Primary Areas:
- Life challenges
- Stress management and coping skills
- Life transitions and adjustment challenges
- Goal setting and personal growth
- Relationship and communication skills
- Emotional wellness and self-care
- Building healthy habits and routines
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Supervisors:
Licensing Body:
- Alex’s counselling and support services are provided under the supervision and licensure of his direct supervisor at the practice who is supervising each individual case.
About:
Alex Laugher is a supervised counsellor and psychometrist at Brookside Therapy & Assessments, where he provides counselling, support, and assistance with assessments for adults and older teens under supervision. He is trained and experienced in providing support and teaching life skills to older teens and young adults.
Alex completed an Honours Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Brock University, where he has received the Dean’s Honours List Award in Years 1, 2, and 3 of his program. He plans to pursue graduate training in clinical psychology or medicine.
Research & Professional Experience
In addition to his work at Brookside, Alex has volunteered as a Research Assistant in the Comparative Behavioural Neuroscience Lab at Brock University. He previously served as a Committee Member and Researcher at Community Addiction Services of Niagara (CASON), where he contributed to the Persons with Lived and Living Experience Survey.
Prior to joining Brookside, Alex worked as a Community Health Worker in Youth Outreach at Quest Community Health Centre in Niagara. In this role, he supported youth experiencing homelessness, substance use, mental health concerns, and sexual and gender identity-related stressors. Through Quest, he also supported individuals presenting to the Emergency Department at St. Catharines General Hospital and Greater Niagara General Hospital.
Alex has also worked as an Addictions Peer Support Worker with Community Addiction Services of Niagara, in partnership with McMaster Children’s Hospital, supporting youth admitted to inpatient mental health units for substance use and concurrent disorders.
Certifications & Specialized Training
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Academy of Peer Services – Effective Delivery of Peer Support in Mental Health Settings
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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
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Master Class: Core Skills in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
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San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Online Training – Strengthen knowledge, awareness, and skills for working with and providing service to Indigenous people and communities.
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Situation Table Training (Niagara Region) – Participate in situation table meetings and implement interventions for members of the community who present with high acuity of risk.
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SMART Recovery Facilitator Training
Pronouns:
he/him