Therapists in M4K
Life can seem truly overwhelming at times, especially in our day and age when global concerns may compound our personal stressors. Many people have carried the weight of distressing, sometimes traumatic events with them throughout life, only to find one day that this weight has become crushing. Even those who have gone through life with relative ease may suddenly feel overwhelmed by difficult situations, such as physical or mental illness, the death of a loved one, relationship or parenting problems, divorce or other life transitions.
Life can seem truly overwhelming at times, especially in our day and age when global concerns may compound our personal stressors. Many people have carried the weight of distressing, sometimes traumatic events with them throughout life, only to find one day that this weight has become crushing. Even those who have gone through life with relative ease may suddenly feel overwhelmed by difficult situations, such as physical or mental illness, the death of a loved one, relationship or parenting problems, divorce or other life transitions.
All of us have points in our lives when we could use some extra support and guidance. I'm a registered Ph.D. psychologist with over 23 years of clinical experience – offering individual therapy, couples therapy, and personal coaching. I have worked in a number of settings including hospitals, community clinics, and universities. I use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help clients address issues such as stress, general anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks, depression, low self-esteem, insomnia, trauma, grief, OCD, ADHD, career exploration, and relationship difficulties.
All of us have points in our lives when we could use some extra support and guidance. I'm a registered Ph.D. psychologist with over 23 years of clinical experience – offering individual therapy, couples therapy, and personal coaching. I have worked in a number of settings including hospitals, community clinics, and universities. I use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help clients address issues such as stress, general anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks, depression, low self-esteem, insomnia, trauma, grief, OCD, ADHD, career exploration, and relationship difficulties.
You may feel that no matter what you do, it's not enough. You carry a huge weight on your shoulders, which can be overwhelming. It takes courage to face the pain and grief of life's challenges. In my work as an arts-based psychotherapist, I am witness to my clients' courage and resilience on a daily basis. I offer a safe, supportive space to explore one's heart and uncover hidden strengths and resources together. My approach is collaborative, person-centred and trauma-informed. I have worked for over fifteen years supporting clients experiencing anxiety, stress, depression, grief and loss, family conflict, trauma, and disability.
You may feel that no matter what you do, it's not enough. You carry a huge weight on your shoulders, which can be overwhelming. It takes courage to face the pain and grief of life's challenges. In my work as an arts-based psychotherapist, I am witness to my clients' courage and resilience on a daily basis. I offer a safe, supportive space to explore one's heart and uncover hidden strengths and resources together. My approach is collaborative, person-centred and trauma-informed. I have worked for over fifteen years supporting clients experiencing anxiety, stress, depression, grief and loss, family conflict, trauma, and disability.
Did your guidebook to "Navigating Anxiety, Relationships, and Sex" get lost in the mail? Let's make one for you. Coping through anxiety or learning the unwritten rules of relationships and sex can be tiring, confusing, and sometimes just downright defeating. If you’re here because you want to get real tools to support you in working through these things, then you’re in the right place.
Anxiety can unpredictable and very inconvenient (that's us being polite). Similarly, figuring out sex can keep you in your head, detached from experiencing pleasures of the real thing. Let’s pause and undo that because you deserve relief and say-so.
Did your guidebook to "Navigating Anxiety, Relationships, and Sex" get lost in the mail? Let's make one for you. Coping through anxiety or learning the unwritten rules of relationships and sex can be tiring, confusing, and sometimes just downright defeating. If you’re here because you want to get real tools to support you in working through these things, then you’re in the right place.
Anxiety can unpredictable and very inconvenient (that's us being polite). Similarly, figuring out sex can keep you in your head, detached from experiencing pleasures of the real thing. Let’s pause and undo that because you deserve relief and say-so.
Toronto Psychotherapy Space offers both online and in person psychotherapy appointments. Please view our website and give us a call to book a free 15-minute consultation with Ally or one of our clinical therapists. Ally is passionate about helpig clients work through their past and present difficulties, working from a trauma informed lens and meeting people where they are at on their recovery journey. Ally uses multiple therapeutic modalities when working with clients such as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT),Solution Focused Therapy, and attachment based approaches.
Toronto Psychotherapy Space offers both online and in person psychotherapy appointments. Please view our website and give us a call to book a free 15-minute consultation with Ally or one of our clinical therapists. Ally is passionate about helpig clients work through their past and present difficulties, working from a trauma informed lens and meeting people where they are at on their recovery journey. Ally uses multiple therapeutic modalities when working with clients such as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT),Solution Focused Therapy, and attachment based approaches.
