Therapists in N2J
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Thyra Calvert
Registered Psychotherapist, MSc
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Waterloo, ON N2J (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
I currently have a few spots open for daytime sessions between the hours of 10am and 1pm Tues-Thurs… Hi, I'm Thyra I know from personal experience that it can be hard to ask for support. I offer a space in which individuals, couples/partners, and families can work collaboratively to identify their goals and achieve them. As a clinician, it is important to me to work from a client-centered approach. This means that I will support you exactly where you are at and I will follow your lead, at your pace, to help you create positive change.
I currently have a few spots open for daytime sessions between the hours of 10am and 1pm Tues-Thurs… Hi, I'm Thyra I know from personal experience that it can be hard to ask for support. I offer a space in which individuals, couples/partners, and families can work collaboratively to identify their goals and achieve them. As a clinician, it is important to me to work from a client-centered approach. This means that I will support you exactly where you are at and I will follow your lead, at your pace, to help you create positive change.
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Wendy Dinh
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), BA, MACP
Verified Verified
Waterloo, ON N2J (Online Only)
What are you hoping for? What's on your mind? Life is full of challenges and changes. Life transitions can get messy, making decisions is difficult, and choosing yourself is sometimes the hardest thing you can do. I imagine if you're reading this, maybe you feel curious, or maybe scared, or stuck. I could name a million feelings and still not strike the right one, but I am here to listen as you share. Naming those feelings, and recognizing the behaviours and thoughts that keep you going back to them, is part of the process we could work on together. Therapy is not linear and it can feel puzzling. Taking the first step is never easy.
What are you hoping for? What's on your mind? Life is full of challenges and changes. Life transitions can get messy, making decisions is difficult, and choosing yourself is sometimes the hardest thing you can do. I imagine if you're reading this, maybe you feel curious, or maybe scared, or stuck. I could name a million feelings and still not strike the right one, but I am here to listen as you share. Naming those feelings, and recognizing the behaviours and thoughts that keep you going back to them, is part of the process we could work on together. Therapy is not linear and it can feel puzzling. Taking the first step is never easy.
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My general counselling and psychotherapy practice addresses the needs of individuals and families who arrive with a variety of life challenges. These may include depression, anxiety, loss and grief, unresolved traumatic stress, sexuality issues, life transitions, parenting struggles, relationship difficulties, and general concerns about life satisfaction.
My general counselling and psychotherapy practice addresses the needs of individuals and families who arrive with a variety of life challenges. These may include depression, anxiety, loss and grief, unresolved traumatic stress, sexuality issues, life transitions, parenting struggles, relationship difficulties, and general concerns about life satisfaction.
![Photo of Tharani (Thar) Jeyakumar: Bridging Minds Counselling, RP, MA, BSc, Registered Psychotherapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/fbe56cf1-f015-4b1b-aae7-bf8dc4307e70/2/320x400.jpeg)
Tharani (Thar) Jeyakumar: Bridging Minds Counselling
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, MA, BSc
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Waterloo, ON N2J (Online Only)
Welcome! I'm glad you're here. Finding the right support can feel like a journey through uncharted territory- especially when you feel stuck, alone, or hopeless. But know this: You're not alone. My name is Tharani (Thar) and I am a Registered Psychotherapist, ready to walk alongside you on this path to healing and growth. Whether you're grappling with past traumas, overcoming addiction, navigating the complexities of anxiety, or seeking to improve your relationships, I'm here to support you every step of the way. Together, you reclaim control over your life and feel empowered to make positive choices for yourself and your future.
Welcome! I'm glad you're here. Finding the right support can feel like a journey through uncharted territory- especially when you feel stuck, alone, or hopeless. But know this: You're not alone. My name is Tharani (Thar) and I am a Registered Psychotherapist, ready to walk alongside you on this path to healing and growth. Whether you're grappling with past traumas, overcoming addiction, navigating the complexities of anxiety, or seeking to improve your relationships, I'm here to support you every step of the way. Together, you reclaim control over your life and feel empowered to make positive choices for yourself and your future.
