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Mollie Lawrence

Clinical social worker

Mollie Lawrence is a clinical social worker who has ten years of experience working with children, adolescents, young adults and their families in both the public and community sectors, including youth protection and the Child Psychiatry division at the Jewish General Hospital. Mollie has a particular expertise in areas associated with a broad range of mental health issues including anxiety, depression and difficulties with emotional regulation. She also has expertise in parent-child relationships, attachment, peer relations, body image and self-esteem, behavioral issues, complex trauma, conjugal violence and crisis intervention.

Mollie is aware that reaching out for therapy can be a scary process.  She therefore strives to offer a warm, non-judgmental and supportive therapeutic environment, whereby her clients can feel comfortable to express themselves with ease.

Mollie believes strongly in empowering her clients by using a strengths-based, compassionate and collaborative relationship with every client. Mollie also frequently draws from various therapeutic modalities, to best accommodate her clients’ needs.

As Mollie is a mother to two young children, she personally understands the realities and complexities of adjusting to parenthood.  Mollie is passionate about supporting other parents on their parenting journey, while also focusing on perinatal mental health and relationship dynamics.

Mollie obtained both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees of Social Work from McGill University and is a member in good standing with the Ordre des Travailleurs Sociaux et des Thérapeutes Conjugaux et Familiaux du Québec (OTSTCFQ).

Education

  • Master of Social Work, McGill University (2018)
  • Bachelor of Social Work, McGill University (2016)
  • DEC in Psychology, Dawson College (2013)

Certifications and Trainings

  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy- DBT Skills for Adolescents and their Families, Linehan Insitute, 2024.
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy- DBT Skills, Linehan Insitutre, (2023);
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Certification, McGill University (2021)
  • Complex Trauma Training, Batshaw Youth and Family Centers (2021)
  • Psychiatry internship (2018)
  • Motivational Interviewing in Mental Health, Batshaw Youth and Family Centers (2016)