Grief Therapists in West Toronto, Toronto, ON

Allow me to walk beside you and collaborate with you. Together we will create a space of empowerment and understanding. I am educated in anti-oppressive and trauma-informed practice, with specialized focus in trauma, grief , and relationships. I value being able to help my clients through their most difficult times. Through skill-building and personal discovery, I aim to help you manage current and future problems. Therapy with me will emphasize self-compassion, connection with the present moment and living your authentic life. Together, we will address your experiences holistically: body and mind.

After a long career in mental health I decided to move into private practice as I feel one on one is the most effective way to heal. My experience has led me to focus on grief and loss , shame, anxiety, and self esteem. My approach is informed by the Existential/Humanistic perspective, compassionate inquiry, and mindfulness approaches.

I offer creative, non-judgmental, safe and trauma-informed psychotherapy to a diverse clientele of adolescents, adults, couples, and families who struggle with a range of emotions and experiences including depression, anxiety, burnout, work stress, grief , anger, relationship difficulties, self-actualization, and self-esteem issues. My approach is grounded in openness, honesty, trust and humour. Together we will explore how your past as well as current thoughts, beliefs, emotions and behaviours contribute to your struggles and unhelpful ways of coping.

I am passionate about empowering people to overcome challenging life situations and limiting belief patterns, to reclaim their inherent worth, and to develop a deeper level of awareness and connection with self and others. My approach is person-centred, holistic and collaborative. I bring empathy, open-mindedness, compassion and curiosity to each of my clients. I deeply respect the courage it takes to begin to explore your thoughts and emotions, and to make positive life changes. I will support you in accessing your inner wisdom and developing tools you can use in your daily life to face challenges with confidence.

Therapy can be a helpful way to work through those parts of life where we feel alone, held back, powerless, in pain, or silenced. At the centre of my approach to therapy is the belief that there is wisdom in your experience. I will invite you to open into that wisdom to help you better navigate your life. I believe in working with you to develop goals, and approaches to those goals, that fit your life. Through deepening understanding and facilitating emotional processing, my intention is to help you thrive in your life with self-compassion, flexibility, and confidence.

Sometimes life gets difficult. You don’t have to weather the storm alone! I support individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, eating disorders, mood disorders, relationship and family issues and grief and loss . I believe that therapy is a collaborative process. I work relationally and strive to create a compassionate therapeutic environment that is always judgement free. Starting therapy can often feel daunting, overwhelming and uncomfortable. I am here to support you as you lean into those places of discomfort in order to better understand your emotions, experiences and coping mechanisms.

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.

I have a special interest in relationships; understanding how we come to relate with ourselves and one another, and the ways this connects with our unique world-views, beliefs, and life’s meaning. Together we will co-create our therapeutic relationship, valuing authenticity and creativity. And in the therapy room we might explore grief and bereavement , life transitions, queerness, anxiety, depression, and understanding emotions and identity. My style starts with a trauma-informed approach, and I draw on techniques from narrative therapy, internal family systems, and mindfulness-based therapy.

I work with clients who are struggling with grief , bereavement and/or other types of losses ( loss of health, job loss , divorce etc). I have specialized training in bereavement , grief and trauma which allows me to provide the best support possible. I provide clients with a safe, non-judgmental environment to explore the thoughts, feelings and behaviours related to the loss he/she has experienced. I will offer helpful tools and techniques to help process and cope with the tragedy or tragedies has occurred. I have experiences working with adolescents, young adults, adults and seniors.

Much of my career has been supporting individuals recover from unhealthy or abusive relationships, sexual assault or harassment and harmful childhood experiences. I also provide compassionate grief counselling to individuals who have lost a loved one, experiencing separation or divorce, job loss , or the impact of cancer.

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

What do you think when you think of therapy? Are you looking for a therapist who is warm, open, and wants to support you exactly where you are at? When you think of connecting with a therapist, what are some of your hopes? My name is Adrian and I want to provide an open and collaborative space where we can connect about issues you are facing. Things such as grief , depression, anxiety, systemic oppression, not feeling accepted, transitions, and maybe an overall feeling that things are harder than they could be.

With 15 years of experience as the head counsellor at The Michener Institute, I offer professional support for anxiety, depression, grief , trauma and family challenges. My use of both Gestalt Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) gives me a wide range of options for support for both individual and couples. Gestalt focuses on the 'here and now,' our body experiences and childhood patterns and helps us be present in our relationships. CBT has been rigorously tested in over 1000 studies, and is a therapy that supports depression, attention deficit disorder (ADD), panic and anxiety, phobias and stress.

All feelings and struggles welcome! I create a safe and brave space for you to work through the struggles you are facing. Difficult emotions, unresolved experiences and life challenges can provide a sacred opportunity to connect with your values, needs, inner wisdom and understanding of the self. In our work together, therapy sessions are empowering, non-judgmental and provide an opportunity where you can feel safe, heard and understood. I use a blend of therapeutic approaches to best suit your therapeutic needs and I offer a mix of day, evening and weekend appointments for flexible scheduling.