Spirituality Therapists in West Toronto, Toronto, ON

Years ago, at a health consultation, I was asked a trauma related question that caused me to reflect on the connection of the mind and body. It completely confounded me yet, it stayed with me. As soon as I returned home I opened my laptop and began to research trauma and the body. And, what I found led to my realization of the significance of an embodied approach to healing. It also began my journey into the field of psychotherapy.

Welcome, my name is Rebekah and I offer counselling grounded in the belief that we each possess resources to support us through both the eases and challenges of life, even if those resources feel hard to access right now. I will hold space for you as you practice tapping into and building on your resources. Together we can explore various topics including identity, bi- and multi- racial experiences, spirituality, relationship patterns, the impacts of colonialism, racism, or sexism etc., and any topics of importance to you and your journey.

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.

The Clinic team offers individual, couple/family counselling. I use emotion & solution-focused techniques in session. We will talk about and explore feelings, helping you completely process emotions, to better guide you in relationships and decision-making. Our team has created the capacity to also offer CBT, IFS, DBT and many other person-centred/psychodynamic approaches, even mindfulness! We will also help you learn healthy relationship skills and other issues you may be struggling with ex: boundaries, assertiveness. The clinic is trauma specialized, helping people who have experienced trauma and related symptoms.

Whether you are struggling with specific issues or seeking deeper meaning in your life, I am here to listen and guide you to connect with your inner wisdom and resources to help you navigate through life challenges and improve the quality of your life. Drawing upon my training and experience in a variety of approaches, particularly somatic based approaches such as Sensorimotor (Level 2), TIST and Mindfulness, our work together will enable you to pay attention to the body mind in a caring and non judgmental way. Such skills can support you in regulating your emotions effectively and shift habit patterns that no longer serve you.

Hey, I know it's a lot to read, so let me make it easy for both of us! My 'things' are: self-love and esteem (How we accept and love ourselves before anybody else does?) ; Overachieving and fear of being a 'failure' (never feeling enough and always wanting to do more?). I also work with people who experience immigration and cultural adaptation challenges. No matter the personal blockages you're facing, my job is to help you discover that there's POWER behind it. I want to help you reclaim that power and find the spring in you :)

With gentleness, curiosity and humour, I've walked with people at all ages and stages: facing mental illness or trauma, dealing with infertility or baby loss, embracing queer identity, wrestling with spirituality, living with disability. Your story is central, but talking isn't everything: some of our deepest wounds are held in realms beyond words. Because I often work with trauma and embodied pain, I use neurobiology-based somatic approaches. I use Internal Family Systems (inner parts work) and other approaches that engage clients’ creative, imaginative, and meditative sides in the service of healing.

Getting the right help at the right time may change your life. My practice mission is to provide compassionate, evidence-based psychotherapy and counselling that would empower you to achieve lasting results. I specialize in providing confidential and safe space for you to be heard, take inventory, explore your options, acquire helpful tools, find solace, and recuperate.

Have you always had an alternative approach to lifestyle, relationship, or spirituality and wonder if you'll ever find a therapist who will "get" you? Are you struggling with anxiety, mood, ADHD, life transitions, grief or trauma? Tired of feeling stagnant and ready to take a leap to change? Reaching out for help is half the battle and together we will challenge you to heal, grow, and transform. I am a Registered Psychotherapist and Certified Canadian Counsellor, and have an MA in Counselling Psychology. I have 9 years' experience working in mental health, and am certified in virtual counselling.

Welcome, courageous human. If you recognize your patterns (& still struggle to change the harmful ones) . . . if you find yourself overwhelmed/triggered all over the place by the state of this world, or your family, or your relationships, I see you. Come in to the courage room. (The good news: you're already there, in the courage room of your brain-body-spirit.) If you want to heal: betrayal trauma (including sexual assault, incest); anxiety or stuckness; or require support during a big transition, please reach out. (FYI, my hypnotherapy work is different than regular therapy. Learn more about both here: www.karenconnelly.ca).

I have learned there is wisdom and resilience hidden in even the most painful of patterns, even when these patterns leave us trapped in destructive habits, despair or bad relationships. Once we find the wise intentions behind the old strategies, healing can happen. If you’re used to numbing out or criticizing yourself to get through the hard times – we’ll do it differently. Therapy with me is a judgment-free space to bring your sorrow, anxiety, anger and confusion without having to hide it or push through on your own.

I obtained my PhD in Clinical & Counselling Psychology at University of Toronto and am a Registered Psychotherapist and Citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario. I've worked clinically with a range of individuals and issues, including relationship difficulties, overwhelming emotions, perinatal challenges, fat/body acceptance and general life events. I have worked extensively with women, trauma survivors, 2SLGBTQ+ & Indigenous (First Nation, Inuit & Métis) peoples on their healing journeys. I believe psychotherapy is founded on building a safe and collaborative space where therapist & client work together to achieve greater well-being.

When getting out of bed in the morning feels challenging, I aim to hear your story and understand the root source of your shadows. I will be here to provide guidance and clarity, for you to pursue this journey with yourself safely.

My passion is to engage with clients who are struggling with mental health issues and for which traditional talk therapy may not be the most helpful modality. As a certified professional art therapist, I seek to help my client find meaning, purpose, and ultimately their inner voice through the creative process. A client may come into art therapy seeking relief from a variety of issues but later find that they can oftentimes find wisdom from within. Art therapy can jog such a process where words sometimes fail. The goal of my practice is to cultivate and nurture this inner voice, and so help my client to develop greater confidence.

Life's difficulties are opportunities for personal development, creativity, and finding meaning. I offer a heart-felt, calming, embodied presence using Jungian Analysis to accompany you home to your self. I am passionate about my role of creating a time, and a relationship, in which you can share your true feelings and explore your inner world to increase consciousness about yourself, and your relationship to others and the world, to find your individual path to fulfilment and your calling in life.

As a Christian woman, it’s hard navigating your experiences of anxiety, depression, and loneliness. Your pain and suffering makes you question “If God is good, then why hasn’t he healed me? Is there something wrong with me? Do I not have enough faith?” Maybe past painful experiences of abuse or neglect haunt you and you can’t seem to forgive and move on. Depression and anxiety feel out of your control leaving you scared and hopeless. You pray and pray and pray and it doesn’t stop. Maybe you’ve tried therapy before and it didn’t help as you hoped. You desire and need the peace promised in the bible but it feels so far away.

I believe that we all experience brokenness. I believe in the power of being heard with compassion and empathy. I believe that we can learn how to be kind with ourselves when we experience kindness. You might be thinking about therapy because you want to work through a problem that persists in your life, to make a big choice, take a new step, sort through a past experience, or you simply want to feel better. Whatever brought you here there is nothing too big or too small to bring into our therapeutic space. This is your time.

I am a registered psychotherapist and have been practicing in Toronto since 2010, offering psychotherapy with Intuitive alignment strategies. I work from a trauma-informed base of psychotherapy. I am certified by the Heart-Math Institute as a Heart Coherency Teacher. As a practitioner of yoga and shamanic traditions of indigenous wisdom. I offer a synergy of traditional western methods in compliment with tested therapeutic alternatives. Having recently adapted my practice to enable online counselling and online trauma-informed psychotherapy, I am now available to work with clients irrespective of location.

It is seeming all too normal these days to experience feelings of disconnection. A separation from ourselves, our passions, our bodies, our communities, etc. We spend so much time in our heads trying to figure out how to survive when we so desperately want to be thriving. Where has our aliveness gone? How do we get our bodies and our senses back online and truly show up for our unique experience?