Music Therapy in Kitchener, ON
You stories deserve to be told. Your feelings deserve to be heard. Your journeys deserve to be honoured.
I am a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with a background in psychology, business, and spiritual care. My experiences focused on working with university students and LGBTQ+ communities. Some of the recurring themes included anxiety, depression, social isolation, trauma, interpersonal challenges, and life transition. Therapy with me tends to be conversational and flexible. Meanwhile, I deeply value identifying and developing therapeutic themes, directions, and goals collaboratively with clients.
You stories deserve to be told. Your feelings deserve to be heard. Your journeys deserve to be honoured.
I am a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with a background in psychology, business, and spiritual care. My experiences focused on working with university students and LGBTQ+ communities. Some of the recurring themes included anxiety, depression, social isolation, trauma, interpersonal challenges, and life transition. Therapy with me tends to be conversational and flexible. Meanwhile, I deeply value identifying and developing therapeutic themes, directions, and goals collaboratively with clients.
Leah is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with a background in psychology, business, and spiritual care. As a first-generation immigrant from China, Leah’s past experiences focused on working with university students, LGBTQ+ individuals, new immigrants, and Chinese communities. Some of the recurring therapeutic themes that Leah worked with include anxiety, depression, social isolation, trauma, interpersonal challenges, and life transition. Leah has a specialized interest in therapeutic issues with strong physical and behavioral manifestations, such as eating disorders, addiction, and self-harming.
Leah is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with a background in psychology, business, and spiritual care. As a first-generation immigrant from China, Leah’s past experiences focused on working with university students, LGBTQ+ individuals, new immigrants, and Chinese communities. Some of the recurring therapeutic themes that Leah worked with include anxiety, depression, social isolation, trauma, interpersonal challenges, and life transition. Leah has a specialized interest in therapeutic issues with strong physical and behavioral manifestations, such as eating disorders, addiction, and self-harming.
My ideal clients are individuals, couples, and families from diverse backgrounds who may be experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, stress, relationship challenges, life transitions, or simply feeling stuck. They come to our practice seeking a safe, respectful space where they can feel heard and understood without judgment. Using compassionate, client-centred, culturally responsive, and evidence-informed approaches, our team helps clients recognize their strengths, develop practical coping strategies, build resilience, and move toward meaningful, lasting change.
My ideal clients are individuals, couples, and families from diverse backgrounds who may be experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, stress, relationship challenges, life transitions, or simply feeling stuck. They come to our practice seeking a safe, respectful space where they can feel heard and understood without judgment. Using compassionate, client-centred, culturally responsive, and evidence-informed approaches, our team helps clients recognize their strengths, develop practical coping strategies, build resilience, and move toward meaningful, lasting change.
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.
Hello my name is Chris, I am a registered psychotherapist (RP) and board-certified music therapist (MT-BC). I feel passionate about mental health, community, and connecting with people. My previous experience in front-line mental healthcare including palliative, addictions, and homelessness work has shown me the role that trauma plays in our lives and the importance of relationship in healing. I work primarily with younger adults in areas of addiction, grief, anxiety, depression, OCD, relationship breakdown, life transitions, and sexuality. I have experience working with 2SLGBTQ+ individuals as well as neurodivergent clients.
Hello my name is Chris, I am a registered psychotherapist (RP) and board-certified music therapist (MT-BC). I feel passionate about mental health, community, and connecting with people. My previous experience in front-line mental healthcare including palliative, addictions, and homelessness work has shown me the role that trauma plays in our lives and the importance of relationship in healing. I work primarily with younger adults in areas of addiction, grief, anxiety, depression, OCD, relationship breakdown, life transitions, and sexuality. I have experience working with 2SLGBTQ+ individuals as well as neurodivergent clients.
With specialties in anxiety, trauma, ADHD, CBT, DBT, narrative work, parenting support, and creative approaches like music therapy, we’ll help you connect with someone who gets it.
