Medavie Blue Cross Therapists in Dartmouth, NS
Hi, I’m glad you're here. I'm Teresa a Registered Clinical Specialist Social Worker in Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia).
I support people through life’s tough moments - navigating grief, loss and change. I also support people feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or who just aren’t quite feeling like themselves. I love to witness and celebrate the joyful parts of life, the moments of hope, healing, and new beginnings with you too. My goal is to offer a relaxed and supportive space where you can talk openly, feel understood, and work through what’s on your mind.
Hi, I’m glad you're here. I'm Teresa a Registered Clinical Specialist Social Worker in Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia).
I support people through life’s tough moments - navigating grief, loss and change. I also support people feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or who just aren’t quite feeling like themselves. I love to witness and celebrate the joyful parts of life, the moments of hope, healing, and new beginnings with you too. My goal is to offer a relaxed and supportive space where you can talk openly, feel understood, and work through what’s on your mind.
Mercy Kasheke
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
8 Endorsed
Dartmouth, NS B2Y
Waitlist for new clients
Hi, my name is Mercy, I am a bilingual Social Worker. I'm glad you found your way here! Beginning therapy is a courageous act. It may feel uncomfortable at first but as you learn more about yourself, gain support with life's struggles/stresses and heal from your trauma, you will gain a better understanding of what you desire out of this thing we call life!
Hi, my name is Mercy, I am a bilingual Social Worker. I'm glad you found your way here! Beginning therapy is a courageous act. It may feel uncomfortable at first but as you learn more about yourself, gain support with life's struggles/stresses and heal from your trauma, you will gain a better understanding of what you desire out of this thing we call life!
Dr. Kathleen (Kat) Merwin
Psychologist, PhD, RPsych
1 Endorsed
Dartmouth, NS B2W
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in the treatment of adults and couples/relationships experiencing: sexual issues/dysfunctions (e.g., low desire/arousal, erectile/orgasmic difficulties, pain during sex, sexual difficulties following breast cancer treatment, and persistent genital arousal disorder/genitopelvic dysesthesia), trauma, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and relationship issues (e.g., communication difficulties, sexual desire discrepancies, open or polyamorous relationship issues). Everyone comes into therapy with unique past experiences and future goals. I actively tailor evidence-based treatment to the unique needs and values of each client.
I specialize in the treatment of adults and couples/relationships experiencing: sexual issues/dysfunctions (e.g., low desire/arousal, erectile/orgasmic difficulties, pain during sex, sexual difficulties following breast cancer treatment, and persistent genital arousal disorder/genitopelvic dysesthesia), trauma, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and relationship issues (e.g., communication difficulties, sexual desire discrepancies, open or polyamorous relationship issues). Everyone comes into therapy with unique past experiences and future goals. I actively tailor evidence-based treatment to the unique needs and values of each client.
When we reflect on our lives, we each have our own unique set of experiences. These experiences and the interconnections between our biological, psychological, and socio-environmental factors shape who we are as an individual. Exposures to different types of events at times can be difficult to process and work through on our own. My goal is to advocate for my clients by developing appropriate supports and maintaining an inclusive and culturally sensitive space, that welcomes individuals from all walks of life.
When we reflect on our lives, we each have our own unique set of experiences. These experiences and the interconnections between our biological, psychological, and socio-environmental factors shape who we are as an individual. Exposures to different types of events at times can be difficult to process and work through on our own. My goal is to advocate for my clients by developing appropriate supports and maintaining an inclusive and culturally sensitive space, that welcomes individuals from all walks of life.
Hello and Welcome. I'm a certified trauma therapist with over 27 years of experience helping people just like you reclaim a sense of calm, control and confidence after trauma in their lives. You will be received in a supportive and non-judgmental way while you pursue your course of therapy.
I specialize in trauma-focused care, anxiety and depression and use evidence-based approaches that are recognized as the gold standard for therapy. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and grounded in the belief that meaningful change is possible.
