Credentials

I am a Registered Social Worker with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Social Work (clinical specialization). I have twenty years experience working in the mental health field, with ten of those years as a therapist working in the medical field with children, adults, and families facing mental health challenges. I use evidence based, attachment and trauma informed, client and family centered interventions including;

Rania Spitula, MSW, RSW

Perspectives on Mental Health and Wellbeing

  • "Too many people wait until they're exhausted or depressed to make change or seek help. Mental health isn't something to put on the back burner. "

    — Adam Grant

  • "Vulnerability is not weakness; it's our most accurate measure of courage."

    — Brene Brown

  • "The parent-child relationship is the most powerful mental health intervention known to mankind."

    — Besel Van Der Kolk

  • "Our teens want independence from us, not disconnection from us. During adolescence they need our influence more than ever, but to open the way for this, we need to focus more on connection than control."

    — Karen Young

  • "Being listened to and understood changes our physiology."

    -Besel Van Der Kolk

  • "We're all imperfect parents, and that's okay. Tiny humans need CONNECTION, not perfection."

    -L.R. Knost

  • "There is always a human need or underdeveloped skill behind a frustrating behavior."

    -Angela Pruess

  • "Your connectedness to other people is so key to buffering any current stressor- and healing from past trauma. Being with people who are present, supportive, and nurturing. Belonging"

    -Bruce D Perry

  • "The secret of parenting is not in what a parent does but rather who the parent is to a child."

    -Dr. Gabor Mate