Tina Bender (Smith)
Clinic — Psychotherapy Provider (Counsellor, Couple and/or family therapist, Life Coach, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Registered Social Worker)
Selah Counselling, Mediation & Training Center provides counselling, psychotherapy, and mediation services for individuals, couples, children, youth, and families.
Founded by Tina Bender, Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist, Selah has grown from a private counselling practice into a team of clinicians committed to providing compassionate, professional, and individualized care. Our work is grounded in the understanding that the concerns people bring into therapy are often connected to deeper experiences involving relationships, attachment, trauma, grief, family systems, life transitions, and the ways the nervous system responds to stress and adversity.
Our therapists work collaboratively with clients to understand their unique story, needs, and goals. Depending on the clinician and presenting concerns, treatment may incorporate approaches such as EMDR, attachment-based therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, somatic and nervous-system-informed approaches, play-based interventions, and other evidence-informed therapeutic modalities.
Selah also provides mediation and conflict-resolution services for individuals, families, businesses, organizations, and churches.
The training component of Selah is focused on supporting interns who are preparing to enter the counselling and psychotherapy field. Through supervised clinical placements, interns receive practical experience, mentorship, case consultation, and opportunities to develop their therapeutic skills while working within clear ethical and professional standards. Our Selah Access Program also allows supervised interns to provide reduced-fee and limited pro bono counselling, helping increase access to care while supporting the development of emerging therapists.
At Selah, we believe meaningful change begins when people have a safe place to slow down, understand what they are carrying, and begin addressing what is happening beneath the surface. Our goal is to provide a compassionate and respectful environment where clients feel seen, heard, and supported as they move toward greater emotional health, healthier relationships, and lasting change.
Programs
Selah Access Program
Reduced-fee and limited pro bono counselling provided through supervised interns, designed to increase access to mental health support for individuals and families experiencing financial barriers.
Selah Internship & Clinical Training Program
Supervised clinical placements for counselling and psychotherapy interns. This can include direct client experience, case consultation, clinical supervision, ethical practice development, documentation, treatment planning, and professional formation.
Trauma & Attachment Recovery
Counselling for adults impacted by trauma, attachment wounds, relational injury, betrayal, difficult family experiences, and nervous system dysregulation. This could include EMDR, IFS-informed work, somatic approaches, attachment therapy, and nervous-system education depending on the clinician.
Children & Youth Counselling
Therapeutic support for children and adolescents dealing with anxiety, emotional regulation, family changes, grief, trauma, relationships, school concerns, and other developmental challenges. Play-based and creative interventions can be incorporated where appropriate.
Couples & Relationship
Support for couples experiencing communication difficulties, disconnection, conflict, attachment concerns, betrayal, relationship transitions, or a desire to strengthen their relationship.
Family Support
Counselling focused on family relationships, parent-child concerns, changing family dynamics, communication, conflict, boundaries, and significant transitions affecting the family system.
Individual Counselling
Personalized one-to-one counselling for adults seeking support with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, stress, relationship concerns, attachment wounds, life transitions, emotional regulation, and other challenges affecting their well-being. Our therapists work collaboratively with each client to understand their concerns, identify patterns, and support meaningful change using approaches tailored to their individual needs and goals.
Christian Counselling Program
Counselling for clients who want their Christian faith respectfully integrated into therapy. I would make it clear that faith integration is client-led rather than assumed.
Mediation & Conflict Resolution Program
Structured mediation services for individuals, families, businesses, organizations, and churches seeking support with conflict, communication, decision-making, and resolution outside of litigation.
Primary Practice Location
Selah Counselling, Mediation, and Training Center
5 Wellington Street, North, Woodstock, Ontario
Woodstock, Ontario N4S 6P1
Phone: (519) 281-1845
Secondary Practice Location
Selah Counselling, Mediation, and Training Center
4257 Sherwoodtowne Blvd. 200
Mississauga Ontario L4Z 1Y5
Phone: (519) 281-1845
Extended office hours: evenings
Website: http://selahsupport.ca (opens in new tab)
