About Heal Through Love

Tisha Summers is from Oneida Nation of the Thames First Nation and Wasauksing First Nation. Tisha resides in London, Ontario and provides support to London and surrounding First Nation communities. She has her Human Services Foundation Certificate, Child and Youth Worker Advanced Diploma, Sociology Degree, Masters level designate in Art Therapy, and  Master of Social Work Indigenous Field of Study from Wilfrid Laurier University. She has been working directly with children, youth and families for over 20 years in a variety of different settings.

Tisha has specialized training in Art Therapy through Toronto Art Therapy Institute, and Emotional Intelligence training through Six Seconds. She has her level 1 training in Somatic Experiencing and sound therapy certificate from Toronto Sound Therapy. Tisha has professional registration with Canadian Art Therapy Association,  with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association & a Registered Social Worker.

Some of the settings that Tisha has worked in include: mental health agencies, First Nations organizations, Elementary and Secondary schools, women shelters and justice agencies. Tisha has worked with a variety of different individuals who have struggled with: depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, cultural identity, sexual identity, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, trauma, and the effects of intergenerational trauma.