Parenting Therapists in Toronto, ON
Kate has experience supporting individuals, couples and groups to improve communication and resolve conflict, increase intimacy, create deeper understanding, navigate separation, divorce and co- parenting, explore and maintain consensual non-monogamy, repair breaches of trust, and improve confidence and competence of parents at any stage of parenthood.
Kate McDermott primarily works with relationships and families on communication, connection, and collective growth. She strives to create a therapeutic space that is warm, genuine, curious and encouraging. She is here to listen, help you reflect, teach new skills and at times, gently challenge you. Kate believes that small changes can have large impacts on our relational systems. She aims to balance client needs to feel heard, understood and validated with a desire to see and feel change in therapy. Her hope is that you take away a new thought, shift in perspective or strategy to try from each session.
Kate has experience supporting individuals, couples and groups to improve communication and resolve conflict, increase intimacy, create deeper understanding, navigate separation, divorce and co- parenting, explore and maintain consensual non-monogamy, repair breaches of trust, and improve confidence and competence of parents at any stage of parenthood.
Kate McDermott primarily works with relationships and families on communication, connection, and collective growth. She strives to create a therapeutic space that is warm, genuine, curious and encouraging. She is here to listen, help you reflect, teach new skills and at times, gently challenge you. Kate believes that small changes can have large impacts on our relational systems. She aims to balance client needs to feel heard, understood and validated with a desire to see and feel change in therapy. Her hope is that you take away a new thought, shift in perspective or strategy to try from each session.
The Well Parents Centre is an innovative prenatal and postpartum mental health centre located in Toronto, with virtual services available across Ontario.
Our team includes experienced and highly trained registered psychologists, registered social workers, registered psychotherapists, and registered nurses. We provide a variety of services including psychotherapy, couples therapy, family therapy, parenting consultation, lactation & infant feeding consultation, and infant & child sleep consultation.
The Well Parents Centre is an innovative prenatal and postpartum mental health centre located in Toronto, with virtual services available across Ontario.
Our team includes experienced and highly trained registered psychologists, registered social workers, registered psychotherapists, and registered nurses. We provide a variety of services including psychotherapy, couples therapy, family therapy, parenting consultation, lactation & infant feeding consultation, and infant & child sleep consultation.
Main issues I can support you with include but are not limited to, feelings of depression, anxiety, emotional distress, dealing with family conflict or family issues, parenting, adult children providing elderly parent care, and parenting young children or children with disabilities
I have worked with women from many different life transitions and circumstances. I have over 15 years of experience supporting families with legal issues, health and education, estate planning for older adults, child-rearing, domestic violence, children with disabilities, women’s issues, elder care and elder abuse, immigration and settlement support. I am passionate in supporting women who have recently immigrated to a new country to learn about available opportunities and support/empower them to reach their goals.
Main issues I can support you with include but are not limited to, feelings of depression, anxiety, emotional distress, dealing with family conflict or family issues, parenting, adult children providing elderly parent care, and parenting young children or children with disabilities
I have worked with women from many different life transitions and circumstances. I have over 15 years of experience supporting families with legal issues, health and education, estate planning for older adults, child-rearing, domestic violence, children with disabilities, women’s issues, elder care and elder abuse, immigration and settlement support. I am passionate in supporting women who have recently immigrated to a new country to learn about available opportunities and support/empower them to reach their goals.
Jessica Warnock
Registered Psychotherapist, MEd, BEd, RP
1 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M4K
Waitlist for new clients
I bring a gentle, curious and attuned approach to my work with individuals, families and couples. Together, we will examine patterns in your life, identify and expand your capacity to cope with the challenges you experience and deepen your relationship with self and others. I view therapy as taking a course on oneself and an opportunity to evolve. My work is often focused on supporting clients to understand, experience and tolerate emotions and to shift out of behavours, thoughts and coping that are no longer serving them.
I bring a gentle, curious and attuned approach to my work with individuals, families and couples. Together, we will examine patterns in your life, identify and expand your capacity to cope with the challenges you experience and deepen your relationship with self and others. I view therapy as taking a course on oneself and an opportunity to evolve. My work is often focused on supporting clients to understand, experience and tolerate emotions and to shift out of behavours, thoughts and coping that are no longer serving them.
