Trauma Focused Therapists in Barrie, ON
SOS Transformation Services Inc | Life Coaching
Registered Social Worker, MSW RSW, CLC
1 Endorsed
Online Only
You desire more from life, but have no idea how to achieve it. You want to grow into a better version of yourself, but the change you desire seems so gigantic, that you sometimes think it’s impossible. Your past, limiting beliefs about yourself, lack of tools, structures, motivation, maps and accountability are keeping you STUCK. You hate it, but have no idea how to get out of this rut of stagnation, and you sometimes feel like giving up. It's likely that you've even tried-several times-to change, but you keep ending up in the same place, only now, you're even more discouraged.
You desire more from life, but have no idea how to achieve it. You want to grow into a better version of yourself, but the change you desire seems so gigantic, that you sometimes think it’s impossible. Your past, limiting beliefs about yourself, lack of tools, structures, motivation, maps and accountability are keeping you STUCK. You hate it, but have no idea how to get out of this rut of stagnation, and you sometimes feel like giving up. It's likely that you've even tried-several times-to change, but you keep ending up in the same place, only now, you're even more discouraged.
With a background in social work and education, I specialize in supporting individuals navigating school systems and couples facing relationship challenges. I bring personal and professional experience in education, including expertise in supporting families and individuals with autism, helping parents advocate for their children and understand their rights. I also support couples in rebuilding connection, improving communication, and working through conflict in a respectful, collaborative space. Whether you're facing challenges at home or in the classroom, I’m here to help you feel heard, empowered, and supported.
With a background in social work and education, I specialize in supporting individuals navigating school systems and couples facing relationship challenges. I bring personal and professional experience in education, including expertise in supporting families and individuals with autism, helping parents advocate for their children and understand their rights. I also support couples in rebuilding connection, improving communication, and working through conflict in a respectful, collaborative space. Whether you're facing challenges at home or in the classroom, I’m here to help you feel heard, empowered, and supported.
Therapy isn’t about fixing you; you’re not broken. It’s about understanding yourself, healing past wounds and creating meaningful change. As a trauma-informed therapist, I offer a safe, nonjudgmental space for you to feel seen, heard and supported.
My person-centered, evidence-based approach begins with helping you feel safe and grounded in your body so you can regulate emotions, reduce anxiety, and manage stress. Together, we navigate challenges, strengthen relationships, build on strengths, and work toward both short- and long-term goals.
Therapy isn’t about fixing you; you’re not broken. It’s about understanding yourself, healing past wounds and creating meaningful change. As a trauma-informed therapist, I offer a safe, nonjudgmental space for you to feel seen, heard and supported.
My person-centered, evidence-based approach begins with helping you feel safe and grounded in your body so you can regulate emotions, reduce anxiety, and manage stress. Together, we navigate challenges, strengthen relationships, build on strengths, and work toward both short- and long-term goals.
Listen, I know that reaching out for therapy can be incredibly challenging and overwhelming. I am here to guide you through the process every step of the way and meet you wherever you are on your journey. I assure you that my practice provides a safe, comfortable, validating and non-judgmental space. I take a strengths-based approach, empowering you and building the confidence necessary to handle life challenges, achieve goals, enhance your quality of life and become the best version of yourself. I believe everyone has the potential to heal and the resiliency to bounce back from trauma.
Listen, I know that reaching out for therapy can be incredibly challenging and overwhelming. I am here to guide you through the process every step of the way and meet you wherever you are on your journey. I assure you that my practice provides a safe, comfortable, validating and non-judgmental space. I take a strengths-based approach, empowering you and building the confidence necessary to handle life challenges, achieve goals, enhance your quality of life and become the best version of yourself. I believe everyone has the potential to heal and the resiliency to bounce back from trauma.
Do you often put others’ needs ahead of your own? Are you feeling overwhelmed by a major life transition or the weight of grief and loss? As a Registered Psychotherapist, I offer collaborative, comprehensive care tailored specifically to you. Together, we can create a path toward meaningful growth and healing—empowering you to move forward with resilience and clarity.
Do you often put others’ needs ahead of your own? Are you feeling overwhelmed by a major life transition or the weight of grief and loss? As a Registered Psychotherapist, I offer collaborative, comprehensive care tailored specifically to you. Together, we can create a path toward meaningful growth and healing—empowering you to move forward with resilience and clarity.
