Angie Kingma — Verified by Psychotherapy Matters

Angie Kingma

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Registered Psychotherapist
BA (Hons), BHSc OT, OT Reg. (Ont.).
Certified Mindfulness Teacher & Mentor

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Angie Kingma is a Registered Psychotherapist and a member in good standing with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). 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. She is a verified provider with Theravive, Psychology Today, Psychotherapy Matters and Homewood Health.

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
  • BA (Hons.) - Honours double major degree in Gerontology & Sociology
  • BHScOT - Bachelor of Health Science of Occupational Therapy
  • Brainspotting Level 1, Level 2 and Expansion
  • 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