Stacey Segal, MSW, RSW
Senior Clinical Associate
Stacey is a clinical social worker with over 25 years of experience working with children, adolescents, emerging adults and their families. Stacey’s clinical experience with children, youth and families has been forged in a variety of settings over the course of her career, including including in child protection and anti-violence with CAS, Family Services and Jewish Family Services, in the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) emergency department as a member of the Crisis Intervention Team where she worked for 10 years, and as a clinical associate with Dr. Cappelli in private practice since 2013. Stacey also works on a multidisciplinary team in a Ministry of Health funded family program at the Bariatric Medical Institute (BMI) as the clinical paediatric social worker.
Stacey’s clinical experience with children, youth and families has been forged in a variety of settings including in the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) emergency department as a member of the Crisis Intervention Team where she worked for 10 years, at the Bariatric Medical Institute (BMI) as a paediatric social worker and as a clinical associate for several years with Dr. Cappelli in private practice.
Stacey has specific training in a number of modalities, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy(CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS), Play Therapy and the Narrative Approach. Stacey is also trained in Trauma and Resilience and uses a trauma-informed and attachment lens in her work with children and families. In addition to her individual and family work, Stacey is a trained facilitator for the Connect Attachment Program and runs social skills groups for children between the ages of 9-12 that she developed for the Family Reset Program.
At Cappelli & Associates, Stacey provides individual therapy to children and youth in order to address a variety of mental health issues, social problems and crises that clients may be presenting with. Stacey holds a firm belief in the expertise of her clients, and aims to help build on their strengths, improve their daily functioning and develop lifelong coping skills.
Stacey also provides support to parents and caregivers by way of parent-counselling, family therapy and co-parenting counselling for two-household families, and uses a “Safe Harbour” approach to ensure that children living in two-household families have a safe space to share their thought and feelings.
Stacey recognizes the need to support children and youth beyond the four walls of her practice, and therefore strives to work collaboratively with schools, primary care physicians and other community agencies as needed or requested by families.
Stacey offers both in-person and virtual appointment options, and is a covid-aware clinician, sensitive to the health care needs of her clients.
Stacey holds a Bachelor of Social work from Carleton University and a Master of Social Work from McGill University. Stacey is registered with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers and is a member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers.