Psychosis Therapists in Mississauga, ON
I believe therapy is a space to better understand yourself and the experiences that have shaped you. The ways we think, feel, and respond to the world are not random; they form in response to our circumstances and often reflect our best efforts to cope. Together, we can explore these patterns with curiosity and compassion, making sense of them and whether they still serve you. My approach is never one-size-fits-all—every person brings in their unique history, challenges, and strengths, and so I tailor therapy directly to you. I bring honesty, warmth, and authenticity, creating a space where you can speak openly and feel truly heard.
I believe therapy is a space to better understand yourself and the experiences that have shaped you. The ways we think, feel, and respond to the world are not random; they form in response to our circumstances and often reflect our best efforts to cope. Together, we can explore these patterns with curiosity and compassion, making sense of them and whether they still serve you. My approach is never one-size-fits-all—every person brings in their unique history, challenges, and strengths, and so I tailor therapy directly to you. I bring honesty, warmth, and authenticity, creating a space where you can speak openly and feel truly heard.
It's okay to be sad. You don't owe anyone a performance of being okay when you feel like you are falling apart. Feelings are meant to be felt.
It's okay to be sad. You don't owe anyone a performance of being okay when you feel like you are falling apart. Feelings are meant to be felt.
Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or weighed down by anxiety, stress, or relationship challenges? You don’t have to go through it alone.
I’m Ahmad, a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario, offering therapy in both English and Arabic for adults, teens, couples, and families. Together, we’ll create a safe, supportive space to explore your struggles and build healthier ways forward. My goal is to help you heal, grow, and reconnect with the best version of yourself.
Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or weighed down by anxiety, stress, or relationship challenges? You don’t have to go through it alone.
I’m Ahmad, a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario, offering therapy in both English and Arabic for adults, teens, couples, and families. Together, we’ll create a safe, supportive space to explore your struggles and build healthier ways forward. My goal is to help you heal, grow, and reconnect with the best version of yourself.
Accepting NEW patients-therapy for kids, youth & adults! Are you or your kids dealing with anxiety, depression, Autism, trauma or another mental health issue? Do you/your kids find it hard to focus or withdrawing/isolating? Struggling with low self esteem?Dealing with a divorce? Are your kids feeling pressurized by their peers or getting into trouble at school? I can help. I am here to help you & your kids find healthy coping mechanisms. I foster a positive, supportive place to improve communication, help with social ques while developing social and emotional regulation skills.
Accepting NEW patients-therapy for kids, youth & adults! Are you or your kids dealing with anxiety, depression, Autism, trauma or another mental health issue? Do you/your kids find it hard to focus or withdrawing/isolating? Struggling with low self esteem?Dealing with a divorce? Are your kids feeling pressurized by their peers or getting into trouble at school? I can help. I am here to help you & your kids find healthy coping mechanisms. I foster a positive, supportive place to improve communication, help with social ques while developing social and emotional regulation skills.
When you feel like you are drowning, flailing your arms and legs in every direction just to survive, it may be a sign that it is time to seek support. When life becomes overwhelming and it feels like you can no longer keep yourself afloat, you should not have to go through it alone – I am here to be your life jacket, offering stability, safety, and compassion through the storm. Over time, therapy can help you learn to swim with confidence, as you work to understand yourself more deeply, cultivate self-compassion and self-love, and improve your relationships, including by identifying your needs and establishing healthy boundaries.
When you feel like you are drowning, flailing your arms and legs in every direction just to survive, it may be a sign that it is time to seek support. When life becomes overwhelming and it feels like you can no longer keep yourself afloat, you should not have to go through it alone – I am here to be your life jacket, offering stability, safety, and compassion through the storm. Over time, therapy can help you learn to swim with confidence, as you work to understand yourself more deeply, cultivate self-compassion and self-love, and improve your relationships, including by identifying your needs and establishing healthy boundaries.
You do not need to carry the weight of anxiety, sadness, shame, addiction, or grief alone—healing and freedom are possible. I believe every person holds within them the capacity to live a life that feels meaningful, grounded, and whole—a life where they are not merely surviving, but truly living. Therapy can provide you with a space for healing, growth, and finding your way back to a life that feels like home. I will walk beside you as you begin to shift old patterns and step into healthier ways of living and being.
You do not need to carry the weight of anxiety, sadness, shame, addiction, or grief alone—healing and freedom are possible. I believe every person holds within them the capacity to live a life that feels meaningful, grounded, and whole—a life where they are not merely surviving, but truly living. Therapy can provide you with a space for healing, growth, and finding your way back to a life that feels like home. I will walk beside you as you begin to shift old patterns and step into healthier ways of living and being.
I don't view my clients through a lens of good or bad; rather, I see them with compassion and empathy, believing everyone has the potential to improve and contribute to society. I trust in the power of agency—that each person can create monumental change, build resiliency, and overcome adversities. Working from a holistic approach, I guide clients to feel a sense of life's preciousness, which I believe is foundational to therapeutic success; I aim to help them reconnect with their inner light and their unique potential to thrive, free from judgment. We also work to externalize their struggles, so they are no longer defined by them.
I don't view my clients through a lens of good or bad; rather, I see them with compassion and empathy, believing everyone has the potential to improve and contribute to society. I trust in the power of agency—that each person can create monumental change, build resiliency, and overcome adversities. Working from a holistic approach, I guide clients to feel a sense of life's preciousness, which I believe is foundational to therapeutic success; I aim to help them reconnect with their inner light and their unique potential to thrive, free from judgment. We also work to externalize their struggles, so they are no longer defined by them.
Gursharan Virdee works with adults and adolescents experiencing mood and anxiety disorders, psychosis, addictions, self-harm and trauma.
Dr. Virdee works from a culturally responsive, anti-oppressive and trauma informed lens. She is trained in a number of evidence based interventions including CBT, CPT, DBT skills, MBCT, cognitive adaptation and cognitive remediation. She has a special interest in culturally appropriate assessments and intervention, and can provide these services in Punjabi.
Gursharan Virdee works with adults and adolescents experiencing mood and anxiety disorders, psychosis, addictions, self-harm and trauma.
Dr. Virdee works from a culturally responsive, anti-oppressive and trauma informed lens. She is trained in a number of evidence based interventions including CBT, CPT, DBT skills, MBCT, cognitive adaptation and cognitive remediation. She has a special interest in culturally appropriate assessments and intervention, and can provide these services in Punjabi.
****ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS****Are you battling feelings of disconnection and discontent? Do your needs often take a backseat in your life? Do you ponder if life could be more fulfilling and happier? In today's demanding world, many are grappling with anxiety, overwhelm, and uncertainty in managing relationships, careers, and lives overall. Neglecting your needs and lacking self-care can lead to prolonged mental and physical concerns. We firmly believe life shouldn't be this tough. Healing Roots Therapy (HRT) is a dedicated clinic, blending evidence-based healing methods with traditional psychotherapy for comprehensive care.
****ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS****Are you battling feelings of disconnection and discontent? Do your needs often take a backseat in your life? Do you ponder if life could be more fulfilling and happier? In today's demanding world, many are grappling with anxiety, overwhelm, and uncertainty in managing relationships, careers, and lives overall. Neglecting your needs and lacking self-care can lead to prolonged mental and physical concerns. We firmly believe life shouldn't be this tough. Healing Roots Therapy (HRT) is a dedicated clinic, blending evidence-based healing methods with traditional psychotherapy for comprehensive care.
I believe every person has an innate capacity for growth, resilience, and healing, even when life feels overwhelming or hope seems distant. Many of my clients carry self-doubt or emotional pain, or they feel disconnected. In our work together, I create a safe, compassionate space where you feel seen and understood, as we explore the patterns that shape your thoughts and emotions, uncover the needs beneath them, and build new ways of coping and connecting. I see therapy not as fixing what’s “wrong,” but as honouring the strength you've already shown and nurturing new possibilities for growth, self-discovery, well-being, and balance.
I believe every person has an innate capacity for growth, resilience, and healing, even when life feels overwhelming or hope seems distant. Many of my clients carry self-doubt or emotional pain, or they feel disconnected. In our work together, I create a safe, compassionate space where you feel seen and understood, as we explore the patterns that shape your thoughts and emotions, uncover the needs beneath them, and build new ways of coping and connecting. I see therapy not as fixing what’s “wrong,” but as honouring the strength you've already shown and nurturing new possibilities for growth, self-discovery, well-being, and balance.
Do you lie awake with racing thoughts, anxiety, or overthinking situations long after they happen? Do patterns in your relationships, work, or family life leave you people-pleasing, emotionally drained and constantly irritated? Are you experiencing negative thoughts, strong emotions, or worry about your teen’s behaviour — feeling like you’re at the end of your rope trying to help them?
In your relationship, are repeated arguments, infidelity, or uncertainty about whether to stay or leave weighing on you? Do you carry trust issues and long for a safe, non-judgmental space where you can speak openly without feeling like a burden?
Do you lie awake with racing thoughts, anxiety, or overthinking situations long after they happen? Do patterns in your relationships, work, or family life leave you people-pleasing, emotionally drained and constantly irritated? Are you experiencing negative thoughts, strong emotions, or worry about your teen’s behaviour — feeling like you’re at the end of your rope trying to help them?
In your relationship, are repeated arguments, infidelity, or uncertainty about whether to stay or leave weighing on you? Do you carry trust issues and long for a safe, non-judgmental space where you can speak openly without feeling like a burden?
I have a degree in Psychology as well as Social Work and have completed various training courses including: cognitive behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis, trauma informed counseling, motivational interviewing and concurrent disorders training.
Welcome! My name is Nicole and I have over 20 years of experience working in the field of mental health. I believe that everyone has a light within them - a source of resilience, strength and possibility. Sometimes, life's challenges and emotional layers can make that light feel dim or hidden. My role as your therapist is to walk alongside you on your healing journey, supporting you as you uncover and nurture that light.
I have a degree in Psychology as well as Social Work and have completed various training courses including: cognitive behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis, trauma informed counseling, motivational interviewing and concurrent disorders training.
Welcome! My name is Nicole and I have over 20 years of experience working in the field of mental health. I believe that everyone has a light within them - a source of resilience, strength and possibility. Sometimes, life's challenges and emotional layers can make that light feel dim or hidden. My role as your therapist is to walk alongside you on your healing journey, supporting you as you uncover and nurture that light.
I am amazed by the resilience of the human mind and its capacity to grow and heal from trauma. Are you feeling lonely, overwhelmed, and critical of yourself, comparing yourself to others and feeling like you're falling behind? If so, I can understand what you are going through; you need someone to talk to without feeling dismissed — someone who truly hears and understands you. If you want to create lasting positive changes, to heal and grow beyond what is haunting you, and to live life joyously, guided by your values and priorities, I'm here to guide and support you. Together we can navigate obstacles as we work towards your goals.
I am amazed by the resilience of the human mind and its capacity to grow and heal from trauma. Are you feeling lonely, overwhelmed, and critical of yourself, comparing yourself to others and feeling like you're falling behind? If so, I can understand what you are going through; you need someone to talk to without feeling dismissed — someone who truly hears and understands you. If you want to create lasting positive changes, to heal and grow beyond what is haunting you, and to live life joyously, guided by your values and priorities, I'm here to guide and support you. Together we can navigate obstacles as we work towards your goals.
I offer individual, couple, group therapy, and workshops with a variety of approaches tailored to your needs, to help enhance and expand self-love and self-compassion and to find new ways to explore love toward others. Being ready to ask for help shows great strength, Self Love, and Acceptance. The answers are within yourself. I am here to help you find a loving space where you can be heard, and hear yourself, to better cope with life's most complex and difficult moments.
I offer individual, couple, group therapy, and workshops with a variety of approaches tailored to your needs, to help enhance and expand self-love and self-compassion and to find new ways to explore love toward others. Being ready to ask for help shows great strength, Self Love, and Acceptance. The answers are within yourself. I am here to help you find a loving space where you can be heard, and hear yourself, to better cope with life's most complex and difficult moments.
Haugh provides in-person and online treatment to adolescents and adults presenting with a variety of mental health symptoms, including mood, anxiety, behavioral, trauma, psychosis, interpersonal relationship difficulties, neurodivergence, and substance use.
Dr. Haugh is currently completing her supervised practice at Sageview Health. She has experience working in both clinical and forensic settings, including elementary and high schools, community mental health clinics, private practice, inpatient hospitals, and a variety of correctional facilities.She approaches client treatment from a collaborative, person-centered viewpoint, and her primary theoretical orientation is cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). She also incorporates treatment techniques from dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and motivational interviewing (MI).
Haugh provides in-person and online treatment to adolescents and adults presenting with a variety of mental health symptoms, including mood, anxiety, behavioral, trauma, psychosis, interpersonal relationship difficulties, neurodivergence, and substance use.
Dr. Haugh is currently completing her supervised practice at Sageview Health. She has experience working in both clinical and forensic settings, including elementary and high schools, community mental health clinics, private practice, inpatient hospitals, and a variety of correctional facilities.She approaches client treatment from a collaborative, person-centered viewpoint, and her primary theoretical orientation is cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). She also incorporates treatment techniques from dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and motivational interviewing (MI).
Building Bridges Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, MSc, RP
6 Endorsed
Mississauga, ON L4Z
***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.
I am committed to supporting individuals who feel stuck in recurring emotional and relational patterns shaped by trauma, anxiety, depression, shame, grief, and difficulties with trust, intimacy, and identity, including those managing complex mental health conditions such as ADHD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or personality-related challenges.
I specialize in trauma-informed psychotherapy for individuals with complex emotional and relational difficulties and major mental health conditions. I offer structured, evidence-based treatment using CBT, Schema Therapy, CPT, DBT, Narrative and CBT for Psychosis to target maladaptive beliefs, improve emotional regulation, enhance interpersonal functioning.
I am committed to supporting individuals who feel stuck in recurring emotional and relational patterns shaped by trauma, anxiety, depression, shame, grief, and difficulties with trust, intimacy, and identity, including those managing complex mental health conditions such as ADHD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or personality-related challenges.
I specialize in trauma-informed psychotherapy for individuals with complex emotional and relational difficulties and major mental health conditions. I offer structured, evidence-based treatment using CBT, Schema Therapy, CPT, DBT, Narrative and CBT for Psychosis to target maladaptive beliefs, improve emotional regulation, enhance interpersonal functioning.
***NOW ACCEPTING CLIENTS FOR PHONE/VIDEO*** It’s a privilege and honour to be doing this work, and to walk alongside clients on their respective healing journeys. I believe that everyone is the expert of their own lives and life experiences. By working collaboratively and through meaning-making, I aim to support clients in connecting with their needs, dreams, hopes, as well as to the answers I believe each person has inside them. My approach is trauma-informed, non-directive, strength-based, and client-centered. Healing, the discovery of possibilities, one’s resilience, and one's gifts can all be part of the therapy process.
***NOW ACCEPTING CLIENTS FOR PHONE/VIDEO*** It’s a privilege and honour to be doing this work, and to walk alongside clients on their respective healing journeys. I believe that everyone is the expert of their own lives and life experiences. By working collaboratively and through meaning-making, I aim to support clients in connecting with their needs, dreams, hopes, as well as to the answers I believe each person has inside them. My approach is trauma-informed, non-directive, strength-based, and client-centered. Healing, the discovery of possibilities, one’s resilience, and one's gifts can all be part of the therapy process.
I am committed to making a positive impact on people's lives. I am a firm believer in the power of empathy and active listening and I am dedicated to creating a safe and non-judgmental space for clients to explore their thoughts and emotions. I believe that the most profound human connections are built upon empathy, trust, and a sincere desire to help others. My approach to therapy is integrative, drawing from various techniques to tailor treatment plans to the specific needs of each client. I have witnessed the transformative impact of a therapeutic relationship built on trust and mutual respect, as both a therapist and a client.
I am committed to making a positive impact on people's lives. I am a firm believer in the power of empathy and active listening and I am dedicated to creating a safe and non-judgmental space for clients to explore their thoughts and emotions. I believe that the most profound human connections are built upon empathy, trust, and a sincere desire to help others. My approach to therapy is integrative, drawing from various techniques to tailor treatment plans to the specific needs of each client. I have witnessed the transformative impact of a therapeutic relationship built on trust and mutual respect, as both a therapist and a client.
There are times when life can seem overwhelming and difficult. You might be feeling stuck, struggling to deal with your emotions, or just be looking for some guidance. Being open to therapy is the first step and one of the most courageous decisions you can make. I create a safe, non-judgmental space for you to work through the challenges you are experiencing. I believe you are the expert of your life, and I want to support your recovery in any way I can.
There are times when life can seem overwhelming and difficult. You might be feeling stuck, struggling to deal with your emotions, or just be looking for some guidance. Being open to therapy is the first step and one of the most courageous decisions you can make. I create a safe, non-judgmental space for you to work through the challenges you are experiencing. I believe you are the expert of your life, and I want to support your recovery in any way I can.
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