I work with parents looking to understand their own childhood experiences and how it impacts their parenting and I provide support to parents who need additional strategies to assist their children.
Life is full of transitions, obstacles, and emotional complexities that can at times feel impossible to navigate alone. Are you struggling with difficulties in relationships, trauma, anxiety, or depression? Many of our struggles are rooted in past experiences, beliefs we’ve developed about ourselves, or patterns we’ve carried for years. By bringing curiosity and self-compassion to these patterns, we can begin to untangle the barriers that keep you feeling stuck. You are the expert in your own life, and my role is to support you in uncovering the inner wisdom and resilience that already exist within you.
I work with parents looking to understand their own childhood experiences and how it impacts their parenting and I provide support to parents who need additional strategies to assist their children.
Life is full of transitions, obstacles, and emotional complexities that can at times feel impossible to navigate alone. Are you struggling with difficulties in relationships, trauma, anxiety, or depression? Many of our struggles are rooted in past experiences, beliefs we’ve developed about ourselves, or patterns we’ve carried for years. By bringing curiosity and self-compassion to these patterns, we can begin to untangle the barriers that keep you feeling stuck. You are the expert in your own life, and my role is to support you in uncovering the inner wisdom and resilience that already exist within you.
I am skilled in working with a variety of issues including: anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, adjustment, parenting and family issues.
I am experienced at helping clients recognize the connection between their thoughts, feelings and behaviours, manage difficult emotions, improve relationships in their lives and find their own motivation to make changes that are important to them. My approach is integrative, strengths-based, creative, flexible and I draw upon what best suits your needs.
I am skilled in working with a variety of issues including: anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, adjustment, parenting and family issues.
I am experienced at helping clients recognize the connection between their thoughts, feelings and behaviours, manage difficult emotions, improve relationships in their lives and find their own motivation to make changes that are important to them. My approach is integrative, strengths-based, creative, flexible and I draw upon what best suits your needs.
ReNu Counselling & Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, MC:AT, DVATI
1 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M5M
I view my clients as the experts in their own lives, and my role is to support their journey towards healing through containment, compassion, collaboration, creativity, and curiosity. I work with children, adolescents, their families, and early adults who are struggling with a range of social, emotional, and behavioural challenges.
I view my clients as the experts in their own lives, and my role is to support their journey towards healing through containment, compassion, collaboration, creativity, and curiosity. I work with children, adolescents, their families, and early adults who are struggling with a range of social, emotional, and behavioural challenges.
Jansu Edis
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MACP, BA(Hon), BA, CRPO, OAMHP
6 Endorsed
Online Only
As a bi-cultural queer woman & parent, immigrant, and survivor of sorts, I hold a deep respect for the complexity of your unique story and intersections of your identities.
The expectation to "just push through" when anxiety, relationship stressors, trauma & world events feel overwhelming stops here. It makes sense that you’re exhausted & it’s more than okay to want something different, something better! Maybe you feel stuck in cycles of overthinking, avoidance, shame & self-doubt - or your relationships feel disconnected, tense, & hopeless. Over the years, I've been honored to offer trauma-informed therapy for individuals & folks in relationships, specializing in BIPOC, Queer folks, & Children of Immigrants, who are ready to raise their self-awareness & move towards value aligned relationships & life.
As a bi-cultural queer woman & parent, immigrant, and survivor of sorts, I hold a deep respect for the complexity of your unique story and intersections of your identities.
The expectation to "just push through" when anxiety, relationship stressors, trauma & world events feel overwhelming stops here. It makes sense that you’re exhausted & it’s more than okay to want something different, something better! Maybe you feel stuck in cycles of overthinking, avoidance, shame & self-doubt - or your relationships feel disconnected, tense, & hopeless. Over the years, I've been honored to offer trauma-informed therapy for individuals & folks in relationships, specializing in BIPOC, Queer folks, & Children of Immigrants, who are ready to raise their self-awareness & move towards value aligned relationships & life.
