BSc Biomedical Science, University of Guelph 1994-1998
Doctor of Medicine, Dalhousie University School of Medicine 1999-2004
Family Medicine, Dalhousie University School of Medicine, 2004-2006
Fellow, Fellowship Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona, 2013-2015
Institute of Functional Medicine, APM 2016-2019, AFMCP 2023
Ketamine assisted psychotherapy, Polaris Institute 2022
Psilocybin assisted therapy training, Therapsil 2021-2022
Amanda Grinter is licensed both provincially and nationally. She is a Registered Counselling Therapist (RCT) with the Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists (NSCCT), and is a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA). She also has specialized training in Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy with TheraPsil, and is trained in EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) therapy through EMDR Consulting.
Amanda holds a Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Counselling from Acadia University, and has over 10 years of experience working in the field of mental health & addictions. She works with adults (18+), either individually or in pairs.
When it comes to her therapeutic approach, Amanda believes that much of our human distress and suffering comes from the disconnection from, or absence of meaning, purpose and significance in our lives. This leads her to have an existential view about many things. Her therapy style is holistic and integrative; seeing the person as a whole and utilizing multiple therapies to understand and address the complexities of each
