Therapists in M4W
Dr. Marin works with adults with a diverse range of concerns, including grief, loneliness, self-criticism, chronic interpersonal stress, emotion dysregulation, anxiety, and depression. She is passionate about supporting clients with trauma-rooted difficulties, including PTSD and persistent depression. She aims to address not only immediate concerns but also delve into deeper and enduring emotional and relational patterns to support clients to be more fully themselves.
Dr. Marin works with adults with a diverse range of concerns, including grief, loneliness, self-criticism, chronic interpersonal stress, emotion dysregulation, anxiety, and depression. She is passionate about supporting clients with trauma-rooted difficulties, including PTSD and persistent depression. She aims to address not only immediate concerns but also delve into deeper and enduring emotional and relational patterns to support clients to be more fully themselves.
In my years of practice, my focus has been centred around individuals from different walks of life (i.e race, religion, gender, sexual orientation etc). Particularly, ones who have trauma, secrets, body image issues, low self esteem, fibromyalgia, phobias and/or are anxious, depressed, stressed, destructive, angry, lonely, abused and in or have been in the child welfare system. In regards to my approach, I am genuine and compassionate, but remain equally honest and direct. Rather than bombarding clients with endless questions, I aim to engage them through meaningful methods and effective interventions!
In my years of practice, my focus has been centred around individuals from different walks of life (i.e race, religion, gender, sexual orientation etc). Particularly, ones who have trauma, secrets, body image issues, low self esteem, fibromyalgia, phobias and/or are anxious, depressed, stressed, destructive, angry, lonely, abused and in or have been in the child welfare system. In regards to my approach, I am genuine and compassionate, but remain equally honest and direct. Rather than bombarding clients with endless questions, I aim to engage them through meaningful methods and effective interventions!
We all get calibrated to belonging in different ways early in our lives, and many of the ways we struggle today began as ways we learned to survive ⋆ ˚ . Environment and circumstance shape a survival self, but who you needed to become to survive is not the heart of who you are. Different parts of you may want different, even contradictory things. Some may want closeness, while some feel compelled to push away. Some may be called to fight, while some shut down. Even though competing demands can feel disorienting, each part pulls in it's own direction for good reason.
We all get calibrated to belonging in different ways early in our lives, and many of the ways we struggle today began as ways we learned to survive ⋆ ˚ . Environment and circumstance shape a survival self, but who you needed to become to survive is not the heart of who you are. Different parts of you may want different, even contradictory things. Some may want closeness, while some feel compelled to push away. Some may be called to fight, while some shut down. Even though competing demands can feel disorienting, each part pulls in it's own direction for good reason.
I am a Registered Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience supporting people with the navigation of biopsychosocial stressors resulting from life changes, family violence, houselessness, substance use, tricky relationships, grief and loss, caregiving, and multiple forms of trauma.
I have authorization to perform Restricted Psychosocial Interventions as a Registered Clinical Social Worker through the Alberta College of Social Workers, which is regulated under the Alberta Health Professions Act. I have experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and seniors.
I am Registered in both Alberta and Ontario.
I am a Registered Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience supporting people with the navigation of biopsychosocial stressors resulting from life changes, family violence, houselessness, substance use, tricky relationships, grief and loss, caregiving, and multiple forms of trauma.
I have authorization to perform Restricted Psychosocial Interventions as a Registered Clinical Social Worker through the Alberta College of Social Workers, which is regulated under the Alberta Health Professions Act. I have experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and seniors.
I am Registered in both Alberta and Ontario.
Sahar Eskandari Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MACP, MSc, NSLS
6 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
You may be seeking therapy because you feel burnt out, or find it hard to keep going. Dealing with depression, anxiety, or recurring conflicts in relationships can leave people feeling frustrated, stuck, or misunderstood. You may also have a have a hard time getting things done or making decisions without panicking or feeling paralyzed. In our work, we will explore the thoughts, feelings, and life experiences that are shaping the challenges you are facing now. As this understanding deepens, many people gain greater clarity, improved relationships, and much needed relief. I speak English and Farsi.
You may be seeking therapy because you feel burnt out, or find it hard to keep going. Dealing with depression, anxiety, or recurring conflicts in relationships can leave people feeling frustrated, stuck, or misunderstood. You may also have a have a hard time getting things done or making decisions without panicking or feeling paralyzed. In our work, we will explore the thoughts, feelings, and life experiences that are shaping the challenges you are facing now. As this understanding deepens, many people gain greater clarity, improved relationships, and much needed relief. I speak English and Farsi.
Katherine
Registered Social Worker, IFS L3, EMDR, DBR, CSAT, CPTT
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
Healing from complex trauma, sex addiction, or betrayal isn't just about managing symptoms, it's about becoming whole. At The Niagara Centre for Healing & Recovery, we believe that lasting transformation happens when every part of you is seen, understood, and welcomed. I'm Katherine Castello, a Certified IFS Therapist (Level 3) and Certified Sex Addiction/Partner Trauma Therapist. My practice is built on one core conviction: shame heals in the presence of safety. Whether you're carrying the weight of a complicated past or rebuilding trust after betrayal, I'll walk alongside you, You don't have to do this alone.
Healing from complex trauma, sex addiction, or betrayal isn't just about managing symptoms, it's about becoming whole. At The Niagara Centre for Healing & Recovery, we believe that lasting transformation happens when every part of you is seen, understood, and welcomed. I'm Katherine Castello, a Certified IFS Therapist (Level 3) and Certified Sex Addiction/Partner Trauma Therapist. My practice is built on one core conviction: shame heals in the presence of safety. Whether you're carrying the weight of a complicated past or rebuilding trust after betrayal, I'll walk alongside you, You don't have to do this alone.
The focus of my practice is to treat people who have emotional dysregulation - stress! This can be due to a mood or personality disorder, chronic pain, trauma or complex trauma, military service, or a major life transition. I use practical, evidence based therapies such as DBT (Dialectical Behavioural Therapy), ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Clinical Hypnosis, and CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) to help you fulfill your goals, getting back to living a meaningful, peaceful, productive life. One focus of my practice is treating current military members and veterans.
The focus of my practice is to treat people who have emotional dysregulation - stress! This can be due to a mood or personality disorder, chronic pain, trauma or complex trauma, military service, or a major life transition. I use practical, evidence based therapies such as DBT (Dialectical Behavioural Therapy), ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Clinical Hypnosis, and CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) to help you fulfill your goals, getting back to living a meaningful, peaceful, productive life. One focus of my practice is treating current military members and veterans.
Hailey Tasker - Young Adults in Toronto,
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MACP
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I'm a therapist who's young enough to get it, and trained enough to help. I work with young adults across Ontario navigating anxiety, stress, relationships, friendships, career changes, and life transitions. It's the stuff that doesn't always look like a crisis from the outside but feels like one on the inside.
Maybe you're moving to a new city, questioning a career path that looked right on paper, or noticing you keep ending up in the same unfulfilling relationships or friendships. You don't have to figure it out alone, and you don't need a perfect explanation to start.
I'm a therapist who's young enough to get it, and trained enough to help. I work with young adults across Ontario navigating anxiety, stress, relationships, friendships, career changes, and life transitions. It's the stuff that doesn't always look like a crisis from the outside but feels like one on the inside.
Maybe you're moving to a new city, questioning a career path that looked right on paper, or noticing you keep ending up in the same unfulfilling relationships or friendships. You don't have to figure it out alone, and you don't need a perfect explanation to start.
I support individuals and couples across a wide range of concerns, primarily centring on OCD, complex trauma, dissociation, chronic shame, emotional dysregulation, and long-standing relational patterns. As someone with lived experience navigating trauma, neurodivergence, and OCD, I know how difficult it can be to find care that is affirming, evidence-based, and non-pathologizing—especially for complex, chronic, or treatment-resistant presentations. This is what grounds my passion for working with people whose stories don’t fit neatly into one box, and who may have felt misunderstood or dismissed in past.
I support individuals and couples across a wide range of concerns, primarily centring on OCD, complex trauma, dissociation, chronic shame, emotional dysregulation, and long-standing relational patterns. As someone with lived experience navigating trauma, neurodivergence, and OCD, I know how difficult it can be to find care that is affirming, evidence-based, and non-pathologizing—especially for complex, chronic, or treatment-resistant presentations. This is what grounds my passion for working with people whose stories don’t fit neatly into one box, and who may have felt misunderstood or dismissed in past.
Dealing with changes or transitions in our lives can be a painful process. You may feel overwhelmed with emotions and uncertainties about your future. You may feel like the world you used to know changed completely, and it has been difficult to reconnect to who you are. You may feel like you need to reconnect with yourself and need a safe space to take care of your emotional health. I know that can be challenging to face your vulnerability while everything is changing in a way you cannot control. Allow me to support you in this transformative process.
Dealing with changes or transitions in our lives can be a painful process. You may feel overwhelmed with emotions and uncertainties about your future. You may feel like the world you used to know changed completely, and it has been difficult to reconnect to who you are. You may feel like you need to reconnect with yourself and need a safe space to take care of your emotional health. I know that can be challenging to face your vulnerability while everything is changing in a way you cannot control. Allow me to support you in this transformative process.
