Play Therapy in Kingston, ON
Johnson Family Counseling
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, RP, CCC, LPC, RPT-S
8 Endorsed
Kingston, ON K7M
Julia Johnson holds a Master degree is Clinical Psychology, is a Registered Psychotherapist, & Play-therapy Supervisor, a Certified Canadian Counsellor and a Licensed Professional Counsellor in NJ.
JFC values: Compassion, Professionalism & Support. Ms. Johnson is trained in Structural Family Therapy, Play-Therapy, EFT & Attachment therapies: Theraplay and DDP. Other training: Prolonged Exposure, Trauma Practice, Polyvagal/Compassion Fatigue Therapy, Group Therapy, Parenting skills, Supervision, and she is also a Catholic Christian Healing Minister.
Julia Johnson holds a Master degree is Clinical Psychology, is a Registered Psychotherapist, & Play-therapy Supervisor, a Certified Canadian Counsellor and a Licensed Professional Counsellor in NJ.
JFC values: Compassion, Professionalism & Support. Ms. Johnson is trained in Structural Family Therapy, Play-Therapy, EFT & Attachment therapies: Theraplay and DDP. Other training: Prolonged Exposure, Trauma Practice, Polyvagal/Compassion Fatigue Therapy, Group Therapy, Parenting skills, Supervision, and she is also a Catholic Christian Healing Minister.
Children are invited to express themselves in counselling through art, puppetry, sand and play.
While I primarily work with young children and youth, I also have expertise in supporting adults who are struggling with interpersonal relationships. Anger management and healthy relationship development are topics that I enjoy exploring with others.
Children are invited to express themselves in counselling through art, puppetry, sand and play.
While I primarily work with young children and youth, I also have expertise in supporting adults who are struggling with interpersonal relationships. Anger management and healthy relationship development are topics that I enjoy exploring with others.
My practice is devoted to art and play-based therapies using evidence-based theories and approaches.
I offer client-centered art and play-based therapies where clients have the opportunity to move beyond words and go deeper within to explore, experience and express thoughts and feelings based on their needs and goals. Art expresses ideas and feelings when words are not enough, while toys in play therapy become the powerful words and actions for reparation.
My practice is devoted to art and play-based therapies using evidence-based theories and approaches.
I offer client-centered art and play-based therapies where clients have the opportunity to move beyond words and go deeper within to explore, experience and express thoughts and feelings based on their needs and goals. Art expresses ideas and feelings when words are not enough, while toys in play therapy become the powerful words and actions for reparation.
Andrea Grieves
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, RP
2 Endorsed
Kingston, ON K7P
Waitlist for new clients
I am a Certified Play Therapist and Registered Psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience in children’s mental health.
I provide support for a wide range of concerns including separation/divorce, anxiety, depression, self-injury, behavioral issues, sibling conflict, school challenges, peer issues, parent-child conflict, and trauma. I focus on supporting caregivers in building healthier relationships with their child and finding ways to manage challenges in the family.
I am a Certified Play Therapist and Registered Psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience in children’s mental health.
I provide support for a wide range of concerns including separation/divorce, anxiety, depression, self-injury, behavioral issues, sibling conflict, school challenges, peer issues, parent-child conflict, and trauma. I focus on supporting caregivers in building healthier relationships with their child and finding ways to manage challenges in the family.
Ineke Guadagnin
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, BA Ed, MACP
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
I completed the Canadian Association of Play Therapists training in 2021, EMDR training in 2023, and EFFT training in 2024 for the benefit of all my clients!
I’m here for you. I know, life doesn't always work out as we had hoped. As a trauma-sensitive therapist, I provide a safe space to listen to concerns, make sense of feelings, and discover barriers to your progress. My focus is to help you explore, grow, and thrive as you become aware of your inner strength. My style is gentle, authentic, and attentive as I collaborate with you to engage your resiliency and move forward to where you want to be in your life. If you are struggling in a relationship, are grieving a loss, or have tried everything to find stability with anxiety or after a trauma, I encourage you to give me a call.
I completed the Canadian Association of Play Therapists training in 2021, EMDR training in 2023, and EFFT training in 2024 for the benefit of all my clients!
