Relationship and Attachment Trauma Practitioners
Bev Mitelman, M.A. - Founder of Securely Loved
Services: Individual/Couples/Family Counselling
Expertise: Working with people experiencing emotional overwhelm - focused on romantic relationships, rebuilding healthy self-esteem and harmonious family dynamics.
- Certified, Relationship and Attachment Trauma
- Certified, Menopause Specialist
As a child, Bev lived in an unstable, unpredictable and chaotic household. This led her to absorb unhealthy relationship ideas based on what she was witnessing: learning that relationships were supposed to be unbalanced, uncertain and unsafe. If you have an insecure attachment style, you probably relate to her experience, and navigating relationships can be particularly difficult for you.
Prior to founding Securely Loved, Bev was an Executive Leader, University Lecturer and published author, having obtained her Masters' Degree in 2006. She has devoted her entire career (25+ years) to working with adults in the realm of personal growth and professional development.
Jess Phillips, M.A., CCPA, CCF
Services: Individual Counselling
Expertise: People-pleasing, codependency, narcissistic abuse, low self-esteem & rejection sensitivity, process addictions (overeating/binge eating, overspending, love addiction), and ADHD burnout.
Jess is a Master’s level clinician who has rebuilt her life after getting sober seventeen years ago and battled through her own struggles with anxious attachment, imposter syndrome, and low self-worth.
Jess is highly motivated to help you gain the skills, tools, and an understanding of the psychology behind attachment theory to help you put an end to self-sabotaging behavior, toxic relationships, and playing small in this world.
Al Gord, B.Ed., B.Sc.,OCT
Services: Individual Counselling
Expertise: Working primarily with men 30 - 55 years old with a focus on dating and healthy relationships, healing from heartbreak, rebuilding self-esteem and confidence, people pleasing and boundary setting, and ADHD burnout and executive functioning.
As a former Educational Leader and Director of Coaching for a Psychotherapy Clinic, Al brings more than 25 years of experience working with both adolescents and adults.
As a Certified Relationship and Attachment Theory Practitioner, Al helps clients explore core beliefs, personal needs, boundaries, and coping mechanisms to build self-awareness and recognize sabotaging patterns. His work emphasizes emotional literacy and the development of a secure attachment style.