SunLife Therapists in Central Toronto, Toronto, ON

Stressed?? Anxious?? Depressed?? Are you struggling to find the right therapist? Feeling lost? All first sessions are FREE with no obligations. WHY? I am passionate about creating opportunities for healing centered around your unique needs! My personal philosophy is radical acceptance. I believe that most coping strategies (from perfectionism to addictions) actually enable survival to one's best ability. Reflect on how your personal coping methods enabled you to survive until this moment! I believe in honouring old patterns with awareness. We must recognize and accept what is holding us back in order to change it.

I identify as a cis-gender, racialized Asian woman whose approach embraces a wholistic, reflective, equity-seeking, anti-oppressive/anti-racist decolonized lens. It's been an honour to be welcomed into many diverse communities through 20+ years in education, support and case management with racialized communities, gender diverse individuals, Indigenous peoples, people living with HIV/AIDS, newcomer populations, people who use substances, as well as sexual trauma survivors. The evolution of my practice includes a metaphysical component that acknowledges the interplay of mind/body/spirit

Are you looking to make meaningful and sustainable changes in your life? Struggling with a difficult personal or family life situation? Tired of talking to people who just don’t seem to get it? You’ve come to the right place! We offer strengths-based, goal-oriented psychotherapy to support children, youth, adults, and families to express and explore difficult thoughts, understand each other's experiences, appreciate each other's needs, build on strengths, and make meaningful changes in your relationships and your life.

It takes courage to consider therapy. You may be pondering about the "what ifs" or infinite questions regarding therapy and your journey. You might be asking yourself, "will it be worth it?", "will she understand me and my goals?", "do I need therapy if I am not in a crisis?" or other thoughts that might increase the feeling of uncertainty. By becoming familiar with me and the services that I provide, we can subside the uncertainty.

Life can be difficult. We all need help sometimes. You may feel overwhelming anxiety, sadness, grief, shame, or you can't stop the flood of negative thoughts. This can affect your sleep, physical & mental health, ability to connect with others, & your ability to focus & learn. You might blame yourself or feel helpless. This can be isolating, feel heavy, & get in the way of living a full, happy, and authentic life, aligned with your values & needs. If you want support with symptoms of anxiety or depression, to meet yourself with compassion & wisdom, build resiliency, & live with more happiness, ease, & connection, please reach out.

You want to improve your life in some way, and this is the privilege I have in working with clients everyday. Whether you want to feel happier, less anxious or upset, want to strive for goals and dreams, or want something to improve about your romantic relationship (you'd like to have one, you'd like to improve yours, you'd like to get over one), I'd love to help you with this. I am a skilled individual and couples counselor, having devoted training and expertise to this. Allow yourself to reach out and safely achieve your goals. My inclusive practice welcomes adult individuals and couples, heterosexual or gay, and all cultures.

Fen Xing is a Registered Social Worker (OCSWSSW) and Registered Psychotherapist in the Province of Ontario (CRPO). She graduated from Carleton University with a Master of Social Work in 2013. She is going through intensive marriage and family trainings at Emotional Focused Therapy Certification Clinic, she is also under supervision training on how to be clinical supervisor to fulfil CRPO’s criteria.Her clinical approach integrates different models, such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Trauma-informed, Mindfulness, Clinical Hypnosis, Emotionally Focused Therapy.

We enter psychotherapy for a wide variety of reasons: The death or loss of a loved one, illness, job loss, divorce, addiction, etc., but all of us seek help because we are trying to find a better way to deal with the reality we are facing. My job as a psychotherapist is to help you talk about your emotions and reactions in a safe environment, figure out where these emotions and reactions are coming from, observe whether your reactions produce the desired outcomes and, discover new ways to react, if that would produce more desirable outcomes

The mind has a funny way of working against us sometimes. After all, we are just organisms doing our best with what we have been given. Now more than ever do we need to ensure that our psychology is operating in our best interest, and at its fullest potential. My mandate is to accompany you on your idiosyncratic voyage toward self-discovery, cognitive clarity, and psychological sovereignty. You have had the answers all along, but now you have a fellow traveler to help you find what you may have overlooked.

Ashlyn Fisher completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology and obtained her Masters of Social Work degree from The University of Toronto. Ashlyn began her clinical practice working with individuals of all ages and backgrounds suffering from eating disorders and co-occurring mental health issues. During Ashlyn's internships, she acquired additional clinical experience providing one on one counselling to adults suffering from addictions and severe mental illnesses such as bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia, and extreme depression and anxiety. Additionally, Ashlyn worked as a child and family therapist at the SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health where her focus was on assessment and intervention.

My goal is to help you boldly face challenges that come your way in 2023 through life coaching, counselling, or therapy.

Taking a person-centred and trauma-informed approach to psychotherapy, I pay special attention to who my client is as an individual. I believe that the relationship between a client and therapist should be an empathetic, nonjudgmental, and authentic dynamic. This provides a safe space to acquire more effective coping skills, explore one's needs and potential, and develop more adaptive behaviours. When we feel understood and validated for who we are, we are more easily able to accept ourselves and acknowledge our needs. This can lead to incredible changes in the way we view ourselves and the world.

If you are considering therapy, you have already started down your path to self discovery and healing. I provide psychotherapy to adults experiencing challenging & painful experiences. You will find a safe and non judgmental space with me that fosters empathy, validation and empowerment. I strive to a build a strong and trusting therapeutic relationship with you. You are the expert in your own life and I am here to understand your experiences and support you in making meaningful and lasting changes. I am very passionate about therapy; it is a privilege to be part of your journey. You have everything to gain by believing in yourself

Do you wish things were different? I work with diverse clients facing life's transitions and challenges. My theoretical framework is relational, using both talk therapy and/or creative/expressive arts modalities. Following your lead, I listen/witness and attune carefully in order to attend to your specific need. We start with where you are most comfortable, which means that talking, imagery, dreamwork and silence are all welcome. Although I work flexibly between short term talk therapy (psychodynamic psychotherapy) and expressive/creative arts, we safely build our relationship, while co-creating in our therapeutic studio space.

Whatever may have motivated you to begin your journey in seeking support, I'm so glad you have taken this courageous first step. Whether you have recently experienced a loss or traumatic event, or are feeling overwhelmed, stressed, anxious, and not sure how to manage, counselling is a powerful tool to help you cope and thrive. My approach in counselling is warm and non-judgemental. I help my clients to realize the strengths within themselves, while helping them to tap into their inner resources, build resiliency, and enhance their "tool-box" of coping skills.

Hi! I'm Dr. Karen Wilson, a Clinical Neuropsychologist at MindFit, with over 17 years of experience and am registered in Ontario and California. I specialize in providing comprehensive assessments to children, teens and adults and have significant expertise working with individuals with: ADHD, executive functioning challenges, giftedness, learning disabilities, anxiety, low mood, and more. I am also an Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA, sought after speaker, and founder of ChildNEXUS.com (providing information about neurodevelopmental challenges to parents).

Have you ever wondered why, despite all your efforts, some emotional problems or conflicts fail to heal? If you find yourself struggling to understand or cope with ongoing stress in relationships, family, or work or managing difficult emotions internally is causing you anxiety, depression or dissociation, then I invite you into a safe space with me where together we can look at the parts of yourself and the parts of your relationships that are causing you distress. I use a compassionate and integrative approach to psychotherapy to heal negative patterns, thoughts and feelings and enhance self-esteem, self-confidence and self-love.