Family Therapy in Toronto, ON

Hello! Taking the first step to seek support can feel a bit scary, but please know you're not alone. As your therapist, my goal is to provide a safe and supportive space where you can feel heard and understood as we journey together. Whether it's family dynamics, trauma, or cultural adjustment, I'm here to help you navigate these challenges and find a path forward. I specialize on exploring the root causes of your struggles and fostering self-discovery. Fluent in both English and Spanish, I offer a safe and compassionate space for individuals of all ages.

Design the life you want. Address your limited beliefs/ trauma & develop a newer, freer & empowered you. Specializing in 1) supporting individuals coping with narcissistic abuse, emotional immaturity & dysfunctional family dynamics, including scapegoating, 2) enhancing relationships using the evidence-based Gottman Method, and 3) guiding high-functioning professionals towards a more optimal and efficient lifestyle. As a Registered Social Worker in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers, I am committed to helping you develop deeper insights into your challenges & equipping you with effective tools to navigate them.

x(On Parental Leave; Not Accepting Clients) Siyoon is a Registered Psychotherapist at Christian Counselling Services as well as a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). Siyoon loves to work with individuals, couples, and families dealing with emotional, relational, and spiritual issues arising from challenging life experiences. Siyoon has experience working with depression, anxiety, anger, grief, trauma, abuse, PTSD, life transitions, family/couple relationships, and life coaching. Siyoon is able to offer counselling in both English and Korean.

Do you want to move beyond your fears, bad habits and past negative experiences? Not sure where to begin? Every day I help individuals, couples, and families work towards their personal goals and build strong bonds in their most important relationships. This may involve reducing stressful emotions like depression and anxiety or perhaps resolving arguments that have left you feeling lonely and isolated. Counselling is effective and can help you discover new possibilities for yourself and your future.

Are you feeling burned out, overwhelmed, distanced from your experiences? Using evidence-based and trauma-informed practices from over 20 years in family and community counselling, I help to navigate systems and improve quality of health for you, your family, and the various environments you are part of. My client-centred approach is a step-by-step process that produces diverse and long-lasting stability by looking at the root cause of our challenges. My sliding-scale program is designed to carve out more access to physical, spiritual, and social aspects of health that compliment and hasten the psychotherapeutic healing process.

As a compassionate therapist using a client-centered approach, I create a safe and non-judgmental therapeutic space for youth, adults, seniors, caregivers, and students to develop the insights, skills, and experiences needed to overcome challenges and make positive changes that last. Using a trauma-informed lens, I work from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, and strengths-based framework; my treatment modalities include Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Narrative Therapy, and Mindfulness approaches.

I believe that therapy should always be a place where we find unconditional acceptance, are held in a positive light, regularly gain insights and reflection, and are free to voice our thoughts and feelings without fearing criticism or shame. I have experience supporting individuals with depression, anxiety, struggles with career and life path, relationship challenges, trauma, and issues of identity and self-worth related to race, culture, family, gender and sexuality.

I am a Registered Social Worker specializing in the treatment of eating disorders/disordered eating and borderline personality disorder/traits. I also work with individuals who are experiencing a wide array of other concerns such as anxiety, depression, addictions, autism, ADHD, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, chronic illness, and oncology/cancer support. I am trained in various modalities including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), among others. I work with individuals (adults and adolescents 11+) and families.

I specialize in the treatment of trauma-related issues such as PTSD, complex PTSD (childhood or ongoing abuse or neglect), Addictions, Anxiety and Depression. I use evidence-based therapeutic approaches of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Internal Family Systems (IFS), along with a range of other therapeutic components that are research informed. My philosophy is that the psychological, emotional, physical and spiritual aspects of a person all work together as an integrative whole and are ideally treated from this perspective in order to restore balanced living.

I know from personal experience that mental health struggles can have a devastating impact on our ability to live full lives. It's that experience that led me to become a social worker, and to train as both an individual and family therapist. In our work together, we will develop the skills and strategies that you need to find relief from your symptoms. We will also help you to explore the root causes of those symptoms, so that you can achieve long-term change. I have worked in community mental health for 15+ years, so I can also help you navigate the broader mental health system.

