Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) Therapists in Guelph, ON
First Step Men's Therapy - Now Direct Billing
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, MACP
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Online Only
Many men reach moments in life when they feel stuck; when previous ways of coping are no longer working, especially in relationships; when they feel there is no one they can turn to for help. You may be feeling stuck, lost, disconnected, isolated, broken - to name a few. Many men wait too long for help. The good news is that with the willingness and courage to take the first step, change is possible. It doesn't have to be this way! Many men share that through the course of our work together they feel more empowered, present, hopeful, confident, and in alignment with who they are. Book a free 20 minute consultation with us today!
Many men reach moments in life when they feel stuck; when previous ways of coping are no longer working, especially in relationships; when they feel there is no one they can turn to for help. You may be feeling stuck, lost, disconnected, isolated, broken - to name a few. Many men wait too long for help. The good news is that with the willingness and courage to take the first step, change is possible. It doesn't have to be this way! Many men share that through the course of our work together they feel more empowered, present, hopeful, confident, and in alignment with who they are. Book a free 20 minute consultation with us today!
Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, overwhelm, insomnia, chronic pain, or the emotional impact of trauma, grief, or a difficult relationship or life transition? These challenges can shape how you see yourself, affect your energy and motivation, and make even simple tasks feel heavy. It’s understandable to feel alone, stuck, or unsure of how to move forward. I offer a warm, down-to-earth space where you can feel supported, understood, and truly listened to. I work with adults of all ages, including seniors and caregivers, and I take a thoughtful, collaborative approach.
Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, overwhelm, insomnia, chronic pain, or the emotional impact of trauma, grief, or a difficult relationship or life transition? These challenges can shape how you see yourself, affect your energy and motivation, and make even simple tasks feel heavy. It’s understandable to feel alone, stuck, or unsure of how to move forward. I offer a warm, down-to-earth space where you can feel supported, understood, and truly listened to. I work with adults of all ages, including seniors and caregivers, and I take a thoughtful, collaborative approach.
Greenaway, Theis & Associates is a small group of dedicated Psychologists, Social Workers, Psychotherapists, Counsellors and Coaches. Our founding members have all had over 30 years of experience in offering clinical services. We work from an integrated approach pulling from several approaches to therapy and the latest research to serve our clients with care and compassion. We believe in building safe relationships and environments in which clients can explore their lives to foster healing and growth. We are dedicated to supporting therapists newly in practice. This allows us to offer therapy with a sliding scale.
Greenaway, Theis & Associates is a small group of dedicated Psychologists, Social Workers, Psychotherapists, Counsellors and Coaches. Our founding members have all had over 30 years of experience in offering clinical services. We work from an integrated approach pulling from several approaches to therapy and the latest research to serve our clients with care and compassion. We believe in building safe relationships and environments in which clients can explore their lives to foster healing and growth. We are dedicated to supporting therapists newly in practice. This allows us to offer therapy with a sliding scale.
Do you find it is difficult to regulate your emotions? Do you find you lack focus? Are you having a hard time to implement what you know would actually help you? What about problems dwelling in the past? and getting lost in worries about the future? We have helped thousands of people at our clinic to regulate their emotions more effectively, and learn how to live more in the present moment, feeling more at ease and experiencing more authentic joy in their lives. We look forward to helping you as well. Hope to hear from you soon.
Do you find it is difficult to regulate your emotions? Do you find you lack focus? Are you having a hard time to implement what you know would actually help you? What about problems dwelling in the past? and getting lost in worries about the future? We have helped thousands of people at our clinic to regulate their emotions more effectively, and learn how to live more in the present moment, feeling more at ease and experiencing more authentic joy in their lives. We look forward to helping you as well. Hope to hear from you soon.
At the heart of my practice is a reverence for the human condition and for the ways the body holds the known, unknown, and still-emerging. As a Clinical Traumatologist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and IFS Therapist, I offer a grounded, co-regulating presence within an attuned, evidence-based practice that supports coherence and self-regulation. While my clients often carry complex and developmental trauma, including first responders, veterans, therapists, academics, and creatives, I welcome individuals and couples who desire to explore life with growing presence, curiosity, and awe.
At the heart of my practice is a reverence for the human condition and for the ways the body holds the known, unknown, and still-emerging. As a Clinical Traumatologist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and IFS Therapist, I offer a grounded, co-regulating presence within an attuned, evidence-based practice that supports coherence and self-regulation. While my clients often carry complex and developmental trauma, including first responders, veterans, therapists, academics, and creatives, I welcome individuals and couples who desire to explore life with growing presence, curiosity, and awe.
