Dissociative Disorders (DID) Therapists in North York, ON

We provide multicultural, multilingual therapeutic wellness services for people in Ontario needing mental health and wellness support. Our practitioners make up a culturally diverse team of internationally educated professionals with Canadian qualifications who bring a wealth of talent and experience to the Wellness Place. A young social enterprise, the Wellness Place encourages patrons and practitioners alike to focus on their wellness, allowing them to grow and thrive.

I will help you draw on your own problem-solving strengths to get to the core of the issue that concerns you. I will propose simple and positive steps to help turn unpleasant situations around. Together, we can create short-term solutions with long-term results that lead to happiness.

My ideal client is willing to engage in self-reflection, explore the deeper existential issues related to his/her predicament, and discover the pathways of actualizing his/her potential and dream. Such a client can be a new college graduate struggling for a better understanding of her self-identity or a senior questioning his life's meaning. The issues I am best suited to addressing are both the dark sides of the human condition-such as depression, anxiety, anger, loss, suffering, and death-and the bright sides of personal growth and flourishing.

I work with kids, teens, parents, and families looking to improve their relationships, feel better about themselves, or to work through difficulties that have come up. People see me when they want a change and need support or skills to find their way through it. Parents see me to learn how to help their child feel and do their best.

I provide "Couples Intensives", helping couples in making their relationship the best it can be...all the way to those who cannot decide, "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" Bring your painful and complicated life-stories including family of origin trauma, affairs, addictions, boundary and self-esteem issues, and sexuality concerns. Come for a full day intensive, or to a series of 4-6, two to three hour couple's sessions, using a Relational Life Therapy approach, (Terry Real) because you just don't feel close anymore!

We are a boutique practice consisting of a group of highly trained and accomplished healthcare professionals, dedicated to helping you make a shift towards healing using emerging and disruptive mental health care practices. Our speciality, Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy, places us at the intersection of medicine and psychology, a rapidly expanding field at a global level in which much has been achieved and much remains a deeply consequential work-in-progress.

Change on the outside comes from healing from within. Life sometimes does not go the way we expect, and it can be difficult to navigate when we feel disconnected from ourselves and others. I provide a safe space for clients to tell their stories, understand their inner world, increase self-awareness, and heal within. I have experience working with clients with issues related to anxiety, depression, self-esteem, identity, trauma, emotional awareness and regulation, attachment, inner critic, boundaries, and interpersonal relationships.

I provide psychotherapy which is grounded on listening and understanding. There is much for me to hear before I get the full picture of what is going on in your life, and lots to discover for you and me together before the time comes for my expert advice. My main discovery of the last decade is that people can come to many therapists, for many times and yet not become ready ever to say openly what is the matter. It is why I know my clients need time to assume that I am really on their side. To figure out, bit by bit, what the possible advice or solution can be and then help you to do that we decide to do, I have my basic training in client-centered psychotherapy (“by Carl Rogers”), and I am a very, very orthodox Rogerian therapist. In addition, I have studied cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectic-behavioral therapy, music psychotherapy and non-directive child play psychotherapy. I will apply in your situation that which matches your particular needs. Also, I realized that some ideas of psychoanalysis, Adlerian psychotherapy, Existential therapy and Logotherapy can be helpful as well.

Do you feel like life is chaos and you’re all alone? Like none of your relationships are working out and that there’s always a crisis to address? Maybe you’ve been told you’re too much or too sensitive and that you need to get over things that have happened to you in the past. Whether you have been diagnosed with BPD, CPTSD, PTSD, or are struggling with feeling chronically suicidal, managing you addiction, or feel emotionally out of control, HopeStart Therapy is dedicated to validating and supporting individuals to address these experiences, figure out what’s going on, and find practical skills to grow into living the life you want.

I have a proven record of more than 10 years of dealing with a wide range of clients, including those struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, and other mental health issues. I have also worked extensively with couples and families. I am skilled in using a variety of therapeutic approaches, including CBT, Solution Focused Therapy, Trauma-informed interventions ( IFS, Somatic works, yoga therapy, Hypnotherapy), Mindfulness, Family Counselling, and Couple Therapy.

As a registered psychotherapist in Canada I thrive to understand my clients’ concerns and issues primarily. I provide therapy and counseling to many clients all around the world. Many of my clients are referred by their family doctor, friends or family. My private office is where I invite most of my clients. However, I also offer online psychotherapy and counseling by Teletherapy. In our first sessions I start with a brief assessment through a short casual conversation. Then we talk about any psychological, physical or relationship issues you would like to share. My approach is REBT, Mindfulness, systemic family and couple.

As a Registered Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist, I provide professional support to individuals, families, health teams, and organizations. For almost 20 years I have worked with individuals at critical points in their lives. Coping with difficult life transitions can be challenging for many reasons. People often seek therapy as a means to navigate these circumstances and understand why they feel the way they do. The work towards change is driven by you. Helping you find motivation and/or clarity is driven by both of us. I am here to help, regardless of complexity - let us start together.

I analyze a set of your childhood memories/dreams you bring in to figure you out FAST: personality style, inner dynamics, root issues which I explain in a session that you can record, then EMDR and NLP to architect change - the work. We consider various angles including nutrition, lifestyle factors, cognitive style, other variables that may be relevant. I deal with the gamut of problems but specialize in problems that have been unresponsive to conventional psychotherapy: OCD, Anorexia, etc. I am Jungian, also using Eastern wisdom, Ericksonian therapy, and the work of Ken Wilber to engineer change on an unconscious level.

As the innovative Brené Brown once said "when we deny our story, it defines us, but when we own our story, we can write a brave new ending". We all have a story that's filled with difficult times, hardship and unique experiences that have shaped who you are now. What happens next is up to you, as you have more control than you might think. if you're ready to take the next step in changing your life for the better then I invite you to allow me to be a part of that, where I can offer a safe space free of judgement and criticism. Instead I can help guide you toward your goals offering clarity, perspective and empathic understanding.