About Faith

Work and Volunteer Experience

Currently:

Faith Balshin, M.A., M.Sc., Registered Psychotherapist

Credentials

Honours Bachelor of Science, York University
Master of Arts – Counselling Psychology, Yorkville University
Master of Science, McMaster University

Research Publications: Balshin-Rosenberg, F., Ghosh, V.E., & Gilboa, A. (2024). It’s not a lie… if you believe it: Narrative analysis of autobiographical memories reveals over-confidence disposition in patients who confabulate. Cortex. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2024.03.008

Conferences: Association for Psychological Science, Washington DC, United States – poster presentation with Baycrest Hospital Research – Sticking to the Script: How Life Script Knowledge Deficits Impact Autobiographical Narratives. Guiliano A., Balshin-Rosenberg, F., Moscovitch, M., Gilboa, A. (2023).

Faith has had extensive experience in the healthcare and rehabilitation fields, working in clinical and research settings for over 8 years in Toronto based hospitals and clinics, in addition to being a published research author. Faith’s passion for helping people ignited during her first healthcare position as a research assistant at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in 2015. As she worked with different patients, she honed her communication skills while supporting individuals throughout their treatments.

Faith continued to work with patients in different settings, crafting her abilities to implement client-centred care. Her kind and warm demeanour ensures clients feel safe as they work through any presenting concerns together, as Faith strives to understand her clients’ individualized perspectives and needs. Her unique ability to elicit personalized empathy and compassion helps clients feel attended to, as they feel empowered to heal and implement lasting changes into their lives. She has a range of specializations, and has extensive experience working with clients who have had wide ranges of concerns, including (not limited to): anxiety, self-esteem and self-confidence, depression, relationship/peer issues, family/couple conflicts, friendship conflict, emotion regulation, boundaries, co-morbid disorders, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, PTSD/trauma, career/university guidance, body image, and anger.

She has had considerable experience working with clients in rehabilitation settings, educating and working with youth and their families who have had anxiety and/or other mental health challenges. She has also worked with young and older adults and their families as they have progressed through mental health concerns and rehabilitation programs. She has supported individuals throughout rehabilitation, as her positivity and active listening help clients tackle their concerns. She uses an integrative approach with an array of psychotherapeutic modalities, including (but not limited to) cognitive behavioural (CBT), acceptance and commitment (ACT), dialectic behavioural (DBT), interpersonal, client-centred, solution-focused, trauma informed, strengths-based, and narrative therapies, as she ultimately aims to fit her clients’ needs in the best way possible.