Therapists for Teens and Adolescents in Fergus, ON
I connect with youth, parents, and individuals with anxiety, ADHD, or OCD to find steadier ground.
I strive to create a space which offers a chance for genuine care and connection, creating a base for healing and growth. Together we can explore how to ride waves of emotions that feel hard to manage, set boundaries that support the authentic you, and find ways to help you feel greater connection and balance day-to-day. Using warmth, curiosity, compassion, and a little bit of humour let's explore your journey of growth and wellness looking to create stronger relationships, and build a stronger sense of who you are. Together, let's create space to pause, breath, and reconnect with what you truly need.
I connect with youth, parents, and individuals with anxiety, ADHD, or OCD to find steadier ground.
I strive to create a space which offers a chance for genuine care and connection, creating a base for healing and growth. Together we can explore how to ride waves of emotions that feel hard to manage, set boundaries that support the authentic you, and find ways to help you feel greater connection and balance day-to-day. Using warmth, curiosity, compassion, and a little bit of humour let's explore your journey of growth and wellness looking to create stronger relationships, and build a stronger sense of who you are. Together, let's create space to pause, breath, and reconnect with what you truly need.
Michelle Goldsworthy
Registered Social Worker, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW
Fergus, ON N1M
Waitlist for new clients
Life throws us a lot of challenges. These challenges can impact our thoughts, feelings, beliefs, behaviours, our interactions with others, and our relationship with ourselves – they can result in experiences of depression, anxiety, loss and grief, low self-esteem and confidence, anger, and high levels of stress. These experiences can lead to feeling disconnected from ourselves, as well as to the people and things that used to bring us joy and a sense of wellness.
Life throws us a lot of challenges. These challenges can impact our thoughts, feelings, beliefs, behaviours, our interactions with others, and our relationship with ourselves – they can result in experiences of depression, anxiety, loss and grief, low self-esteem and confidence, anger, and high levels of stress. These experiences can lead to feeling disconnected from ourselves, as well as to the people and things that used to bring us joy and a sense of wellness.
My approach to therapy is warm, real, and grounded in genuine curiosity about your inner world. I’m not the overly clinical, nod-and-smile therapist. I believe healing happens through honest, human conversations. Sometimes that means we might drop a few F-bombs, and that’s okay. Life is messy, and pretending it’s not doesn’t help anyone grow. I create a space where you don’t have to filter yourself or perform. You get to show up exactly as you are, frustrated, exhausted, angry, unsure and we start there.
My approach to therapy is warm, real, and grounded in genuine curiosity about your inner world. I’m not the overly clinical, nod-and-smile therapist. I believe healing happens through honest, human conversations. Sometimes that means we might drop a few F-bombs, and that’s okay. Life is messy, and pretending it’s not doesn’t help anyone grow. I create a space where you don’t have to filter yourself or perform. You get to show up exactly as you are, frustrated, exhausted, angry, unsure and we start there.
From 1-on-1 support to children with autism and dual diagnoses, grief and bereavement groups for teens, and dementia caregiver support.
Welcome! I look forward to meeting you exactly where you are and supporting you on a therapeutic journey that is unique to you and your needs. I am a neuro-affirming and queer-affirming therapist and I work from an intersectional lens that considers the larger context of race, gender, and culture. I am also a certified somatic trauma therapies practitioner. I believe the mind and the body are deeply connected and whole health comes from strengthening this connection.
From 1-on-1 support to children with autism and dual diagnoses, grief and bereavement groups for teens, and dementia caregiver support.
Welcome! I look forward to meeting you exactly where you are and supporting you on a therapeutic journey that is unique to you and your needs. I am a neuro-affirming and queer-affirming therapist and I work from an intersectional lens that considers the larger context of race, gender, and culture. I am also a certified somatic trauma therapies practitioner. I believe the mind and the body are deeply connected and whole health comes from strengthening this connection.
I am a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with two decades of experience working with children, youth, and their families.
As a therapist specializing in ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, and related conditions, I offer compassionate, tailored support to individuals and families. Whether you're struggling with emotional regulation, anxiety, self-esteem, parenting, burnout, or family dynamics, we'll work together to find tools that fit your life and allow you to find calm within.
I am a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with two decades of experience working with children, youth, and their families.
As a therapist specializing in ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, and related conditions, I offer compassionate, tailored support to individuals and families. Whether you're struggling with emotional regulation, anxiety, self-esteem, parenting, burnout, or family dynamics, we'll work together to find tools that fit your life and allow you to find calm within.
There are moments relationships where things can start to feel tangled, disconnected, uncertain, or quietly painful. You may be struggling to communicate with a partner, navigating changes in sexual connection, adjusting to illness or loss, feeling overwhelmed within family dynamics, or seeking to understand yourself more clearly in the middle of a hard experience. Therapy work with me can become a space where you are not left holding all of that on your own, and where those experiences can be shared, understood, and worked through together. I work with clients in office, online, and with selective outdoor spots.
There are moments relationships where things can start to feel tangled, disconnected, uncertain, or quietly painful. You may be struggling to communicate with a partner, navigating changes in sexual connection, adjusting to illness or loss, feeling overwhelmed within family dynamics, or seeking to understand yourself more clearly in the middle of a hard experience. Therapy work with me can become a space where you are not left holding all of that on your own, and where those experiences can be shared, understood, and worked through together. I work with clients in office, online, and with selective outdoor spots.
My focus is to help individuals heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. Whatever you may be experiencing in your life, my goal is to provide you with compassionate and nonjudgmental support, as well as open-minded exploration and guidance. I believe in the importance of connection in order to make our way through life’s challenges, and when a person feels safe and heard, they are able to overcome adversity with newfound resilience, strength, and inspiration.
My focus is to help individuals heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. Whatever you may be experiencing in your life, my goal is to provide you with compassionate and nonjudgmental support, as well as open-minded exploration and guidance. I believe in the importance of connection in order to make our way through life’s challenges, and when a person feels safe and heard, they are able to overcome adversity with newfound resilience, strength, and inspiration.
I’m Stacey, and I specialize in helping children and youth navigate life’s challenges with confidence, creativity, and clarity.
I use a strengths-based, client-centred approach and draw from CBT (Trauma-Focused CBT, Cognitive Behavioural Play Therapy), DBT, and other evidence-based therapies. I incorporate play and art to support engagement and bring therapy to life in a way that feels natural in a child’s world. My work with parents and caregivers is rooted in attachment theory.
I’m Stacey, and I specialize in helping children and youth navigate life’s challenges with confidence, creativity, and clarity.
I use a strengths-based, client-centred approach and draw from CBT (Trauma-Focused CBT, Cognitive Behavioural Play Therapy), DBT, and other evidence-based therapies. I incorporate play and art to support engagement and bring therapy to life in a way that feels natural in a child’s world. My work with parents and caregivers is rooted in attachment theory.
I am a Registered Social Worker with over 25 years of experience; providing counselling and treatment to youth, adults, couples, and families.
I have extensive experience and training in working with clients living with complex mental health and trauma, medical concerns, family struggles and relationship difficulties.
I am a Registered Social Worker with over 25 years of experience; providing counselling and treatment to youth, adults, couples, and families.
I have extensive experience and training in working with clients living with complex mental health and trauma, medical concerns, family struggles and relationship difficulties.
If you're feeling overwhelmed, anxious, emotionally stuck, or unsure how to move forward, you're not alone — and you don't have to figure it out alone. I offer a supportive, nonjudgmental space where you can talk things through, gain clarity, and begin to feel like yourself again.
If you're feeling overwhelmed, anxious, emotionally stuck, or unsure how to move forward, you're not alone — and you don't have to figure it out alone. I offer a supportive, nonjudgmental space where you can talk things through, gain clarity, and begin to feel like yourself again.
Natalie Carere
Registered Social Worker, MSW , RSW
1 Endorsed
Fergus, ON N1M
Waitlist for new clients
I work with youth and adults who struggle with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, emotion-regulation, and relationship issues.
My job is to work with clients to identify and work towards their goals. I specialize in helping people recover from traumas and managing depression and anxieties. I believe that I am not the expert on your life, but an ally in your journey. I tend to use an eclectic approach, pulling from different therapies to best meet clients' needs.
I work with youth and adults who struggle with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, emotion-regulation, and relationship issues.
My job is to work with clients to identify and work towards their goals. I specialize in helping people recover from traumas and managing depression and anxieties. I believe that I am not the expert on your life, but an ally in your journey. I tend to use an eclectic approach, pulling from different therapies to best meet clients' needs.