Emily Simms
Registered Psychotherapist, BA, MA, RP
2 Endorsed
Barrie, ON L4M
Waitlist for new clients
I am a Registered Psychotherapist and have completed my Masters of Counselling Psychology. For several years, I have supported clients of all ages by providing a judgement free space to grow, build coping tools, and explore who you are. I am a Neurodiversity affirming Autism Clinical Specialist and I work from a strengths-based approach, uncovering each individual's unique strengths and helping empower them to achieve their goals.
I am a Registered Psychotherapist and have completed my Masters of Counselling Psychology. For several years, I have supported clients of all ages by providing a judgement free space to grow, build coping tools, and explore who you are. I am a Neurodiversity affirming Autism Clinical Specialist and I work from a strengths-based approach, uncovering each individual's unique strengths and helping empower them to achieve their goals.
Helping professionals and organizations manage stress, prevent burnout, and build resilience at work and in life. Even the most capable professionals can reach a breaking point. Long hours, workplace stress, or organizational crises can leave you feeling drained, anxious, or disconnected from what matters most — at work and at home. If pressure is affecting your focus, leadership, or team, you don’t have to face it alone. Support is available for both individuals and organizations navigating challenging moments.
Helping professionals and organizations manage stress, prevent burnout, and build resilience at work and in life. Even the most capable professionals can reach a breaking point. Long hours, workplace stress, or organizational crises can leave you feeling drained, anxious, or disconnected from what matters most — at work and at home. If pressure is affecting your focus, leadership, or team, you don’t have to face it alone. Support is available for both individuals and organizations navigating challenging moments.
If you are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to manage stress, emotions, or ongoing challenges in your life, therapy can offer a space to slow things down and gain clarity. I work with youth and adults supporting anxiety, depression, workplace burnout, men’s mental health, and concerns related to identity and self worth.
If you are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to manage stress, emotions, or ongoing challenges in your life, therapy can offer a space to slow things down and gain clarity. I work with youth and adults supporting anxiety, depression, workplace burnout, men’s mental health, and concerns related to identity and self worth.
Do you find yourself repeating the same patterns in your relationship? or do you feel stuck in a cycle of behaviour? Our responses to experiences, and subsequent development of mechanisms to protect against future harms, can have a significant impact on our cognitive, behavioural, and emotional well-being. I provide a safe and judgement-free space for you to explore your past experiences, individual patterns, relationship patterns, and goals for the future. Each client is unique, with unique needs, and as such, I aim to tailor the therapeutic process accordingly to ensure your individual needs are met.
Do you find yourself repeating the same patterns in your relationship? or do you feel stuck in a cycle of behaviour? Our responses to experiences, and subsequent development of mechanisms to protect against future harms, can have a significant impact on our cognitive, behavioural, and emotional well-being. I provide a safe and judgement-free space for you to explore your past experiences, individual patterns, relationship patterns, and goals for the future. Each client is unique, with unique needs, and as such, I aim to tailor the therapeutic process accordingly to ensure your individual needs are met.
Have you been feeling "stuck" or not "yourself"? Or maybe you are finding past experiences are affecting how you feel in the present? Has anxiety/depression been challenging to cope with? If you are reading this, it would seem you are considering taking the step towards working through what you are struggling with. I would be happy to help support you! I offer a safe, non - judgmental, easy going environment where you can express yourself freely. I can help you establish what your goals are for therapy and from there, help guide you towards success in those goals.
Have you been feeling "stuck" or not "yourself"? Or maybe you are finding past experiences are affecting how you feel in the present? Has anxiety/depression been challenging to cope with? If you are reading this, it would seem you are considering taking the step towards working through what you are struggling with. I would be happy to help support you! I offer a safe, non - judgmental, easy going environment where you can express yourself freely. I can help you establish what your goals are for therapy and from there, help guide you towards success in those goals.
Feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma, or PTSD? Stuck or weighed down by life’s challenges? We’re here to support you. Our practice provides a safe, compassionate, and non-judgmental space to explore your experiences and emotions. Whether you’re navigating trauma, PTSD, relationship issues, self-doubt, depression, or work–life balance, we offer client-centered coaching and psychotherapy. Together, we’ll build clarity, confidence, and healthier coping skills so you can heal, grow, and move forward with renewed purpose and well-being.
Feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma, or PTSD? Stuck or weighed down by life’s challenges? We’re here to support you. Our practice provides a safe, compassionate, and non-judgmental space to explore your experiences and emotions. Whether you’re navigating trauma, PTSD, relationship issues, self-doubt, depression, or work–life balance, we offer client-centered coaching and psychotherapy. Together, we’ll build clarity, confidence, and healthier coping skills so you can heal, grow, and move forward with renewed purpose and well-being.
You feel trapped in a cycle you can’t break. Every day feels like a battle just to keep your head above water. You’re exhausted, juggling the weight of your thoughts and the pull of your addiction, and it feels like no one truly understands. You’ve tried to stop before—tried to feel better—but the shame keeps pulling you back. Relationships feel strained, like you’re losing the people closest to you. You hide behind a mask because showing how much you’re hurting seems impossible. You just want relief, to feel like yourself again, but it feels so far away. I get it.
You feel trapped in a cycle you can’t break. Every day feels like a battle just to keep your head above water. You’re exhausted, juggling the weight of your thoughts and the pull of your addiction, and it feels like no one truly understands. You’ve tried to stop before—tried to feel better—but the shame keeps pulling you back. Relationships feel strained, like you’re losing the people closest to you. You hide behind a mask because showing how much you’re hurting seems impossible. You just want relief, to feel like yourself again, but it feels so far away. I get it.
Children and teens communicate in many ways—through words, movement, art, and play. I create a safe, warm, and creative space where young people can explore their feelings, build emotional resilience, and develop healthier ways of coping. I specialize in working with children and adolescents who are navigating anxiety, depression, emotional regulation challenges, trauma, school difficulties, and family stress. My approach is grounded in the belief that every child has an inner capacity for healing. I meet clients where they are developmentally and emotionally, using engaging, evidence-based, and experiential methods.
Children and teens communicate in many ways—through words, movement, art, and play. I create a safe, warm, and creative space where young people can explore their feelings, build emotional resilience, and develop healthier ways of coping. I specialize in working with children and adolescents who are navigating anxiety, depression, emotional regulation challenges, trauma, school difficulties, and family stress. My approach is grounded in the belief that every child has an inner capacity for healing. I meet clients where they are developmentally and emotionally, using engaging, evidence-based, and experiential methods.
You were born to make a difference in the lives of others. You show up at work ready change the lives of your clients. You know the value of therapy and you're proud of what you've achieved. By the end of the day you're exhausted. You've heard things that would make anyone's hair stand on end. You feel emotionally drained and you're wondering if you're up to the task of helping your clients reach their goals. Secretly you're wondering if your clients will ever get better. It makes you feel concerned that you don't have what it takes. You do, you need the right place to get the support you need to continue supporting others.
You were born to make a difference in the lives of others. You show up at work ready change the lives of your clients. You know the value of therapy and you're proud of what you've achieved. By the end of the day you're exhausted. You've heard things that would make anyone's hair stand on end. You feel emotionally drained and you're wondering if you're up to the task of helping your clients reach their goals. Secretly you're wondering if your clients will ever get better. It makes you feel concerned that you don't have what it takes. You do, you need the right place to get the support you need to continue supporting others.
Anxiety, Panic, Obsessive Thoughts - these experiences can make you feel helpless and alone. Having provided counselling and therapy for over 12 years, I have seen how common the experience of having “anxiety about the anxiety” is. I am passionate about helping people to understand how anxiety/mood issues operate, the grip they form on you, and how to begin to heal. I am also dedicated to helping those who suspect they are struggling with a narcissist in their life. I strive to help clients understand how this negative pattern of behaviour is impacting them and how to start protecting themselves.
Anxiety, Panic, Obsessive Thoughts - these experiences can make you feel helpless and alone. Having provided counselling and therapy for over 12 years, I have seen how common the experience of having “anxiety about the anxiety” is. I am passionate about helping people to understand how anxiety/mood issues operate, the grip they form on you, and how to begin to heal. I am also dedicated to helping those who suspect they are struggling with a narcissist in their life. I strive to help clients understand how this negative pattern of behaviour is impacting them and how to start protecting themselves.