I am equipped to guide you through various concerns including anxiety, emotional distress, grief, trauma and loss and have worked with countless individuals, children and parents over the years.
I use a person-centred style that acknowledges where you are emotionally, and we work collaboratively to find a direction that fits your needs. I lean on an eclectic approach to therapy that rests on body-based strategies like somatic experiencing, and integrate it with solution-focused therapy, narrative therapy, CBT, mindfulness and art based strategies.
I am equipped to guide you through various concerns including anxiety, emotional distress, grief, trauma and loss and have worked with countless individuals, children and parents over the years.
I use a person-centred style that acknowledges where you are emotionally, and we work collaboratively to find a direction that fits your needs. I lean on an eclectic approach to therapy that rests on body-based strategies like somatic experiencing, and integrate it with solution-focused therapy, narrative therapy, CBT, mindfulness and art based strategies.
Do you find yourself asking, "How do I get past this?" The number one struggle people often express when they talk about their emotional pain is feeling stuck. If you are experiencing an inability to move forward in your career, relationship or you are struggling to find the joy in life you once felt, you may be experiencing the effects of unresolved trauma or unmet attachment needs. This can manifest in physical symptoms such as chronic pain, headaches, and fatigue. We take the time to understand you as a person who has a lived experience that has brought you here.
Do you find yourself asking, "How do I get past this?" The number one struggle people often express when they talk about their emotional pain is feeling stuck. If you are experiencing an inability to move forward in your career, relationship or you are struggling to find the joy in life you once felt, you may be experiencing the effects of unresolved trauma or unmet attachment needs. This can manifest in physical symptoms such as chronic pain, headaches, and fatigue. We take the time to understand you as a person who has a lived experience that has brought you here.
Joanna Seidel has been counselling individuals, families and children and has helped couples re-connect for over a decade. She is a Child and Family Therapist and specializes in separation and divorce. She has worked with families and children, helping them manage the often difficult, stressful and emotional process of separation and divorce. With Joanna's guidance, families learn strategies to cope with this challenge. Joanna provides counselling to address a wide range of needs: Separation and Divorce, Marriage Counselling, Parenting Conflict Resolution, Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Anger Management, Grief and Loss, Work-related Stressors, Domestic Violence, Alcohol, and Substance Abuse.
Joanna Seidel has been counselling individuals, families and children and has helped couples re-connect for over a decade. She is a Child and Family Therapist and specializes in separation and divorce. She has worked with families and children, helping them manage the often difficult, stressful and emotional process of separation and divorce. With Joanna's guidance, families learn strategies to cope with this challenge. Joanna provides counselling to address a wide range of needs: Separation and Divorce, Marriage Counselling, Parenting Conflict Resolution, Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Anger Management, Grief and Loss, Work-related Stressors, Domestic Violence, Alcohol, and Substance Abuse.
Jennifer specializes in supporting Parents, Partners and Caregivers of 18+ individuals who are living with Borderline Personality Disorder, Emotional Dysregulation and difficulties navigating Emerging Adulthood.
Jennifer Wowk is a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University. Her warm and empathic nature supports clients to experience acceptance and to consider making change from a curious and hopeful perspective. Jennifer employs a holistic and sustainable approach that encourages clients to uncover their innate strengths.
Jennifer specializes in supporting Parents, Partners and Caregivers of 18+ individuals who are living with Borderline Personality Disorder, Emotional Dysregulation and difficulties navigating Emerging Adulthood.
Jennifer Wowk is a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University. Her warm and empathic nature supports clients to experience acceptance and to consider making change from a curious and hopeful perspective. Jennifer employs a holistic and sustainable approach that encourages clients to uncover their innate strengths.
I helped parents and families better manage their difficult situations.
I specialize in helping you establish meaningful and healthy relationships whether working with you as an individual, a couple or a family. I believe it is important for you to feel connected to the important people in your life: this brings joy, and it also resources you to weather life’s challenges. Using Emotionally Focused Therapy, my focus will be on improving (each of) your ability to connect with your emotional experience so that your emotions can become the guide that they were intended to be- to provide a way forward. This is what I will help you do.
