Depression Therapists in Toronto, ON
As an individual counselor, I am deeply passionate about working with queer and racialized individuals through their anxiety, depression, relationship conflicts, sexual and gender identity, cultural expectations, substance use, and suicide.
My practice is centred on a holistic and eclectic approach of culturally and LGBTQ2S+ affirming approaches. Together, we'll work to find your goals, develop a deeper understanding of your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, and create personalized ways of soothing and coping to navigate the challenges you face in your daily life.
As an individual counselor, I am deeply passionate about working with queer and racialized individuals through their anxiety, depression, relationship conflicts, sexual and gender identity, cultural expectations, substance use, and suicide.
My practice is centred on a holistic and eclectic approach of culturally and LGBTQ2S+ affirming approaches. Together, we'll work to find your goals, develop a deeper understanding of your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, and create personalized ways of soothing and coping to navigate the challenges you face in your daily life.
She specializes in working with adults and seniors who experience a wide range of psychological concerns, including depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, trauma, perfectionism, interpersonal problems, emotional dysregulation, insomnia, stress, and self-esteem challenges.
Dr. Stead takes an integrative approach, using empirically supported treatments such as cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, schema-focused therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy in her work. Dr. Stead’s therapeutic interventions are personalized and tailored to clients individual needs.
She specializes in working with adults and seniors who experience a wide range of psychological concerns, including depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, trauma, perfectionism, interpersonal problems, emotional dysregulation, insomnia, stress, and self-esteem challenges.
Dr. Stead takes an integrative approach, using empirically supported treatments such as cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, schema-focused therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy in her work. Dr. Stead’s therapeutic interventions are personalized and tailored to clients individual needs.
Whether the struggle is anxiety, depression or other mental health challenges, I can help guide you to reconnect with your values, help you set realistic goals and teach you the skills you may need to make lasting positive changes.
I have over 20 years of clinical mental health experience working with adults and adolescents, with a wide range of diagnosis, and or life challenges. I specialize in the treatment of anxiety and mood disorders incorporating strategies from cognitive behaviour therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy and mindfulness.
Whether the struggle is anxiety, depression or other mental health challenges, I can help guide you to reconnect with your values, help you set realistic goals and teach you the skills you may need to make lasting positive changes.
I have over 20 years of clinical mental health experience working with adults and adolescents, with a wide range of diagnosis, and or life challenges. I specialize in the treatment of anxiety and mood disorders incorporating strategies from cognitive behaviour therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy and mindfulness.
Julia Gibran: EMDR, Mindfulness, Trauma Therapy
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, MA, BEd
3 Endorsed
Online Only
Julia is a registered Social Worker (MSW, RSW) and Educator (Bachelor of Education) who specializes in using mind-body practices such as yoga, mindfulness, EMDR, expressive arts and counselling to engage with, empower, and promote healing for individuals, families and communities. Her therapeutic style is grounded in the principles of compassion, confidentiality and holistic healing. She is also dedicated to finding the middle path and to helping clients find and maintain balance in their life.
Julia is a registered Social Worker (MSW, RSW) and Educator (Bachelor of Education) who specializes in using mind-body practices such as yoga, mindfulness, EMDR, expressive arts and counselling to engage with, empower, and promote healing for individuals, families and communities. Her therapeutic style is grounded in the principles of compassion, confidentiality and holistic healing. She is also dedicated to finding the middle path and to helping clients find and maintain balance in their life.
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.
Ashlyn works from a trauma informed lens with a focus on cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness practice. She uses psychodynamic theory to curiously explore past relational experiences to holistically understand the client’s current functioning. Ashlyn has additional experience applying internal family systems and emotion focused therapies.
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.
Ashlyn works from a trauma informed lens with a focus on cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness practice. She uses psychodynamic theory to curiously explore past relational experiences to holistically understand the client’s current functioning. Ashlyn has additional experience applying internal family systems and emotion focused therapies.
At some point, we all experience periods of anxiety and depression.
I'm very passionate about the work that I do. I provide individual and couple therapy. My specialties include anxiety/ depressive disorders, self esteem building, infertility, and loss. Having experienced infertility myself, I have a personal understanding of what one goes through in their journey to have a family. Let me help you, too.
At some point, we all experience periods of anxiety and depression.
I'm very passionate about the work that I do. I provide individual and couple therapy. My specialties include anxiety/ depressive disorders, self esteem building, infertility, and loss. Having experienced infertility myself, I have a personal understanding of what one goes through in their journey to have a family. Let me help you, too.
We support clients facing challenges like depression, anxiety, trauma, OCD, relationship difficulties, and stress.
