Schema Therapy in Verdun, QC
I approach our work with the belief that seeking support requires courage. I offer a trusting, judgement-free and compassionate environment where you can feel heard, open yourself up to change and growth, and begin to move forward. My practice is rooted in the integration of established theoretical models; I view the process of therapy as a collaborative conversation where you can feel safe and supported as we develop an understanding of your unique challenges and lay the foundation for change. I am licensed in Quebec, Ontario and New York.
I approach our work with the belief that seeking support requires courage. I offer a trusting, judgement-free and compassionate environment where you can feel heard, open yourself up to change and growth, and begin to move forward. My practice is rooted in the integration of established theoretical models; I view the process of therapy as a collaborative conversation where you can feel safe and supported as we develop an understanding of your unique challenges and lay the foundation for change. I am licensed in Quebec, Ontario and New York.
Alexandra Maduro
Registered Psychotherapist, MSc, MA, co
3 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
Welcome! I work with adults of all ages who are navigating challenging experiences, including life transitions and life-altering events, academic or work-related stress and burnout, interpersonal difficulties, anxiety, personality and mood disorders, and enduring effects of trauma. I aim to create a therapeutic space attuned to your unique context, needs, and goals. Throughout our work together, we’ll approach your experiences with curiosity and compassion, at a pace that feels comfortable and supportive.
Welcome! I work with adults of all ages who are navigating challenging experiences, including life transitions and life-altering events, academic or work-related stress and burnout, interpersonal difficulties, anxiety, personality and mood disorders, and enduring effects of trauma. I aim to create a therapeutic space attuned to your unique context, needs, and goals. Throughout our work together, we’ll approach your experiences with curiosity and compassion, at a pace that feels comfortable and supportive.
All of us have, at times, struggled to live our lives in a way that feels fulfilling. We can become stuck in a cycle of negative thinking, dreary feelings, and ineffectual behaviours. In the midst of the many challenges in life, having someone share part of the journey with you and help provide clarity can be enormously helpful. I am a psychologist with over twenty years of experience counselling individuals, leading groups, and supervising therapists-in-training. I have successfully treated a variety of needs and find meaning in working with grief and loss, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
All of us have, at times, struggled to live our lives in a way that feels fulfilling. We can become stuck in a cycle of negative thinking, dreary feelings, and ineffectual behaviours. In the midst of the many challenges in life, having someone share part of the journey with you and help provide clarity can be enormously helpful. I am a psychologist with over twenty years of experience counselling individuals, leading groups, and supervising therapists-in-training. I have successfully treated a variety of needs and find meaning in working with grief and loss, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
Chloé St. Onge-Shank, M.A., c.o.
Registered Psychotherapist
3 Endorsed
Online Only
Not accepting new clients
Are you feeling stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed? Have you been finding it difficult to manage your emotions effectively and take steps toward meaningful change?
I've worked with individuals of all age groups struggling with feelings of anxiety and depression. I welcome clients facing challenges related to self-esteem, attachment or family issues, emotion regulation, addictive or impulsive behaviours, communication, parenting, pre/postpartum issues, as well as career burnout and transitions.
I am bilingual (EN/FR) and licensed to practice psychotherapy both in Ontario and Quebec.
Are you feeling stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed? Have you been finding it difficult to manage your emotions effectively and take steps toward meaningful change?
I've worked with individuals of all age groups struggling with feelings of anxiety and depression. I welcome clients facing challenges related to self-esteem, attachment or family issues, emotion regulation, addictive or impulsive behaviours, communication, parenting, pre/postpartum issues, as well as career burnout and transitions.
I am bilingual (EN/FR) and licensed to practice psychotherapy both in Ontario and Quebec.
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Training: ACT, IFS, Gestalt, Schema Therapy.
You've tried therapy before. Maybe it didn't go deep enough. Perhaps you've been told you have anxiety, or depersonalization, or complex trauma, and you've never quite felt understood. You're ready for something different.
