Stephen Giles, MSW, RSW

Stephen Giles is a registered social worker and psychotherapist in Toronto practicing since 1989. He is registered in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers and is a member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers.

His practice focuses on marriage, couples, and individual therapy. He holds clinical certificates in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy.

He offers video or phone sessions with no in person sessions at this time. Appointments can be booked in real time through the calendar on his website.

Stephen has clinical experience from Toronto Western and Toronto General Hospitals, Bloorview Kids Rehab, and community agencies in Vancouver. He also taught at Humber College and lectured at the University of Toronto's Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work.

Emotionally Focused Therapy is a research backed approach for couples that he explains through three stages: de-escalation, rebuilding the emotional bond, and problem solving. He reports a 75 percent success rate for couples who complete the process.