Have you ever thought to yourself, “I can’t keep living this way, but I don’t know how to change”? Or maybe, as a parent, it’s: “I don’t know how to help my child, and I feel so helpless.” If either of these resonate, you're not alone—and you're in the right place. Our team of warm, experienced therapists works with children, teens, young adults, and families through some of life’s toughest seasons. We offer free matching consultations to help you find someone who truly fits your needs.
With specialties in anxiety, trauma, ADHD, CBT, DBT, narrative work, parenting support, and creative approaches like music therapy, we’ll help you connect with someone who gets it.
Have you ever thought to yourself, “I can’t keep living this way, but I don’t know how to change”? Or maybe, as a parent, it’s: “I don’t know how to help my child, and I feel so helpless.” If either of these resonate, you're not alone—and you're in the right place. Our team of warm, experienced therapists works with children, teens, young adults, and families through some of life’s toughest seasons. We offer free matching consultations to help you find someone who truly fits your needs.
I often use a variety of therapy approaches, incorporating Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Music Therapy, and Mentalization-Based Therapy into our work.
Feeling like you can’t keep living this way, but don’t know how to change? If that feels familiar, for you or your child, you’re not alone, and I’ve been there too. Therapy became a safe space for me, and now I work to offer that same space for my clients. I work with kids, teens, and adults who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or constantly hard on themselves. For kids and teens, this might look like big emotions, shutdowns, school struggles, or difficulty with focus and follow-through. For adults, it can show up as burnout, procrastination, overthinking, or feeling like you’re always falling behind, even when you’re trying your best.
I often use a variety of therapy approaches, incorporating Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Music Therapy, and Mentalization-Based Therapy into our work.
Feeling like you can’t keep living this way, but don’t know how to change? If that feels familiar, for you or your child, you’re not alone, and I’ve been there too. Therapy became a safe space for me, and now I work to offer that same space for my clients. I work with kids, teens, and adults who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or constantly hard on themselves. For kids and teens, this might look like big emotions, shutdowns, school struggles, or difficulty with focus and follow-through. For adults, it can show up as burnout, procrastination, overthinking, or feeling like you’re always falling behind, even when you’re trying your best.
Bloom Child & Family Therapy supports children and their families using creative approaches and evidenced-based practices. At Bloom we strive to provide accessible, quality mental health care for children, adolescents and their families. Bloom therapists are ultra-creative! Play, expressive arts and animal-assisted therapies allow Bloom to make their services accessible to all children and their families. Whether you are coming for family therapy or your child is attending therapy, we believe that family and/or primary caregivers are key to children’s healing and growing. We are looking to build strong and healthy families.
Bloom Child & Family Therapy supports children and their families using creative approaches and evidenced-based practices. At Bloom we strive to provide accessible, quality mental health care for children, adolescents and their families. Bloom therapists are ultra-creative! Play, expressive arts and animal-assisted therapies allow Bloom to make their services accessible to all children and their families. Whether you are coming for family therapy or your child is attending therapy, we believe that family and/or primary caregivers are key to children’s healing and growing. We are looking to build strong and healthy families.
Dr. Jodie Lockey-Duesling Neurodivergent Soul Doctor
Registered Social Worker, DCP, MACP, BA, RSW
6 Endorsed
Online Only
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. We deal with the sub and unconscious layers! I support 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. We deal with the sub and unconscious layers! I support 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?
I have 10 years of experience working with anxiety, grief, depression, interpersonal-relational issues, intimacy, sexuality, self-confidence, self-esteem, self-awareness, and personality. I am committed to anti-oppressive practice, freedom from judgement or marginalization, and empowerment.
I have 10 years of experience working with anxiety, grief, depression, interpersonal-relational issues, intimacy, sexuality, self-confidence, self-esteem, self-awareness, and personality. I am committed to anti-oppressive practice, freedom from judgement or marginalization, and empowerment.
