Emotionally Focused Therapists in Brantford, ON
Dr. Jodie Lockey-Duesling Neurodivergent Soul Doctor
Registered Social Worker, DCP, MACP, BA, RSW
7 Endorsed
Online Only
Discover your path to freedom and peace! I have created cutting edge, innovative and holistic healing methods and have a passion working with women and hormonal imbalance. I support you in navigating internal healing practices by addressing inner child wounds, attachment injury, outdated core beliefs, and releasing stagnant emotions and trauma in the body by utilizing specialized and integrative approaches: shadow work, somatic experiencing, EMDR, neural priming, trauma yoga, neuroplasticity, emotion coding, parts work, hypnotherapy and soul work.
Discover your path to freedom and peace! I have created cutting edge, innovative and holistic healing methods and have a passion working with women and hormonal imbalance. I support you in navigating internal healing practices by addressing inner child wounds, attachment injury, outdated core beliefs, and releasing stagnant emotions and trauma in the body by utilizing specialized and integrative approaches: shadow work, somatic experiencing, EMDR, neural priming, trauma yoga, neuroplasticity, emotion coding, parts work, hypnotherapy and soul work.
Using Emotion-Focused Therapy ( EFT), I guide partners toward deeper understanding and stronger emotional bonds.
I also work with individuals facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and work-related stress. My approach is trauma-informed and client-centered, often drawing on Internal Family Systems (IFS) to help people heal the parts of themselves that carry pain or keep them feeling stuck.
Using Emotion-Focused Therapy ( EFT), I guide partners toward deeper understanding and stronger emotional bonds.
I also work with individuals facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and work-related stress. My approach is trauma-informed and client-centered, often drawing on Internal Family Systems (IFS) to help people heal the parts of themselves that carry pain or keep them feeling stuck.
I am a Master of Social Work–trained psychotherapist specializing in Indigenous mental health and wellness.
I hold an Honours Bachelor of Indigenous Social Work from Laurentian University (cum laude) and a Master of Social Work with a specialization in Indigenous Field of Study from Wilfrid Laurier University. I am currently completing my PhD at Queen’s University in Cultural Studies, with research focused on working with Indigenous men diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and related umbrella diagnoses.
I am a Master of Social Work–trained psychotherapist specializing in Indigenous mental health and wellness.
I hold an Honours Bachelor of Indigenous Social Work from Laurentian University (cum laude) and a Master of Social Work with a specialization in Indigenous Field of Study from Wilfrid Laurier University. I am currently completing my PhD at Queen’s University in Cultural Studies, with research focused on working with Indigenous men diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and related umbrella diagnoses.
I am a ON and NL Registered Social Worker who is passionate about working alongside individuals who may be feeling "stuck", trapped, or living with a sense of uncertainty. I work from a values and strength based model of practice, providing a safe space for you to explore your thoughts, emotions, body sensations and any struggles that may be getting in the way of living a meaningful life (defined by you). I provide customized treatment sessions-ensuring that we work together to reach your goals, desires and needs. You are on a journey of self-reflection and we will work towards self-compassion/personal clarity.
I am a ON and NL Registered Social Worker who is passionate about working alongside individuals who may be feeling "stuck", trapped, or living with a sense of uncertainty. I work from a values and strength based model of practice, providing a safe space for you to explore your thoughts, emotions, body sensations and any struggles that may be getting in the way of living a meaningful life (defined by you). I provide customized treatment sessions-ensuring that we work together to reach your goals, desires and needs. You are on a journey of self-reflection and we will work towards self-compassion/personal clarity.
You don’t have to go through this alone. Healing begins when you feel truly seen, heard, and supported.
I’m Ruth Greenspan (she/her), a Registered Social Worker with over 37 years of experience supporting teens, adults, couples, families, and first responders. I specialize in trauma, PTSD, grief, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges, offering therapy that is compassionate, collaborative, and grounded in respect.
I also provide clinical supervision for therapists, offering supportive, reflective, and ethically grounded guidance informed by decades of practice.
You don’t have to go through this alone. Healing begins when you feel truly seen, heard, and supported.
I’m Ruth Greenspan (she/her), a Registered Social Worker with over 37 years of experience supporting teens, adults, couples, families, and first responders. I specialize in trauma, PTSD, grief, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges, offering therapy that is compassionate, collaborative, and grounded in respect.
I also provide clinical supervision for therapists, offering supportive, reflective, and ethically grounded guidance informed by decades of practice.
Do you feel alone and discouraged in our relationship. The person you looked to for strength and joy has become a source of stress, hurt and disconnection. You feel like yu have tried everything but nothing has changed.
Talking is not working it escalates into fight, flight or freeze reactions.
