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Nikoo Shirazi
Psychologist, MA
Verified Verified
Toronto, ON M6R
Overthinking about the past and worrying about the future can get in the way of connecting with our true selves and the present world. As your therapist, I will help you to overcome these barriers to living a happier, more fulfilled life. In my therapeutic approach, I bring my compassion and enthusiasm to help you explore your experiences that contribute to your difficulties. Together we will draw on your strengths to create positive and lasting changes. I draw on culturally-sensitive and trauma-informed models to make sure we address your specific needs and goals.
Overthinking about the past and worrying about the future can get in the way of connecting with our true selves and the present world. As your therapist, I will help you to overcome these barriers to living a happier, more fulfilled life. In my therapeutic approach, I bring my compassion and enthusiasm to help you explore your experiences that contribute to your difficulties. Together we will draw on your strengths to create positive and lasting changes. I draw on culturally-sensitive and trauma-informed models to make sure we address your specific needs and goals.
(647) 371-1767 x200 View (647) 371-1767 x200
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Melania Eliza Lumezanu
MADS
Verified Verified
Toronto, ON M6R
Chiron Learning Academy embraces a therapeutic approach rooted in compassion, client-centeredness, and education. Our aim is to empower clients on their healing journey, allowing them to access their own innate healing abilities and fostering their independence, growth, and well-being. We prioritize the client's unique needs, experiences, and goals, placing them at the centre of the therapeutic process.
Chiron Learning Academy embraces a therapeutic approach rooted in compassion, client-centeredness, and education. Our aim is to empower clients on their healing journey, allowing them to access their own innate healing abilities and fostering their independence, growth, and well-being. We prioritize the client's unique needs, experiences, and goals, placing them at the centre of the therapeutic process.
(437) 372-5354 View (437) 372-5354
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Paula Rossley
Registered Psychotherapist, RP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M6R
Einstein said, “No problem can be solved with the same level of consciousness that created it.” If you are feeling stuck, joyless, and lacking the skills to grow beyond current limiting patterns or situations, a fresh new approach could be required. I work with clients who are ready to update their identity and transform anxiety, low self-esteem, emotional dysregulation, and a lack of autonomy into confidence and experience, and step into their authentic power.
Einstein said, “No problem can be solved with the same level of consciousness that created it.” If you are feeling stuck, joyless, and lacking the skills to grow beyond current limiting patterns or situations, a fresh new approach could be required. I work with clients who are ready to update their identity and transform anxiety, low self-esteem, emotional dysregulation, and a lack of autonomy into confidence and experience, and step into their authentic power.
(647) 360-5074 View (647) 360-5074
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Dara Klug
Registered Psychotherapist, RP
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M6R  (Online Only)
Life is beautiful but it is also hard, exhausting, sad, messy and temperamental. Coping with the intense pressures and stress we face can be very challenging and isolating. I believe therapy is about having a relationship where we can safely and authentically explore and discover where we tend to hide parts of ourselves, run away, and hold back our truth from the world. Together we will explore this in a manner that welcomes and supports your whole being to foster an ongoing process of self-awareness, healing and self development - and towards you moving in the world with greater resiliency, authenticity and a deeper sense of self.
Life is beautiful but it is also hard, exhausting, sad, messy and temperamental. Coping with the intense pressures and stress we face can be very challenging and isolating. I believe therapy is about having a relationship where we can safely and authentically explore and discover where we tend to hide parts of ourselves, run away, and hold back our truth from the world. Together we will explore this in a manner that welcomes and supports your whole being to foster an ongoing process of self-awareness, healing and self development - and towards you moving in the world with greater resiliency, authenticity and a deeper sense of self.
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Lina Toyoda
Registered Psychotherapist, MPS
Verified Verified
Toronto, ON M6R
Are you feeling overwhelmed by a difficult situation in your life? You don't feel like your usual self, or may be going through change or loss that has impacted you in unexpected ways. I’m a trauma specialist focusing on depression, anxiety, grief, and relationships to self and others. I will help you change your negative thinking and let go of limiting beliefs about yourself. You'll begin to understand the connections between your thoughts, emotions, and actions, and be supported to live life fully, aligned to your highest values. You may be searching for meaning and purpose or wanting to feel more satisfied in your relationships.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by a difficult situation in your life? You don't feel like your usual self, or may be going through change or loss that has impacted you in unexpected ways. I’m a trauma specialist focusing on depression, anxiety, grief, and relationships to self and others. I will help you change your negative thinking and let go of limiting beliefs about yourself. You'll begin to understand the connections between your thoughts, emotions, and actions, and be supported to live life fully, aligned to your highest values. You may be searching for meaning and purpose or wanting to feel more satisfied in your relationships.
(647) 694-3437 View (647) 694-3437
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Jan Hill
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, PhD, MCC
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M6R
We all have times when we feel overwhelmed by unexpected changes in our family life, relationships, careers or health - times when strong emotions are difficult to manage alone. Perhaps you are experiencing divorce, looking for a career change, deeply saddening by the state of our planet, or wondering what comes next. Maybe you long for a different life, but don't know what to move towards. You might be a high-achieving professional whose drive for success has left you feeling isolated and disconnected. You may be an exhausted or frustrated parent/partner, or grieving the loss of someone you love. You may be male/female/non-binary.
We all have times when we feel overwhelmed by unexpected changes in our family life, relationships, careers or health - times when strong emotions are difficult to manage alone. Perhaps you are experiencing divorce, looking for a career change, deeply saddening by the state of our planet, or wondering what comes next. Maybe you long for a different life, but don't know what to move towards. You might be a high-achieving professional whose drive for success has left you feeling isolated and disconnected. You may be an exhausted or frustrated parent/partner, or grieving the loss of someone you love. You may be male/female/non-binary.
(647) 957-9230 View (647) 957-9230
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Andrew Burnham
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), RPQ
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Toronto, ON M6R
A good fit between a therapist and a client is conducive to positive outcomes. Extraordinary changes are possible by harnessing the power and numinosity of an authentic relationship between therapist and client. Andrew’s approach is honest, and mindful, and aims to reveal and heal the deep implicit forces that have a tenacious and negative hold on people and their lives. Andrew pays particular attention to healing the pains, patterns, and traumas lodged in our bodies and minds. Andrew is an integral therapist. He practices in the emotional, somatic, cognitive, and spiritual realms. Andrew works with the whole person and their parts
A good fit between a therapist and a client is conducive to positive outcomes. Extraordinary changes are possible by harnessing the power and numinosity of an authentic relationship between therapist and client. Andrew’s approach is honest, and mindful, and aims to reveal and heal the deep implicit forces that have a tenacious and negative hold on people and their lives. Andrew pays particular attention to healing the pains, patterns, and traumas lodged in our bodies and minds. Andrew is an integral therapist. He practices in the emotional, somatic, cognitive, and spiritual realms. Andrew works with the whole person and their parts
(647) 560-5719 View (647) 560-5719
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Robert Petrie
Registered Psychotherapist, MSc, MPS, DMMH
Verified Verified
Toronto, ON M6R
I have observed that the patients I care for struggle with the very things that make us human, namely difficult thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and the inner conflict and distress these create. Ultimately we want to feel free to be ourselves, fulfilled in our relationships, capable to meet life's challenges, satisfied with meaningful and purposeful lives. The path forward for many people includes a deep acceptance, not necessarily agreement, of the barriers interfering with life satisfaction, disempowering them and then generating space for creatively responding to them. Welcoming to all communities, nationalities and traditions.
I have observed that the patients I care for struggle with the very things that make us human, namely difficult thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and the inner conflict and distress these create. Ultimately we want to feel free to be ourselves, fulfilled in our relationships, capable to meet life's challenges, satisfied with meaningful and purposeful lives. The path forward for many people includes a deep acceptance, not necessarily agreement, of the barriers interfering with life satisfaction, disempowering them and then generating space for creatively responding to them. Welcoming to all communities, nationalities and traditions.
(647) 494-8183 View (647) 494-8183
Photo of Sarah Hicks, Registered Psychotherapist in M6R, ON
Sarah Hicks
Registered Psychotherapist, MPS
Verified Verified
Toronto, ON M6R
While the specific reasons people seek therapy vary, we come to the work because we recognize that some psychic and emotional pain is preventing us from living our most dynamic and meaningful lives. Therapy is a process of inner work that allows us to work through those barriers. In a supportive, non-judgemental therapeutic relationship we can begin to encounter the unknown and disavowed aspects of ourselves and in doing so learn from these parts of ourselves, heal and integrate, and transform our relationship to ourselves and others.
While the specific reasons people seek therapy vary, we come to the work because we recognize that some psychic and emotional pain is preventing us from living our most dynamic and meaningful lives. Therapy is a process of inner work that allows us to work through those barriers. In a supportive, non-judgemental therapeutic relationship we can begin to encounter the unknown and disavowed aspects of ourselves and in doing so learn from these parts of ourselves, heal and integrate, and transform our relationship to ourselves and others.
(647) 931-7241 View (647) 931-7241

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Personality Disorders Counsellors

What are the common treatment options for personality disorders?

Personality disorders are typically treated with psychotherapy, sometimes in conjunction with medication. Therapy can help people with personality disorders develop skills to tolerate difficult emotions, navigate interpersonal relationships, and solidify their sense of self. Medications can treat symptoms that co-occur with the disorder, such as depression, anger, aggression, and impulsivity.

When to seek treatment for personality disorders?

Even though treatment for personality disorders can be an uphill battle, it’s best to seek help if you suspect that you or a loved one is struggling with one, because personality disorders can create substantial problems in life. Symptoms depend on the specific disorder, but overall signs of personality disorders include consistent difficulty maintaining close relationships, dramatic variations in self-esteem, and an unstable sense of identity.

How long does therapy take for personality disorders?

The timeline for treating personality disorders isn’t as clear-cut as it is for other disorders. Change can be difficult, taking from around one year to five, 10, or more. The key is finding a therapist who has extensive experience treating the relevant disorder. For example, a psychologist who specialises in narcissistic personality disorder has specific communication strategies that allow them to sustain the relationship and be more effective with narcissistic patients.

Can therapy help people with personality disorders?

Research suggests that for those who are motivated to address concerns or interpersonal conflict related to a personality disorder, therapy is far more effective than no treatment, and that most people in therapy see improvements. However, since personality disorders involve entrenched elements of identity, they are less responsive to treatment than are other mental health conditions. Finding an expert who has extensive experience working with a given personality disorder is one factor that increases the likelihood of successful treatment.