Buddhist Therapists in Toronto, ON

My name is Emma JM. Ates, I am a registered psychotherapist, a registered Canadian art therapist, and a contemplative creative therapist. I offer psychotherapy and counselling services for youth (18+), adults, and couples in English and French.

New Clients Accepted- I respond to ALL emails. Make sure you double check your spam and call if you don’t get a quick response. Dreading going to work, dealing with difficult people, don’t even want to leave the house much less go socialize? Are there things your brain just seems to refuse to let you do, get on a plane, go on a date? I get it. I have personally grown past all of this. If you are fed up with stress and anxiety, tried everything to fix it, frustrated, and are seriously ready to be happy, stress-free and enjoy your success - you just found the right solution.

Jennifer is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). She is passionate about supporting youth and adults feeling overwhelmed, stuck, anxious, or disconnected from themselves and others. Additionally she has a focus on mental health challenges including anxiety, depression, interpersonal relationships, life transitions, and intergenerational issues. Jenn believes every person comes with their own unique journey, nuance differences, and strengths, that should be acknowledged and celebrated.

I specialize in creating customized treatment plans for individuals/couples struggling with sexual dysfunctions and addictions. Sexual Trauma, Porn Addiction, Love Addiction and Sex Crimes are my specialties. My approach not only supports those facing these challenges but also helps partners and families who may feel confused and hurt. According to Parole Services, no one under my care has ever sexually re-offended, and only five couples have ever separated while working with me. I also help with sexual enhancement, intimacy growth, and relationship recovery. Imagine the possibilities that effective therapy can bring to your life.

You have experienced life in a unique way that no one could understand better than you. I enjoy the challenge of understanding reality through the eyes of another. Whether you are struggling with depression, apathy, ADHD, chronic isolation, chronic cannabis use, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, substance or behavioral addictions, complex trauma, your job (or lack thereof), narcissistic abuse, or existential angst, I am here to listen and support you in achieving your goals. I foster healing, empowerment, and growth through compassion, collaboration and insight. The rocky path to self-actualization does not have to be walked alone.

When we strive to be independent and responsible, it can feel natural to dismiss and intellectualize our emotions. We become skilled in managing the feelings of others, while minimizing our own. We may understand what's causing us pain, but feel overwhelmed and stuck about taking action. I offer non-judgemental space for individuals and couples to explore these experiences with nuance and compassion. My areas of focus include ADHD, relationships, perfectionism, anxiety, grief, career concerns and racial identity. Together, we'll cultivate resilience and self-awareness, moving you towards where you want to be.

Welcome! I'm Tammy, Registered Social worker for over twenty five years and director of Horizon Therapy. We could all benefit at different times in our lives to have a safe and spacious space to talk about concerns and receive support. Our experienced therapists specialize in working with individuals (13+), couples and families and are dedicated to supporting you in your personal growth, goals and healing journey. Drawing on a strong mix of psychodynamic, relational, mindfulness, attachment, somatic, body-based, emotion-focused, transpersonal and Jungian approaches we will work collaboratively in ways that best support you.

Are you looking for a therapist with lived experience and a deep understanding of transgender or queer identities? Do you often feel isolated and rejected in relationships? Maybe you find yourself successful in other people's eyes, but yet still feel empty inside. As a queer trauma therapist, I dedicate myself to supporting clients in reclaiming their freedom, joy, and self-worth. I specialize in trauma and complex trauma healing. Through a relational approach, I will help you foster a sense of worthiness and security within yourself. You deserve to be authentically you, you deserve to feel joy in life.

Providing a balance of support and challenge, my approach to healing is holistic and comprehensive. I believe that each individual has all of the inner resources they need to achieve a sense of balance and equanimity. My role is merely to provide a safe, non-judgmental container in which they can reach their own integration - cognitively, emotionally and somatically. I aim to assist the individual's journey-making process through offering new ways at looking through the lens which often gets obscured by many mitigating factors. Clarity is the goal.

