Eating Disorders Therapists in Ancaster, ON
My name is Kathryn Sclisizzi and I have been in the field of helping others for over 18 years. I am a Registered Psychotherapist with a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, a degree in Psychology, as well as a Child and Youth Worker diploma. I work with individuals (ages 18 and up), helping them develop skills to manage and cope, so that they can begin to live their best life, feeling confident and secure.
My name is Kathryn Sclisizzi and I have been in the field of helping others for over 18 years. I am a Registered Psychotherapist with a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, a degree in Psychology, as well as a Child and Youth Worker diploma. I work with individuals (ages 18 and up), helping them develop skills to manage and cope, so that they can begin to live their best life, feeling confident and secure.
I’m a trained trauma therapist supporting people navigating complex trauma, eating disorders, neurodivergence, and LGBTQ+ experiences.
Perhaps you’ve been carrying things on your own for a long time. Maybe it's a complicated relationship with food and your body, questions around identity, or the lingering impact of past experiences - and you’re realizing that you don’t want to keep navigating it alone. You may feel high-functioning on the outside but internally overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in patterns you don’t fully understand. You know the coping skills and insight that therapy can bring, but in the moments when things hurt the most, those tools feel out of reach. You want support that goes deeper than surface-level strategies and gets to the root issues.
I’m a trained trauma therapist supporting people navigating complex trauma, eating disorders, neurodivergence, and LGBTQ+ experiences.
Perhaps you’ve been carrying things on your own for a long time. Maybe it's a complicated relationship with food and your body, questions around identity, or the lingering impact of past experiences - and you’re realizing that you don’t want to keep navigating it alone. You may feel high-functioning on the outside but internally overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in patterns you don’t fully understand. You know the coping skills and insight that therapy can bring, but in the moments when things hurt the most, those tools feel out of reach. You want support that goes deeper than surface-level strategies and gets to the root issues.
Welcoming new clients! Are you a teen or adult who feels emotionally overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure of who you are beneath the stress, expectations, and responsibilities? Perhaps you're the one who holds everything together while quietly struggling with anxiety, burnout, people-pleasing, perfectionism, self-criticism, or the feeling of being "too much" and, at the same time, "not enough." You don't have to carry those experiences alone. I support both neurodivergent and neurotypical teens and adults in developing a deeper understanding of themselves, regulating emotions, and building more authentic relationships.
Welcoming new clients! Are you a teen or adult who feels emotionally overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure of who you are beneath the stress, expectations, and responsibilities? Perhaps you're the one who holds everything together while quietly struggling with anxiety, burnout, people-pleasing, perfectionism, self-criticism, or the feeling of being "too much" and, at the same time, "not enough." You don't have to carry those experiences alone. I support both neurodivergent and neurotypical teens and adults in developing a deeper understanding of themselves, regulating emotions, and building more authentic relationships.
Sometimes when it feels that life is falling apart, it's actually falling into place. During our life's journey all of us experience times of loss, despair, and loneliness. During these occasions we are often unable to see the patterns we need to change. When our despair forces us to look inward, therapy can offer a chance to reexamine our lives and our past.
I use a variety of techniques to allow my clients to express their trauma and begin to heal the pain that has left them stuck.
Sometimes when it feels that life is falling apart, it's actually falling into place. During our life's journey all of us experience times of loss, despair, and loneliness. During these occasions we are often unable to see the patterns we need to change. When our despair forces us to look inward, therapy can offer a chance to reexamine our lives and our past.
I use a variety of techniques to allow my clients to express their trauma and begin to heal the pain that has left them stuck.
••• THERAPY for ADHD • AUTISM • TRAUMA • ANXIETY • Chronic Illness •••
I support individuals navigating a range of concerns including AuDHD, ADHD, ASD, trauma, anxiety, OCD, chronic illness, burnout, disability and more. As a neurodivergent therapist with lived experience of chronic pain and as a parent to neurodivergent children, I bring genuine understanding and care to this work. I understand the toll daily life can take. I offer a warm, curious, grounded, neuro-affirming space where you can understand yourself more deeply while feeling supported. I honour who you were, who you are, and who you’re becoming.
