Therapists in M6E
I believe in client's ability to bring about positive changes.
What is keeping you from experiencing joy and happiness? Are you suffering from anxiety, depression or both? Are your childhood trauma impacting your personal and interpersonal relationships? Are you grieving the loss of a love one or have not given yourself time to grief? What patterns are keeping you stuck and why? Stress, anger, sadness and fear is telling you something. If you ignore them what are the consequences on your work-life balanced, physical health and overall relationships.
I believe in client's ability to bring about positive changes.
What is keeping you from experiencing joy and happiness? Are you suffering from anxiety, depression or both? Are your childhood trauma impacting your personal and interpersonal relationships? Are you grieving the loss of a love one or have not given yourself time to grief? What patterns are keeping you stuck and why? Stress, anger, sadness and fear is telling you something. If you ignore them what are the consequences on your work-life balanced, physical health and overall relationships.
Carla Ribeiro - CaRib Counselling & Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, MEd, MA, RP, CCC
Verified Verified
16 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M6E
Waitlist for new clients
My approach is relational and integrative.
I offer counselling/ psychotherapy services that meet you where you are. If you are looking for support to face some of your life's challenges or to live a more satisfying life, I may be able to help. My work is guided by the following key principles: we all possess a natural tendency toward growth and healing; counselling/psychotherapy is a collaborative process, with the client directing the process; we are all so much more than the worst thing we have ever done.
My approach is relational and integrative.
I offer counselling/ psychotherapy services that meet you where you are. If you are looking for support to face some of your life's challenges or to live a more satisfying life, I may be able to help. My work is guided by the following key principles: we all possess a natural tendency toward growth and healing; counselling/psychotherapy is a collaborative process, with the client directing the process; we are all so much more than the worst thing we have ever done.
Roza Nozari
Registered Social Worker, MA, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
York, ON M6E
Waitlist for new clients
I strive to create a deeply compassionate, soft landing where radical honesty, nuance and growth feel possible.
Welcome! I am a queer-identified, trauma-trained therapist who works with individuals and couples. Wherever you have found yourself today, whether this be the beginnings of a journey, or a return, I warmly invite you in. I draw from parts work, attachment theory, trauma therapies and somatic approaches to support clients in their healing. These approaches can be helpful for those seeking support in the following areas: complex trauma and PTSD; grief, anger and rage; relationship challenges (romantic, familial, etc); intergenerational trauma; childhood woundings; "coming out;" anxiety and others.
I strive to create a deeply compassionate, soft landing where radical honesty, nuance and growth feel possible.
Welcome! I am a queer-identified, trauma-trained therapist who works with individuals and couples. Wherever you have found yourself today, whether this be the beginnings of a journey, or a return, I warmly invite you in. I draw from parts work, attachment theory, trauma therapies and somatic approaches to support clients in their healing. These approaches can be helpful for those seeking support in the following areas: complex trauma and PTSD; grief, anger and rage; relationship challenges (romantic, familial, etc); intergenerational trauma; childhood woundings; "coming out;" anxiety and others.
I welcome people from all spiritual, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
It is my belief that for healing and growth to occur for someone seeking help, acceptance without judgement is crucial, recognizing and acknowledging the woundedness and unmet needs within the client. This perspective encompasses and acknowledges the entire person with whom I am working, including the physical, intellectual, emotional, interpersonal and spiritual well being of the client. No one seeking help is turned away due to the condition from which they are suffering. My goal for each client is to provide a safe, trusting space so that healing and growth can be experienced.
I welcome people from all spiritual, cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
It is my belief that for healing and growth to occur for someone seeking help, acceptance without judgement is crucial, recognizing and acknowledging the woundedness and unmet needs within the client. This perspective encompasses and acknowledges the entire person with whom I am working, including the physical, intellectual, emotional, interpersonal and spiritual well being of the client. No one seeking help is turned away due to the condition from which they are suffering. My goal for each client is to provide a safe, trusting space so that healing and growth can be experienced.
Arlene Jane Pitts
Registered Social Worker, ACC, MA, MACP(Q), RPQ, RSW
Verified Verified
Toronto, ON M6E
Together Let's Make Change, while prioritizing you! I would love to meet with you for a brief consultation to ensure we are the right fit.
Welcome! I am a trauma-informed Psychotherapist, Social Worker who works collaboratively to offer a client-centred approach promoting self-determination and autonomy. I draw from modalities I have trained extensively in including Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, while combining internal family systems and mindfulness. I offer a non-judgemental space that is centred around your whole self, allowing you to explore your goals, identity, and strengths in order to heal, manage, process traumatic experiences and most importantly thrive. My approach is rooted in abolition, anti-oppression, pro-sex work, decolonization and harm reduction.
Together Let's Make Change, while prioritizing you! I would love to meet with you for a brief consultation to ensure we are the right fit.
