Anne-Marie Smith, MSW RSW

"Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.” — Brené Brown"

Anne-Marie (she/her) is a Registered Social Worker with over 25 years experience in mental health and the treatment of eating disorders. She holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Social Work from McGill University and has completed advanced psychotherapy training through the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto and the Toronto Psychoanalytic Society. She is also Menopause Mental Health Certified through BRIA, a women’s mental health and hormone health clinic, with specialized training in the intersection of hormonal health and emotional well-being.

Anne-Marie has clinical experience across outpatient, day hospital, inpatient, and private practice settings, supporting transition-aged youth and adults through a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges. Her areas of experience include eating disorders and body image distress, anxiety, depression, emotional eating, substance use, grief and loss, self-esteem and identity concerns, interpersonal and relationship challenges, stress management, and major life transitions.

In recent years, Anne-Marie has developed a particular focus on women’s mental health in midlife. She supports women navigating the emotional and psychological changes associated with perimenopause and menopause, including shifts in mood, identity, relationships, self-esteem, and overall well-being. Her specialized training in menopause mental health allows her to consider the important intersection of hormonal health and emotional well-being during these significant life transitions.

Anne-Marie’s practice is grounded in psychodynamic psychotherapy and informed by evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioural, emotion-focused, and dialectical behaviour therapies. Anne-Marie takes an empathic, collaborative, and trauma-informed approach, tailoring treatment to each individual’s needs and supporting meaningful, sustainable change.

“The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination.” 
— Carl Rogers