Registered Social Worker & Psychotherapist

Braden (he/him) is a masters-prepared social worker who has seven years of experience working with youth, families, and adults in residential treatment, community-based family work, harm reduction, and in private practice. Some of his areas of focus include supporting individuals experiencing depression and anxiety, developmental trauma, PTSD, family conflict, substance use issues from a harm reductionist and participant-focused lens, and social justice and action. He completed his graduate studies at the University of Toronto’s Factor-Inwentash School of Social Work. He utilizes an integrative approach to psychotherapy and has completed training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and is currently training at the Intermediate level of Somatic Experiencing™, a body-oriented approach to trauma resolution.

Braden's approach to therapy is rooted in a strengths-based, anti-oppressive, and holistic approach to healing. He is especially interested in supporting mind-body healing and integration through somatic therapies, mindfulness, and working in non-ordinary states of consciousness. His interest in using psychedelics for healing began at a young age. Growing up in Saskatchewan–a major center of psychedelic research in the mid-20th century–he long maintained an interest in contributing to the revival of legal and safe psychedelic use, and is a longtime activist in supporting causes related to cognitive liberty and the rights of people who use drugs. He works collaboratively to remove obstacles to a person's innate healing potential, and believes that therapy should harness an individual's ability to create independence within a person, rather than ongoing reliance on a therapist. Braden believes that psychedelics are a tool for inspiring movement beyond symptom reduction and toward improved well-being and living a preferred life.