Therapists in Mississauga, ON

I offer individual, couple and family therapy for a wide range of issues including; Divorce/Separation, Trauma, Grief, OCD, ADHD, BPD, Trauma, Depression, Anxiety, Substance Abuse, Self-Image, Family Conflict, and Eating Disorders I have assisted many couples and families in improving their relationships with one another, providing them with the ability to communicate, respect and understand each other better using Collaborative Problem Solving and Emotion-focussed therapy. Success in a relationship does not mean there is no conflict, it means that conflict is handled in a respectful manner and individuals feel heard.

I am a Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist. After 20 years of providing psychotherapy, I am even more certain that assisting people to a better place of well-being is an honouring process. I believe that people usually come to a therapy process because despite their efforts, their roadmap in their lives doesn't apply anymore. Therapeutic conversations can provide an opportunity to explore life experiences and create new awareness of choices and strategies to resolve the difficulties that you may be experiencing.

I am a Registered Psychotherapist with 25 years experience. My professional journey within the mental health field began in 1990. I launched her career as a counsellor for Women shelter. Clients dealing with domestic violence, trauma, anxiety, life transitions, and depression. Managed two homeless shelters for 7 years and newcomer's community settlement centre for 2 years. Over the last 9 years I worked for Family Service of Peel as a therapist primarily focusing on helping individuals overcome day-to-day stress, anxiety, emotional regulation challenges, self-esteem issues and relationship difficulties.

I am culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and client-centered Clinician. De-stigmatizing and normalizing support for mental health is important to me. We all share the need to feel ‘understood’ and ‘validated’ by our family, circle of care. Our voices in not being heard, silenced can often lead us to feel resentful, sad, lonely, frustrated, and even angry. This void makes us act distant, judge ourselves, and suffer emotionally. Also, cause us to have conflict in our relationship with ourselves, others, and society. They say; “Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we are here.”

I am a registered Psychotherapist of Ontario, and Life coach with over 20 years of professional experience. My academic background is based in CBT and Neuro-linguistic techniques. I believe we can break free from the limiting beliefs that hold us back from reaching our full potential. The balance of our lives depends on our capacity to learn and modify our thoughts and behaviors reaching better emotions to structure a satisfactory future. I feel comfortable working with all kind of people and with adolescents, adults, and seniors. Currently, I offer online individual, couple and family therapy.

Sandy is an experienced Registered Social Worker specializing in working with people experiencing: crisis, depression, anxiety, trauma, individual/workplace/grief/relationship/family dynamics, burnout, and suicidal ideation. She has worked directly with adults, youth, 1st responders, health care providers, law enforcement, and Indigenous communities across Canada. Sandy draws from eclectic approaches including CBT, DBT, Short Solution Focused Brief Therapy, and Single Session Short Term Therapy.

We are a team of Registered Social Workers, Registered Psychotherapists, Registered Marriage and Family Therapists and Interns who offer individual, couple and family therapy. We offer a safe, non-judgemental environment where we generate conversations that facilitate new possibilities for you, your relationships and life. We are committed to hearing, supporting and gently but appropriately challenging you. We utilize different approaches (including but not limited to person-centred, emotion-focused, solution focused, narrative, CBT etc.) based on the uniqueness of clients, and their needs and hopes for our work together.

My experience over the years has taught me that anyone is capable of change if they want it. Life is difficult and as people we face challenges that make us feel helpless or broken. However, I believe that we are also resilient and with support, we can get through any obstacles that come our way. I want to be a support to anyone facing these dilemmas by giving you a voice and providing the opportunity to be heard. My goal is to improve the lives of clients by enhancing their social and emotional growth and providing solutions to enhance their mental health and well-being.

***STILL OPEN FOR IN-PERSON GUELPH/MISSISSAUGA*** I believe that there is good in every person, and hope in every situation. I have helped hundreds of individuals, couples, and families heal, grow, and connect. As a relational therapist, I appreciate the impact that our relationships have on our well-being. I do not see clients as having something wrong with their minds that necessarily needs to be fixed. Rather, I see my clients as unique individuals, each with their own stories and perspectives, embedded in important relationships and contexts that impact them. I see strengths and I see hope, even when it feels like there is none.

***ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS: IN-PERSON & PHONE/VIDEO*** We believe that there is good in every person, and hope in every situation. We have helped individuals, couples, and families heal, grow, and connect. As relational therapists, we appreciate the impact that our relationships have on our well-being. We do not see clients as having something wrong with their minds that necessarily needs to be fixed. Rather, we see our clients as unique individuals, each with their own stories and perspectives, embedded in important relationships and contexts that impact them. We see strengths and we see hope, even when it feels like there is none.

I believe that awareness of self, thoughts and feelings are an essential aspect of one's well-being. My goal is to help my clients build resilience and achieve self-sufficiency. I enjoy working with adults (and young adults) struggling with life stressors or traumatic experiences and providing them with the skills and confidence to cope successfully. From my experience as a youth counsellor and a facilitator for family violence, I have acquired skills in helping individuals facing a broad range of mental health problems and life challenges.

**NOW ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS IN PERSON AND REMOTELY** I pride myself in offering clients an approach that is dedicated to understanding their goals through a collaborative counselling experience. I create a safe and calm space to facilitate a strong therapeutic connection with clients. With gentle curiosity and openness, I invite clients to tell me about their world and experience, so I can learn from them. I believe that healing is possible for everyone and it is my joy to help a client unlock their full potential for happiness and health. It’s not about merely helping clients to survive the day to day but helping clients to thrive!

There are times in one's life when you may need the support of a highly qualified compassionate professional to support you in your journey toward health and healing; as such, it may be helpful and needful to address concerns relating to mental health, relationships, parent-child concerns, workplace issues and a number of other concerns.

I am a Humanistic Behavioral Clinical Psychologist with over four decades of professional experience, specialized in behavior therapy and behavioral medicine. I am dedicated to helping people function and feel better by providing them with individual, couples, and family psychotherapy. I work with persons of all ages and groups of reference; with persons of both sexes presenting sexual disorders, and with all couples in their interaction and intimacy problems, and specialized in performing individualized clinical assessments of children, youth, and adults. My goal as a professional is to help people... Learn to Live Better ®.

Judith Pascoe-Wong is a registered Social Worker with a Master's degree in Social Work. She has certificates in trauma counseling and is a Sandplay trainee with the Canadian Association for Sandplay Therapy. Judith has training in play therapy, and Level 1 Theraplay and Marschak Interaction Method. Judith works with all ages. Judith specializes in play therapy with children who are struggling to express their emotions, regulate feelings, anxieties, and attachment issues. She also does psychotherapy with teens and adolescents who struggle with anxieties, self- harm, self esteem issues, depression, family issues, and feelings of invisibility and other issues.

With over 10 years of experience providing mental health services in community-based organizations and school systems, I bring a strong mix of approaches to help you explore your strength and move ahead in life. My objective is to help individuals and couples to thrive and achieve success in their personal lives and intimate relationships. I respect the uniqueness of every individual through active listening skills, empathy, and open-mindedness towards a variety of lifestyles and situations. I take a holistic approach with care and affection that allows for a safe, and comfortable space for clients to work in collaboration with me.

Navigating some of life’s more difficult challenges can sometimes be an overwhelming experience. You might be feeling worried, stressed, angry and questioning your place in the world. It is my hope and honor to act as an empathic guide, by creating a safe and supportive environment in which you can explore any confusing or unsettling thoughts, emotions, behaviors and relationships you may be experiencing. I offer a collaborative and creative approach to help you cultivate a deeper understanding of any potentially negative patterns, and seek to enhance your strengths and resiliency to challenge and change them as they arise.

I am a Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist and Family Mediator with over 10 years of combined experience in hospitals, primary care and community settings. I practice from a trauma informed eclectic approach employing tools from multiple modalities including CBT, DBT and EFT.

I work hard with my Clients to strengthen their sense of agency/choices, widen their capacity to self-reflect, evaluate, regulate any difficult thoughts/emotions/actions & psycho-educate on topics relevant to them. I empower Clients to validate their inner strengths, embrace/work through their weaknesses, build their external supports & self-advocacy skills to voice their needs. I also collaborate with the various sub-systems both at the micro (family, doctors) & macro levels (schools, hospitals, lawyers) with the intention to support Client reach their goal of improving their life. Fluent in-English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Malayalam