
Real-Talk Psychotherapy
Registered Social Worker, BA(hon), RSW, MSW
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Toronto, ON M5S
Let's Connect (647) 699-6708

Stressed?? Anxious?? Depressed?? Are you struggling to find the right therapist? Feeling lost? All first sessions are FREE with no obligations. WHY? I am passionate about creating opportunities for healing centered around your unique needs! My personal philosophy is radical acceptance. I believe that most coping strategies (from perfectionism to addictions) actually enable survival to one's best ability. Reflect on how your personal coping methods enabled you to survive until this moment! I believe in honouring old patterns with awareness. We must recognize and accept what is holding us back in order to change it.
My approach tailors/ mixes and matches best fitting modalities and resources to your needs. My specialties include CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), DBT Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative, Harm Reduction, Solution-Focused, Psycho dynamic, Family Systems, Structural, Trauma-Informed, Gestalt and Mindfulness.
My goal is to provide you with the greatest fit possible for therapy. I offer all my first sessions free because I am extremely passionate in what I do. I believe in providing an accessible mental health platform and a safe healing space, as I myself have lived experiences that inspired me to pursue my field and showed me the importance of truly safe space.
Call or Email Real-Talk Psychotherapy now for a free 15 minute consultation - (647) 699-6708
Let's Connect (647) 699-6708

Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $100
- Couple Sessions $200
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
ACH Bank transfer, Cash, PaypalInsurance
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- Canada Life | Great-West Life
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Great-West Life
- Green Shield Canada
- Guardian
- Manulife
- Medavie Blue Cross
- Pacific Blue Cross
- SunLife
- UHC UnitedHealthcare UBH United Behavioral Health

Real-Talk Psychotherapy
Registered Social Worker, BA(hon), RSW, MSW
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (647) 699-6708
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with Ontario College of Social Workers & Social Service Workers Elena Polyanovsky
- In Practice for 12 years
- Attended University of Toronto, MSW, MA (masters in addiction) collab, gestalt institute of Toronto professional program
- Membership with Ontario College of Social Workers & Social Service Workers 827425
Registered Social Worker: Elena Polyanovsky
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Addiction
- Depression
- Anxiety
Expertise
- ADHD
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Autism
- Behavioural Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Body Positivity
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Cancer
- Career Guidance
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Relapse
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
- Veterans
- Video Game Addiction
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
I also speak
French ,
Hebrew ,
Russian
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
I also speak
French ,
Hebrew ,
Russian
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA)
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Clinical Supervision and Qualified Supervisors
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Expressive Arts
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Jungian
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Narrative
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Transpersonal
- Trauma Focused
Location
Nearby Areas

Real-Talk Psychotherapy
Registered Social Worker, BA(hon), RSW, MSW
Call for a free consultation now - (647) 699-6708