Therapists in Kitchener, ON
I enjoy working with individuals, couples, and families who want to work on improving their situation, learning about themselves, their interactions with others, and finding healthier ways to live. I see clients for short-term and longer-term therapy.
I enjoy working with individuals, couples, and families who want to work on improving their situation, learning about themselves, their interactions with others, and finding healthier ways to live. I see clients for short-term and longer-term therapy.
Myles Chisholm
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, RP
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Kitchener, ON N2G (Online Only)
With over a decade of experience in the field of psychotherapy, I have witnessed the transformative power of healing first-hand. My extensive training in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) allows me to employ evidence-based techniques tailored to your unique needs. Throughout my career, I have successfully supported clients dealing with a wide range of challenges, including trauma, PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), developmental trauma, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
With over a decade of experience in the field of psychotherapy, I have witnessed the transformative power of healing first-hand. My extensive training in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) allows me to employ evidence-based techniques tailored to your unique needs. Throughout my career, I have successfully supported clients dealing with a wide range of challenges, including trauma, PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), developmental trauma, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Phil Naylor
Registered Psychotherapist, BA, MA, CH, RP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Kitchener, ON N2A
Are you stuck in a loop of anxiety, negative thinking, emotional turmoil and/or self sabotaging behaviours? Are you tired of suffering, and feeling overwhelmed, and powerless? Do you feel the need for a real solution but have been frustrated by limited or superficial approaches when you have tried therapy before? Through my experience in treating thousands of clients I’ve discovered what is most effective in solving problems and just as importantly, how to help my clients understand themselves and the root of their problem. I empower them with effective tools and insights so they can also coach themselves as they move forward.
Are you stuck in a loop of anxiety, negative thinking, emotional turmoil and/or self sabotaging behaviours? Are you tired of suffering, and feeling overwhelmed, and powerless? Do you feel the need for a real solution but have been frustrated by limited or superficial approaches when you have tried therapy before? Through my experience in treating thousands of clients I’ve discovered what is most effective in solving problems and just as importantly, how to help my clients understand themselves and the root of their problem. I empower them with effective tools and insights so they can also coach themselves as they move forward.
Canadian Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, RP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Kitchener, ON N2A (Online Only)
Our virtual clinic offers a modern approach to mental health care, providing accessible and convenient therapy services online. Through secure video sessions, clients can connect with experienced therapists from the comfort of their own space. This digital platform eliminates geographical barriers, allowing individuals to access quality care regardless of location. Our diverse team of professionals specializes in various therapeutic approaches, ensuring clients can find the right fit for their unique needs. The virtual setting offers flexibility in scheduling, making it easier for busy individuals to prioritize their mental health.
Our virtual clinic offers a modern approach to mental health care, providing accessible and convenient therapy services online. Through secure video sessions, clients can connect with experienced therapists from the comfort of their own space. This digital platform eliminates geographical barriers, allowing individuals to access quality care regardless of location. Our diverse team of professionals specializes in various therapeutic approaches, ensuring clients can find the right fit for their unique needs. The virtual setting offers flexibility in scheduling, making it easier for busy individuals to prioritize their mental health.
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We often go through life experiencing challenges that are unique to our own personal relationships, schooling/careers, self-discovery/development, or spiritual/religious journeys. It is with this understanding that mental health issues and life's emotional struggles can be personalized to each and every individual, understood and emphasized from your particular point of view. Anxiety, depression, relationship issues, self-esteem and/or vocational challenges can all interconnect and weave together to form a complex, yet complicated picture of your particular struggles.
We often go through life experiencing challenges that are unique to our own personal relationships, schooling/careers, self-discovery/development, or spiritual/religious journeys. It is with this understanding that mental health issues and life's emotional struggles can be personalized to each and every individual, understood and emphasized from your particular point of view. Anxiety, depression, relationship issues, self-esteem and/or vocational challenges can all interconnect and weave together to form a complex, yet complicated picture of your particular struggles.
