Avril Ferguson, MA, RP, is a Registered Psychotherapist and the Founder and Clinical Director of an expanding psychotherapy practice in Ontario, Canada. She leads a multidisciplinary team of psychotherapists, counsellors, and graduate students, providing both specialized clinical care and advanced training in women’s and perinatal mental health. Under her leadership, the institute has become a hub for innovation in psychotherapy, supervision, and professional development.
Avril holds multiple perinatal certifications (CC-PMH, CC-BRT, CC-PGL, PMH-C) and is dedicated to embedding perinatal competence into ethical, evidence-based practice through teaching, training, and mentorship. She teaches in Laurier University’s Women’s Mental Health Certificate program and speaks nationally on trauma, parenting, and perinatal care. Alongside her clinical and academic roles, she contributes to provincial advocacy efforts to strengthen mental health care systems, with a particular focus on rural and remote communities. In January 2026, she will begin a Doctor of Behavioural Health degree with a focus on perinatal mental health and public health integration.