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Anna Soroka
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), RPQ, MACP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Waterloo, ON N2J
As a therapist, Anna ensures that her clients feel heard and understood, emphasizing the importance of creating a positive and safe therapeutic space. Through her own life challenges, Anna understands how truly important it is for clients to understand their strengths and resiliency in order to overcome various struggles.
As a therapist, Anna ensures that her clients feel heard and understood, emphasizing the importance of creating a positive and safe therapeutic space. Through her own life challenges, Anna understands how truly important it is for clients to understand their strengths and resiliency in order to overcome various struggles.
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I believe we are all wired towards resilience, healing, and connection and I'm here to support you in working towards living a full and authentic life. In my work as a psychotherapist, I provide a warm, safe, and accepting environment. I have many years of experience living and working internationally and I incorporate an anti-oppressive framework in all aspects of therapy. Given this background, I welcome all types of diversity and am passionate about working with you as an individual, holding the unique complexities of your experience, your situation, and your goals with care and compassion.
I believe we are all wired towards resilience, healing, and connection and I'm here to support you in working towards living a full and authentic life. In my work as a psychotherapist, I provide a warm, safe, and accepting environment. I have many years of experience living and working internationally and I incorporate an anti-oppressive framework in all aspects of therapy. Given this background, I welcome all types of diversity and am passionate about working with you as an individual, holding the unique complexities of your experience, your situation, and your goals with care and compassion.
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I work with families, individuals, couples, and groups to provide support for relationship turbulence, grief, anxiety/depression, and life transitions, including immigration struggles. Clients may come to therapy feeling overwhelmed by stress, sadness, anger, fear, self doubt, substance use, shame, and a diminished sense of self or worth. I help them realize that adverse situations do not define them. As we work together, they gain the skills to overcome obstacles and to build positive, reciprocal relationships of value and mutual respect.
I work with families, individuals, couples, and groups to provide support for relationship turbulence, grief, anxiety/depression, and life transitions, including immigration struggles. Clients may come to therapy feeling overwhelmed by stress, sadness, anger, fear, self doubt, substance use, shame, and a diminished sense of self or worth. I help them realize that adverse situations do not define them. As we work together, they gain the skills to overcome obstacles and to build positive, reciprocal relationships of value and mutual respect.
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Natasha Lavji
Registered Psychotherapist, MS, CCC, RP, RSW
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Waterloo, ON N2J
Have you been working the same 9-5 job for the last ten years and getting the same pay? Do you dread to get up in the morning and wish you could just go back to bed? Are you wanting to become an entrepreneur and create your own path? Do you feel stuck or need guidance in your career? Do you feel like you can never give a 100% to any area of your life? Do you feel exhausted by the time you come home from work and finish all your tasks & commitments to the family?
Have you been working the same 9-5 job for the last ten years and getting the same pay? Do you dread to get up in the morning and wish you could just go back to bed? Are you wanting to become an entrepreneur and create your own path? Do you feel stuck or need guidance in your career? Do you feel like you can never give a 100% to any area of your life? Do you feel exhausted by the time you come home from work and finish all your tasks & commitments to the family?
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Are you feeling stuck, anxious, or just not quite yourself? You're not alone. In our sessions together, we'll dive deep into what you're feeling – your emotions, your thoughts, and even those little sensations you might not even notice at first. You're on a journey to understand yourself better, to make sense of where you've been, and to carve out a path that feels right for you. Your narrative is uniquely, wonderfully yours, and I'm here to journey alongside you, offering insight, opportunities for reflection, and support as you navigate the twists and turns of your story.
Are you feeling stuck, anxious, or just not quite yourself? You're not alone. In our sessions together, we'll dive deep into what you're feeling – your emotions, your thoughts, and even those little sensations you might not even notice at first. You're on a journey to understand yourself better, to make sense of where you've been, and to carve out a path that feels right for you. Your narrative is uniquely, wonderfully yours, and I'm here to journey alongside you, offering insight, opportunities for reflection, and support as you navigate the twists and turns of your story.
