Betty Ann McPherson  Psychotherapy & Counselling Services

Who We Are 

Betty Ann McPherson ran a private practice in Toronto specializing in traumatic loss and life transitions. Betty Ann is a  member of the Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychotherapists and Psychometrists (OACCPP) and a  certified member of the Ontario Society of Psychotherapists (OSP). She also worked for many years as the Program Coordinator for the Survivor Support Programme (SSP), part of Distress Centres of Toronto.  SSP is a counselling service provided to survivors of homicide and/or suicide.

Betty Ann is available for counselling individuals seeking support through life changes and challenges. She particularly welcomes people from diverse backgrounds and lifestyles, including LGBT.

Betty Ann has a Masters in Clinical Psychology and 15 years of experience working in a variety of settings in the social service field.  She continually upgrades or training.  In September, 2010, she completed comprehensive training in Emotionally Focussed Couples Therapy (by Sue Johnson).  She is currently continuing her lengthy certification process through the Ontario Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (OAMFT) and the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), and BESTCO (The Board of Examiners in Sex Therapy and Counselling).

Betty Ann is a Regional Representative on the board of the Bereavement Ontario Network (BON) for the regions of Sudbury to Sault Ste. Marie.

Jack Juhlin has a Masters degree and has been in clinical practice for 40 years.  He retired from the position of Director of Community Mental Health at the Sudbury Regional Hospital in 2003 and has been in private practice since 2000.

His areas of specialization include treating male survivors of childhood trauma, and those presenting with depression, anxiety, stress, adjustment disorders, and problems with anger management.  As well, he treats couples with marital and relationship problems. 

He is currently a certified member of the Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychotherapists and Psychometrists (OACCPP).

Betty Ann McPherson opened her psychotherapy practice in Sudbury in December 2007 by linking with Sudbury psychotherapy veteran Jack Juhlin. Jack and Betty Ann work closely together and out of the same office.

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Betty Ann McPherson is an active volunteer with WarmHearts Palliative Caregivers and the Wild At Heart animal refuge.  Volunteering brings a sense of purpose and passion to Betty Ann. 

"There are not enough hours in the day to accomplish all that I want to accomplish.  I love what I do for a living.  I feel privileged to be a helper in peoples' lives...to be a witness to their pain..and sometimes a catalyst to their growth."  Betty Ann