I work audio only, no camera, with adults worldwide. Many of my clients are high functioning on the outside and quietly exhausted on the inside. They live with DPDR, long-standing anxiety, or trauma they've carried so long it feels like who they are.
We go at your pace. I'm direct but never harsh. The work is collaborative, not performative.
Training: ACT, IFS, Gestalt, Schema Therapy.
You've tried therapy before. Maybe it didn't go deep enough. Perhaps you've been told you have anxiety, or depersonalization, or complex trauma, and you've never quite felt understood. You're ready for something different.
I work audio only, no camera, with adults worldwide. Many of my clients are high functioning on the outside and quietly exhausted on the inside. They live with DPDR, long-standing anxiety, or trauma they've carried so long it feels like who they are.
We go at your pace. I'm direct but never harsh. The work is collaborative, not performative.
Do you feel constantly on edge, overwhelmed, or stuck in painful relationship patterns? When trauma or ongoing conflict takes over, it can be hard to feel safe, clear-headed, or in control. I specialize in helping individuals navigate trauma, anxiety, and high-conflict relational situations. My approach integrates Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to strengthen emotional regulation, insight, and practical coping skills. Together, we focus on restoring clarity, stability, and your ability to move forward with confidence.
Do you feel constantly on edge, overwhelmed, or stuck in painful relationship patterns? When trauma or ongoing conflict takes over, it can be hard to feel safe, clear-headed, or in control. I specialize in helping individuals navigate trauma, anxiety, and high-conflict relational situations. My approach integrates Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to strengthen emotional regulation, insight, and practical coping skills. Together, we focus on restoring clarity, stability, and your ability to move forward with confidence.
I believe in the transformative power of rewriting your story - and that healing begins by recognizing how your past experiences continue to shape your present. I specialize in helping individuals and couples heal from trauma, attachment wounds, and relationship challenges. My role is to empower you to reshape your personal narrative using evidence-based approaches such as attachment-based therapy and schema-focused interventions. Together, we’ll work toward meaningful, long-lasting change grounded in insight, self-awareness, and connection.
I believe in the transformative power of rewriting your story - and that healing begins by recognizing how your past experiences continue to shape your present. I specialize in helping individuals and couples heal from trauma, attachment wounds, and relationship challenges. My role is to empower you to reshape your personal narrative using evidence-based approaches such as attachment-based therapy and schema-focused interventions. Together, we’ll work toward meaningful, long-lasting change grounded in insight, self-awareness, and connection.
Using an integrative approach, including EFT, schema therapy, and somatic experiencing, I aim to help you cultivate self-compassion, secure connections, and meaningful change.
Whether you're navigating anxiety, self-esteem, motivation, or relationship challenges, I'm here to walk alongside you. Together, we'll work on strengthening self-confidence, improving communication, building trust, and fostering deeper connections. All identities and relationship structures are welcome and respected here.
Using an integrative approach, including EFT, schema therapy, and somatic experiencing, I aim to help you cultivate self-compassion, secure connections, and meaningful change.
Whether you're navigating anxiety, self-esteem, motivation, or relationship challenges, I'm here to walk alongside you. Together, we'll work on strengthening self-confidence, improving communication, building trust, and fostering deeper connections. All identities and relationship structures are welcome and respected here.
I also offer Schema Therapy.
Have you struggled with feelings of depression, anxiety or anger that you believe are beyond your control? Do you have difficulty getting along with family or friends? Have you turned to alcohol or drugs to cope? Have you experienced trauma or abuse?
I can help you feel more balanced and in control. We work together to help you identify problematic ways of thinking, learn new ways of coping, and meet your goals. We can work on current issues or things that are troubling you from your past, whichever you choose. I also do assessments for legal purposes.
I also offer Schema Therapy.
Have you struggled with feelings of depression, anxiety or anger that you believe are beyond your control? Do you have difficulty getting along with family or friends? Have you turned to alcohol or drugs to cope? Have you experienced trauma or abuse?
