Toddler Therapists in Waterloo, ON
Astrid Christian Couples And Family Counsellor Machalitza
Registered Psychotherapist, BSc, MA, RP
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Waterloo, ON N2K
If you feel empty, disconnected, lost, or like a robot next to your partner or family; Maybe trust is broken and you don't know how to fix it! Or: You want help to grow spiritually or personally! I am here to help. I specialize in couples, family & individual counselling and offer immediate availability to help you to strengthen yourself or your relationship. If you're looking to rebuild your connection or navigate conflict within your relationships from a Christian lens, I will support you and your loved ones every step of the way - also, if you are newly married or new parents. Does it fit your need? Please click "Email me" now!
If you feel empty, disconnected, lost, or like a robot next to your partner or family; Maybe trust is broken and you don't know how to fix it! Or: You want help to grow spiritually or personally! I am here to help. I specialize in couples, family & individual counselling and offer immediate availability to help you to strengthen yourself or your relationship. If you're looking to rebuild your connection or navigate conflict within your relationships from a Christian lens, I will support you and your loved ones every step of the way - also, if you are newly married or new parents. Does it fit your need? Please click "Email me" now!
The Delton Glebe Counselling Centre
Registered Psychotherapist, PhD, RP
Verified Verified
Waterloo, ON N2L
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.
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.
Gillian Inksetter
Counsellor, MA, RP, RCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Waterloo, ON N2L (Online Only)
Accepting new clients. Virtual only. Experience has taught me that the first step toward feeling better is simply reaching out for help. I provide a safe, compassionate, non-judgmental space for you to identify your best self. You are the expert in your own life, and I will walk beside you on your journey as we discover together the tools and solutions that you need. We aren't meant to deal with life's hardships alone!
Accepting new clients. Virtual only. Experience has taught me that the first step toward feeling better is simply reaching out for help. I provide a safe, compassionate, non-judgmental space for you to identify your best self. You are the expert in your own life, and I will walk beside you on your journey as we discover together the tools and solutions that you need. We aren't meant to deal with life's hardships alone!
Melissa Fellin
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, MA, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Waterloo, ON N2J
Waitlist for new clients
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.
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.
Jenny Lehmann
Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist, BA, BSW, MSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Waterloo, ON N2L
If you are reading this, you have already taken the most challenging step on your path to healing and growth, and that’s reaching out for support. It can be incredibly overwhelming starting to focus on your mental health and wanting to make changes but not knowing where to begin, this is where I come in. My commitment is to create a safe and supportive environment for all individuals and one that emphasizes growth and development in a non-judgemental manner to help support clients’ goals and ultimately living happy and meaningful lives.
If you are reading this, you have already taken the most challenging step on your path to healing and growth, and that’s reaching out for support. It can be incredibly overwhelming starting to focus on your mental health and wanting to make changes but not knowing where to begin, this is where I come in. My commitment is to create a safe and supportive environment for all individuals and one that emphasizes growth and development in a non-judgemental manner to help support clients’ goals and ultimately living happy and meaningful lives.
I am passionate about my work as an Occupational Therapist and have over 25 years of experience. I work with clients 18 years of age and younger who are diverse, with a variety of strengths and challenges. Treatment is tailored to the individual and family. Specific areas that I have focused on over the years include: feeding/eating, dressing, toileting, hygiene, as well as fine motor skills, play, attention to tasks, transitions, and self-regulation. I use a sensory processing framework to empower children and teens to increase independence in desired tasks.
I am passionate about my work as an Occupational Therapist and have over 25 years of experience. I work with clients 18 years of age and younger who are diverse, with a variety of strengths and challenges. Treatment is tailored to the individual and family. Specific areas that I have focused on over the years include: feeding/eating, dressing, toileting, hygiene, as well as fine motor skills, play, attention to tasks, transitions, and self-regulation. I use a sensory processing framework to empower children and teens to increase independence in desired tasks.
Does your child struggle with big emotional reactions or anger outbursts? Do they suffer from anxiety that hinders schoolwork, socializing, or trying new things? Are they constantly seeking reassurance or doing unusual things to prevent bad outcomes? Do they seem to have low self-confidence, appear withdrawn, or irritable?
Does your child struggle with big emotional reactions or anger outbursts? Do they suffer from anxiety that hinders schoolwork, socializing, or trying new things? Are they constantly seeking reassurance or doing unusual things to prevent bad outcomes? Do they seem to have low self-confidence, appear withdrawn, or irritable?
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.
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.
