Therapists in M4V

Dr. Bot is the founder and director of the Forest Hill Centre. She oversees the intake process to ensure you are matched with the most suitable clinician to meet your specific needs. At the Forest Hill Centre, we believe in your capacity to evolve and transcend your challenges. Our mandate is to partner with you to help you become the best possible versions of yourself where you are more fully engaged with your life, less burdened by emotional suffering and troubled relationships while actively realizing your potential.

It's hard sometimes to handle life's challenges all on your own. Despite your best efforts to ease your suffering, you still find yourself feeling stuck and unfulfilled. You are not alone. I am here to listen to you, get to know who you are, learn more about what is hurting you, and what you truly want. My approach is warm and down-to-earth and focuses on building a trusted relationship with you and collaborating on your most important goals. Together, within a safe space, we will work to uncover your inner wisdom, navigate your challenges, and move towards more meaningful and fulfilling ways of being with yourself and others.

Are you looking for a safe space to be able to share your thoughts and feelings without judgment? Have you experienced trauma in your life, including sexual trauma(childhood sexual abuse, sex trafficking, sexual assault)? Are you a sex addict or betrayed partner? I work with clients with trauma and addictions(sex, porn, drugs, alcohol). I also offer couples therapy for those who are struggling or need help. I also work with First Responders (police, fire, paramedics). Partners of First Responders often struggle and need support.

Susan works with individuals from all walks of life who may embrace a range of mental health needs. She recognizes that each individual may need to seek therapy for a number of reasons, such as receiving support during tremendous transitions in life; to face and endure new challenges; or even to deal with the difficulties that one may encounter. Susan believes that every individual has the innate capacity to cope with the challenges that life offers, but it can be difficult to access these abilities from the experiences that each of us have had before.

People tell me I'm open, caring and friendly. Maybe that's why I went into counselling! I'm very comfortable discussing what may be difficult topics for you, and finding ways to make your relationships better. Specialities include marriage counselling, career counselling, depression and anxiety, sexuality therapy, addictions and body image work. I am non-judgmental about diversity, and committed to helping you learn to make your life more satisfying. I have two graduate degrees, having studied both Communications and Counselling, and many years of helping people to reach their goals. I am also a Registered Psychotherapist in the Province of Ontario.

I am a Registered Psychologist with an office located in South Mississauga. I have over 25 years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and groups aged 13 years and over

I work with adults who want freedom from negative patterns and who want to get to the root of repetitive reactivity and triggers. They want calm and peace. They want help with healthy boundaries, anxiety, self-worth, depression, life direction, co-dependency, communication, addiction, relationships (with self, the Divine, life partner, ex-partner, children, family, co-workers), emotional regulation, grief, loss/divorce, chronic pain, parenting, spiritual growth and psychedelic integration. Carrying the past makes current life difficult. Helping clients accept the past, learn from it and then let it go is what I love doing best.

In our work together, the interpersonal perspective enables us to focus on the ways in which you have relations with yourself and with others. For some, the onset of an acute or chronic illness have shifted these relations, future goals and plans. Sometimes, the process of therapy involves learning to recognize behavioral patterns that evoke distress, or bring about unwanted outcomes. Through an atmosphere of support, you can carefully consider the decision to change, and efforts can be targeted towards building healthier, more effective patterns. Cognitive-behavioural strategies are integrated into sessions to facilitate change.

Psychoanalytic (or psychodynamic) therapy can help us to become more aware of our thinking patterns and behaviours so we can better understand the obstacles that may be standing in our way. With time, we can gain new perspectives and develop the capacity to deal with life's twists and turns, and meet our needs over the long-term.

I am intrigued by the way that humans are wired to connect with others. In my practice, I strive to build a meaningful connection between us in a gentle and caring way. Similarly, I aim to assist you in building authentic connections with important people in your life. I will help you to explore your strengths and resilience while assisting with the goals that brought you to therapy. I value diversity and the strength that it brings to the development of authentic relationships. I operate from a trauma-informed and anti-oppressive framework that is LGBTQ2IA+ affirming.

I am a Registered Clinical Psychologist with 20 years of experience, author of Supervision Essentials In EFT and awarded Scholar for Division of Psychoanalysis. I specialize in trauma-focused individual psychotherapy, assessment and counselling for adults. I also offer training and supervision to students and candidates in process of registration with College of Psychologists.