Wellington County Therapy Couples/Parenting/Teens
Registered Psychotherapist, RP
1 Endorsed
Fergus, ON N1M
The world is on fire, social media says you’re behind, and every decision feels high-stakes. Rent? Wild... Job security? Questionable... Anxiety? Through the roof! You’re trying to build a career, afford a life, and keep it together while your brain spirals nonstop. You overthink every move, compare yourself constantly, and feel behind even though you’re doing what you’re ‘supposed’ to be doing. You second guess yourself constantly and the future feels overwhelming instead of exciting.
The world is on fire, social media says you’re behind, and every decision feels high-stakes. Rent? Wild... Job security? Questionable... Anxiety? Through the roof! You’re trying to build a career, afford a life, and keep it together while your brain spirals nonstop. You overthink every move, compare yourself constantly, and feel behind even though you’re doing what you’re ‘supposed’ to be doing. You second guess yourself constantly and the future feels overwhelming instead of exciting.
Change, whether chosen or imposed, can be one of the most challenging of life's gifts. Working as a Therapist in the addiction and mental health field for more than 25 years has allowed me the privilege of working with individuals who, like me, face some difficulties that are seemingly too complex to work out on their own. Finding the right person to explore such sensitive and personal issues is no easy feat which is why providing an authentic and judgement-free space is at the heart of my therapy practice. I am currently accepting new clients for both in-person and online therapy!
Change, whether chosen or imposed, can be one of the most challenging of life's gifts. Working as a Therapist in the addiction and mental health field for more than 25 years has allowed me the privilege of working with individuals who, like me, face some difficulties that are seemingly too complex to work out on their own. Finding the right person to explore such sensitive and personal issues is no easy feat which is why providing an authentic and judgement-free space is at the heart of my therapy practice. I am currently accepting new clients for both in-person and online therapy!
Hello, and welcome! If you find yourself visiting this space, and we never get a chance to meet, I just want to take what may be my only opportunity to encourage you in this part of your journey. You are contemplating change, and that requires courage. Take heart – courage does not mean the absence of fear.
Hello, and welcome! If you find yourself visiting this space, and we never get a chance to meet, I just want to take what may be my only opportunity to encourage you in this part of your journey. You are contemplating change, and that requires courage. Take heart – courage does not mean the absence of fear.
Reaching out for support takes courage. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, grief, trauma, identity exploration, relationship challenges, or simply feeling stuck, you don’t have to face it alone.
As a queer, relational and trauma-centred therapist, my goal is to create a safe, compassionate space where you feel heard, understood, and empowered to grow. Together, we’ll explore your story at a pace that feels right for you, uncover patterns that no longer serve you, and work toward greater clarity, resilience, and self-compassion. I offer an affirming, inclusive space where all parts of you are welcome.
Reaching out for support takes courage. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, grief, trauma, identity exploration, relationship challenges, or simply feeling stuck, you don’t have to face it alone.
As a queer, relational and trauma-centred therapist, my goal is to create a safe, compassionate space where you feel heard, understood, and empowered to grow. Together, we’ll explore your story at a pace that feels right for you, uncover patterns that no longer serve you, and work toward greater clarity, resilience, and self-compassion. I offer an affirming, inclusive space where all parts of you are welcome.
I provide a full range of comprehensive services for: Adults, Adolescents, Children, and Families.
Dr. Kim provides Evidence-Based Therapy and Comprehensive Psychological Assessments for: Children, Adolescents, Adults, Family, and Parent Counselling. Dr. Kim also conducts Comprehensive Psychological Assessments for: Children, Adolescents, and Adults.
I provide a full range of comprehensive services for: Adults, Adolescents, Children, and Families.
Dr. Kim provides Evidence-Based Therapy and Comprehensive Psychological Assessments for: Children, Adolescents, Adults, Family, and Parent Counselling. Dr. Kim also conducts Comprehensive Psychological Assessments for: Children, Adolescents, and Adults.
Hello and thank you for taking time to learn more about me and my style as a psychotherapist.
My goal is to offer professional guidance and non-judgemental support to those navigating through challenging life experiences and hardships. As each person and their circumstances are unique, I aim to use an eclectic approach, where I use a variety of counselling modalities so that treatment is tailored to your needs and meet the goals you set on your healing journey. At present time, I am available for individual or family sessions.
