Expressive Arts Therapists in Waterloo, ON

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.

Feeling stuck or overwhelmed? Struggling with anxiety, depression, or major life changes? Coping with intense emotions, loss, grief, or relationship issues? I am here to help you mobilize your inner strengths, Flow through challenges, and Grow in resilience. Flow and Grow Psychotherapy, operated by Songqin Wei, a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), is dedicated to providing a safe and supportive space to discover, listen to, and see your true self. Inspired by the concept of flowing like water—fluid, flexible, and resilient—I aim to support you through life’s ups and downs, helping you glow with the flow.

I believe that families are the experts of their own experience, and that children and teens have innate wisdom about their own thoughts and feelings. My goal is to create a supportive space for this wisdom to come forward, fostering healing and resilience that extends beyond the therapy space. My individual work with children and teens is complimented by evidence-based parent consultation; equipping caregivers with tools to better understand their child's behaviour, strengthen family bonds, and co-create solutions to problems.

Has your child been experiencing emotional or behavioural difficulties at home, school, or in the community? Do you question how to best support them? Behaviour is communication, and since kids often communicate through play rather than with words, it can be confusing to know what to do or say in order to help them.

Hello and welcome! Are you suffering from symptoms of anxiety or depression? Are you feeling stuck in negative cycles of behaviour or unhelpful thinking patterns? Is your child or teen experiencing issues with emotional regulation, anxiety, depression, or behavioural concerns? Are you struggling to support your neurodivergent child or teen? Whatever your experience, it can be difficult to take the first steps of reaching out for support. As a registered social worker and therapist at Qualia Counselling Services, I would be honoured to offer you or your child help through therapeutic support.

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.

Do you want a deeper sense of fulfillment in your life? Do you struggle with anxiety, fears, depression, stress, managing your emotions or relationships, chronic health issues or adjusting to new life situations? We at LPW can support you through this season of life. At LPW, we are dedicated to helping children, teens, adults, families and couples to gain coping strategies to support their mental and emotional well-being. Embrace the support you, your child/teen or your relationship deserves; LPW will carefully pair you with a therapist with the necessary understanding and training to provide optimal support.

Whether you’re seeking to address persistent, lifelong concerns or the effects of new and unsettling events, psychotherapy can be a helpful tool. It offers the opportunity of establishing a deeper and more meaningful understanding of ourselves and of our personal history, and work toward more fulfilling lives and relationships. For many of us psychotherapy can mean a way out of dark places. Pursuing therapy does not mean we will never be faced with challenging moments, it means that we will show up better equipped to handle adversities and will be able to bring our best selves to the forefront.

When facing difficulty, loss, struggle, tragedy, disappointment or any other uncomfortable circumstance, your spirit needs to explore, share and express the experience of thoughts and feelings with someone whose goal is to truly understand your perspective, your experience, and the resulting thoughts and beliefs you have come to therapy with as a result.

Every now and then, our emotions and feelings can prevent us from moving forward and living our best life. Taking the first step and reaching out for help takes courage and strength. The journey to self-discovery and healing requires both courage and vulnerability, and I believe you possess an innate strength to overcome life's challenges. My approach involves considering the broader context of one's life and experiences, promoting a better understanding and positive changes. Together, we will explore your unique story, identify obstacles, and develop strategies in achieving your goals.

The Delton Glebe Counselling Centre is a multi-faith counselling agency committed to strengthening emotional and spiritual well-being. We are rooted in the belief that faith and spirituality are important resources for healing and change. We embrace diversity and cultural inclusivity and offer counselling to all individuals. We provide trained therapists who qualify for membership in the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers.

Life is full of challenges. We don't always have a choice what challenges we face. But we can choose how we view or overcome these challenges. I believe that we each have our own reserve of resilience waiting to be tapped into. Most of the time we have the strength to face these challenges. Sometimes we reach out to our friends and family for support and that is all we need. At other times, these challenges can overwhelm us and our system of support. We feel alone and helpless. When you are ready for change, let me support you in embracing your challenges and turn them into opportunities to learn something new about yourself.

Melissa works with children ages 2 to 11 years old in a number of areas such as mental health and behavioural issues, including ADD/ADHD, depression, anxiety and disruptive behaviours. Melissa also works with children who are facing school problems, bullying, family problems, and health issues. The family and/or primary caregivers of the child are integral to the process of therapy for children.

Life is difficult. Complex circumstances hit us all, often resulting in a diminished ability for us to live life to its fullest. Unresolved emotional pain and trauma can give rise to depression, anger, anxiety, low self-esteem, and abuse of self and others. By Peaceful Waters therapists combine our professional training and our Christian faith to bring healing and restoration to spiritual, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and relational hurts. We offer a safe, non-judgmental and empathetic environment, nourishing hope and healing, in which the whole person is valued, affirmed and empowered, not just to survive but to thrive.

Through the activity of play I help children to make sense of difficult life experiences (e.g. divorce, death of a loved one) and navigate the big feelings (e.g. anxiety, anger, sadness) that are often at the root of challenging behaviour. I support children and their caregivers become more able to cope with how they are feeling, develop insight, emotional intelligence and confidence.

I see therapy as a collaborative journey where we are both students and teachers. My clients have taught me the power of uniqueness and individuality in healing. No one-size-fits-all here! I emphasize that clients are the experts of their own stories, and my role is to walk alongside them, offering support, guidance, and empowerment. Clients I’ve worked with share stories of finding direction, momentum, and meaning in their situations. Together, we build meaningful relationships, explore the mind-body-emotion connection, and foster a sense of hope and freedom to be your true and authentic self.

I am a Jungian Psychoanalyst offering Jungian Analysis to individuals who want a deeper understanding of themselves. For many reasons, these persons feel emotionally in pain, conflicted or unbalanced in their inner and/or outer life and would benefit from exploring the deep rooted causes of relationship problems and unproductive emotional patterns. The direction of therapy is to look to the past and to the unconscious determinants of behaviour but also to open to the creative and positive movements of the psyche that offer a way forward even in the face of the greatest difficulties or trauma.

What is consuming your thoughts and impacting your emotional and physical energy? Is it complicated relationships, caregiver exhaustion, academic stress, work/life balance, or losses? Maybe you are looking to develop relational skills or a sense of self. Perhaps you have reached an impasse. You know where you want to be but are unsure how to get there. If this sounds familiar, you are not alone. As a professional and individual, I value the importance of story telling and the need to feel seen and heard in order to make impactful and lasting changes.

If you're a parent or caregiver in search of art therapy sessions for your child, you've arrived at a welcoming and supportive space! Life is tough, and noticing that your kiddo may be in need of some additional support is completely normal! Know that you’re doing the right thing by exploring therapeutic options for them. Art therapy can be a powerful resource to help your child learn emotional regulation skills, cope with daily anxiety, or navigate parental separation/divorce. This process offers a hands-on approach for healthy self-expression, and can foster beneficial change in your kid's life.