Sanjay Govindaraj
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, MAES
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Waterloo, ON N2V
I acknowledge the profound vulnerability that comes with sharing personal stories, particularly those involving trauma, illness, grief, addiction, or depression. Creating a secure, compassionate, and respectful space is my priority. I am deeply attuned to the individual needs of each person and strive to establish trust through active listening and unwavering support. I rely on evidence-based techniques and approaches that are aimed at empowering you to unlock your true potential. I adopt a holistic perspective, recognizing the interconnectedness of the body, mind, and spirit in the pursuit of balance and optimal health
I acknowledge the profound vulnerability that comes with sharing personal stories, particularly those involving trauma, illness, grief, addiction, or depression. Creating a secure, compassionate, and respectful space is my priority. I am deeply attuned to the individual needs of each person and strive to establish trust through active listening and unwavering support. I rely on evidence-based techniques and approaches that are aimed at empowering you to unlock your true potential. I adopt a holistic perspective, recognizing the interconnectedness of the body, mind, and spirit in the pursuit of balance and optimal health
Do you want to grow in life? I believe that wisdom and creativity emerge through openness, curiosity, and reflection on your authentic experience. Usually when we experience difficulty in life, we do our best to adapt. We might push away our pain or attempt to mentally escape our situation. This may help in the short term, but our deeper unresolved issues often resurface in confusing or distressing experiences. We can find ourselves in patterns of feeling stuck, overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, or confused. These patterns are not just random occurrences but meaningful signals that something needs more attention.
Do you want to grow in life? I believe that wisdom and creativity emerge through openness, curiosity, and reflection on your authentic experience. Usually when we experience difficulty in life, we do our best to adapt. We might push away our pain or attempt to mentally escape our situation. This may help in the short term, but our deeper unresolved issues often resurface in confusing or distressing experiences. We can find ourselves in patterns of feeling stuck, overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, or confused. These patterns are not just random occurrences but meaningful signals that something needs more attention.
I am a Registered Social Worker with over 25 years of experience; providing counselling and treatment to youth, adults, couples, and families. My goal is aid and support clients to discover strategies which improve their lives.
I am a Registered Social Worker with over 25 years of experience; providing counselling and treatment to youth, adults, couples, and families. My goal is aid and support clients to discover strategies which improve their lives.
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.
Online Therapists
Rhett Mohajer
Registered Psychotherapist, PsyD, RP, RCC
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M5R (Online Only)
I have been in your shoes! Becoming a psychoanalyst is a long process that takes so much inner work: as a requirement for my psychoanalytic training, I had to go through my personal analysis.
Deep wounds need "Depth" work to heal! In psychoanalytic therapy we look at the immediate issues, but also the deeper issues to make a deeper change since the aim is for you to find yourself, gain insight, and explore the upsetting recurrent patterns that impact your emotional life and mental health. Psychoanalytic therapy is a journey we undertake together! But it is not a walk in the park and I have the experience of it.
I have been in your shoes! Becoming a psychoanalyst is a long process that takes so much inner work: as a requirement for my psychoanalytic training, I had to go through my personal analysis.
Deep wounds need "Depth" work to heal! In psychoanalytic therapy we look at the immediate issues, but also the deeper issues to make a deeper change since the aim is for you to find yourself, gain insight, and explore the upsetting recurrent patterns that impact your emotional life and mental health. Psychoanalytic therapy is a journey we undertake together! But it is not a walk in the park and I have the experience of it.
Andrew Guthrie
Registered Psychotherapist, PhD, Tcpp di, RP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M4S
Andrew Guthrie, Ph.D., Tcpp dip., R.P. has been a psychotherapist in Toronto since 2000. He trained at Concordia and McGill Universities, the University of Toronto, the Toronto Child Psychoanalytic Program, and the Toronto Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis. He offers psychodynamic assessments and psychotherapy that reflect a deep knowledge of the psychotherapy field and a genuine commitment to the patients in his care. He treats a wide variety of emotional and behavioural problems with his professional yet compassionate approach. Please call or email for more information, or visit his website www.therapyintoronto.com.
Andrew Guthrie, Ph.D., Tcpp dip., R.P. has been a psychotherapist in Toronto since 2000. He trained at Concordia and McGill Universities, the University of Toronto, the Toronto Child Psychoanalytic Program, and the Toronto Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis. He offers psychodynamic assessments and psychotherapy that reflect a deep knowledge of the psychotherapy field and a genuine commitment to the patients in his care. He treats a wide variety of emotional and behavioural problems with his professional yet compassionate approach. Please call or email for more information, or visit his website www.therapyintoronto.com.
Psychoanalytic treatment offers the opportunity to make long-term changes since the focus is not only on managing or coping with the symptoms of a problem, but also addressing the root causes of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.
My approach involves careful and considerate listening, a kind of listening that is mostly not found in everyday communication. Listening together to what you say about your own life allows for us to have a very different conversation, creating the space for you to explore often overlooked or unconscious parts of your experience, parts that may be underlying the distress that has brought you to therapy. Psychodynamic therapy and psychoanalysis allow for speaking what was priorly unspeakable, effecting insight, change, and relief from symptoms.
