Non-Binary Therapists in Port Perry, ON

Kernel of Wisdom has 4 skilled clinicians offering diverse treatment options. We aim to make therapy as accessible as possible with virtual/remote options widely available. Kait Edmonds specializes in women’s issues and especially perinatal/postpartum. Joelle Anderson, specializes in eating disorders, trauma, and complex mental health issues such as DID or OCD and related disorders. Brenda Fernandes (RP, Qualifying) has been working for EHN for the year and works under Joelle, making her a very skilled student practitioner who offers affordable options.

I aspire to offer an empathetic, warm, and non-judgmental presence where you can feel safe to share your story. I am passionate about cultivating authentic therapeutic connections and genuine support so that you can grow, flourish, and achieve wellness in your life. Whether your goal is to overcome depression or anxiety, explore gender and sexuality, improve your relationships, navigate difficult life transitions, find purpose and meaning in life, learn coping skills, or explore thoughts and emotions, I would love to help you discover your innate strengths and passions and offer you tools that will help you achieve your goals.

Are you feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck in patterns that aren’t serving you? I have been there, and I know that it can feel exhausting trying to figure it out alone. I offer my gentle curiosity and caring presence to support you in whatever struggles you are facing right now. I value the wisdom of my clients, and view therapy as a collaborative process. Together, we can process emotions, explore deeply-rooted patterns, and experiment with new ways of being.

Are you looking for a therapist who will celebrate you for you are as you explore connecting to your truths and healing? Would you like to feel seen, have your voice heard, and get active support when going through a life transition? I offer a kind and gentle approach to address the impacts of trauma, anxiety, depression and complex stressors. With gender-affirming care, you can explore your sexuality and gender and how to show up as your most authentic self. As a therapist who is black, trans, and queer, I specialize in working with neurodiverse youth, young adults, and BIPOC and 2SLGBTQA+ folks.

Are you struggling with big feelings? Does anxiety inhibit your potential? Things are tough out there! It’s challenging to navigate this world when you feel alone. Taking your first step towards wellness is so courageous, and you’re not alone. Therapy can support you traverse the competing challenges of your life, and help you heal from less helpful ways we cope with difficulties.

Ashley focuses on spirituality and cultural identity when working with individuals from various walks of life. With a diverse background, including youth mental health, they integrate DBT and trauma-informed methods. Recognizing systemic influences on internalized oppression, Ashley prioritizes connection and robust therapeutic relationships. Apart from psychotherapy at BRI, Ashley, an end-of-life doula, offers expertise in bereavement and grief. Driven by a passion for positive change, they believe resilience is self-defined, supporting individuals to overcome challenges.

I will hold a non-judgmental and empowering space for you to see that you indeed have the wisdom and ability to heal, and together we will collaborate to help you develop the skills you need to safely honour and process your pain. My approach is trauma-informed, body-oriented, and anti-oppressive. As a queer, non-binary, diasporic Chinese person, my lived experience has moved me to help others to process intergenerational pain and to fully embody one’s power and worth.

We are human beings, but when caught up in our busy lives, we sometimes turn into human doings. It can be challenging to be present when your schedules are full, or you get swept off by external and internal forces. I have the honour to work with individuals and families challenged by anxiety, depression, experiences of oppression and marginalization. I support folks who may be misunderstood or troubled by negative thoughts. I believe everyone has the power to heal from within and healing may look different for each individual. I am grateful to accompany you on this healing journey. We all have the right to thrive.

As a Queer therapist and a member of 2SLGBTQI community, I have worked extensively with Queer and Trans individuals around sexual, cultural identities and the impact of various forms of oppression on their mental health. They have had experience of trauma, depression, anxiety, isolation from family and alienation from the mainstream culture. In a collaborative and compassionate way, we had worked together, to explore how to form more dignified relationships, to become more receptive to change and to grow in ways that nourishes them in their personal lives and in their chosen communities.

Dr Birchwood, aka TheDivergenceDoctor, has worked in mental health and social services for the past 17 years; creating practices and spaces to serve communities in a variety of ways. This provides you with a multitude of talents and experiences to help you live the life you want, in the way you want. They meld history, sociology, and psychology; giving weight to social determinants of health such as race, gender, ability, and trauma. Dr Birchwood believes knowledge is power and knowing yourself is the path to freedom. Who are you? Where have you been? How do you want to live?

