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Counselling & Co.
Registered Social Worker
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Burlington, ON L7L
We support clients through addiction, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, neurodivergent identities, parenting, perinatal mental health, relationship issues, stress and burn-out.
Are you feeling disconnected from the people in your life? Have you lost your sense of self? Here at Counselling and Co., we understand how lonely that can feel. When circumstances change unexpectedly, loss and betrayals sideline us, or loved ones let us down, it can feel overwhelming and uncertainty can creep in leaving us unsure how to navigate next steps. At Counselling and Co., we believe in connection, compassion, and community lead to clarity and healing. Our team of therapists are like a village of supporters, here to help you connect more deeply with yourself and your loved ones through compassion and understanding.
We support clients through addiction, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, neurodivergent identities, parenting, perinatal mental health, relationship issues, stress and burn-out.
Are you feeling disconnected from the people in your life? Have you lost your sense of self? Here at Counselling and Co., we understand how lonely that can feel. When circumstances change unexpectedly, loss and betrayals sideline us, or loved ones let us down, it can feel overwhelming and uncertainty can creep in leaving us unsure how to navigate next steps. At Counselling and Co., we believe in connection, compassion, and community lead to clarity and healing. Our team of therapists are like a village of supporters, here to help you connect more deeply with yourself and your loved ones through compassion and understanding.
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Valley Connections Counselling
Registered Psychotherapist, MEd, RP, CCC
Verified Verified
11 Endorsed
Burlington, ON L7N
Valley Connections Counselling is a Psychotherapy practice with clinics in Dundas and Burlington. We offer counselling for adults, children, adolescents, families and couples. Our fees are often covered by extended healthcare plans. We are a team of Registered Psychotherapists, Child Life Specialists, and Counselling Interns, offering services in person and virtually. We emphasize the importance of the therapeutic relationship and we provide a warm, non-judgmental, and supportive counselling environment. We also offer Clinical Supervision for mental health practitioners in accordance with the CRPO.
Valley Connections Counselling is a Psychotherapy practice with clinics in Dundas and Burlington. We offer counselling for adults, children, adolescents, families and couples. Our fees are often covered by extended healthcare plans. We are a team of Registered Psychotherapists, Child Life Specialists, and Counselling Interns, offering services in person and virtually. We emphasize the importance of the therapeutic relationship and we provide a warm, non-judgmental, and supportive counselling environment. We also offer Clinical Supervision for mental health practitioners in accordance with the CRPO.
(289) 512-5085 View (289) 512-5085