Psychoanalytic treatment offers the opportunity to make long-term changes since the focus is not only on managing or coping with the symptoms of a problem, but also addressing the root causes of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.
My approach involves careful and considerate listening, a kind of listening that is mostly not found in everyday communication. Listening together to what you say about your own life allows for us to have a very different conversation, creating the space for you to explore often overlooked or unconscious parts of your experience, parts that may be underlying the distress that has brought you to therapy. Psychodynamic therapy and psychoanalysis allow for speaking what was priorly unspeakable, effecting insight, change, and relief from symptoms.
Gauhar M Shariff
Registered Psychotherapist, MEd, RP
Verified Verified
Toronto, ON M4S (Online Only)
I also incorporate Psychoanalytic interpretation into my work, which can help uncover unconscious patterns that may be contributing to current difficulties.
My name is Gauhar Shariff, and I am a Registered Psychotherapist. I have over 13 years of experience helping individuals and couples overcome life’s challenges. Each individual coming to therapy is unique and has their own set of issues, needs and goals. My aim is to create a safe and supportive environment where individuals can freely express themselves , share concerns and work towards self-discovery, growth and their goals. I provide a non-judgmental space where one can explore thoughts and feelings, gain insight into behaviors and develop new strategies for coping and growing.
I also incorporate Psychoanalytic interpretation into my work, which can help uncover unconscious patterns that may be contributing to current difficulties.
My name is Gauhar Shariff, and I am a Registered Psychotherapist. I have over 13 years of experience helping individuals and couples overcome life’s challenges. Each individual coming to therapy is unique and has their own set of issues, needs and goals. My aim is to create a safe and supportive environment where individuals can freely express themselves , share concerns and work towards self-discovery, growth and their goals. I provide a non-judgmental space where one can explore thoughts and feelings, gain insight into behaviors and develop new strategies for coping and growing.
Individual and Couples Psychotherapy
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, MTh
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M5H
Graduate of New York University, and of the Advanced Program in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at the Toronto Psychoanalytic Society.
Feeling more sad, or anxious than your usual? Suffering due to a loss? Dealing with an aftermath of trauma you experienced long time ago, or recently? Going through your relationship/marriage crisis? Struggling with your self-esteem? Struggling with your own, or that of your close one's LGBTQ - related issues? Going through a stressful immigration process? Affected by the COVID19 pandemic, HIV/AIDS, or other chronic illness? Dealing with issues related to separation from biological family and, or with adoption experience? Stressed by your academic / work performance? Finding yourself in a life transition?
Graduate of New York University, and of the Advanced Program in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at the Toronto Psychoanalytic Society.
Feeling more sad, or anxious than your usual? Suffering due to a loss? Dealing with an aftermath of trauma you experienced long time ago, or recently? Going through your relationship/marriage crisis? Struggling with your self-esteem? Struggling with your own, or that of your close one's LGBTQ - related issues? Going through a stressful immigration process? Affected by the COVID19 pandemic, HIV/AIDS, or other chronic illness? Dealing with issues related to separation from biological family and, or with adoption experience? Stressed by your academic / work performance? Finding yourself in a life transition?
Hammam Farah
Registered Psychotherapist, CTP Dpl
Verified Verified
Toronto, ON M2N (Online Only)
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My clinical approach is psychodynamic, also known as psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
I’m here to help you overcome anxiety, to feel empowered, to flourish in your relationships and to facilitate the healing and change you desire in a safe, confidential, creative and compassionate setting. I am a trauma-informed therapist who specializes in self-esteem, anxiety, addiction, loneliness, depression, relationships, dissociation, anger and grief/loss. Change happens when we expand our self-awareness by understanding ourselves. But to understand ourselves, we first need to be understood. That’s why the therapeutic relationship—built on trust, honesty, empathy and vulnerability—lies at the heart of personal change.
My clinical approach is psychodynamic, also known as psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
I’m here to help you overcome anxiety, to feel empowered, to flourish in your relationships and to facilitate the healing and change you desire in a safe, confidential, creative and compassionate setting. I am a trauma-informed therapist who specializes in self-esteem, anxiety, addiction, loneliness, depression, relationships, dissociation, anger and grief/loss. Change happens when we expand our self-awareness by understanding ourselves. But to understand ourselves, we first need to be understood. That’s why the therapeutic relationship—built on trust, honesty, empathy and vulnerability—lies at the heart of personal change.
I am a PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology and an RP (Qualifying) focusing on long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Please visit my website for more information.
I am a PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology and an RP (Qualifying) focusing on long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Please visit my website for more information.
