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Distraction Management

Your attention is valuable. This page shares simple ways to protect it: one-tap focus modes, visual timers, “start anywhere” steps, and clean work surfaces—digital and physical. You’ll build short, realistic sprints and learn how to re-enter after interruptions without losing momentum.

Kristen Denney

Suzanne Leon

Peter Gross

Somia Ebrahem

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Samantha Miller

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Karlynn Wakulchyk

Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)

Faye Moreau

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Lisa Connelly

Registered Social Service Worker (RSSW)

Marissa Perreault

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Jamie Tjeng

Registered Psychotherapist – Qualifying (RP-Q)

Julia Rotenberg

Registered Psychotherapist – Qualifying (RP-Q)

Danya Lewis

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Olivia McGeever

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Mariya Manoukian

Registered Psychotherapist – Qualifying (RP-Q)

Lionel Boodlal

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Nicola Wolters

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Yaroslav Grechkin

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

David Brett Robinson

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Lisa Elmourne

Registered Psychologist (R.Psych)

Molly McGregor

Registered Social Worker (RSW)

Daniel Elias

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Penelope (Penny) Yen

Registered Psychologist (R.Psych)

Daniel Cooper

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Emma Culpeper

Registered Psychotherapist – Qualifying (RP-Q)

Sara Tribe

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Alexia Andersen

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Tanya Seth

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Lisa Wilder

Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)

Aryana Iacovelli

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Audree McIvor

Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)

Kaylee Schoen

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Alia Ziesman

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Amina Purac

Registered Psychotherapist – Qualifying (RP-Q)

Heather Cummins

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Emma Habibi

Registered Psychotherapist – Qualifying (RP-Q)

Justin Michel

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Mayada Salem

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Lisa O’Donovan

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Shauna Miller

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Lyndsey Callihan

Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)

Spring Berriman

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Corey Lesperance

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Cailin Thomas

Registered Psychotherapist – Qualifying (RP-Q)

Sarah Graham

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

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