You may have learned how to be the steady one, the one who holds things together, even when it costs you. Underneath that competence, there might be grief without a clear name, emotions that feel intense or hard to place, or a sense of living between worlds, cultures, or family roles you were handed rather than chose. You might appear capable and high-functioning, while internally feeling stretched thin, vigilant, or unsure where you truly belong. Many people I work with are self-reliant and composed, even when it comes at a cost they rarely name out loud.
You may have learned how to be the steady one, the one who holds things together, even when it costs you. Underneath that competence, there might be grief without a clear name, emotions that feel intense or hard to place, or a sense of living between worlds, cultures, or family roles you were handed rather than chose. You might appear capable and high-functioning, while internally feeling stretched thin, vigilant, or unsure where you truly belong. Many people I work with are self-reliant and composed, even when it comes at a cost they rarely name out loud.
You don’t have to face life’s challenges alone. I support adults experiencing anxiety, navigating a major life transition, adjusting to a new country, facing relationship difficulties, or struggling with self-confidence. You may feel overwhelmed, stuck, disconnected from yourself, or unsure about what comes next. My practice offers a supportive space where you can feel truly heard. Together, we’ll explore what’s weighing on you, deepen your understanding of your emotions, strengthen your inner resources, and work toward greater clarity, healing, and confidence.
You don’t have to face life’s challenges alone. I support adults experiencing anxiety, navigating a major life transition, adjusting to a new country, facing relationship difficulties, or struggling with self-confidence. You may feel overwhelmed, stuck, disconnected from yourself, or unsure about what comes next. My practice offers a supportive space where you can feel truly heard. Together, we’ll explore what’s weighing on you, deepen your understanding of your emotions, strengthen your inner resources, and work toward greater clarity, healing, and confidence.
Joseph Djura Smith - Autism, ADHD, & OCD
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, ASDCS, ADHD-CP
4 Endorsed
Online Only
Do you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or out of place? As a neurodivergent person you may have tried your best to navigate society’s expectations that do not fully accommodate Autism, ADHD, and OCD. Although you give 100% you still end up feeling like it is not enough, leaving you feeling stressed and burnt out from masking; struggling with uncertainty and anxious compulsions; and not having enough energy for your important relationships. With my struggles with my ADHD and OCD I understand how tough it can be, and believe that when faced with life's difficulties we all have our own strengths and resources to overcome our challenges
Do you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or out of place? As a neurodivergent person you may have tried your best to navigate society’s expectations that do not fully accommodate Autism, ADHD, and OCD. Although you give 100% you still end up feeling like it is not enough, leaving you feeling stressed and burnt out from masking; struggling with uncertainty and anxious compulsions; and not having enough energy for your important relationships. With my struggles with my ADHD and OCD I understand how tough it can be, and believe that when faced with life's difficulties we all have our own strengths and resources to overcome our challenges
I am currently accepting new clients!
Are you experiencing feelings of anxiety, overwhelm, apprehension or fear towards the future, feelings of being stuck or unable to identify your barriers, or are you needing a little extra accountability to work towards your goals? I strive to offer support tailored to your specific therapy goals, using evidence based therapeutic techniques with which you resonate. I hold the belief that you are the expert of your own experience, while my role is to facilitate change by supporting you in restructuring the thoughts, defenses, and behaviours that no longer serve you.
I am currently accepting new clients!
Are you experiencing feelings of anxiety, overwhelm, apprehension or fear towards the future, feelings of being stuck or unable to identify your barriers, or are you needing a little extra accountability to work towards your goals? I strive to offer support tailored to your specific therapy goals, using evidence based therapeutic techniques with which you resonate. I hold the belief that you are the expert of your own experience, while my role is to facilitate change by supporting you in restructuring the thoughts, defenses, and behaviours that no longer serve you.
With more than 13 years of experience in psychotherapy and licensed in Ontario since 2019, I take a relational, emotion-focused, trauma-informed, and multicultural approach to therapy.
Whether you feel stuck in a loop or trying to adjust to changing life circumstances, if you are feeling debilitated by fear, apathy, frustration, anger or isolation; therapy can help. Exploring your emotions, thinking patterns and automated behaviors within the framework of your own life story is often considered a liberating journey. A journey that can be creative and playful as much as it is informative and containing.
With more than 13 years of experience in psychotherapy and licensed in Ontario since 2019, I take a relational, emotion-focused, trauma-informed, and multicultural approach to therapy.
Whether you feel stuck in a loop or trying to adjust to changing life circumstances, if you are feeling debilitated by fear, apathy, frustration, anger or isolation; therapy can help. Exploring your emotions, thinking patterns and automated behaviors within the framework of your own life story is often considered a liberating journey. A journey that can be creative and playful as much as it is informative and containing.
