Contact
Counselling for adults, couples, and adolescents
reina.zatylny@sympatico.ca
Reina Zatylny MSW, RSW
Individual & Couple Therapist
416 540-5924
Reina is a registered clinical social worker. She has a private practice where she provides counselling for adults, couples, and adolescents.
Education
Reina has a specialized Honors degree in Psychology, and a Master’s degree in Social Work with a concentration in individual, family, and group counselling. She has also completed Level 1 and Level 2 training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), has training in family mediation, and is certified as a menopause mental health provider. EMDR can be used to treat trauma and phobias.
Fertility research
Reina has conducted original research about the emotional impacts of infertility on couples, and developed an innovative counselling tool to help couples cope with stresses in their relationships. Her research won the Ivana Guglietti-Kelly Prize for Excellence in Qualitative Research at York University, the Graduate Gold Medal (Master’s Level) for the Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University, and was published in the British Infertility Counselling Association Journal. Reina was also nominated for the Governor General's Academic Medal.
Publications
Reina is a contributing author to Embrace Your Fertility. The book offers a multifaceted discussion about infertility, and includes expert advice from professionals about such topics as naturopathy, acupuncture, the mind body connection, and medical treatments. Reina's chapter provides a case study of a couple going through infertility, and demonstrates how she counsels couples so that they can successfully work through the many challenges of infertility.
Articles
Reina has also addressed the challenges of infertility in a number of articles. The Importance of Resiliency in Coping with Infertility describes how you can change your thinking to cope with adversity. Coping With the Two-Week Wait: An Emotional Perspective helps you get through one of the most difficult periods during fertility treatment. Maintaining Your Relationship During Fertility Treatments helps couples overcome the emotional and psychological stress of infertility, and keep their relationships intact.
Fertility support groups
Reina leads fertility support groups at the TRIO fertility clinic that provide a place to share experiences, learn more about treatments, and receive emotional support. The support groups are for: women; men; patients having difficulty with a subsequent pregnancy; intended parents undergoing egg and sperm donation and surrogacy; relationships during fertility treatment; pregnant patients; new parents; single parents; and new beginnings for patients who are not able to achieve pregnancy.
Seminars and workshops
Reina has developed and conducted seminars for TAPE Education Services, and has made presentations and conducted workshops for the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), and the National Youth Orchestra of Canada.
Professional associations and committees
Reina is a member of the Ontario College of Social Workers, EMDR Canada, and the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society. Reina is also Co-Chair of the Ethics Committee at TRIO.
