Intergenerational Trauma
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Liz Kalman
Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplNOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSThere seems to be an expectation when asked “How are you doing?” that only a positive response is invited. If we’re all “good”, why are many of us actually feeling bad? Psychotherapy provides a space where what you are truly feeling will be heard. Together, we will reflect and attend with care to whatever you are feeling. -
Kim Gilbert
Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSYou are searching for an emotionally attuned and insightful response to your human suffering and potential. We will work collaboratively to explore the particular nature of your suffering and your unique strengths. Within the context of an empathic therapeutic relationship, our work on your change process will unfold. -
Aaron Rotbard
Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplNOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSThe way we speak about our experiences shapes the way we know ourselves and interact with others. Through dialogue, I help individuals harness the power of expression to forge healthy and vibrant connections both inwards and outwards. As new perspectives are spoken into being, we can bring about the changes that we have long hoped for. -
Rachel Fulford
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplNOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSCreative, accomplished people often feel a sense of emptiness, and struggle with relationships. An event or problem may spark questions and conflicts about identity and what your purpose may be; or, you may wonder how to build connections and live a more fulfilled life. Speaking honestly and being heard can foster self-enrichment and discovery. -
Joel Parker
(he/him)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplNOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSCreating lasting change can sometimes be difficult without help. We may not even know where to start. Therapy is a way to start, and a way of helping to bring about change. In conversation, we will work towards understanding what might be getting in the way of your living the life you want. -
Julia Glover
Registered PsychotherapistRP, WPF DiplNOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSThe first step towards therapy is significant. You may wonder how therapy works or have other questions. Just as each person is individual, the therapeutic process is different for everyone but it always starts with a safe, confidential space to explore your personal experience. And, that’s where we would begin. -
Allison Greene
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplWAITLISTING NEW CLIENTSIn therapy, we explore who you are and who you aren’t, with curiosity and non-judgment. Knowing yourself and understanding how you relate to yourself and others can relieve suffering, and help you find greater freedom to create the life that you want. -
Penny Firth-Eagland
Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplNOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSWe are wired for connection and growth, striving to achieve the fullest expression of who we are. But there can be challenges along the way. Psychotherapy is a means of illuminating a path through difficulty, at time of pressing need and across the arc of one’s engagement with all of life. -
Ann LeBlanc
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplNOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSEmotional pain can be a heavy burden to carry, and we can work on lifting this burden together. Taking steps to change your life is a brave move on your part. As we navigate this change process together, I will work to provide a safe space for you to heal, learn, and grow. -
Jeri Reason
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplWAITLISTING NEW CLIENTSMany people gain personal insights through the practice of writing, painting, or other art forms. Similarly, psychotherapy can give us a window into unknown facets of ourselves. -
Alysha Rajkumar
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplWAITLISTING NEW CLIENTSRecurring feelings of anxiety, sadness or anger can overwhelm us. Past experiences, unhealthy patterns, or difficulty in relationships can intensify these feelings. Therapy can offer a space to explore your internal landscape in conversation with another. Through honest dialogue, you can come to know yourself anew, finding greater connectedness, security, and balance. -
Leah Lucas
Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSMany clients entering therapy wonder, “How can only talking help me?” The increased sense of well-being we gain in therapy is more than just a worded experience. Current research in neurobiology validates the effectiveness of talk therapy, in which the therapeutic conversation creates “limbic resonance.” When you sit with a calm, knowledgeable, experienced psychotherapist you are neurologically regulating mind and mood. -
Andrey Caric
(he/him)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSPsychotherapy is an opportunity to shed old, unhelpful ways of being for more authentic forms of connecting. Recognizing your own patterns, let alone changing them, can be difficult without support. Working with an empathetic therapist who listens attentively and without judgement can lead to lasting transformational change. -
