Therapists in Toronto, ON

I have worked extensively with mind and emotions, energy, relationship mastery. I have 21 years of experience as a therapist and I am a person who is continuously growing and improving while supporting my clients to grow and improve. My area of expertise is connectedness, self and other awareness, relationship mastery. My work with people at its core promotes change and moving on with one's life, renewed vitality, gaining perspective, clarity and new certainties. Whatever your issue is, let me know so I can offer you help. As an RP, conveniently located for High Park, Roncesvalles, Parkdale and Bloor West Village, I offer one-to-one and couples' therapy to a diverse clientele in west-end Toronto. Areas of focus include relationships, self-esteem, emotion regulation, dealing with physical, mental or emotional abuse, anxiety, stress, depression, loss, grief, power-imbalance, understanding and coping with change, managing and resolving conflict, putting down roots as an immigrant, mindfulness, and more. I am also a Complimentary Therapist trained in the UK and I offer Skype sessions, world-wide.

I specialize in working with people on career and workplace related mental health issues. Workplace issues as well as messages we receive from society / culture can result in: Self-doubt, anxiety, stress, depression, trouble setting boundaries, burn-out, mind-body disconnection, lack of self-confidence, guilt with self-care & more. I have supported many people on their journeys of reconnecting to their true self. Many report feeling more empowered to make choices in their relationships and careers that align with their core values and inner wisdom. If this resonates with you, I would be happy to connect.

With more than 10 years of counselling experience working specifically within the LGBTTIQ community, and with the general adult populations in addictions, mental health and emotions, I provide psychotherapy services to adult individuals, couples, and groups with mental health, addiction and life challenges. From my Annex office I provide a supportive environment for clients to safely explore challenges, conflicts and issues including achieving better emotional and physical health, and satisfying personal relationships.

The heart of my approach to therapy is deep exploration, finding interconnectedness in the various aspects of yourself and your life situation. In other words, finding your inherent wholeness in what may seem like disparate parts. To do this, I take a relational approach. By this, I mean we’ll use the awareness of what’s happening between you and I as a way to make sense of what’s brought you to therapy. It’s a powerful approach for making meaningful, lasting changes. Your awareness will create new doors of possibility, allowing you to choose the best way forward for yourself. I have great respect for each person’s unique unfolding.

I enjoy adult clients of all ages. Couple therapy is a specialty; I have advanced training, and have taught couple therapy. Even in child issues, I find working with the parents may work best. Individuals who are committed to living more productively and fully and enhancing their relationships will find me supportive and encouraging. I have a particular passion for working with elderly clients who even in their 80s are interested in understanding / improving their lives. At the moment I am working with a woman in her mid-80s and helping another, 80-year old woman to get comfortable with her computer so that we can zoom.

Thank you for considering therapy at The Cope Clinic. The practice is based upon the belief that the emotional and behavioural issues that confound us can become understood through a guided exploration in a supportive and collaberative therapeutic alliance. My clinical experience of 40 years has been attained through work with youth offenders, court ordered psychological assessments, residential treatment for religious professionals and work in a private mental health and addiction centre. Having also run a private practice for 15 years, I am now reopening a private practice clinic in the Toronto Beaches area.

Are you having trouble communicating with the people in your life? I work with people who have trouble with identifying and enforcing boundaries. We can work together to increase your knowledge and ability to better communicate with people in interpersonal and romantic relationships. If you often don't feel heard or misunderstood, I can help you to figure out how to speak with people in a way that will help you to be heard and understood.

Each client's needs are my highest priority. I create a safe and non-judgmental environment to allow my clients to be honest, to be heartful, and be true to themselves. I assist clients who have immediate needs for relief in mental health, and I also assist clients who have long-term ambitions.

Our 20s and 30s are often met with increased pressure, that which is self-imposed or influenced by our environment. It is during these years that we can suffer from the “shoulds”, begin to realize that there is a disconnect between where we are and where we thought we would be, or draw unhelpful comparisons to those around us. For many, these are fundamental years associated with investment in relationships and the future. This stage can be vibrant, exciting, full of possibility AND at the exact same time can be uniquely challenging. More often than not, life will throw us an unexpected curve ball - sometimes several all at once.

Are you feeling stressed, depressed, or anxious? Have you experienced adversity or trauma in your life? Are you looking to understand the root of current triggers and respond in a manner that is in line with your values and authentic self? Are you ready to get past your past and move in a desired direction?

I had been a medical doctor before I became a psychologist. I changed professions because I realized that our thoughts, feelings, and behavioural habits have a powerful effect on our health and happiness but their potential to aid healing is often neglected in medicine. I feel privileged to work with clients who are on the journey of recovery and self-growth during and after adversities. I work with clients who have sleep problems, fatigue, stress, low mood, depression, anxiety, panic, chronic worry, obsessive thinking, medical or non-medical trauma-related difficulties, post-concussion syndrome, medical illnesses, or chronic pain.

When feeling stressed, anxious, or depressed, finding meaning could be a key component to help us cope. Through slowing down and allowing - there is room to learn about emotions, relationships, engagement, boundaries, resilience, recovery, and accomplishments. My goal is to help you feel empowered throughout your journey, while integrating your personal goals and strengths into your everyday life. Whether it be regulating emotions, thoughts or behaviors, I am committed to practicing a compassionate and non-judgmental approach where you are the author of your story.

I work with adults from many backgrounds who may be experiencing stress, anxiety, fear, relationship conflict, grief, loss, abandonment, or disappointment. My clients are looking to build their self-awareness. My training is in Gestalt psychotherapy. This approach invites you to explore your patterns and beliefs, and how you relate to yourself and your environment. I do not "fix" problems – rather, I explore the feelings that come up for you whether they be fear, anger, disgust, sadness, joy, or any combination of these.

I work with clients who are undergoing any experience that might be called 'transformation.' Sometimes transformation is forced upon us by external events, and sometimes we are called to it from within. Either way, it can be a difficult process to navigate alone. My aim is to provide clients with a compassionate, empowering, and insight-evoking space in which they can process pain and grow into their truest self. I welcome clients from all walks of life who feel that they would benefit from a more embodied and imaginative approach to therapy.

Do your emotions sometimes feel big and hard to control? And despite your efforts to manage them, are they affecting your relationships and causing stress? Regulating our emotions and knowing exactly where to start can be difficult. You may be open and ready to work on yourself; or want someone to explore them with you; maybe you’re just looking for someone to listen. Either way, I can help. Whether it’s solving a specific problem, decreasing a particular symptom, or navigating through a difficult time, we can do it together. Let me walk by your side as you embark on this journey of self-care.

Reality can bite, hard. I believe people can learn to bite back - and learn to be nourished. The trouble is, we can develop patterns of relating and being in the world where we remain stuck, no matter how hard we try. With a lifetime of accumulated armour and coping strategies, some having become sources of stress rather than relief, we can come to feel alienated, alone with difficulties, without a sense of hope for something better. Coming out of conditioned isolation and into fruitful contact with others and the world can be tremendously uncomfortable and profoundly liberating. Therapy is one tool to help with that process.

Susan works with individuals from all walks of life who may embrace a range of mental health needs. She recognizes that each individual may need to seek therapy for a number of reasons, such as receiving support during tremendous transitions in life; to face and endure new challenges; or even to deal with the difficulties that one may encounter. Susan believes that every individual has the innate capacity to cope with the challenges that life offers, but it can be difficult to access these abilities from the experiences that each of us have had before.