Bio
Nice to meet you!
Chris Pimento
He /Him Registered Social Worker, BSW Psychotherapist
Do you know what you are looking for? Are you feeling stuck and unsatisfied? I understand making the decision to reach out for help can be a big stumbling block and a good example of how we can often get in our own way to happiness. If you are ready to start the discussion, I would love to meet you and see how I can help and support you. Making the first call is hard, staying stuck is hard: choose your hard.
Chris is a Registered Social Worker with over 30 years of experience helping youth, adults, seniors, families, and couples navigate life’s challenges. He supports clients dealing with relationship concerns, stress, motivation and focus, anxiety, trauma, substance use, and major life transitions. His background also includes working with young people and families in complex situations, including involvement with community and justice systems—experience that informs his compassionate, strengths-based approach.
Chris is highly skilled in working with diverse communities, including 2SLGBTQIA+ and racialized individuals and groups. He works from an anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, and inclusive lens, creating a safe and collaborative space for growth and healing.
As Chair of York University’s School of Social Work Alumni Committee and a longtime instructor at Centennial College, Chris brings deep insight and practical experience to his practice. He has had great success helping men and couples build healthy communication, resolve conflict, set boundaries, and navigate separation, divorce, and co-parenting.
Chris is passionate about Self-Care and Community Care, believing that balance and wellbeing are essential to a fulfilling life. He brings warmth, empathy, and practical strategies to help clients reset, grow, and move forward with confidence.
“Relationships are at the centre of all rewarding things in life. Therapy can help refocus and re-set our priorities to help us feel better, more hopeful and achieve our true potential. Removing perfectionism and focusing on trusting, supportive relationships is the key to growth and fulfillment. Are you ready to start the journey?”
Chris’s Ratings on Lumino Health:
Associations / Professional Designation
Registered Social Worker with Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
Member of Ontario Association of Social Workers
Sessional Professor Centennial College: Social Service Worker and Community Justice Studies programs
Education
Bachelors of Arts from York University
Bachelors of Social Work from York University
Specialties
Couples work and healthy relationships / Parenting Teenagers / Helping adolescents navigate emerging adulthood and peer pressures / Substance Misuse / Social Anxiety / Trauma and Abuse / Justice-related issues / Cancer diagnosis support / Intimate partner violence / Work/life balance / Divorce and Separation
Offers
individual sessions (teens, adult and senior), couples and marriage sessions, family sessions, parenting consultation sessions
Therapies
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Mindfulness, Behavioural Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Relationship Based - Strengths Approach (RBSP)
Fees
Virtual sessions: $180 no HST
In-person sessions: $180 no HST (Burlington)
Family & Couples sessions: $200 no HST
More than just my work:
Favourite Quote
“Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change.” ― Tony Robbins
Quick Facts
I enjoy cooking, fashion and a great cup of coffee. I consider myself to be a foodie and I never met a plate of curry I didn’t like
I am the father of two adult children and consider them to be my greatest accomplishment in my life
I like to think of myself as a bit of a comedian and enjoy seeing people laugh
Words of Affirmation are definitely my love language