My name's Erika (she/her). I'm a Registered Social Service Worker, Psychotherapist based in Trenton, ON (#853610). I'm the owner of Care Connect Psychotherapy & Counselling Services and am extremely humbled to have a therapeutic space in the Bay of Quinte area. 

As a therapeutic practitioner with lived experience, I’m passionate about guiding people through the unique process of self-discovery, personal growth, and healing. I am a queer, first-generation adult child of Hungarian immigrants. I am also a cycle breaker of intergenerational trauma. I integrate these aspects of my lived experience into the work I do with those under my care.

Complex trauma has taught me a lot about myself, and while my journey was a difficult one, having experienced abuse, estrangement, and deep shame throughout my life, from childhood to adulthood, I continue to THRIVE.​

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I have over 8 years of experience working in this supportive field, with my teachings deeply rooted in non-traditional therapy, counselling, and healing (thank you, Toronto Rape Crisis Centre, for the bounty of wisdom you provided me). At TRCC, I was a gender-based violence crisis line counsellor, supervisor, line coordinator, F2F peer counsellor, and court accompaniment worker. I also spent several years supporting dual-diagnosis individuals as a residential support worker and counsellor, giving my unconditional care to at-risk adults navigating intellectual and developmental challenges such as FASD, ASD, ODD, Antisocial personality disorder, and Schizophrenia.

I proudly serve on the Board of Directors for the Sexual Assault Centre for Quinte and District (SACQD) and facilitate monthly art workshops at SACQD's Paths of Courage, a week-long retreat space for survivors of violence. These many experiences shaped my quality of care and have provided me the understanding and empathy to support in countless ways.

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