Dr. McBride is the founder & Director of the Cognitive & Interpersonal Therapy Centre (CITC), which has been in operation since 2003. Associates at CITC have extensive experience in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) & Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) and we offer treatment to adults, adolescents & children. We treat an array of concerns including: mood & anxiety disorders, eating disorders, bipolar, trauma, insomnia, interpersonal & relationship issues, transitions & stress management. We also provide psychoeducational & social-emotional assessments for children & adults to identify learning disabilities, ADHD & giftedness.
We support clients facing challenges like depression, anxiety, trauma, OCD, relationship difficulties, and stress.
Dr. McBride is the founder & Director of the Cognitive & Interpersonal Therapy Centre (CITC), which has been in operation since 2003. Associates at CITC have extensive experience in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) & Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) and we offer treatment to adults, adolescents & children. We treat an array of concerns including: mood & anxiety disorders, eating disorders, bipolar, trauma, insomnia, interpersonal & relationship issues, transitions & stress management. We also provide psychoeducational & social-emotional assessments for children & adults to identify learning disabilities, ADHD & giftedness.
These difficulties may include distressing thoughts, anxiety, depression, grief, loss of a loved one, low self-esteem, unsatisfying relationships, fear of abandonment, ideas of perfectionism and hyper-criticality towards yourself.
Languages: English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
These difficulties may include distressing thoughts, anxiety, depression, grief, loss of a loved one, low self-esteem, unsatisfying relationships, fear of abandonment, ideas of perfectionism and hyper-criticality towards yourself.
Languages: English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
We all experience challenging times at some point in our lives that can leave us feeling lost and alone. Experiencing difficulties in life can be used as a gateway to learn more about ourselves. Our bodies, thoughts, and feelings are temples that provide great knowledge and evidence about our own resilience and power. I want to work with you to help you discover your own capacity to heal.
We all experience challenging times at some point in our lives that can leave us feeling lost and alone. Experiencing difficulties in life can be used as a gateway to learn more about ourselves. Our bodies, thoughts, and feelings are temples that provide great knowledge and evidence about our own resilience and power. I want to work with you to help you discover your own capacity to heal.
With cultural sensitivity in the forefront of his practice, HoYeung is committed in helping clients connect with the present moment, assist them in building distance from their thoughts, emotions, identities, and to support them in their journey to creating a meaningful life in accordance with their values.
HoYeung has extensive experiences working with high performers in the legal, insurance, banking, investment banking, entrepreneurship and IT spaces, up to and including partner-level, executive suite and C-level clients. HoYeung also specializes in working with fellow artists and clients from collectivistic cultures.
With cultural sensitivity in the forefront of his practice, HoYeung is committed in helping clients connect with the present moment, assist them in building distance from their thoughts, emotions, identities, and to support them in their journey to creating a meaningful life in accordance with their values.
HoYeung has extensive experiences working with high performers in the legal, insurance, banking, investment banking, entrepreneurship and IT spaces, up to and including partner-level, executive suite and C-level clients. HoYeung also specializes in working with fellow artists and clients from collectivistic cultures.
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.
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.
How do you find hope? You're all set to take on the world, filled with dreams and aspirations for your life. You dream of landing that perfect job, finding "the one" to share your days with, and being part of a loving, accepting community. However, something seems to be holding you back, and you've come to the realization that thriving in this world can be quite a challenge. You've come a long way, yet that feeling of not being enough remains.
How do you find hope? You're all set to take on the world, filled with dreams and aspirations for your life. You dream of landing that perfect job, finding "the one" to share your days with, and being part of a loving, accepting community. However, something seems to be holding you back, and you've come to the realization that thriving in this world can be quite a challenge. You've come a long way, yet that feeling of not being enough remains.
I work with adult individuals experiencing concerns with anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and relationships.
Each of us comes into this world with unique gifts and an individual perspective. When we are able to use our gifts to handle the stressors and challenges that enter our lives we are able to successfully cope with them. However, when we become overwhelmed by our circumstances to the point where our abilities to cope and enjoy life are affected, that is a sign that consulting a therapist can be useful. Taking that step and calling a therapist takes a lot of courage and it shows that you want to make a positive change in your life.
I work with adult individuals experiencing concerns with anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and relationships.
Each of us comes into this world with unique gifts and an individual perspective. When we are able to use our gifts to handle the stressors and challenges that enter our lives we are able to successfully cope with them. However, when we become overwhelmed by our circumstances to the point where our abilities to cope and enjoy life are affected, that is a sign that consulting a therapist can be useful. Taking that step and calling a therapist takes a lot of courage and it shows that you want to make a positive change in your life.
I have been working in the clinical field for 13 years and have extensive experience working with adult and adolescent clients, helping them deal with issues such as: anxiety, complex trauma, addiction, depression, postpartum depression, and family/relationship issues.
In working with couples, I help them improve communication and resolve emotional injuries, as well as accept, understand, and connect with each other in a loving, nurturing way. In addition, I also help couples de-escalate conflict and change problematic interactional cycles.
