
Yijia
Registered Psychotherapist, MPS (he, they)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
15 Endorsed
114 Maitland Street, Toronto, ON, M4Y 1E1, Suite 411, Toronto, ON M4Y
Let's Connect (437) 372-5606

English
| 中文 You’re tired of feeling like you're always the one trying harder in relationships. You are smart, competent, and successful from the outside. Inside, you've been hurt and might have been ghosted, betrayed, or constantly questioning if you're too much or not enough. You want real love, the kind that feels safe and mutual, but something keeps repeating. I work with individuals and couples who want to break painful patterns and build healthier, more secure relationships. Therapy with me is warm, collaborative, trauma-informed, and culturally aware. You deserve true love that nourishes your growth.
Welcome! I help individuals and couples understand their patterns, heal past wounds, and build secure, fulfilling, and loving relationships. I specialize in supporting individuals with dating, love, and sex; relational couple therapy, and trauma healing using EMDR and somatic therapy. All my approaches are culturally aware and anti-oppressive.
You don’t have to keep looping in the same hurtful patterns. If you're ready to undertake the deeper work of healing and change, I’d be honored to support you in building loving relationships and the life you truly want. You deserve to fulfill your hopes and dreams.
Call or Email Yijia Shao now for a free 15 minute consultation - (437) 372-5606
Let's Connect (437) 372-5606

Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $185
- Couple Sessions $215
Payment Methods
ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Cash, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- Blue Cross
- Canada Life | Great-West Life
- Green Shield Canada
- Manulife
- SunLife
- TELUS Health
- UHIP
- WSIB

Yijia Shao
Registered Psychotherapist, MPS
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (437) 372-5606
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by Province of Ontario / 14240 Yijia Shao
- In Practice for 4 years
- Attended University of Toronto
Registered Psychotherapist: Yijia Shao
Education and Years In Practice
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Trauma and PTSD
- LGBTQ+
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Bisexual
- Body Positivity
- Codependency
- Dating Coaching
- Depression
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Immigration experiences
- Lesbian
- Life Transitions
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Self Esteem
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Transgender
15 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Deaf Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
I also speak
Mandarin
Age
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Deaf Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
I also speak
Mandarin
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Coaching
- Culturally Sensitive
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused
- Family / Marital
- Feminist
- Gottman Method
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Multicultural
- Relational
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
Location
Primary Location
Queer Joy Therapy
114 Maitland Street, Toronto, ON, M4Y 1E1
Suite 411
Toronto, ON M4Y
(437) 372-5606Email us