to help her clients achieve their goals, focusing on clients’ strengths and resiliency.  Marinela is trained in many different models of psychotherapy, and draws mainly from: narrative, solution focused, CBT, Gottman and psychoeducation-to name a few.

Marinela recognizes that life transitions can be hard and painful at times, and invites you to reach out to her - you do not need to go through it alone.