You may be feeling emotionally exhausted from carrying everything on your own. Perhaps you’re navigating grief, adjusting to a chronic or life-limiting illness, struggling with anxiety or depression, or simply feeling overwhelmed by the weight of daily life. Even when things appear manageable on the outside, internally you may feel stuck, drained, disconnected, or uncertain about how to move forward. You do not have to navigate this alone. My name is Kaylen Leonienco, and I am a Registered Social Worker providing virtual therapy for adults and children across Ontario.
You may be feeling emotionally exhausted from carrying everything on your own. Perhaps you’re navigating grief, adjusting to a chronic or life-limiting illness, struggling with anxiety or depression, or simply feeling overwhelmed by the weight of daily life. Even when things appear manageable on the outside, internally you may feel stuck, drained, disconnected, or uncertain about how to move forward. You do not have to navigate this alone. My name is Kaylen Leonienco, and I am a Registered Social Worker providing virtual therapy for adults and children across Ontario.
We are a group of highly skilled and understanding psychologists offering a breadth of psychological and related services to adults, adolescents, children, couples and families in the Guelph and surrounding areas. We are committed to providing the finest, broad range of psychological services to assist you in your emotional growth, physical health, and overall well-being. The psychologists at Guelph Psychology Centre are dedicated to providing quality psychological services to help you achieve your goals.
We are a group of highly skilled and understanding psychologists offering a breadth of psychological and related services to adults, adolescents, children, couples and families in the Guelph and surrounding areas. We are committed to providing the finest, broad range of psychological services to assist you in your emotional growth, physical health, and overall well-being. The psychologists at Guelph Psychology Centre are dedicated to providing quality psychological services to help you achieve your goals.
I specialise in couples therapy with limited availability to 1pm. My partner and I have greatly benefited from therapy and it has helped us build a strong healthy relationship over the past 15 years. We continue growing our love and looking back, we certainly have come a long way from those days of regular fights, emotional distance and shutting each other out. I am trained in Gottman Therapy;L3 and certified in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. I am also trained in helping couples communicate openly around their sex lives, recover from affairs, navigate ADHD, recover from addiction and many other common issues couples may face.
I specialise in couples therapy with limited availability to 1pm. My partner and I have greatly benefited from therapy and it has helped us build a strong healthy relationship over the past 15 years. We continue growing our love and looking back, we certainly have come a long way from those days of regular fights, emotional distance and shutting each other out. I am trained in Gottman Therapy;L3 and certified in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. I am also trained in helping couples communicate openly around their sex lives, recover from affairs, navigate ADHD, recover from addiction and many other common issues couples may face.
One million Canadian men suffer from major depressive disorder each year. Three of every four completed suicides in Canada are by men. The prevalence of alcohol use disorder is twice as high in men with another mental health diagnosis than in the general population. One third of Canadian men worry that talking about mental health at work could put their job at risk. Men are just as likely as women to have mental health issues yet are far less likely to utilize traditional mental health services. Men are more likely to believe that mental health services are difficult to access, ineffective and invasive. At Cogent, Ontario’s new mental health clinic focussed solely on supporting men, we’re changing that.
One million Canadian men suffer from major depressive disorder each year. Three of every four completed suicides in Canada are by men. The prevalence of alcohol use disorder is twice as high in men with another mental health diagnosis than in the general population. One third of Canadian men worry that talking about mental health at work could put their job at risk. Men are just as likely as women to have mental health issues yet are far less likely to utilize traditional mental health services. Men are more likely to believe that mental health services are difficult to access, ineffective and invasive. At Cogent, Ontario’s new mental health clinic focussed solely on supporting men, we’re changing that.
Hi, my name is Shannon! BSW, MSW, RSW, Master of Social Work I am a dedicated and compassionate professional with extensive experience working with victims of trauma in diverse settings. Throughout my career, I have provided unwavering support to clients affected by neglect, child abuse, domestic violence, and various mental health challenges. I specialize in creating a collaborative and meaningful treatment plan tailored to individual needs, fostering a therapeutic environment.
Hi, my name is Shannon! BSW, MSW, RSW, Master of Social Work I am a dedicated and compassionate professional with extensive experience working with victims of trauma in diverse settings. Throughout my career, I have provided unwavering support to clients affected by neglect, child abuse, domestic violence, and various mental health challenges. I specialize in creating a collaborative and meaningful treatment plan tailored to individual needs, fostering a therapeutic environment.
