Self Esteem Therapists in Burlington, ON
Sylvia Piedrahita Therapy
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, OCT, MA, MEd
1 Endorsed
Burlington, ON L7N
Hi! I'm Sylvia. I work with Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC), first generation Canadians reconciling immigrant parental values versus Canadian ones, bicultural couples, anxiety and trauma, specifically complex post traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). I also work with teachers who are burnt out or dealing with compassion fatigue.
Hi! I'm Sylvia. I work with Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC), first generation Canadians reconciling immigrant parental values versus Canadian ones, bicultural couples, anxiety and trauma, specifically complex post traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). I also work with teachers who are burnt out or dealing with compassion fatigue.
Working from the backdrop of Narrative Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, I have a strong background focusing on healthy relationships, including, addressing abuse, improving respect and communication and managing conflict. I am equally comfortable working individually or with couples and pride myself on my dynamic style of communication and versatility. In addition to my extensive background in relationship work, I am skilled at working with issues surrounding anger, trauma, anxiety, depression and addictions.
Working from the backdrop of Narrative Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, I have a strong background focusing on healthy relationships, including, addressing abuse, improving respect and communication and managing conflict. I am equally comfortable working individually or with couples and pride myself on my dynamic style of communication and versatility. In addition to my extensive background in relationship work, I am skilled at working with issues surrounding anger, trauma, anxiety, depression and addictions.
Are you struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma or fears? Are you finding it difficult to cope with your day-to-day challenges; struggling with large life changes or decisions; or feeling stress related to serious medical issues or chronic pain? Do you feel that your current life difficulties are due to early life trauma? You may know that you are a Spiritual being having a human experience, but that human experience can be very difficult. I believe that we are each a whole mind, body and spirit, and that as we become consciously aware of our thoughts and feelings and their origins, these become more peaceful.
Are you struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma or fears? Are you finding it difficult to cope with your day-to-day challenges; struggling with large life changes or decisions; or feeling stress related to serious medical issues or chronic pain? Do you feel that your current life difficulties are due to early life trauma? You may know that you are a Spiritual being having a human experience, but that human experience can be very difficult. I believe that we are each a whole mind, body and spirit, and that as we become consciously aware of our thoughts and feelings and their origins, these become more peaceful.
Hello, and thanks for reaching out. I work with people living with anxiety, stress, chronic pain and illness, family issues, burnout, and trauma, as well as other challenging situations. Finding a therapist that you connect with may take time, feel a little strange and/or vulnerable, so please let me know if I can ease your mind in any way.
Hello, and thanks for reaching out. I work with people living with anxiety, stress, chronic pain and illness, family issues, burnout, and trauma, as well as other challenging situations. Finding a therapist that you connect with may take time, feel a little strange and/or vulnerable, so please let me know if I can ease your mind in any way.
As a registered psychotherapist, I have 25 years of experience working with clients struggling with their mental health. My career started in 2000 when I began working with clients struggling with depression, anxiety, mood disorders, OCD, personality disorders, somatic disorders, chronic pain, fatigue, sleep disorders, PTSD, trauma, and survivors of sexual abuse and assault. Over the years, I have also accumulated continuing education and experience working with families and couples and working with individuals navigating interpersonal stressors, as often, our mental health is influenced by our ability to connect with others.
As a registered psychotherapist, I have 25 years of experience working with clients struggling with their mental health. My career started in 2000 when I began working with clients struggling with depression, anxiety, mood disorders, OCD, personality disorders, somatic disorders, chronic pain, fatigue, sleep disorders, PTSD, trauma, and survivors of sexual abuse and assault. Over the years, I have also accumulated continuing education and experience working with families and couples and working with individuals navigating interpersonal stressors, as often, our mental health is influenced by our ability to connect with others.
If you are looking for therapy for your child, for your relationship, family therapy, or counselling for yourself, consider Integra Skills Counselling. We're a therapy clinic with office locations in Burlington and Cobourg. People come to us for mental health support related to trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, relationship issues, grief, anger, LGBTQ+ issues, and big life changes. Each therapist here offers a customized approach to therapy that will be sensitive to your specific needs. We are here to support you in regaining hope and we will provide clear tools and support for a better tomorrow.