••• THERAPY for ADHD • AUTISM • TRAUMA • ANXIETY • Chronic Illness •••
I support individuals navigating a range of concerns including AuDHD, ADHD, ASD, trauma, anxiety, OCD, chronic illness, burnout, disability and more. As a neurodivergent therapist with lived experience of chronic pain and as a parent to neurodivergent children, I bring genuine understanding and care to this work. I understand the toll daily life can take. I offer a warm, curious, grounded, neuro-affirming space where you can understand yourself more deeply while feeling supported. I honour who you were, who you are, and who you’re becoming.
My passion is to help people regain their inner peace and happiness to live a pleasurable fulfilled life. Life is full of ups, downs and challenges that we are often not prepared for. It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but the what matters comes from how many times you get up. I believe the greatest accomplishment is who you become while picking yourself back up. Each new day gives you a fresh start to get back on track and to have the courage to rebuild yourself the way you desire. In therapy we would work collaboratively to address your needs and to determine how best to meet these needs.
My passion is to help people regain their inner peace and happiness to live a pleasurable fulfilled life. Life is full of ups, downs and challenges that we are often not prepared for. It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but the what matters comes from how many times you get up. I believe the greatest accomplishment is who you become while picking yourself back up. Each new day gives you a fresh start to get back on track and to have the courage to rebuild yourself the way you desire. In therapy we would work collaboratively to address your needs and to determine how best to meet these needs.
You are not alone. Some of our thoughts, feelings, physical sensations and experiences may lead us to that place where we can feel isolated and lost. The darkness is all around. I do this work primarily because I hope we can go together to that darkness. Together, we can move through this pain to the other side.
You are not alone. Some of our thoughts, feelings, physical sensations and experiences may lead us to that place where we can feel isolated and lost. The darkness is all around. I do this work primarily because I hope we can go together to that darkness. Together, we can move through this pain to the other side.
I’m Enkeleda, a Master’s level Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist with over 25 years of experience in hospital, community, and private practice settings. My ideal clients include children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families facing overwhelming emotions, anxiety, depression, or the lingering effects of past trauma. Many clients come to me when navigating life transitions, relationship challenges, or complex mental health conditions such as PTSD, OCD, ADHD, BPD, and addiction. I also specialize in supporting youth in crisis, addressing self-harm, suicidal ideation, and behavioral challenges.
I’m Enkeleda, a Master’s level Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist with over 25 years of experience in hospital, community, and private practice settings. My ideal clients include children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families facing overwhelming emotions, anxiety, depression, or the lingering effects of past trauma. Many clients come to me when navigating life transitions, relationship challenges, or complex mental health conditions such as PTSD, OCD, ADHD, BPD, and addiction. I also specialize in supporting youth in crisis, addressing self-harm, suicidal ideation, and behavioral challenges.
Are you feeling stuck in patterns that leave you questioning yourself, struggling in your relationships, or finding it difficult to regulate your emotions? Perhaps you're navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, OCD, or a major life transition while feeling overwhelmed or disconnected from yourself. I support teens, adults, and couples in understanding these patterns, strengthening emotional resilience, and creating meaningful, lasting change.
Are you feeling stuck in patterns that leave you questioning yourself, struggling in your relationships, or finding it difficult to regulate your emotions? Perhaps you're navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, OCD, or a major life transition while feeling overwhelmed or disconnected from yourself. I support teens, adults, and couples in understanding these patterns, strengthening emotional resilience, and creating meaningful, lasting change.
Struggling with a personal issue, life challenge, PTSD or CPTSD? If you are feeling anxious or depressed, dealing with relationship issues or work related stress, you should know Annette Poechman provides a supportive and safe, non-judgmental, and completely confidential environment for clients to explore their concerns.
Annette offers qualified psychotherapy and counselling for anxiety, depression, grief, relationships, work-related stress, and trauma/PTSD/CPTSD. If you are interested in therapy, but are unsure if you and Annette will be a good fit, send Annette a message and schedule a free 15-minute consultation.
