Family Tree Therapy

Lindsay has over 15 years of experience supporting adults, couples, youth, and children (ages 6+), including members of the military community and first responders. She specializes in EMDR therapy, helping clients process painful experiences, grief, and challenging life moments. Lindsay supports individuals in navigating events that feel overwhelming or “stuck,” recognizing how these experiences can affect how we relate to ourselves, others, and the world around us.

She also brings deep experience working with children, youth, and families navigating complex situations, helping individuals feel safe, understood, and supported as they process difficult experiences. In addition to EMDR, Lindsay draws on attachment-based and Emotion-Focused approaches to create a compassionate, collaborative path forward.

Her goal is to help clients explore their feelings, process past experiences, and move toward clarity, connection, and emotional balance.

Areas of Specialty

  • Trauma-informed interventions across the lifespan 

  • Attachment-based connection strategies (parent/child, adult and family relationships)

  • Grief and loss

  • Play therapy interventions

  • Somatic and creative methods

Credentials

  • Registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) - Basic Training Certificate

  • Emotion Focused Therapy - Externship 

  • EMDR for Kids with Christine Mark-Griffin

  • Student Member with the Canadian Association for Play Therapy (CAPT)

Lindsay Steele

MSW, RSW, Child, Family & Adult Therapist

Child & Youth Therapy

At Family Tree Therapy, we offer child-centered therapy designed to support children and teens in meaningful, developmentally appropriate ways. Using play, art, movement and connection, we meet young people exactly where they are. We specialize in children's social-emotional wellness.

Adult & Dyadic Therapy

While child therapy is our heart & our home base, our therapists also work with adults and couples. Families are made of many stories, and grown-ups deserve support, too.

Supervision & Training

Taylor Nelson, owner of Family Tree Therapy, is a Certified Play Therapist and offers supervision, training and workshops.