Practice Director 

Emma Fogel is a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto. Her passion and professional mission is to support her clients through challenging life moments. She has extensive clinical experience working with individuals and their respective support systems in home, hospital, educational and community-based settings.

Emma is a Cognitive Behavioural, Dialectical Behavioural and SPACE-Trained Therapist, with additional certifications in Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and paediatric grief.

In addition to her clinical work with individuals, youth and families, Emma provides mental health-informed trainings and webinars for educational, recreational and corporate groups throughout Ontario.

Lead Clinician

Rachel Gertler is a registered social worker with a Master of Social Work from Wurzweiler School of Social Work in New York, a certification in mediation, and a passion for human connection. While she has extensive work experience and clinical training, she ultimately believes that her approach as a human connecting with humans is what allows her to be an effective therapist.

Rachel first practiced as a qualified mediator, navigating family systems in high-conflict relationships in addition to supporting separation and divorce. She then obtained her Masters of Social Work in New York City and went on to working in hospital settings, school boards, and private practice. Some of the modalities she incorporates into her sessions include CBT, DBT, Internal Family Systems, attachment-focused therapy, and trauma-based work.

Rachel works with adults, couples, youth and families to address goals such as mood improvement (anxiety, panic, depression) relationship value conflicts (romantic, parental, sibling), self-esteem, unhealthy relationships with substances and food, and guidance through transitional phases of life (pre- and postpartum support).

Rachel aims to conduct sessions that are casual and conversational, with a good balance of challenging clients via evidence-based treatments, while ensuring a safe space to be validated and explore the therapeutic journey.

Samantha Beallor is a Registered Social Worker based in Toronto, ON. She obtained her Master of Social Work degree from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, with a certification in Trauma-Informed Practice.

Throughout her career, Samantha has worked with children, youth, and adults in various clinical settings, including hospitals and community agencies. Her true passion lies in fostering strength and resilience in her clients as they navigate life’s challenges.

Samantha’s therapeutic approach is rooted in empathy and connection. Practicing from a client-centered lens, Samantha meets clients where they are and draws on evidence-based practices, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Informed Care, Strength-Based Therapy, Brief Solution-Focused Therapy, and Mindfulness, to meet each client’s unique needs.

Samantha’s dedication to her clients and personalized approach allow her to build a therapeutic alliance that empowers her clients to thrive.

Maya is a Registered Social Worker based in Toronto, ON. She completed her Master of Social Work degree from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work and has worked in clinical, hospital, and educational settings. Through her years in private practice, she has extensive experience supporting youth, families and adults through challenges with mood disorders (anxiety, depression), family and social dynamics and varying life stage transitions.

Laura Mincer is a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work. She has over 12 years of experience supporting adolescents, young adults, and families. She has spent much of her career as a school social worker and has a strong interest in supporting youth in school and camp settings.

Laura works with clients through key life stages, including high school, post-secondary education and early adulthood, with a particular focus on anxiety and depression. She supports clients experiencing panic and stress-related symptoms, emotional dysregulation, school avoidance, social and peer challenges, low self-esteem, and engagement in high-risk behaviours. Her work focuses on helping clients develop practical tools to communicate effectively, navigate relational challenges, strengthen executive functioning, and build confidence and healthy coping strategies. She also works with the family system to improve relationships and support clients toward greater independence.

Laura brings extensive experience in assessment, case management, and service coordination across school, community mental health, and inpatient treatment settings. When appropriate, she supports clients and families within the practice by navigating mental health systems and services, connecting clients with additional mental health resources, and advocating to ensure continuity of care across clinicians and service providers. She has experience supporting clients with complex presentations and collaborating closely with schools, physicians, psychiatrists, and community-based providers to ensure coordinated care.

Laura’s approach is warm, practical and collaborative, with a focus on each client’s individual strengths and goals. She integrates evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), solution-focused therapy, and attachment-informed, skills-based work into her practice.

Jennifer Moses is a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto and a specialization in child and family practice. She has supported children, teens, adults, and families in clinical, educational, and community-based settings.

Her work focuses on helping clients navigate parenting challenges, understanding parent-child dynamics and life transitions. She also provides clinical services in family law matters involving separation and divorce, custody and access, co-parenting, and children’s views and preferences. She understands that stressful experiences and difficult relationships can have a significant impact on emotional well-being, sense of self, and family functioning.

She also brings extensive experience in children’s mental health and child abuse prevention and education, including training, facilitating psychoeducational groups for families impacted by high conflict, and delivering programs focused on resilience, self-esteem, and advocacy.

Her therapeutic approach is warm, collaborative, and client-centred, integrating practical, insight-oriented, and evidence-based therapy to help clients build self-awareness, strengthen coping strategies, and create meaningful change. She is committed to creating a safe, supportive space where clients feel heard, understood, and better equipped to navigate challenges.

Emily Young is a Registered Social Worker living and working in Toronto, ON. She completed her Bachelor of Social Work at Western University and her Master of Social Work at the University of Toronto, where she specialized in child and family practice. For more than eight years, Emily has worked in school-based and child-centered settings, supporting children, teens, and their families through collaboration and connection. 

Emily’s approach is grounded in clinical expertise delivered in a way that feels accessible and practical. She focuses on building skills and learning tailored to each client’s unique therapeutic goals. With advanced training in SPACE, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Crisis Response, Emily integrates these with evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Mindfulness. Drawing from her experience in schools and summer camps, she brings humour, concrete strategies, and meaningful interventions to connect with kids in ways that feel natural and supportive.

Emily has extensive experience supporting clients through many of life’s challenges, including anxiety, self-regulation, social navigation, and distress tolerance. She works with clients to build practical skills and foster resilience, while creating a safe and supportive space for growth and healing.

Noah Fogel is an MBA graduate from the Ivey Business School.  

Noah manages all aspects of business development, community engagement and partnerships for schools, summer camps and associations for EFTS. Noah is passionate about expanding EFTS’s reach to support the provision of mental health support to a broader community. 

His role supports the EFTS mission; making therapy services, mental health psychoeducation and resources more accessible for clients, communities and professionals.