Vera Kelim
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MPsy, OAMHP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Waterloo, ON N2J
Kid Group therapy 2024 START September! Social skills and emotional regulation for grades 2-7: contact me for more details. I work with challenging emotions, difficult periods of your life, career changing, life priorities. I additionally trained to support you in stress, trauma, and grieving. My special area of experience is work with Children, Teens, and Parents. Any questions about parenting, development, processing difficult experiences and emotions: I'm here to help. Psychotherapy is my vocation, and I've been working in private and group counselling for over 20 years. I'm fluent in both Russian and English.
Kid Group therapy 2024 START September! Social skills and emotional regulation for grades 2-7: contact me for more details. I work with challenging emotions, difficult periods of your life, career changing, life priorities. I additionally trained to support you in stress, trauma, and grieving. My special area of experience is work with Children, Teens, and Parents. Any questions about parenting, development, processing difficult experiences and emotions: I'm here to help. Psychotherapy is my vocation, and I've been working in private and group counselling for over 20 years. I'm fluent in both Russian and English.
Isidro Carvalho
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Verified Verified
Waterloo, ON N2L (Online Only)
Are you a queer, trans, or neurodivergent person dealing with the hurt of discrimination, rejection, or the feeling that folks around you just don’t understand? Maybe you struggle with trauma symptoms, dissociation, anxiety, depression, self-blame, or low self-worth. It can be hard to get up the courage to come to therapy only to feel like you have to explain the basics of your identity to your therapist. Worse yet, it can be scary to seek therapy when the field of psychology has historically tried to keep us from being our authentic selves.
Are you a queer, trans, or neurodivergent person dealing with the hurt of discrimination, rejection, or the feeling that folks around you just don’t understand? Maybe you struggle with trauma symptoms, dissociation, anxiety, depression, self-blame, or low self-worth. It can be hard to get up the courage to come to therapy only to feel like you have to explain the basics of your identity to your therapist. Worse yet, it can be scary to seek therapy when the field of psychology has historically tried to keep us from being our authentic selves.
Best Behaviour
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Waterloo, ON N2J
We work with children and adolescents aged 7 to 17, and adults 18+, providing direct therapy and parental/caregiver support. We work with clients with a variety of diagnoses, including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Anxiety, Depression, and other mental illnesses. We also work with clients who have not received a formal diagnosis. Some common reasons to seek therapy might be low or depressed mood, anxiety, emotional regulation/anger management/conflict with family members, peers, teachers or other behavioural challenges.
We work with children and adolescents aged 7 to 17, and adults 18+, providing direct therapy and parental/caregiver support. We work with clients with a variety of diagnoses, including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Anxiety, Depression, and other mental illnesses. We also work with clients who have not received a formal diagnosis. Some common reasons to seek therapy might be low or depressed mood, anxiety, emotional regulation/anger management/conflict with family members, peers, teachers or other behavioural challenges.
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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.
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.
A safe and accepting environment is key to growth and change. Effective therapy allows people of all ages to rise to challenge by accomplishing goals. I am a registered therapist who provides confidential counselling to children, teens, adults and families in the K-W area. I am privledged to work with people through their most challenging times. My clients voice that they know I am geniune and sincere. I have specialized training and experience in working with people coping with family conflict, parenting, low self esteem, bullying, abuse, grief and loss, anger management, stress management, trauma, anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder.
A safe and accepting environment is key to growth and change. Effective therapy allows people of all ages to rise to challenge by accomplishing goals. I am a registered therapist who provides confidential counselling to children, teens, adults and families in the K-W area. I am privledged to work with people through their most challenging times. My clients voice that they know I am geniune and sincere. I have specialized training and experience in working with people coping with family conflict, parenting, low self esteem, bullying, abuse, grief and loss, anger management, stress management, trauma, anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder.
I work with families, individuals, couples, and groups to provide support for relationship turbulence, grief, anxiety/depression, and life transitions, including immigration struggles. Clients may come to therapy feeling overwhelmed by stress, sadness, anger, fear, self doubt, substance use, shame, and a diminished sense of self or worth. I help them realize that adverse situations do not define them. As we work together, they gain the skills to overcome obstacles and to build positive, reciprocal relationships of value and mutual respect.
I work with families, individuals, couples, and groups to provide support for relationship turbulence, grief, anxiety/depression, and life transitions, including immigration struggles. Clients may come to therapy feeling overwhelmed by stress, sadness, anger, fear, self doubt, substance use, shame, and a diminished sense of self or worth. I help them realize that adverse situations do not define them. As we work together, they gain the skills to overcome obstacles and to build positive, reciprocal relationships of value and mutual respect.
