Brittani Ali, RSW | B Ali Social Work

Brittani Ali, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW

Britt works primarily with perinatal mental health, relationships (relational health, relational trauma), self-worth, navigating parenthood, neurodivergence, unpacking childhood experiences (inner child/relationship or attachment patterns/wounds/unmet needs), body-image, people pleasing, perfectionism, anxiety and those who are processing adverse, difficult or traumatic experiences.

It is a special interest of hers to support individuals as they navigate family dynamics, childhood experiences, parent/child relationships as they become adults, including through the perinatal period as clients become parents themselves. She's also interested in supporting neurodivergent parents.

She has trained in and primarily uses EMDR and IFS (parts work).. Her work is otherwise informed by compassionate inquiry and narrative therapy. She is an EMDRIA Certified Therapist™ and EMDRIA Approved Consultant in Training (CIT).

Education, Experience and Credentials:

Brittani has been a Registered Social Worker (RSW) since 2018. She has been working in the social services field since 2013. She has experience providing social work services in children's mental health agencies, school boards, emergency shelters, non-profit/community agencies and child welfare. She participates in ample ongoing training and approx. 3-5 hours of supervision/consultation on a monthly basis.

She also has the following degrees and additional credentials:

BA in Child and Youth Studies from Brock University
BSW from The University of Victoria
MSW from Wilfrid Laurier University
EMDRIA Certified Therapist™ (click the badge to learn more about what this means)

Types of Therapy & Training:

An integrated theoretic framework, including mainly systemic but also person-centred, feminist and post-modern theories guides her work. She also prioritizes anti-oppressive practice. She has completed many hours of trauma training including (but not limited to) EMDR therapy, developmental trauma, IFS (parts work) and trauma-centered psychotherapy. She has also completed many trainings focused in perinatal mental health, including advanced EMDR. Otherwise, her work is informed by compassionate inquiry and/or narrative therapy. Brittani doesn’t tend to adhere to a specific therapeutic modality all the time. unless requested. She draws on techniques from various approaches dependant on what is needed and what makes sense to her clients. She take pride in being able to flow through emotions, experiences and techniques with clients to truly meet them where they are at.

Therapeutic Approach:

Brittani operates under the belief that we all come to therapy with complex experiences that often connect and impact our lives in different ways. Therefore, her approach will always honour your story, and how the parts of it weave together. She has prioritized relational, client-centered, compassion focused and strength-based practice in her role as a social worker. This means she views her work as being able to provide guidance, supports and services according to clients self-expressed needs and/or challenges. It also means she operates under the belief and understanding that all clients intrinsically possess the strength and resilience to cope with whatever barriers they are facing and she is simply a guide or support along the way.

Availability & Rates:

Availability: Daytime/weekday availability for new clients and new consultees seeking EMDR consultation.

(8am appointment availability upon request).

*EMDR intensives coming in 2026

Rate: $170 (50 minutes)

*Sliding scale available, NIHB provider

She sees clients age 10+ and welcomes all clients and all families - including those identifying as neurodivergent & LGBTQ2SIA+ . She prioritizes neurodiversity affirming practice.

"It's like the great stories, the ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn't want to know the end because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad has happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing this shadow, even darkness must pass. A new day will come, and when the sun shines, it'll shine out the clearer." - JRR Tolkien

On a personal note...
Britt lives in Niagara with her partner, and two year old son. Britt is very familiar with early stages of parenting, pregnancy, and all that comes with that, as she is in the thick of it herself. Britt also has a love for animals, and has a dog and two cats at home. She is a life long learner and loves to hear new perspectives. She also really loves spending time outside and tending to her plants. Lastly, Britt is very much an introvert - you can most often find her reading science fiction or fantasy books if she is not working or spending time with her family. Britt tends to be the best fit for clients who appreciate a very authentic (and a little quirky) but compassionate therapist, who aims to "keep it real."

Professional Development:

Trauma Related:

The Integrated EMDR & IFS Model - Dr. K Hart
When there are no words: pre-verbal trauma (EMDR) - S. Paulsen/S. Frankel Group
EMDR with Complex Trauma - EMDR Cleveland
Internal Family Systems Level One - Internal Family Systems Institute (85+ hours)
EMDR Refresher - Institute of Creative Mindfulness
Developmental Trauma for Professionals - Beacon House
You are not alone: Exploring ways to support survivors of sexual assault and violence - SickKids Learning Institute
Structural Dissociative Theory: A Therapeutic Approach to Working with Trauma Parts - Wilfrid Laurier U FSW
Traumatic Bereavement - Wilfrid Laurier U FSW
EMDR Basic Training - Stress and Trauma Clinic (2019)(63hrs)
- Basic Training Audit 2025
Trauma Informed (Sanctuary Model) Training - CPRI

Perinatal Mental Health Specific:

Maternal Rage: Implications & Interventions: Touchstone Inst.
The Portal: Perinatal Training from Compassionate Inquiry (183 hrs) & Compassionate Inquiry Short Course (28 hours)
Advanced Perinatal Mental Health Psychotherapy - Postpartum Support International
Redefining PMADS: Patriarchy, Matrescence and the Disease of Shame and Mom Parts - Mothercentric Approach

Perinatal Mental Health Specific Cont.

Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death - MMHN
The Advanced Practice of EMDR for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health: The Institute for Creative Mindfulness
Introduction to Karen Kleiman's Art of Holding Perinatal Distress (6 hrs) - The PostPartum Stress Centre
Bringing Light to Motherhood: Perinatal Mental Health Certificate Training - MMHN

Other:

Understanding Neurodiversity Affirming Philosophy of Care - Touchstone
Core Concepts and Interventions in EFT - R Jorgensen
New Horizons in Narrative Therapy, Affect & the Body: Re-Authoring Teaching
Walk and Talk Therapy - Cherrytree Counselling
Narrative Therapy Intensive Level 1 - Dulwich Centre
Justice-Doing in Alternative Practice - Dr. Vikki Reynolds
DBT for Eating Disorders - SickKids Learning Institute
Clinical Supervision (30 hrs) - The Empowered Supervisor
Eating Disorder Sensitive Training (Part 1 and 2) - Body Brave/CCP
Child Protection Authorization Series - OACAS (no longer authorized)
Gottman Couple's Therapy Level 1 - Gottman Institute
CBT Level 1 - Wilfrid Laurier U FSW
Open Doors (Harm Reduction) Training - YWCA
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

*this list was limited to most intensive & most

recent trainings - more available upon request.

Brittani Ali, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW

Office: 327 Ottawa St. N. Hamilton

Walk and Talk: Niagara Region

Virtual: Throughout Ontario

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