I’m here for you. I know, life doesn't always work out as we had hoped. As a trauma-sensitive therapist, I provide a safe space to listen to concerns, make sense of feelings, and discover barriers to your progress. My focus is to help you explore, grow, and thrive as you become aware of your inner strength. My style is gentle, authentic, and attentive as I collaborate with you to engage your resiliency and move forward to where you want to be in your life. If you are struggling in a relationship, are grieving a loss, or have tried everything to find stability with anxiety or after a trauma, I encourage you to give me a call.
I use creative techniques for therapy, including psychodrama, play therapy, expressive arts and mindfulness.
I have worked with clients for over 30 years, and recently retired from the role of Clinical Director at a counselling agency to focus on a small private practice. I work in a relaxed atmosphere, out of my home, in the woods, which suits my counselling style well. Over the years I have worked with people with varying needs, including people who have experienced trauma, including childhood trauma, workplace trauma and war trauma. I work with individuals, couples, families and groups. I specialize in working with people who are willing to go beyond the surface to explore their own spiritual and personal growth.
I use creative techniques for therapy, including psychodrama, play therapy, expressive arts and mindfulness.
I have worked with clients for over 30 years, and recently retired from the role of Clinical Director at a counselling agency to focus on a small private practice. I work in a relaxed atmosphere, out of my home, in the woods, which suits my counselling style well. Over the years I have worked with people with varying needs, including people who have experienced trauma, including childhood trauma, workplace trauma and war trauma. I work with individuals, couples, families and groups. I specialize in working with people who are willing to go beyond the surface to explore their own spiritual and personal growth.
Children often benefit from play therapy.
Do you or your child need help to cope with anxiety, phobias, social isolation, or loneliness? Are you finding it difficult to navigate the complexities of your blended family? Have you struggled with depression, anger, or impulse control? In therapy, you can build coping skills that provide significant relief and support sustained lifelong healing. Reach out to me today. Support for children, teens, adults, and families. Anxiety, loneliness, impulse control, anger, phobias, and family conflict are all difficult to handle by yourself. We will work towards building the tools that you need to thrive. I look forward to helping!
Children often benefit from play therapy.
Do you or your child need help to cope with anxiety, phobias, social isolation, or loneliness? Are you finding it difficult to navigate the complexities of your blended family? Have you struggled with depression, anger, or impulse control? In therapy, you can build coping skills that provide significant relief and support sustained lifelong healing. Reach out to me today. Support for children, teens, adults, and families. Anxiety, loneliness, impulse control, anger, phobias, and family conflict are all difficult to handle by yourself. We will work towards building the tools that you need to thrive. I look forward to helping!
You are motivated to overcome your challenges but are overwhelmed with how to start. These challenges might include anxiety, stress, burnout, rumination, adjusting to life transitions or difficulty engaging in meaningful relationships. You have exhausted other supports such as talking to friends, working out, or other therapies that haven’t worked for you. It is beginning to interfere with your everyday functioning, and you are ready to begin the work to change.
You are motivated to overcome your challenges but are overwhelmed with how to start. These challenges might include anxiety, stress, burnout, rumination, adjusting to life transitions or difficulty engaging in meaningful relationships. You have exhausted other supports such as talking to friends, working out, or other therapies that haven’t worked for you. It is beginning to interfere with your everyday functioning, and you are ready to begin the work to change.
Hi, I’m Janita, a therapist passionate about helping individuals navigate life’s challenges. Deeply connected to nature, I find joy in outdoor activities like snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and hiking with my puppies, especially during winter, my favorite season. Year-round, I enjoy kayaking, paddleboarding, biking, and hiking. Indoors, I love curling up with a book or spending time with my husband, kids, and loved ones. I strive to create a warm, supportive space for clients to explore perspectives, overcome obstacles, and feel heard. Let’s connect and work together!
Hi, I’m Janita, a therapist passionate about helping individuals navigate life’s challenges. Deeply connected to nature, I find joy in outdoor activities like snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and hiking with my puppies, especially during winter, my favorite season. Year-round, I enjoy kayaking, paddleboarding, biking, and hiking. Indoors, I love curling up with a book or spending time with my husband, kids, and loved ones. I strive to create a warm, supportive space for clients to explore perspectives, overcome obstacles, and feel heard. Let’s connect and work together!