Struggling with a personal issue, life challenge, PTSD or CPTSD? If you are feeling anxious or depressed, dealing with relationship issues or work related stress, you should know Annette Poechman provides a supportive and safe, non-judgmental, and completely confidential environment for clients to explore their concerns.
Annette offers qualified psychotherapy and counselling for anxiety, depression, grief, relationships, work-related stress, and trauma/PTSD/CPTSD. If you are interested in therapy, but are unsure if you and Annette will be a good fit, send Annette a message and schedule a free 15-minute consultation.
Many of us come to periods in our lives when we feel overwhelmed, confused or immobilized by our circumstances and our feelings. Or we reach a point in life when we know in our gut that something has to change, but we just don’t know where to begin. Doubt and negative self-talk can make us feel stuck. Sometimes we struggle with feelings of sadness, anger, shame or anxiety and can feel very alone in that struggle. Having a safe place to talk and a safe, non-judgmental person to talk to is key to healing and moving beyond the “stuck place”.
Many of us come to periods in our lives when we feel overwhelmed, confused or immobilized by our circumstances and our feelings. Or we reach a point in life when we know in our gut that something has to change, but we just don’t know where to begin. Doubt and negative self-talk can make us feel stuck. Sometimes we struggle with feelings of sadness, anger, shame or anxiety and can feel very alone in that struggle. Having a safe place to talk and a safe, non-judgmental person to talk to is key to healing and moving beyond the “stuck place”.
Do you find yourself stuck in the same painful relationship patterns, constantly questioning your worth, or feeling like you’re surviving rather than truly living? Perhaps you’ve spent years trying to understand why anxiety, people-pleasing, perfectionism, or emotional overwhelm continue to show up despite your best efforts to heal.
As a Christian psychotherapist, I specialize in helping adults heal from complex childhood trauma and attachment wounds using evidence-based approaches, including Attachment Theory and Internal Family Systems (IFS).
Do you find yourself stuck in the same painful relationship patterns, constantly questioning your worth, or feeling like you’re surviving rather than truly living? Perhaps you’ve spent years trying to understand why anxiety, people-pleasing, perfectionism, or emotional overwhelm continue to show up despite your best efforts to heal.
As a Christian psychotherapist, I specialize in helping adults heal from complex childhood trauma and attachment wounds using evidence-based approaches, including Attachment Theory and Internal Family Systems (IFS).
Do you find yourself feeling out of place, disconnected, or unsure of who you are no matter how much you try to adapt? You are someone who’s doing your best to adjust to life’s changes, but still find yourself overwhelmed, struggling to feel at home in your surroundings, and feeling alone in your experience. You may even wonder if things will ever feel “normal” again. But you’re ready to feel grounded. You’re ready to connect more deeply with yourself and your surroundings. Most of all, you are ready to feel like you belong, just as you are. I want to help you get there.
Do you find yourself feeling out of place, disconnected, or unsure of who you are no matter how much you try to adapt? You are someone who’s doing your best to adjust to life’s changes, but still find yourself overwhelmed, struggling to feel at home in your surroundings, and feeling alone in your experience. You may even wonder if things will ever feel “normal” again. But you’re ready to feel grounded. You’re ready to connect more deeply with yourself and your surroundings. Most of all, you are ready to feel like you belong, just as you are. I want to help you get there.
Are you feeling anxious, depressed or overwhelmed? Are you overthinking everything, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you? Perhaps you're navigating grief, separation, relationship challenges, trauma, pregnancy or postpartum, or a major life transition. You may know why you're struggling, but insight alone hasn't created change.
I work with adults to uncover the deeper patterns beneath anxiety, depression and emotional distress. Using experiential and body-centred approaches, we can to help you heal, build new skills and reconnect with yourself. Together we'll help you feel more grounded, aligned, resilient and at peace.
Are you feeling anxious, depressed or overwhelmed? Are you overthinking everything, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you? Perhaps you're navigating grief, separation, relationship challenges, trauma, pregnancy or postpartum, or a major life transition. You may know why you're struggling, but insight alone hasn't created change.