![Photo of Ellyn Klea, MSW, RSW, Registered Social Worker](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/bca7e0e2-dd8b-4970-859c-980cb3991bc2/2/320x400.jpeg)
Nobody knows your life better than you do. With a genuine and down-to-earth demeanour, I view therapy as a team endeavour, and tailor each session to align with your unique needs. My goal in session is to meet you where you’re at and to guide you toward where it is that you want to be. I operate within a holistic, trauma-informed, and strengths-oriented framework. My client-centred approach is complemented by an array of evidence-based tools, each of which are designed to support you with navigating challenges and cultivating effective coping mechanisms, so that you can thrive!
Nobody knows your life better than you do. With a genuine and down-to-earth demeanour, I view therapy as a team endeavour, and tailor each session to align with your unique needs. My goal in session is to meet you where you’re at and to guide you toward where it is that you want to be. I operate within a holistic, trauma-informed, and strengths-oriented framework. My client-centred approach is complemented by an array of evidence-based tools, each of which are designed to support you with navigating challenges and cultivating effective coping mechanisms, so that you can thrive!
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Daniel Bader
Registered Social Worker, PhD, RSW, MSW, CCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Waterloo, ON N2J
I believe that a fulfilling life comes from integrating all parts of ourselves: our beliefs, our emotions, our behaviour, and our relationships. Forming a strong relationship with my clients, I help them to discover where their strengths lie, and how best to apply them to the areas that need more attention.
I believe that a fulfilling life comes from integrating all parts of ourselves: our beliefs, our emotions, our behaviour, and our relationships. Forming a strong relationship with my clients, I help them to discover where their strengths lie, and how best to apply them to the areas that need more attention.
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I specialize in supporting children (9+), youth, adults, and their families in navigating challenges associated with neurodivergence, including Autism and ADHD, as well as complex mental health issues like depression and anxiety, suicidal ideation and self-harm. With a deep understanding of difficulties faced by neurodivergent individuals, I understand the importance of building onto a client’s existing strengths, providing new education and skills and working with parents, caregivers and/or other professionals to ensure that clients have the support they need to thrive.
I specialize in supporting children (9+), youth, adults, and their families in navigating challenges associated with neurodivergence, including Autism and ADHD, as well as complex mental health issues like depression and anxiety, suicidal ideation and self-harm. With a deep understanding of difficulties faced by neurodivergent individuals, I understand the importance of building onto a client’s existing strengths, providing new education and skills and working with parents, caregivers and/or other professionals to ensure that clients have the support they need to thrive.
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Finding Joy Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Waterloo, ON N2J
When things don’t work out the way that you’ve envisioned, feelings of sadness, worry, or frustration can take over. You may often find yourself asking, “Why am I not happy?” and experience an overwhelming sense of grief in parts of your life that seem to have shifted. As you move through these changes, it’s hard for you to recognize yourself, affecting your communication and the quality of your relationships. You’re struggling to make sense of what’s happening around you and are in need of more clarity and direction.
When things don’t work out the way that you’ve envisioned, feelings of sadness, worry, or frustration can take over. You may often find yourself asking, “Why am I not happy?” and experience an overwhelming sense of grief in parts of your life that seem to have shifted. As you move through these changes, it’s hard for you to recognize yourself, affecting your communication and the quality of your relationships. You’re struggling to make sense of what’s happening around you and are in need of more clarity and direction.
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John Roche
Registered Social Worker, MDiv, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
15 Endorsed
Waterloo, ON N2J (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
My expertise and passion is helping people to transform destructive patterns into lives of meaning, connection, presence, and joy. My specialties include trauma-related issues, relationship issues, anxiety, self-confidence, grief, anger, depression, and the search for meaning. If you feel beaten down by negative thoughts, overwhelming feelings, and self-destructive and repetitive behaviour, or if you feel cut off from a sense of real purpose, connection, and aliveness, then good therapy can help. I have learned over the years that no matter how battered, degraded, or hopeless you may feel, transformation is always possible.
