About Us

Our Team

Kate Scowen

Founder & President, Practice Manager

Kate is the Founder and President of Hard Feelings. She has been working in the non-profit and community services sector for over 30 years. She has worked as a counsellor, program manager, writer and consultant for a variety of community-based organizations in Toronto. Kate completed her MSW at the University of Toronto in 2015 and has worked most recently as a counsellor at George Brown College and Ryerson University.

You can reach Kate at kate@hardfeelings.org

“Hard Feelings is the culmination of three years of researching, talking about and imagining a little space that might make big change in the landscape of mental health service delivery in Toronto. The response to this project has been unbelievably powerful and positive. I feel honoured to be able to bring it to life, with the support of many, many wonderful people who have donated time, ideas, energy and resources to get it off the ground.”

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Board of Directors

Claire Angus, CPA, CA, MSc (Treasurer) – Director of Finance/Treasurer at several non-profits in Canada and the UK

Maureen Carter-Whitney, LLB, LLM (Secretary) – Member, Condominium Authority Tribunal/Toronto Licensing Tribunal/Immigration and Refugee Board, Refugee Appeal Division

Arij Elmi, MSW, RSW – PhD Candidate, University of Toronto

Katherine Roy, BA, MA – Arts Educator

Kate Scowen, MSc, MSW, RSW (President) – Counsellor, Private Practice

Kaleigh Wisman – Communications and Storytelling professional