I work with adults to uncover the deeper patterns beneath anxiety, depression and emotional distress. Using experiential and body-centred approaches, we can to help you heal, build new skills and reconnect with yourself. Together we'll help you feel more grounded, aligned, resilient and at peace.
I work with adults navigating trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dissociation, anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), eating disorders, perfectionism, self-esteem concerns, identity questions, and relationship difficulties.
You may be feeling stuck in patterns that are confusing, painful, or hard to shift. I offer a collaborative, non-judgmental space to explore the deeper emotional and relational dynamics shaping your symptoms, sense of self, and relationships, while also working toward practical change in your daily life. My work is grounded in a psychodynamic approach, which I use as the primary framework for understanding each client’s history, attachment patterns, and inner world. From this foundation, I tailor evidence-based approaches to your goals and needs, including cognitive-behavioural therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy.
I work with adults navigating trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dissociation, anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), eating disorders, perfectionism, self-esteem concerns, identity questions, and relationship difficulties.
You may be feeling stuck in patterns that are confusing, painful, or hard to shift. I offer a collaborative, non-judgmental space to explore the deeper emotional and relational dynamics shaping your symptoms, sense of self, and relationships, while also working toward practical change in your daily life. My work is grounded in a psychodynamic approach, which I use as the primary framework for understanding each client’s history, attachment patterns, and inner world. From this foundation, I tailor evidence-based approaches to your goals and needs, including cognitive-behavioural therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy.
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If the following questions feel familiar, please know that help is within reach and you don’t have to face your challenges alone. Are you stuck in a doom spiral of "what if" thoughts? Feel like an imposter, a failure, or simply "not good enough"? Stuck in a toxic relationship, habit, pattern, or addiction? Personal and professional experiences have taught me that change is always possible and growth is inevitable. Counselling can teach you effective skills and help you increase emotional fortitude; find inner wisdom, clarity and peace; and create a life that feels more aligned with who you are.
Online booking available!
If the following questions feel familiar, please know that help is within reach and you don’t have to face your challenges alone. Are you stuck in a doom spiral of "what if" thoughts? Feel like an imposter, a failure, or simply "not good enough"? Stuck in a toxic relationship, habit, pattern, or addiction? Personal and professional experiences have taught me that change is always possible and growth is inevitable. Counselling can teach you effective skills and help you increase emotional fortitude; find inner wisdom, clarity and peace; and create a life that feels more aligned with who you are.
I provide individual, couples & family therapy to children, teens & adults. Are you feeling overwhelmed by work, school, caregiving responsibilities, relationship challenges or demands of everyday life? You may be struggling with stress, burnout, workplace conflict, academic pressures, difficult life decisions, relationship concerns/uncertainty about what comes next. Many of my clients are balancing competing personal, professional, academic & family responsibilities while trying to care for others and themselves. I can help you gain clarity, build coping skills, establish healthy boundaries & move forward with greater confidence.
I provide individual, couples & family therapy to children, teens & adults. Are you feeling overwhelmed by work, school, caregiving responsibilities, relationship challenges or demands of everyday life? You may be struggling with stress, burnout, workplace conflict, academic pressures, difficult life decisions, relationship concerns/uncertainty about what comes next. Many of my clients are balancing competing personal, professional, academic & family responsibilities while trying to care for others and themselves. I can help you gain clarity, build coping skills, establish healthy boundaries & move forward with greater confidence.
Have you been feeling overwhelmed, weighed down, confused by what you are feeling, attempting to manage intense emotions and don’t know how to cope? Have you been engaging in behaviours you’d like to change so you can live in alignment with your values? Have you been running out of hope? I am a registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist with over 10 years of experience providing individual therapy for trauma and stress-related disorders; depression; anxiety; emotion dysregulation; and complex mental health.
Have you been feeling overwhelmed, weighed down, confused by what you are feeling, attempting to manage intense emotions and don’t know how to cope? Have you been engaging in behaviours you’d like to change so you can live in alignment with your values? Have you been running out of hope? I am a registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist with over 10 years of experience providing individual therapy for trauma and stress-related disorders; depression; anxiety; emotion dysregulation; and complex mental health.