Hello and Welcome. I'm a certified trauma therapist with over 27 years of experience helping people just like you reclaim a sense of calm, control and confidence after trauma in their lives. You will be received in a supportive and non-judgmental way while you pursue your course of therapy.
I specialize in trauma-focused care, anxiety and depression and use evidence-based approaches that are recognized as the gold standard for therapy. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and grounded in the belief that meaningful change is possible.
Hello! I'm Felicity. As your therapist, I'm honoured to walk alongside you. Perhaps you're wondering if it's possible to have the relationships you've always dreamed of – the kind where you feel seen, heard, and accepted for who you are. Or maybe you're struggling to understand yourself or your loved ones better, and you're searching for a sense of peace or genuine connection. Perhaps you've recently experienced a loss or a change in identity, and you find yourself wondering about how you really see the world or want to exist in it. Maybe you just want to stop fighting with the ones you love.
Hello! I'm Felicity. As your therapist, I'm honoured to walk alongside you. Perhaps you're wondering if it's possible to have the relationships you've always dreamed of – the kind where you feel seen, heard, and accepted for who you are. Or maybe you're struggling to understand yourself or your loved ones better, and you're searching for a sense of peace or genuine connection. Perhaps you've recently experienced a loss or a change in identity, and you find yourself wondering about how you really see the world or want to exist in it. Maybe you just want to stop fighting with the ones you love.
ML Family Counselling
Registered Counselling Therapist-Candidate, MA , RCT-C
15 Endorsed
Dartmouth, NS B3A
We take the guesswork out of finding the right therapist. We understand that starting therapy can feel overwhelming and choosing someone who is the right fit adds even more pressure. That’s why we’ve designed our process to make it easier. From your very first inquiry, our team listens carefully and helps match you with a therapist who best aligns with your needs, goals, and personality. The relationship between therapist and client is at the heart of meaningful change, we believe fit matters most. You don’t have to navigate this decision alone we’re here to walk with you, making the process clear, supportive, and tailored to you.
We take the guesswork out of finding the right therapist. We understand that starting therapy can feel overwhelming and choosing someone who is the right fit adds even more pressure. That’s why we’ve designed our process to make it easier. From your very first inquiry, our team listens carefully and helps match you with a therapist who best aligns with your needs, goals, and personality. The relationship between therapist and client is at the heart of meaningful change, we believe fit matters most. You don’t have to navigate this decision alone we’re here to walk with you, making the process clear, supportive, and tailored to you.
I accept payment via credit card and offer direct billing through Medavie Blue Cross.
Beginning therapy or starting with a new therapist can be a daunting experience; therefore, my aim is to create a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment that allows you to show up as your most authentic self. My greatest priority is ensuring you feel heard, understood, respected, and comfortable within our therapeutic relationship as I know trusting someone with our deepest thoughts, feelings, and traumas can be extremely challenging. In our work together, we will collaboratively explore your concerns, experiences, and goals to help you plan a new way forward.
I accept payment via credit card and offer direct billing through Medavie Blue Cross.
Beginning therapy or starting with a new therapist can be a daunting experience; therefore, my aim is to create a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment that allows you to show up as your most authentic self. My greatest priority is ensuring you feel heard, understood, respected, and comfortable within our therapeutic relationship as I know trusting someone with our deepest thoughts, feelings, and traumas can be extremely challenging. In our work together, we will collaboratively explore your concerns, experiences, and goals to help you plan a new way forward.
Julia has been dedicated to the field since 2010, driven by her deep compassion for others. She is committed to making a positive impact which led her to pursue becoming a Registered Counselling Therapist Candidate. During her time in private practice, Julia worked with individuals of all ages, genders and backgrounds. Her unwavering commitment to social justice and advocacy ensures she creates a safe and inclusive sace for everyone. She has cultivated strong relationships within the LGBTQIA+ community and is a passionate ally.
Julia has been dedicated to the field since 2010, driven by her deep compassion for others. She is committed to making a positive impact which led her to pursue becoming a Registered Counselling Therapist Candidate. During her time in private practice, Julia worked with individuals of all ages, genders and backgrounds. Her unwavering commitment to social justice and advocacy ensures she creates a safe and inclusive sace for everyone. She has cultivated strong relationships within the LGBTQIA+ community and is a passionate ally.