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Margarita Iarovaia
Registered Psychotherapist, BA, MACP, CCC, CCTS-I, RPC
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Hamilton, ON L8H  (Online Only)
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Dmitry Zabrodskiy
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, CCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Hamilton, ON L8V
Set-backs & traumatic life events can lead to depression, anxiety, addiction & a number of other mental health conditions that prevent us from getting what we want out of life.
I provide individual, couples & family therapy to children, youth & adults. Do you often feel weighed down by feelings of anxiety or sadness? Or maybe you have developed habits or behaviours that are holding you back? Is your life not everything that it could be? Whatever the problem, together we can work towards achieving your goals. Over the years, I have helped hundreds of children, adults, families & couples regain control of their lives & move towards a better future. We will build a trusting, caring & understanding relationship, while helping you to replace unhelpful behaviours & beliefs with ones that are more effective.
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(289) 275-1026 View (289) 275-1026
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Andrew Youssef (Phd Candidate)
Pastoral Counsellor, MTS
Verified Verified
9 Endorsed
Hamilton, ON L8N
**See our website for other therapists accepting new clients** I am mental health therapist as well as a multi-faith spiritual and religious care provider (also known as a chaplain). My strength is working with anyone's faith and spirituality to help them with their mental health and spiritual journey. I work with all faiths and religious. In my practice, I see each client as a complex and unique person with stories, worldviews, and challenges. My goal is to aid you in accessing your inner resources such as the experiences you cultivate from your stories and the beliefs that find root in your worldviews to cope with challenges.
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The Family Enhancement Centre
Registered Social Worker
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Oakville, ON L6K
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Courage To Be - Chronic Pain, Couples, BPD
Registered Psychotherapist, BEd, MACP, RP
Verified Verified
Hamilton, ON L8P  (Online Only)
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Natalia Vyzhol-Specialist in Chronic Pain & Trauma
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Hamilton, ON L8P  (Online Only)
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Building Bridges Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, MSc, MA
Verified Verified
Hamilton, ON L9C
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Building Bridges Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, MSc, RP
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Hamilton, ON L8E
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Irina Petrova
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, DipGIT, MSc
Verified Verified
Hamilton, ON L8S
Welcome and thank you for your interest in my work! Congratulations on taking your first step to a more fulfilling life. I provide warm, safe and collaborative environment for my clients' healing journey. I am here to help you to become more authentic, grounded, and happy with yourself and your relationships. In my work I use client-centered, anti-oppression and culturally-competent framework. I work with individuals, couples and families.
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Building Bridges Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, MSc, RP
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Hamilton, ON L9C
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Dr. Jany Woolf - ON Clinical Psychology Center
Psychologist, PsyD, RPsych
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Markham, ON L3R
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Ainur Alipkaliyeva
Registered Psychotherapist, MD, RP
Verified Verified
11 Endorsed
Mississauga, ON L4Z  (Online Only)
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Alex Belakovsky
Registered Psychotherapist, MEd, RP
Verified Verified
North York, ON M3J
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Maryna Svitasheva
Registered Psychotherapist, PhD, RP
Verified Verified
North York, ON M3J
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(647) 955-3890 View (647) 955-3890
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Arkadiy Volkov
Registered Psychotherapist, MA
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M5S
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Тревога мешает вам радоваться, расслабляться и чувствовать себя в безопасности в отношениях, на работе и просто в собственных мыслях? Вы устали от постоянных страхов и напряжения, и не в силах остановить этот голос, который постоянно предупреждает вас об опасностях и критикует каждый ваш шаг? Вас пугают неудачи, отказы и одиночество? Постоянные ссоры и недоверие наполняют ваши отношения или брак болью и обидой? Вам сложно справляться со стрессом, вызванным бесплодием?
(647) 371-0582 View (647) 371-0582
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Vaughan Counselling & Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Vaughan, ON L4L
Accepting New Clients! Welcome to our page! Whether you stumbled this page because of a recent break-up, divorce, an addiction you want to break, marriage problems or just looking to find ways to cope with your stress, you found the right place. We specialize in CBT, DBT, Mindfulness, Inner Child Work and other modalities to assist you. We can provide you with tools to help you cope but can also assist you in finding and healing the core issue.
Accepting New Clients! Welcome to our page! Whether you stumbled this page because of a recent break-up, divorce, an addiction you want to break, marriage problems or just looking to find ways to cope with your stress, you found the right place. We specialize in CBT, DBT, Mindfulness, Inner Child Work and other modalities to assist you. We can provide you with tools to help you cope but can also assist you in finding and healing the core issue.
(365) 800-5972 View (365) 800-5972
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Aizhan Zhumasheva
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
North York, ON M3J
I am passionate about guiding my clients to increase their self-awareness, discover themselves, achieve their goals, and make their desired change. Exploring the clients' thinking and discovering new ways of looking at things I invite my clients to better understand how the clients may bring about positive changes that will enhance their quality of life. Before becoming a social worker in Canada, I started my career in mental health as a psychiatrist (obtain a medical degree outside of Canada). For more than 20 years, I have worked with individuals who suffer from mental health disorders and substance misuse.
I am passionate about guiding my clients to increase their self-awareness, discover themselves, achieve their goals, and make their desired change. Exploring the clients' thinking and discovering new ways of looking at things I invite my clients to better understand how the clients may bring about positive changes that will enhance their quality of life. Before becoming a social worker in Canada, I started my career in mental health as a psychiatrist (obtain a medical degree outside of Canada). For more than 20 years, I have worked with individuals who suffer from mental health disorders and substance misuse.
(289) 768-6459 View (289) 768-6459
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Mariya Sytnyk
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
North York, ON M3A  (Online Only)
Do you feel like life is chaos and you’re all alone? Like none of your relationships are working out and that there’s always a crisis to address? Maybe you’ve been told you’re too much or too sensitive and that you need to get over things that have happened to you in the past. Whether you have been diagnosed with BPD, CPTSD, PTSD, or are struggling with feeling chronically suicidal, managing you addiction, or feel emotionally out of control, HopeStart Therapy is dedicated to validating and supporting individuals to address these experiences, figure out what’s going on, and find practical skills to grow into living the life you want.
Do you feel like life is chaos and you’re all alone? Like none of your relationships are working out and that there’s always a crisis to address? Maybe you’ve been told you’re too much or too sensitive and that you need to get over things that have happened to you in the past. Whether you have been diagnosed with BPD, CPTSD, PTSD, or are struggling with feeling chronically suicidal, managing you addiction, or feel emotionally out of control, HopeStart Therapy is dedicated to validating and supporting individuals to address these experiences, figure out what’s going on, and find practical skills to grow into living the life you want.
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Addiction Counsellors

What is the best therapy for addiction?

Addiction treatment will be tailored to the individual. People seeking help for addiction—whether with a psychotherapist, in an outpatient clinic, or in a residential program—should expect to engage in multiple types of treatments, sometimes including medication. For anyone recovering from addiction, avoiding situations in which one has typically used a substance is essential, as is the support of close connections. Since substance use disorders tend to co-occur with underlying mental health conditions such as anxiety or depression, those must also be addressed as part of any recovery plan.

How long does therapy for addiction take?

There is no set timeline for recovery from addiction. Patients and their families should expect the work to last several months, if not longer. Residential treatment programs may be based on a stay of 30, 60, or 90 days, with continuing work after release, but only about 1 percent of people are treated in such facilities. Ceasing use is just the first step; therapy to help maintain abstinence and effect behavior change must follow. The process of recovery, neuroscience has shown, involves brain cells recovering the capacity to respond to natural sources of reward and restore control over the impulse to use. Another definition of recovery is restoring voluntary control over one’s substance use and retaking all of one’s previous responsibilities.

How effective is drug addiction treatment?

Substance use disorders are treatable and remission is achievable for many who seek recovery; by some estimates, more than three-quarters of people who become addicted to alcohol or drugs recover. But that success rarely occurs quickly or on a set timeline; relapse is not only common, but many therapists and clinicians view it as a normal part of the process—not always a sign that a person has returned to addiction, but a signal that their treatment should be adjusted to help them regain control. Overall, research suggests, five years after the end of substance use, one’s risk of relapse is no greater than that of others who had not faced addiction. Other experts believe that complete abstinence is not the only measure of recovery, and that, through effective treatment, many people can learn to control their use.

How can you get addiction treatment for someone?

The most important factor in recovery from addiction is widely understood to be an individual’s commitment to change. For that reason,“interventions” in which friends and family gather to urge or force someone to begin immediate treatment often backfire; even when such efforts do lead someone to begin treatment, they may be less likely to stay than those who are self-driven. Still, family members can play an important role in supporting an individual who seeks help and can take part in family therapy as one element of a loved one’s treatment.