You may be navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, OCD, eating disorders, borderline personality disorder (BPD), or a major life transition while trying to understand why these challenges keep showing up.
Using evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), attachment-based, psychodynamic, and somatic therapies, we'll work together to better understand your experiences, regulate difficult emotions, improve relationships, and build the confidence.
You may be navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, OCD, eating disorders, borderline personality disorder (BPD), or a major life transition while trying to understand why these challenges keep showing up.
Using evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), attachment-based, psychodynamic, and somatic therapies, we'll work together to better understand your experiences, regulate difficult emotions, improve relationships, and build the confidence.
Valley Connections Child Life Therapists
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), BSc, MSc, RP, CCLS
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Hi! We are Meghan Cooze, Amiah Keresturi, and Heather Hardy, and we are Certified Child Life Specialists. We are trained to provide therapeutic support for children from birth to 18 years old. We each have Master's Degrees in Pediatric Psychosocial Care and we have several years of experience supporting children and their families through some of the most difficult times in their lives. Whether your child is experiencing a loss, divorce, a traumatic event, grief, or psychosocial issues such as anxiety or depression, we are trained to meet your child where they are, and build their resilience as they heal.
Hi! We are Meghan Cooze, Amiah Keresturi, and Heather Hardy, and we are Certified Child Life Specialists. We are trained to provide therapeutic support for children from birth to 18 years old. We each have Master's Degrees in Pediatric Psychosocial Care and we have several years of experience supporting children and their families through some of the most difficult times in their lives. Whether your child is experiencing a loss, divorce, a traumatic event, grief, or psychosocial issues such as anxiety or depression, we are trained to meet your child where they are, and build their resilience as they heal.
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What happens in therapy for eating disorders?
In therapy for eating disorders, patients typically describe their eating and exercise behaviors, their patterns of eating in relation to stress, their beliefs about their body, the ways their eating behavior affects their relationships, and their desire (or lack of it) to change. Such information helps the therapist understand the origins of the disorder and the role it plays in the patient’s life, important for guiding treatment. Attitudes and feelings about food and eating, body weight, and physical appearance are common topics of discussion throughout treatment.
What therapy types help with eating disorders?
Once any acute medical or psychiatric emergency is resolved, psychoactive medication is often prescribed, requiring the supervision of a psychiatrist. In addition, patients receive some form of nutritional counseling along with one or more forms of psychotherapy. For adolescents, family-based treatment is empirically validated and considered the first line of treatment; parents and their children meet weekly with a clinician as the adults are coached on how to nourish and psychologically support the young patient. Adults typically receive some form of individual psychotherapy, intended to resolve the cognitive and behavioral disturbances that underlie the disorder and to relieve the mood disturbances that accompany it. In addition, patients may also be helped by group therapy.
What is the goal of therapy for eating disorders?
The most immediate goal of treatment for eating disorders is to save the life of people who are on a path of starving themselves to death or engaging in eating patterns that are doing irreparable physical harm to their body. Once the acute medical danger is past, therapy is required to understand the nature of the disordered eating and/or exercise patterns, establish healthy eating behavior, and to tackle the many erroneous beliefs and distorted self-perceptions that underlie eating disorders and continue to pose a threat to health and life. Therapy also addresses the impaired mood that not only accompanies eating disorders but intensifies the danger to health and life.
What are the limitations of therapy for eating disorders?
Therapy can be very helpful for eating disorders—but that can happen only after people recognize they have a condition that must be treated. Especially with anorexia, the distortions in self-image that accompany the disorder can keep people from acknowledging they have a problem. Individuals may in fact see their eating disorder as a badge of self-control. Those with binge-eating disorder may feel too ashamed to seek help. Therapy cannot help those who do not avail themselves of it.
How long does therapy last for eating disorders?
Because of their complexity, recovery from eating disorders is usually a long-term process—measured in months and years— often marked by setbacks and relapse. Some form of help, such as individual or group therapy, may be advisable for much of that time. It is a general rule of thumb that the longer the illness has endured and the dysregulated eating behavior has taken root, the longer treatment is likely to be needed.