Hello and welcome! I believe that engaging in therapy during life’s challenges is something that all individuals can benefit from. We all need support at different times throughout our lives, and my goal is to work alongside of you to listen, and build coping strategies to use throughout your life. My approach to therapy focuses on a person-centered perspective, prioritizing a strong, collaborative relationship where clients and families feel genuinely seen, heard, and respected. I am currently providing secure virtual services for children (8+), adolescents, parents/caregivers, and young adults (up to age 30).
Hello and welcome! I believe that engaging in therapy during life’s challenges is something that all individuals can benefit from. We all need support at different times throughout our lives, and my goal is to work alongside of you to listen, and build coping strategies to use throughout your life. My approach to therapy focuses on a person-centered perspective, prioritizing a strong, collaborative relationship where clients and families feel genuinely seen, heard, and respected. I am currently providing secure virtual services for children (8+), adolescents, parents/caregivers, and young adults (up to age 30).
Do you feel stuck in anxiety, drained by depression, or stretched thin from stress? I help people manage these struggles, break old patterns, and build a calmer, stronger life.
Do you feel stuck in anxiety, drained by depression, or stretched thin from stress? I help people manage these struggles, break old patterns, and build a calmer, stronger life.
Hello! I count it a great honour to walk alongside others as they journey through difficult pieces. My goal in working with my clients is to create a safe space for exploration so that together we can go to the deep places where they might be feeling stuck. I love working with my clients strengths and firmly believe each person has strengths that can help them move towards the change they'd like to experience.
Hello! I count it a great honour to walk alongside others as they journey through difficult pieces. My goal in working with my clients is to create a safe space for exploration so that together we can go to the deep places where they might be feeling stuck. I love working with my clients strengths and firmly believe each person has strengths that can help them move towards the change they'd like to experience.
Life is filled with struggles and challenges and they can seem difficult to overcome or even meet. Counselling helps people recognise the strengths that they already have to not only address life's challenges, but come out the other side stronger.
Life is filled with struggles and challenges and they can seem difficult to overcome or even meet. Counselling helps people recognise the strengths that they already have to not only address life's challenges, but come out the other side stronger.
It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -Krishnamurti Although things are getting better in some regards, outdated societal pressures and norms, as well as modern technology and newly implemented ways of living are weighing heavy on many of us. Anxiety is at an all-time peak, addiction continues to climb and although we have more comforts than at any time in history, we are increasingly unhappy. If you're feeling the strain of this, want to connect to something deeper within yourself, or are finding yourself more dysregulated than ever (with all the associated difficulties), let's connect.
It is no measure of health to be well-adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -Krishnamurti Although things are getting better in some regards, outdated societal pressures and norms, as well as modern technology and newly implemented ways of living are weighing heavy on many of us. Anxiety is at an all-time peak, addiction continues to climb and although we have more comforts than at any time in history, we are increasingly unhappy. If you're feeling the strain of this, want to connect to something deeper within yourself, or are finding yourself more dysregulated than ever (with all the associated difficulties), let's connect.
I provide a practice incorporating both traditional and non-traditional forms of therapy. I am an Afrocentric practitioner committed to addressing the counseling needs of a diverse community.
I believe that I have come full circle in my counseling practice as I have worked in career agencies, academic agencies and have a long standing liaison with the Halifax Regional Police and the Justice system. I am believer that the solution to most issues is rooted within the individual. I provide counseling therapy to teens, adults, couples, and seniors. I am also a LGBTQ2 advocate.
We have all experienced difficult times.
I provide a practice incorporating both traditional and non-traditional forms of therapy. I am an Afrocentric practitioner committed to addressing the counseling needs of a diverse community.
