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Meet the team behind the connection.

Meet the people behind Centre Summit's counselling, peer support and community-based recovery services.

Portrait of Joshua Haupt, CCAC, CCPGC, CSAS

Founder and Addictions Counsellor

Joshua Haupt, CCAC, CCPGC, CSAS

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Bio and credentials

Joshua Haupt is an Addiction Counsellor and the founder of Centre Summit, a private outpatient clinic dedicated to providing specialized services in the field of addiction counselling. With professional designations that include Certified Canadian Addiction Counsellor, Certified Canadian Problem Gambling Counsellor and Certified Sex Addiction Specialist, Joshua brings extensive clinical expertise across substance use, behavioural addictions and co-occurring concerns.

Drawing from both professional training and lived experience in addiction and recovery, Joshua offers a compassionate, non-judgmental and practical approach to treatment. He is deeply committed to helping individuals and families navigate the challenges of addiction, rebuild hope and create sustainable recovery. Through Centre Summit, Joshua strives to provide personalized, evidence-based care that empowers clients to reclaim their lives with dignity and resilience.

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Social Worker

Binyamin (Yamin) Weiss

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Bio and credentials

Binyamin Weiss, T.S., is a social worker registered with the OTSTCFQ. He offers individual psychosocial follow-up and facilitates groups and workshops focused on social functioning, relationships, and reintegration. His path to social work was shaped in part by his own experience of recovery, which informs his respect for each person's pace and self-determination. Services are social work interventions and do not constitute psychotherapy

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Peer Support Specialist

Jason Schwartz

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Bio and credentials

Jason Schwartz is a trained Peer Support Specialist through the Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation (CACCF). He combines professional peer support training with lived experience in addiction and recovery to help individuals navigate the challenges of early recovery and personal growth.

Jason has experience working in an inpatient addiction treatment setting where he provided direct support to individuals in the early stages of recovery. Through this work, he developed a strong understanding of the challenges people face as they begin to rebuild their lives and establish a foundation for long-term recovery.

As a young adult in recovery himself, Jason brings authenticity, empathy and relatability to his work. He is passionate about helping others find connection, purpose and meaning beyond substance use. His approach emphasizes accountability, community, personal growth and the belief that recovery is possible for everyone.

Outside of his work, Jason remains actively involved in his own recovery through 12-step programs, meditation, physical fitness and ongoing personal development.