Therapists in Warkworth, ON

Person-centered approach supporting individuals to work through anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, stress, and other emotional challenges in a safe and comfortable environment. Supporting individuals diagnosed with Adult ADHD. This collaborative working relationship is built with value for the client’s voice and perspectives, and recognition of their resources and capacity for change toward a more meaningful quality of life.

"Does anyone know where the love of God goes~When the waves turn the minutes to hours?" [Gordon Lightfoot]...Peoples' curiosity and courage are natural resources & forces that amplify therapy process and results. After years of experience, I am convinced that the most powerful tools for recovery are CBT, DBT (cognitive & dialectical behaviour therapy), EMDR and cardio-emotive feedback therapy... All are founded on the latest scientific findings on the neurobiology of attachment and "heart/brain" treatments. Along with time-tested healing traditions, together we can activate your innate instinct & privilege to become whole and connect meaningfully with others .

I work collaboratively with individuals to create optimal outcomes by working through challenging feelings, thoughts, situations, and experiences. I believe the client is the expert on their own situation and I use therapeutic tools to alleviate distress, facilitate improvement, and assist clients in meeting their identified goals.

As a client-centered Counsellor, I keep in mind each person’s individuality and take an integrative approach using foundations such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, and Humanistic Therapy. Over the past 15 years I have worked with and helped individuals overcome depression, anxiety, emotional and/or physical abuse as well as other traumatic experiences. Within a confidential and relaxing environment, clients can feel comfortable and safe allowing them to share their thoughts and concerns. I guide my clients towards learning to utilize their own strengths as they work toward accomplishing their goals.

Are you feeling stuck or trapped? Is it hard for you to relax because you are worried and/or anxious about you and/or your child’s future? Feel like you have tried everything and often feel alone in your struggle?

Namaste! I provide individual, relationship and marriage counselling, in a nonjudgmental, relaxed environment. Over the last 35 years I have worked with individuals and couples guiding, teaching and helping them by using an eclectic approach, and a variety of different types of modalities depending on the particular needs of my clients. I also provide family mediation and relationship counselling for couples who have split. I am a sex therapist, working with all couples and individuals. I specialize in many areas, as I believe all issues are connected, so to treat problems in isolation is unrealistic and can be short lived.

The uncertainty of today's world has left many individuals feeling overwhelmed, anxious, isolated, and unsure how to deal with life stressors. I am here to help provide a sense of direction and support adults who are experiencing all types of challenges, including anxiety, trauma, addictions, and self-esteem difficulties. Using a trauma-informed approach, I help you feel safe, grounded, and resourced before dealing with painful memories so that you do not feel overwhelmed in the present. My goal is to help you regain your peace-of-mind, overcome shame, and regain a sense of confidence in directing your life.

Life is nothing short of amazing. It's amazing how much we can go through and live to tell about it. It's amazing how fast kids grow up and time flies, how angry a co-worker can make you, how much compassion we can seem to have for others when we struggle to offer any to ourselves. It's amazing how much we put on our plates when all we need is to rest. It's amazing how much we can long for understanding and connection and how much opportunity can be missed right in front of our eyes. It's amazing how short life is. It's also amazing how much we can learn in the time we have, and how little steps can amount to such massive change.

Research has shown that the most important factor in therapy is the therapeutic alliance, or plainly put, the relationship between the client and the therapist. It is this kind of relationship in counselling that has been identified as the fundamental catalyst to facilitate and enhance wellness, change and growth. This, in addition to the tools used from such modalities as CBT, DBT, EFT, etc. that can help individuals to experience change, growth and increased well being. I'm honoured to help connect with you where you will hopefully feel encouraged, challenged, supported and helped to meet your goals and make changes in your life.

You may be contemplating therapy because you are struggling - feeling anxious, overwhelmed, unsettled, isolated and alone, maybe even experiencing uncharacteristic rage. You may be stuck in old patterns of coping that are no longer relevant in the present. In fact, they may be getting in the way of your peace, your potential and your happiness - in short, keeping you stuck. It doesn't have to be that way. As a client-centred, trauma-informed relational psychotherapist, I believe good relationships - intimate, familiar, communal, and especially, the one you have with yourself - are essential to feeling good.

Accepting new clients, Couples and Individuals. Are you feeling overwhelmed and anxious, struggling with transitions in life or in your connections with others? Are you struggling in your marriage or relationship? Over the past 15 years, as a registered social worker, I have worked with individuals and couples using a trauma-informed, non-judgmental lens.

It is important that everyone - no matter where they are in their journey - is provided a safe space to be heard, where their personal goals can be accomplished. Together, we are a team. My work in addictions treatment has taught me that a key to overcoming life's difficulties is support and connection - I would love to help bring support into your world. You don't have to do it alone. My priority is that you leave feeling understood as you are, in what ever uniqueness that brings. I am trauma-informed, non-judgmental, and anti-oppressive and aim to support you in the goals you value.

Is your love relationship caught in a negative cycle? Do the same arguments surface time and time again? Does one person shut down as the other person escalates? Are you facing relationship patterns involving conflict, fear, and betrayal? Right now you may be struggling with loneliness and hardship. Perhaps you are experiencing additional mental health challenges, compounding the difficulties you are facing.

You may be considering reaching out for help after trying to deal with things on your own, but this can be very difficult. My approach is person-centered in dealing with issues as I walk alongside you in your journey to recovery. Every person’s journey is unique, and therefore therapy for your recovery and goals is tailored to reflect your needs and desired outcomes. In my experience, an array of treatment modalities and therapeutic approaches can be effective, including using harm reduction strategies, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention, stages of change, cognitive behavioural therapy, and coping skills development.

New clients welcome! Like the transition from fall to winter, we all go through seasons that threaten our livelihood and shake us from thriving to dormancy. This often leaves us questioning our meaning and purpose. Your experience may be a devastating loss, lack of energy, motivation, and enjoyment in activities and people that once brought you joy or physical and psychological restlessness. It is difficult in such states to understand how flourishing is possible. However, there is hope! Just as winter gives way to spring showers and new life springs forth to flourishing, neither is your situation hopeless; you can thrive again.