Completely You Counselling & Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, MSc, RP
1 Endorsed
Kingston, ON K7P
Compassionate therapy and clinical supervision to support you through life's biggest challenges. With you at the center; to hear your unique needs and goals, to support your transition with a variety of evidence-based approaches and tools to best meet your needs. Allowing a space of warmth and acceptance to appreciate all the sides of you, to allow for greater awareness of the most difficult transitions and your needs at present, along with gentle questioning to allow for greater self-discovery to make sense of your journey and allow for greater acceptance to find your best way forward.
Compassionate therapy and clinical supervision to support you through life's biggest challenges. With you at the center; to hear your unique needs and goals, to support your transition with a variety of evidence-based approaches and tools to best meet your needs. Allowing a space of warmth and acceptance to appreciate all the sides of you, to allow for greater awareness of the most difficult transitions and your needs at present, along with gentle questioning to allow for greater self-discovery to make sense of your journey and allow for greater acceptance to find your best way forward.
Resolve Counselling Services Canada offers a number of programs and services that have been developed to support adults, youth, couples and families overcome challenges that affect their emotional and social well-being. All of our counsellors believe that the individuals, couples, families, and groups who come to us for counselling are resilient and possess the inherent strengths needed to solve their unique set of challenges. Each of our clinical counsellors uses a counselling approach that is informed by current best practices.
Resolve Counselling Services Canada offers a number of programs and services that have been developed to support adults, youth, couples and families overcome challenges that affect their emotional and social well-being. All of our counsellors believe that the individuals, couples, families, and groups who come to us for counselling are resilient and possess the inherent strengths needed to solve their unique set of challenges. Each of our clinical counsellors uses a counselling approach that is informed by current best practices.
As a registered social worker and psychotherapist with over 15 years of experience supporting children, youth, adolescents, and families, I am dedicated to helping individuals and families navigate life’s challenges, build stronger relationships and develop the tools they need to thrive.
Being a child or youth in this world is hard. And being a parent in this world is hard too. I operate under the assumption always that all individuals are doing the best they can with the knowledge, skills and resources they have.
As a registered social worker and psychotherapist with over 15 years of experience supporting children, youth, adolescents, and families, I am dedicated to helping individuals and families navigate life’s challenges, build stronger relationships and develop the tools they need to thrive.
Being a child or youth in this world is hard. And being a parent in this world is hard too. I operate under the assumption always that all individuals are doing the best they can with the knowledge, skills and resources they have.
Accepting NEW Clients for April/May - In person availability at our Brockville & Kingston locations (alongside virtual) . Both office locations offer free parking. Amanda serves Adults, Children, Youth & Families across Ontario. Taking the first step is the hardest and Amanda is committed to making that step as comfortable as possible for YOU! Amanda works from a solution focused, trauma informed/client centered approach while utilizing a multitude of Evidence Based/Evidence Informed Practices. Free Consultations available upon request.
Accepting NEW Clients for April/May - In person availability at our Brockville & Kingston locations (alongside virtual) . Both office locations offer free parking. Amanda serves Adults, Children, Youth & Families across Ontario. Taking the first step is the hardest and Amanda is committed to making that step as comfortable as possible for YOU! Amanda works from a solution focused, trauma informed/client centered approach while utilizing a multitude of Evidence Based/Evidence Informed Practices. Free Consultations available upon request.
We are an online counselling agency so do not provide services in person. Strength Counselling Services has licensed, experienced therapists who use evidence-based practices, prioritize client needs, and maintain ethical standards. We offer culturally sensitive, affordable services in a supportive environment. We offer a comprehensive goals assessment, regularly assess progress, and collaborate with other professionals. We provide transparency in our fees and for thirteen years now have held a positive reputation of trust, and client success. Lastly, ensuring our clients' privacy and confidentiality are of utmost importance to us.
We are an online counselling agency so do not provide services in person. Strength Counselling Services has licensed, experienced therapists who use evidence-based practices, prioritize client needs, and maintain ethical standards. We offer culturally sensitive, affordable services in a supportive environment. We offer a comprehensive goals assessment, regularly assess progress, and collaborate with other professionals. We provide transparency in our fees and for thirteen years now have held a positive reputation of trust, and client success. Lastly, ensuring our clients' privacy and confidentiality are of utmost importance to us.
