Therapists in Toronto, ON

Though I treat all ages, my clinical focus is on children, adolescents, and families. I have over 10 years of experience providing sound, evidenced based treatment to young adults, children, adolescents, teens and families. I offer brief models of therapy such as solution focused therapy & CBT. I also have extensive experience using psychodynamic approaches. I believe strongly in providing client centered care and welcome feedback. Please visit my website at www.andreagirvanmsw.org

You may be feeling stuck in patterns of behaviour, or ways of thinking about yourself and your relationships with others that leaves you feeling self critical, emotionally overwhelmed or feeling trapped in a negative cycle. Reaching out for support is the first step to exploring and making sense of the struggles that you are experiencing. My role as a therapist is to be your guide in gaining insight into the origin of these struggles and to provide support in understanding yourself and your emotions with greater compassion, so that you can make positive changes for your future.

Not sleeping? Is Work/Life balance unmanageable? Ready to replace medications with your best toolbox for Mental Health? Now that we are connected, please allow me to introduce myself. Having been personally trained by many of the world’s most influential Researchers and Psychotherapists, I provide evidence based Mindfulness. CBT, Yoga Psychotherapy & Clinical Hypnotherapy for anxiety, depression, relationships etc. It is my goal to help you identify & change your thought patterns and behaviours, and to provide you with effective coping strategies to assist you with difficult feelings and challenging situations present in your life.

Feeling stuck? If you feel like someone juggling one too many plates in your day to day life, perhaps it’s time to make a change. Maybe you feel like you don’t know where to start, but you know you have to begin somewhere. Therapy can be that first step towards less stress and more support. When you’re struggling, it can feel impossible to move forward. When you’re struggling, it can leave you questioning who you are.

Are you a young adult struggling with life and work stressors, mental health including anxiety and/or depression or going through difficult transitions? Are you a parent or caregiver who is struggling to manage your child/youths emotional health or behaviours? Have you or your child been through a traumatic or difficult life experience and you are unsure how to cope and move forward? I create meaningful connections with young people and families, especially those who are from immigrant families to ensure they feel supported and to help them reach their fullest potential.

I am a family systems therapist who works with youth, parents and couples who have experienced various mental health challenges or are facing stress and anxiety due to relationship conflict. The families I tend to support are often feeling disconnected from one another and stuck in patterns of relating that often intensify their existing challenges. The foundation of my work is in building relationships where clients feel seen, heard and understood, allowing them to draw on their internal strengths. My role as a social worker is to help clients understand themselves and their relationships in a way that supports authentic growth.

I work gently and bring openness and curiosity to our time together. I’ll walk beside you and support you whatever you're experiencing. I’ve served as a support through infertility, pregnancy loss, and birth, loss of a loved one, grief, and healing from abandonment, abuse, and neglect. I’ve supported healing relationships with food and body image and have helped through breakup and divorce. I am here to help you if you’d like to change something about your life or if you want to find more fulfilment or discover who you really are. I have a high capacity to stay present with whatever you're dealing with.

Dr. Stella Dentakos is the Founder and Director of Whole Kids Health. Whole Kids Health is dedicated to improving the wellness of kids, teens, and their families, providing psychological services in Toronto and across Ontario (virtual care). Whole Kids Health offers a variety of services including therapy, assessment (psychoeducational, psychodiagnostic), and parent/caregiver coaching. As a team of hospital-trained health psychologists and associates, we also offer comprehensive health psychology services, focused on supporting the needs of children and youth with health conditions.

Sit with me in person or dial in virtually across Canada is step one. It’s complementary. Step two we work together on what’s hurting you, maybe relationships, work roadblocks, grief or transitions. It takes bravery to say please help, it’s not unusual that there is no apparent reason. It is ok to need a listening ear to open up new choices on how to live life. It’s ok to need to download, telling me your life’s pressures starts from the get go. Need to relax, I have just the thing ask about experiencing deep relaxation “Let it go”. Virtual throughout Canada, connect for the confidential support you deserve most provinces covered.

