
Angie Kingma is a Registered Psychotherapist and a member in good standing with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). Angie is also a Registered Occupational Therapist and a member in good standing with COTO and CAOT. Angie was very proud to work for 20 years at Credit Valley Hospital offering group psychotherapy (CBT, DBT, Solution-Focused Therapy).
Angie is also a Faculty Member at the University of Toronto, NeuroNova and The Centre for Mindfulness Studies in Toronto.
Angie has over 25 years of experience working in a variety of mental health settings including home care, in-patient psychiatry and out-patient psychiatry. While she utilizes a variety of psychotherapeutic approaches and techniques, she tends to lean towards CBT and mindfulness-based interventions, although the therapeutic rapport is the most important factor in the change process.
Angie is also a Faculty Member at the University of Toronto, NeuroNova and The Centre for Mindfulness Studies in Toronto.
Angie has over 25 years of experience working in a variety of mental health settings including home care, in-patient psychiatry and out-patient psychiatry. While she utilizes a variety of psychotherapeutic approaches and techniques, she tends to lean towards CBT and mindfulness-based interventions, although the therapeutic rapport is the most important factor in the change process.
Career & Professional Training Highlights
- Registered Psychotherapist
- Registered Occupational Therapist
- BA (Hons.) - Honours double major degree in Gerontology & Sociology
- BHScOT - Bachelor of Health Science of Occupational Therapy
- Brainspotting Level 1
- Emotion Focused individual Therapy (EFIT)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Healing Attachment Wounds and Affect Dysregulation with Expressive Modalities and Parts Work (Lisa Ferentz; Dr. Reese)
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS)
- 20 years on staff at Trillium Health Partners, Credit Valley Hospital site, Intensive Outpatient Mental Health Program (IOP), formerly known as the START Program
- University of Toronto Core Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Facilitation
- Faculty member at the Centre for Mindfulness Studies in Toronto
- Regular facilitator of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy programs for corporate staff
- Completed the Certified Professional Training Program in MBCT through University of California San Diego (UCSD) Centre for Mindfulness. Practicum completed at The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
- Completed Level 2 MBCT Training (Refining the Heart of Inquiry) through the Centre for Mindfulness Studies in Toronto
- Co-created a published MBCT for Chronic Pain pilot study through Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mentor with 6-month online "A Course in Mindful Living" with Dr. Elisha Goldstein
- Completed the Certified Professional Training in Mindfulness-based Chronic Pain Management (MBCPM) through NeuroNova Centre for Chronic Pain Management.
- Completed 5-day Mindfulness Teacher Training Intensive with Mark Coleman and Dr. Mary Elliott
- Training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Informed Therapy
- Created "Mindfulness Mondays" for Trillium Health Partners Hospital Staff
- Personal ongoing practice in mindfulness meditation; regular retreats
Speaking Engagements
A SELECTION OF ANGIE'S MORE RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
- BELL LET'S TALK - BLAKELY HEALTH INNOVATION SERIES WEBINAR
- REGION OF PEEL - STAFF EDUCATION
- HOMEWOOD HEALTH CENTRE - KEYNOTE SPEAKER
- MCMASTER UNIVERSITY - MENTAL HEALTH APPROACHES & OT
- UHN TORONTO REHAB - RUMSEY - KEYNOTE SPEAKER
- UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO - MINDFULNESS AND MANAGING STRESS
- LYMPHOMA CANADA - TAKE IT TO THE MAT
- LIVE WEBINAR FOR THE ONTARIO SOCIETY OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS - THE MINDFUL OT
- UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO - OT STUDENT ADDRESS
- ONTARIO SOCIETY OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST (OSOT) MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCES
- CREDIT VALLEY HOSPITAL - ACCEPTANCE AND MINDFULNESS THERAPIES