Ruth M Strunz
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, CCC
1 Endorsed
Kingston, ON K7M
Waitlist for new clients
Welcome! As a Registered Psychotherapist, I specialize in attachment-based psychotherapy with neurodivergent/autistic individuals. I am privileged to hold neurodiversity-affirming therapeutic space for people navigating cross-neurotype relationships, or on personal journeys involving neurodivergence. As a Clinical Supervisor, I enjoy mentoring Psychotherapists in establishing and developing the cross-neurotype therapeutic alliance. And, as a Neurodiversity and Mental Health Consultant, I collaborate extensively with therapists and educators who support or teach neurodivergent individuals.
Welcome! As a Registered Psychotherapist, I specialize in attachment-based psychotherapy with neurodivergent/autistic individuals. I am privileged to hold neurodiversity-affirming therapeutic space for people navigating cross-neurotype relationships, or on personal journeys involving neurodivergence. As a Clinical Supervisor, I enjoy mentoring Psychotherapists in establishing and developing the cross-neurotype therapeutic alliance. And, as a Neurodiversity and Mental Health Consultant, I collaborate extensively with therapists and educators who support or teach neurodivergent individuals.
Living in a fast-paced society can often make us feel burned-out, chronically anxious, depressed and alienated from those we love the most. Too often, we are "working for the weekend", and when it comes we have precious little time to spend doing the things that bring us meaning and strengthen our most important relationships. I approach mental health issues as arising primarily from our needs being inadequately met by the community and world around us. So there's a disconnect between how we evolved and where we are now. I also do ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) in partnership with the Canadian Centre For Psychedelic Healing.
Living in a fast-paced society can often make us feel burned-out, chronically anxious, depressed and alienated from those we love the most. Too often, we are "working for the weekend", and when it comes we have precious little time to spend doing the things that bring us meaning and strengthen our most important relationships. I approach mental health issues as arising primarily from our needs being inadequately met by the community and world around us. So there's a disconnect between how we evolved and where we are now. I also do ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) in partnership with the Canadian Centre For Psychedelic Healing.
Feeling uninspired or disconnected from yourself? Are you struggling to manage stress and feeling overwhelmed? Perhaps you haven't been as good about taking care of yourself. Are you at a crossroads in your career or emotional life? We can all feel lost, unsure, ambivalent, or unhappy at times. You've taken a major step in recognizing you are ready to see things differently and desire more for yourself. I am honored by your choice to work with me. I can help you understand and manage whatever life throws at you. I can help guide you on your journey and provide you with tools to help facilitate the desired change in your life.
Feeling uninspired or disconnected from yourself? Are you struggling to manage stress and feeling overwhelmed? Perhaps you haven't been as good about taking care of yourself. Are you at a crossroads in your career or emotional life? We can all feel lost, unsure, ambivalent, or unhappy at times. You've taken a major step in recognizing you are ready to see things differently and desire more for yourself. I am honored by your choice to work with me. I can help you understand and manage whatever life throws at you. I can help guide you on your journey and provide you with tools to help facilitate the desired change in your life.
Kavya Bhardwaj -Anxiety -Immigration -Depression
Registered Psychotherapist, MSc, RP
5 Endorsed
Serves Area
It’s overwhelming when nothing feels safe, worrying about your life here in Canada and the well-being of your family abroad. Maybe you’ve been met with prejudgment and discrimination in the past, where shame, guilt, anxiety, and stress have become the norm. With so many expectations and demands, it all feels too much. You know deep down there must be someone who can guide you, someone who understands. I’m so glad you’re here. When I immigrated to Canada, I confronted my intergenerational trauma; I felt confused and very alone. I know what it’s like to grapple with identity, belonging, and the pressure of cultural expectations.
It’s overwhelming when nothing feels safe, worrying about your life here in Canada and the well-being of your family abroad. Maybe you’ve been met with prejudgment and discrimination in the past, where shame, guilt, anxiety, and stress have become the norm. With so many expectations and demands, it all feels too much. You know deep down there must be someone who can guide you, someone who understands. I’m so glad you’re here. When I immigrated to Canada, I confronted my intergenerational trauma; I felt confused and very alone. I know what it’s like to grapple with identity, belonging, and the pressure of cultural expectations.
