Ali Ryan
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) (she, her)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
1 Endorsed
Let's Connect (289) 536-1261

You may be someone who's tired of feeling like they need to figure it all out on their own, before ever asking for help. Maybe you spend so much energy looking after everyone else that you’ve forgotten how to care for yourself. You may want to understand why you feel the way you do, break patterns that no longer serve you, and feel more at home in your own life. Therapy works best when you feel genuinely seen and heard, not judged, rushed, or spoken for. My role is to walk alongside you with warmth, curiosity, and compassion as we make sense of your story and collaboratively take the next steps forward together.
I offer a warm, affirming, and judgement-free space where you can explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences at your own pace. Together, we'll build insight, strengthen skills, and work toward changes that feel meaningful and sustainable. I draw from a range of evidence-informed approaches to support this growth, in a way that feels authentic to you.
Whatever brings you to therapy, you deserve to feel heard, understood, and supported. If you're ready to take the next step, I'd love to connect and see whether we might be a good fit to work together. Feel free to call or email me with any questions, or you can book a free 15-minute consultation or a session, using the links on my webpage.
Call or Email Ali Ryan now for a free 15 minute consultation - (289) 536-1261
Let's Connect (289) 536-1261

Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $190
- Couple Sessions $190
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Discover, e-Transfer, Mastercard, Visa, WireInsurance
- Alliance
- Any/Out-of-network Insurance
- Arcora
- Beneva | SSQ
- Canada Life | Great-West Life
- Chambers Plan
- CINUP
- Desjardins
- Equitable Life of Canada
- First Canadian Health
- Great-West Life
- iA Financial Group
- Johnson
- Johnston Group
- Manulife
- Maximum Benefit
- Meridian
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- SunLife
- TELUS Health
- The Co-operators
Ali Ryan
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (289) 536-1261
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by Province of Ontario / 22639 Ali Ryan
- Attended Yorkville University, MA in Counselling Psychology (Candidate)
- Membership with Ontario Psychological Association
- Degree/Diploma from Bachelor of Arts Toronto Metropolitan University
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Ali Ryan
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (289) 536-1261
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Personality Disorders
- Grief
- Emotional Regulation
Expertise
- Narcissistic Abuse
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Behavioural Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Burnout
- Career Guidance
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Relapse
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- First Responders
- Gambling
- Gay
- Hoarding
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Menopause
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Neurodivergence
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Psychosis
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly
- Sexual Abuse
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Thinking Disorders
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Video Game Addiction
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- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
Ali Ryan
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (289) 536-1261
Endorsement
Client Focus
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Deaf Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black ,
Hispanic and Latino
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Deaf Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black ,
Hispanic and Latino
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing (CPT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Energy Psychology
- Existential
- Experiential Therapy
- Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
- Expressive Arts
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Forensic Psychology
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Intervention
- Jungian
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Music Therapy
- Narrative
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychobiological Approach Couple Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
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Ali Ryan
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (289) 536-1261
Location
Primary Location
Building Bridges Psychotherapy
52 Village Centre Place
Mississauga, ON L4Z
(289) 536-1261Email Me
Additional Location
Building Bridges Psychotherapy
4903 Thomas Alton Boulevard
101
Burlington, ON L7M
(289) 536-1261