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Ravonna “Ronnie” Littlewood
Clinical Director, Registered Social Worker - Founder of The Couples Clinic
M.S.W., R.S.W.

Ronnie Littlewood, M.S.W., R.S.W., has spent the last 25 years working in the helping professions, guiding thousands of couples through life’s most tender and turbulent seasons. Her expertise spans complex issues including infertility, infidelity, addiction, and mental health struggles. But what truly sets Ronnie apart is the heart she brings to her work.

Her own upbringing was far from conventional. Raised across multiple provinces, in a series of blended families, and having attended 18 different schools, Ronnie developed an early fascination with love: what creates it, what breaks it, and most importantly, how it heals.

This lifelong curiosity evolved into a career focused on understanding attachment, trauma, and connection. Whether supporting adoptive families, teaching parenting skills, guiding reunifications, or walking couples through the aftermath of betrayal and loss, Ronnie’s mission has remained the same: to help people learn how to love each other—and themselves—with more courage, compassion, and truth.

Ronnie is trained in the PREP Method (Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program), has completed graduate studies in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy and Brief Solution-Focused Therapy, and holds Levels 1 and 2 of The Gottman Method. She is also an Approved Clinical Supervisor through ACT (Advanced Counselor Training).

Clients often describe Ronnie as refreshingly real, direct, deeply intuitive, with a knack for humor, energetic insight, and occasionally (tee hee,) some salty language.

Her life’s mission? To help #1MillionMarriages heal, grow, and thrive.

Karla Veens
Registered Social Worker
M.S.W., R.S.W.
OCWSSW

I am a Registered Social Worker (Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers and Ontario Association of Social Workers) with over twenty years of experience in the helping profession.

My roots are in the rural part of Lambton County. I understand the unique challenges that accompany farm and rural life as well as those of urban life as I have spent several years completing education in London and Windsor.

I have experience working with children, youth and families in the residential care setting, child welfare and most recently in primary and secondary education at a local school board.

For the past two years, I have also worked with couples in all different stages of life and love at The Couples Clinic in Sarnia, Ontario. I firmly believe that healthy relationships don’t just happen; it takes intentional and (sometimes) hard work both alone and with your partner but the reward is always worth it.

I have maintained and re-certified Couples Psychoeducational Facilitator training to ensure that you and your partner are not only being heard but learning the skills you need to work through life’s challenges. It is an honor and privilege for me to walk alongside you during your journey.

I have training in additional areas including Solution Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectal Behavior Therapy, Attachment, Parenting and Addiction and Suicide.

Over the years I have also been committed to my own path of learning, both personally and professionally, while simultaneously working through my own challenges and changes in life. Life is a journey, and I look forward to assisting your family find the best path to healing, learning and growth.

Let’s do this!

Karla

Nida Ali
Registered Social Worker
M.S.W., R.S.W.

Nida enjoys spending quality time with her partner, family, and friends. She believes that fostering strong relationships helps navigate stressors, solve problems, and overcome challenges, which is why she is committed to supporting individuals, couples, and families with strengths-based and trauma-informed approaches within her practice.

Nida Ali (she/her) is a Registered Social Worker in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) and the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW). She received her Master of Social Work from York University in 2019. She also received her Master of Arts in Religious Studies in 2017, where her research focused on experiences of interfaith/cross-cultural individuals, couples, and families.

Nida has a demonstrated history of working in various healthcare and mental health fields and has extensive experience working with individuals, couples, and families of diverse backgrounds and positionalities.

Nida's therapeutic approach is eclectic and draws from various evidence-based interventions including cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness, narrative therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, and other methods pertaining to individual and couples counselling. She is able to provide services in Urdu, Hindi, and English and offers evening sessions for couples and individuals.

Cheryl McFarlane
Cheryl McFarlane
Office Manager

Cheryl is our Office Manager and will be the first voice you’ll hear on the phone and the first face you’ll see when you walk in the door. Cheryl keeps the office running smoothly and is delighted to help you manage and book your appointments, as well as attending to all things administrative in the office. As a mom of six kids, she has lots of experiencing keeping people on track. Cheryl is bound by the same confidentiality policy that our counselors adhere to.

Cheryl is a music lover and spends her spare time learning new tunes on her guitar and ukulele, attending to her two furry kids and reading. Hopefully, when the weekend arrives, she is off to a gig to sing with her band.

Sarah Humphrey
Registered Social Worker
B.A. (Hon), CYW, MSW, RSW

Sarah has over twenty years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families navigate and heal from trauma. Her approach centers on creating a safe, supportive, and compassionate environment where clients can strengthen their relationships with themselves and each other.

Sarah grew up in a small, rural community with limited mental health and addiction services, and as such, she has spent the majority of her career working with individuals, couples and families to recover from various forms of trauma and empowering them with the tools and strategies to foster self-love and resilience.

Sarah is trained in several evidence-based therapeutic modalities, including Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Polyvagal Therapy, and Attachment-Focused Therapy. These techniques help clients address negative beliefs, fears, and unresolved trauma that can often negatively impact their relationships with others (and themselves!)

Known for her caring, straightforward approach, Sarah has a gift for making clients feel at ease and comfortable in sessions, creating an environment conducive to growth and healing.

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The Couples Clinic offers counselling virtually in Ontario and in-person (Sarnia) for couples who are looking to improve their relationship and individuals who are looking for support with an issue they are struggling with.
144 Christina St. South,
Sarnia, Ontario
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519-541-9173
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