Toronto
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Louis Wei-Chun Barbier
Registered Psychotherapist
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Louis Wei-Chun Barbier

Registered Psychotherapist

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Available both in-person and online
720 Spadina Ave. Suite 500 Toronto, ON M5S
Reality bites. Hard. I believe people can bite back - and learn to be nourished. The trouble is, we develop patterns of relating and being in the world where we get stuck, no matter how hard we try. With a lifetime of accumulated coping strategies, some having become sources of stress rather than relief, we come to feel alienated, ashamed and alone with difficulties and traumas, lacking hope for something better. Change is possible. Emerging from conditioned isolation into meaningful contact with others is hard work, tremendously uncomfortable, yet profoundly liberating. Individual therapy is one path to help with that process.
In therapy with me, we create a space together to be with what’s on your mind and in your heart and body. We explore what's been too painful, too elusive, and too uncertain to share, and recognize somatic/bodily signals as vital information. This improves your ability to make value-aligned choices, make sense of challenges you face, and simply feel better.
I am a Cantonese/French man, raised in downtown Toronto, and a father. I appreciate the nuance of my clients' diverse experiences. I listen for how experience is shaped by our understanding of ourselves, those around us, and our relations with dominant society. In an increasingly uncertain world, I believe being present with each other is a powerful act.
Call or Louis Wei-Chun Barbier now for a free 15 minute consultation - (647) 694-0033

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Louis Barbier Therapy

720 Spadina Ave.

Suite 500

Toronto, ON M5S map

 (647) 694-0033
I see clients in-person Wednesdays and Fridays at a spacious office near Spadina and Bloor. I work virtually the rest of the week.
I specialize in Self Esteem, Shame and Disconnection from your body 
$175 Per Session, I accept insurance 
Individual one-on-one therapy 
Let's Connect (647) 694-0033
Photo of Louis Wei-Chun Barbier, Registered Psychotherapist

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Louis Barbier Therapy

720 Spadina Ave.

Suite 500

Toronto, ON M5S map

 (647) 694-0033
I see clients in-person Wednesdays and Fridays at a spacious office near Spadina and Bloor. I work virtually the rest of the week.
I specialize in Self Esteem, Shame and Disconnection from your body 
$175 Per Session, I accept insurance 
Individual one-on-one therapy 

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $175
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

ACH Bank transfer, Cash, Cheque, Health Savings Account

Insurance

  • Alberta Blue Cross
  • Beneva | SSQ
  • Canada Life | Great-West Life
  • Chambers Plan
  • CINUP
  • Desjardins
  • Equitable Life of Canada
  • Extended benefits coverage, depending on provider.
  • First Canadian Health
  • iA Financial Group
  • Johnson
  • Manulife
  • Maximum Benefit
  • TELUS Health
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My services are covered by insurance plans which cover "Registered Psychotherapist" appointments. Please check your insurance plan. I provide direct billing through Telus E-Claims. If direct billing isn't accepted, I will provide you receipts to submit manually. My sliding scale is currently full.
Photo of Louis Wei-Chun Barbier, Registered Psychotherapist
Louis Wei-Chun Barbier
Registered Psychotherapist
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (647) 694-0033
"
My services are covered by insurance plans which cover "Registered Psychotherapist" appointments. Please check your insurance plan. I provide direct billing through Telus E-Claims. If direct billing isn't accepted, I will provide you receipts to submit manually. My sliding scale is currently full.
Photo of Louis Wei-Chun Barbier, Registered Psychotherapist
Louis Wei-Chun Barbier
Registered Psychotherapist
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (647) 694-0033

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by Province of Ontario / 9961 Louis Wei-Chun Barbier

    • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 8 years
  • Attended Toronto Institute for Relational Psychotherapy, DipTIRP, Graduated 2020

