Couples Counselling Therapists in Toronto, ON

Does it appear as though others seem to live more joyfully and with greater ease? Does it feel that you aren't being treated as you deserve to be (in relationships, home and/or at work)? Do you struggle because others rarely seem to understand your best intentions? Does explaining yourself result in more frustration, anger, and even hopelessness at times? My practice is dedicated to identifying, and SHIFTing old ways of thinking and feeling; finding new alternatives to either endless fighting for yourself or just giving up. Together, we will open a new doorway into the present, where positive change and personal growth are found.

What makes me stand out as a therapist is my focus on you in a holistic way. Coming from an anti-oppressive lens, I practice with the values of dignity, diversity, and self-empowerment at the forefront. I highly value honesty, collaboration, respect, and empathy, all of which are evident in the way I approach all sessions. The ideal outcomes in my practice are to enable and empower my clients to reach their self-identified goals within a supportive, empathetic, and therapeutic relationship. I will work with you to explore yourself and encourage healing while working within your window of tolerance.

Do you struggle with feeling disconnected from yourself and others? Do you put everyone else’s needs ahead of your own? Do you wonder if life could somehow feel better? Now more than ever, so many of us are feeling anxious, overwhelmed, and uncertain about how we are supposed to manage our relationships, our lives, and the world around us. I am passionate about helping people to live more meaningful and connected lives. This might mean learning to set better boundaries, working through a loss or a life transition, or helping you change a pattern of behaviour that is keeping you stuck.

Relationship difficulties can leave us feeling overwhelmed and stuck. It hurts when we feel alone and unimportant in our connections with others. Over time, these struggles can make us feel stressed and depressed and erode our self-esteem. If you want to feel more confident and secure, build a more fulfilling and healthier couple and romantic relationship, heal from relationship break-ups and attachment wounds, I can help. As a relationship therapist my expertise has been recognized by major media outlets such as Cosmopolitan, Bustle, and PsychCentral, where my work has been featured.

My therapy style has been described as warm and playful, conversational and collaborative. If that is what you are looking for, I would love to continue to chat with you about what your concerns are and how you would like things in your life to look differently. I offer an inclusive and safe space to navigate life’s challenges and become your authentic self. I have helped others process anxiety, depression, relationship concerns. My formal training and lived experiences also enable me to help clients navigate issues like major life transitions, career exploration, academic concerns, faith/spirituality, immigration and motherhood.

Growth comes from processing what is not always easy. The good news is you don’t need to navigate it alone! I want to support you make sense of your emotional world, gain clarity of how you are resourced and establish ways to set up appropriate boundaries to thrive forward in your relationship with yourself and others. You are the expert on your life, my role is to support you in your journey of learning by meeting you where you are at with compassion, curiously, and gently challenging you when appropriate. My hope is to support you navigate the challenges and celebrate the victories of learning along the way.

Reaching out for help takes courage. I create a calm non-judgemental space to work with individuals experiencing interpersonal relationship, parenting, separation and divorce transitions, disappointment, stress, grief, trauma, workplace struggles, addiction, anxiety, and depression issues. My approach is integrative and I engage in psychological treatments designed to meet clients’ specific needs involving the development of skills and strategies to make positive changes in their lives. I teach authentic communication skills to better foster healthy relationships and assist in personal development work.

35 years experience has taught me much about successful therapy. Being understood, whether as an individual or within a couple is critical; my job is to listen well while bringing you my knowledge about how people work and how change happens. You bring knowledge of your life and together we have a conversation about what might allow change to happen. Sometimes, old stories get in the way and revisiting them is necessary to remove obstacles to change. This can only happen when people feel safe. Creating that nurturing environment is also part of my job. While therapy can be difficult, it is also an exciting and rewarding process.

I provide individual, couples & family therapy. Do you feel burdened by your thoughts? Are feeling overwhelmed? Do you find it challenging to fall asleep at night? Do you wish that you could just turn your mind off, to finally get a few moments of peace? I can help you take your life back, feel better, experience ease of being and get more restful sleep. I help individuals overcome anxiety, depression, burnout, overwhelm & stress. I also help couples who have many unmet needs; feel frustrated, resentful & angry in their relationship; struggle to communicate effectively; no longer experience intimacy or have lost trust.

