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“A good plan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there.” -
Mapping the road to recovery -
“A good plan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there.”
About Us
Life with a brain injury or neurological disorder can seem full of limits and challenges. At Journey Rehabilitation and Behaviour Therapy, we’re committed to supporting each client through their unique road to recovery.
With extensive experience in community-based support, our team is committed to helping our clients uncover their own path to a life with meaning and purpose. We provide assessment, consultation, and treatment services with the utmost professionalism, integrity, and understanding of the journey our clients are on.
We are professional, passionate, and dedicated Rehabilitation Specialists. With over 15 years of experience working with people whose lives have been affected by a Brain Injury or Neurological Disability, we are committed to supporting each client through their unique road to recovery.
The Team
Behaviour Therapist
Stacey Levine
Stacey Levine
Behaviour Therapist
As co-founder and co-owner of Journey Rehabilitation and Behaviour Therapy, Stacey uses her clinical expertise to find creative solutions that improve quality of life for adults and children with brain injuries and neurological disorders. She’s committed to providing compassionate, professional, and skilled support to her clients, as well as their families and caregivers.
A graduate of the University of Carleton in 1999 with a B.A. in Psychology, Stacey was formally trained in applied behaviour analysis, an approach that’s based on modifying behaviour. She has extensive experience in the field of cognitive behaviour therapy, and over the last 15 years has worked with a diverse group of people through the inpatient brain injury unit at Toronto Rehab Hospital and in the community.
Stacey specializes in treating individuals with acquired brain injuries, autism spectrum disorders, neurological disorders, psychiatric disorders, and dual diagnoses. She has expertise with a number of behaviour approaches including applied behaviour analysis, verbal behaviour, play therapy, natural environmental teaching (NET), mindfulness, and cognitive behaviour therapy.
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Behaviour Therapist
Trisha Di Caro
Trisha Di Caro
Behaviour Therapist
For behaviour therapist Trisha Di Caro, a critical part of providing effective treatment to someone with a brain injury or neurological disorder is understanding what his or her experience is. That empathy guides her work as the co-founder and co-owner of Journey Rehabilitation and Behaviour Therapy.
Trisha graduated in 2000 from Humber College in the field of developmental services and completed the Applied Behaviour Analysis program at Seneca College in 2005. She’s spent 15 years working with both individuals and families, providing one-on-one support that’s tailored to each individual.
Specializing in the treatment of acquired brain injuries and neurodevelopment disorders, Trisha has worked with people of all ages who have developmental delays, mental health issues, anxiety disorders, Down’s syndrome (DS), autism, aphasia and other communication disorders, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or Parkinson’s disease, as well as dual diagnoses cases. She understands that helping someone find or rediscover their meaning and purpose in life takes an intimate relationship that’s rooted in trust, compassion, and personal care.
Trisha’s professional experience has included positions with Peel Halton Acquired Brain Injury Services, the acquired brain injury unit of the Toronto Rehab Institute’s neuro-cognitive team, the acquired brain injury behavioural services unit at West Park Healthcare Center, and Toronto Preschool Autism Services.
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Behaviour Therapist
Holly Canivet
Holly Canivet
Behaviour Therapist
For behaviour therapy to truly make a difference to someone’s quality of life, Holly Canivet believes context is everything; it’s important to look beyond the behaviour in question and examine everything in the person’s life as a whole.
After 18 years in the acquired brain injury field, Holly continues to be amazed by the impact positive change can have on somebody’s life. As a therapist with Journey Rehabilitation and Behaviour Therapy, she specializes in working with people of all ages who have mild to severe acquired brain injuries and neurological disorders, mental health issues, and communication disorders.
Holly’s experience has given her valuable insight into the entire rehab process and the understanding to tailor treatment to fit each individual. With a BA in psychology from Queens University and a Behavioural Science Technology diploma from St. Lawrence College, she’s utilized her applied behaviour analysis (ABA) training in many different rehabilitation settings including inpatient, residential, and community outreach.
Holly has held positions with Peel Halton Acquired Brain Injury Services, Westpark Healthcare Centre, Toronto Rehab Institute, and Hamilton Health Sciences. She has also worked privately as a behaviour therapist for eight years.
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How Can We Help
When it comes to brain injuries, autism spectrum disorders, developmental disabilities, and mental disorders, no two people are the same. In fact, the effects on the same person can change from one day to the next.
At Journey Rehabilitation and Behaviour Therapy, our team provides assessment, consultation, and treatment services that are tailored to help our clients as well as their families navigate the system and build both confidence and independence.
We specialize in treating people with:
Acquired brain injuries
Developmental delays
Psychological disorders
Autism spectrum disorders
Neurological disorders
Psychiatric disorders
Dual diagnoses
What Is Behaviour Therapy?
Neurological disorders and disabilities are caused by damage or injury to the nervous system—the brain, spinal cord, and the nerves that connect them. This can have an impact on energy levels, movement, speech, memory, behaviour, and how people express their thoughts and feelings.
Behaviour therapy is an action-based treatment that focuses on how behaviour is influenced by a multitude of variables (i.e., social, emotional, physiological, environmental, etc.). We use a number of different approaches, including those listed below, to create an individualizes therapeutic approach for each client.
Applied behaviour analysis (ABA) and intensive behavioural intervention (IBI) use positive reinforcement to encourage skills and modify how someone responds to their environment. The objective of ABA and IBI are to enable useful behaviours and reduce those that could be harmful.
Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy (mental health counselling) that considered the thoughts and feelings that influence how someone responds to a given situation. We use cognitive therapy to help build resilience, through things like problem-solving skills to help cope with stressful situations, or tools to help manage or channel emotions.
Social learning theory combines the positive reinforcement of ABA with the mental aspects of CBT to help people learn in a more social context. It’s based on four requirements—attention, retention, reproduction (repetition), and motivation—that enable people to learn by observing and imitating the behaviour of others.
Play therapy uses different types of play—like toys, pets, games, or art—to help people, especially children, improve social skills, build mental and emotional strength, and encourage psychological wellbeing.
What Is Rehabilitation Therapy?
Rehabilitation therapy is provided by an unregulated support worker who follows the rehabilitation goals prescribed by a regulated healthcare professional, such as a physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech language pathologist, social worker, or psychologist.
Working as a Rehabilitation Support Worker allows you to provide the client with both the intensification and repetition which enables them to optimize their rehabilitation goals and therapeutic intervention.
Our Treatment Services
Whichever strategies we use in our therapeutic programs, Journey Rehabilitation and Behaviour Therapy prioritizes goal-oriented treatment. Behaviour therapy emphasizes objectively measureable results; if one method doesn’t show improvement, we’ll adjust and find another approach that does.
We believe quality of life can be improved by taking an integrated approach to community-based therapy. Our services include:
Rehabilitation therapy intervention
Cognitive rehabilitation
Recreational therapy
Behaviour assessment reports
Progress reports
Data collection and behaviour analysis
Educational support
Vocational support
Physiotherapy Directed Programming
Occupational Therapy Directed Programming
Speech and Language Pathology Directed Programming
Help with all aspects of activities of daily living
We also work closely with other professionals like physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, psychologists, and speech and language pathologists to ensure the most effective treatment.
Contact Us
Journey Rehabilitation and Behaviour Therapy provides community-based services throughout the GTA and surrounding areas.
For general inquiries or new referrals, please contact Stacey Levine or Trisha Di Caro.
FEES Our treatment and assessment fees follow Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) guidelines.