I also have experience working with clients through programs such as WSIB, Veterans Affairs Canada, and services that support healthcare professionals and first responders.
Many people struggling with addiction are also dealing with trauma, burnout, or stress that keeps them stuck in the same patterns. I specialize in helping people break cycles of substance use and address the underlying issues that make recovery difficult.
In addition to my clinical training as a therapist, I bring lived experience with addiction and long-term recovery. Many clients find it helpful to work with someone who understands the challenges of recovery from both a professional and personal perspective.
I also have experience working with clients through programs such as WSIB, Veterans Affairs Canada, and services that support healthcare professionals and first responders.
Many people struggling with addiction are also dealing with trauma, burnout, or stress that keeps them stuck in the same patterns. I specialize in helping people break cycles of substance use and address the underlying issues that make recovery difficult.
In addition to my clinical training as a therapist, I bring lived experience with addiction and long-term recovery. Many clients find it helpful to work with someone who understands the challenges of recovery from both a professional and personal perspective.
If overwhelmed, stressed out, and anxious seem to be your common state of being, or if you are struggling with feelings of guilt, shame, and hopelessness, or if despite all your best efforts you can't seem to get from where you are to where you want to be, leaving you feeling stuck; then therapy can provide you with a safe space to be seen, heard, and understood. We can uncover the root of why you are stuck and struggling, and discover the innate wellness and wisdom that resides within you, which can help create a new way of being in the present, so that your future can look like what you desire.
If overwhelmed, stressed out, and anxious seem to be your common state of being, or if you are struggling with feelings of guilt, shame, and hopelessness, or if despite all your best efforts you can't seem to get from where you are to where you want to be, leaving you feeling stuck; then therapy can provide you with a safe space to be seen, heard, and understood. We can uncover the root of why you are stuck and struggling, and discover the innate wellness and wisdom that resides within you, which can help create a new way of being in the present, so that your future can look like what you desire.
Often times, it can be difficult to talk our way out of trauma, depression or anxiety. It can impact the relationship between our mind and body as well as our ability to connect with self and other. I am here to offer a container to explore difficult experiences and emotions and to help you hold things that may be difficult to put into words. I believe that you are the expert on you and together we can work to discover your strengths, inner wisdom and resources so that you feel empowered in your healing process.
Often times, it can be difficult to talk our way out of trauma, depression or anxiety. It can impact the relationship between our mind and body as well as our ability to connect with self and other. I am here to offer a container to explore difficult experiences and emotions and to help you hold things that may be difficult to put into words. I believe that you are the expert on you and together we can work to discover your strengths, inner wisdom and resources so that you feel empowered in your healing process.
I am a clinical psychologist. I work with teens, adults (civilians and veterans) who have experienced trauma and highly stressful life events. I have significant experience working with people who have experienced sexual violence, interpersonal trauma, traumatic invalidation, healthcare-related traumas and military sexual trauma. I have significant experience working with veterans. Largely, I work from a DBT framework, teaching clients skills to change emotions, thoughts and behaviours, while at the same time helping clients accept and process life circumstances that they cannot change. I am a DBT-Linehan Board Certified Clinician.
I am a clinical psychologist. I work with teens, adults (civilians and veterans) who have experienced trauma and highly stressful life events. I have significant experience working with people who have experienced sexual violence, interpersonal trauma, traumatic invalidation, healthcare-related traumas and military sexual trauma. I have significant experience working with veterans. Largely, I work from a DBT framework, teaching clients skills to change emotions, thoughts and behaviours, while at the same time helping clients accept and process life circumstances that they cannot change. I am a DBT-Linehan Board Certified Clinician.
Our ideal clients are individuals and couples who are ready for meaningful change, even if they feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to begin. Many come to us struggling with anxiety, trauma, PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), relationship challenges, or major life transitions. Our team provides psychotherapy tailored to each person's unique needs, helping clients better understand themselves, develop healthier coping strategies, strengthen relationships, and build the confidence to create lasting, positive change.
Our ideal clients are individuals and couples who are ready for meaningful change, even if they feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to begin. Many come to us struggling with anxiety, trauma, PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), relationship challenges, or major life transitions. Our team provides psychotherapy tailored to each person's unique needs, helping clients better understand themselves, develop healthier coping strategies, strengthen relationships, and build the confidence to create lasting, positive change.