    • Additional Credentials

  • Membership with Ontario Society for Registered Psychotherapists 67972857 / 2023
  • Certificate from Gestalt Institute of Toronto 2021
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In private practice 7 years, since 2018. Psychotherapy training at Toronto Institute for Relational Psychotherapy (2017-2020) and Gestalt Institute of Toronto (2020-2021). My previous graduate education in biology (M.Sc. in molecular genetics from U of T) informs how I approach psychotherapy.
Photo of Louis Wei-Chun Barbier, Registered Psychotherapist
Louis Wei-Chun Barbier
Registered Psychotherapist
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (647) 694-0033
"
In private practice 7 years, since 2018. Psychotherapy training at Toronto Institute for Relational Psychotherapy (2017-2020) and Gestalt Institute of Toronto (2020-2021). My previous graduate education in biology (M.Sc. in molecular genetics from U of T) informs how I approach psychotherapy.
Photo of Louis Wei-Chun Barbier, Registered Psychotherapist
Louis Wei-Chun Barbier
Registered Psychotherapist
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (647) 694-0033

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Self Esteem
  • Shame
  • Disconnection from your body

Expertise

  • Anxiety
  • Bisexual
  • Career Guidance
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Infidelity
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Men's Issues
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Polyamory & ENM
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • School Issues
  • Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
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I work with clients to open up space for acceptance and to embrace complexity, both inside and out. Labels for experience can be useful and essential stepping stones, but a downside can be the tendency to reduce experience - our own or others' - such that we may miss a bigger picture of being human. I strive to stay curious about what may be present, beyond labels, in our work.
Photo of Louis Wei-Chun Barbier, Registered Psychotherapist
Louis Wei-Chun Barbier
Registered Psychotherapist
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (647) 694-0033
"
I work with clients to open up space for acceptance and to embrace complexity, both inside and out. Labels for experience can be useful and essential stepping stones, but a downside can be the tendency to reduce experience - our own or others' - such that we may miss a bigger picture of being human. I strive to stay curious about what may be present, beyond labels, in our work.
Photo of Louis Wei-Chun Barbier, Registered Psychotherapist
Louis Wei-Chun Barbier
Registered Psychotherapist
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (647) 694-0033

Client Focus

Age

Adults

Participants

Individuals

Communities

Queer Allied , 
Racial Justice Allied

Ethnicity

Asian , 
Mixed Race

I also speak

Basic Cantonese , 
Basic Mandarin , 
French

Age

Adults

Participants

Individuals

Communities

Queer Allied , 
Racial Justice Allied

Ethnicity

Asian , 
Mixed Race

I also speak

Basic Cantonese , 
Basic Mandarin , 
French

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Attachment-based
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Eclectic
  • Existential
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Feminist
  • Gestalt
  • Humanistic
  • Integrative
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Interpersonal
  • Multicultural
  • Narrative
  • Person-Centered
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic
  • Relational
  • Strength-Based
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My overall approach can be summarized as somatic relational therapy. In somatic therapy, we access trauma through gentle invitations for you to be with body signals. I am also experienced in Psychoanalytic, Narrative and Gestalt therapy. Other non-psychotherapy modalities (eg. peer and group work, psychedelics, traditional/ritual/ceremonial healing) inform how I approach individual psychotherapy.
Photo of Louis Wei-Chun Barbier, Registered Psychotherapist
Louis Wei-Chun Barbier
Registered Psychotherapist
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (647) 694-0033
"
My overall approach can be summarized as somatic relational therapy. In somatic therapy, we access trauma through gentle invitations for you to be with body signals. I am also experienced in Psychoanalytic, Narrative and Gestalt therapy. Other non-psychotherapy modalities (eg. peer and group work, psychedelics, traditional/ritual/ceremonial healing) inform how I approach individual psychotherapy.
Photo of Louis Wei-Chun Barbier, Registered Psychotherapist
Louis Wei-Chun Barbier
Registered Psychotherapist
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (647) 694-0033

Location

Primary Location

Louis Barbier Therapy

720 Spadina Ave.

Suite 500

Toronto, ON M5S

(647) 694-0033

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Postal Codes

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I see clients in-person Wednesdays and Fridays at a spacious office near Spadina and Bloor. I work virtually the rest of the week.
Photo of Louis Wei-Chun Barbier, Registered Psychotherapist
Louis Wei-Chun Barbier
Registered Psychotherapist
Call for a free consultation now - (647) 694-0033
"
I see clients in-person Wednesdays and Fridays at a spacious office near Spadina and Bloor. I work virtually the rest of the week.
Photo of Louis Wei-Chun Barbier, Registered Psychotherapist
Louis Wei-Chun Barbier
Registered Psychotherapist
Call for a free consultation now - (647) 694-0033
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