If you feel stuck and need a change in your relationship you have come to the right place. With some help you and your partner can discover new ways to feel connected, safe and happy in your relationship
Do you feel alone and discouraged in our relationship. The person you looked to for strength and joy has become a source of stress, hurt and disconnection. You feel like yu have tried everything but nothing has changed.
Talking is not working it escalates into fight, flight or freeze reactions.
If you feel stuck and need a change in your relationship you have come to the right place. With some help you and your partner can discover new ways to feel connected, safe and happy in your relationship
I draw on Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed approaches, (DBT), (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Interventions and ( EFT) for couples.
Are you struggling with substance use, relationships, or feeling stuck? With experience supporting clients facing anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, and co-occurring challenges, I take a holistic, trauma-informed, and IFS-informed approach that considers the whole person; mind, body, and emotions. I create a safe and compassionate space where clients can connect with their inner strengths, explore their experiences, and build lasting resilience.
I draw on Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed approaches, (DBT), (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Interventions and ( EFT) for couples.
Are you struggling with substance use, relationships, or feeling stuck? With experience supporting clients facing anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, and co-occurring challenges, I take a holistic, trauma-informed, and IFS-informed approach that considers the whole person; mind, body, and emotions. I create a safe and compassionate space where clients can connect with their inner strengths, explore their experiences, and build lasting resilience.
Are you feeling stuck in cycles of stress, substance use, or challenging relationships? Do you want to regain clarity, balance, and self-compassion while navigating life’s transitions? I’m Kate Scott (she/her), a Registered Social Worker and PhD student with over 15 years of experience supporting adults and families through mental health challenges, substance use, relationships, and life changes. I provide a compassionate, nonjudgmental space where we work together to help you feel stronger, more grounded, and more connected to yourself and those you care about.
Are you feeling stuck in cycles of stress, substance use, or challenging relationships? Do you want to regain clarity, balance, and self-compassion while navigating life’s transitions? I’m Kate Scott (she/her), a Registered Social Worker and PhD student with over 15 years of experience supporting adults and families through mental health challenges, substance use, relationships, and life changes. I provide a compassionate, nonjudgmental space where we work together to help you feel stronger, more grounded, and more connected to yourself and those you care about.
I am committed to helping clients build resilience and create a value-driven life. I believe in nurturing self-compassion and developing skills to engage with and overcome struggles. This happens through validation, exploration, and challenge and building a trusting, open relationship with my clients. My clients are experiencing anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, relational challenges, behavioral issues, ADHD, and coping with daily life. I specialize in supporting teens, young adults, families, and adults, in a safe, inclusive, and relaxed environment. This means a therapeutic space that is warm, welcoming, and affirming.
I am committed to helping clients build resilience and create a value-driven life. I believe in nurturing self-compassion and developing skills to engage with and overcome struggles. This happens through validation, exploration, and challenge and building a trusting, open relationship with my clients. My clients are experiencing anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, relational challenges, behavioral issues, ADHD, and coping with daily life. I specialize in supporting teens, young adults, families, and adults, in a safe, inclusive, and relaxed environment. This means a therapeutic space that is warm, welcoming, and affirming.
Have you been feeling hurt, misunderstood or that your needs are not being met? Do you believe you should be able to handle everything on your own, because you don’t want to bother the people around you or in your experience relying on others has often led to disappointment? While I understand your reluctance about leaning on someone, I believe the first step to healing, often means asking for a fresh perspective and support. This work is personal to me. I want to normalize seeking support for mental health and reducing the stigma around it. You don’t have to be in a crisis to begin therapy, everyday minor stressors are enough.
Have you been feeling hurt, misunderstood or that your needs are not being met? Do you believe you should be able to handle everything on your own, because you don’t want to bother the people around you or in your experience relying on others has often led to disappointment? While I understand your reluctance about leaning on someone, I believe the first step to healing, often means asking for a fresh perspective and support. This work is personal to me. I want to normalize seeking support for mental health and reducing the stigma around it. You don’t have to be in a crisis to begin therapy, everyday minor stressors are enough.
I enjoy working alongside Gen Z and Millennials who are navigating their identities, relationships, and life's challenges in a world that often feels overwhelming. My approach to care is person-centered, affirming, and non-pathologizing, as I hope to create safe spaces to bring your whole self to session.
People-pleasing behaviours, perfectionism, shame, guilt, or a disconnect from your authentic self are some of the concepts I have experience tackling collaboratively.
I enjoy working alongside Gen Z and Millennials who are navigating their identities, relationships, and life's challenges in a world that often feels overwhelming. My approach to care is person-centered, affirming, and non-pathologizing, as I hope to create safe spaces to bring your whole self to session.
