Our Team
Meet The Team
Mark Berkowitz
Therapist, Mediator, Parenting Coach, Court Evaluator
Mark Berkowitz received his Master of Social Work degree from the University of Manitoba in 1994. He has participated in many certificate and upgrading programs, and continues to enhance his education whenever possible. Recently, Mark completed a certificate program in Divorce Mediation at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His professional experience encompasses many responsibilities related to child welfare and crisis intervention.
Krysti Dedi
Therapist, Court Evaluator
Krysti is proud to offer a range of therapeutic services for children, youth and adult clients. She has over fifteen years experience in talk and art therapies. She holds a Masters in Counselling Psychology and extensive training in art therapy, psychology and educational interventions. Krysti is a 2nd Degree Reiki practitioner and use those skills to bring my clients the options of relaxation and self care support in addition to traditional counselling.
Sheryn Seunath
Therapist, Court Evaluator
Sheryn Seunath holds a Masters in Clinical Social Work from the University of Manitoba, as well as a Bachelor degree with a major in clinical Psychology. Ms. Seunath's professional experience is related to the direct provision of frontline services to children and families in the child welfare system to assist disadvantaged families in their efforts to create and maintain protective environments for their children. In doing so, Sheryn has adopted the use of a culturally sensitive approach.
Yael Berkowitz
Occupational Therapist
Yael is the owner and occupational therapist at Berkowitz TheraPeds. Yael has always had a passion for supporting children, youth and families of all ages and abilities. Since a young age she has worked and volunteered in various agencies and programs supporting children to learn, develop and engage in their environments. Yael is energetic, passionate and creative. She strives to form connections with the children and families she works with to build on their strengths and encourage development and learning of new skills. Her goal is to increase confidence and personal understanding for each child and family she works with. Yael has a passion for supporting children and families working on developing strategies for emotional regulation, sensory processing, play and social communication skills and executive functioning needs. She has been fortunate to work with several First Nations around Manitoba and within school, community and clinic settings. When not working as an Occupational Therapist, Yael enjoys walking her dog Eddie, hiking, playing word games and thrift shopping. She cannot wait to support your children and family through play, open-communication, creativity and strength-based learning!
Michal Berkowitz
Therapist, CCPA,CAPT
Michal graduated with a Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology and a Bachelor of Human Ecology focusing on Child Development and Family Violence. She is a qualifying Certified Canadian Counsellor and a member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) as well as, the Canadian Association for Play Therapy (CAPT). Michal is an approved provider under Jordan’s Principle Mental Health Counselling Services. Michal has worked in various settings providing services and support to women, children and families involved with Child and Family Services and residing in women’s shelters or second stage housing. She has experience in the areas of trauma, gender-based violence, addictions, grief and loss, mental wellness and group and play therapy. The focus of Michal’s work and study has been on counselling and support with women who have experienced trauma, violence and/or addiction as well as children who have experienced trauma. Michal is able to provide services to individuals of all ages with various therapeutic approaches best suited to individual needs in a supportive, welcoming and safe environment.
Sharon Berkowitz
Educator
Sharon is a retired elementary school teacher with 35 years of experience. When her career in the classroom stopped, her tutoring career began to give support to children who needed a bit more one to one help. Sharon has taught kindergarten to grade 6 and worked as a Resource and Guidance teacher as well. She is trained to work in all subject areas to make learning fun and engaging! At present, all tutoring can be done online, or in person at the Berkowitz Therapies office. No matter if teaching is remote or in the office classroom, learning should be a joy. Get in touch to tailor the tutoring to your child’s and family’s specific needs.
Chelsea McTavish
Trauma, Self-Harm, Grief for children/families, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy/ Attachment therapy.
Hello, my name is Chelsea McTavish and I am currently accepting new clients. Taking the first steps towards seeing a counsellor can be very scary and I am honoured you are choosing to work with me. I believe counselling is like exercise for the mind. When we engage in our practices it helps to build stronger coping skills, strengthen our identity and overall help us to function better. I have been working as a counsellor since 2015 when I began working on the crisis phone lines at Klinic. Since then I have upgraded my education and taken further training in areas such as Trauma, Self-Harm, Grief for children and families, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Attachment therapy. I also went back to school to complete my undergrad in Human Ecology, specializing in Family Studies and then on to complete my Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology in 2019. I also have experience travelling to different Reserves in Manitoba counselling communities, families and children. These experiences have allowed me to meet so many incredible and resilient people, whom I continue to learn from along the way. I specialize in working with children and families, but also enjoy working with individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, self harm, 2SLGBTQ+ and sexual abuse.
Shirin Riahi
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Shirin is a master level therapist, registered with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. Shirin has a strong passion for people and has spent more than a decade working with children, youth, families and couples. Shirin approaches her therapeutic work from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) framework, while integrating and utilizing other creative hands-on approaches that best serve her client's unique needs. Shirin is pleased to work with clients who are facing variety of challenges with the goal of developing and strengthening their coping strategies, building healthy relationships, and gaining emotional health and life balance.