I have been working for 20 years in children, adolescent, and family mental health as a registered social worker and Child, Youth and Family Therapist, facilitator, and consultant. I specialize in children’s and family therapy, with particular expertise in helping families and youth with complex mental health needs that impact their ability to manage at home, in school, or both. My goal is to improve the overall functioning of families and each family member, instil hope for a brighter future, and foster resiliency. I create a safe and supportive space, and help you/your family navigate these challenges and to develop/use skills.

I am passionate about parenting, and how we raise children to be resilient, independent, kind, compassionate, and responsible young adults. I help parents of typical children and those with special needs, by providing evidence-based tools and strategies. I assist with mental health issues that emerge for parents, including issues arising from one's own childhood. I teach you how to communicate, manage conflict, parent as a team, advocate for your children at school, and calmly address parenting issues that trigger anger and frustration. I help you support your children in a loving manner while maintaining boundaries and limits.

In the fast-paced world we live in today, many of us are struggling to keep up. Feeling overwhelmed and disconnected has become an unfortunate norm. Depression, anxiety, relationship issues abound as we struggle to find a way through it all. It is vital to find the space and time to reconnect with ourselves, our families and the world around us. Therapy can help us to find our way back. My work is to help you to reconnect to yourself and those around you. I work with families, children, couples and individuals to build and repair connections.

The Well Parents Centre is an innovative prenatal and postpartum mental health centre located in Toronto, with virtual services available across Ontario. We offer confidential, professional care with empathy and compassion. We work with clients through the stages of trying to conceive, coping with grief and loss (miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss), coping with infertility and fertility treatment including IVF, pregnancy and postpartum mental health, the early years of parenting, and beyond.

The transition into motherhood can leave you feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and so very vulnerable. This isn’t what you expected. Motherhood is supposed to come naturally, but nothing about this feels easy or natural. Everything has changed - your body, your relationships, your identity. You may feel sad, worried, lonely, or angry. You love your child(ren), but you miss your old life (and you feel guilty for feeling that way) and you've reached a breaking point. You want to feel calm, confident, and joyful as a mother. You're ready to feel whole again. You are worthy of this, and I can help you get there!

I am Registered Clinical Social Worker who specializes in working with children and their parents in what I believe is the hardest job – parenting! It takes real courage and sacrifice to reach out and ask for help. Whether you are looking to help yourself or your child, this process brings up many challenging feelings. My hope is to support you and/or your child to look inward and navigate these emotions and identify the feelings that have been getting in the way. Instead of avoiding these feelings, we will work together to process them with the ultimate goal of experiencing real change, for yourself and your relationships

In the realm of psychological well-being, each individual's journey is uniquely nuanced, often requiring a compassionate guide who is not only well-versed in the complexities of the human mind but also specializes in navigating its intricate challenges. That's where my professional expertise comes into play. Specializing in Education and Learning Disabilities, Parenting, and Relationships, my practice is rooted in the understanding that psychological support must be as diverse as the individuals seeking it.

Do you struggle with meeting yourself with the same compassion and kindness that you give so often to others? Perhaps you are finding it more challenging by the day to take a break and meet your own needs due to the demands of everyday life. Maybe you know you need to make a change, but the overwhelming feeling of not knowing where to start prevents you from taking that first step. I am here to help. I provide support to those who struggle with anxiety, stress, life-transitions, emotion regulation, parenting and relationship challenges. I am passionate about helping individuals learn how to prioritize their own needs.

Offering VIRTUAL sessions ONTARIO wide. Accepting NEW clients for VIRTUAL appointments. People come to therapy for different reasons - facing life transitions, parenting stress, family tension, infertilely/miscarriage/pregnancy loss, workplace conflict, grief & loss, relationship breakdown, feeling unlike yourself or simply lost. Our health & wellbeing is greatly impacted by our sense of stress, emotions, thoughts and behaviours.

As a parent coach, couples counselor, and Individual, Child, and Family Therapist, I will help you to better understand negative interactional patterns that keep you stuck. Are you feeling sad, overwhelmed when parenting and facing discipline challenges, or engaged in couples conflict? Together we deal with feelings of inadequacy, grief and loss, anger, frustration and aloness. We all need to feel safe, loved, and validated about self and others. Awareness and freedom from negative reactive patterns leads to feelings of peace, purpose, and growth. A life worth living begins with change from within.