If you are looking for therapy for your child, for your relationship, family therapy, or counselling for yourself, consider Integra Skills Counselling. We're a therapy clinic with office locations in Burlington and Cobourg. People come to us for mental health support related to trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, relationship issues, grief, anger, LGBTQ+ issues, and big life changes. Each therapist here offers a customized approach to therapy that will be sensitive to your specific needs. We are here to support you in regaining hope and we will provide clear tools and support for a better tomorrow.
You may be feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, emotional ups and downs, relationship stress, or burnout that makes everyday life feel harder than it should. Perhaps your child is struggling with big emotions, or you find yourself stuck in patterns that leave you feeling frustrated, disconnected, or unsure how to move forward. You want relief, clarity, and practical ways to cope without feeling judged. Therapy offers a supportive space to better understand what is happening beneath the surface and begin building skills that help you or your child feel more confident, regulated, and grounded.
You may be feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, emotional ups and downs, relationship stress, or burnout that makes everyday life feel harder than it should. Perhaps your child is struggling with big emotions, or you find yourself stuck in patterns that leave you feeling frustrated, disconnected, or unsure how to move forward. You want relief, clarity, and practical ways to cope without feeling judged. Therapy offers a supportive space to better understand what is happening beneath the surface and begin building skills that help you or your child feel more confident, regulated, and grounded.
Do you ever feel like no matter what you do, it’s never enough? You may look like you have it all together on the outside, but inside, you feel weighed down by self-doubt, painful memories, or a sense of failure. Past experiences may continue to haunt you, leaving you struggling to enjoy the present. Living with trauma, grief, or chronic pain can make it hard to feel truly happy or at peace, even when you think you “should.” If you’ve tried to push the past aside but find it still impacting your daily life, you don’t have to face it alone.
Do you ever feel like no matter what you do, it’s never enough? You may look like you have it all together on the outside, but inside, you feel weighed down by self-doubt, painful memories, or a sense of failure. Past experiences may continue to haunt you, leaving you struggling to enjoy the present. Living with trauma, grief, or chronic pain can make it hard to feel truly happy or at peace, even when you think you “should.” If you’ve tried to push the past aside but find it still impacting your daily life, you don’t have to face it alone.
Welcome. You may be arriving here because something in your life is asking for attention. You’re ready to do the work. You may be in crisis, working through a specific issue, or simply wanting to feel healthier and more connected to yourself. You might be high-functioning, used to holding it together, or someone who’s spent a lifetime caring for others - including elders carrying long histories. You may or may not have tried therapy before, but something in you knows it’s time for change. You’re not looking for quick fixes or surface-level support - you’re ready for thoughtful, meaningful work that actually makes a difference.
Welcome. You may be arriving here because something in your life is asking for attention. You’re ready to do the work. You may be in crisis, working through a specific issue, or simply wanting to feel healthier and more connected to yourself. You might be high-functioning, used to holding it together, or someone who’s spent a lifetime caring for others - including elders carrying long histories. You may or may not have tried therapy before, but something in you knows it’s time for change. You’re not looking for quick fixes or surface-level support - you’re ready for thoughtful, meaningful work that actually makes a difference.
For therapy clients:
I work with people who feel that past difficulties/traumatic experiences continue to affect their lives today. We explore how and why the past impacts you, and create change for the future. Above all, I offer a safe, compassionate, and comfortable space where you can share your story and be heard.
For supervision clients:
I provide a calm, accepting, and thoughtful space for supervision. I enjoy exploring the clinical and ethical aspects of the work, as well as the ways this profession intersects with our personal lives. My aim is to support you in developing confidence, insight, and balance in your practice.
For therapy clients:
I work with people who feel that past difficulties/traumatic experiences continue to affect their lives today. We explore how and why the past impacts you, and create change for the future. Above all, I offer a safe, compassionate, and comfortable space where you can share your story and be heard.
