Therapists in Toronto, ON

You don't have to suffer alone. What if all your "shit" - your anxieties, worries and fears - was also the key to you getting better? Therapy with me, is a chance to understand your complicated feelings, emotions and desires and discover how to make choices that work for you. You can move from being disconnected, alienated and alone to being active, lively and engaged with the world.

If you are experiencing struggles and seeking support, you are not alone. Loss, trauma, conflict, life changes, emotional and mental suffering do not discriminate. Any one of us can go through periods full of difficulties - some more than others, but every person has personal knowledge of suffering in their lives. Therapy is not easy and there is no quick fix, but I am here to work with you, hear and understand you, and support your self-discovery process. I want to learn about your story, path and beliefs, and together with you identify areas where you have strengths and areas where you need to explore and try new ways of being.

Are you feeling like something's off, but can't quite put your finger on it? Your intuition is telling you that something needs to change, but you don't know where to start? Whatever the case may be, I'm here to help you discover how to restore your sense of self and confidently face whatever life throws your way. My goal is to create a safe, nonjudgmental space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings, identify patterns that may be holding you back, and develop new skills and strategies. Together, we'll work to uncover your strengths and build resilience so that you can lead a more fulfilling life.

I recognize at times we may need support, compassion and new tools to navigate challenges. This is the space I work to offer and welcome to clients, creating a relationship where we can work as a team to reach goals, small and big. I am passionate about supporting families, and empowering parents, children and young adults from a strengths-based framework. I provide therapy and counselling from a holistic, client-centred approach and tailor treatment to meet every family’s unique needs. Through support, insight, skill building and practice, significant change can occur.

Your story, your challenges, and pain are unique to you. I am here to create a compassionate, non-judgmental space for you to share your story and collaboratively work towards helping you reach your goals. My practice follows a client-centered, strengths-based approach to help you feel empowered and learn skills and strategies to achieve a more fulfilling life. I draw on my 7 years of clinical practice experience and educator within the mental health and addictions field to provide evidence-based treatments tailored to meet your individual needs.

I work with adults and couples to help them move towards a state of continued growth, compassion, and self-awareness in a way that is collaborative, strengths-based, and empowering. I believe in creating a client-therapist relationship that fosters authenticity, support, and space for both acceptance, and for change. This can begin in our very first session. Together, we can begin to tease apart the adaptive approaches to dealing with and moving through life you've grown accustomed to, and begin to decipher which of these patterns are serving you, and which you may be interested in moving beyond.

Healing and change is a co-creation. Whether dealing with stress, anger or being stuck in life. I make a safe place for my client to move towards change into understanding, peace and joy. Using a variety of modalities: NLP, hypnosis, regression therapy and coaching we achieve results within a short time. Using the Third Circle Protocol working with family relationships seeing both parties together and separately - aiming for a successful outcome of understanding and respect. Teens and parents or couples. This protocol has now become a book The Third Circle Protocol (my third book) published by Findhorn Press.

My own journey to self discovery and healing has been the leading drive in helping others heal. I learned that trauma is a sensory experience deeply held in our bodies. Together we will use the wisdom of your body to understand your reactions to situations and their origin. The goal will be to heal the wounds that leave you anguished with feelings of guilt, shame and wrongness by building the capacity to withstand the emotional/energetic charge that happens as a result of stress or trauma. Through the use of trauma integration and processing work we will shift your relationship to the experiences you cannot change.

If you are struggling with bulimia, or other disordered eating, you have likely promised yourself time and time again that this will be the last time that you engage in these behaviours, assuring yourself that you know what to do and that you can stop anytime. You have managed a few days, weeks or months symptom-free, but the behaviours have always returned. Although it may be difficult to imagine getting through life's ups and downs without your disordered eating, I can help you to develop new ways of coping and to achieve lasting recovery. And you will set the pace of your recovery.

I'm glad you are here. A good therapist can shed light on spots you may not be able to reach on your own. The path your life has taken may leave you with difficult experiences like loneliness, anxiety, fear, or anger. I am here to help. I understand how difficult these experiences are and am committed to helping you make the changes you want. We can work together to look at what is bothering you and holding you back from a life in which you feel more connected and energized.

Sunspring Counselling specializes in psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and parents' own healing journey. You want your child to have the best opportunity to thrive in life, yet you may see them struggling at home or school. For yourself, you want to shift patterns that are blocking you from making the progress and enjoying life. I help when anxiety and emotions, relationships, trauma or past experiences, inattention, learning, behaviour, and school or work concerns are holding your child or yourself back. Join me on a path toward reaching greater confidence, personal success, and realizing one’s true potential.

Whatever has brought you to this place at this time in your life it's important to keep in mind that you're taking a courageous step. Sometimes it can feel as though our problems, or needs and wants, are impossible to change or obtain. Having someone really listen and be there to support us in our most vulnerable and honest times can be life changing.

It’s no small thing to begin the inward journey of addressing the issues that keep you stuck. Old patterns, loss of purpose, trauma, relationship issues – some of the pervading challenges of our time. Dealing with any of this can feel overwhelming and isolating but we’re not meant to do it on our own. In order to thrive we need connection. We need to be seen and feel accepted and we need to express our authentic selves. This is at the core of the counselling I provide.

I know that making a decision to start therapy isn't easy. It can be anxiety-inducing, whether you are new to the process or experienced. I understand that and will work with you at your own pace. It is also important that you feel a sense of connection with your therapist, and that you feel seen, understood, and valued. As we work together, we will build a safe therapeutic relationship for you to explore your patterns in relationship with others, and with yourself. I will listen with curiosity and compassion to your stories- the ones that are causing discomfort or pain in your life and the ones that bring you happiness.

Make yourself a drink, grab a seat and let's talk! Because, let's face it, life can suck sometimes. Every time you feel like you get ahead, something happens and you're back in the hole. There's never enough money, your boss is incompetent, the kids don't llisten, your partner is driving you crazy. It's just all too much. There's always something or someone adding stress and disillusionment to your life. Relationships? Urgh! They're the worst! Wouldn't the world just be great if we didn't have to deal with other people? If only...

Are you feeling stuck? Do you feel a sense of hopelessness? Are you unsure about your next steps? Are you longing to be in a non-judgemental atmosphere? Let me journey with you. Counselling is a mere job for many, for me, it is a passion. As a registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist, I pride myself in providing evidence-based interventions to support you on your journey to growth.