People-pleasing behaviours, perfectionism, shame, guilt, or a disconnect from your authentic self are some of the concepts I have experience tackling collaboratively.
The Wellness Hive + Inc | Gabriella Iannetti
Registered Social Worker, BA, MSW, RSW
9 Endorsed
Brantford, ON N3T
At The Wellness Hive, healing happens in connection. Our team of compassionate therapists offers a safe, inclusive space where clients feel seen, supported, and understood. Whether you’re navigating stress, anxiety, burnout, grief, relationships, or life transitions, we walk alongside you with warmth and expertise. We also provide dyadic and individual clinical supervision for therapists seeking growth. Together, we help clients and clinicians build the insight, skills, and connections needed to heal, grow, and thrive.
At The Wellness Hive, healing happens in connection. Our team of compassionate therapists offers a safe, inclusive space where clients feel seen, supported, and understood. Whether you’re navigating stress, anxiety, burnout, grief, relationships, or life transitions, we walk alongside you with warmth and expertise. We also provide dyadic and individual clinical supervision for therapists seeking growth. Together, we help clients and clinicians build the insight, skills, and connections needed to heal, grow, and thrive.
Welcome! I’m Lorraine, a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience. I support clients navigating challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, stress, self-esteem, relationships, parenting, life transitions, and grief.
I believe healing happens when people feel safe, understood, and supported. Clients often notice relief, greater emotional calm, clearer thinking, and over time, improved coping, communication, and confidence in managing life’s challenges.
Welcome! I’m Lorraine, a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience. I support clients navigating challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, stress, self-esteem, relationships, parenting, life transitions, and grief.
I believe healing happens when people feel safe, understood, and supported. Clients often notice relief, greater emotional calm, clearer thinking, and over time, improved coping, communication, and confidence in managing life’s challenges.
If you haven't been feeling yourself, for any reason, you can benefit from seeing me, I am a psychotherapist and naturopathic doctor. I take a holistic approach to your care, to promote mental, emotional and physical well-being for all my patients. We will work together to better help you understand and manage the physical and psychological effects of some disorders: anxiety, depression, stress, behavioural and relationship issues.
If you haven't been feeling yourself, for any reason, you can benefit from seeing me, I am a psychotherapist and naturopathic doctor. I take a holistic approach to your care, to promote mental, emotional and physical well-being for all my patients. We will work together to better help you understand and manage the physical and psychological effects of some disorders: anxiety, depression, stress, behavioural and relationship issues.
Currently accepting virtual clients. I work with children, adolescents, adults, and families navigating the impacts of trauma, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and life transitions. Many of the clients I support are coping with big feelings, behavioural challenges, or relationship stress that feel confusing or hard to manage. My approach is warm, client-centered, and trauma-informed, with a strong focus on creating safety, trust, and connection.
Currently accepting virtual clients. I work with children, adolescents, adults, and families navigating the impacts of trauma, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and life transitions. Many of the clients I support are coping with big feelings, behavioural challenges, or relationship stress that feel confusing or hard to manage. My approach is warm, client-centered, and trauma-informed, with a strong focus on creating safety, trust, and connection.
Evening and weekend appointments available- Are you feeling overwhelmed by growing stress in your relationships, at work and in the world? Are you noticing challenges with focus and concentration, and being meaningfully present and engaged in your daily life and relationships? If this sounds familiar, you've found the right therapist! I am passionate about helping you sort through the challenges and uncertainty that you are facing in your life and relationships, and working together to find clarity and confidence.
Evening and weekend appointments available- Are you feeling overwhelmed by growing stress in your relationships, at work and in the world? Are you noticing challenges with focus and concentration, and being meaningfully present and engaged in your daily life and relationships? If this sounds familiar, you've found the right therapist! I am passionate about helping you sort through the challenges and uncertainty that you are facing in your life and relationships, and working together to find clarity and confidence.
I provide psychotherapy for individuals who may be dealing with a variety of issues and concerns. Whether its something new you are experiencing or something you have been struggling with your whole life, we can work through it together. I believe in equality across all clients and building a therapeutic relationship around that. No issue is seen as less important or not as severe as another. I am a therapist who uses a client-centered approach to the counselling relationship. I believe in working together with my clients toward a common goal using a variety of strategies and techniques that would best suit their individual needs.
I provide psychotherapy for individuals who may be dealing with a variety of issues and concerns. Whether its something new you are experiencing or something you have been struggling with your whole life, we can work through it together. I believe in equality across all clients and building a therapeutic relationship around that. No issue is seen as less important or not as severe as another. I am a therapist who uses a client-centered approach to the counselling relationship. I believe in working together with my clients toward a common goal using a variety of strategies and techniques that would best suit their individual needs.
