Westshore Team

Kate Cluley

Doctoral Intern

Kate Cluley completed her Master’s degree at the University of Calgary in School and Applied Child Psychology. She previously received a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Ryerson University. Kate has previous work experience in both private practice and school settings (PK – Grade 12) as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Kate brings a warm, calming, and compassionate demeanour when working with children and adolescents. Her strong areas of interest include strength-based approaches to learning, working with children and adolescents that experience anxiety and fostering self-confidence in students’ academic and social-emotional abilities.

Dr Jillian Roberts

Registered Psychologist

Considered a go-to child psychology expert for journalists, Dr. Roberts is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post, Global News and the CBC. She is the author of two best-selling and award-winning series of children’s books. “Just Enough” explains topics like birth and diversity to children ages 3-6, while “The World Around Us” introduces kids ages 5-8 to issues like poverty and online safety. She is also the author of “Kids, Sex & Screens: Raising Strong, Resilient Children in the Sexualized Digital Age”, a book for parents seeking to help their preteens navigate our hypersexualized world.

In addition to being a highly sought after registered psychologist, tenured associate professor and author, Dr. Roberts is also a wife and a mom to three children.

Keeley Sponton

Counselling Manager/Therapeutic Behavior Interventionist

Blair McLean

Counsellor, MA, RCC

Blair is a Registered Clinical Counsellor, is certified in Complex Trauma Treatment Professional, and holds a Masters in Counselling Psychology from the University of British Columbia

Therapy offerings: Trauma repair therapy, inner child work, somatic (body-focused) therapy, attachment-based, self-compassion practices, mindfulness tools, person-centred therapy.

Client specializations: Blair works with individuals across the life span, including children, adolescents and adults. Blair specializes in working with post-secondary students.

Assisting with: Social and general anxiety, depression and shame, feeling frozen or stuck, emotional numbness, inner critic, procrastination, relationship difficulties, personal growth and development, grief and loss, career exploration, and big life transitions including new parenting, graduation, and many others.

Blair is always amazed by the ingenious strategies his clients have adopted to survive difficult times in their lives. He believe that difficulties come when our past strategies no longer serve to protect us in the ways they once did. In his work with clients, he has come to believe that the things that frustrate us the most about ourselves – our fears, our lack of motivation, and our seeming inability to move forward in life can be traced to ingenious survival strategies that once kept us safe.

Blair will help you explore, name and honour the parts of you that are still doing their best to protect you. In the process, you will learn how your patterns are standing in the way of the life you want to live. You will develop new strategies for coping, for attending to your needs and for caring for yourself, clearing the way for growth, healing, and thriving in your life.

Laura Lourdu

Counsellor, MA, RCC

Laura has a bachelors in social work and has her masters in counselling psychology through Yorkville University. With several years of experience in employment counselling, education, mental health and addiction, Laura brings in an eclectic skill set. Using healing modalities such as Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Laura helps people improve their relationship with themselves and with others.