Hello and thank you for taking time to learn more about me and my style as a psychotherapist.
My goal is to offer professional guidance and non-judgemental support to those navigating through challenging life experiences and hardships. As each person and their circumstances are unique, I aim to use an eclectic approach, where I use a variety of counselling modalities so that treatment is tailored to your needs and meet the goals you set on your healing journey. At present time, I am available for individual or family sessions.
Does it feel like you're never seen? Maybe drowning in the current political and capitalistic state of the country? I feel that! Hold on to that rage, you're going to need it to fight oppression. I am a white nonbinary and pansexual therapist who values empowering the unheard and misunderstood. I do this by using self-disclosure, humor, and clinical transparency - no "smoke and mirrors" here. I specialize in supporting nonconforming people, including queers, neurodivergent people, BIPOC, sex workers, people with diverse bodies/abilities, those who are traumatized or have DID, kinksters, and those who support them or can relate!
Does it feel like you're never seen? Maybe drowning in the current political and capitalistic state of the country? I feel that! Hold on to that rage, you're going to need it to fight oppression. I am a white nonbinary and pansexual therapist who values empowering the unheard and misunderstood. I do this by using self-disclosure, humor, and clinical transparency - no "smoke and mirrors" here. I specialize in supporting nonconforming people, including queers, neurodivergent people, BIPOC, sex workers, people with diverse bodies/abilities, those who are traumatized or have DID, kinksters, and those who support them or can relate!
Are you stuck in a loop of anxiety, negative thinking, emotional turmoil and/or self sabotaging behaviours? Are you tired of suffering, and feeling overwhelmed, and powerless? Do you feel the need for a real solution but have been frustrated by limited or superficial approaches when you have tried therapy before? Through my experience in treating thousands of clients I’ve discovered what is most effective in solving problems and - just as importantly - how to help my clients understand themselves and the root of their problem. I empower them with effective tools and insights so they can also coach themselves as they move forward.
Are you stuck in a loop of anxiety, negative thinking, emotional turmoil and/or self sabotaging behaviours? Are you tired of suffering, and feeling overwhelmed, and powerless? Do you feel the need for a real solution but have been frustrated by limited or superficial approaches when you have tried therapy before? Through my experience in treating thousands of clients I’ve discovered what is most effective in solving problems and - just as importantly - how to help my clients understand themselves and the root of their problem. I empower them with effective tools and insights so they can also coach themselves as they move forward.
You might be here because you are feeling disconnected from yourself, your partner, your family or the life you thought you would be living. Perhaps you're struggling with something that happened in your past or have an issue that is impacting your everyday life. However you are struggling, I am here to offer a warm, non-judgemental space where you can feel safe, respected and genuinely understood.
You might be here because you are feeling disconnected from yourself, your partner, your family or the life you thought you would be living. Perhaps you're struggling with something that happened in your past or have an issue that is impacting your everyday life. However you are struggling, I am here to offer a warm, non-judgemental space where you can feel safe, respected and genuinely understood.
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FAQ - Teenage and Adolescent Therapists
What does therapy for teenagers look like?
When a therapist works with a teenager, the pair will talk about what the teen is struggling with and explore solutions, which may involve interpersonal skills, coping strategies, medication, or lifestyle changes related to sleep, diet, and exercise. Different therapists employ different modalities, but most involve a combination of conversation and skill building.
How long does therapy for teenagers generally take to work?
There’s variability in teenagers’ experiences and challenges; some may begin to improve from therapy within a few weeks while others may take several months or longer. Teens can discuss their progress with their therapist periodically to assess how they’re improving and any changes to the treatment plan that could potentially accelerate that progress.
How do you encourage a teenager to go to therapy?
It’s helpful to express your concern and love while framing therapy as an opportunity to explore a tool that could help improve their life; just like they practice baseball or dance, now they can practice their emotional skills. Give your teen control over the process where you can—maybe by weighing in on choice of therapist and signaling that therapy involves confidentiality, so a parent need not know all that is discussed in sessions.
How do you prepare teens for therapy?
You can prepare your teenager for therapy by describing what the process will look like and setting expectations for timeline, if requested. You can explain that the first session may begin with an assessment phase, that they can describe their experiences but that the therapist will ask questions too, and that it may take time to feel comfortable opening up. Ask how they’re feeling about the process and answer any questions calmly and supportively.