Dr. Richard Kaley

Dr. Kaley founded Integrative Counselling Services, Inc., in 2005 and is the supervising psychologist. He provides assessment, consultation and training services, as well as individual, couples and group cognitive-behavioral therapy. He has helped people with a wide variety of problems, including trauma, anxiety, depression, marital and parenting issues. Dr. Kaley obtained his doctorate in psychology from Laval University in Quebec City and is fluent in both official languages. He has also completed post-doctoral training in Cognitive Therapy. Before going into private-practice, he worked for over 25 years as a psychologist in school, university, hospital, community mental health, correctional and addictions settings. He is a member of the College of Psychologists of Ontario, the Canadian Psychological Association and the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.

Malika Cherif

Malika has been a mental health counsellor for 14 years. For the last seven years, she has been providing psychological services under the clinical supervision of Dr. Richard Kaley. Together, they founded “INTEGRATIVE COUNSELLING SERVICES, INC.” a corporation providing psychological services to individuals and organizations in the Ottawa-Cornwall area.  Malika has advanced training and extensive experience in helping clients deal with a wide range of unresolved traumas and losses (war, motor vehicle, work place accidents, violent crime, sexual abuse, sudden death of family members, etc.). She completed a Certificate in Trauma Studies at the Hinks-Dellcrest Centre in Toronto. Malika’s extensive training with Dr. Patricia Crittenden (Family Relations Institute in Miami) has equipped her with assessment and treatment skills for assisting clients dealing with relational issues in marital, romantic, parental, and familial relationships. Malika is fluent in English, French and Arabic. She works from a cross-cultural perspective and uses an integrative approach. She is a currently working on her doctorate in clinical psychology.

Theresa Chisholm

Theresa is the Administrative Assistant for ICS. She is responsible for scheduling appointments, accounting, billing and other office functions. She is a hard-working, dependable team-player who gets the work done and done well!