I work with people across all stages of life — children, teens, adults, and older adults and families. Many of my clients share a common thread: they are deeply self-aware, they genuinely want to change, and they just need a space where they feel safe enough to do that work. Some have never tried therapy before and aren't sure what to expect. Others have had experiences in the past that didn't quite fit. Either way, they arrive looking for something real — not just coping strategies, but actual understanding.
I work with people across all stages of life — children, teens, adults, and older adults and families. Many of my clients share a common thread: they are deeply self-aware, they genuinely want to change, and they just need a space where they feel safe enough to do that work. Some have never tried therapy before and aren't sure what to expect. Others have had experiences in the past that didn't quite fit. Either way, they arrive looking for something real — not just coping strategies, but actual understanding.
Owning your voice and feeling good enough within yourself & feeling safe in your body, is your birthright. Deeply validating yourself and navigating your life while being in touch with what feels truly right for you means you get to create and live life on your terms authentically. Your peace begins when you let go of needing validation from people who make you feel unsafe. Healing the impacts of narcissistic abuse, such as toxic shame, resentment, constant self-doubt, self-gaslighting, confusion, and self-abandonment, transforms your life. Healing this trauma means you will feel safe to be your authentic self.
Owning your voice and feeling good enough within yourself & feeling safe in your body, is your birthright. Deeply validating yourself and navigating your life while being in touch with what feels truly right for you means you get to create and live life on your terms authentically. Your peace begins when you let go of needing validation from people who make you feel unsafe. Healing the impacts of narcissistic abuse, such as toxic shame, resentment, constant self-doubt, self-gaslighting, confusion, and self-abandonment, transforms your life. Healing this trauma means you will feel safe to be your authentic self.
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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.
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.
***ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS: IN-PERSON & PHONE/VIDEO*** We believe that there is good in every person, and hope in every situation. We have helped individuals, couples, and families heal, grow, and connect. As relational therapists, we appreciate the impact that our relationships have on our well-being. We do not see clients as having something wrong with their minds that necessarily needs to be fixed. Rather, we see our clients as unique individuals, each with their own stories and perspectives, embedded in important relationships and contexts that impact them. We see strengths and we see hope, even when it feels like there is none.
***ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS: IN-PERSON & PHONE/VIDEO*** We believe that there is good in every person, and hope in every situation. We have helped individuals, couples, and families heal, grow, and connect. As relational therapists, we appreciate the impact that our relationships have on our well-being. We do not see clients as having something wrong with their minds that necessarily needs to be fixed. Rather, we see our clients as unique individuals, each with their own stories and perspectives, embedded in important relationships and contexts that impact them. We see strengths and we see hope, even when it feels like there is none.
Have you been feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure of how to move forward? Maybe anxiety, self-doubt, identity concerns, or past experiences have been making it harder to feel like yourself. Taking the first step toward therapy can be difficult, and reaching out is already a meaningful act of courage. I support individuals who are looking for a safe, collaborative space where they can feel heard, understood, and accepted without judgment.
Have you been feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure of how to move forward? Maybe anxiety, self-doubt, identity concerns, or past experiences have been making it harder to feel like yourself. Taking the first step toward therapy can be difficult, and reaching out is already a meaningful act of courage. I support individuals who are looking for a safe, collaborative space where they can feel heard, understood, and accepted without judgment.
I believe that my warm and flexible approach towards therapy can assist individuals who are struggling with issues related to anxiety and depression, such as a lack of motivation, self-esteem, or identity. I have experience working with neurodivergent individuals across a wide age range, from schools throughout Hamilton, in private practice, and in long-term care centers.
I believe that my warm and flexible approach towards therapy can assist individuals who are struggling with issues related to anxiety and depression, such as a lack of motivation, self-esteem, or identity. I have experience working with neurodivergent individuals across a wide age range, from schools throughout Hamilton, in private practice, and in long-term care centers.
I hold a deep belief in the inherent goodness of every person and the presence of hope in every circumstance. As a relational therapist, I recognize the powerful influence that relationships have on our overall well-being; I have supported individuals, couples, and families alike in their journeys toward healing, growth, and deeper connection. I do not view clients as broken or in need of being “fixed,” but rather as whole and unique individuals shaped by their stories, relationships, and lived contexts. I focus on strengths and resilience, and I remain grounded in hope even in moments when hope may feel out of reach.
I hold a deep belief in the inherent goodness of every person and the presence of hope in every circumstance. As a relational therapist, I recognize the powerful influence that relationships have on our overall well-being; I have supported individuals, couples, and families alike in their journeys toward healing, growth, and deeper connection. I do not view clients as broken or in need of being “fixed,” but rather as whole and unique individuals shaped by their stories, relationships, and lived contexts. I focus on strengths and resilience, and I remain grounded in hope even in moments when hope may feel out of reach.
No matter who we are, or how far we’ve traveled in this world, there are times when we all feel stuck. During these difficult stretches, we may feel disconnected from the world around us, and from ourselves. This can lead to a sense that we are undeserving of relief or that meaningful change is out of reach. And yet, somehow we find a way to persevere, and we take the brave step of seeking out care and understanding.
No matter who we are, or how far we’ve traveled in this world, there are times when we all feel stuck. During these difficult stretches, we may feel disconnected from the world around us, and from ourselves. This can lead to a sense that we are undeserving of relief or that meaningful change is out of reach. And yet, somehow we find a way to persevere, and we take the brave step of seeking out care and understanding.
We are a diverse team of over 90 licensed and experienced therapists! We believe that there is good in every person, and hope in every situation. We help individuals, couples, and families heal, grow, and connect. As relational therapists, we appreciate the impact that our relationships have on our well-being. We do not see clients as having something wrong with their heads that need to be fixed. Rather, we see our clients as unique individuals, each with their own stories and perspectives, embedded in important relationships and contexts that impact them. We see strengths and we see hope, even when it feels like there is none.
We are a diverse team of over 90 licensed and experienced therapists! We believe that there is good in every person, and hope in every situation. We help individuals, couples, and families heal, grow, and connect. As relational therapists, we appreciate the impact that our relationships have on our well-being. We do not see clients as having something wrong with their heads that need to be fixed. Rather, we see our clients as unique individuals, each with their own stories and perspectives, embedded in important relationships and contexts that impact them. We see strengths and we see hope, even when it feels like there is none.
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How does music therapy work?
A music therapist will begin by assessing the client’s specific needs and getting a sense of their musical ability and interests. Musical training is not required, and clients of all ages can benefit from this type of therapy. The therapist will then make a plan for how to achieve the client’s therapeutic goal(s) using a range of receptive (e.g., listening to a song) and active (e.g., drumming in a group) music therapy techniques.
What are some common music therapy techniques?
Music therapy usually involves listening to music (either live or recorded). Music therapy clients may also make music on popular instruments, such as the piano, guitar, and hand drum, or sing. Sometimes music therapy can include guided imagery. A music therapist may ask clients to improvise on the spot or even compose their own songs. Dancing or moving to music can be an effective intervention to help clients feel more fully grounded in their bodies and remain in the present moment.
How does music therapy help with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
Music therapy can be a valuable creative outlet for clients with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who have trouble putting their painful feelings into words. Listening to music can be relaxing while making music as part of a group provides plenty of opportunities to connect with other people. In addition to its mood-boosting effects, music therapy can help clients build resilience and overcome PTSD symptoms that may interfere with their daily lives.
How long does music therapy take?
Music therapy sessions generally last between 30 and 50 minutes. They can be scheduled in advance (for example, once a week) or can be done on an as-needed basis. Some clients will only require a handful of music therapy sessions to achieve their goals, while others may need months or longer, depending on their specific concern.