Acceptance Nurse Psychotherapy in Peterborough, founded and owned by registered nurse psychotherapist Sheena Howard, has won a Nurse Innovator Award from the Registered Nurses’ Foundation of Ontario.
Howard’s clinic is one of five innovative nursing projects in Ontario that were recognized with the award during a reception on Tuesday (November 7) hosted by CBC radio host Mary Ito at Toronto Metropolitan University.
Acceptance Nurse Psychotherapy, which opened in October in the Be Well Centre at 459 George Street North in downtown Peterborough, is Canada’s only psychotherapy clinic staffed exclusively by nurses.
“Acceptance Nurse Psychotherapy offers a comprehensive range of mental health services to clients facing various challenges, including anxiety, depression, grief, ADHD, affirming gender and sexuality exploration, trauma, chronic pain and illness, substance use, parenting, infertility, and infant and baby loss,” reads a media release. “Acceptance’s nurse psychotherapists see adults, youth, couples, and families and provide workshops and group therapy.”
The five innovative nursing projects — which also include the “iMentor” program based at Trillium Health Partners in Mississauga, “Empowering Goals of Care Conversations” based at Perley Health in Ottawa, “Neuropathy Screening App” based in Simcoe County, and “WeeCare Pediatric Home Care” based in Cambridge — will receive a total of $122,000 as part of the award.
The Registered Nurses’ Foundation of Ontario is a charitable organization that provides financial support, including awards and scholarships, to registered nurses and nursing students. Funded by honorary members as well as donors and supporters, the Nurse Innovator Award was created in 2019 to encourage and celebrate innovative and entrepreneurial nurses in Ontario. More than $400,000 has been awarded to 19 nursing innovation projects in the past five years.
For more information about Acceptance Nurse Psychotherapy or to book an appointment, visit acceptanceclinic.ca.
