iA Financial | Industrial Alliance Therapists in Kitchener, ON
How incredible would it be to live with purpose and meaning, to be the co-creator of your life? Working alongside you, I help you explore how you may be walking and showing up in the world that doesn’t allow your authentic, true self to emerge. By shining the light on shadows that may be causing you pain, I help you see your situation in a clear light, illuminating thoughts, behaviours and deeper patterns that you may have been carrying for a long time. I help you make peace with the layers, feelings and pain from the past, and empower you to recognize your freedom and ability to chose your own path, embracing the life you want.
How incredible would it be to live with purpose and meaning, to be the co-creator of your life? Working alongside you, I help you explore how you may be walking and showing up in the world that doesn’t allow your authentic, true self to emerge. By shining the light on shadows that may be causing you pain, I help you see your situation in a clear light, illuminating thoughts, behaviours and deeper patterns that you may have been carrying for a long time. I help you make peace with the layers, feelings and pain from the past, and empower you to recognize your freedom and ability to chose your own path, embracing the life you want.
It takes immense strength, courage, and trust to share oneself vulnerably when you are struggling. Starting therapy can be overwhelming, especially when filled with heavy emotions and unsure where to begin. You may be wrestling with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, low self-worth, ADHD, autism, pregnancy/postpartum, or sexual assault, and want to reclaim the parts of yourself you feel that you've lost. Regardless of the challenges in front of you, know you are not alone and I am here to support you, gently, respectfully, and at your own pace.
It takes immense strength, courage, and trust to share oneself vulnerably when you are struggling. Starting therapy can be overwhelming, especially when filled with heavy emotions and unsure where to begin. You may be wrestling with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, low self-worth, ADHD, autism, pregnancy/postpartum, or sexual assault, and want to reclaim the parts of yourself you feel that you've lost. Regardless of the challenges in front of you, know you are not alone and I am here to support you, gently, respectfully, and at your own pace.
Starting therapy can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to do it alone. As a Registered Social Worker and Registered Psychotherapist, I bring both clinical depth and a warm, down-to-earth presence. I know how hard it can be to begin. I’ll meet you where you are, and we’ll face the hard things together - at your pace, with compassion and clarity.
Starting therapy can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to do it alone. As a Registered Social Worker and Registered Psychotherapist, I bring both clinical depth and a warm, down-to-earth presence. I know how hard it can be to begin. I’ll meet you where you are, and we’ll face the hard things together - at your pace, with compassion and clarity.
If you're struggling with anxiety/panic, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), the pressure to please people, or the exhausting pursuit of perfection, you don't have to face these struggles alone. Discovering the path to your authentic self can feel overwhelming, especially when you constantly battle with low self-esteem and feeling like you are "not enough". I am here to walk alongside you on your journey of self-discovery, where every twist and turn reveals new insights and opportunities for growth. You have already taken the courageous step of seeking help, and that alone is a testament to your strength and resiliency.
If you're struggling with anxiety/panic, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), the pressure to please people, or the exhausting pursuit of perfection, you don't have to face these struggles alone. Discovering the path to your authentic self can feel overwhelming, especially when you constantly battle with low self-esteem and feeling like you are "not enough". I am here to walk alongside you on your journey of self-discovery, where every twist and turn reveals new insights and opportunities for growth. You have already taken the courageous step of seeking help, and that alone is a testament to your strength and resiliency.
Transformation Counselling is Waterloo's largest in-person and online private counselling centre with over 30 registered psychotherapists and registered social workers to choose from. We offer personalized and inclusive counselling services for adults, teens, couples, and families in-person and online. Our goal is to help you find a therapist that's the right fit for you so that you can get the help you need sooner than later.
Transformation Counselling is Waterloo's largest in-person and online private counselling centre with over 30 registered psychotherapists and registered social workers to choose from. We offer personalized and inclusive counselling services for adults, teens, couples, and families in-person and online. Our goal is to help you find a therapist that's the right fit for you so that you can get the help you need sooner than later.
Somewhere along the way, many of us learn to shrink ourselves to stay loved, accepted, or safe. If that sounds familiar, you might be carrying childhood trauma, faith-based trauma, or the weight of navigating your identity within your culture, your family, or the LGBTQ2IA+ community. You might be neurodivergent and still figuring out what that means for how you move through the world. I work with adolescents and adults facing these experiences, including depression, C-PTSD, family dysfunction, and relationship challenges, and I bring culturally responsive care that honours where you come from.