You may be exhausted from holding everything together while feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or disconnected from the person you used to be. Perhaps you're walking on eggshells in relationships, carrying the weight of trauma or grief, or wondering why it's so hard to move forward. You don't have to figure it out alone. I became a therapist because I understand what it feels like to carry pain without a safe place to put it. My own experiences with grief, trauma, and systemic challenges inspire the compassionate, supportive space I strive to create for every client.
You may be exhausted from holding everything together while feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or disconnected from the person you used to be. Perhaps you're walking on eggshells in relationships, carrying the weight of trauma or grief, or wondering why it's so hard to move forward. You don't have to figure it out alone. I became a therapist because I understand what it feels like to carry pain without a safe place to put it. My own experiences with grief, trauma, and systemic challenges inspire the compassionate, supportive space I strive to create for every client.
Want clarity? Struggling to make sense of your emotions? Do you want to feel seen, understood, and supported without being judged? I work with individuals navigating family conflict and estrangement; recovery from abusive or controlling relationships; and the devastating effects of difficult or painful childhoods that includes emotional neglect, boundary violations, and growing up in households where it wasn't safe to be yourself. I provide a safe and supportive space for you to explore your feelings and experience.
Want clarity? Struggling to make sense of your emotions? Do you want to feel seen, understood, and supported without being judged? I work with individuals navigating family conflict and estrangement; recovery from abusive or controlling relationships; and the devastating effects of difficult or painful childhoods that includes emotional neglect, boundary violations, and growing up in households where it wasn't safe to be yourself. I provide a safe and supportive space for you to explore your feelings and experience.
Do you feel overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, or stuck, searching for a space where you can finally make sense of what you've been carrying? Many of the people I work with arrive feeling disconnected from themselves, weighed down by anxiety, relationship difficulties, or a season of transition that has left them unsure of their footing. As a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and MA in Counselling Psychology student under clinical supervision, I offer a space where you can slow down, be honest about what's really going on, and begin to find your way back to yourself.
Do you feel overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, or stuck, searching for a space where you can finally make sense of what you've been carrying? Many of the people I work with arrive feeling disconnected from themselves, weighed down by anxiety, relationship difficulties, or a season of transition that has left them unsure of their footing. As a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and MA in Counselling Psychology student under clinical supervision, I offer a space where you can slow down, be honest about what's really going on, and begin to find your way back to yourself.
There’s a particular kind of loneliness that comes from carrying things you were never given the words to say out loud, feeling caught between worlds, between who your family expects you to be and who you actually are, between the strong version of yourself everyone sees and the tired version no one does. Many of us wonder if we are “bad enough” to deserve support, or if asking for help means letting our family down. If any of that sounds familiar, you are in the right place. Together, we will move at your pace, in whichever language feels closest to your heart.
There’s a particular kind of loneliness that comes from carrying things you were never given the words to say out loud, feeling caught between worlds, between who your family expects you to be and who you actually are, between the strong version of yourself everyone sees and the tired version no one does. Many of us wonder if we are “bad enough” to deserve support, or if asking for help means letting our family down. If any of that sounds familiar, you are in the right place. Together, we will move at your pace, in whichever language feels closest to your heart.
Welcome to a warm and non-judgmental environment where your well-being is my priority, and together, we build a foundation for lasting positive change! In a supportive space for personal growth, you can confront daily hurdles and receive more than just a listening ear; you'll find a safe and caring place to explore all your thoughts and feelings. Whether you seek guidance with student stresses, anxiety, relationship challenges, people-pleasing, parenting, career transitions, or general self-discovery, your stories of experience will be heard. I would be honoured to help you develop strategies to enjoy happier days ahead!
Welcome to a warm and non-judgmental environment where your well-being is my priority, and together, we build a foundation for lasting positive change! In a supportive space for personal growth, you can confront daily hurdles and receive more than just a listening ear; you'll find a safe and caring place to explore all your thoughts and feelings. Whether you seek guidance with student stresses, anxiety, relationship challenges, people-pleasing, parenting, career transitions, or general self-discovery, your stories of experience will be heard. I would be honoured to help you develop strategies to enjoy happier days ahead!
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Number of Counsellors in M4W
300+
Average cost per session
$167
Counsellors in M4W who prioritize treating:
| 93% | Anxiety |
| 93% | Social Anxiety |
| 93% | Health Anxiety |
| 93% | Driving Anxiety |
| 89% | Self Esteem |
| 87% | Relationship Issues |
| 87% | Depression |
Average years in practice
9 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 84% | SunLife |
| 83% | Canada Life | Great-West Life |
| 80% | Green Shield Canada |
How Counsellors in M4W see their clients
| 58% | In Person and Online | |
| 42% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 81% | Female | |
| 18% | Male | |
| 1% | Non-Binary |