The Healing Collective is a holistic and comprehensive collective of psychotherapists and allied health practitioners to meet the therapeutic needs of the community with the aims of: Providing Danforth East with comprehensive therapeutic services A community-based solution for the isolation/lack of community that many practitioners experience in private practice A welcoming, helpful incubator environment for practitioners moving into private practice Missions and Values The Healing Collective strives to deliver services which we understand to be: Client-centered Responsive, trauma-informed and non-judgemental Lesbian, bisexual, and gay positive Welcoming to trans and gender expansive and sexually diverse communities Respectful of spiritual needs and practices Conscious of the impact of race, class, lived experiences, and sexual and gender identity on people’s lives We are committed to challenging our own thinking as to not contribute to barriers that might limit access to our services. Some of the barriers we have identified relate to issues of race, ethnicity, culture, religion, class, family configuration, sexual orientation, abilities (mental, physical, intellectual), gender identity and expression, body size, age, immigration status, and nationality. We acknowledge that health and well-being are impeded by many intersections, and that it is important to support people through acknowledging their lived experiences and the social determinants of mental health. We strive to be an equitable environment.