Solution Focused Brief (SFBT) Therapists in Thornhill, ON

I am a registered psychologist licensed to practice by the College of Psychologists of Ontario. I have been providing psychological counselling for 20+ years. I provide individual counselling to adults suffering from depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, and panic attacks. I also provide counselling for personal growth, anger management, self-esteem,and addressing relationship issues. If you are ready to take the next step toward positive change and emotional growth, please contact me. My Services include Psychological, Psycho vocational, driving Anxiety Assessments, and treatment for Motor Vehicle Accident Clients.

Welcome, I'm glad you're here. Whether this is your first time seeking out therapy, or have had prior experiences, it takes courage to reach out for support. I am here to walk alongside you, aiming to make this experience a little less daunting. Together, we can navigate life's challenges and work towards decreasing barriers that interfere with your daily life. I have a specific interest in trauma, anxiety, emotion regulation, and interpersonal relationships.

You are a very successful professional, business person, musician, artist or performer. Your clients, fans, adoring public, family or friends heap praise on you for your skills and talent. But inside you feel like a phoney. Can you imagine your insides more easily accepting praise, knowing you have worked hard for it, and it has paid off. You feel so good! Let me grow your self-esteem from the roots up. That's what it's all about. Begin to notice a difference after just a few sessions. Let me help you!

I strive to walk alongside individuals as they share their struggles, challenges or barriers. My collaborative, integrative approach might be a good fit for you if you are struggling with: stress or anxiety, depression, relationships, grief, confidence, family issues, work or school, developing healthy habits, a disability or are impacted by our ever changing world. I will work with you to support you on your journey for positive change, and help you to create goals.

People-pleaser, perfectionist, caretaker, rescuer, fixer… We all have defenses that help us move through life. There comes a time, however, when one or more of our defenses doesn’t work for us any longer. This is when therapy can help. Perhaps you are going through or considering a major life transition (relationship, career, lifestyle) but old defenses, beliefs and patterns are getting in the way. You want to trust your choices, but don’t know if you can. All you know is that it’s not possible to go forward the same way. Something needs to change.

Are you a parent? Exhausted and terrified parent of a teen suffering from eating disorder? Is there no time in your life to stop, think, decide what to do next? As a mother of a teen (now adult) that recovered from anorexia I am here to tell you that you have to find time for yourself, you have to find a community that will support you so you can continue to support your child. You have to find ways to stay Compassionate, Calm and Consistent. In 1:1 or in a group setting you will get tips, answers and tools you need to be the most efficient and successful and to provide the best support during your teen recovery.

If you're feeling worried, stressed, anxious, and afraid to be your true self, lets talk about what you'd rather be feeling. I specialize in emotion regulation, mood fluctuation, anger management, anxiety issues, depression issues, self-esteem issues, self-harming behaviours, loss and grief, and suicide ideation/threats/gestures/attempts.

IN-PERSON or ONLINE sessions! OTC is home to a skilled team of psychologists, psychotherapists and social workers dedicated to providing psychological assessments/evaluations and counselling treatments in a convenient and accessible online format. Our goal is to help children, individuals, couples and families improve their mental health and well-being through support from our experienced team. OTC offers a range of evidence-based therapies to address a variety of mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma, addiction, anger management, emotion regulation, mood/behavioural disorders and more.

Are you experiencing career-related challenges or looking to improve your relationships ? Are you going through a divorce or experiencing grief as a result of a major life change or the loss of a loved one? Are you feeling overwhelmed and high levels of stress? Having experienced many of these life challenges, I have developed a passion for helping people build strategies to become the best versions of themselves. Over the last two decades, I have supported corporate professionals and young adults in identifying their natural strengths to navigate the complexities of work-related stressors and strengthen their relationships.

Betrayal in a relationship is traumatic. The one person who is meant to protect you, hurts you terribly. When you married your spouse there were expectations. You expected many of your needs to be met exclusively by your husband/wife. Somehow that is not happening. For whatever reason, you are not happy and secure in your relationship.

Chances are that you may be experiencing some stress, dissatisfaction or disenchantment in your life. These are completely normal facets of the human condition and looking into some outside supports is one step to address these often difficult feelings. I acknowledge that this can be a frightening process and want to assure you that I will meet you where you are at; in a safe, kind, genuine and non-judgmental space. I have over 14 years of counselling and therapy experience in hospitals, community and government settings. I have helped individuals of different ages, backgrounds and cultural groups with a wide range of difficulties.

**NEW** Trained in Clinical Hypnotherapy. If you are struggling with mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, panic attacks, trauma, bereavement/grief, infertility; then I can help. There are great tools and skills you can learn to feel better and cope successfully. You can manage and master emotions that make life challenging. If you are dealing with some relationships challenges, we can work to improve that as well. I can teach you to build healthy coping skills, improve problem solving skills, develop resilience, improve self-esteem and confidence.

At some point in most relationships, couples experience conflict and sexual disconnection. I help individuals/couples struggling with verbal & sexual communication so they can develop healthier relationships and/or increased sexual connectedness. Are you struggling with communication issues? Conflict? Differences in desire? Illness? Trust issues? Arousal issues? Sexual trauma? I can help you gain insight into your challenges and provide tools to strengthen communication and improve sexual/ intimacy experiences. I help clients with medical issues such as cancer and chronic pain cope so you can have an increased quality of life.

Making the first step and reaching out to professionals who can help may be an overwhelming experience. But if you find the right fit for you, it is well worth it and will lead to amazing results. If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, anger issues, relationships, self-esteem, parenting, or just feel you need to explore yourself to make a change, you've come to right place. I am a therapist and counselor with an MSW from Wilfred Laurier University and M. Ed from Saint Leo University with special training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for mental health challenges at the University of Toronto (OISE).

Accepting new clients! Whether you are initially approaching therapy or searching for new perspectives on issues you've been working on for a lifetime, I'll work with you to facilitate self-discovery and hope.

My goal is to help you regain a sense of hope and ensure you feel heard. Working from a collaborative approach, I look forward to learning more about what has brought you to seek therapy and assist in making meaningful changes. I come from a strengths-based perspective, enhanced by training in various modalities. While I am guided by cognitive behavioural, narrative and solution-focused approaches, I provide individualized treatment tailored to each client I have the privilege of working with.

It may not be easy to overcome life’s challenges on your own and reaching for help is an essential step for change. You might struggle with upsetting emotions and conditions as Anxiety, Panic, Anger, Guilt, Grief, Depression, Trauma. Or you might be having difficulty adjusting to a major life change, wishing to establish healthier relationships. You may want to be more assertive and live your life fully. We can find a healing path forward. My passion and commitment is to help identify, address, and resolve barriers that get in a way of fulfillment and ease in your life.

Accepting New Clients! Welcome to our page! Whether you stumbled this page because of a recent break-up, divorce, an addiction you want to break, marriage problems or just looking to find ways to cope with your stress, you found the right place. We specialize in CBT, DBT, Mindfulness, Inner Child Work and other modalities to assist you. We can provide you with tools to help you cope but can also assist you in finding and healing the core issue.

Are you struggling with overwhelming feelings of anxiety or fear? Do you feel lost or disconnected from your true self? If so, know that you are not alone. I understand how challenging it can be to navigate life's ups and downs, and I am here to help you on your journey toward healing and self-love. Having personally experienced the chaos of my mind being on overdrive, I have learned to quiet my mind and now I am passionate about helping others find their way back to a place of inner peace and happiness. I offer a safe and judgment-free space. Where you'll learn to fall in love with yourself and start living your best life.