For supervision clients:
I provide a calm, accepting, and thoughtful space for supervision. I enjoy exploring the clinical and ethical aspects of the work, as well as the ways this profession intersects with our personal lives. My aim is to support you in developing confidence, insight, and balance in your practice.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist with over 20 years of clinical experience in the public mental health system. I have been a psychologist at St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton since 2007 and hold a full-time academic appointment as an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University. I provide a wide range of evidence-based psychological treatments for individuals with complex mental health challenges or for those looking to make life changes or who need assistance navigating complicated life circumstances.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist with over 20 years of clinical experience in the public mental health system. I have been a psychologist at St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton since 2007 and hold a full-time academic appointment as an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences at McMaster University. I provide a wide range of evidence-based psychological treatments for individuals with complex mental health challenges or for those looking to make life changes or who need assistance navigating complicated life circumstances.
As a mother myself, my passion is helping other mothers and children. I enjoy working with both adults and children (generally up to 12yrs old) and together, we can have meaningful conversations that align with your goals.
I provide evidence and nurture-based information to support you in your parenting choices and children in enhancing their emotional wellness, which is often connected to working through worries and bringing their confidence to the forefront.
As a mother myself, my passion is helping other mothers and children. I enjoy working with both adults and children (generally up to 12yrs old) and together, we can have meaningful conversations that align with your goals.
I provide evidence and nurture-based information to support you in your parenting choices and children in enhancing their emotional wellness, which is often connected to working through worries and bringing their confidence to the forefront.
Is there something missing from your sex life? Is it all you thought it would be? Do you want more intimacy? More pleasure? Passion? Desire? We are not born knowing how to have great sex or develop healthy relationships. Nothing could be further from the truth! Sex and romantic relationships are both an art and a skillset developed through experience, and also through support and guidance. In my practice, I aim to help you to learn and understand how to create a sex life filled with pleasure and intimacy rather than shame, fear, or performance anxiety.
Is there something missing from your sex life? Is it all you thought it would be? Do you want more intimacy? More pleasure? Passion? Desire? We are not born knowing how to have great sex or develop healthy relationships. Nothing could be further from the truth! Sex and romantic relationships are both an art and a skillset developed through experience, and also through support and guidance. In my practice, I aim to help you to learn and understand how to create a sex life filled with pleasure and intimacy rather than shame, fear, or performance anxiety.
Welcome to my profile! For one reason or another, you may be feeling off-balance or have goals for self-improvement. If this is you, I applaud your initiative and courage to seek assistance. I would be honoured to help you find your balance and achieve your goals. I think every individual is unique, and it is that uniqueness that draws me to want to help you make sense of your neurodiversity so you can function optimally. I use a varied background in teaching, performance, sports, counselling, and psychotherapy training to offer evidence-based therapies/treatment options to support your mental health and wellness needs.
Welcome to my profile! For one reason or another, you may be feeling off-balance or have goals for self-improvement. If this is you, I applaud your initiative and courage to seek assistance. I would be honoured to help you find your balance and achieve your goals. I think every individual is unique, and it is that uniqueness that draws me to want to help you make sense of your neurodiversity so you can function optimally. I use a varied background in teaching, performance, sports, counselling, and psychotherapy training to offer evidence-based therapies/treatment options to support your mental health and wellness needs.
I work with individuals experiencing low self-esteem, depression, anger, trauma, intimacy troubles, and challenges related to family, relationships, or career and university life.
My approach is person-centered, recovery-oriented, and culturally informed. I prioritize building a strong therapeutic relationship and emphasize collaboration to develop personalized treatment plans. I take an integrated approach that utilizes modalities like Emotion-Focused, CBT, DBT, ACT, Solution-Focused, Trauma Informed, and Narrative Therapy.
I work with individuals experiencing low self-esteem, depression, anger, trauma, intimacy troubles, and challenges related to family, relationships, or career and university life.
My approach is person-centered, recovery-oriented, and culturally informed. I prioritize building a strong therapeutic relationship and emphasize collaboration to develop personalized treatment plans. I take an integrated approach that utilizes modalities like Emotion-Focused, CBT, DBT, ACT, Solution-Focused, Trauma Informed, and Narrative Therapy.
Being overly worried about what others think takes up a lot of time and energy, often leaving you feeling overwhelmed and burnt out. Trying to balance your time between school and work can make it difficult to connect with others on a deeper level and maintain meaningful relationships. You’re tired of feeling lonely and worthless. You’re not where you want to be and want to make a change. Experiencing these emotions doesn’t mean that they have to take over your life — I am here to support you in better managing them when they show up.
