Male Therapists in Fenelon Falls, ON

Hi! My name is Matt and I’m a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the CRPO. My goal as a therapist is to create a safe and supportive environment for you to explore the challenges that you are undergoing in your own life. I specialize working with athletes and individuals in high performing environments. As a lifelong athlete myself there are not too many people that understand the challenges that athletes face when competing in their sport. Such as balancing their everyday life to fit their sport or figuring out how to perform their best in each competition that they participate in.

If you're struggling with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, trauma, substance use, parenting or relationship issues including codependency, anger, loss/grief or a difficult life transition, I offer compassionate, in-depth and practical support. My goal is for you to emerge from our work feeling validated and empowered. You will gain improved coping and communication skills; connect with your own strengths and a deeper understanding of your authentic self and how to make the changes you seek. Free yourself from the feeling of being stuck in old ways that don't fit for you. There are better options. We can find them together.

Congratulations on taking your first steps to improving your psychological wellness! Starting treatment is often daunting and scary, which is why I make it my top priority to foster a comfortable and secure connection between myself and the client, as this relationship becomes the foundation for support and healing. To foster this bond, I do my best to provide a compassionate and non-judgmental space to explore one’s concerns and challenges. As your therapist, I strive to create a safe environment to process and explore challenging emotions, traumas, and events with the goal of navigating towards a better future.

Whether for anxiety/stress, crises, chronic pain, sleep disorders, relationship issues or to change undesired behaviours (smoking, phobia, compulsive eating or drinking), we can work on your goals and challenges in a safe climate, including with clinical hypnotherapy. Having benefited from a long career in industry and health care, having lived in several Canadian cities and in Europe, and as a father and now a grandfather, I understand some experiences of life transition. Together, we can work on your healing journey.

"Nature does not hurry yet everything gets accomplished." Lao-Tzu My practice will allow you to express your ideas in a safe environment, I have a client centered approach and a vast multi-cultural experience to support very creative approaches with the aim to resolve life challenges.

There is no one quite like you now or historically. My work is committed to finding strength in diversity. Just as the soil of the earth thrives on diversity, I recognize and work collaboratively to harness the capacity that each unique individual brings. I work to embrace this richness and invite clients to do the same with all their parts. In my experiential client-centered therapeutic approach, I welcome and honour all identities, prioritizing inclusivity and empowerment. Sessions together often include Mindfulness or breathwork practices.

Have you been struggling lately? Looking for expert clinical knowledge and understanding? I am here for you. I am an empathic, sensitive, compassionate and logical therapist able to help you implement change for difficult and distressing thoughts, emotions, situations and behaviours. I will help you learn and develop the best skills and strategies to improve your thoughts, emotions, behaviours and awareness allowing you to overcome modern issues like depression and anxiety, life and work stress, relationship and impulse concerns, life transitions, and more.

Have you run out of ideas about which therapist or counselling psychotherapy approaches best suit you? Maybe I can help. I've supported many youth and adults of diverse ages, cultural backgrounds, gender identities, sexual orientations and family histories in managing various complex mental health and situational challenges. I don't discriminate, regardless of your background and always regard each client's unique challenges as a journey we take together. I am committed to helping you make the best next steps in deciding what makes the most sense for you and making your mental health wellness a priority worth paying attention to!

You are constantly walking on eggshells. Always on high alert, your highly sensitive brain is always scanning other people's expressions to make sure everything is okay. You over-apologize, over-explain, over-share or disconnect and push your emotions deep down. You feel different - too emotional, too “much”. A sense of loneliness and longing for something you can’t describe looms in the background of everything you do. No matter what you try the feeling that there’s “something wrong with you” just won’t let up. You try to feel better - you have journaled, meditated, tried therapy, medication, breathwork…but nothing helps for long.

When you've exhausted your best ideas only to find yourself no further along, looking for competent help makes sense. Every kind of problem carries important information: information about what feels wrong, of course, but also about what might feel right. That's obvious when we see a picture hanging crooked on a wall; it's less straightforward when we can't seem to right ourselves.

Starting therapy can be daunting, particularly when burdened with stress, anxiety, or feelings of sadness. Identifying and working through the underlying causes of these mental and emotional states can yield profound transformations. Outcomes include uplifted moods, enhanced coping mechanisms for life's adversities, and improved life satisfaction. As a licensed Clinical Psychologist in Ontario, Canada, I deeply understand the enduring impact of our personal histories.

Hugh Watkins works alongside a team of medical doctors as a psychotherapist/psychologist and counsellor. He is exuberant, motivating, passionate and has an infectious sense of humor. Hugh wraps a commanding presence around a gentle heart being able to deliver powerful messages that help people overcome the many issues that life may bring their way.

All my life I have worked to try and help ease people's suffering. Whether it be trauma, depression, or anxiety, it is my desire to help people live their best possible life. Helping people overcome these things that are preventing them from living a full life is what drives me. It's not just about overcoming mental illness but is about having mental wellness.

l have diverse backgrounds as a pastor, Registered Psychotherapist, licensed Supervisor and a Spiritual Care practioner. I offer supervision & case consultations for student interns, RP qualifying registrants & new psychotherapist . For over 10yrs, I also provide evidence based Emotional Counseling Supports to Clients dealing with Mental health concerns: Mood change, neurological issues, Trauma, Tragic pains, ODD, ADHD, ASD, Depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, Anxiety, Fear, Grief/loss, Addiction, and life transitions. Our focus is to help individuals heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths &wellness

Taking responsibility for ourselves and our experience of life begins with embracing our trials and tribulations, and facing them head on. This fosters a connection with the source of our power that builds resilience to manage whatever may come. Developing the resourcefulness required to fashion a life that is fulfilling and supportive of our overall well-being is an ever-evolving process, and can be more clearly navigated with the help of a trusted professional. Using a person-centred, culturally-, and trauma-informed approach, I aim to empower people to improve their quality of life through organic and systematic processes.

Do you want to move beyond your fears, bad habits and past negative experiences? Not sure where to begin? Every day I help individuals and couples achieve meaningful change and build strong bonds in their most important relationships. This may involve reducing stressful emotions like depression and anxiety, fostering a more positive emotional state or perhaps improving communication skills and resolving arguments that have left you feeling lonely and isolated. Together we can build a healthier relationship with your loved ones. Counselling is effective and can help you discover new possibilities for yourself and your future.

Our assessment and therapy services are conducted by an experienced team of clinicians who joined Fleming Vigna Balmer after gaining many years of valuable experience in the public sector; for example, working in hospitals, universities, rehabilitation centres, social service agencies, and community-based clinics. As a team, we are able to offer a rich, experience-based range of clinical services. All of our clinicians are psychologists or psychological associates registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. This means we are independent practitioners licenced to assess, diagnose, and treat the full range of psychological disorders ranging from problems in living to serious mental health issues. In addition, we are consulting psychologists to the pilot recruitment programmes of a number of airlines including Air Canada, Jazz Aviation LP, and Sky Regional Airlines. At Fleming Vigna Balmer services are provided in English, French, Italian, Vietnamese, and Afrikaans.