Umair Ausaf
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, RP, CCPA, RCC, CCF
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Mississauga, ON L5B
I primarily use Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) & Psychoanalytic approach to change maladaptive thoughts & explore the effects of past or childhood incidents on our present thoughts, emotions & behaviours.
I have a warm and compassionate approach in treating my clients and believe that client-therapist alliance based on trust is an integral part of therapy. I provide a safe non-judgmental space to help my clients explore their thoughts and feelings. I recognize vulnerability and focus on overcoming mental health challenges through a collaborative process using an empathetic approach. I am registered with College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and a Certified Coach Practitioner with more than 8 years in coaching individuals, couples and groups.I hold three Masters Degrees with most recent one in Counselling Psychology.
I primarily use Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) & Psychoanalytic approach to change maladaptive thoughts & explore the effects of past or childhood incidents on our present thoughts, emotions & behaviours.
I have a warm and compassionate approach in treating my clients and believe that client-therapist alliance based on trust is an integral part of therapy. I provide a safe non-judgmental space to help my clients explore their thoughts and feelings. I recognize vulnerability and focus on overcoming mental health challenges through a collaborative process using an empathetic approach. I am registered with College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and a Certified Coach Practitioner with more than 8 years in coaching individuals, couples and groups.I hold three Masters Degrees with most recent one in Counselling Psychology.
My approach is rooted in trauma-informed psychodynamic and psychoanalytic therapies that consider how the past continues to show up in the present.
Hi, I'm Christopher (he/him). I'm here to listen. And I'd like to help you know yourself better. Therapy offers a creative, nonjudgemental space to explore challenges, relationships, dreams, and areas of your life where you feel stuck. I work with the whole person—not just their problems—to move toward change.
My approach is rooted in trauma-informed psychodynamic and psychoanalytic therapies that consider how the past continues to show up in the present.
Hi, I'm Christopher (he/him). I'm here to listen. And I'd like to help you know yourself better. Therapy offers a creative, nonjudgemental space to explore challenges, relationships, dreams, and areas of your life where you feel stuck. I work with the whole person—not just their problems—to move toward change.
Not all of our motivations and feelings are conscious to us, and psychoanalytic therapies offer a path for making peace with internal conflicts that might be too hard to face alone.
I seek to create therapeutic spaces that are both supportive and exploratory. Drawing on my training as a therapist and literary scholar, I believe in the value of thinking carefully, deeply, and creatively about the stories we tell (and sometimes don’t tell) about ourselves. By learning to tell their stories, and perhaps learning to tell their stories differently, my clients are able to find balance, take risks, and centre healing in their lives.
Not all of our motivations and feelings are conscious to us, and psychoanalytic therapies offer a path for making peace with internal conflicts that might be too hard to face alone.
I seek to create therapeutic spaces that are both supportive and exploratory. Drawing on my training as a therapist and literary scholar, I believe in the value of thinking carefully, deeply, and creatively about the stories we tell (and sometimes don’t tell) about ourselves. By learning to tell their stories, and perhaps learning to tell their stories differently, my clients are able to find balance, take risks, and centre healing in their lives.
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Psychoanalytic Counsellors
Does psychoanalytic therapy work?
Psychoanalytic therapy derives from the work of Sigmund Freud. In this type of therapy, discovering buried thoughts and emotions from the unconscious will help a person work through their difficulties and negative behaviours. Research shows that psychoanalytic therapy can be highly effective, with patients reporting improvement in mood, quality of life, and overall well-being.
How long are people typically in psychoanalytic therapy?
Traditional psychoanalysis is in-depth and is conducted in five sessions every week. Today, modern psychoanalytic therapy is less intense and normally incorporates as few as one or two sessions a week. In some cases, positive change can occur quickly. However, if the condition, difficulty, or behaviour is deep-seated, improvement may require many months or years of therapy.
Is psychoanalytic therapy suitable for young people?
Children and adolescents can benefit from this type of therapy. Many kids and teens are often unable to form and communicate their thoughts and emotions. Psychoanalytic therapy uses specific techniques such as dream analysis, symbolism, and free association or word association; all of which can be useful tools for less-communicative young people. Through this therapy, a patient will hopefully make connections between what they feel inside and how the world works outside.
Can psychoanalytic therapy be done online?
Modern-day psychoanalytic therapy is very different from traditional psychoanalysis. While an individual can sit face-to-face with the psychoanalyst for multiple sessions a week, they do not have to. Today, psychoanalytic therapy can be effectively conducted online or by phone. The key is that the individual confronts what is repressed and avoided, and this can be done whether in person or over online video.