My expertise and passion is helping people to transform destructive patterns into lives of meaning, connection, presence, and joy. My specialties include trauma-related issues, relationship issues, anxiety, self-confidence, grief, anger, depression, and the search for meaning. If you feel beaten down by negative thoughts, overwhelming feelings, and self-destructive and repetitive behaviour, or if you feel cut off from a sense of real purpose, connection, and aliveness, then good therapy can help. I have learned over the years that no matter how battered, degraded, or hopeless you may feel, transformation is always possible.
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Hi there, my name is Amanda. As a therapist, I am passionate about helping children, adolescents and adults work through life's struggles, and make goals that will help them live a life that aligns with their values and beliefs. Whether you have an ASD diagnosis, are struggling with anxiety and/or depression, ADHD or OCD, or just simply struggling, I would love to work with you to help you find a path where you feel comfortable, safe, and that you are living as your best self.
Hi there, my name is Amanda. As a therapist, I am passionate about helping children, adolescents and adults work through life's struggles, and make goals that will help them live a life that aligns with their values and beliefs. Whether you have an ASD diagnosis, are struggling with anxiety and/or depression, ADHD or OCD, or just simply struggling, I would love to work with you to help you find a path where you feel comfortable, safe, and that you are living as your best self.
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Paul Carvalho
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), BSc, BEd, MACP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Waterloo, ON N2J
I see you have courage and hope - which is why you are here looking for help. You use your inner strength every day to hide your inner thoughts and feelings from others. You hear and think about words like anxiety, burnout, or depression. Maybe you secretly wonder where you fit in with everyone else, what you should be doing, or where to start. Maybe you don’t feel seen or heard by others. These thoughts feel like a burden that keep you up at night, creep into your thoughts, create self-doubt, or impact your relationships with others. Maybe you have already tried speaking with someone and it didn’t help. That’s okay. Keep up hope.
I see you have courage and hope - which is why you are here looking for help. You use your inner strength every day to hide your inner thoughts and feelings from others. You hear and think about words like anxiety, burnout, or depression. Maybe you secretly wonder where you fit in with everyone else, what you should be doing, or where to start. Maybe you don’t feel seen or heard by others. These thoughts feel like a burden that keep you up at night, creep into your thoughts, create self-doubt, or impact your relationships with others. Maybe you have already tried speaking with someone and it didn’t help. That’s okay. Keep up hope.
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I provide compassionate and non-judgmental support using a client centered framework for those who experience intergenerational and relational trauma. I believe that everyone deserves to have their experiences validated and witnessed. I am passionate about empowering others, and I strive to do so by encouraging them to develop healthy boundaries and self-compassion.
I provide compassionate and non-judgmental support using a client centered framework for those who experience intergenerational and relational trauma. I believe that everyone deserves to have their experiences validated and witnessed. I am passionate about empowering others, and I strive to do so by encouraging them to develop healthy boundaries and self-compassion.
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Jordan Daniel Hunsberger
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, RP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Waterloo, ON N2J
I am a registered psychotherapist who cares a lot about helping individuals and couples find their way to greater wellbeing when facing life's challenges. Whether you're dealing with relationship issues, anxiety, depression, OCD, ADHD, grief, or just trying to manage everyday ups and downs, I'm here to offer support.
I am a registered psychotherapist who cares a lot about helping individuals and couples find their way to greater wellbeing when facing life's challenges. Whether you're dealing with relationship issues, anxiety, depression, OCD, ADHD, grief, or just trying to manage everyday ups and downs, I'm here to offer support.
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Hi, I'm Rory! I'm so happy you landed here! I have the privilege to walk alongside children, teenagers, & families through both the struggles and celebrations that define us! My play-based approach & focus on emotional awareness allows children, teenagers & families to explore their thoughts & feelings in a safe & supportive setting. I support children and teenagers experiencing challenges with neurodivergency (ASD & ADHD), anger, emotional regulation, OCD, self-harm & suicidial ideation. anxiety, anger, emotional regulation, school-based concerns, OCD.
