Annie Lewis, M.A.
Annie is co-founder/co-facilitator of Straight-Forward. Annie is empathic of mixed orientation issues and draws on her genuine warmth and caring, positive attitude, academic background, and life experiences in co-facilitating the peer support group. Annie was happily married for almost 24 years when her husband disclosed his homosexuality.

Annie's career has spanned over 30 years in the health care field across Canada. Currently, she is a psychotherapist in private practice in Toronto and Mississauga. Annie has a special interest in relationships, marital counselling and sexual orientation issues. In counselling individuals and couples, Annie combines her therapeutic and coaching skills to inspire and motivate clients to gain insight into their challenges. She encourages clients to draw on their strengths and to realize their untapped potential to create happier and more meaningful lives. She provides day/evening office hours, as well as telephone counseling sessions for her clients. To book a personal counselling appointment, Annie can be reached via voice mail at 905-820-7298 or email annietulklewis@sympatico.ca

On a more personal level, Annie gains energy and peacefulness from nature’s beauty. One of her greatest passions is being a mother to her son and daughter and spending time with her family and friends. Her latest love and joy is her little grand-daughter. Annie volunteers as a First Responder for Straight Spouse Network and enjoys the many connections with Canadian and International straight spouses.

June Galbraith is a registered nurse specialized in pediatrics from London England. She has been working in the field of palliative care and for a hospice for the past ten years. With hands-on experience and as an creative educator June has gained extensive insights into the field of dying and death, affording her the opportunity to appreciate that all life events create the chance for growth and reflection. Having studied, and attended many educational workshops on grief and bereavement she brings this body of knowledge and gentle sensitivity to enhance the group setting. June is co-founder of Straight-Forward.

She was happily married for 27years before her husband came out as a gay man. June embraces the close relationship she has with her son, daughter and son-in-law, and enjoys the time spent with them, her friends and allowing her garden to create pure joy in her life.


Both Annie and June were previously featured in a Toronto Star article. To view a copy of the original story, written by Helen Henderson in the June 26, 2004 Toronto Star, go to the following web link:

Toronto Star Article