Parenting Therapists in Toronto, ON

Compassion. Challenge. Joy. Working together, we will co-create a place for you to build clarity and capacity in your life. You will be invited to gain more self-compassion and acceptance. We will work with your thoughts, relationship patterns, and unexpressed feelings through talk and sensation awareness. My approach is warm, honest, playful, and embodied. It is important to me that you feel change through our work together to suppor your ongoing wellness and vitality.

Are you a parent struggling to manage your child/youth behavioural issues and it's starting to cause conflict in the home and at school? Do you find it challenging to communicate effectively with your teenager? Does your child/youth have a diagnosis and or struggle with anxiety, depression, ADHD, ODD or CD? Work with me and I will help you improve positive communication with your child/ youth while reducing behavioural issues or conflict in the home and at school.

I have been working for 20 years in children, adolescent, and family mental health as a registered social worker and Child, Youth and Family Therapist, facilitator, and consultant. I specialize in children’s and family therapy, with particular expertise in helping families and youth with complex mental health needs that impact their ability to manage at home, in school, or both. My goal is to improve the overall functioning of families and each family member, instil hope for a brighter future, and foster resiliency. I create a safe and supportive space, and help you/your family navigate these challenges and to develop/use skills.

Welcome and thank you for checking out my profile. Individuals are moved to pursue therapy for a variety of reasons. You may find that you are lacking in resilience, feeling "stuck" in patterns that aren’t working for you, or are enticed by the prospect of living a life aligned with your true values, but are unsure of how to get there. Whatever the reason, I am here to meet you where you’re at. I am skilled in working with a variety of issues including anxiety, depression, self-esteem, adjustment, parenting and family issues. I look forward to meeting and partnering with you in this growth process.

Parenting is hard. You might feel like you’ve lost your identity, you’re overwhelmed with everything on your plate, you’re disconnected from your partner, and every stage of your child’s growth feels like you’re learning to parent all over again. How does every other person in the world have it together while you continue to struggle? (Tip: they don’t!) Every day you feel like you're struggling to make it through, and you are tired of feeling this way. You deserve support, and taking care of yourself is incredibly important in your parenting journey.

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.

I have been working with children, adolescents and their families for 30 years, providing individual and family therapy and working with High Conflict custody and access families. My areas of speciality are: eating disorders, anxiety and depression, parent - teen conflict, family conflict, parental separation and divorce . I enjoy working with individuals and families to help them work through their challenges with a goal of supporting them to develop the skills and capacity to reflect upon and learn to resolve life's challenges. I am happy to offer a free 20 minute "meet and greet" to determine if we might be a good fit.

There are times we may get overwhelmed by our feelings or feel lost and hopeless. It can take a tremendous amount of courage to reach out and ask for help. My role as a social worker is to guide you through the therapeutic process. I offer individual therapy to youth and adults. I help clients seeking support in many areas including anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, low self-esteem, parenting, and more.

Sit with me in person or dial in virtually across Canada is step one. It’s complementary. Step two we work together on what’s hurting you, maybe relationships, work roadblocks, grief or transitions. It takes bravery to say please help, it’s not unusual that there is no apparent reason. It is ok to need a listening ear to open up new choices on how to live life. It’s ok to need to download, telling me your life’s pressures starts from the get go. Need to relax, I have just the thing ask about experiencing deep relaxation “Let it go”. Virtual throughout Canada, connect for the confidential support you deserve most provinces covered.

Are your childhood wounding of caregiver misattunement, neglect and abuse causing challenges in daily functioning? Are you a parent who is battling intergenerational trauma and need support? You may have worked with therapists in the past who only focused on the trauma of “commission”, aka the overt acts of abuse, but did not address the subtler trauma of “omission/deficit” that lives in your nervous system, due to caregiver misattunement and neglect. Such traumatic experiences need neurobiological approaches that heals at a survival brain level that go beyond the “talk-only” approach and also addresses deficit trauma.