Hi, I'm Rory! I'm so happy you landed here! I have the privilege to walk alongside children, teenagers, & families through both the struggles and celebrations that define us! My play-based approach & focus on emotional awareness allows children, teenagers & families to explore their thoughts & feelings in a safe & supportive setting. I support children and teenagers experiencing challenges with neurodivergency (ASD & ADHD), anger, emotional regulation, OCD, self-harm & suicidial ideation. anxiety, anger, emotional regulation, school-based concerns, OCD.
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Bloom Child & Family Therapy
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, MA, PhD
Verified Verified
Waterloo, ON N2J
Bloom Child & Family Therapy supports children and their families using creative approaches and evidenced-based practices. At Bloom we strive to provide accessible, quality mental health care for children, adolescents and their families. Bloom therapists are ultra-creative! Play, expressive arts and animal-assisted therapies allow Bloom to make their services accessible to all children and their families. Whether you are coming for family therapy or your child is attending therapy, we believe that family and/or primary caregivers are key to children’s healing and growing. We are looking to build strong and healthy families.
Bloom Child & Family Therapy supports children and their families using creative approaches and evidenced-based practices. At Bloom we strive to provide accessible, quality mental health care for children, adolescents and their families. Bloom therapists are ultra-creative! Play, expressive arts and animal-assisted therapies allow Bloom to make their services accessible to all children and their families. Whether you are coming for family therapy or your child is attending therapy, we believe that family and/or primary caregivers are key to children’s healing and growing. We are looking to build strong and healthy families.
![Photo of Tania Rivers, MA, RP, CCC, Registered Psychotherapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/910d404d-12e1-4f72-ac37-681ada837c4a/2/320x400.jpeg)
Are you in need of more insight into your personal or relational struggles? Maybe you feel like you're stuck in a loop of destructive behaviors, and don't know how to get out. Maybe you notice distance or tension in your relationship, and need to make sense of it all, and become connected again. Maybe you are ready to unpack and process unresolved trauma, and need the support of a professional in a safe and trusting environment.
Are you in need of more insight into your personal or relational struggles? Maybe you feel like you're stuck in a loop of destructive behaviors, and don't know how to get out. Maybe you notice distance or tension in your relationship, and need to make sense of it all, and become connected again. Maybe you are ready to unpack and process unresolved trauma, and need the support of a professional in a safe and trusting environment.
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Sehrish Haroon
Registered Psychotherapist, MC, RP, CCC
Verified Verified
13 Endorsed
Waterloo, ON N2J
Not accepting new clients
Do you feel overwhelmed & helpless, and end up using coping mechanisms that keep you further stuck in shame and guilt? Do you experience dissociation, anxiety, depression, low self esteem, anger, chronic pain & relationship issues? You may feel like an outsider among others, and carry a deep pain of loneliness due to unmet needs and relational traumas. You may live in constant fear of judgement or rejection from others, people pleasing or perfectionism that makes you feel burnout. I will provide wholehearted compassion & effective treatment support that helps you achieve your mental health goals, feel confident and safe with others.
Do you feel overwhelmed & helpless, and end up using coping mechanisms that keep you further stuck in shame and guilt? Do you experience dissociation, anxiety, depression, low self esteem, anger, chronic pain & relationship issues? You may feel like an outsider among others, and carry a deep pain of loneliness due to unmet needs and relational traumas. You may live in constant fear of judgement or rejection from others, people pleasing or perfectionism that makes you feel burnout. I will provide wholehearted compassion & effective treatment support that helps you achieve your mental health goals, feel confident and safe with others.
![Photo of Paul Radkowski, MA, RP, Registered Psychotherapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/3c1bde8f-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/3/320x400.jpeg)
As an internationally awarded registered psychotherapist, I help clients redefine how they live their lives. I enjoy working with older children, adolescents, couples, families as well as individual adults. I will help you to challenge the problematic assumptions and ways of being that prevent you from realizing the full potential of your life. I work from a collaborative stance that assumes you are the expert on your life and share my own expertise in helping people overcome emotional problems, troublesome habits and relationship roadblocks to help you create new solutions to what used to be old problems.
