VICTORIA FREEMAN

Victoria is a Social Worker, Psychotherapist (MSW, RSW), and the Founder of the Wellness Collective Network,  mental health & wellness co-working spaces in Newmarket and Toronto.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Psychology from Queen's University and a Master of Social Work with Honours from the University of Toronto's Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work.  She is registered with the College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, and the Ontario Association of Social Workers.

Her approach is collaborative, non-judgmental, and most importantly, compassionate.  Since 2015, Victoria has been working to make therapy accessible by offering services virtually as well as in-person at her Newmarket office.

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NEDIC Video [2020] "Coping with Covid-19 Series" and Handout

NEDIC Website [2019] "Help for Young Adults with Eating Disorders" - Psychoeducational Material 

NEDIC Outreach Panel [2019] "Eating Disorder Education for Parents at Country Day School" - Panel Discussion 

Gurze Eating Disorders Resource Catalogue [2018] "The ABCs of Going to College" - Invited Article [PDF Download]

CP24 [2018] "Combating Eating Disorders with Proposed Digital Media Bill" - Discussion Segment

CP24 Bell Let's Talk [2017] "Eating Disorders are a Severe Mental Illness" - Advocacy Segment

CP24 Bell Let's Talk [2016] "Eating Disorder Awareness" - Advocacy Segment

​If you are interested in collaborating on an article, news piece, or advocacy materials, please be in touch. ​

[2019-*] Wellness Collective Network, Founder and CEO

[2018-*] SRHC, Young Adult Eating Disorders Program, Social Worker

[2013-*] Social Worker Psychotherapist in Private Practice​

[2013-2022] Sheena's Place, Group Facilitator

[2018-2019] NYGH, Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders Program Social Worker

​[2017-2017] TWH, Psychosocial Bariatric Program, Social Worker

[2015-2017] TGH, Inpatient Eating Disorders Program, Social Worker

[2013-2018] TGH, Eating Disorders Program, Clinical Research Associate & Research Coordinator

[2011-2013] SickKids and TGH, Clinical & Research Internships, Eating Disorder Programs

[2010-2011] Telephone Aid Line Kingston, Executive Director (elected)

[2008-2010] Telephone Aid Line Kingston, Vice-Coordinator Quality Assurance (elected) 

Family-based treatment for transition age youth: parental self-efficacy and caregiver accommodation. [2018] ​ ​Awarded Research Article of the Year by the Journal of Eating Disorders

Family-based treatment for transition age youth: the role of expressed emotion and general family functioning. [2018] 

Clinician perspective on parental empowerment in family‐based treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa. [2016] 

Perceptions of health care social workers in Ontario: challenges and facilitators to reflective practice. [2016] 

The Effects of Stigma on Recovery Attitudes in People With Anorexia Nervosa in Intensive Treatment. [2016] 

The perceptions of individuals with anorexia nervosa regarding their family’s understanding of their illness, treatment, and recovery. [2015] 

You don’t have Anorexia, you just want to look like a celebrity”: Perceived Stigma in Individuals with Anorexia Nervosa. [2015]  

Family-based treatment with transition age youth with anorexia nervosa: a qualitative summary of application in clinical practice. [2015] 

Pilot Study Comparing Multi‐family Therapy to Single Family Therapy for Adults with Anorexia Nervosa in an Intensive Eating Disorder Program. [2015]

​Inpatients with Severe Anorexia Nervosa and Their Siblings: Non‐shared Experiences and Family Functioning. [2013]