Family Therapy in Hamilton, ON

My specialties include anxiety, depression, stress, life and career transitions, grief, marriage and relationship conflicts, dating, and parenting. I realize there is rarely one issue and it takes courage to ask for help. I offer a safe, sincere and supportive environment to share, reflect upon, and experience positive growth from the issues you bring to counselling. I work with individuals, couples and families and have over 20 years of experience helping people share their stories and struggles -- to feel heard and understood.

Maryanne Hicks is a Registered Social Worker with a Master’s Degree in Social Work, an undergraduate degree in Sociology and a Diploma in Early Childhood Education. Maryanne has extensive work experience in various settings, including but not limited to counselling adults, families and couples, child welfare, and children’s mental health. Maryanne’s compassionate listening style is non-judgemental and encourages clients to engage openly in their therapeutic journey.

I am an experienced, caring counsellor and a Masters level registered clinical social worker with a passion for helping people manage life difficulties. With a background in child welfare, I offer over 15 years of experience in family -centered, strengths-based work with children, youth, and families. I specialize in engaging families in telling their stories in order to identify their strengths, worries, trauma histories, and stressors. I recognize that respect, listening, and helping individuals to find their own solutions is important for their mental health and well-being. I strive for authentic engagement with my clients.

Virtual care: NT, ONT. Sometimes things don't go as we expected, and it can have a significant impact on how we think and feel. Relationships, of all kinds, can be challenging, and sometimes you just need someone to talk to. Problems can feel like they are taking up all the space in your mind, and weighing you completely down. I can help you unravel those thoughts and feelings, cope, and find happiness again. About me: I grew up in Iqaluit and, later, Yellowknife - I've lived all over Canada and am a passionate mental health advocate. NIHB/MMIWG provider.

Our lives are impacted by many facets, including nature, nurture, family dynamics, society, and cultural & spiritual influences. It is our unique challenge to find our way to manage and grow through our individual challenges. Therapy can help to navigate these difficult times in our lives. With trust, compassion, openness, and non-judgement, I work with people of all types on a variety of issues, including processing trauma, family relationships, personal growth, anxiety and depression.

Feeling anxious? Dysregulated? Stressed? Want to make a change in your life but are unsure where to begin? Are you avoiding things you once loved or struggling in your relationships and unsure how to make the pattern stop? Let’s work together to unlock your strengths, explore your worries and deepen your understanding of why you make the choices you do. It’s time for you to start trusting your emotions, saying goodbye to unhelpful coping strategies and building confidence in yourself. I have been practicing since 2009 and have successfully supported countless individuals to start healing and live as the best versions of themselves.

Hi! I'm Zeb and I work with children, youth and their caregivers. I understand that when a young person is experiencing emotional or behavioural problems it reorganizes the way that a whole family functions. I believe that better understanding our own emotions and the emotions of others is the key to helping make positive change in the lives of children and families.

It can be incredibly difficult to navigate relationships - between each individual, plus the partnership(s), there are a lot of complex thoughts, feelings and emotions. LGBTQ+ relationships and polyamorous relationships can be even more difficult to navigate once we consider added concerns such as marginalization, discrimination, additional partners, parenting, and more. I offer a safe, non-judgmental space for you and your partner(s) to discuss areas of concern, regardless of how your relationship is structured.

Full- not accepting new clients- I work with individuals and supervise Inter-Personal Growth Groups. Based on an assessment with you, we determine the best approach to meet your goals, and emotional needs towards personal health and growth. A few of the therapeutic approaches I use include, but not limited to, CBT which highlights thoughts, dysfunctional (unhelpful) thinking, and assumptions. We explore the unique meaning you make of situations and events. I also use Emotionally Focussed Therapy, mindfulness techniques that rely on neurosciences to restore emotional integrity, narrative therapy, and reconstruction therapy.

I have been working with children, adolescents, families and people with ASD of all ages for 30 years. I’m a neurodivergent affirming psychotherapist and also have experience working with ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Attachment, Trauma, Transgender Teens, OCD, Social & Relationship Skills, LGBTQ2s+ ,Executive Functioning & Emotional Regulation. I use a personalized approach with each individual, includes psychodynamic psychotherapy, the use of assessment tools, individual interviews, child developmental and adult history, attachment theories, sensorimotor activities, play and art-based therapy, CBT, and mindfulness.

Perhaps you are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, conflicted inside, easily triggered, or beat up by an inner critic. Perhaps you are dealing with infidelity, gaslighting or struggling in your relationships. Maybe you are ready to deal with a difficult childhood. Or maybe there are two (or more) of you ready to work on your relationship. Whatever your reason is for coming, I'm glad you are here. I can offer a down-to-earth, caring and validating space where together we can begin to address the things that are hurting you.

Sometimes we just need somebody we can trust! I have a natural ability to empathize with your experiences which helps with building a genuine, trusting relationship. This relationship will be the foundation of our work together. I have been working in the mental health field for over 15 years and have developed many skills both professionally as well as personally through my own life experiences. I have been learning how to intergrade IFS ( Internal Family Systems aka "Parts" ) into my practice.

I am a Registered Practical Nurse, Psychotherapist with training in mental health and addiction. I combined the art and science of therapy to help my clients. My practice is focused on mental health and addiction, healthcare professionals and families. Particularly, I have skill in marriage couple and family therapy . I specialized training in treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), eating disorders, addictions, anxiety disorders and depression. In addition, I also worked competently with marriage, couple and family therapy . I am committed to restoring optimal mental health, and physical an emotional wellbeing.

Hello, my name is Matt (he/him) and I have worked for over 10 years with many children and youth and their caregivers. Through this time I have supported clients experiencing social anxiety, separation anxiety, OCD, generalized anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, parent-child conflict, school avoidance, and family conflict. I believe in using human-centered approaches and partnering with clients in their healing journey. I have been trained in various therapeutic modalities including Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Emotion Focused Family Therapy , Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Acceptance Commitment Therapy.

ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS My name is Julia Sormaz and I have a desire for supporting individuals from a client-centered approach, meeting clients where they're at and working in collaboration to provide effective help. I have a masters degree in counselling Psychology, Bachelor degree in Psychology and Post-Graduate Certificate in addictions and mental health. I have extensive experience working with individuals who have been struggling with substance use, behavioural concerns, family and parenting challenges and mental health. I have been working in the field of addictions for six years supporting clients from different age groups.

In therapy I aim to walk alongside you –meeting you with authenticity, openness, and trust. At our core we as humans have an innate desire to form meaningful connections. I'm passionate about supporting clients in exploring the nuances and complexities of relationships. I specialize in supporting clients struggling with family conflict, communicating needs & boundaries, generational trauma, co-dependency, inner-child work, and in navigating parent-child relationships in adulthood. I'm also passionate about supporting women in perinatal & postnatal mental health, encouraging them to take up space in tending to themselves.