I helped parents and families better manage their difficult situations.
I specialize in helping you establish meaningful and healthy relationships whether working with you as an individual, a couple or a family. I believe it is important for you to feel connected to the important people in your life: this brings joy, and it also resources you to weather life’s challenges. Using Emotionally Focused Therapy, my focus will be on improving (each of) your ability to connect with your emotional experience so that your emotions can become the guide that they were intended to be- to provide a way forward. This is what I will help you do.
I specialize in helping: professionals, parents, and young adults with anxiety, boundaries, relationship stress, low mood, ADHD, career stress, procrastination, parenting, self-esteem, addictions, and overcoming trauma symptoms.
If some days feel good and others feel overwhelming, I’m here to help; if you’re stuck in painful patterns, or exhausted from carrying everything on your own, therapy can be a powerful place to begin. You don’t have to navigate this alone. Therapy gives valuable new perspectives. Many of my clients come in feeling unsure about therapy; we start where you are and collaborate together at a cadence that feels comfortable. If you are curious about learning more about my approach and whether I might be the right for you, please contact me for a free video or phone consultation.
I specialize in helping: professionals, parents, and young adults with anxiety, boundaries, relationship stress, low mood, ADHD, career stress, procrastination, parenting, self-esteem, addictions, and overcoming trauma symptoms.
If some days feel good and others feel overwhelming, I’m here to help; if you’re stuck in painful patterns, or exhausted from carrying everything on your own, therapy can be a powerful place to begin. You don’t have to navigate this alone. Therapy gives valuable new perspectives. Many of my clients come in feeling unsure about therapy; we start where you are and collaborate together at a cadence that feels comfortable. If you are curious about learning more about my approach and whether I might be the right for you, please contact me for a free video or phone consultation.
With over a decade of psychotherapy experience, I’ve supported clients with trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, OCD, relationship challenges, BPD, panic disorder, substance use, and life transitions. I integrate EMDR, IFS, and CBT to help you not just manage symptoms, but uncover and heal the root causes. Whether you’re seeking relief from distress, clarity in relationships, or a deeper sense of fulfillment, therapy is a space to reconnect with your resilience and create meaningful change.
With over a decade of psychotherapy experience, I’ve supported clients with trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, OCD, relationship challenges, BPD, panic disorder, substance use, and life transitions. I integrate EMDR, IFS, and CBT to help you not just manage symptoms, but uncover and heal the root causes. Whether you’re seeking relief from distress, clarity in relationships, or a deeper sense of fulfillment, therapy is a space to reconnect with your resilience and create meaningful change.
Additionally, I support parents in building secure attachments with their children, helping to break the cycle of disruptive relationships.
Do you feel disconnected from your loved ones? Whether be your child/ teenager, friends or romantic partner? In my sessions, I help my clients reconnect (with self and with others) and find new ways of bonding as they navigate through different stages of life. I specifically help adults navigate friendships and romantic relationships in different stages of life. My extensive training in child psychology has equipped me with scientifically proven interventions to help children navigate through emotions and thoughts while building a positive self image, social skills, and help develop secure attachment styles.
Additionally, I support parents in building secure attachments with their children, helping to break the cycle of disruptive relationships.
Do you feel disconnected from your loved ones? Whether be your child/ teenager, friends or romantic partner? In my sessions, I help my clients reconnect (with self and with others) and find new ways of bonding as they navigate through different stages of life. I specifically help adults navigate friendships and romantic relationships in different stages of life. My extensive training in child psychology has equipped me with scientifically proven interventions to help children navigate through emotions and thoughts while building a positive self image, social skills, and help develop secure attachment styles.
You may be highly capable and deeply dedicated, yet still feel emotionally exhausted, disconnected at home, and stretched between the roles you hold as a parent, partner, and professional.
I meet you where you are, and together we attend to whatever feels urgent. We explore how your past, your relationships, and internal experiences have shaped your identity, relationships and parenting today. By bringing awareness to these dynamics, we create space for more intentional, regulated, and connected ways of relating to whatever feels out of reach.
