Our Story
When I first started private practice in 2019, I was not prepared for the reality facing our community. As my schedule instantly filled beyond my capacity, I learned that the people of Kingston were simply unable to find available psychologists in our city. Having to turn clients away myself, I realized that people were quietly suffering, either on long wait lists or after giving up all together on navigating the difficult task of securing professional support. Although there were increasing numbers of allied professionals providing psychotherapy in our community, it was difficult to fully understand the diversity in training and skillset across this group, and most importantly, what it meant for one's unique treatment needs. It was clear that this complicated the search for those already feeling depleted of their energy and time, and it was contributing to additional discouragement.
It soon became my vision to build a team of professionals whom I personally vetted and ensured could meet the unique and often complex needs of my clients. As Kingston Psychology Group formed, I became deeply committed to providing ongoing training to the professionals within our group via clinical supervision, access to psychologists for consultation, peer support, formal training, and regular learning workshops. As we expanded, we renamed the practice to centre wellness to more accurately capture the services we provide and to allow for the integration of allied health professionals to form our multidisciplinary vision. My love for mentorship quickly evolved into a separate Early Career Division within centre wellness , that now offers a rigorous and structured internship program for those entering the field of psychology and psychotherapy. Through this high-quality training program, centre wellness is able to recruit more early-career psychotherapists and psychologists to the Kingston area to help fill the desperate gap in services.
centre wellness is now a growing team of highly skilled, dedicated, and compassionate professionals who are helping individuals like yourself build happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives. We have helped reduce wait times in our community by providing more accessible services for a range of mental health challenges.
I am so excited to welcome you to centre wellness and eager for you to finally begin your journey through healing and to live a rich, fulfilling, and joyful life.
Dr. Leah Todd