I am a trauma specialist. I have worked with children, adolescents and adults. I am currently offering Face to Face sessions making use of a large office. I do offer video conference through Microsoft Teams. I am utilizing EMDR and Trauma Focused CBT. You can be assured that the treatment modalities that I use are grounded in best practices to ensure that you will see positive changes in your life. I graduated with a Masters of Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University in 1993, so I have a solid track record of Clinical Social Work Employment in the community and my Private Practice.
I am a trauma specialist. I have worked with children, adolescents and adults. I am currently offering Face to Face sessions making use of a large office. I do offer video conference through Microsoft Teams. I am utilizing EMDR and Trauma Focused CBT. You can be assured that the treatment modalities that I use are grounded in best practices to ensure that you will see positive changes in your life. I graduated with a Masters of Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University in 1993, so I have a solid track record of Clinical Social Work Employment in the community and my Private Practice.
Katie Bauer Child Play Therapy
Registered Social Worker, MA, RSW, CPT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Waterloo, ON N2L
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.
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.
Brooke Pickersgill
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
Waterloo, ON N2L (Online Only)
I have extensive experience working with both youth and adults who are experiencing anxiety, depression, addiction challenges, behavior challenges, emotion dysregulation and various other mental health struggles. In our work together, you will be supported through a compassionate, non-judgmental lens, where you are provided with supportive listening, validation, and somebody to bear witness for you in your experiences. We will work together as a team to identify barriers, build on strengths, and also help families gain insight and attunement for a holistic approach.
I have extensive experience working with both youth and adults who are experiencing anxiety, depression, addiction challenges, behavior challenges, emotion dysregulation and various other mental health struggles. In our work together, you will be supported through a compassionate, non-judgmental lens, where you are provided with supportive listening, validation, and somebody to bear witness for you in your experiences. We will work together as a team to identify barriers, build on strengths, and also help families gain insight and attunement for a holistic approach.
Bloom Child & Family Therapy
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, MA, PhD
Verified Verified
Waterloo, ON N2J
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.
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.
Ally Dunphy | Art Therapist
Registered Psychotherapist, DTATI
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Waterloo, ON N2L
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.
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.
Wendy Gage - - Whole Family Psychotherapy
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Waterloo, ON N2L
New parenthood is such a tender time for couples. Whether you are trying to start a family, are a first time parent or a parent now managing more than one young child, you can find yourself depleted, overwhelmed, and experiencing a rollercoaster of emotions along with guilt at how that might be impacting your children. If you are managing a new baby with other young children, you may find that your older children are acting out at a time when you are sleep deprived and struggling to stay patient. Perhaps you and your partner hardly have time to connect and you feel distance or disconnected.
New parenthood is such a tender time for couples. Whether you are trying to start a family, are a first time parent or a parent now managing more than one young child, you can find yourself depleted, overwhelmed, and experiencing a rollercoaster of emotions along with guilt at how that might be impacting your children. If you are managing a new baby with other young children, you may find that your older children are acting out at a time when you are sleep deprived and struggling to stay patient. Perhaps you and your partner hardly have time to connect and you feel distance or disconnected.
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Toddler Counsellors
What are the behavioural signs indicating a toddler might need counselling?
Common behavioural signs that a child may need counselling include high levels of emotional distress or anxiety, learning challenges, interpersonal conflict, anger, or social withdrawal. Any drastic changes in toddler behaviour or self-esteem can be indicative that a child may benefit from therapy. Seeing a therapist at the early stages of any behavioural changes can be most impactful on behaviour, as well as helpful to caregivers who may receive guidance on what symptoms to look for in their child in the future, even if therapy is not warranted at that time.
Can a two-year-old see a psychologist?
Children and adults of all ages can see psychologists and other forms of mental health professionals, such as counsellors, psychiatrists, and social workers. Families seeking therapy for their toddler should just be aware that any guidance they seek should come from a professional who has specific experience working with young children, as well as the specific modalities that are appropriate for young children, such as play therapy.
What is the most effective type of therapy for toddlers and preschoolers?
In general, play therapy is the most effective and common form of therapy for young children. Play therapy helps facilitate behaviour change by offering an age-appropriate way for children to express their emotions and develop more effective coping strategies. Toddlers with specific concerns may benefit from more specialised forms of therapy, such as Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) therapy for children with autism or Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) for toddlers in families in which there is significant parent-child relational conflict.
What happens during therapy sessions for toddlers?
What occurs in therapy sessions for toddlers depends on the therapeutic approach being used by the therapist. Most toddler therapists will use some form of play therapy in sessions to encourage toddler engagement. In play therapy sessions, children are encouraged to use toys within the therapy setting to express their emotions; subsequent responses by the therapist and/or family members can help guide toddler behaviour and behaviour change. Toddler therapy sessions can also involve family therapy or Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), which can help improve parenting behaviours and reduce strain on families.