Allera Counselling

Is anxiety about a food allergy holding you or your child back? Allera Counselling offers individual and family counselling and psychotherapy services to parents and families impacted by food allergy-related stressors. As an allergy-informed provider, we are committed to supporting people in discovering necessary coping skills and strategies to become empowered to live better, safer and more confident lives. Counselling and therapy sessions may explore a variety of food allergy-related issues including but not limited to- Anxiety, worry and fear related to allergies (for parent or child)- Avoidant behaviors (birthday parties, Halloween, vacations, etc.)- Hypervigilance and unhelpful thought processes - Coping with food allergy diagnosis - Dealing with non-compliance or lack of understanding - Feelings of exclusion, isolation or bullying - Advocating for yourself or your child - Challenges related to eating outside the home - Dating and relationships - Stress with oral food challenges or oral immunotherapy (OIT)- Food aversion and feeding issues - Stress with checking food labels and meal preparation - Anxiety with entrusting your child to others - Parental guilt About the Therapist: Darren is a Registered Occupational Therapist, Psychotherapist in good standing with the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario and a member of the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists. Since completing my Master of Science in Occupational Therapy at McMaster University in 2019, he has focused his practice on supporting parents and families in various clinical and community settings in achieving their client-centered goals. As a parent of a child with a severe food allergy, Darren understands the common stressors associated with parenting a child with a food allergy. To book an appointment or a free phone consultation, please email alleracounselling@outlook.com or visit our website at alleracounselling.com.