Welcome! I am a trauma-informed Psychotherapist, Social Worker who works collaboratively to offer a client-centred approach promoting self-determination and autonomy. I draw from modalities I have trained extensively in including Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, while combining internal family systems and mindfulness. I offer a non-judgemental space that is centred around your whole self, allowing you to explore your goals, identity, and strengths in order to heal, manage, process traumatic experiences and most importantly thrive. My approach is rooted in abolition, anti-oppression, pro-sex work, decolonization and harm reduction.
Anel Hared
Pre-Licensed Professional, MSW, RSW, BScN
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M6E (Online Only)
My passion is in helping you overcome emotional challenges and build healthier behaviors, so you can achieve a more fulfilling life and richer relationships.
Hello, I’m Anel (she/her)! I am a Master of Social Work graduate student at Relationship Counselling Toronto. I’m also a Registered Nurse with nearly a decade of experience working with people living with mental health disorders, addictions, burnout, perinatal and postnatal health conditions. I have supported clients going through loss, bereavement, life transitions and stressors, faith, spiritual and cross-cultural conflict. I am dedicated to helping clients in overcoming emotional challenges, establishing healthier behaviours and ways of thinking so that you can feel more fulfilled with the quality of your life and relationships.
My passion is in helping you overcome emotional challenges and build healthier behaviors, so you can achieve a more fulfilling life and richer relationships.
Hello, I’m Anel (she/her)! I am a Master of Social Work graduate student at Relationship Counselling Toronto. I’m also a Registered Nurse with nearly a decade of experience working with people living with mental health disorders, addictions, burnout, perinatal and postnatal health conditions. I have supported clients going through loss, bereavement, life transitions and stressors, faith, spiritual and cross-cultural conflict. I am dedicated to helping clients in overcoming emotional challenges, establishing healthier behaviours and ways of thinking so that you can feel more fulfilled with the quality of your life and relationships.
Yolanda Testani -Women-Men- Couples
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, MACP
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M6E (Online Only)
My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and strengths-based.
Are you struggling to manage anger and anxiety while juggling responsibilities? Are you a working mom/dad feeling overwhelmed trying to balance work and home life? Are you a couple that is feeling disconnected? If you're worn out and feeling burnt out, and your relationship is suffering with unresolved arguments, I can offer support. With over 16 years of experience in mental health, working with individuals, couples, and families, I can help you navigate these challenges. My background includes working with children, parents, and adults, addressing a wide range of issues.
My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and strengths-based.
Are you struggling to manage anger and anxiety while juggling responsibilities? Are you a working mom/dad feeling overwhelmed trying to balance work and home life? Are you a couple that is feeling disconnected? If you're worn out and feeling burnt out, and your relationship is suffering with unresolved arguments, I can offer support. With over 16 years of experience in mental health, working with individuals, couples, and families, I can help you navigate these challenges. My background includes working with children, parents, and adults, addressing a wide range of issues.
For more information on how I practice therapy, feel free to view my website.
Life happens to all of us, and it can be unfair, traumatic, disappointing, and stressful. It can leave you feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, hurt, and exhausted. Know that no matter the situation, you have what it takes; you are enough to overcome the problems that pose as barriers to your authentic connection to yourself and others. I have supported and equipped individuals, couples, and families to live a relational life of authentic connection to themselves and others regardless of the circumstances they encounter. There is hope in every situation! Remember, through the metamorphosis comes a beautiful butterfly!
For more information on how I practice therapy, feel free to view my website.
Life happens to all of us, and it can be unfair, traumatic, disappointing, and stressful. It can leave you feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, hurt, and exhausted. Know that no matter the situation, you have what it takes; you are enough to overcome the problems that pose as barriers to your authentic connection to yourself and others. I have supported and equipped individuals, couples, and families to live a relational life of authentic connection to themselves and others regardless of the circumstances they encounter. There is hope in every situation! Remember, through the metamorphosis comes a beautiful butterfly!
Julia Loewi
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M6E (Online Only)
Many people avoid therapy because they understandably fear judgment, prejudice, and ignorance.
On the outside, you look like you've got it altogether. On the inside, you feel anything but. Your thoughts are racing, disorganized, overwhelming, and you don't know how to make them stop. It's the bad kind of familiar and you can't believe you're back here again, or still stuck. Maybe you've even tried therapy before and it didn't work. I can help. I work to make therapy fit YOU and not the other way around. My approach is holistic, strengths-based, and grounded in therapeutic approaches supported by evidence and extensive training. While there's no magic bullet, personalized therapy is the best kind of help.
Many people avoid therapy because they understandably fear judgment, prejudice, and ignorance.
On the outside, you look like you've got it altogether. On the inside, you feel anything but. Your thoughts are racing, disorganized, overwhelming, and you don't know how to make them stop. It's the bad kind of familiar and you can't believe you're back here again, or still stuck. Maybe you've even tried therapy before and it didn't work. I can help. I work to make therapy fit YOU and not the other way around. My approach is holistic, strengths-based, and grounded in therapeutic approaches supported by evidence and extensive training. While there's no magic bullet, personalized therapy is the best kind of help.
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Depression Counsellors
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognise and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioural activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.