As a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, Holistic Psychotherapist, Life Coach, Author and Speaker, I work with family of origin issues, inner child work, depression, anxiety, toxic patterns of behaviour, couples, life purpose issues, grief & loss, depression, codependency, anxiety, addictions, marital strife, parenting, mother, father, & sibling issues, workplace disharmony, repetition/compulsion distress, poor self esteem, conflict resolution, trauma, and anything else that is compromising a person from fully living in joy, ease, well being, health and happiness.

作為一位在香港成長的社會工作員，我相信以家為本對促進兒童和青少年發展至關重要。在過往的工作，我為不同兒童及其家庭提供情緒支援，明白到父母在孩子發展中扮演的關鍵角色。我希望營造一個安全、溫暖和具鼓勵性的空間，讓兒童及青少年學會認識和探索情緒，使他們更能夠發揮情緒復原和抗逆能力。透過結合兒童為本遊戲治療(Child-Centered Play Therapy)、認知行為治療(Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)、藝術和音樂、應用行為分析(Applied Behavioural Analysis )和敘事治療(Narrative Therapy)，我嘗試運用不同介入手法回應不同個案的需要。我對處理兒童及青少年的情緒問題亦有經驗，如焦慮症、抑鬱症，以及患有特殊需要的個案，如自閉症譜系障礙(ASD)和注意力不足過動症（ADHD）。

I am a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in helping individuals feel more secure. Whether that is within your relationships, or within yourself, you deserve to feel confident, valued and accepted. If you struggle with feeling shaky, inadequate, self-critical, or ashamed, I can support you in transforming how you connect to yourself and others. I hold a PhD in Clinical Psychology, and have advanced training in Emotion Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, attachment- and mindfulness-informed approaches. My goal is to offer a safe and respectful space where we collaborate to address the challenges you are facing.

My clients desire real change. I work with people struggling with issues of self worth, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions and challenging interpersonal relationships.

My specialization is working with Indigenous people. I know how life can get overwhelming and direction in life can become complicated. Together we will weave through those difficulties and find strategies and self discovery. My approach is friendly, respectful and professional. I have a passion to support those who struggle with addictions and work towards recovery. Additionally, I want to support the families who have loved ones struggling with substance abuse.

I offer Individual psychotherapy that is an inner journey of self-exploration focused on you, so you can find clarity of purpose in your life. With couples, I provide a safe space where both partners can share their thoughts, feelings and concerns strengthening their connection to one another. Additionally, I help my clients, their partners, and family learn how to cope with the challenges of addiction (and other traumas), while providing them with the support they need as they progress through recovery toward mental health, general self-efficacy and wholeness.

I support individuals experiencing challenges with relationship/attachment patterns, low self-esteem, anxiety, school/career stress, depression, grief/loss, trauma, and life transitions. My approach begins with building a therapeutic rapport to provide space for exploring, curiosity, and healing. I practice from a framework that recognizes your individual strengths, is informed by attachment, considers neuroscience research, and is cognizant of any past trauma/circumstances that brought you here. Collaboratively, we will use a combination of evidence-based strategies to manage your current concerns and foster hope and resilience.

I believe that every client has the ability and the desire to reach their potential through personal growth and change. I focus on the unique nature of each client, and I consider them as the expert of their own experience. I view my role as providing clients with empathy and support. I emphasize genuineness and being led by the client, using a team approach. I regard us as equal partners, rather than viewing myself as an expert therapist and the client as being helpless.

Are you seeking a deeper understanding of yourself and your relationships? Do you face challenges with directing your attention towards your goals and values? Are you grappling with a difficult life transition? I offer a non-judgmental space to explore these issues and more. My focus areas include men’s mental health, relationship/family issues, values & ambitions, LGBTQ2IA+ mental health, and creativity & artistic practice. Working together, we can open new perspectives, build resilience, and create meaningful change towards a more fulfilling and joyful life.