Sylvia Mohanraj
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRPNOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSIf you are interested in getting to the roots of your thoughts and feelings, you have come to the right place. In therapy, we collaborate to understand the values and experiences that make you who you are and forge a path to move from suffering, anger, and anxiety, toward wholeness and healing. -
Sylvia Kraus
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, MA (Counselling Psychology); HonBA (French Literature)WAITLISTING NEW CLIENTSWhen confusion, anxiety, shame, or despair begin to impede day-to-day life, finding ways to rediscover your strength and resilience is of paramount importance. Fortified with these natural capacities, you are suddenly able to find the clarity required to be in better relationship with yourself, and with everyone and everything. -
Georgina Tussie
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSAre you seeking change in your life, work, or relationships? Therapy can help. Exploring your depressed, anxious, angry, or overwhelmed feelings can help you understand and shift what led to those responses. We work at the root level, processing past and present challenges. I look forward to accompanying you on your journey toward a contented, fulfilling life. -
Neil Hicks
(he/him)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplNOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSLooking inside yourself requires courage. Therapy offers you the opportunity to share your experiences with someone who is trained to listen in an empathetic and focused way. Through your expressed thoughts and feelings, and the new perspectives that will arise, we’ll explore what’s been getting in your way. -
Robin Hellendoorn
Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplNOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSEveryone struggles with something, even if they don’t show it. Struggling alone is no way to live! And there is no shame in needing help, as humans don’t thrive alone. Psychotherapy can help you find your way to a greater sense of self and wellbeing. -
Lisa Shouldice
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, MA, CCCACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSPeople work with me because I am a caring person who loves her job. Working with individuals who have experienced trauma and other challenges, being there for them at every step, is my passion. I would feel honoured to create and hold space for you. Everyone has a story, and I would love to hear yours. -
Wallace Murray
Registered Therapeutic CounselorRTC, Counselling HypnotherapistACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSIn therapy, I advocate for you to become who you are meant to be on this planet. I have personally worked with over 4,000 people living out their purpose. I coach, lead group work, and facilitate workshops and retreats. I accompany you while you heal and step firmly into your truth. -
Miriam Schacter
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSTherapy is an important exchange that aims to help us make use of our mindful and experiential or embodied wisdom. It offers resources and new ways of being to turn seemingly impossible situations, such as life transitions, conflict, or trauma, into ones in which we can find integration and dignity. -
Lisa Darrach
Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP Dipl, PhD (English Literature)NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSWe have great inner resources for healing and for growth. But we need a context in which we feel listened to and heard and within which a new perspective can develop. My method as a psychotherapist is to listen carefully to your dreams, experiences, fears, hopes, and longings, as we work together in your therapy to understand your particular concerns and experiences. -
Fadi Abou-Rihan
(he/him)Registered PsychotherapistRP, TICP Dipl, PhD (Philosophy)WAITLISTING NEW CLIENTSIn spite of great difficulties, you’ve not given up on finding meaning in your life. In helping you figure out what moves you, psychotherapy allows you to make better sense of what you’re going through, to be more aware of your strengths, and more mindful of what you need to sort out. -
Jai Colborne
(she/they)Registered Social WorkerRSW, MSW, CTP DiplACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSAs you consider the idea of therapy and begin your search for a therapist, I’m guessing you may feel pretty vulnerable. I get it, I’ve been there. Trusting another with your personal story and letting go of some of the protections you have put in place over the years takes time. As your unique story unfolds, we will get there - together. -
Kristopher Saric
(he/him)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplWAITLISTING NEW CLIENTSEveryone’s need for change is unique. You may be in search of healing and personal growth or compelled by feelings you cannot fully understand. Psychotherapy provides a non-judgemental space for you to safely and effectively reflect, risk, and restore. In your therapy, we work together to co-create change in the areas of living that are troubling you. -
Andrew Harry
Registered PsychotherapistRP, OPC DiplACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSThe emotional tools we use to cope with life have a way of taking over. We get stuck in loops of action or avoidance that hurt others and hinder ourselves. Therapy helps us find a way out: breaking these loops, building new patterns, and developing new tools to both cope and thrive. -
