Nicole Penak

Registered Social Worker, PhD, MSW, RSW (she, her)

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3 Endorsed

Toronto, ON M4Y

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Hi I’m Nicole, Ive been a psychotherapist for over 15 years. It’s an honour to wade with people into the love & fear, pain & beauty, messy & magic of life. As a therapist with extensive experience within diverse communities & practice settings, I’ve supported folks like you, through life’s incredible joys & hardships. From self discovery, grief & loss, trauma, relationships, family conflict, social inequities, gender & sexuality, life transitions, depression, anxiety, illness. As well as supporting other therapists & community workers to care for themselves & others through their own therapy, or clinical supervision & consultation.

My approach is deeply relational, compassionate, creative, trauma and structurally informed. Where individual experiences aren’t disconnected from movements in community, struggles through colonialism, capitalism, or cis-heteropatriarchy. I have an eclectic community of clients from all walks of life & vocations, who are looking for more from their therapy.

I believe healing happens in relation, and nurture a compassionate space to build trust, care, understanding, creativity, even humour in the process. I work to really get to know you, through that deep understanding, you get to really know yourself in this world. We work together to uncover what healing and transformation in your life can be.

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My Practice at a Glance

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Nicole Penak Psychotherapy

Toronto, ON M4Y

Limited spaces available for 2025. Incredible community of clients. Please email if you want to connect to see if we could be a good match,

I specialize in Self Discovery, Relationship Issues and Grief

$170 Per Session, I accept insurance

I see individuals and groups

Connect with Nicole Penak

My Practice at a Glance

Available online only

Nicole Penak Psychotherapy

Toronto, ON M4Y

Limited spaces available for 2025. Incredible community of clients. Please email if you want to connect to see if we could be a good match,

I specialize in Self Discovery, Relationship Issues and Grief

$170 Per Session, I accept insurance

I see individuals and groups

Finances

Fees

Individual Sessions $170
Couple Sessions $170
Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Insurance

First Nations Health Authority

Covered under most health care plans, under Social Work or Psychotherapy services. Also covered under NIHB for Indigenous clients. Please email for more information.

Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Nicole Penak

Registered Social Worker, PhD, MSW, RSW

Covered under most health care plans, under Social Work or Psychotherapy services. Also covered under NIHB for Indigenous clients. Please email for more information.

Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Nicole Penak

Registered Social Worker, PhD, MSW, RSW

Qualifications

Verified by Psychology Today Membership with Ontario College of Social Workers & Social Service Workers Nicole Penak
In Practice for 15 Years
License: OCSWSSW 818432 / 2010
Degree/Diploma from York University MSW / 2010
Attended OISE, University of Toronto, PhD

Committed to ongoing learning, particularly in the space connecting individual psychology & social structures. Member of Convergence Psychotherapy Collective, a collective of highly experienced therapists, invested in the critical work in bridging the personal and the structural.

Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Nicole Penak

Registered Social Worker, PhD, MSW, RSW

Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Nicole Penak

Registered Social Worker, PhD, MSW, RSW

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

Self Discovery
Relationship Issues
Grief

Expertise

Adoption
Anxiety
Bipolar Disorder
Body Positivity
Cancer
Chronic Illness
Clinical Supervision/ Consultation
Depression
Domestic Violence
Family Conflict
LGBTQ+
Life Transitions
Mood Disorders
Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
Peer Relationships
Personality Disorders
Racial Identity
School Issues
Self Esteem
Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
Sexual Abuse
Substance Use
Suicidal Ideation
Thinking Disorders
Transgender
Trauma and PTSD

I specialize in depth therapy, for those interested in understanding the self and understanding & improving the way we relate to self and others. Other specialties include living post grief and loss, and family conflict. As well as working with other therapists. I have an eclectic community of clients who come with various life paths, strengths and struggles.

Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Nicole Penak

Registered Social Worker, PhD, MSW, RSW

Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Nicole Penak

Registered Social Worker, PhD, MSW, RSW

3 Endorsements

Mackenzie Kinmond - Emdr Ifs Intensive Trauma Therapy

Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW

Nicole is a warm, caring, insightful and hilarious human being and she brings her whole self into her work with clients. Anyone would be lucky to work with her.

Harjeet K. Badwall

Registered Social Worker, PhD, MSW, RSW

Nicole is a wonderful and highly skilled therapist! She is warm, funny and incredibly caring. I've learned so much Nicole and admire her down to earth, heart-centered practice. I highly recommend Nicole for therapy, education and supervision.

Shawnette Thompson

Registered Social Worker, HBSc, BSW, MSW, RSW

Nicole, is a therapist who truly connects and understands. Her therapy goes deep, offering a healing space that's both inclusive and insightful. Her commitment shines through in every session, making real change possible.

Client Focus

Age

Teen ,

Adults ,

Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals ,

Group

Communities

Bisexual Allied ,

Gay Allied ,

HIV / AIDS Allied ,

Immuno-disorders ,

Intersex Allied ,

Lesbian Allied ,

Little Person Allied ,

Non-Binary Allied ,

Queer Allied ,

Racial Justice Allied ,

Sex Worker Allied ,

Single Mother ,

Transgender Allied

Ethnicity

Other Racial or Ethnic Background

Age

Teen ,

Adults ,

Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals ,

Group

Communities

Bisexual Allied ,

Gay Allied ,

HIV / AIDS Allied ,

Immuno-disorders ,

Intersex Allied ,

Lesbian Allied ,

Little Person Allied ,

Non-Binary Allied ,

Queer Allied ,

Racial Justice Allied ,

Sex Worker Allied ,

Single Mother ,

Transgender Allied

Ethnicity

Other Racial or Ethnic Background

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
Attachment-based
Clinical Supervision and Qualified Supervisors
Culturally Sensitive
Emotionally Focused
Existential
Family Systems
Integrative
Interpersonal
Liberation Psychology
Multicultural
Narrative
Psychodynamic
Relational
Trauma Focused

I am an integrative therapist which means I combine theory and techniques from various therapeutic schools based on the uniqueness of each person. Approaches drawn upon include Psychodynamic, Narrative, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Existential, Systems, Attachment, Liberation Psychology, to cultural, creative and others, in order to support the therapeutic journey.

Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Nicole Penak

Registered Social Worker, PhD, MSW, RSW

Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now.

Nicole Penak

Registered Social Worker, PhD, MSW, RSW

Groups

Convergence Psychotherapy Collective

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Nicole Penak

convergencepsychotherapy.ca

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Location

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Nicole Penak Psychotherapy

Toronto, ON M4Y

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Limited spaces available for 2025. Incredible community of clients. Please email if you want to connect to see if we could be a good match,

Nicole Penak

Registered Social Worker, PhD, MSW, RSW

Limited spaces available for 2025. Incredible community of clients. Please email if you want to connect to see if we could be a good match,

Nicole Penak

Registered Social Worker, PhD, MSW, RSW