MTS
Master of Theological Studies, the academic foundation alongside the clinical psychotherapy training, useful when faith is part of a client's story
About Irving
A solo practice across two languages.
Irving Keith Augustine is a Registered Psychotherapist and Registered Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in London Ontario, working with individuals, couples, and families across cultures, in English or in Spanish.
A note on photos
The interior photos in this preview are representative of a private psychotherapy office. Real photos of Irving's practice space can be added before the site goes live.
The Practitioner
Irving Keith Augustine, MTS, RP, RMFT.
Irving is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, and a Registered Marriage and Family Therapist. His practice focuses on cross-cultural counselling, with sessions available in English or in Spanish according to each client's preference.
The Master of Theological Studies background sits behind the clinical work, useful when a client's story includes faith or meaning-making across cultures. The practice does not require any particular faith or cultural background from its clients, and the work happens within mainstream clinical psychotherapy.
The practice is intentionally small. One Registered Psychotherapist, one client at a time, careful hours, and a phone that goes directly to Irving rather than to a reception desk.
Credentials and training
Three letters behind the name.
RP
Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, the regulatory body for psychotherapy in the province
RMFT
Registered Marriage and Family Therapist, a clinical designation for systems-based work with couples and families
How the practice works
Four small principles.
01
Bilingual, by design
Sessions can be delivered in English or in Spanish. Many bilingual clients find that the deepest work happens in their first language, and that having the option matters even when most sessions land in English.
02
Cross-cultural by training and by life
Cross-cultural counselling is not an add-on. It is the centre of the practice, drawn from training in theology, psychotherapy, and family systems, and from the lived experience of working across cultures and languages.
03
By appointment, by phone
No reception desk, no online booking platform, no walk-in window. Calls go directly to Irving and are returned between sessions, usually the same business day.
04
Honest about scope
If the issue is outside Irving's training, he will say so and help with the right referral. Common referrals include psychiatric evaluation, addictions specialists, child and adolescent therapists, and trauma-focused modalities like EMDR.
Book a first conversation.
Calls are returned between sessions, usually the same business day.