Ursula Carsen
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSPsychotherapy is about care for your soul and mental health. It is private and held in complete confidentiality. You and I together, listening to your life’s narrative, will explore your thoughts, beliefs, conflicts, and connected feelings. -
Marion Schell
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP Dipl, BA (English), B.Ed.ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSEmotional suffering is painful and lonely. It doesn’t have to be. Psychotherapy is talk therapy that promises change through self-awareness. The more understanding we have of our-selves and our feelings, the more choice, fulfillment, and peace we have in our lives. Under-standing our emotional life contributes greatly to the joy of life. -
Diana Chang
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSThe turbulence of life can leave us feeling like we are merely getting by, even amid deeply painful experiences. We all need a safe and compassionate space to land in to help us make sense of what’s happening. When witnessed therapeutically, it can be a powerfully healing and revitalizing experience. -
David Wiwcharyk
Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSWithin us all is the ability to overcome obstacles to a happier, more fulfilling life. Sometimes all we need is some help to get there. Together we can explore a path toward a more grounded and contented way of living. -
Rhonwen Derbez
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, Dipl GIT, Certified Gestalt TherapistACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSOur bodies are our first source of support in this life. When trauma disrupts our connection to our body wisdom, access can be restored through self-awareness, meaningful human contact, and our bodies’ own power of self-regulation. Therapy gives us tools to discover our own unique path to healing. -
Jennifer Bettger
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, OPC DiplWAITLISTING NEW CLIENTSWelcome. People come to therapy for many different reasons, often seeking relief from some form of suffering, and hoping to feel more like themselves again. When the challenges you’re facing become too much to bear alone, a safe and accepting therapeutic relationship can provide the support you need to move forward. -
Rom Malik
Registered PsychotherapistRP, M.EdACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSIf you are an individual or couple looking for help with navigating life’s challenges or healing—or perhaps are in the midst of a crisis—I create a safe, non-judgmental, empathic setting. Together, we will work towards reaching your goals, using a multi-layered approach that can lead to lasting change. -
Sara Gilchrist
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplNOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSSometimes it is more difficult to ask a question than to answer it. In conversation with another, one practiced in the art of attuned listening, it becomes possible to discover not only what is worthy of questioning, but why answers have remained so stubbornly concealed from our own searching. -
Mélanie Pelletier Schrauwers
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSA life’s journey is unique and far from linear. You may be existing in the valleys of anxiety or depression, or moving through transitions. You might be feeling the effects of childhood trauma, or navigating grief. Whatever your circumstances, your therapy will take its own shape. -
Pamela Millar
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplWAITLISTING NEW CLIENTSStarting therapy is a big step. You may have feelings of anxiety, depression, grief, or disconnection with others; you may struggle with work or family. Whatever the matter, psychotherapy can be a way to implement change, a way to generate a better understanding of yourself and your place in the world. -
Stefania Baresic
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplNOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS“Human beings have an inbuilt propensity toward self-realization. If obstacles are removed, the individual will develop into a mature, fully realized adult, just as an acorn will develop into an oak tree.“ –Irvin D. Yalom, The Gift of Therapy -
Erica Warder
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSWith therapy we have an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of who we are, what internal motivations drive us, and why. This knowledge can positively affect the way we see and feel about ourselves. We can use it to change how we act and relate. -
Anna Kohn
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSTalking to friends or family is different from speaking with a therapist. With a therapist, you connect to strengths you may have lost along the way; you develop the capacity to calm and regulate your nervous system. Together, you and your therapist build an alliance that is fully focused on your growth. -
Simone Scott
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSEarly life experiences inform how we construct and move through our adult lives. But outdated models of relating or patterns of feeling can block growth and fulfillment. In therapy we work to strengthen the essential capacities you already possess, and support new ways of being and relating that better serve you. -
