Self Esteem Therapists in Burlington, ON
I believe therapy is, at its heart, about connection, personal growth, and transformation. I’m dedicated to offering a compassionate, open, and genuine space - supporting individuals in returning to their authentic selves and living more connected, meaningful lives. I believe that all behavior serves a function and that therapy helps us look beneath the surface to understand the role they play (behaviours such as addiction, eating struggles, chronic anxiety, and more). Most importantly, we learn what is needed to experience change, inner freedom and peace.
I believe therapy is, at its heart, about connection, personal growth, and transformation. I’m dedicated to offering a compassionate, open, and genuine space - supporting individuals in returning to their authentic selves and living more connected, meaningful lives. I believe that all behavior serves a function and that therapy helps us look beneath the surface to understand the role they play (behaviours such as addiction, eating struggles, chronic anxiety, and more). Most importantly, we learn what is needed to experience change, inner freedom and peace.
You don't have to go through this alone. I believe that therapy should be a collaborative, supportive, and empowering process where you feel heard, understood, and respected. Together, we will create a safe, nonjudgmental space where you can explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences without fear of criticism. My goal is to help you build practical coping skills, develop resilience, and gain the confidence to face whatever challenges life presents. No matter where you are on your path, I am here to walk alongside you, offering guidance, encouragement, and the tools you need to move forward.
You don't have to go through this alone. I believe that therapy should be a collaborative, supportive, and empowering process where you feel heard, understood, and respected. Together, we will create a safe, nonjudgmental space where you can explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences without fear of criticism. My goal is to help you build practical coping skills, develop resilience, and gain the confidence to face whatever challenges life presents. No matter where you are on your path, I am here to walk alongside you, offering guidance, encouragement, and the tools you need to move forward.
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.
Many parents and caregivers want to feel closer to their families but find themselves caught in stress, conflict, or disconnection. You may be longing to strengthen your bond with your child, ease the weight of caregiving, or create more peace at home. At the heart of it, the families I work with simply want what we all do—to feel connected, understood, and valued by the people they love most.
Many parents and caregivers want to feel closer to their families but find themselves caught in stress, conflict, or disconnection. You may be longing to strengthen your bond with your child, ease the weight of caregiving, or create more peace at home. At the heart of it, the families I work with simply want what we all do—to feel connected, understood, and valued by the people they love most.
I believe therapy is a deeply personal journey, and I’m here to walk alongside you with compassion and respect for who you are. My approach is grounded in person-centered therapy, which means I meet you where you are - valuing your story, your strengths, and your goals.
I’m passionate about helping people tap into their inner resilience through solution-focused and strength-based work. Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), I guide you toward mindfulness and living a life that reflects what truly matters to you.
I believe therapy is a deeply personal journey, and I’m here to walk alongside you with compassion and respect for who you are. My approach is grounded in person-centered therapy, which means I meet you where you are - valuing your story, your strengths, and your goals.
I’m passionate about helping people tap into their inner resilience through solution-focused and strength-based work. Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), I guide you toward mindfulness and living a life that reflects what truly matters to you.
I am a registered psychologist providing assessment and treatment services to children, teens, adults, and families. My treatment approach is largely cognitive-behavioural, and I have experience working with a wide range of issues including anxiety, mood problems, stress, relationship difficulties, and child-behaviour management.
The treatment that I provide is client-centred, meaning that I work each individual (and their families, when appropriate) to identify and work towards his or her own unique goals.
Counselling is provided in a supportive, confidential and professional environment. Collaboration with other health care (or school) professionals is always possible.
I am a registered psychologist providing assessment and treatment services to children, teens, adults, and families. My treatment approach is largely cognitive-behavioural, and I have experience working with a wide range of issues including anxiety, mood problems, stress, relationship difficulties, and child-behaviour management.
The treatment that I provide is client-centred, meaning that I work each individual (and their families, when appropriate) to identify and work towards his or her own unique goals.
Counselling is provided in a supportive, confidential and professional environment. Collaboration with other health care (or school) professionals is always possible.
I practice primarily from a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) modality and have a keen interest in supporting individuals who are experiencing stress and anxiety, specific phobias, depression, ADHD, OCD and challenges related to work/school, perfectionism, assertiveness and self-esteem.
At times, life can be very challenging and overwhelming, leaving us feeling stuck, disconnected and misunderstood. I am committed to approaching
therapy with compassion, curiosity, and care. Our work together will involve setting specific goals, developing a better understanding of your thought patterns, behaviours and emotions, and equipping you with therapeutic tools, with the ultimate goal
of making your days more manageable and fulfilling!
I practice primarily from a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) modality and have a keen interest in supporting individuals who are experiencing stress and anxiety, specific phobias, depression, ADHD, OCD and challenges related to work/school, perfectionism, assertiveness and self-esteem.
At times, life can be very challenging and overwhelming, leaving us feeling stuck, disconnected and misunderstood. I am committed to approaching
therapy with compassion, curiosity, and care. Our work together will involve setting specific goals, developing a better understanding of your thought patterns, behaviours and emotions, and equipping you with therapeutic tools, with the ultimate goal
of making your days more manageable and fulfilling!
Feeling anxious, unsure, or disconnected in your relationships can feel deeply confusing and painful. You might notice yourself overthinking interactions, people-pleasing to avoid conflict, or struggling to name and express what you actually need. These patterns can leave you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself. I work with adults who want to better understand themselves in relationships, whether you’re navigating a difficult or emotionally intense dynamic, noticing familiar attachment patterns repeating, or wanting to feel more secure and confident in how you relate to others and to yourself.
Feeling anxious, unsure, or disconnected in your relationships can feel deeply confusing and painful. You might notice yourself overthinking interactions, people-pleasing to avoid conflict, or struggling to name and express what you actually need. These patterns can leave you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself. I work with adults who want to better understand themselves in relationships, whether you’re navigating a difficult or emotionally intense dynamic, noticing familiar attachment patterns repeating, or wanting to feel more secure and confident in how you relate to others and to yourself.
Jessica Vargas
Registered Psychotherapist, MACP, MEd, MA, C-IAYT, E-RYT
1 Endorsed
Burlington, ON L7M
You may be at a point where quick tips are not enough. My practice is for people who are ready to look beneath the surface—at patterns in the body, thoughts, and relationships—so that real change can take root. Sessions are steady and practical: we slow things down, notice what is happening in your nervous system, and build tools you can use between sessions. Together we clarify what matters, reduce reactivity, and strengthen boundaries and connection. I am a Registered Psychotherapist (CRPO), Educator and certified Yoga Therapist serving Burlington. If you are ready to do deeper work at a manageable pace, I invite you to reach out!
You may be at a point where quick tips are not enough. My practice is for people who are ready to look beneath the surface—at patterns in the body, thoughts, and relationships—so that real change can take root. Sessions are steady and practical: we slow things down, notice what is happening in your nervous system, and build tools you can use between sessions. Together we clarify what matters, reduce reactivity, and strengthen boundaries and connection. I am a Registered Psychotherapist (CRPO), Educator and certified Yoga Therapist serving Burlington. If you are ready to do deeper work at a manageable pace, I invite you to reach out!
Life has its own unique journey; it has been my passion to understand my own journey and to help others. This has led me to working with youth, families and various systems that serve them. During this process my interest grew in providing support and building capacity in helping individuals to navigate their challenges and to help transform aspects of their lives. I’m truly invested in supporting my clients to put things into perspective and helping them to make sense of their own realities and situations. The therapeutic relationship is one of the key aspects for growth.
Life has its own unique journey; it has been my passion to understand my own journey and to help others. This has led me to working with youth, families and various systems that serve them. During this process my interest grew in providing support and building capacity in helping individuals to navigate their challenges and to help transform aspects of their lives. I’m truly invested in supporting my clients to put things into perspective and helping them to make sense of their own realities and situations. The therapeutic relationship is one of the key aspects for growth.
