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Kristen Deuzeman - Psychologist
Psychologist, CPsych, RPsych
Verified Verified
Sarnia, ON N7V
It takes true courage to reach out and ask for help. I am a registered clinical psychologist who provides individual services for adolescents and adults. Over the past 10 years I have helped my clients to reach greater states of awareness and empowerment to lead more fulfilling lives.
It takes true courage to reach out and ask for help. I am a registered clinical psychologist who provides individual services for adolescents and adults. Over the past 10 years I have helped my clients to reach greater states of awareness and empowerment to lead more fulfilling lives.
(548) 483-6519 View (548) 483-6519
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Gina Santos
Registered Social Worker, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sarnia, ON N7S
Are you having difficulty letting go of distressing memories, do you hold lots of negative beliefs about yourself and about the world, do you often feel sadness, anxiety, depression, and fear? Have you experienced trauma and feel that you "can't get past it"? Would you like to let go of the pain of these memories and feel better about yourself and others? For those in a partnership are you struggling with relationship challenges and seeking stronger emotional connection? Would you like to stop fighting over the same things and stop feeling hopeless in your relationship?
Are you having difficulty letting go of distressing memories, do you hold lots of negative beliefs about yourself and about the world, do you often feel sadness, anxiety, depression, and fear? Have you experienced trauma and feel that you "can't get past it"? Would you like to let go of the pain of these memories and feel better about yourself and others? For those in a partnership are you struggling with relationship challenges and seeking stronger emotional connection? Would you like to stop fighting over the same things and stop feeling hopeless in your relationship?
(226) 455-5365 View (226) 455-5365

Online Therapists

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Kitchener Therapy Collaborative
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
Kitchener, ON N2M
Our team focuses in the areas of trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, intimate partner violence, family stressors, gender identity, LGBTQ2s+, secondary traumatic stress, and clinical supervision.
We are social workers with a combined 50 years of experience, providing trauma-informed therapy and consultation services in Waterloo Region. We work collaboratively with our clients to establish a trusting, safe, and purposeful relationship. Throughout the pandemic, we witnessed a significant increase in mental health concerns such as social isolation, anxiety, depression, suicidality, addictions, trauma and grief. As a result, we decided that a collaborative approach to healing was more conducive to recovery. Our partnership was formed on this principle - connections heal!
Our team focuses in the areas of trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, intimate partner violence, family stressors, gender identity, LGBTQ2s+, secondary traumatic stress, and clinical supervision.
We are social workers with a combined 50 years of experience, providing trauma-informed therapy and consultation services in Waterloo Region. We work collaboratively with our clients to establish a trusting, safe, and purposeful relationship. Throughout the pandemic, we witnessed a significant increase in mental health concerns such as social isolation, anxiety, depression, suicidality, addictions, trauma and grief. As a result, we decided that a collaborative approach to healing was more conducive to recovery. Our partnership was formed on this principle - connections heal!
(548) 457-2266 View (548) 457-2266
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Isidro Carvalho
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Verified Verified
Waterloo, ON N2L  (Online Only)
I'm just here to support you, your relationship, or your family through this journey, whatever this journey may be.
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.
I'm just here to support you, your relationship, or your family through this journey, whatever this journey may be.
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.
(548) 918-5115 View (548) 918-5115
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Elgin Counselling and Mediation Centre
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
St Thomas, ON N5R
At Elgin Counselling and Mediation Centre, our mission is to provide empathetic, inclusive, and accessible mental health services that are affordable and effective. We work with businesses, individuals, couples, and families to provide evidence-based therapy that is tailored to each client's unique needs.
At Elgin Counselling and Mediation Centre, our mission is to provide empathetic, inclusive, and accessible mental health services that are affordable and effective. We work with businesses, individuals, couples, and families to provide evidence-based therapy that is tailored to each client's unique needs.
(226) 270-5625 View (226) 270-5625
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Carlen Costa
Registered Social Worker, DHS, MPH, RSSW, PAP, ACS
Verified Verified
London, ON N6B
Book a free call on my website! As an OCSWSSW psychotherapist & clinical sexologist I teach you how to love yourself & others, better. Online & in-office sessions, individual or couple; to better understand why we feel so disconnected from our happiness. Learn how to manage your anxiety, ADHD & neurodivergence, set healthy boundaries, feel better about your body, understand better coping skills for your mental health, have amazing sex again, heal your trauma, reconnect with your partner with positive communication tools, heal from a divorce and/or start dating again. Come back to yourself & ignite your personal power. Let's grow.
Book a free call on my website! As an OCSWSSW psychotherapist & clinical sexologist I teach you how to love yourself & others, better. Online & in-office sessions, individual or couple; to better understand why we feel so disconnected from our happiness. Learn how to manage your anxiety, ADHD & neurodivergence, set healthy boundaries, feel better about your body, understand better coping skills for your mental health, have amazing sex again, heal your trauma, reconnect with your partner with positive communication tools, heal from a divorce and/or start dating again. Come back to yourself & ignite your personal power. Let's grow.
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Claude Danièle Forrat
Registered Psychotherapist, MA
Verified Verified
London, ON N6K  (Online Only)
Hello. I know it took a lot of courage for you to start looking for help to deal with the challenges you are facing. Life can be really hard at times. And sometimes, you just feel bad and you don't know why or how to change that. You need to be heard, to be understood and to feel you are not alone. Therapy provides you with tools that will help you solve a problem and reach the balance, joy and peace you need. You might feel vulnerable, you don't know what you will discover and you don't want to be judged or misunderstood. Therapy is safe, respectful, nonjudgmental, compassionate, a time just for you. You are not alone.
Hello. I know it took a lot of courage for you to start looking for help to deal with the challenges you are facing. Life can be really hard at times. And sometimes, you just feel bad and you don't know why or how to change that. You need to be heard, to be understood and to feel you are not alone. Therapy provides you with tools that will help you solve a problem and reach the balance, joy and peace you need. You might feel vulnerable, you don't know what you will discover and you don't want to be judged or misunderstood. Therapy is safe, respectful, nonjudgmental, compassionate, a time just for you. You are not alone.
(343) 306-1544 View (343) 306-1544

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Family Therapy Counsellors

What do family therapists do?

A family therapist facilitates the process of understanding and improving how a family functions. The therapist will help family members develop empathy for one another. They’ll seek to understand existing patterns, misunderstandings, and conflicts that arise, in order to help the family arrive at a realistic, unified understanding and develop the coping skills they need to build stronger relationships.

How long does therapy for families take to work?

Therapy manifests differently in every family; a common time frame is 12 weekly sessions, but some families may see improvement after just a few weeks. Families should discuss their goals with the therapist at the beginning of the process and periodically revisit those goals to assess their progress together.

How can you encourage a family member to attend family therapy?

You can encourage family members to attend therapy by expressing with both love and concern the challenges you see and explaining how a therapist could help the family navigate those challenges together. An outside perspective can help everyone feel heard, get on the same page, and develop new skills. If family members are still hesitant, it may be helpful to emphasize that family therapy is short-term—it won’t last forever.

Is therapy for families effective?

Family therapy can significantly improve family dynamics and relationships. Research suggests that family therapy can help individuals understand their role in the family, communicate and solve problems together, reduce conflict and draw boundaries when necessary, and develop coping skills for stressors, major life changes, and mental or physical illnesses within the family.