You may be highly capable and deeply dedicated, yet still feel emotionally exhausted, disconnected at home, and stretched between the roles you hold as a parent, partner, and professional.
I meet you where you are, and together we attend to whatever feels urgent. We explore how your past, your relationships, and internal experiences have shaped your identity, relationships and parenting today. By bringing awareness to these dynamics, we create space for more intentional, regulated, and connected ways of relating to whatever feels out of reach.
I am honoured to offer service to you in Spanish or English under an approved supervisor. Please know you are welcome just as you are – in this precise moment. Together, we can co-explore your unique journey, the impact of your experiences, and possibilities going forward, within a safe, open, nonjudgemental setting. I am committed to walking beside you without wavering, while appreciating you as a whole, complex, individual holding innate resources and strengths for your own growth. I strive towards providing culturally responsive service to you rooted in anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, and feminist principles.
I am honoured to offer service to you in Spanish or English under an approved supervisor. Please know you are welcome just as you are – in this precise moment. Together, we can co-explore your unique journey, the impact of your experiences, and possibilities going forward, within a safe, open, nonjudgemental setting. I am committed to walking beside you without wavering, while appreciating you as a whole, complex, individual holding innate resources and strengths for your own growth. I strive towards providing culturally responsive service to you rooted in anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, and feminist principles.
Many of the clients I work with are navigating significant life changes such as entering young adulthood, navigating early childhood parenting or seeking to align their sense of self to their core values.
I have a keen understanding of the complexities of inter-cultural relationships, immigrant family dynamics, or growing up in-between two (or more!) cultures. By empowering you to face challenges, guided by what matters most to you, I bring a culturally responsive and attachment-based approach, using evidence-based models to support client-led change.
Many of the clients I work with are navigating significant life changes such as entering young adulthood, navigating early childhood parenting or seeking to align their sense of self to their core values.
I have a keen understanding of the complexities of inter-cultural relationships, immigrant family dynamics, or growing up in-between two (or more!) cultures. By empowering you to face challenges, guided by what matters most to you, I bring a culturally responsive and attachment-based approach, using evidence-based models to support client-led change.
I support parents, teens, and families who want to reduce conflict, and feel more connected.
I help families build skills they can use to communicate more clearly and in healthier ways. I focus on practical strategies such as mindfulness to slow down reactions during tense moments, and distress tolerance strategies to de-escalate hard conversations. We can also talk about how to repair relationships after conflict.
I support parents, teens, and families who want to reduce conflict, and feel more connected.
I help families build skills they can use to communicate more clearly and in healthier ways. I focus on practical strategies such as mindfulness to slow down reactions during tense moments, and distress tolerance strategies to de-escalate hard conversations. We can also talk about how to repair relationships after conflict.
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Parenting Counsellors
What does therapy for parenting look like?
Therapists may work with parents individually, together, or include the whole family to find solutions for the problems a parent faces. Many parent-based therapies work on a parent’s relationship with their children, problem-solving within the family, and analysis of family dynamics. Therapy conducted remotely by video may be helpful in allowing a therapist to observe how families interact in their own homes.
When should a parent seek therapy?
When behavioral problems begin to disrupt the healthy functioning of a family, it may be a good time to look into therapy. If parents find that children are acting out in school, have started using drugs or alcohol, have developed eating disorders, or other similar red flags, a therapist may be able to help.
How long does therapy take for parenting problems?
Depending on the severity of a family’s challenges and the type of treatment utilized, therapy for parenting can last from weeks to months. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a pragmatic therapy type that can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. Structural family therapy, which inspects family dynamics, often takes several months. Parent-child interaction therapy is typically shorter-term, lasting between 10 and 20 sessions. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realized.
Can therapy help parents dealing with burnout or stress?
Parenting is difficult. Parents may dismiss or conceal feelings of exhaustion, overwhelm, or escape ideation—imagining withdrawing from their parental obligations altogether. but left unattended, these feelings can have negative effects on the whole family. A therapist can help parents work on the skills they might need to better cope with the burdens of parenting and help them be the best parents they can be.