Presenters

Clare E. Mézes, M Sc. Individual, Couple, Sex and Family Therapy Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and the Ontario Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (OAMFT). Clinical Member of the Board of Examiners in Sexual Therapy and Counselling in Ontario (BESTCO).

Clare maintains a private practice in Toronto. She is skilled in the use of Systemic, Cognitive-Behavioural, Emotional-Focused, Solution-Focused, Feminist, and Relational Life Therapy approaches providing psychotherapy to a diversity of people in a warm, respectful, encouraging and positive environment.

She has advanced training and more than 15 years experience in Sexuality and Sex Therapy. Her services include individual and couple sex therapy, low sexual desire, all men's and women's sexual concerns, and sexual abuse survivors.

Clare has more than 20 years experience in individual, couple and family counselling. She works with a wide range of issues related to both life-cycle development and situational crises. She assists clients in learning new relationship skills and achieving new insights resulting in more intimate connections and satisfied lives.

Clare is well known in the community for facilitating workshops in sexuality, intimacy, and couples therapy.

Gail Winemaker, M.A. Counselling Psychology Clinical Member of the Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists (OACCPP).

Gail provides a private practice in Richmond Hill. She is skilled in facilitating problem-solving and conflict resolution using an integrative and holistic approach to psychotherapy based on Adlerian, Cognitive, Cognitive-Behavioural, Solution-Focused, Relational Life Therapy and Art Therapy.

She has expertise in collaborating with individuals, couples and families to bring about harmony and reconciliation.

Gail has fulfilled the requirements of the ADR program titled "Mediation and Domestic Violence, Basic Family Mediation Skills" as well as the advanced program for Family Mediation.

She has professionally consulted in the development of a specialized Eating Disorder Program and provided therapy in the program at Bellwood Health Services, Inc. a private in-patient treatment centre for addictions.

Gail is recognized in the community for public speaking, initiating and facilitating ongoing support groups, and for presentations and workshops.