Being overly worried about what others think takes up a lot of time and energy, often leaving you feeling overwhelmed and burnt out. Trying to balance your time between school and work can make it difficult to connect with others on a deeper level and maintain meaningful relationships. You’re tired of feeling lonely and worthless. You’re not where you want to be and want to make a change. Experiencing these emotions doesn’t mean that they have to take over your life — I am here to support you in better managing them when they show up.
Life can feel overwhelming when navigating difficult emotions, relationships, or life transitions. Therapy offers a space to slow down, reflect, and make sense of what you’re experiencing.
I work with children, youth, adults, couples, and families seeking support and healthier ways to relate to themselves and others. My goal is to create a space where you feel safe, heard, understood, and respected. Together, we can explore your experiences, build insight, and develop strategies that support meaningful, lasting change.
Life can feel overwhelming when navigating difficult emotions, relationships, or life transitions. Therapy offers a space to slow down, reflect, and make sense of what you’re experiencing.
I work with children, youth, adults, couples, and families seeking support and healthier ways to relate to themselves and others. My goal is to create a space where you feel safe, heard, understood, and respected. Together, we can explore your experiences, build insight, and develop strategies that support meaningful, lasting change.
Now Accepting New Clients: Do you feel stuck in a cycle of being either out of control or overly controlling with food, emotions, or daily habits? You might rely on self-criticism to stay on track, only to end up feeling drained, guilty, or never “good enough.” Maybe you’re overwhelmed by difficult emotions and reach for quick fixes—like overeating, restriction, or avoidance—just to cope. Many of my clients are high-achieving, self-aware individuals who feel stuck in patterns of perfectionism, burnout, and disconnection from themselves. You want to feel more balanced, at ease, and in control, but you don’t know how to get there.
Now Accepting New Clients: Do you feel stuck in a cycle of being either out of control or overly controlling with food, emotions, or daily habits? You might rely on self-criticism to stay on track, only to end up feeling drained, guilty, or never “good enough.” Maybe you’re overwhelmed by difficult emotions and reach for quick fixes—like overeating, restriction, or avoidance—just to cope. Many of my clients are high-achieving, self-aware individuals who feel stuck in patterns of perfectionism, burnout, and disconnection from themselves. You want to feel more balanced, at ease, and in control, but you don’t know how to get there.
Healing involves moving beyond distraction and avoidance, and connecting to your innermost self. It is about welcoming your experiences, including the painful parts, without being overwhelmed by them. This is a skill that is developed through inner work practices such as quieting the mind, finding your center, listening to your intuition, letting go of control, and trusting in something greater than your mind. When you get off-track from these inherent abilities, you get signs....your symptoms are like red flags, encouraging you to come back to who you are on the deepest level.
Healing involves moving beyond distraction and avoidance, and connecting to your innermost self. It is about welcoming your experiences, including the painful parts, without being overwhelmed by them. This is a skill that is developed through inner work practices such as quieting the mind, finding your center, listening to your intuition, letting go of control, and trusting in something greater than your mind. When you get off-track from these inherent abilities, you get signs....your symptoms are like red flags, encouraging you to come back to who you are on the deepest level.
Something happened — and talk therapy didn't get to it. You've tried to understand it, process it, maybe even explain it away. But the anxiety, the reactions, the weight of it? Still there. If you're ready to work at the level where trauma actually lives — in the body and the nervous system — I can help. I am a Certified EMDR Therapist and an EMDR Consultants in Canada, which means I train other therapists in this approach. I offer EMDR Intensives (concentrated, multi-hour sessions), Group EMDR Therapy, and Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) — all somatic, brain-based approaches that work beyond what words alone can reach.
Something happened — and talk therapy didn't get to it. You've tried to understand it, process it, maybe even explain it away. But the anxiety, the reactions, the weight of it? Still there. If you're ready to work at the level where trauma actually lives — in the body and the nervous system — I can help. I am a Certified EMDR Therapist and an EMDR Consultants in Canada, which means I train other therapists in this approach. I offer EMDR Intensives (concentrated, multi-hour sessions), Group EMDR Therapy, and Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) — all somatic, brain-based approaches that work beyond what words alone can reach.
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