I see people who want better relationships with themselves, those close to them, friends and families. Sometimes people are not quite certain what is getting in the way of having those better relationships and sometimes people know. Often there is some emotional issue, either from the past or one arising in the present that is getting in the way. Many people want to feel more connected, have fewer conflicts in their relationships. In families, sometimes there are emotional patterns or behavioural patterns that are getting in the way of being more connected with each other.

You are driven and a high performer and it has cost you a lot of anxiety. Your solution has been to work harder and power through everything, at home and at work. Even though you feel disconnected, lonely and isolated, you tell yourself - keep going. This is the only way you know how. You're afraid of failing, you're afraid to stop, you're afraid of taking that next step in your career. You don't have to suffer for success and happiness. Your way of coping isn't working anymore. Let me show you a better way, this is not about changing your work ethic, it’s about using different tools to reframe success and support.

I am a social worker with over 30 years of clinical and teaching experience in the mental health field. I promote health and well being while providing counselling to individuals, couples, groups and families. I have guided many in setting goals for moving forward while living with chronic illness or facing difficult life transitions. I have also helped couples and families learn how to best adapt to the challenges and stresses of having a loved one be acutely or chronically ill. I offer a welcoming, inclusive and non judgmental space for our work.

Accepting NEW clients! Are you searching for ways to maintain health and love in your life and relationships? Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, stress, grief, loneliness, anger, communication, low self-esteem, or aging issues? Have you experienced infidelity, trauma, betrayal, loss, and abuse, and you may feel like your life is falling apart? There is hope beyond the worry, hopelessness, and other distressing symptoms you may experience. I am passionate about guiding you towards healing to find hope, strength, resilience, & the courage to face life's challenges through nurturing, compassionate, & non-judgmental approaches.

I'm glad you are here. If alcohol or substances are consuming your life and robbing you of hope for the future, there is another way. Recovery coaching will meet you where you are at, using a strengths-based approach to help you reach the goals you have set for yourself and help you find your path to the life that you want and deserve. Recovery coaching is collaborative work, and I am here to help you rediscover your voice, your passions and your personal story of recovery. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to recovery and together, we can discover what works for you.

I am a family systems therapist who works with youth, parents and couples who have experienced various mental health challenges or are facing stress and anxiety due to relationship conflict. The families I tend to support are often feeling disconnected from one another and stuck in patterns of relating that often intensify their existing challenges. The foundation of my work is in building relationships where clients feel seen, heard and understood, allowing them to draw on their internal strengths. My role as a social worker is to help clients understand themselves and their relationships in a way that supports authentic growth.

Any of us may become scared or frustrated by events in our lives. Sometimes parts of our lives just don't seem to be working out. We may become unhappy and come to an impasse. It is inevitable that we come face to face with a crisis of illness or loss. Some may have experienced a relationship breakdown or disturbing dreams and memories. Any one of these can make life seem overwhelming. Even when we find the courage to admit what's happening, those closest to us are not equipped to help us. At these times it is often helpful to talk with a therapist

Angry, sad, confused or deeply lost, being with someone with years of experience in being with folks can matter. Do you just need someone to really hear you deeply and let you know that you are on the right path, that your soul is guiding you? Through getting to know you with words, deep relaxation, dream work, creative art work and body work we will make sense of this together/dynamically. Sometimes, you will just want clear feedback and I will give that too. Practically, as a Registered Nurse and Psychotherapist I bring a health care perspective and soul exploration.

Feeling alone in your relationship? Experiencing high levels of stress and anxiety and always feeling overwhelmed? Know that you are not alone. If your goal is to start feeling like an active participant and being an expert in your own life and if you are seeking for a safe space to talk and someone to truly listen to you, your journey towards this goal can begin now.

Sensitive, responsive psychotherapy for adults, couples, adolescents, and families. I assist with crises, life transitions, career uncertainty, self-esteem, intimacy concerns, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, addictions, personality disorders, self-harm, maladaptive anger, marital/relationship distress, childhood maltreatment history, parenting challenges, creative blocks, grief, loss, fertility issues, illness and chronic pain. Therapy is tailored to your needs, and draws upon such traditions as CBT, mindfulness, DBT, analytic therapy, family systems, and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), a best-practice, evidence-based therapy for PTSD approved by health and government regulatory bodies around the world.