I offer psychoanalytic psychotherapy which recognizes the existence of an unconscious mind that influences how we behave, think, and feel. Together we pay attention to what matters to you. Therapy is a conversation, but it is a very unique kind of conversation. Much of this conversation involves deep listening on my part. I also help you stay with your experience in order that the possible meanings of such things as painful emotional and relational patterns, dreams, physical symptoms, and fantasies can emerge.
I offer psychoanalytic psychotherapy which recognizes the existence of an unconscious mind that influences how we behave, think, and feel. Together we pay attention to what matters to you. Therapy is a conversation, but it is a very unique kind of conversation. Much of this conversation involves deep listening on my part. I also help you stay with your experience in order that the possible meanings of such things as painful emotional and relational patterns, dreams, physical symptoms, and fantasies can emerge.
Life is stressful, especially if you care deeply about people, relationships, or the world around you. That capacity for care can come with overwhelm, anxiety, or the activation of old patterns and emotional injuries. Many of my clients are helpers or highly responsible people who grew up holding a lot—through childhood trauma, neurodivergence, or unfair demands. They cope through perfectionism, people-pleasing, avoidance, worry, or self-criticism—habits that once helped them get through hard things but now undermine their well-being and goals. They’re ready to try a new way of being.
Life is stressful, especially if you care deeply about people, relationships, or the world around you. That capacity for care can come with overwhelm, anxiety, or the activation of old patterns and emotional injuries. Many of my clients are helpers or highly responsible people who grew up holding a lot—through childhood trauma, neurodivergence, or unfair demands. They cope through perfectionism, people-pleasing, avoidance, worry, or self-criticism—habits that once helped them get through hard things but now undermine their well-being and goals. They’re ready to try a new way of being.
Do you feel alone with depression, anxiety, social phobia, emotional eating or other issues that keep you from living a satisfying life? Do you feel weighed down instead of feeling alive and enthusiastic? I am here to walk with you so you can be supported to get to a new place in life. Don't do it alone. Sometimes people feel they should just get over it or work on things by themselves. As an experienced therapist I can assist you to make the journey faster.
Do you feel alone with depression, anxiety, social phobia, emotional eating or other issues that keep you from living a satisfying life? Do you feel weighed down instead of feeling alive and enthusiastic? I am here to walk with you so you can be supported to get to a new place in life. Don't do it alone. Sometimes people feel they should just get over it or work on things by themselves. As an experienced therapist I can assist you to make the journey faster.
Choosing a therapist that's right for you can feel overwhelming, and finding a good fit is important when sharing life’s difficulties. If this is your first time seeking out a therapist or if you've done this before, it is always my aim to work alongside you, at your individual pace. I collaborate with young people, adults, and couples dealing with stress, anxiety and low mood, relationship struggles, experiences of grief and loss, or even when things just don't feel right. Learning more about your perspective, and focusing our time together on your goals is key to my work with you.
Choosing a therapist that's right for you can feel overwhelming, and finding a good fit is important when sharing life’s difficulties. If this is your first time seeking out a therapist or if you've done this before, it is always my aim to work alongside you, at your individual pace. I collaborate with young people, adults, and couples dealing with stress, anxiety and low mood, relationship struggles, experiences of grief and loss, or even when things just don't feel right. Learning more about your perspective, and focusing our time together on your goals is key to my work with you.
Addictions Canada (Jamie Smith)
Drug & Alcohol Counsellor, BA Hon, HN Dip, PG cert, ACC
1 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M4K
I am an addictions counsellor with lived experience. This means I have struggled with my own addiction issues. I like to work with my clients on the same level. You will be treated with compassion and understanding, without judgement or stigma.
Many people come with mental health issues that accompany addiction. I use various evidence based therapy styles to help my clients deal with: Addiction, Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Trauma and Childhood Trauma, as-well as anything else you bring to the table. we are here to support you.
I am an addictions counsellor with lived experience. This means I have struggled with my own addiction issues. I like to work with my clients on the same level. You will be treated with compassion and understanding, without judgement or stigma.
Many people come with mental health issues that accompany addiction. I use various evidence based therapy styles to help my clients deal with: Addiction, Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Trauma and Childhood Trauma, as-well as anything else you bring to the table. we are here to support you.