I have been working in the clinical field for 13 years and have extensive experience working with adult and adolescent clients, helping them deal with issues such as: anxiety, complex trauma, addiction, depression, postpartum depression, and family/relationship issues.
In working with couples, I help them improve communication and resolve emotional injuries, as well as accept, understand, and connect with each other in a loving, nurturing way. In addition, I also help couples de-escalate conflict and change problematic interactional cycles.
Not to mention all the things they lead to: guilt, shame, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, burnout, panic attacks, overthinking, disconnection from your body, people-pleasing, loneliness, perfectionism, low self-worth, or feeling lost and hopeless.
The therapy I practice is staunchly anti-racist, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA2+-affirming. I support individuals and couples (monogamous or otherwise) in navigating life with compassion and curiosity via a blend of Narrative Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Somatic Therapy, Attachment Theory, feminist therapy, and trauma-informed and anti-oppressive care.
Not to mention all the things they lead to: guilt, shame, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, burnout, panic attacks, overthinking, disconnection from your body, people-pleasing, loneliness, perfectionism, low self-worth, or feeling lost and hopeless.
The therapy I practice is staunchly anti-racist, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA2+-affirming. I support individuals and couples (monogamous or otherwise) in navigating life with compassion and curiosity via a blend of Narrative Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Somatic Therapy, Attachment Theory, feminist therapy, and trauma-informed and anti-oppressive care.
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.
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.
I believe in the human capacity to grow, adapt, and experience greater freedom and mental calm - even in the face of life’s hardships.
I offer relational psychoanalytic psychotherapy, an approach that explores how early relationships and unconscious patterns shape how we think, feel, and behave in the present.
If you are struggling with relationships, feeling disconnected from yourself and who you want to be, or just wanting to gain better understanding of who you are, we can work on that. Together, we will explore with curiosity and care whatever it is that has brought you into therapy.
I believe in the human capacity to grow, adapt, and experience greater freedom and mental calm - even in the face of life’s hardships.
I offer relational psychoanalytic psychotherapy, an approach that explores how early relationships and unconscious patterns shape how we think, feel, and behave in the present.
If you are struggling with relationships, feeling disconnected from yourself and who you want to be, or just wanting to gain better understanding of who you are, we can work on that. Together, we will explore with curiosity and care whatever it is that has brought you into therapy.
It can also help you deal with crisis, loss, depression, anxiety, trauma and unhappiness.
Challenges I work with include: Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Alcohol and Drug Problems, Other Addiction Problems, Relationship Problems, Feeling Discontentment and Dissatisfaction with Life, Fear, Trauma and PTSD, Unhappiness, Eating Disorders, Chronic Illness, Work Dissatisfaction, Anger and Rage,
It can also help you deal with crisis, loss, depression, anxiety, trauma and unhappiness.
Challenges I work with include: Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Alcohol and Drug Problems, Other Addiction Problems, Relationship Problems, Feeling Discontentment and Dissatisfaction with Life, Fear, Trauma and PTSD, Unhappiness, Eating Disorders, Chronic Illness, Work Dissatisfaction, Anger and Rage,
Accepting New Clients! Reaching out for support takes courage. Perhaps your thoughts are racing, or a shame spiral is taking over and you can't take a deep breath no matter how mindful you are. I completely know what that's like and how isolating that can be!
I offer a compassionate space to arrive just as you are, wherever your mind is.
Therapy with me is collaborative, grounded in deep presence, curiousity, and respect for your lived experience. Together, we’ll tend to the grief, stress and resistance by building the confidence and inner resources to balance your nervous system and integrate all parts of you with care.
Accepting New Clients! Reaching out for support takes courage. Perhaps your thoughts are racing, or a shame spiral is taking over and you can't take a deep breath no matter how mindful you are. I completely know what that's like and how isolating that can be!
I offer a compassionate space to arrive just as you are, wherever your mind is.
Therapy with me is collaborative, grounded in deep presence, curiousity, and respect for your lived experience. Together, we’ll tend to the grief, stress and resistance by building the confidence and inner resources to balance your nervous system and integrate all parts of you with care.
My clients are often thoughtful, sensitive people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, trauma, or the weight of life experiences that still live in their bodies. Many are part of the LGBTQ+ community, professionals, or creatives seeking a space where they can show up fully without needing to explain themselves. They want relief from anxiety, emotional reactivity, and disconnection, and they are looking to better understand their nervous system, feel more grounded in their bodies, and reconnect with a deeper sense of self, safety, and belonging.
My clients are often thoughtful, sensitive people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, trauma, or the weight of life experiences that still live in their bodies. Many are part of the LGBTQ+ community, professionals, or creatives seeking a space where they can show up fully without needing to explain themselves. They want relief from anxiety, emotional reactivity, and disconnection, and they are looking to better understand their nervous system, feel more grounded in their bodies, and reconnect with a deeper sense of self, safety, and belonging.
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Depression Counsellors
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognise and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioural activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.