Now Accepting New Clients: So many of us want to make healthier choices, but it can feel overwhelming to know where to start. We may lean on self-criticism to motivate ourselves, but this only leaves us feeling drained and discouraged. Perhaps you’re feeling lost in navigating a sea of uncomfortable emotions and turn to quick fixes to escape the pain. If you notice that you constantly flip flop between feeling out of control or overly-controlling, this doesn't need to be your destiny. Even if you feel trapped in this cycle of guilt, unworthiness, and self-sabotage, there is hope for a way out.
Now Accepting New Clients: So many of us want to make healthier choices, but it can feel overwhelming to know where to start. We may lean on self-criticism to motivate ourselves, but this only leaves us feeling drained and discouraged. Perhaps you’re feeling lost in navigating a sea of uncomfortable emotions and turn to quick fixes to escape the pain. If you notice that you constantly flip flop between feeling out of control or overly-controlling, this doesn't need to be your destiny. Even if you feel trapped in this cycle of guilt, unworthiness, and self-sabotage, there is hope for a way out.
Yellow Leaf Therapy
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
3 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Perhaps that you wish you could trust yourself more, use your voice, and feel more connected to yourself or others? Or that you did not have to use so much energy overthinking about the past, future, or reactions of other people? Maybe you wish that you could be more present instead of feeling disconnected? Whether you have struggled since childhood because of trauma or a difficult environment, or whether you have recently begun to encounter anxiety or overthinking in areas like relationships, work, or school, you deserve to connect with support.
Perhaps that you wish you could trust yourself more, use your voice, and feel more connected to yourself or others? Or that you did not have to use so much energy overthinking about the past, future, or reactions of other people? Maybe you wish that you could be more present instead of feeling disconnected? Whether you have struggled since childhood because of trauma or a difficult environment, or whether you have recently begun to encounter anxiety or overthinking in areas like relationships, work, or school, you deserve to connect with support.
Nadene Riopelle | Trauma | Burnout | Career
Pre-Licensed Professional, Intern
1 Endorsed
Online Only
New Mar 2026: Are you a Type A, driven, hardworking woman who is quietly unraveling inside? No one sees your high-functioning anxiety or the trauma responses running the show. Your mind never stops, your body is always tense, and relaxation feels impossible. Praise doesn’t register. You wonder if maybe you have ADHD, depression, or just burnout - but deep down, your intuition knows somethings off. Maybe you grew up having to perform, stay small, or manage other people’s emotions. You’ve tried the walks, journaling, meditations.. but your nervous system still feels stuck. You know you need to “love yourself”- you just don’t know how.
New Mar 2026: Are you a Type A, driven, hardworking woman who is quietly unraveling inside? No one sees your high-functioning anxiety or the trauma responses running the show. Your mind never stops, your body is always tense, and relaxation feels impossible. Praise doesn’t register. You wonder if maybe you have ADHD, depression, or just burnout - but deep down, your intuition knows somethings off. Maybe you grew up having to perform, stay small, or manage other people’s emotions. You’ve tried the walks, journaling, meditations.. but your nervous system still feels stuck. You know you need to “love yourself”- you just don’t know how.
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.
Meredith Bailey Counselling &
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), BA, MACP
5 Endorsed
Burlington, ON L7R
I am glad you're here. As a therapist I believe that it's a privilege to be invited into someone's life, and one I never take lightly. Finding the right therapist can feel like a daunting task. The good news is if you're here, you're already half way there! My primary objective during new client consultations is to give you all the information you need to decide if I am that right fit for YOU. Your confidence in that decision is extremely important to me. You are the expert in 'you', and I am the guide that helps you find what you're looking for. So are you ready to Redefine your Relationships?
I am glad you're here. As a therapist I believe that it's a privilege to be invited into someone's life, and one I never take lightly. Finding the right therapist can feel like a daunting task. The good news is if you're here, you're already half way there! My primary objective during new client consultations is to give you all the information you need to decide if I am that right fit for YOU. Your confidence in that decision is extremely important to me. You are the expert in 'you', and I am the guide that helps you find what you're looking for. So are you ready to Redefine your Relationships?
I am a registered social worker and clinical counsellor with over six years of experience working with men, individuals, and couples who have experienced trauma, and struggling with break-ups, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, negative self talk, and self-doubt/ self-esteem issues.
