Our Team
About Dr. Tania Bielak
Dr. Tania Bielak is the Director of Wise Mind Psychology. She is a registered Clinical Psychologist with more than 15 years of experience providing evidence-based assessment and treatment services. Dr. Bielak obtained her Ph.D at the University of Waterloo, and has provided psychological services in a variety of mental health treatment settings, including the Parkwood Institute OSI Clinic, York University, and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
At Wise Mind Psychology, Dr. Bielak offers evidence-based psychological services to clients 14 years and older (please see Services for more information). In addition to general mental health services, Dr. Bielak is passionate and feels privileged to continue and support those whose mental health has been affected in the course of service, including members and veterans of the military, medical personnel, and first responders.
Dr. Bielak’s therapeutic approach is compassionate, flexible, and supportive, while also being firmly grounded in evidence-supported approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) interventions, mindfulness, and compassion-based strategies. Dr. Bielak is also passionate about supervision and mentorship, and has served as a clinical supervisor at both the Centre for Mental Health Research and Treatment (CMHRT) at the University of Waterloo, as well as the York University Psychology Clinic (YUPC). Dr. Bielak supervises individuals working towards registration with the College of Psychologists of Ontario.
In her free time, Dr. Bielak enjoys spending time in nature, travelling to warm places, spending time with her husband and children, practicing martial arts, and listening to live music.
About Dr. Brenda Chiang
Dr. Brenda Chiang is a registered Clinical Psychologist with nearly a decade of experience in evidence-based assessment and treatment. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Waterloo and her pre-doctoral residency at the London Clinical Psychology Residency Consortium. Dr. Chiang has provided psychological services in a variety of settings, including: the Operational Stress Injury (OSI) Clinic and Concurrent Disorders Program at St. Joseph’s Health Care London; the Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care; the Eating Disorder Program at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton; and the University of Waterloo. In addition to Wise Mind Psychology, she currently works as a clinical psychologist at the Parkwood OSI Clinic’s GTA Office.
At Wise Mind Psychology, Dr. Chiang offers evidence-based psychological services to adults 18 years and older. She has considerable experience treating clients who are experiencing anxiety, depressed mood, posttraumatic stress, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, eating or body image difficulties, among other challenges. In addition to general mental health services, she has considerable familiarity and special interest in providing psychological services to medical personnel and first responders.
When she works with clients, Dr. Chiang is authentic, warm, empathic, flexible, and collaborative. She is trained in a variety of evidence-based treatment approaches, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), trauma-focused therapies such as Prolonged Exposure (PE) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills, and mindfulness and compassion-based strategies. Integrating client goals and preferences and evidence-supported approaches, she creates an individualized treatment to meet each client’s needs.
In her free time, Dr. Chiang enjoys spending time in nature, travelling, basking in live music, and watching sports with friends.