Depression Therapists in West Toronto, Toronto, ON

My counselling practice is about supporting growth, achieving positive change and overcoming adversity with compassion and integrity. An effective therapeutic relationship can help clarify the nature of struggles you are facing and most importantly, foster your strengths and skills to help you achieve your goals. I would value the opportunity to provide you with responsive, evidenced-based supports in your process of growth.

Some of the most difficult and painful moments in our lives have the potential to be the most beautiful and meaningful. It could be that you are struggling with depression , easily overcome by stress and anxiety or experiencing difficulties in your personal/family relationships. What you need is someone to witness and share in the pain, grief and joy of being alive.

I support individuals with challenges related to anxiety, depression , self-esteem, trauma and abuse, substance use, relationship issues, connection and belonging, loss and grief, and stressful life changes. Through providing warm, experiential and compassionate support I aim to create a space that feels accepting, empowering and has lots of room for exploration. I emphasize a holistic approach and the importance of exploring the mind body connection in healing. All of my work is trauma informed and rooted in anti-oppression and intersectional feminism. My practice welcomes individuals of diverse gender identities, sexualities, ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, ages, abilities, and lifestyles.

Do you feel disconnected or misunderstood? Are you having a hard time understanding your feelings, or feel stuck? I want to help you better understand and work through areas that are difficult, so that you feel freer to decide how to manage hard feelings or take action to alleviate them. Together we can determine and align on goals that will lead to meaningful change and improve the way you show up in life.

Everybody from an early age develops a 'story'. The story becomes an accumulation of everything that we experience. Made up of thoughts, emotions and feelings. All stories are similar, how we learn to live with our experiences makes our story unique. We learn to identify, believing that we are our story, creating situations and patterns in our lives that often become problematic. Psychotherapy is extremely beneficial if you are experiencing low self esteem, depression , anxiety, trauma, loss, loneliness, anger, forgiveness, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges and family struggles.

Healing requires effective, compassionate support from an experienced trauma therapist trained in a range of modalities. With over 37 years of clinical practice, I've worked in teaching hospitals, the community & private practice. I honour & support my client's process with deep caring. I work with physical, emotional & sexual trauma (remote/recent); childhood trauma; PTSD; depression /anxiety; relationships & with clients who just feel "stuck". I weave together cutting-edge neuroscience-based treatments; Gestalt Therapy, Existential Therapy, Body Somatics, IFS & Mindfulness. Treatments are tailored for YOUR unique needs.

My approach for providing psychological services is empathic, genuine, and honest. I believe in tailoring my treatment approach to individual client need. The issues I deal with are anxiety, depression , interpersonal and relationship difficulties, stress management, trauma, grief, and life transitions. I draw upon many evidenced-based approaches including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), internal family systems (IFS), mindfulness, dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT). I provide individual psychotherapy to adults and adolescents.

Some problems are exceedingly difficult to solve on our own. We become accustomed to our way of understanding ourselves and our issues, and it is difficult to take a novel perspective. One of the main goals of psychotherapy is to provide a different lens to look through, so that we can begin to think differently about ourselves and our problems. A different perspective can provide the space to begin a process of change.

Feeling stuck or weighed down by anxiety or depression ? Do you sometimes feel alone and as though everyone else seems to be doing better than you are? Perhaps you constantly worry about the future and wonder how you will manage, or frequently have the thought, “I am not good enough.” Are you feeling overwhelmed and unable to cope? I firmly believe that everyone deserves support when they are struggling and that no one should have to deal with such challenges on their own. I can help.

Are you struggling with life's challenges? Do you feel stuck, repeating the same, problematic patterns of behaviour over and over? Seeking help is an act of courage and a step towards understanding yourself and what is troubling you. Together, we will use the collaborative process of therapy to 'unpack' the problems contributing to your distress, and provide relief.

As a registered psychotherapist with 19 years experience, my purpose is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. Whether you are struggling in your relationship, experiencing anxiety, grief, disordered eating, or depression , I will provide a caring and effective approach to support you in creating positive change. By applying effective therapy approaches and techniques that include mindfulness therapy, EFT and anti-oppression therapy approaches to therapy, we will unearth long-standing behavior patterns that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling & meaningful life.

In my private practice as an expressive arts therapist I use the arts along with conversation and reflection, to help clients get ‘unstuck,’ uncover resources for change and growth, live with suffering when necessary and celebrate the joy of life as we humans always have -- by making meaning through making art. Increasingly, I also draw on Internal Family Systems (working with our "parts") to support and inform a safe and effective healing environment. I work with clients suffering from anxiety, depression , self-esteem issues, creative blocks, eating disorders, physical illness, grief, trauma and sexual abuse.

Loss, Grief, Trauma, Anxiety, Depression , Life transitions, Parenting Challenges and Relationship Conflicts impact self-esteem, identity and overall well- being. I support clients to make sense of their journey and to understand how their past experiences can influence their present challenges. I apply a person-centered approach in supporting both individuals and couples. My goal is to support you to learn new ways of coping, gain perspective on your life and develop insights that empower you to take the next steps on your path towards healing.

Is anxiety keeping you up at night? Is it preventing you from thriving in the present and living each day with purpose and intent? Maybe you are feeling depressed or having relationship difficulties that are causing you to feel deeply overwhelmed. I am here to help. I work with teens and adults living with anxiety, depression , relationship issues, and emotional dysregulation. Together, we will work to uncover certain patterns that are causing you to feel stuck and carve a path that is conducive to deeper connection, healing, and growth.