It can be daunting to do this thing called life. To wake up every day and find purpose, meaning, joy, motivation...I take a very relational, non-directive approach to counselling. I believe people are the experts in their own lives, and every person’s journey and experiences are unique to them.
I am a registered social worker and clinical counsellor with over six years of experience working with men, individuals, and couples who have experienced trauma, and struggling with break-ups, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, negative self talk, and self-doubt/ self-esteem issues.
It can be daunting to do this thing called life. To wake up every day and find purpose, meaning, joy, motivation...I take a very relational, non-directive approach to counselling. I believe people are the experts in their own lives, and every person’s journey and experiences are unique to them.
I help individuals achieve emotional and mental wellness by providing a warm, safe, and non-judgmental space for self-exploration and growth. My approach is rooted in the belief that true healing begins with self-awareness. Often, we remain unaware of the assumptions and beliefs shaping our thoughts and emotions. By actively questioning and reassessing these perspectives, we gain a deeper understanding of ourselves and develop a more flexible, resilient mindset. This process fosters self-awareness, emotional resilience, and confidence, allowing you to navigate life with greater ease and joy.
I help individuals achieve emotional and mental wellness by providing a warm, safe, and non-judgmental space for self-exploration and growth. My approach is rooted in the belief that true healing begins with self-awareness. Often, we remain unaware of the assumptions and beliefs shaping our thoughts and emotions. By actively questioning and reassessing these perspectives, we gain a deeper understanding of ourselves and develop a more flexible, resilient mindset. This process fosters self-awareness, emotional resilience, and confidence, allowing you to navigate life with greater ease and joy.
Many of us have forgotten how to let our emotions move through our bodies like pure energy forms - letting anger churn, hope to blossom, grief to contract, or sit with unmet longing. My approach is to simply be with what's true for you, moment to moment. I practice this through supportive listening and staying with whatever comes up in the present. I create a safe space to help unravel beliefs & emotions, and offer personalized, therapeutic techniques to support individuals to gain awareness and clarity about themselves, their patterns and the decisions they make in their life.
Many of us have forgotten how to let our emotions move through our bodies like pure energy forms - letting anger churn, hope to blossom, grief to contract, or sit with unmet longing. My approach is to simply be with what's true for you, moment to moment. I practice this through supportive listening and staying with whatever comes up in the present. I create a safe space to help unravel beliefs & emotions, and offer personalized, therapeutic techniques to support individuals to gain awareness and clarity about themselves, their patterns and the decisions they make in their life.
What would it be like if you felt at home with yourself? What would it be like if all the different parts of you had a space to feel seen, to be heard, and to come together? We can work together to get to know you — all of you. We will move toward the changes you would like to see for yourself by co-creating a space where you can feel safe enough to voice your truths and gain awareness of how past survival strategies impact your current day-to-day. In my work with couples and individuals, we address issues such as anxiety, depression, relationship conflict, and trauma.
What would it be like if you felt at home with yourself? What would it be like if all the different parts of you had a space to feel seen, to be heard, and to come together? We can work together to get to know you — all of you. We will move toward the changes you would like to see for yourself by co-creating a space where you can feel safe enough to voice your truths and gain awareness of how past survival strategies impact your current day-to-day. In my work with couples and individuals, we address issues such as anxiety, depression, relationship conflict, and trauma.
Hello! Are you feeling stressed, overwhelmed, tired and feel that you have a lack of balance in your life? Do you find that you are constantly living in "survival mode" and are feeling upset or anxious most of the time? My name is Alicia Glynn and I have over 14 years of professional counselling experience, helping people with difficult challenges and/or life circumstances including those struggling with symptoms of depression, anxious thinking patterns and other complicated life experiences.
Hello! Are you feeling stressed, overwhelmed, tired and feel that you have a lack of balance in your life? Do you find that you are constantly living in "survival mode" and are feeling upset or anxious most of the time? My name is Alicia Glynn and I have over 14 years of professional counselling experience, helping people with difficult challenges and/or life circumstances including those struggling with symptoms of depression, anxious thinking patterns and other complicated life experiences.
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