Caroline Millen (she/her)
- Availability:
- Accepting New Clients
- Session Format:
- OnlinePhoneIn-Person
- Office Days:
- MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursday
- Clientele:
- Adults (18+)
About
We come to therapy for many reasons: relationship challenges, feelings of anxiety, depression, grief, anger or shame, self-destructive cycles, loss of identity, and more. Life’s challenges may leave us feeling lost, alone or helpless. It can be difficult to know what we need and how we need it, and support can be hard to access. Psychotherapy can help.
Therapy offers a structured yet creative space for supportive inquiry. In my practice with clients we work collaboratively to explore experiences of oppression, inhibiting defences, and self-destructive patterns. The more consciously we can identify and work with these constrictions, the more freedom of expression is ultimately gained. From this place we can explore how to reframe traumatic memories and loosen the grip of old, unhelpful defences and patterns. It is a powerful experience to discover and be witnessed in your authentic self. It can feel vulnerable, relieving, mournful, and even fun and playful.
With these gains in self-knowledge and freer expression come the potential for a greater sense and vitality of self, deeper connection within relationships, and a refined and meaningful path throughout life’s journey.
In a confidential setting, I aim to build with you a sense of trust conducive to reflective conversation. We will focus on whatever you wish to explore at a pace that feels comfortable to you. I listen, pose questions, and share my insights in response to material that arises in session.
Sometimes the body, more so than words, is an accessible path to tuning in. I might offer mindfulness or breath exercises to facilitate self exploration, expression and grounding. We might also use your dreams, fantasies, art, and/or metaphors as a way into exploring and speaking about your experiences.
I offer in-person therapy in Toronto, conveniently located for those in the Junction, Roncesvalles, and Bloor West Village. I also offer virtual therapy sessions via video for flexibility. For the most effective therapy work, weekly or bi-weekly 50-minute sessions are recommended.
I first came to therapy as a client. This experience deeply shaped my path toward becoming a therapist. It taught me the strength it takes to be vulnerable and the value of healing in relationship. This perspective informs the care and presence I bring to the therapeutic space.
I’m a registered psychotherapist with the CRPO and have been in private practice since 2017. My formal education included 6 years of training in psychodynamic, body-focused, and existential psychotherapies. I continue to pursue ongoing professional development and have recently completed Level I training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. I’m also a member of the Canadian Association for Psychodynamic Therapy (CAPT) and a graduate of the Randolph College for the Performing Arts.
My background as a former athlete and trained actor informs my interest in how the body holds and expresses experience. I value shared moments of play and creative expression, whether through conversation or movement.
These perspectives, along with my clinical training and lived experience in therapy, allow me to meet clients with empathy, respect, and hope that therapy can help to transform one’s life.
If you would like to learn more, I offer an initial 30-min consultation free of charge. This is an opportunity for us to get to know one another and to help you determine if you feel comfortable working with me.
You may reach me by email at carolinemillen.psychotherapy@gmail.com.
Issues
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Body Image
- Career Dissatisfaction or Transition
- Creative Blocks
- Depression
- Dissociation and Dissociative Identity
- Dreamwork and Dream Interpretation
- Existential Concerns
- Intergenerational Trauma
- LGBTQ2SIA+
- Life Crisis and Transitions
- Loneliness and Isolation
- Loss and Grief
- Obsessive and Compulsive Thoughts and Behaviours
- Parenting and Co-Parenting
- Relationships
- Self-Destructive Patterns
- Self-Esteem
- Stress
- Trauma
Approaches
Contact
- Email:
- carolinemillen.psychotherapy@gmail.com
- Address:
- Dundas West and Bloor
Toronto, ON M6P 4G4