EMDR Certified Consultant, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Certified Trauma Therapist, Dialectic Behaviour Therapy, Certified Psychedelic Assisted Therapist and Integration Specialist, Emotionally Focused Couple Therapist
“Don’t confuse what you had to do to survive with who you truly are or what you’re capable of achieving.”
If you’re looking for a safe, validating space to explore your thoughts and emotions, I’m here to help. I specialize in trauma-focused therapy, supporting clients through eating disorders, anxiety, depression, OCD, BPD, sexual trauma, and more. I also offer psychedelic integration and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy thru SAP to help process transformative experiences. Welcoming clients from all walks of life, I believe a strong therapeutic relationship is key to healing and achieving your goals.
EMDR Certified Consultant, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Certified Trauma Therapist, Dialectic Behaviour Therapy, Certified Psychedelic Assisted Therapist and Integration Specialist, Emotionally Focused Couple Therapist
“Don’t confuse what you had to do to survive with who you truly are or what you’re capable of achieving.”
If you’re looking for a safe, validating space to explore your thoughts and emotions, I’m here to help. I specialize in trauma-focused therapy, supporting clients through eating disorders, anxiety, depression, OCD, BPD, sexual trauma, and more. I also offer psychedelic integration and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy thru SAP to help process transformative experiences. Welcoming clients from all walks of life, I believe a strong therapeutic relationship is key to healing and achieving your goals.
You might be feeling stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected from yourself, or exhausted from carrying so much internally. I work with adults navigating anxiety, depression, complex trauma, and patterns that leave them feeling emotionally drained, disconnected, or hard on themselves. Many people I work with appear "fine" on the outside while struggling quietly underneath.
You might be feeling stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected from yourself, or exhausted from carrying so much internally. I work with adults navigating anxiety, depression, complex trauma, and patterns that leave them feeling emotionally drained, disconnected, or hard on themselves. Many people I work with appear "fine" on the outside while struggling quietly underneath.
Julie Moore at Mindful Path Counselling
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
2 Endorsed
Brantford, ON N3R
If you find yourself struggling day to day, feeling stressed and overwhelmed or feeling stuck, here, you will find guidance and support. My practice is grounded in eco-social work, which recognizes the interconnectedness of individuals, communities, and the environment. This perspective informs my holistic approach to therapy, emphasizing the importance of context in understanding and addressing mental health challenges. As a member of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, I am dedicated to fostering a warm, open, and non-judgmental space where clients can freely explore their thoughts and emotions.
If you find yourself struggling day to day, feeling stressed and overwhelmed or feeling stuck, here, you will find guidance and support. My practice is grounded in eco-social work, which recognizes the interconnectedness of individuals, communities, and the environment. This perspective informs my holistic approach to therapy, emphasizing the importance of context in understanding and addressing mental health challenges. As a member of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, I am dedicated to fostering a warm, open, and non-judgmental space where clients can freely explore their thoughts and emotions.
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Who is emotionally focused therapy for?
Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) is for couples who are emotionally distressed, stuck in an unsatisfying relationship pattern or feeling deeply alienated. They may even believe the relationship is beyond repair. Very often, the partners display intense anger, fear, grief, loss of trust, or a sense of betrayal in the relationship. In addition, EFT is helpful to couples and individuals who have difficulty expressing emotions and those who have trouble regulating emotions.
Why do people need emotionally focused therapy?
People need emotionally focused therapy because the need for others is built into the brain, but the pressures of daily life can erode feelings of love, and couples often do not have the skills to find their way back to the comfort of each other. Instead, they may be stuck in repetitive patterns of anger, fear, grief, loss of trust, or a sense of betrayal. Emotionally focused therapy regards such strong negative feelings as expressions of protest over the loss of connection and turns them into pathways of reconnection.
What happens in emotionally focused therapy?
Over the course of eight to 20 weekly sessions, couples de-escalate their negative emotional reactivity to one another so that they can listen to each other and be responsive to each other’s needs. Then the deep emotional and physical bond is restored, giving partners a sense of comfort and security, which they can use to solve whatever problems come their way. The therapist plays an active role, helping partners understand how anger and withdrawal are actually misguided cries for connection.
What problems does emotionally focused therapy treat?
EFT is designed to help couples stuck in dysfunctional relationship patterns regain closeness and rebuild their relationship. Typically, such couples experience considerable distress, with partners feeling alienated and distrustful of one another, not certain their relationship can survive. EFT is also helpful to individuals experiencing attachment-related fears of loss; it helps them learn to use their fears as a way of eliciting the closeness they desire.