As an internationally awarded registered psychotherapist, I help clients redefine how they live their lives. I enjoy working with older children, adolescents, couples, families as well as individual adults. I will help you to challenge the problematic assumptions and ways of being that prevent you from realizing the full potential of your life. I work from a collaborative stance that assumes you are the expert on your life and share my own expertise in helping people overcome emotional problems, troublesome habits and relationship roadblocks to help you create new solutions to what used to be old problems.
![Photo of Aidan McNaughton, RP, MPsy, Registered Psychotherapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/deecb47e-6c18-4ab3-a46a-201e597f28ac/2/320x400.jpeg)
Are there aspects of your life that feel daunting, overwhelming, or difficult to manage? Does it feel like no one really understands you? Maybe you've had friends or family members suggest that you give therapy a try. Maybe you've come to that conclusion on your own. Either way, you may be asking yourself, "How will therapy help me? What will my therapist say? Are they just going to analyze me and tell me what I should be doing differently?"
Are there aspects of your life that feel daunting, overwhelming, or difficult to manage? Does it feel like no one really understands you? Maybe you've had friends or family members suggest that you give therapy a try. Maybe you've come to that conclusion on your own. Either way, you may be asking yourself, "How will therapy help me? What will my therapist say? Are they just going to analyze me and tell me what I should be doing differently?"
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We provide assessment and treatment services across the lifespan with a Psychologist, Clinical Social Workers, and Occupational Therapists. We work with children, teens, and their families, as well as adults. Many of our clients are neurodiverse, have had some challenges in neurodevelopment, and have anxiety or depression. We help individuals better understand themselves from a neurocognitive and emotional health perspective, and provide therapy services within a multidisciplinary setting to address each person's unique needs (e.g., mood/ anxiety issues; emotional regulation; executive functioning; coping with sensory issues).
We provide assessment and treatment services across the lifespan with a Psychologist, Clinical Social Workers, and Occupational Therapists. We work with children, teens, and their families, as well as adults. Many of our clients are neurodiverse, have had some challenges in neurodevelopment, and have anxiety or depression. We help individuals better understand themselves from a neurocognitive and emotional health perspective, and provide therapy services within a multidisciplinary setting to address each person's unique needs (e.g., mood/ anxiety issues; emotional regulation; executive functioning; coping with sensory issues).
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How does your Counsellor compare?
Number of Counsellors in N2J
200+
Average cost per session
$150
Counsellors in N2J who prioritize treating:
92% | Anxiety |
89% | Depression |
84% | Relationship Issues |
84% | Self Esteem |
82% | Stress |
77% | Coping Skills |
70% | Life Transitions |
Average years in practice
9 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
73% | Manulife |
71% | Green Shield Canada |
67% | SunLife |
How Counsellors in N2J see their clients
73% | In Person and Online | |
27% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
81% | Female | |
18% | Male | |
1% | Non-Binary |
FAQs - About Therapy and Counselling
How can I find a therapist in N2J?
Search for nearby therapists or counsellors by inputting your city, postal code, or a provider’s name into the search bar. From there, you can filter providers by the issues they treat, cost, insurance, gender, and other factors to find providers who are well-suited to your needs. To navigate between locations within the same country, enter a new city or postal code into the search bar.
Learn more about how to find a therapist
Learn more about how to find a therapist
Is everyone in the Psychology Today Therapy Directory a licensed therapist?
Most Counsellors and Psychotherapists listed in the directory are certified by one of the main professional associations, mainly the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA), and will have a Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCC) designation with their name. Social Workers listed in the directory must be registered members of the college specific to their province. To be listed in the directory, Psychologists must be registered with the psychological college specific to their province or territory.
Providers whose professional membership or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Given the considerable variation in professional regulation and prerequisites across Canadian provinces, some providers may possess significant professional qualifications without necessarily holding professional memberships or being obliged to acquire them. As a result, they may be selectively included without the "Verified" seal.