Somewhere along the way, many of us learn to shrink ourselves to stay loved, accepted, or safe. If that sounds familiar, you might be carrying childhood trauma, faith-based trauma, or the weight of navigating your identity within your culture, your family, or the LGBTQ2IA+ community. You might be neurodivergent and still figuring out what that means for how you move through the world. I work with adolescents and adults facing these experiences, including depression, C-PTSD, family dysfunction, and relationship challenges, and I bring culturally responsive care that honours where you come from.
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.
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.
Are you struggling with your mental health, trauma, relationship challenges, or major life transitions? Do you feel lost, overwhelmed, easily irritated and unsure where to begin? Life is complex and can leave us feeling weighed down, exhausted and depleted. Reaching out for support can be transformative, even if finding the right counsellor feels daunting.
My intention is to offer a space where youth, individuals and couples may experience a sense of relief, gain clarity, and feel understood. My focus is to help people reconnect with their sense of self and feel empowered to move forward with purpose and renewed strength.
Are you struggling with your mental health, trauma, relationship challenges, or major life transitions? Do you feel lost, overwhelmed, easily irritated and unsure where to begin? Life is complex and can leave us feeling weighed down, exhausted and depleted. Reaching out for support can be transformative, even if finding the right counsellor feels daunting.
My intention is to offer a space where youth, individuals and couples may experience a sense of relief, gain clarity, and feel understood. My focus is to help people reconnect with their sense of self and feel empowered to move forward with purpose and renewed strength.
First Step Men's Therapy - Helping Men
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, ASAT, EMDR
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Are you feeling disconnected to yourself, loved ones, or society? Do you question whether you are a good father, son, or partner? Do you feel angry, stuck, overwhelmed, powerless, guilty, or "not normal". Many men struggle with their mental health without seeking help or reaching out for support. Often, this struggle may lead to addiction, anxiety, depression, shame, guilt, suicidal ideation, poor relationships, grief, low self-esteem, or low self-worth. You are not alone! First Step Men's Therapy offers a safe, warm, and inviting space for men to heal, learn, and grow. Book a free consultation today at firststepmenstherapy.com!
Are you feeling disconnected to yourself, loved ones, or society? Do you question whether you are a good father, son, or partner? Do you feel angry, stuck, overwhelmed, powerless, guilty, or "not normal". Many men struggle with their mental health without seeking help or reaching out for support. Often, this struggle may lead to addiction, anxiety, depression, shame, guilt, suicidal ideation, poor relationships, grief, low self-esteem, or low self-worth. You are not alone! First Step Men's Therapy offers a safe, warm, and inviting space for men to heal, learn, and grow. Book a free consultation today at firststepmenstherapy.com!
Dr. Jodie Lockey-Duesling Neurodivergent Soul Doctor
Registered Social Worker, DCP, MACP, BA, RSW
7 Endorsed
Serves Area
Discover your path to freedom and peace! I have created cutting edge, innovative and holistic healing methods and have a passion working with women and hormonal imbalance. I deal with the sub and unconscious layers by supporting you in navigating internal healing practices by addressing inner child wounds, attachment injury, outdated core beliefs, and releasing stagnant emotions and trauma in the body by utilizing specialized and integrative approaches: shadow work, somatic experiencing, EMDR, neural priming, trauma yoga, neuroplasticity, emotion coding, parts work, hypnotherapy and soul work.... Ready for your consciousness work?
Discover your path to freedom and peace! I have created cutting edge, innovative and holistic healing methods and have a passion working with women and hormonal imbalance. I deal with the sub and unconscious layers by supporting you in navigating internal healing practices by addressing inner child wounds, attachment injury, outdated core beliefs, and releasing stagnant emotions and trauma in the body by utilizing specialized and integrative approaches: shadow work, somatic experiencing, EMDR, neural priming, trauma yoga, neuroplasticity, emotion coding, parts work, hypnotherapy and soul work.... Ready for your consciousness work?
