Catherine Cilia

People carrying the weight of anxiety, relationship strain, past trauma, or the slow erosion that comes from burnout often find their way to Catherine Cilia, a Registered Social Worker based in Collingwood, Ontario. She works with individual adults and couples — men, women, and older adults alike — helping them understand their emotional lives and shift the patterns that keep them stuck.

Catherine holds a Master of Social Work and has trained in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, trauma therapy, and grief and bereavement care. Her practice is grounded in attachment theory and shaped by a non-pathologizing view of the people she works with, drawing on mindfulness as one tool among many. She also brings personal experience with adversity — as a cancer survivor and mother — to her deep commitment to human resilience and dignity.

At the heart of Catherine’s approach is the belief that healing happens through genuine connection. She works alongside clients to help them feel genuinely seen and understood, building the kind of trust that makes honest reflection possible — and real change more than a distant hope. Online sessions are available.