At PACE Inc., we’re proud to welcome Judy Casteels to our team of compassionate mental health professionals. Judy brings years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through a wide range of mental health and wellness challenges.

Her approach is client-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive, ensuring that every client feels heard, understood, and supported. Judy specializes in creating practical, goal-focused care plans tailored to each individual’s needs, working collaboratively with clients, families, and professional partners to promote mental, emotional, and occupational wellness.

Services Offered: Individual, family, and couples therapy

Crisis support and intervention

Occupational mental health consulting

Trauma-informed care and culturally sensitive support

Goal-oriented care planning and resource navigation

Why Work With Judy? Extensive experience in community, clinical, and hospital settings

Skilled in evidence-based therapeutic approaches including DBT and CBT

Experience supporting diverse populations, including Indigenous and Métis communities

Committed to helping clients build resilience, self-sufficiency, and well-being

Credentials: Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology

Bachelor of Social Work

Certified in Occupational Health & Safety, DBT, Suicide Prevention, and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention

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Alisha Rombouts, BA, RP Art Therapist, Registered Psychotherapist

Alisha majored in Fine Arts and Psychology at the University of Waterloo and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 2018. She has completed her Master’s level diploma at the Toronto Art Therapy Institute and is a Registered Psychotherapy with the college of registered psychotherapists of Ontario.

Alisha specializes in art therapy, it is a form of expressive therapy which utilizes the creative process of art making to expand and improve one’s physical, mental and emotional well-being. Art therapy can help in integrating and understanding a range of feelings. In art therapy the emphasis is not on the product but on the creative process and is intended to facilitate insights into the reasons for emotional distress by uncovering many underlying dimensions of our personal stories.

Her approach is person-centered, collaborative and individualized in order to meet the unique needs of each client. She is passionate about creating a supportive environment for clients to engage in healing, learning and reflection.

Alisha provides art therapy and psychotherapy services for children, adolescents, adults and families that is trauma informed, strengths based treatment specializing in trauma, anxiety, and other emotional dysregulation.

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Denise Sylvain, CYW Registered Psychotherapist

Denise has experience working in a variety of mental health settings for over 20 years, such as intensive in-home with parents and families, in office one on one, and in hospital (Mental Health Inpatient). She received her Child & Youth Worker Diploma in 2001 and is currently working toward her Masters in Mental Health through Southern Cross University. She has been a registered member with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) since 2017.

Denise’s therapeutic approach is client driven, and holistic, with acceptance that individuals are always trying their best. With a non-judgmental approach, she offers support and guidance to children, youth and adults who may be struggling with mental wellness, due to the impact of anxiety, depression, trauma, or relational attachment. Denise seeks to provide individualized therapy to promote healing and personal growth that will support your journey in life.

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Sarah VanRoboys MSW, RSW Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist

Sarah is a registered Social Worker of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW). She attended the University of Windsor where she completed a Honours Bachelor of Sociology and went on to complete a Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work, specializing in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. She has also completed a Chemical Dependency Counselling certificate from St. Clair College.

By using a harm-reduction, trauma-informed approach, Sarah utilizes many modalities of therapy including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Brief Therapy and Family Systems theory. Sarah has recently completed EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Therapy training and is now using it with her clients.

Sarah has experience supporting individuals who struggle with substance misuse issues, trauma, anxiety and panic disorders, depression, borderline personality disorder (BPD), grief and bereavement, stress and interpersonal conflict.

Sarah is passionate about working with trauma survivors, and recognizes the psychological, emotional, physical, social and spiritual impact of trauma on the individual. She strives to provide her clients with a safe, non-judgmental space where they feel supported, valued and heard. Sarah believes asking for help is not a sign of weakness, but rather signs of strength, confidence and resourcefulness.

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