In whatever way you find yourself here, rest assured we can build the tools you need to unpack and resolve the issues you face. Whether you are exploring your identity, opening up or managing the health of your relationship(s), processing experiences from your past, or needing space to explore a sense of unrest - I will meet you in co-creating a compassionate space of deep empathy, gentle exploration, strengthening and resolution. If you feel ready to explore the next phase of your healing or recovery work, I offer a unique and experiential lens guided by integrity, consent, reflexivity and accountability.

The gestalt therapeutic process is a creative journey where the therapist’s support and presence invite you to explore what is most meaningful in your life, including what feels painful or difficult. I hope to support you to more fully trust and listen to your inner knowing, and to find more space to experiment with new approaches to what might feel like old or stuck patterns in your relationships and your engagement with the world.

If you're experiencing challenges with your sense of self, your relationships, or your emotional life, perhaps I can help. Together we'll search for a more complete and holistic understanding for why you're feeling the way you're feeling, and what may be fueling your emotional responses and needs. Therapy can be transformative, helping to shift the lens through which we see ourselves and the world to one that might offer us more compassion, hope, permission to explore new or more compatible directions, and encouragement so we can feel better.

As a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), I work with adults and teens who come to me with a variety of challenges. They may be struggling to cope with grief and loss, or are feeling confused about a relationship, or are finding anxiety increasingly hard to manage. I work with folks to bring patterns to light while building new ways of being in relationship to others and feelings together. I love working with feelings - and the people who have them. Whether your feelings are big, bold, and out loud, or you're struggling to articulate or find them, I am glad to sit with you and explore them together.

Reaching out for help can be hard. I want therapy to be worth your time and energy. I combine Eastern and Western approaches in my work with a particular emphasis on somatic and mindfulness-oriented therapies. My personal journey led me into a 20 year voyage of healing through indigenous shamanic practices, vision quests, meditation retreats, and Western psychotherapies. Maybe you are curious about how to work energetically with grief? Or how to lean into the rhythms of anxiety in ways which are less reactive? Or perhaps you had a traumatic experience years ago and you haven’t felt the same aliveness since? Like a part of you left?

You have a power within you to overcome obstacles, and thrive within the life you want for yourself. Starting counselling can be scary, intimidating and overwhelming, and that is okay. At Art of Thriving I help to create space where we can go on a journey together towards building a stronger relationship with yourself, uncovering the power that lives within you, and building towards your goals. If you are looking to decrease your stress, build a healthier and more loving relationship with your body and soul, and embark on a journey designed specifically for you, then you’re in right place.

I work with queer and trans people as an individual and couples therapist by supporting them in deepening their relationships with themselves and others while living with more ease and joy. Many individuals connect with me when they are feeling overwhelmed and exhausted despite things seeming okay on the surface. Many couples connect with me when they are (curious about) exploring non-monogamy and polyamory. I support everyone who comes to this work cultivate greater self-awareness and deepen connection by guiding them to be present with the thing most of us want to avoid - pain. I do this with compassion and sometimes humour.

My approach is 2S-LGBTQIA+ affirming, intersectional, neurodivergence-affirming, collaborative, emotion-focused, and integrative, creating space for meaning-making and a diverse range of identities. I have 13 years of experience in health care, working with people of varied ethno-cultural backgrounds, and have completed Indigenous cultural safety/ anti-racism training. I've worked with 2S and LGBTQIA+ people in group settings and individually. (Please note that I'm unable to write a second letter of assessment, but can refer.) My office in a building that is accessible and a positive space.

I work from a warm and strength-based approach to get to know you and explore what works best for you. I primarily work with adults and young adults with issues related to relationships, queer, trans and 2SLGBQ experiences, immigration and adjustment, and disordered eating and body image. I identify as a Middle Eastern/Iranian immigrant, I can provide psychotherapy in English and Farsi, and I welcome working with you to integrate your spirituality into your care should you want this.