Lea Konforte - Somatic and Trauma Therapy
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MACP, MEd, BEd, BBA
26 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M4K
I offer somatic, body-based, trauma-focused psychotherapy for adults who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or shut down after talk therapy hasn’t helped. Many of my clients experience nervous-system dysregulation, including muscle tension, hypervigilance, anxiety, or pain. I specialize in safety-first online somatic therapy that does not require retelling traumatic events and is designed to reduce retraumatization, helping clients build regulation and a felt sense of safety. My work integrates EMDR and nervous-system-based approaches for trauma, attachment wounds, developmental trauma, anxiety, relationships, fertility & life transitions.
I offer somatic, body-based, trauma-focused psychotherapy for adults who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or shut down after talk therapy hasn’t helped. Many of my clients experience nervous-system dysregulation, including muscle tension, hypervigilance, anxiety, or pain. I specialize in safety-first online somatic therapy that does not require retelling traumatic events and is designed to reduce retraumatization, helping clients build regulation and a felt sense of safety. My work integrates EMDR and nervous-system-based approaches for trauma, attachment wounds, developmental trauma, anxiety, relationships, fertility & life transitions.
With over 25 years experience as an Expressive Arts Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor, I offer both therapy and clinical supervision services. I am academic staff with Create Institute and a Clinical Supervisor with Redbird Therapy Centre.
As you speak about your life, we will bring to light how your learned ways of coping may be repeated in the present – at times, without awareness. Through empathy, we navigate your challenges, strengths, and goals, promoting personal growth and a sense of liberation from old habits.
With over 25 years experience as an Expressive Arts Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor, I offer both therapy and clinical supervision services. I am academic staff with Create Institute and a Clinical Supervisor with Redbird Therapy Centre.
As you speak about your life, we will bring to light how your learned ways of coping may be repeated in the present – at times, without awareness. Through empathy, we navigate your challenges, strengths, and goals, promoting personal growth and a sense of liberation from old habits.
I imagine that you have found yourself here today because you are looking for answers to a multitude of questions. I can imagine too that you might be hurting or struggling and in need of support and relief. Perhaps you are confused about how you are feeling but know that you are in need of a change. I believe that we all need help at times in our lives and don’t have to go it alone. You have arrived at this moment in time with your own unique story to tell. I believe that what you have to say and what you are feeling is valid and deserves an empathic, non-judgmental place in which to share and make sense of it.
I imagine that you have found yourself here today because you are looking for answers to a multitude of questions. I can imagine too that you might be hurting or struggling and in need of support and relief. Perhaps you are confused about how you are feeling but know that you are in need of a change. I believe that we all need help at times in our lives and don’t have to go it alone. You have arrived at this moment in time with your own unique story to tell. I believe that what you have to say and what you are feeling is valid and deserves an empathic, non-judgmental place in which to share and make sense of it.
Choosing the right therapist for yourself can feel daunting. A trusting therapeutic relationship is the single most important factor in successful outcomes. Meeting face-to-face is the best way to tell whether a therapist is the right fit for you. I provide an initial 30-minute consult free-of-charge to help you make an informed choice. My psychodynamic approach is client-centred and strengths-based. This is complemented with a variety of evidence-based techniques to help build positive change in the present, while engaging in your quest for healthier relationships with loved ones, and most importantly, yourself.
Choosing the right therapist for yourself can feel daunting. A trusting therapeutic relationship is the single most important factor in successful outcomes. Meeting face-to-face is the best way to tell whether a therapist is the right fit for you. I provide an initial 30-minute consult free-of-charge to help you make an informed choice. My psychodynamic approach is client-centred and strengths-based. This is complemented with a variety of evidence-based techniques to help build positive change in the present, while engaging in your quest for healthier relationships with loved ones, and most importantly, yourself.
In-person at Danforth and Broadview, or online. "My life is fine, why do I feel like this?" "I don't really know how I feel" "What is wrong with me?" Depression, loneliness, addiction, anxiety, feeling stuck, people pleasing, challenges around transitions often point to complex or developmental trauma with no quick fix. I work with people who are ready for things to get better, but don't know where to start, or can't manage to make the desired changes. If you're reading this you can tell that something is wrong, but might not know where to start. The power to change and heal is inside you waiting to be found.
In-person at Danforth and Broadview, or online. "My life is fine, why do I feel like this?" "I don't really know how I feel" "What is wrong with me?" Depression, loneliness, addiction, anxiety, feeling stuck, people pleasing, challenges around transitions often point to complex or developmental trauma with no quick fix. I work with people who are ready for things to get better, but don't know where to start, or can't manage to make the desired changes. If you're reading this you can tell that something is wrong, but might not know where to start. The power to change and heal is inside you waiting to be found.