Ms. Johnson provides English/Spanish psychotherapy for children/youth/adults. The hardships we face in life can have an impact on the health and mental well-being of us and our love ones. Ms. Johnson's goal is to help people who struggle with anxiety, depression, and trauma succeed, and find inner peace. She provides psychotherapy for people of diverse backgrounds, including Christians, who want to overcome fears and limitations, achieve spiritual growth, and create meaningful relationships with others. She is also a Play Therapist Supervisor who cares and works well with children 2 & up, families, parents and couples.

Are you struggling to navigate the complexities of co-parenting, divorce, separation, or a blended family dynamic? You are not alone. These transitions can bring about a range of emotions and challenges that may feel overwhelming at times. As a dedicated therapist, I am committed to providing a safe and non-judgmental space for you to explore your feelings and work through the journey you are on. As someone with lived experience in blended families, I offer empathy, compassion, and dedicated support to help you navigate challenges in your current life stage.

I have spent the previous three years working in the community-based child and youth mental health sector. I support young people and their families navigate challenges related to emotions, behaviour and family conflict. I have experience working with queer, Trans and neurodiverse folks and families. I offer therapy for children and teen individually (ages 6 to18), family therapy and parent coaching. I primarily operate using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy and Emotion-Focused Family Therapy.

Asking for help is an act of bravery. I feel privileged to work with people who are addressing these challenges. I have helped families and children struggling with anxiety and anger outbursts, as well as issues around identity and family communication. I have been practicing for over a decade and I find that clients report appreciate getting a fresh perspective on these challenges.

I provide counselling and support to people coping with a variety of mental health challenges (with or without a diagnosis). These may include depression, anxiety, self-esteem issues, emotion management, eating disorder and addiction issues. I also have a special interest in parent and caregiver support. My counselling style is client-centred and strengths-focused. I aim to provide a safe place for an individual to express their thoughts and feelings. Using this safe space, we can collaborate on identifying the client's goals, and steps to accomplishing them.

Not sleeping? Is Work/Life balance unmanageable? Ready to replace medications with your best toolbox for Mental Health? Now that we are connected, please allow me to introduce myself. Having been personally trained by many of the world’s most influential Researchers and Psychotherapists, I provide evidence based Mindfulness. CBT, Yoga Psychotherapy & Clinical Hypnotherapy for anxiety, depression, relationships etc. It is my goal to help you identify & change your thought patterns and behaviours, and to provide you with effective coping strategies to assist you with difficult feelings and challenging situations present in your life.

Hey you! I’m Dorothy - thank you for being here. I’m a social worker & psychotherapist who specializes in supportive work with children, youth and families. I guide humans to be gentle and curious with themselves, their stories, and their environments, so that they can practice new ways of being that are in alignment with their hopes and dreams. Sometimes, systemic oppression (i.e. racism, cisheteropatriarchy, colonialism, capitalism) can affect how we reach our goals. My practice is dedicated to exploring the ways in which supportive relationships can not only support our healing, but create more social justice around us.

There are times we may feel that we are losing hope, lacking resilience, overwhelmed by our feelings, or unsure which step to take next. It can take courage to reach out for help and open up to another person. My role as a social worker and psychotherapist is to meet you where you are and guide you through this process. I offer individual and family therapy and work with children, adolescents, and adults. My clients seek support in many areas including anxiety, depression, emotion regulation, self-esteem, parenting, and more. I also offer individual and group clinical supervision. My practice is collaborative and all are welcome.

Are you looking for a space to explore your current stressors, to understand your emotions and behaviours, current coping strategies, and to find new ways to support your healing? As a registered social worker for the last 10 years, I have collaborated with children, youth, and adults who have been looking to make meaningful changes in their relationships, in their work, or in their daily living. I support parents who want to strengthen their relationships with their children and together we explore how their childhood experiences may impact their current parenting approaches.