At the office of Dr. Barbara Coomes in Thunder Bay, my practice is focused on the assessment and treatment of many common mental health problems, such as anxiety, depression and trauma reactions, and also on counselling about other conditions that may cause psychological distress like relationship problems, and high levels of stress from school or employment. My approach to therapy and counselling emphasizes principles common to all forms of psychotherapy and counselling. Most importantly, these are establishing a therapeutic relationship in which an individual feels respected; working with the individual to understand the problem for which they are seeking help and the ways it is affecting their life; and striving to build the individual's trust that the therapy process will result in a positive outcome. more... See more text