Self Esteem Therapists in West Toronto, Toronto, ON

Do you ever feel like you are your own worst critic? Do you have trouble ‘turning off’ the negative thoughts in your head? Or do you spend too much time worrying about the future or dwelling in the past? I work with adults who are experiencing low self-esteem, self-criticism, and anxiety. Putting the brakes on your busy life and slowing down to look inwards can help you from seeking distractions or unhealthy habits when feeling unwell. It takes courage to ask for help, explore meaningful questions, and demonstrate self-love. The way to self-love can have different meanings for each of us, depending on our life experience.

As a 1.5-generation Chinese Canadian, who grew up in an East Asian immigrant household, it has shaped and informed my life and practice in many ways. Therapy can be a transformative and empowering experience. I will work with you to develop a deep personal awareness and support you on the path toward healing, learning and growing. Finding a therapist that is a good fit for you is essential. We'll be a good fit if you are motivated, self-reflective and ready to tackle the daunting task of “figuring it all out.”

In therapy, you will explore “what's wrong for you” instead of “what's wrong with you”. There is enormous potential for self-awareness and self-growth with help from a listening, caring, and attuned therapist. I provide Relational Therapy, which holds that there is great potential for healing, growth and change from within a therapeutic relationship. I meet my clients with great respect, as a fellow traveler in the therapeutic journey. My wish is to cultivate a safe space for my clients to experience their emotions and encounter their beliefs about themselves.

Life can feel overwhelming at times. You may find that you’re simply going through the motions, questioning whether you'll ever be able to feel peace and joy, or wondering whether your relationships will ever become healthy and fulfilling. I’m here to help. As a therapist, I specialize in working with individuals who are experiencing difficulty with: relationships, healthy-communication, codependency, self-esteem concerns, self-worth, depression, grief/loss, anxiety, self-acceptance, life transitions, and parenting.

I believe life is lived in a gray zone and there is rarely a black-and-white solution to problems. When it comes to navigating challenges it is essential that we check in with our personalized beliefs, opinions, perspectives, and values. Each person has a different set of lived experiences that shape what is important to them, and I prioritize identifying each of these factors so you can feel self-assured as you move through life. These skills are essential when developing identity and building self-esteem.

I view therapy as a creative process. A creative process requires connection, trust, and a sense of humour. I bring over a decade of experience in the arts to my work as a psychotherapist. I have spent my life working in supportive spaces where we try things, fail productively, and sometimes have collaborative breakthroughs. Together we will investigate the nuances of your story and explore alternate ways of being with your thoughts and feelings, mind and body. A sliding scale rate is available to those in need of financial relief in order to access therapy.

Are you struggling and need help? You may be feeling sad, angry, lonely, ashamed, depressed, anxious, or numb and don't know what to do. Therapy helps. I provide a safe space and accompaniment for my clients to connect more fully to themselves - their thoughts, emotions, memories, and body experience. Through this to learn how to change patterns, and enjoy more aliveness and connection. Feeling listened to and being seen, understood, and accepted are basic human needs, and powerfully transformative. I work with adults, specializing in attachment, relationship, intimacy, sexuality, self-esteem, parenting, and trauma recovery.

Let me help you get un-stuck! My goal is to help you gain clarity and a new perspective in the areas of your life that are causing you discomfort. I will help you develop a deeper understanding of yourself, work through your struggles, and create a path for you to re-gain balance and contentment in your life. I am passionate about working from a holistic approach, focusing on the interconnectedness of your whole being - mind, body and soul. While providing you with a safe, supportive, and integrative counselling approach, I will guide you through your past and present, and individual strengths.

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.

***CURRENTLY NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS*** Therapy takes courage. My approach is supportive, collaborative, and genuine. I balance my knowledge of theory and technique with a non-judgemental, compassionate and affirming environment to support goals and work towards where you want to be in life. I work with adults of various ages, ethnicities, races, religions, sexual orientations, and gender identities. I have extensive experience working with and supporting LGBTQIA+ individuals. I am also proficient in both English and Arabic. Having lived in the Middle East a significant part of my life, I am familiar with the cultural issues.

“I know I have people who care about me, but I still feel alone.” “People tell me I’m safe, but I still feel scared.” “I know it’s not my fault, but I still feel guilty.” If any of these thoughts sound familiar, you are not alone. It is incredibly common for one part of our brain to feel that things are wrong, even if we don’t fully understand why or know what to do about it. In my personal and professional life as a queer, brown, and trauma-focused therapist, I have seen that therapy can help us process our past experiences and create a space for us to heal.

Are you feeling overwhelmed by negative and distressing thoughts? Do you experience a lot of self-doubt, or beliefs that you are not good enough? Do you experience overwhelming feelings or emotions that you are unsure of how to cope with? I am a Registered Social Worker who specializes in working with adults and youth experiencing challenges with mood, anxiety, self-esteem, life transitions, stress, relationships, and more. I provide psychotherapy that is trauma informed, anti-oppressive, and culturally sensitive.

Whether you are looking to address a specific stressor/distressing situation, improve mood/mental health generally, build healthier relationships/break unhealthy patterns, develop skills to manage difficult thoughts/emotions, improve your relationship with yourself (ie: self-esteem and core beliefs work), or better understand how historical experiences may be impacting you in the present-day, engaging in a therapeutic process can help. I am trained in a wide range of therapy interventions to support your counselling needs. My goal is make the counselling experience feel meaningful, productive, and comfortable for you.

Everyone experiences points in their lives where they feel overwhelmed and lost. Everyday stressors and traumatic experiences make giving up seem like the best option. I am here to tell you that you are not alone. My name is Priscilla Ocran and I am a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist. I have my Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Toronto specializing in mental health. I have several years of experience supporting people process and work through challenging life experiences.

I am a RSW and a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying). I help individuals, adults, youth and older aged adults with a focus on trauma, self-esteem, mood disorders and self-care/ coping. I use an integrative approach to therapy as I believe there is no “one size fits all”! I am person centered and focus on modalities including mindfulness, CBT, Trauma focused and processing through brain spotting, solution focused, and strengths based approaches. Of interest,I am currently learning IFS (parts work to explore internal conflicts), somatic connection (mind and body) and emotion focused.

I know it can be a little overwhelming searching for the right support. Chances are you've been doing your best to figure it out on your own and now you're ready- or at least curious- to see how therapy can help you make and feel the changes you're looking for. I work specifically with adult children of alcoholics, co-dependency and perfectionism as well as clients with a history of depression, poor self-esteem, and anxiety. We'll work together to help you gain the skills, understanding and self-acceptance needed to create positive change.