Therapists in M6J

As a Christian woman, it’s hard navigating your experiences of anxiety, depression, and loneliness. Your pain and suffering makes you question “If God is good, then why hasn’t he healed me? Is there something wrong with me? Do I not have enough faith?” Maybe past painful experiences of abuse or neglect haunt you and you can’t seem to forgive and move on. Depression and anxiety feel out of your control leaving you scared and hopeless. You pray and pray and pray and it doesn’t stop. Maybe you’ve tried therapy before and it didn’t help as you hoped. You desire and need the peace promised in the bible but it feels so far away.

I love to support people along a path affected by depression, anxiety and challenging life transitions, those who are looking to connect more with the light within and those on a deeper journey of personal growth and fulfillment.

Sometimes, life’s stresses can feel overwhelming. Sadness and worry seem to be holding you back, leaving you feeling stuck and unfulfilled. It can be challenging to adjust to changing pressures and responsibilities while navigating the transitions and flux of our lives. Past and current relationships- whether they be romantic, family, or friendships- can significantly influence our perspective. It can be difficult to know how to find acceptance and begin to grow and move forward.

I support people in navigating life's challenges including helping people with career and mid-life transitions, anxiety and depression, relationship struggles and family dynamics.

Taryn views therapy as a collaborative approach where both the client and therapist work together to resolve conflict and achieve personal goals. Taryn’s theoretical orientation can be described as an eclectic and integrative approach that combines aspects of various therapeutic modalities.

Are you living in a way which is deeply satisfying and truly expresses who you are? Most of us yearn to find balance and meaning in our lives but may feel overwhelmed by experiences of trauma or the realities of modern life. My goal is to help you enhance your self-knowledge and navigate your life with a greater sense of connection and peace. I truly believe that the answers to most of what challenges us can be found within ourselves – my role as a therapist is create a warm, non-judgemental space, to listen deeply and with compassion, to bring a gentle and genuine curiosity to your story.

*ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS* Hi there! I am dedicated to challenging my clients to lean into discomfort and equipping them with the necessary skills to create meaningful change in their lives. Beyond running my private practice clinic, I also work as a Clinical Therapist for the Ministry’s Lead Children and Youth Mental Health Agency of the Niagara Region. I take a goal-oriented approach to healing. Whatever your goals might be, I want to help you achieve them. Click " Website" on the left hand side of this page to book your free 15 minute video consultation with me.

As a queer-identifying therapist, I utilize a collaborative approach to identify your strengths and encourage positive change. Specializing in working with the queer community, my practice incorporates an anti-oppressive framework, and culturally informed perspectives, and provides a non-judgemental space for all genders, sexualities, ethnicities and religions. Whether you're in the middle of a life transition, struggling to cope with everyday life, or ready to work on healing historic wounds, you don't have to do it alone.

I make time and space for you to feel comfortable to start dealing with your concerns, explore solutions, or simply vent. The goal of my counseling is that you are more able to identify patterns that can lead to psychological distress, more able to challenge your inner critic or be comfortable verbalizing your experiences to those close to you. I encourage you to try healthy habits, new routines, and grounding techniques. I share the passion for promoting equity and diversity in my mental health work and personal life. My goal in my work is to support you and have you walk out feeling in a better place than when you walked!

Life throws us into situations that we are expected to know how to navigate, but we don’t typically get taught how to cope with the spectrum of life’s happenings. Insecurities, uncertainty, and doubt can lead us to avoid discomfort and difficult situations. Avoidance often leads us to shy away from opportunities for profound self-growth. I hope to be someone in your corner that helps you to grow comfortable to explore the vulnerable parts of your internal and external world, to make sense of it.

I understand the idea of starting therapy can be intimidating and overwhelming. It takes courage to take that leap and begin facing your thoughts and feelings. As your therapist I make sure you feel understood, heard and validated. I provide individualized, creative and collaborative care for children, adolescents and young adults who are experiencing a variety of mental health concerns, including trauma, anxiety, depression and self-esteem issues. ​

I want to help you feel comfortable showing up as yourself–maybe you're kinky, non-monogamous, asexual, gender- or neuro-diverse. I support adults and couples in finding and navigating authentic connection in the way that works for you. I'm a white, disabled, neurodivergent, queer and trans person who has experienced many beginnings, endings, and life transitions. I can hold enormous space for the tension between who we are and who we want to be, the pain of disconnection, and the joy of finding yourself and your community. If you've felt out of place or untethered, we can work together to help you choose your way.

Any of us may become scared or frustrated by events in our lives. Sometimes parts of our lives just don't seem to be working out. We may become unhappy and come to an impasse. It is inevitable that we come face to face with a crisis of illness or loss. Some may have experienced a relationship breakdown or disturbing dreams and memories. Any one of these can make life seem overwhelming. Even when we find the courage to admit what's happening, those closest to us are not equipped to help us. At these times it is often helpful to talk with a therapist

My therapeutic approach is grounded in the belief that challenging circumstances provide an opportunity for discovery, growth, and change. If you have experienced a challenging past or are currently experiencing challenging circumstances it may be difficult to identify opportunities for change. You don't have to navigate this alone. Psychotherapy offers a space to discover possibilities and make sense of things. Equipped with evidenced-based specialized techniques that can help us gain insight into your experiences, I will work compassionately, collaboratively and creatively with you to define and reach your goals.

With caring, compassion, and good humor, I can help you increase clarity into your personal values and goals, identify and change patterns that are holding you back, and make meaning from your experiences. I collaborate with you to ensure that we are effectively making strides to restoring a sense of balance. I provide Individual Therapy for Adolescents and Adults to treat Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Relationship Issues, Life and Career Transitions, Addiction, and Emotion Dysregulation. I have advanced training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and have practiced in residential, intensive outpatient, and outpatient clinic settings.

Undisturb yourself! Using CBT, Existential, and Mindfulness forms of psychotherapy, I help clients (in-person/ telephone/ on-line) develop the tools in order that they think, act and feel better. Sometimes the realities of life understandably leave us susceptible to certain anxieties, despair and general existential concern. All too often we find ourselves developing unhelpful irrational thoughts and behaviours that can seem impossible to change. But they aren't. If you are interested in investigating and changing your assumptions and behaviours, if you want to modify the lens through which you view and experience the world, my therapeutic modality could be well suited to you.

Our 20s and 30s are often met with increased pressure, that which is self-imposed or influenced by our environment. It is during these years that we can suffer from the “shoulds”, begin to realize that there is a disconnect between where we are and where we thought we would be, or draw unhelpful comparisons to those around us. For many, these are fundamental years associated with investment in relationships and the future. This stage can be vibrant, exciting, full of possibility AND at the exact same time can be uniquely challenging. More often than not, life will throw us an unexpected curve ball - sometimes several all at once.

Life can be stressful and we are all trying to make the best of what we have. But sometimes we get stuck, unsure of how to make the change we so desperately want to see in our lives. Sometimes even asking "what do I want?" can be anxiety-provoking and make us feel like there is nothing to be done. But we often need a little nudge in the right direction from someone who really gets it. Having someone to help us ask "what do I want?" and be there with us can make all the difference.

Welcome. Looking for creative ways to make meaningful change? Or a safe place to sit with the uncertainty of the moment? Therapy and counselling is a place that can help you voice your thoughts, explore and move through challenges, and grow in your desired direction. Our work together will look at your unique experience, and what is meaningful in your life. My approach is emotionally-focused, neurobiological, and trauma-informed.