I believe that I have come full circle in my counseling practice as I have worked in career agencies, academic agencies and have a long standing liaison with the Halifax Regional Police and the Justice system. I am believer that the solution to most issues is rooted within the individual. I provide counseling therapy to teens, adults, couples, and seniors. I am also a LGBTQ2 advocate.
We have all experienced difficult times.
Accepting new clients in NS, NB, & ON! Are you struggling to find a disordered eating therapist who understands? Are you tired of food and eating taking over your life? If you’re looking to make peace with food once and for all, free yourself from disordered eating, and ditch diet culture, then you’ve come to the right place. Here, your body size or weight will be respected just the way it is. You will explore what it means to eat according to your own internal wisdom instead of some else’s expectation. You will receive eating disorder recovery support that is realistic and empathetic.
Accepting new clients in NS, NB, & ON! Are you struggling to find a disordered eating therapist who understands? Are you tired of food and eating taking over your life? If you’re looking to make peace with food once and for all, free yourself from disordered eating, and ditch diet culture, then you’ve come to the right place. Here, your body size or weight will be respected just the way it is. You will explore what it means to eat according to your own internal wisdom instead of some else’s expectation. You will receive eating disorder recovery support that is realistic and empathetic.
Hello, I’m Katelyn Junus, a Clinical Social Worker and EMDR therapist with over a decade of experience supporting adults through life’s challenges. I offer a culturally sensitive, trauma-informed approach, creating a safe and supportive space to explore what feels heavy. Together, we’ll work toward building a steadier, more meaningful path that feels true to you.
Hello, I’m Katelyn Junus, a Clinical Social Worker and EMDR therapist with over a decade of experience supporting adults through life’s challenges. I offer a culturally sensitive, trauma-informed approach, creating a safe and supportive space to explore what feels heavy. Together, we’ll work toward building a steadier, more meaningful path that feels true to you.
Cynthia is passionate about helping individuals develop self-awareness and skills to navigate life’s challenges. She follows a patient-centered approach to counseling and uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in combination with emotion-focused therapy and coherence therapy where appropriate. Throughout the counseling experience, her patients will learn about emotional regulation and how to move through life in a way that is aligned with their personal values.
Cynthia is passionate about helping individuals develop self-awareness and skills to navigate life’s challenges. She follows a patient-centered approach to counseling and uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in combination with emotion-focused therapy and coherence therapy where appropriate. Throughout the counseling experience, her patients will learn about emotional regulation and how to move through life in a way that is aligned with their personal values.
Direct billing is available for Medavie Blue Cross.
My ideal clients are high-achieving women and girls (12+) and dedicated caregivers who are navigating the invisible mental load and chronic burnout. They often arrive feeling stuck in "survival mode," struggling with gender-specific ADHD, anxiety, or depression. Many are moving through profound life transitions—such as postpartum recovery, infertility, or PMDD—that impact both mind and body. I help them move forward by prioritizing their agency and integrating somatic safety with clinical expertise to reclaim their autonomy.
Direct billing is available for Medavie Blue Cross.
My ideal clients are high-achieving women and girls (12+) and dedicated caregivers who are navigating the invisible mental load and chronic burnout. They often arrive feeling stuck in "survival mode," struggling with gender-specific ADHD, anxiety, or depression. Many are moving through profound life transitions—such as postpartum recovery, infertility, or PMDD—that impact both mind and body. I help them move forward by prioritizing their agency and integrating somatic safety with clinical expertise to reclaim their autonomy.
Life can be challenging and sometimes it can be difficult to know the steps we need to take to better understand ourselves and live the life we want to live. I work from the perspective that being a human is hard and that we all face struggles throughout our life. While these challenges may be unavoidable, therapy can provide a place to feel seen and help shift your perspective, discover more about yourself, connect with your feelings, and discover meaning from your experiences.
Life can be challenging and sometimes it can be difficult to know the steps we need to take to better understand ourselves and live the life we want to live. I work from the perspective that being a human is hard and that we all face struggles throughout our life. While these challenges may be unavoidable, therapy can provide a place to feel seen and help shift your perspective, discover more about yourself, connect with your feelings, and discover meaning from your experiences.
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