Life rarely goes according to plan, and in our most difficult times, many of us have not had the support and tools needed to navigate losses, transitions, and traumas. My role is to help you find your way through hardship, while expanding your capacity to meet challenges from a place of resilience and acceptance. Your struggles are not due to your own inadequacy; rather, I believe all behaviour makes sense on some level, when viewed from the right perspective. I work from a holistic stance that accounts for the individual, cultural, and societal factors affecting each of us uniquely, and therefore requires a personalized approach.
Life rarely goes according to plan, and in our most difficult times, many of us have not had the support and tools needed to navigate losses, transitions, and traumas. My role is to help you find your way through hardship, while expanding your capacity to meet challenges from a place of resilience and acceptance. Your struggles are not due to your own inadequacy; rather, I believe all behaviour makes sense on some level, when viewed from the right perspective. I work from a holistic stance that accounts for the individual, cultural, and societal factors affecting each of us uniquely, and therefore requires a personalized approach.
At Therapy For Everyone, we understand that there are no one-size-fits-all solutions to psychosocial, spiritual and emotional suffering. I, registered psychotherapist (CRPO), certified spiritual care practitioner (CASC), Simon (M.T.S. UWO), offer psychosocial/spiritual and emotional counselling (religious or not), through narrative i.e. exploring feelings and thoughts that are often impacted by life challenges, crisis or death.
Grief does not start when a loved one dies; it begins when death is anticipated/feared. I offer anticipatory grief support to families of palliative patients, preparing everyone for the inevitable
At Therapy For Everyone, we understand that there are no one-size-fits-all solutions to psychosocial, spiritual and emotional suffering. I, registered psychotherapist (CRPO), certified spiritual care practitioner (CASC), Simon (M.T.S. UWO), offer psychosocial/spiritual and emotional counselling (religious or not), through narrative i.e. exploring feelings and thoughts that are often impacted by life challenges, crisis or death.
Grief does not start when a loved one dies; it begins when death is anticipated/feared. I offer anticipatory grief support to families of palliative patients, preparing everyone for the inevitable
Southern Ontario CBT is a collaborative and compassionate team of psychologists who provide evidence-based treatments to help you heal and overcome the challenges you are facing to living a meaningful and fulfilling life.
We use 3rd wave CBT therapies to help clients deal with life hardships like trauma, anxiety, depression, OCD, relationship challenges, and grief and loss. We have expertise in helping with psychological challenges of pregnancy and parenting, and in helping medical professionals and academics navigate the challenges particular to those careers.
Southern Ontario CBT is a collaborative and compassionate team of psychologists who provide evidence-based treatments to help you heal and overcome the challenges you are facing to living a meaningful and fulfilling life.
We use 3rd wave CBT therapies to help clients deal with life hardships like trauma, anxiety, depression, OCD, relationship challenges, and grief and loss. We have expertise in helping with psychological challenges of pregnancy and parenting, and in helping medical professionals and academics navigate the challenges particular to those careers.
Did you wake up today and think to yourself, "something isn't right" or "I can't go on like this"? If you are struggling with your substance use and you're feeling like you are no longer in control, it might be time to consider change. Maybe you are tired of hiding your drinking as a way to cope with your mood. Maybe you have noticed that while getting high works in the moment to help manage your nerves, you are actually more anxious now than you have ever been. Change is scary, but may be necessary for you to reach your full potential.
Did you wake up today and think to yourself, "something isn't right" or "I can't go on like this"? If you are struggling with your substance use and you're feeling like you are no longer in control, it might be time to consider change. Maybe you are tired of hiding your drinking as a way to cope with your mood. Maybe you have noticed that while getting high works in the moment to help manage your nerves, you are actually more anxious now than you have ever been. Change is scary, but may be necessary for you to reach your full potential.
I believe each person who comes in for therapy already possesses the skills and abilities required to help them through their biggest concerns; as a therapist, I see it as a privilege to work alongside you as we uncover and strengthen these skills together. I like to focus on seeing things from your perspective, and then from that place become a guide to look at and work with the parts of you that might be preventing you from reaching your goals.
I believe each person who comes in for therapy already possesses the skills and abilities required to help them through their biggest concerns; as a therapist, I see it as a privilege to work alongside you as we uncover and strengthen these skills together. I like to focus on seeing things from your perspective, and then from that place become a guide to look at and work with the parts of you that might be preventing you from reaching your goals.
