Shontelle Prokipcak
MSW, RSW, CCAC, CCS-AC
Clinical Director, Practicing Psychotherapy
“Healing begins by recognizing the strengths and wisdom we already carry.”
Shontelle Prokipcak is a Registered Social Worker, Certified Canadian Addiction Counsellor, and Clinical Director at MHASO, where she provides psychotherapy with a focus on gambling, addictions, and trauma recovery. Her approach is strength-based, mindfulness- informed, and compassion-centered, integrating Mindfulness-Based Symptom Management (MBSM) and Mindfulness-Integrated Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (MiCBT) to help clients cultivate awareness, resilience, and emotional regulation.
Shontelle has studied with Dr. Bruno Cayoun and Dr. Lynette Monteiro, deepening her understanding of mindfulness in trauma and addiction treatment. She facilitates SMART Recovery and Emotional CPR groups, supporting individuals and communities in recovery through connection, safety, and shared humanity.
Her clinical practice is inclusive and relational, working with late teens and adults, including First Nations, Inuit, and Métis clients, Veterans, and Health and Allied Health Professionals. Shontelle’s work emphasizes cultural humility, community care, and self-compassion as pathways to healing. Shontelle is available for virtual and in-person appointments.
Therapy Types | Top Specialties | Expertise |
MBSM MiCBT CBT Narrative Decolonizing Anti-Racist LGBTQIA2S+ Positive Strength-Based Trauma Processing using Schematic Map and Release Brain Spotting Mindfulness | Gambling & Addictions Substance Use & Recovery
Trauma & PTSD
Anxiety & Emotional Regulation | Mindfulness-Based Symptom Management, MiCBT Integration, SMART Recovery & 12-Step Models, PTSD, Complex Trauma & Loss, Moral Injury & Compassion Fatigue, & Relapse Prevention |
Shontelle Prokipcak on the Mino Bimaadiziwin Podcast
“I’ve never seen addiction without an underlying cause — it’s always about something deeper.”
— Shontelle Prokipcak
In this episode of Mino Bimaadiziwin, host Carol Hopkins sits down with Shontelle Prokipcak, a social worker, psychotherapist, and registered addiction specialist with Mental Health and Addiction Services Ottawa. Shontelle shares powerful insights into the deep connection between trauma and addiction, explaining how healing means addressing the root causes beneath behavior. She discusses using schema therapy to separate colonial-imposed shame from cultural identity and to rebuild self-worth through empowerment and connection.
Together, Carol and Shontelle explore harm reduction, SMART Recovery, and the importance of safe spaces for community healing. At the heart of Shontelle’s work is a belief that culture is medicine and that everyone deserves wellness, belonging, and the chance to live a good life.
Listen to the podcast below: