Family Therapy in Scarborough, ON

Thank you for reaching out! You are very brave for taking this first step to prioritize your well-being. I offer a 30 minute free consultation to get to know you better. My counselling and consultation support is rooted in the belief that you are the true expert of your life. I explore how your life stressors and challenges are associated with the relationships in your life (e.g. peers, co-workers, family). My aim is to assist you in self-exploration, insight, transformation, and growth.

Managing our relationships, work, school, and life changes can feel overwhelming. You may be overthinking about friends, jobs and relationships, or having a difficult time developing and maintaining positive relationships with family, friends, or partners. While these challenges pile up, anxiety, anger, and sadness can start to cloud our thinking making it hard to tackle what we're experiencing on our own. Therapy can help us cope with what we're are going through, while also helping us learn more about ourselves along the way and regain control over parts of our life we felt we lost.

I work from a holistic, client centred perspective using an intentional anti-oppressive lens when dealing with clients dealing with a variety of clinical and social issues. My approach is rooted in warmth and compassion. I have experience working with a variety of issues such as marriage and Family, transitions such as divorce and separation, social issues in child welfare as it pertains to family reunification and advocacy. I specialize in Racialize Trauma and it's contribution to other mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and mental illness routed in internalized oppression and trauma.

I have helped numerous individuals, couples and families overcome emotional and behavioural difficulties as well as promote happier, healthier living: Self Esteem, Life Transitions, Grief and Loss, Addiction, Sex Therapy, Coping Skills, Stress Management, Depression, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, Trauma and PTSD, Substance Use, Anxiety Disorders, Internet Addiction, Eating Disorders, Suicidal Ideation, Drug Abuse, Anger Management, Family Conflict - Mediation & Communication, Mood Disorders, Career Guidance, Alcohol Use, Anxiety, PTSD, Divorce, Antisocial Personality, OCD, Life Coaching, Men's Issues.

Need a breakthrough? Stand at a crossroad? Wish to take a second look at your road map? Wonder about your dreams and hopes? Want to become the best you can be? Worry about someone? Feel lonely? Exhausted? Anxious? Depressed? Angry? Vulnerable? Are any of these images filling up your space? Do you want some caring, respectful, and inspirational professional support for de-stressing yourself?

Our lives can get painful and confusing. I specialize in helping adults and youth (16+) experiencing distress (depression, anger, trauma), complex family dynamics, and challenging life transitions, including adolescence, separation, midlife changes and grief. My style is integrative and draws across several modalities. I provide a safe space to explore your feelings and practice important adjustments that will serve you better. Together, we will take note of beliefs and behaviours that are damaging and unproductive; explore feelings that want to surface; and work on strategies for moving forward with greater joy and freedom.

Are you hurting, feeling broken, depressed, anxious, confused, traumatized, and/or in pain? Do you struggle with intrapersonal or interpersonal issues? Is your child and/or other family members finding it difficult to cope? You need help to manage these challenges. I believe that counseling/therapy has the potential to empower you to experience psychological and emotional healing. Allow me to help you/ your family member(s) to manage these challenges. There is hope.....you can overcome.

It takes courage to initiate counseling and therapy. Working with the mind and our thought processes takes curiosity, patience, and understanding. However, it is so important to not only address our thought processes but to also look at the environments we were in that helped shape the way we see ourselves. Our experiences, relationships, and connections impact our overall well being. I take great pride in you sharing that process with me so that you can achieve learning, healing, growing, and a sense of self-acceptance and love. I too have done this personal work and understand the challenges it brings but also the rewards.

It is a stressful and anxious time, post pandemic and we are all processing that in different ways. I am a Registered Psychotherapist and Child and Youth Care Practitioner with over 25 years experience working with individuals, couples, co-parents, children, teens and families. I have been a long-term foster parent to adolescents. I work with people of all ages. I have experience in education, private practice and non-profit sectors. My hours are quite flexible. I offer telephone, virtual and limited in person.

Do you or a loved one struggle with insecurities? Do you suffer from depression or other forms of mental illness, learning difficulties or other challenges? Are your issues preventing you from achieving your goals? The therapist client relationship is intimate and you have taken the first step by seeking out support. If you are driven to find solutions and work towards achieving your goals, if you are willing to be proactive, I may be the right fit for you.

Are you struggling to cope with stress, depression, anxiety or any other mental health challenges? Have you experienced childhood truma, abuse, or finding yourself caught up in unhealthy relationships or unhealthy family dynamic ? I am committed in providing you support and work with you to effectively address life challenges in a comfortable and supportive atmosphere, with compassion and empathy.

Are you struggling in your relationship or marriage? Are you anxious, depressed, or overwhelmed? Are you burnt out or struggling to focus? Are you seeking out coping skills or learn ways to avoid conflict in your relationships? I believe that therapy is a partnership, and I am committed to working collaboratively with you to explore emotions, access inner resources, work through relationship difficulties, create strategies, and develop tools in support of healing and growth.

Over the past fourteen years I have worked with adolescents, youth, adults and families in several different settings including community mental health, hospital, crisis services, school and live in treatment homes. I have worked with people experiencing a wide range of complex needs and challenges such as developmental, cognitive, physical and mental.

We all sojourn in one place or another, and at times we need help gaining clarity as to how and why we have arrived at this particular junction in our lives. I believe that expressing compassion for oneself, the courage to seek growth and change, and the grace to practice acceptance are all essential qualities required to thrive in our lives and relationships. I work collaboratively with you on creating a safe, supportive therapeutic alliance. Guiding you through a process where you work on increasing self-awareness, build resilience, demonstrate self-compassion and learn how to trust yourself.

As a Mental Health Social Worker, I have had the privilege of working with racialized and diverse individuals with mental health struggles over the past ten years.

I help second-gen immigrants who keep themselves small, invisible and compliant to live unapologetically and authentically so that they can thrive in their most cherished relationships. As a child of immigrant parents, you likely straddle two cultures with opposing values. In Asian cultures like mine, you're expected to sacrifice yourself for the good of others, and in Canadian culture, you're expected to be assertive. There's a way to live so that you're respecting your family and culture, and being true to yourself. I help you to own your needs and desires, set healthy boundaries, and be genuinely happy in your relationships.

Hi, I'm Jelum Raval, a Registered Psychotherapist with years of experience providing therapy to individuals, couples, and families. Over the course of my career, I've helped numerous clients to cope with a wide range of challenges, including mood and anxiety disorders, ADHD, relationship and family issues, and parenting concerns.

Has your child been experiencing difficulty recently? Do they need additional coping strategies to help them succeed? I would be happy to help. I have been a successful mental health practitioner for 10+ years, working with children and youth between the ages of 4 and 21. I work from a trauma-informed lens using a strength-based perspective. I will support your child by providing them with the coping strategies and resources required to help them better manage their feelings. I am available to meet in-office or in-home. Additionally, I will be running groups so that children and youth can learn from and practice with one another.

I support adults in finding their identity within their cultural dynamics. Together we can guide you from a place of feeling stuck or lost to a place of change. You may be challenged with difficult family and relationship dynamics and together we can explore your identity and strengths within your relationships, family, community, and culture. Together we can navigate your personal growth within your relationships and gain insight on how they have shaped you. You value connections with others while being who you are and want to be understood and find acceptance of what makes you you.