Imagine waking up every morning feeling like you can take on the world. How great does that feel? Life can get difficult, and sometimes a little help from a professional Psychotherapist can make things better. We care about your well-being and provide you with all the tools you need in order to seize the day and learn how to tackle even the most traumatic circumstances. When you can achieve a calmer state of mind and build up greater resilience you will be better equipped to deal with challenges and start enjoying life a whole lot more. Whatever your needs may be, we are here to support you every step of the way.
Imagine waking up every morning feeling like you can take on the world. How great does that feel? Life can get difficult, and sometimes a little help from a professional Psychotherapist can make things better. We care about your well-being and provide you with all the tools you need in order to seize the day and learn how to tackle even the most traumatic circumstances. When you can achieve a calmer state of mind and build up greater resilience you will be better equipped to deal with challenges and start enjoying life a whole lot more. Whatever your needs may be, we are here to support you every step of the way.
You may be at a point in your life when you want to look at the barriers that are getting in your way or envision a different situation than you have now. Whether you are sorting through an overwhelming life event, or are wondering why you feel a certain way, I want to understand your experience and what is important to you. It is key that you feel supported to bring forward what you want to talk about so that together we can begin to make sense of what is going on for you.
You may be at a point in your life when you want to look at the barriers that are getting in your way or envision a different situation than you have now. Whether you are sorting through an overwhelming life event, or are wondering why you feel a certain way, I want to understand your experience and what is important to you. It is key that you feel supported to bring forward what you want to talk about so that together we can begin to make sense of what is going on for you.
I'm someone who tries to be the best person they can be and believe it helps me in fulfilling my passion for supporting people. I have a deep interest in the human experience and find sincere joy when people understand, appreciate, achieve or discover the strength and resilience already inside of them. I don't take myself too seriously and take pride in my humility. I believe supporting you means 'meeting you where you are at', without judgement and without an agenda. I am conscious of my social location when working with you and maintain awareness of my unconscious biases and their impact on the therapeutic experience.
I'm someone who tries to be the best person they can be and believe it helps me in fulfilling my passion for supporting people. I have a deep interest in the human experience and find sincere joy when people understand, appreciate, achieve or discover the strength and resilience already inside of them. I don't take myself too seriously and take pride in my humility. I believe supporting you means 'meeting you where you are at', without judgement and without an agenda. I am conscious of my social location when working with you and maintain awareness of my unconscious biases and their impact on the therapeutic experience.
Jackie Tanner, MSW, RSW - Toronto | ON
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
1 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M4K
Are you feeling overwhelmed by trauma, grief, or ongoing relationship stress? Do you notice patterns that keep repeating or emotions that feel hard to manage? You may be longing for healing, healthier communication, and a stronger sense of safety and connection in your life or relationship. You might be hoping to understand your past, rebuild confidence, and finally feel more like yourself again. If you’re seeking support from a warm, compassionate Toronto trauma therapist, I’m here to help you move toward the life you want.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by trauma, grief, or ongoing relationship stress? Do you notice patterns that keep repeating or emotions that feel hard to manage? You may be longing for healing, healthier communication, and a stronger sense of safety and connection in your life or relationship. You might be hoping to understand your past, rebuild confidence, and finally feel more like yourself again. If you’re seeking support from a warm, compassionate Toronto trauma therapist, I’m here to help you move toward the life you want.
In my practice I see adult clients who have challenges around anxiety, depression, loss and trauma, sexual and gender identity, body image and relationship. My approach is psychodynamic, and I work closely with people to build self-awareness and identify constraints; work which betters our chances for a full and useful life. This work is relationship driven, and responsive to the needs of each client.
In my practice I see adult clients who have challenges around anxiety, depression, loss and trauma, sexual and gender identity, body image and relationship. My approach is psychodynamic, and I work closely with people to build self-awareness and identify constraints; work which betters our chances for a full and useful life. This work is relationship driven, and responsive to the needs of each client.
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Number of Counsellors in M4K
200+
Average cost per session
$165
Counsellors in M4K who prioritize treating:
| 92% | Anxiety |
| 88% | Depression |
| 87% | Relationship Issues |
| 86% | Self Esteem |
| 78% | Stress |
| 71% | Grief |
| 69% | Trauma and PTSD |
Average years in practice
11 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 76% | SunLife |
| 72% | Manulife |
| 67% | Green Shield Canada |
How Counsellors in M4K see their clients
| 69% | In Person and Online | |
| 31% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 78% | Female | |
| 17% | Male | |
| 5% | Non-Binary |