Namaste! I provide individual, relationship and marriage counselling, in a nonjudgmental, relaxed environment. Over the last 35 years I have worked with individuals and couples guiding, teaching and helping them by using an eclectic approach, and a variety of different types of modalities depending on the particular needs of my clients. I also provide family mediation and relationship counselling for couples who have split. I am a sex therapist, working with all couples and individuals. I specialize in many areas, as I believe all issues are connected, so to treat problems in isolation is unrealistic and can be short lived.
Namaste! I provide individual, relationship and marriage counselling, in a nonjudgmental, relaxed environment. Over the last 35 years I have worked with individuals and couples guiding, teaching and helping them by using an eclectic approach, and a variety of different types of modalities depending on the particular needs of my clients. I also provide family mediation and relationship counselling for couples who have split. I am a sex therapist, working with all couples and individuals. I specialize in many areas, as I believe all issues are connected, so to treat problems in isolation is unrealistic and can be short lived.
Our ideal clients are individuals and families navigating life with ADHD. They seek a safe space to be their authentic selves while addressing challenges like anxiety, emotional regulation, organization, budgeting, substance use, depression, and procrastination. Our goal is to support newly diagnosed adults, parents of neurodivergent children, and anyone grappling with ADHD-related issues, helping them build skills, find balance, and thrive. We create a nurturing environment for personal growth and understanding, empowering clients to achieve their goals and improve their quality of life.
Our ideal clients are individuals and families navigating life with ADHD. They seek a safe space to be their authentic selves while addressing challenges like anxiety, emotional regulation, organization, budgeting, substance use, depression, and procrastination. Our goal is to support newly diagnosed adults, parents of neurodivergent children, and anyone grappling with ADHD-related issues, helping them build skills, find balance, and thrive. We create a nurturing environment for personal growth and understanding, empowering clients to achieve their goals and improve their quality of life.
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Play Therapy Counsellors
Who is play therapy for?
Play therapy is generally targeted to children between the ages of 3 and 11 who have social, emotional, or behavioural difficulties. Play therapy has also been found helpful for children who have experienced physical or emotional abuse or witnessed atrocities. Play therapy is also often recommended for children who are undergoing major medical procedures or who are suffering from chronic illness; many children’s hospitals are equipped to offer play therapy on-site. Play therapy is also sometimes used for adults; creative writing, music, and art are expressive forms that can all be adapted for therapeutic purposes.
Why do people need play therapy?
Children often do not have the language skills or words to know or to express what is troubling them. Yet they often spontaneously draw or use playthings to depict scenarios that reflect problems in their everyday life. Play therapy provides children with an array of objects and play situations to act out their feelings or experiences so that therapists can get a clear picture of what children might be struggling with and help them find solutions. In addition, play therapists are skilled at helping children understand their inner experience and find words for them, necessary steps toward helping children learn to control their own behaviour and come up with solutions to problems they encounter.
What happens in play therapy?
A child enters a comfortable playroom where they are free to choose the objects they want to play with. The play therapist will typically observe how they play with the toys—whether a sandbox, puppets, dolls and action figures, trucks, costumes, drawing and painting materials, or more—because such play provides clues to a child’s family and social relationships, difficulties they are encountering in the world, and what going on inside themselves. Sometimes the therapist may ask the child to use the play objects to tell a story about their family. Using the same instruments of play, therapists can help children discover more advantageous ways of thinking and behaving.
What kinds of problems do play therapists treat?
Play therapy can help children who display destructive or self-destructive impulses; children who seem angry, sad, or fearful; children who experience frequent social, emotional, family, or school difficulty. Play therapy is often of value to children who have experienced a loss or distressing family experience, who are regularly exposed to family conflict, or who have been physically or emotionally abused. Play therapy can help children who are perpetrators of bullying as well as those who are targets of bullying. It helps children learn to identify their feelings, to express them in constructive ways, and to regulate them so they can get on with the business of development.
How long does play therapy last?
Play therapy sessions may last for 30 to 45 minutes, and they usually occur weekly for about 20 sessions. Each session is tailored to the individual child and the kinds of problems they are struggling with. Play that is highly repetitive often indicates a problem requiring further exploration. Therapists typically measure progress through session-to-session changes in play behaviour.