Natalie Gill
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplWAITLISTING NEW CLIENTSWe are altered by experiences that enable us to put away or forget who we really are. You deserve to be heard. Speaking freely about your life, without judgment, can make you visible to yourself again, allow you to un-hide with another, and eventually begin to heal. -
Fereshteh Majidiani
Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplWAITLISTING NEW CLIENTSThe world can be either a meaningful or miserable place, depending on how we perceive ourselves. This perception is usually formed by our mental environment and is responsible for our emotional suffering. Therapy offers a safe place to explore and even remodel our perspective, which brings long-lasting changes to our lives. -
Charla Jones
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRPNOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSIt takes courage to embark on a journey of self-discovery. I will meet you where you are, and listen and learn about how you feel and how you see the world. This empathic attunement provides the space for us to connect to the truth of your experience and to your innate wisdom as the basis for creating the changes you seek. -
Liz Garrison
(she/her)Registered Social WorkerMSW, RSWNOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSFinding a therapist with whom you feel comfortable enough to discuss your challenges and dreams takes courage. Oftentimes we start looking when we are already struggling to cope. Together we can build on your courage to support your healing and growth. Therapy offers space to explore with compassion, to find stability, and to create new possibilities. -
Brenda Simon
Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSSometimes we feel overwhelmed by life’s challenges; our familiar responses and assumptions don’t seem to be working for us anymore. It takes courage to seek out therapy and to speak openly about experiences, relationships, conflicts, depression, and anxiety. In therapy, we co-create an empathic space for deep listening, reflection, and insight. -
Christian Tourangeau
Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSIf you feel lost and need to talk to someone about the challenges of life, psychotherapy provides a compassionate and non-judgmental space where you can explore your thoughts and emotions. This process helps you gain insight, cope with difficulties, and work towards personal growth and well-being. -
Kimberley Wright
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSWe sometimes doubt that others truly understand what we are feeling, so we struggle in silence. This takes a toll on our minds and our bodies and leaves us feeling anxious or depressed. I offer a place to have these thoughts and feelings held, respected, and cared for. A place for you to explore yourself with another. -
Jose Luis
(he/him)Registered PsychotherapistRP, Dipl GIT, Certified Gestalt TherapistACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSIn therapy we look at the whole of you—body, mind, and the world around you—to understand your challenges. Together we generate deeper awareness of your unique way of responding to the world. From this place of clarity we work to support you making better choices and discovering clear and conscious ways to flourish. -
Laine Williams
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplNOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSYou know what is on your mind, what beckons for your attention. A therapeutic conversation can begin here. Slowing down, taking the time to listen for what demands your attention, further develops your capacity to understand and make sense of your life. Therapy offers time to consider your life deeply. -
Wendy Kirk
(she/her)Registered PsychotherapistRP, M.DivWAITLISTING NEW CLIENTSUnderstanding our lives and our experiences, as shaped by our backgrounds, can be challenging. The ways we understand those experiences and their meanings are malleable! In therapy we work together to develop more helpful paradigms for thinking, feeling and relating—this frees up those parts of you burdened by defenses, to help you live more authentically. -
Michèle Croteau
Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSDifficult life circumstances become powerful agents of positive change when they push us to seek help in a safe environment where we can be seen and heard for who we truly are. Our therapeutic collaboration will aim at reclaiming meaning through psychological insights, fostering stability, and exploring different life choices. -
David Collins
(he/him)Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSCongratulations on taking the first step towards better emotional well-being. Entering therapy can be a daunting decision. Every person's therapy is unique; it will be responsive to your life journey, past and present. Most importantly, you can expect a safe space where every concern you have will be open for discussion. -
Arrezoo Moradian
Registered PsychotherapistRP, CTP DiplACCEPTING NEW CLIENTSIn therapy we begin to understand ourselves, and our relations with others, amid life's complexities. It's a space to freely explore our thoughts, feelings, and experiences from the past and present, as we orient towards the future. Through this, we build a life we truly feel part of and from which we connect with others.