Remember when you and your partner felt like best friends? Now every conversation seems to leave you feeling more disconnected. It doesn't have to stay this way. Together, you can learn to communicate in ways that help you feel close again. You’re not alone in wondering what happened to the relationship you once had. Relationships go through natural changes over time, and feeling disconnected or getting caught in a cycle of conflict doesn’t mean you've fallen out of love or you’re with the wrong person. You're just stuck in a pattern that's pushing you apart. The good news? Patterns can change, and so can your relationship!
Remember when you and your partner felt like best friends? Now every conversation seems to leave you feeling more disconnected. It doesn't have to stay this way. Together, you can learn to communicate in ways that help you feel close again. You’re not alone in wondering what happened to the relationship you once had. Relationships go through natural changes over time, and feeling disconnected or getting caught in a cycle of conflict doesn’t mean you've fallen out of love or you’re with the wrong person. You're just stuck in a pattern that's pushing you apart. The good news? Patterns can change, and so can your relationship!
Selene Khosla, PhD- Therapy for Stress &
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), PhD, MA
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
You're around people having the best summer of their lives, & you're just trying to get through the day. The anxiety that won't quit. The relationship that keeps hitting the same wall. The feeling that you lost yourself somewhere along the way to grief, to stress, to a life that got too heavy too fast. Or maybe you've been holding it together for so long, you're not even sure what it would feel like to finally let go. You don't have to have it figured out, this is a place where you can just show up as you are. I work with adults & couples dealing with anxiety, stress, trauma, relationship struggles, & those hard in-between moments.
You're around people having the best summer of their lives, & you're just trying to get through the day. The anxiety that won't quit. The relationship that keeps hitting the same wall. The feeling that you lost yourself somewhere along the way to grief, to stress, to a life that got too heavy too fast. Or maybe you've been holding it together for so long, you're not even sure what it would feel like to finally let go. You don't have to have it figured out, this is a place where you can just show up as you are. I work with adults & couples dealing with anxiety, stress, trauma, relationship struggles, & those hard in-between moments.
Yael Shoham @ Kaleidoscope Counselling Collective
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
2 Endorsed
Online Only
You don’t need to have it all figured out to start taking care of yourself. Maybe you’re feeling stuck or burned out from holding everything together. Maybe something pushed you over the edge. Therapy is a place where you don’t need to perform — there’s enough of that pressure in other parts of your life. I’m Yael, and I’m here to help you with whatever you want to work on to better navigate life. From trauma and big emotions, to untangling identity or relationship stress, we start where you’re at. Together, we’ll help you develop clarity, self-compassion, and a lifestyle more aligned with your goals and desires.
You don’t need to have it all figured out to start taking care of yourself. Maybe you’re feeling stuck or burned out from holding everything together. Maybe something pushed you over the edge. Therapy is a place where you don’t need to perform — there’s enough of that pressure in other parts of your life. I’m Yael, and I’m here to help you with whatever you want to work on to better navigate life. From trauma and big emotions, to untangling identity or relationship stress, we start where you’re at. Together, we’ll help you develop clarity, self-compassion, and a lifestyle more aligned with your goals and desires.
Adaptive Healing Psychotherapy — Mariko Swanick
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, CCC, ADMH
4 Endorsed
Online Only
Have you been feeling anxious, overwhelmed, lost, or uncertain about how to move forward or where to begin? Navigating challenges internally, within relationships, family, and friendship dynamics, anxiety, burnout, unexpected changes, and difficult life transitions can leave us feeling uncertain, overwhelmed, and often quite alone. Together, we can make sense of your thoughts and feelings, identify strengths, barriers, and a plan that reflects what's most important to you and what honours your values and goals for therapy. We all deserve to feel seen, understood, and supported as we grow—and we don't need to do it alone.
Have you been feeling anxious, overwhelmed, lost, or uncertain about how to move forward or where to begin? Navigating challenges internally, within relationships, family, and friendship dynamics, anxiety, burnout, unexpected changes, and difficult life transitions can leave us feeling uncertain, overwhelmed, and often quite alone. Together, we can make sense of your thoughts and feelings, identify strengths, barriers, and a plan that reflects what's most important to you and what honours your values and goals for therapy. We all deserve to feel seen, understood, and supported as we grow—and we don't need to do it alone.