Are you bothered by sticky intrusive thoughts? Rituals that you can’t resist doing? Living with constant fears and worries? Maybe there was a traumatic event that is keeping you stuck in the past. Living with anxiety, OCD or trauma can feel isolating and overwhelming. At Grounded Minds, we are a team of skilled therapists that specialize in anxiety disorders, OCD and trauma/PTSD. People come to us looking for ways to manage distressing emotions like anxiety, dread, fear, or doubt. Let's work together to kick anxiety out of the driver's seat and get you back to living securely in the present.
Are you bothered by sticky intrusive thoughts? Rituals that you can’t resist doing? Living with constant fears and worries? Maybe there was a traumatic event that is keeping you stuck in the past. Living with anxiety, OCD or trauma can feel isolating and overwhelming. At Grounded Minds, we are a team of skilled therapists that specialize in anxiety disorders, OCD and trauma/PTSD. People come to us looking for ways to manage distressing emotions like anxiety, dread, fear, or doubt. Let's work together to kick anxiety out of the driver's seat and get you back to living securely in the present.
As a dedicated and compassionate therapist offering a warm, client-centered approach, I provide a supportive space where individuals can explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences without judgment.
I work with clients facing concerns such as anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem issues, life transitions, and everyday stress. Whether you're a young person learning to manage overwhelming emotions or an adult seeking clarity and healing, I tailor therapy to meet you where you are.
As a dedicated and compassionate therapist offering a warm, client-centered approach, I provide a supportive space where individuals can explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences without judgment.
I work with clients facing concerns such as anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem issues, life transitions, and everyday stress. Whether you're a young person learning to manage overwhelming emotions or an adult seeking clarity and healing, I tailor therapy to meet you where you are.
Navigating life's transitions can feel overwhelming, especially when they effect the most tender parts of our identity and relationships. I specialize in supporting women and couples through challenges such as infertility, pregnancy loss, postpartum transitions, PCOS, and endometriosis. These experiences can impact not only mental health, but also your sense of self, partnership, and overall well-being.
Navigating life's transitions can feel overwhelming, especially when they effect the most tender parts of our identity and relationships. I specialize in supporting women and couples through challenges such as infertility, pregnancy loss, postpartum transitions, PCOS, and endometriosis. These experiences can impact not only mental health, but also your sense of self, partnership, and overall well-being.
Many of the women and parents I work with come to me feeling overwhelmed—by the mental load of motherhood, perinatal transitions, birth trauma, ADHD, or the strain that stress places on their relationships. They want to feel grounded again, to reconnect with who they are, and to parent in a way that feels calmer, more aligned, and less reactive. Above all, they want relief: more ease in their days, more clarity in their minds, and the confidence that they’re not “failing”—they’re simply navigating something deeply human and deeply demanding. I’m here to walk alongside you as you heal, grow, and reconnect with yourself.
Many of the women and parents I work with come to me feeling overwhelmed—by the mental load of motherhood, perinatal transitions, birth trauma, ADHD, or the strain that stress places on their relationships. They want to feel grounded again, to reconnect with who they are, and to parent in a way that feels calmer, more aligned, and less reactive. Above all, they want relief: more ease in their days, more clarity in their minds, and the confidence that they’re not “failing”—they’re simply navigating something deeply human and deeply demanding. I’m here to walk alongside you as you heal, grow, and reconnect with yourself.
Through my own lived experiences, I’ve come to see that we are all more resilient and stronger than we realize. Here, you are welcome exactly as you are, whether that brings tears, laughter, silence, or uncertainty. You are seen first as a human being beyond any diagnosis, identity, or circumstance. I have a special interest working with individuals who struggle with depression, anxiety, trauma, self-esteem concerns, neurodivergence, or feeling weighed down by life’s challenges. I’m here to listen, support, and walk alongside you with care. You don’t have to face this alone, and together we can find a way forward!
Through my own lived experiences, I’ve come to see that we are all more resilient and stronger than we realize. Here, you are welcome exactly as you are, whether that brings tears, laughter, silence, or uncertainty. You are seen first as a human being beyond any diagnosis, identity, or circumstance. I have a special interest working with individuals who struggle with depression, anxiety, trauma, self-esteem concerns, neurodivergence, or feeling weighed down by life’s challenges. I’m here to listen, support, and walk alongside you with care. You don’t have to face this alone, and together we can find a way forward!
