Therapists in Merrickville, ON

I strive to create effective personalized healing options for each client and work from a foundation of inclusion, compassion and kindness. Offering a range of healing modalities including EMDR, narrative therapy, psychodrama and emotion release work. As a registered social worker/psychotherapist with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) I welcome clients with a wide variety of life experiences, trauma and personal struggles. Please note the quickest way to connect with me, and book a free 15-minute meet and greet session, is to access my website.

The Centre for Mental and Psychological Health has been established to bring international quality psychological treatments to our clients without compromise. We are a multidisciplinary team of Psychotherapists, Psychologists, Social Workers and Psychiatrists who offer assessment, diagnostic consultation, psychotherapy and wider psychosocial care services, including liaison with other healthcare professionals. We are committed to providing you with timely access to a range of evidence-based psychotherapies including CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) and others, as determined by your need. We also provide training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapies through our partner organization, Unified CBT Academy. (https://unifiedcbt.com/)

Seeing a therapist is a great way to find clarity, strength, and even a new path toward a more peaceful life. At the Wren Centre, we offer therapy for children, families, and adults. We're here to support you, your child, or your entire family, every step of the way. We offer a compassionate, safe space for expressing, exploring and tuning in to the inner voice we all have.

Hello! Thank you for taking the first step to working on your needs or that of your relationship. I provide individual, couples, and family counselling. I work with clients from all walks of life and welcome cultural diversity. I am an ally of the LGBTQ+ community. I use an empathetic, non-judgmental approach and value transparency in my work as a therapist. It is my mission to build trust and rapport in counselling relationships.

Sometimes the worst place to be at is in your head! You must decide what you are going to do with this one wild life. I believe that each of us has greatness lying within waiting to be brought forth. I assist individuals experiencing difficult life transitions, such as, but not limited to loss of a loved one, change in health, job loss, divorce, chronic illness, parenthood, empty nest, menopause and retirement. I offer support to those struggling with depression, anxiety, loss of life engagement, emotion regulation, loss of self esteem, confusion, frustration, isolation, loneliness and life imbalance. Empowering people to live!

Accepting new clients! Let’s be honest, finding a therapist to work with can be a daunting and overwhelming task. It can be difficult to even know where to start. I understand this firsthand, having experienced both sides of the client-therapist dynamic. I empathize with the desire to find a professional who can truly listen, validate your experiences, and create a comfortable space for personal growth and transformation. In working with you, my goal is to offer support and equip you with the necessary tools and strategies to achieve the progress and positive changes you desire, even when the path seems unclear.

So many young people today are struggling with sleep, feeling sick and/or avoiding school, fighting with parents about seemingly simple routines or expectations, spending too much time on technology, are moody and/or irritable or hurting themselves? As a Registered Psychotherapist with 25+ years experience providing support to incredible young people, I can help. I provide caring and non-judgemental support to young people age 10-30 who are experiencing challenges with anxiety, depression, sleep issues, bullying, anger, trauma, gender dysphoria, sexual identity, attachment, self-injury, addictions, ADHD and self-esteem etc.

I believe that the road to finding happiness and freedom begins with a simple principle, understanding that some things are within our control and some things are not. Whether you are controlled by anxiety, dreading the “what ifs” of the future. Or you are stuck in the past and find it difficult to move on, I believe I can help. I am dedicated to building a therapeutic alliance with my clients and working on an individual basis to help each, and every person realize their strengths to find their own solutions. I work with clients 18 and over to support them in recovering from anxiety, depression, addictions and relationship issues.

Located in Perth area, I specialize in working w/ First Responders/their families but also work with teens/adults outside of this community. I offer virtual and in-person sessions, providing clients w/ an informal, nonjudgmental atmosphere where your goals of self-change are realized and made possible. I work with clients to overcome mental health difficulties and life challenges including anxiety, depression, interpersonal struggles, PTSD/trauma, and grief. I offer a unique client-centered approach that looks at how our past has influenced our present.

I Am Excited To Announce That After 4 Months, I Am Now Accepting New Clients! Mental health can be especially challenging to understand because it isn't something you can see like an external physical injury. If feelings of being stuck or out-of-control, or the sense that life is spiraling downhill somehow seem familiar, they might just stem from poor mental wellbeing. There is no need for you to suffer alone as many of these symptoms can be effectively treated using psychotherapy. We'll work together using evidence-based psychological approaches to improve your quality of life and help you get back on track.

Focused on Adults who are primarily first responders and medical staff with Occupational Stress and Post Traumatic Stress

**I AM CURRENTLY UNABLE TO ACCEPT NEW CLIENTS**I have been providing counselling and therapy for 30 years, as well as supervision and consultation to therapists and Masters degree students. My areas of specialty include addictions, trauma, and sexual abuse, and I have extensive experience in other areas of psychotherapy including depression, anxiety, relationships, life transitions, grief and loss, family of origin issues, dissociation, separation, and infertility. I have a passion for helping people develop new ways of understanding and working through their challenges. I am a registered clinical social worker and psychotherapist.

Looking for healing, growth, or change, but unsure where to start? Or perhaps you have experienced these before and are seeking to deepen and sustain your gains. Together we can achieve your goals. As your therapist, I will provide a collaborative and compassionate space to explore your intentions. A central part of my role is to evoke your own inner wisdom, strengths, resources, and values, and support you in using these to navigate the issues you face. I work with adult individuals and couples and have expertise in the areas of: anxiety, depression, prenatal & post-partum issues, parenting, grief/loss, childhood abuse and trauma.

I am a clinical psychologist with more than 25 years of experience working with adults, children and families experiencing a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, self-esteem issues, depression, trauma, post-traumatic disorders, migration, adjustment issues and life transitions amongst others.

I often see clients who struggle with issues such as relationship difficulties, addiction, anxiety, or depression, but I also attend to positive aspirational approaches including leadership development, performance improvement and wellbeing support. What ever the challenge, I assist clients to engage in therapeutic work that goes beyond symptom management, aiming for transformative change and a renewed sense of hope.

Online Counselling Available - I work with clients struggling with current or past trauma, borderline personality disorder, anxiety, worries, emotional dysregulation, or struggling to cope with past or even everyday situations. I work with clients to help learn new coping skills to deal with emotional states or looking to gain insight and awareness of thought patterns or behaviours. In my approach to counselling, I work with you to help you process events and traumas, develop insight, learn coping skills, emotion regulation, increase self-confidence, regain self worth and increase self-esteem.

When you begin your healing journey with me we take time to cultivate a treatment plan that honours your unique goals, circumstances, assets and challenges. I take a holistic approach to therapy that integrates the components of well-being relevant to each client. Therapy is conducted through a person-centred, integrative framework, incorporating evidence-based, trauma-informed models like Polyvagal Theory, IFS, structural dissociation, cognitive behavioural interventions and more. I am trained in EMDR and am a Certified Canadian Counsellor in good standing with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.

Parul Shah, is the Founder/ Psychotherapist/Registered Social Worker of Embracing Empowerment Counselling Services (EECS). Parul Shah is under the regulatory body of OCSWSSW since 2002. Areas of speciality are, PTSD/ Complexity of Trauma/Depression/Anxiety for , First Responders, Frontline Trauma Nurses, Doctors. NHL/competitive hockey players , Adults, Teens /Children (over 11). Other variety sets of struggles we deal with are, bullying, childhood trauma, passive/active suicidal ideation, workplace injuries/ toxic workplace environment. We continue to provide clinical supervision for clinicians and Grad students.