Hey, I’m Kristie—it’s great to virtually meet you! If you are looking for a therapy space where you can show up exactly as you are, you're in the right place. I provide a compassionate, genuine, and deeply authentic environment for individuals and couples (including monogamous, polyamorous, and open relationships) of all genders and sexualities. I specialize in supporting folks navigating life transitions, relationship dynamics, neurodivergence, and the unique pressures faced by fellow health professionals. Together, we’ll work to understand your story deeply, heal emotional wounds, and cultivate a true sense of self-compassion.
Hey, I’m Kristie—it’s great to virtually meet you! If you are looking for a therapy space where you can show up exactly as you are, you're in the right place. I provide a compassionate, genuine, and deeply authentic environment for individuals and couples (including monogamous, polyamorous, and open relationships) of all genders and sexualities. I specialize in supporting folks navigating life transitions, relationship dynamics, neurodivergence, and the unique pressures faced by fellow health professionals. Together, we’ll work to understand your story deeply, heal emotional wounds, and cultivate a true sense of self-compassion.
At Mindful Path Counselling we offer a wide range of services including; individual, couples/relationship(s), marriage, child/youth, family, and group counselling. In addition, we offer a wide range of alternative wellness services including; reiki/energy healing/ infrared light therapy, hypnotherapy, life coaching, art therapy, ecotherapy, walk-n-talk therapy, and animal-assisted therapy. We work with people aged 5 years and up from all backgrounds. We are also under the supervision of a psychologist for psychology billing needs.
At Mindful Path Counselling we offer a wide range of services including; individual, couples/relationship(s), marriage, child/youth, family, and group counselling. In addition, we offer a wide range of alternative wellness services including; reiki/energy healing/ infrared light therapy, hypnotherapy, life coaching, art therapy, ecotherapy, walk-n-talk therapy, and animal-assisted therapy. We work with people aged 5 years and up from all backgrounds. We are also under the supervision of a psychologist for psychology billing needs.
With several years of experience as a psychotherapist, I specialize in women's mental health, offering expert, trauma-informed support in perinatal mental health, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, parenting, and life transitions. I have worked with women of all ages and backgrounds, and offer a safe, empathetic space to explore emotions, overcome personal hurdles, and foster personal growth. I take a client-centered approach, tailoring therapy to meet each individual’s needs and empowering women to embrace their inner strength.
With several years of experience as a psychotherapist, I specialize in women's mental health, offering expert, trauma-informed support in perinatal mental health, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, parenting, and life transitions. I have worked with women of all ages and backgrounds, and offer a safe, empathetic space to explore emotions, overcome personal hurdles, and foster personal growth. I take a client-centered approach, tailoring therapy to meet each individual’s needs and empowering women to embrace their inner strength.
We are a Canadian virtual mental healthcare clinic offering integrated care across Canada with psychotherapy, psychiatry, family medicine, psychological assessments, and neurological assessment services. No referral is required for psychodynamic psychotherapy. OHIP-covered services, including psychiatric assessments, medication support, and therapy, are available by a family doctor or nurse practitioner referral.
We are a Canadian virtual mental healthcare clinic offering integrated care across Canada with psychotherapy, psychiatry, family medicine, psychological assessments, and neurological assessment services. No referral is required for psychodynamic psychotherapy. OHIP-covered services, including psychiatric assessments, medication support, and therapy, are available by a family doctor or nurse practitioner referral.
Elliott Kemmet - Infidelity & Betrayal Trauma
Registered Social Worker, MSW, BSW, RSW
5 Endorsed
Serves Area
You’re carrying the weight of betrayal: whether you’ve been unfaithful or discovered your partner’s infidelity. The pain feels insurmountable, and moving forward seems harder than expected. If you’re grappling with physical, emotional, financial, or online infidelity, you're likely searching for clarity, healing, and a way to rebuild trust. Your goal? To restore what’s been fractured, to heal, and to decide the next steps: whether that’s together or apart.
You’re carrying the weight of betrayal: whether you’ve been unfaithful or discovered your partner’s infidelity. The pain feels insurmountable, and moving forward seems harder than expected. If you’re grappling with physical, emotional, financial, or online infidelity, you're likely searching for clarity, healing, and a way to rebuild trust. Your goal? To restore what’s been fractured, to heal, and to decide the next steps: whether that’s together or apart.