I can help you feel more balanced and in control. We work together to help you identify problematic ways of thinking, learn new ways of coping, and meet your goals. We can work on current issues or things that are troubling you from your past, whichever you choose. I also do assessments for legal purposes.
The relationship established between the psychologist and you must be based on trust. It is necessary for the success of your journey. Within this therapeutic relationship under construction, you can have the freedom to truly express yourself, to have the space to present yourself as who you are and to be heard, perhaps for the first time. This value is essential for me and my practice. My practice is exclusively in french.
The relationship established between the psychologist and you must be based on trust. It is necessary for the success of your journey. Within this therapeutic relationship under construction, you can have the freedom to truly express yourself, to have the space to present yourself as who you are and to be heard, perhaps for the first time. This value is essential for me and my practice. My practice is exclusively in french.
Your wellness is my priority. Every one of us is filled with infinite potential, resilience, and inner strength. I have had the privilege of accompanying hundreds of people along their unique path toward healing, and together we can identify ways to move you through and beyond your struggles. Whether these be in your relationships or career, feeling anxious or afraid, down and lost, or disconnected from your feelings - we can work together to get you grounded, understand your feelings, and make changes to live a more meaningful life.
Your wellness is my priority. Every one of us is filled with infinite potential, resilience, and inner strength. I have had the privilege of accompanying hundreds of people along their unique path toward healing, and together we can identify ways to move you through and beyond your struggles. Whether these be in your relationships or career, feeling anxious or afraid, down and lost, or disconnected from your feelings - we can work together to get you grounded, understand your feelings, and make changes to live a more meaningful life.
I draw from ACT, CBT, DBT, IFS, EFT, mindfulness, somatic therapy, schema therapy, motivational interviewing, solution-focused approaches, trauma-informed care, & culturally informed practices.
Accepting new clients – Life can feel especially heavy when you’re juggling challenges you never expected, whether it’s anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, emotional overwhelm, relationship struggles, or painful past experiences. If you’re feeling stuck, stressed, or unsure of what comes next, you don’t have to navigate it alone. I help clients better understand their emotions, build coping strategies, and move toward a life that feels more grounded and fulfilling. Therapy is a space where you can slow down, feel supported, and reconnect with yourself in meaningful ways.
I draw from ACT, CBT, DBT, IFS, EFT, mindfulness, somatic therapy, schema therapy, motivational interviewing, solution-focused approaches, trauma-informed care, & culturally informed practices.
Accepting new clients – Life can feel especially heavy when you’re juggling challenges you never expected, whether it’s anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, emotional overwhelm, relationship struggles, or painful past experiences. If you’re feeling stuck, stressed, or unsure of what comes next, you don’t have to navigate it alone. I help clients better understand their emotions, build coping strategies, and move toward a life that feels more grounded and fulfilling. Therapy is a space where you can slow down, feel supported, and reconnect with yourself in meaningful ways.
Becoming a parent, and being flexible and resilient in how you parent your developing child, is one of life's greatest challenges. We are often unprepared, overwhelmed, and not well supported. Working with families with children of all ages, I specialize in helping strengthen the parent-child relationship. I provide tools to foster resilience and wellbeing, whether it be during periods of transition (e.g., prenatal/postpartum periods, transition to school, separation/divorce), or during regular day-to-day parenting. By helping you work through your struggles that arise with your children, you can raise happy, confident children.
Becoming a parent, and being flexible and resilient in how you parent your developing child, is one of life's greatest challenges. We are often unprepared, overwhelmed, and not well supported. Working with families with children of all ages, I specialize in helping strengthen the parent-child relationship. I provide tools to foster resilience and wellbeing, whether it be during periods of transition (e.g., prenatal/postpartum periods, transition to school, separation/divorce), or during regular day-to-day parenting. By helping you work through your struggles that arise with your children, you can raise happy, confident children.
Vous pouvez être confronté à une variété de défis qui peuvent affecter votre bien-être mental. Je suis là pour vous offrir un soutien professionnel et authentique afin de vous aider à surmonter ces défis. Ensemble, nous créerons un plan thérapeutique adapté à vos besoins individuels. J'offre des services pour vous accompagner à travers différents défis : personnels, relationnels ou professionnels. Je privilégie une approche intégrative pour développer des compétences pratiques et renforcer votre résilience émotionnelle. Ensemble, nous explorerons des moyens concrets pour avancer vers une vie plus épanouissante.
Vous pouvez être confronté à une variété de défis qui peuvent affecter votre bien-être mental. Je suis là pour vous offrir un soutien professionnel et authentique afin de vous aider à surmonter ces défis. Ensemble, nous créerons un plan thérapeutique adapté à vos besoins individuels. J'offre des services pour vous accompagner à travers différents défis : personnels, relationnels ou professionnels. Je privilégie une approche intégrative pour développer des compétences pratiques et renforcer votre résilience émotionnelle. Ensemble, nous explorerons des moyens concrets pour avancer vers une vie plus épanouissante.
Mes domaine d'intérêt concernent les enjeux d'attachement, les difficultés interpersonnelles, la régulation des émotions, l'anxiété, les symptômes dépressifs ou les difficultés adaptatives.
J'ai également quelques disponibilités pour des évaluations diagnostiques du trouble du spectre de l'autisme pour des enfants, adolescents et adultes.
Mes domaine d'intérêt concernent les enjeux d'attachement, les difficultés interpersonnelles, la régulation des émotions, l'anxiété, les symptômes dépressifs ou les difficultés adaptatives.
J'ai également quelques disponibilités pour des évaluations diagnostiques du trouble du spectre de l'autisme pour des enfants, adolescents et adultes.
As-tu parfois l’impression d’être sur le pilote automatique dans ta vie ? Ressens-tu le besoin de changer quelque chose, mais sans savoir quoi ni comment y parvenir ? Peut- être que les mêmes schémas reviennent sans cesse dans tes relations, ton travail, ta famille, tes amitiés, et que tu aimerais enfin en sortir. Il est normal de se sentir dépassé, mais il existe des solutions.
Dans ma pratique de psychothérapie, je m’appuie sur une approche intégrative, combinant plusieurs courants théoriques fondées sur les données probantes: la thérapie Cognitivo-Comportementale, la thérapie ACT, la thérapie des Schémas et la thérapie humaniste.
As-tu parfois l’impression d’être sur le pilote automatique dans ta vie ? Ressens-tu le besoin de changer quelque chose, mais sans savoir quoi ni comment y parvenir ? Peut- être que les mêmes schémas reviennent sans cesse dans tes relations, ton travail, ta famille, tes amitiés, et que tu aimerais enfin en sortir. Il est normal de se sentir dépassé, mais il existe des solutions.
Dans ma pratique de psychothérapie, je m’appuie sur une approche intégrative, combinant plusieurs courants théoriques fondées sur les données probantes: la thérapie Cognitivo-Comportementale, la thérapie ACT, la thérapie des Schémas et la thérapie humaniste.
Starr Counselling Services BILINGUAL - ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS - Youth, Parent, Family and Adults. Through my 2 decades of counselling experience, I have come to believe that a better understanding of ourselves is one of the most important steps towards a happier and more fulfilling life. The journey is yours and I aim to support you on the path towards your goals, whatever they may be. Barriers can get in the way. I provide a safe space for you to explore, challenge and remove those barriers within a compassionate and non-judgemental environment.
Starr Counselling Services BILINGUAL - ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS - Youth, Parent, Family and Adults. Through my 2 decades of counselling experience, I have come to believe that a better understanding of ourselves is one of the most important steps towards a happier and more fulfilling life. The journey is yours and I aim to support you on the path towards your goals, whatever they may be. Barriers can get in the way. I provide a safe space for you to explore, challenge and remove those barriers within a compassionate and non-judgemental environment.
You’re successful on the outside but struggling on the inside. You may feel burned out, undervalued, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you. Perhaps you give too much in relationships, fear rejection, or find yourself drawn to emotionally unavailable people. At Resilience Psychotherapy, we take care of you from assessment to treatment to thriving. We help high-achieving professionals, children of mentally ill or narcissistic parents, and those healing from attachment wounds break free from old patterns and create the life they truly want.
You’re successful on the outside but struggling on the inside. You may feel burned out, undervalued, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you. Perhaps you give too much in relationships, fear rejection, or find yourself drawn to emotionally unavailable people. At Resilience Psychotherapy, we take care of you from assessment to treatment to thriving. We help high-achieving professionals, children of mentally ill or narcissistic parents, and those healing from attachment wounds break free from old patterns and create the life they truly want.
I'm a guidance counselor and licensed psychotherapist , member of OCCOQ (Ordre des conseillers en orientation du Quebec). I am a 10 year teacher of psychology who decided to put knowledge into practice! . I work with humanistic and cognitive behavioral models. As our collaboration develops, I will be forward with my impressions, you will have access at all times on what i'm perceiving and the foundation behind my questioning, as I believe it is important for an authentic professional relationship. I will also be sensitive to progress made and the ingredients that work best for you. I will help you take charge of your life!
I'm a guidance counselor and licensed psychotherapist , member of OCCOQ (Ordre des conseillers en orientation du Quebec). I am a 10 year teacher of psychology who decided to put knowledge into practice! . I work with humanistic and cognitive behavioral models. As our collaboration develops, I will be forward with my impressions, you will have access at all times on what i'm perceiving and the foundation behind my questioning, as I believe it is important for an authentic professional relationship. I will also be sensitive to progress made and the ingredients that work best for you. I will help you take charge of your life!
My clientele: Curious. Skeptical.
They want pragmatic, science-driven, collaborative care.
They want input on their treatment.
They want menus of new options to try out.
We assess your preferences, strengths and challenges.
You get an evidence-informed menu of 'treatments that work', along with a estimated timeline for what changes to expect, by when, by the end of the assessment.
Panic? Sadness? Isolated? Ambivalent ? Mistrustful? Discouraged?
Come as you are, see what's possible - then make your call.
My clientele: Curious. Skeptical.
They want pragmatic, science-driven, collaborative care.
They want input on their treatment.
They want menus of new options to try out.
We assess your preferences, strengths and challenges.
You get an evidence-informed menu of 'treatments that work', along with a estimated timeline for what changes to expect, by when, by the end of the assessment.
Panic? Sadness? Isolated? Ambivalent ? Mistrustful? Discouraged?
Come as you are, see what's possible - then make your call.
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How does schema therapy work?
Schema therapy is based on the idea that maladaptive thought patterns formed in childhood—that other people can never be relied on, for example—can interfere with healthy functioning in adulthood. Accordingly, schema therapy works by directly targeting such unhealthy schemas, identifying their consequences, and replacing them with more adaptive ways of thinking. To this end, schema therapists aim to “reparent” the client by offering what they didn’t get in childhood—validation, for instance, or compassion—to reorient their worldview.
Is schema therapy evidence-based?
Schema therapy is still considered relatively new, and research on its efficacy is still in progress. However, some studies have concluded that it can be effective at treating certain mental health conditions, most notably personality disorders such as borderline personality disorder. Evidence for its efficacy in treating conditions like depression, anxiety, PTSD, and OCD is promising but less conclusive, and experts warn that much of the existing research is of low quality.
Is schema therapy a type of CBT?
Schema therapy is based on many principles of CBT, most notably the process of recognising and challenging maladaptive thought patterns. But because schema therapy also draws from other approaches,including psychoanalysis and Gestalt therapy, it is not considered a form of CBT. It also typically delves deeper into the client’s childhood than does CBT.
How does schema therapy work?
Schema therapy does not call for a set number of sessions and is instead open-ended, with the treatment timeline depending on the client’s primary concern(s), progress, and preferences. Treatment that lasts between six months and two years is common, though many clients will start to see progress much earlier than that.