Simone Donaldson, MSW, RSW

Simone Donaldson, MSW, RSW, is a sought-after therapist, speaker, and trainer based in Toronto, Canada. She is a leading voice in racial trauma, cultural humility, and liberation-centered care. Over the past 15+ years, Simone has been featured by countless organizations including Elle Magazine, Yahoo Mail and a documentary selected for the 2022 Toronto Black Film Festival. Simone was named in 2024 as Canada’s top 100 Black Women to Watch and was awarded the 2025 Local Distinguished Social Worker from the OASW.

She is the creator of the Love Lens™ - a groundbreaking framework that centers relational healing, compassion, and shared responsibility in trauma recovery and is a contributing author of the groundbreaking text Africentric Social Work.

This training is a unique opportunity to learn directly from Simone herself and transform your clinical work through a liberation-centered lens.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Simone Donaldson is the founder and CEO of Agapé Lens Consulting & Therapy. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Simone Donaldson is a member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers.