Humanistic Therapists in T6E

Starting therapy can be a daunting task and you have taken the first step in your journey by reaching this profile. I offer you a warm Hello and Congratulations on taking this first big step. My name is Cozy Kumaria and I am a Registered Psychologist. My main focus is to provide my clients with a safe and non-judgmental space while assisting the client to foster a sense of meaning and empowerment within their lives. I focus on developing a strong therapeutic rapport with my clients while working collaboratively with them on their goals. I do not believe that “one size fits all” as such I follow an eclectic approach to therapy.

I am a doctoral psychologist and have worked with a range of clients across medical, oncological, psychiatric, and counselling settings. I specialize in grief and loss, cancer and chronic illness, trauma, existential issues (e.g. purpose in life, self-actualization), palliative care, depression, anxiety, life transitions, psychospiritual development, and psychedelic therapy/integration. My approach is integrative, drawing largely from existential-humanistic, Jungian/psychodynamic, schema, and transpersonal therapy. For more details on my psychedelic therapy practice, see edgarpsychological.com/ketamine-assisted-psychotherapy

If you're struggling with difficult feelings, unwanted thoughts, or behaviours that aren't healthy, my specialty is helping you make the changes you want in your life. This includes helping people with depression, anxiety, trauma, and sexual health issues. Sometimes people find that they are suffering from more than one of these things at the same time and it can be overwhelming. Ultimately, I strive to be there with you compassionately and help you feel more clear and in control of the issues you bring to session. This includes making realistic goals, understanding complex emotions, and building useful skills for a lifetime.

I am a Registered Psychologist who is passionate about helping individuals navigate through their life transitions and challenges. I work from a Humanistic, person-centered therapeutic perspective, and I genuinely respect and empathize with clients, meeting them where they are in their lives. I focus on creating a counselling space where clients feel safe and supported to tackle the challenges they are facing, and I help to create change. I believe that my clients and I are a team, collaboratively working together to achieve the goals that are important to them.

Helping people navigate life's complexities, reconnect with meaning, and find language for their experiences are passions for Kristi-Anna. She is sincere, down-to-earth, and a careful listener. Trauma, depression, cancer (patients & family members), grief, navigating change, and making sense of the past and present are areas she often works with. She also helps people who are contemplating whether or not to remain in present situations, including relationships, jobs, or educational trajectories, where people can sometimes feel stuck, constricted, or on auto-pilot. Her approach is humanistic, trauma-sensitive, and non-pathologizing.

Do you struggle with trauma, connecting to others, violence, or substance abuse/addiction? Is the hurt from old wounds through relationships across your lifespan still causing you pain? I believe that like hurt, healing happens through relationships and we will work together to meet your goals and help you move forward on a path of healing. First and foremost, I believe you have inherent value simply by being human and will take a humanistic and strengths-based approach to your challenges. We will work together to process your experiences and create realistic strategies for moving forward.

“Life is tough” - reading that phrase might really resonate with you, but it might also seem like the understatement of the year because in fact, life feels impossible and unbearable. Or maybe, you feel that the word “tough” is too strong and life is actually going ok, but there are some rough spots you could use help with. No matter where you are in life, what’s happening, or how challenging you may find it, you deserve to be supported through it and reaching out is a great step. Remember, you are never “too broken” to be helped and your problems are never “too small” to be worth asking for help.

Therapy can often feel overwhelming and scary, which is why I focus on creating a safe and secure foundation within the therapeutic space. I believe that this foundation begins from a relational approach, so I ensure that my practice is grounded in collaboration. I focus sessions on creating a non-judgmental space for you to be unapologetically vulnerable. I will meet you in each session with compassion, empathy, and warmth, and support you in building new coping tools to build on the strengths and skills that you already have.

I am here to offer couples and Individuals my guidance into what we are beyond the psychological structures and past traumas. My educational background, and 22 years of professional experience, draws from various therapeutic traditions and methods such as the cognitive,(CBT), systemic, (IFS), psychodynamic and existential, but it is the deeper and transpersonal perspective and approach that has my heart; It is about growing a loving awareness of yourself, your inner self, and what is beyond the self; to tap into a greater sense of our connectedness with everything, to be at home inside, and to build our life in that.

Are you having difficulty coping with life? Have you experienced a significant loss or life transition? Are you suffering with anxiety, depression, or relationship problems? Your thoughts and emotions may be feeling confusing or overwhelming. I strive to provide a therapeutic environment where you can feel free to express all your thoughts and feelings, even those that seem difficult and dark. We will work together to create an experience that promotes healing, change, and growth. You can move through the suffering to a richer and more rewarding life.

Whether you want to address past experiences or build a different future for yourself, deciding to go to therapy can be a difficult step. It is important to me that I provide a safe, welcoming, and non-judgmental space for you to explore whatever brings you to counselling. People are not “one size fits all” and I use a variety of therapies to meet my clients where they are at and help them achieve their goals. My interests lie in working with adults with a range of concerns including depression, anxiety, infertility, eco-grief, self-compassion, life transitions, relationships, and supporting survivors of trauma and sexual violence.

Difficult days are inevitable on life’s journey. You may be having challenges in a relationship, struggling to cope with a past or recent trauma, be a victim of abuse, bullying or race based trauma, going through a divorce or separation, worried about your relationship with children or other family members, experiencing anxiety, self-doubt, depression, stress, grief or just going through a difficult period of your life. Whatever the challenge or struggle, you don’t have to suffer in silence. IT IS OK TO NOT BE OK!! Reassuringly, there is collaborative support available to get you through.

I work with children, teens, adults and couples facing life transitions, coping problems or mental health concerns. Depression and anxiety is very common, but I also work with loss, health concerns and family problems.Therapy is about change, but it is not about changing who we are. The person we are meant to be has been here all along. Sometimes we need help to reconnect. I work with my clients to explore patterns of behavior and thought that can keep us in small and narrow places, and to reconnect to our wiser, balanced and more joyful self.

Encouraging growth for adults, adolescents, couples and families. Individuals have powerful strengths and resources. I help people tap into those resources to help them heal, overcome life obstacles, and find the personal growth they are looking for.

I recognize that therapy is not always exciting or enjoyable. In fact, it is often uncomfortable, exhausting and scary. You will not always like it. I also think that it is only through facing the impact of the difficult ‘life stuff’ that you can build a fulfilling and sustainable way of being. I trust that all humans hold intrinsic knowledge of what they need and unforeseen events often disconnect us from that knowledge. I view my role as restoring that connection in an honest and collaborative way. I am drawn to finding crucial links uncovering why we do what we do and creating intentional alternatives together with the client.

I have openings now and I welcome new clients. I see adult individuals and couples from all walks of life, to listen and help navigate feeling overwhelmed, life changes, finding balance, all forms of relationships (family, work, parenting, intimate), anxiety, depression, trauma, and more. J'offre la thérapie et le soutien psychologique pour individus et couples adultes de tous milieux qui sentent le moment propice de s'entretenir, et se sentant submergé et stressé par les changements dans la vie, dans leurs relations, des effets du traumatisme, parmi autres. Je suis disponible dès aujourd'hui et nouveaux clients sont les bienvenus.

Are you feeling overwhelmed and struggling to cope? Do you need a professional who is respectful, gentle, and can provide a safe and nonjudgmental atmosphere in which you can voice your concerns? If you've experienced workplace stress/trauma, burnout, anxiety, or depression, and you want to heal your emotional pain and restore your self-worth, - please reach out. You don't need to go through this alone. I also provide career planning/counselling and can help you find deeper meaning and fulfillment in your career.

Navigating life’s problems is like crossing an untamed wilderness. Unsure how to proceed, we venture on, stumble, and eventually make a way through. With enough time our uncertain trail becomes so well worn that walking it is second nature. Sadly, some worn paths don’t lead to the life we wanted. We feel disconnected from our lives, often irritable, in conflict with loved ones, and slipping into self-destructive habits. Making new paths can be daunting, yet doing so fosters feeling in control of yourself and your life, experiencing more connection in your relationships, and finding enduring answers to seemingly unsolvable problems.

Why aren't we as happy as we want to be? Sometimes life is full of stress and challenges, and we might lose our connection with the joyful part of ourselves. My goal is to help clients reconnect with their joy and live meaningful and satisfying lives. A strong client-therapist bond is essential to making therapy effective, therefore I focus on building and maintaining a positive therapeutic relationship that is non-judgmental, respectful, and compassionate. When working with clients I strive to create an atmosphere that promotes safety, self-compassion, insight, and helps to identify steps to take in order to move forward.