Providers whose professional membership or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Given the considerable variation in professional regulation and prerequisites across Canadian provinces, some providers may possess significant professional qualifications without necessarily holding professional memberships or being obliged to acquire them. As a result, they may be selectively included without the "Verified" seal.
What’s the difference between a psychologist, a therapist, and a counsellor?
Psychologists, counsellors, psychotherapists and social workers can all provide counselling or talking therapy and have credentials and supervised, practical experience that enable them to do so in Canada.
Psychologists have a master's and/or doctoral degree and have passed both written and oral exams. Psychologists are able to complete mental health assessments and provide diagnostic information to clients as well as provide counselling therapy or psychotherapy. Counsellors and psychotherapists are expected to have a master's or doctoral degree in counselling psychology, social work, or a related mental health discipline and certification by a professional association, such as the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. Registered Social Workers possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Social Work and where possible must be licensed or certified by the provincial government and/or regulatory college.
Psychologists have a master's and/or doctoral degree and have passed both written and oral exams. Psychologists are able to complete mental health assessments and provide diagnostic information to clients as well as provide counselling therapy or psychotherapy. Counsellors and psychotherapists are expected to have a master's or doctoral degree in counselling psychology, social work, or a related mental health discipline and certification by a professional association, such as the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. Registered Social Workers possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Social Work and where possible must be licensed or certified by the provincial government and/or regulatory college.
What type of therapy is right for me?
The type of therapy best suited to a particular individual depends on several factors, including their primary reason for seeking therapy, their preferred timeline (some therapy types last for a set number of sessions, while others are open-ended), and their personality and preferences—some may prefer a more structured approach. For many individuals, multiple types of therapy could provide a good fit.
How much does therapy cost?
The cost of therapy depends on a number of variables, including location and the therapist’s experience and training. On average, the cost of a therapy session in Canada could be between $100 and $200. If you have insurance, the expense of mental health care is typically lower, but it varies based on your insurance plan details and whether you choose an in-network or out-of-network mental healthcare provider.
What are more affordable or low cost therapy solutions?
Many therapists offer sliding scale payments, usually on a limited number of slots, which consists in an agreement between the therapist and a client to pay a reduced rate. Therapists who provide such arrangements often consider the client's income or ability to pay, but the extent of the discount is ultimately at the therapist's discretion. Furthermore, while group therapy may have different goals and benefits compared to individual therapy, it can be a more affordable solution to address certain types of issues.
If you are struggling to access therapy due to budget constraints, you could also consider public funded mental health services. Some types of outpatient mental health services are covered by Medicare, provided these are performed by a licensed mental health professional in the provinces or territory you reside in and who accepts the assignment.
If you are struggling to access therapy due to budget constraints, you could also consider public funded mental health services. Some types of outpatient mental health services are covered by Medicare, provided these are performed by a licensed mental health professional in the provinces or territory you reside in and who accepts the assignment.
Is online therapy cheaper than in-person therapy?
Many therapists charge the same amount for online therapy as they do for in-person therapy—though clients may still find this cost-effective if it cuts down on their transportation costs. Health insurance plans often offer equivalent coverage for online and in-person therapy; indeed, in many places, they are legally required to do so. Text-based or on-demand therapy apps may be cheaper than traditional one-on-one psychotherapy; however, the practice may be less effective and is not likely to be covered by insurance.
Is online therapy a good option?
Therapy conducted online can be just as effective as in-person therapy, as long as there is a strong alliance between the client and the therapist. To find a therapist who provides telehealth services to clients in your area, click “Online Therapy” on the directory homepage and search by your city or town or your postal code.
Are therapy sessions confidential?
Professionals licensed by regulatory colleges and those certified by associations such as the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association are obligated to uphold client confidentiality unless there is a legal reason that requires them to disclose information. Confidentiality is a crucial part of the therapeutic relationship and only under specific circumstances, such as when there is the potential or known harm to the client or others, or a court order, will a therapist be obligated to break the agreement. These exceptions to the confidentiality agreement are usually discussed during the initial consultation.