Do you feel disconnected or misunderstood? Are you having a hard time understanding your feelings, or feel stuck? Using an anti-oppressive approach, I work with individuals dealing with trauma, relationship issues, marginalization, anxiety, depression, life transitions, and deepening your understanding of yourself. I use a combination of therapy techniques taking your experiences and therapeutic best practices into consideration. I am trauma-informed, solution-focused and promote self-compassion. I always draw on strengths and for some clients, I use art therapy to explore challenging or persistent emotions.

I am deeply committed to creating a healing space where individuals can explore and navigate life’s challenges. My practice is rooted in a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and culturally-sensitive framework, recognizing the impact of diverse identities on mental health. Working collaboratively with both adults and teens, I offer support for a range of issues, from anxiety and depression, to Tourette’s and OCD, to the aftermath of trauma.

I connect compassionately & deeply with people from a wide variety of cultures, religious backgrounds, and occupations. My clients report feeling safe to share their thoughts, experiences, however traumatic, and to express and transform intense emotions. I assist people to be their own authority by observing the conditioning that led to emotional suffering, relationship difficulties, self doubt and other challenges. Couples become allies in healing, personal growth, parenting lovingly, and advancing their careers and/or creative expression. My clients are interested in living joyfully and dissolving barriers to optimal living.

Unfolding, experiencing and living our authentic selves is what I am passionate about. I am highly skilled in guiding clients in accessing and exploring obstacles that are results of our deeply rooted beliefs. Unquestioned beliefs or limiting thoughts that can manifest as anxiety, depression or other psycho-emotional difficulties can actually be guiding lights on our journey to our true Selves. The essence of our being remains untouched as we grow and is waiting to be found and reconnected with. When you connect on a deeper level with your Self, your purpose, gifts, and talents show in their fullness and potentials show up.

Are you often overwhelmed by anxiety and challenging emotions? Do you struggle to decipher social cues that keep you from developing fulfilling relationships? With compassion and curiosity, I invite you to explore the influences behind your recurring patterns to support transformation and enhance your life satisfaction. As a BIPOC, trauma-informed therapist experienced in navigating neurodivergent challenges, complex relationship dynamics, family/intergenerational issues, and narcissistic abuse, I tailor my approach to personal and relational growth, trauma recovery, and identity exploration.

As a queer person of colour, I bring a unique perspective to supporting people living with challenges associated with identity, gender, sexuality, sexual health, relationship dynamics and forced migration seeking to understand how to develop security and belonging in their surrounding environment. I do my best to support clients with developing both understandings and practical solutions to achieve their goals of managing every day triggers that may impede completing activities of daily living.

A warm welcome to you! Whether you know what you want to work on in therapy or you just have a general sense that you'd like to feel better and improve your life, I would be honoured to help. My integrative depth-oriented approach is informed by my personal mindfulness meditation practice (vipassana/insight tradition) and focuses on the relationship between mind, body, emotion, spirit, and social connections. I am currently training in a somatic (body-centred) therapy called Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. I have training in grief counselling including non-death loss and grief due to suicide.

As a Clinical Psychologist, registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario, and the Newfoundland and Labrador Psychology Board, I provide assessment and therapy including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE) and mindfulness based approaches, for a range of difficulties including eating disorders (e.g. anorexia, binge eating disorder), anxiety (e.g. panic disorder, social phobia), trauma (e.g. PTSD), depression, borderline personality disorder (BPD) and emotional dysregulation.

In my practice, I strive to create a safe, compassionate and understanding space. I strongly believe that effective therapy is rooted in a strong therapeutic relationship and will take time to develop this with you. I also believe in working in collaboration with you to ensure we are starting and pacing sessions based on your comfort and needs.

Experiencing loss in life is 100% going to happen. This could be a death, loss of a relationship, a friendship, a pet. Sometimes you can see it coming and wonder if there is any way to stop it. Other times you're blindsided. Now your world feels unstable or $h!t is upside down. Navigating or preparing for loss is isolating & may make you feel and do all sorts of confusing things. You may be trying to emerge from this with a deeper understanding of yourself, improve your relationships, find confidence in your direction in life, restore a sense of safety/stability in the world or just cope with what is happening. Either way, I'm here.