Do you sometimes sit in meetings afraid that everyone can see that you’re a fraud? You sweat profusely at the thought of approaching others? Perhaps you’re trying to make sense of your identity after major changes or transitions? Life doesn’t come with a user manual. Sometimes it can feel overwhelming or confusing to make sense of the anxiety and stress that overtake our mind. Major changes that happen to us, including immigration, job loss, parenthood, unanticipated caregiving or losing a loved one can sometimes lead us to feel lost or stuck in place. Contemplating a life we want for ...


Toronto, ON

There are times in life when our normal forms of coping do not work. Whether you are struggling with life's transitions, dealing with deeper personal traumas, or suffering from stress and anxiety, I strive to help you find effective and healing ways of gaining insight and relief to your difficulties. I work with individuals, children, couples, and groups using various psychotherapeutic modalities based in a depth psychological perspective. Depth psychology explores the underlying motives of our feelings, behaviours and actions through the unconscious and conscious aspects of our psyche. From ...


Toronto, ON

We all struggle at times, even if it doesn’t show. Are you facing a stressful transition? Does a longstanding issue demand your attention? Do you wonder why you repeatedly find yourself in variations of the same situation or dynamic? When we make the pivotal decision to pay attention to what holds us back, new pathways become possible. Maybe you already have the support of friends or loved ones. That can help. But psychotherapists are trained to support you with an ear attuned to patterns, while being mindful of our own biases. We offer a unique perspective because we are not directly ...


Toronto, ON

Alison James is a Registered Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor who specializes in integrative mental health treatment. With diverse and broad training, she tailors her approach to suit each client’s unique experience and needs. Alison is sensitive to the ways in which systemic oppression, exclusion, and marginalization impact individual wellbeing and strives to practice from an anti-racist and ableist, intersectional feminist, sex and body positive, queer and trans allied, and class conscious position.

Offering embodied, relational Gestalt psychotherapy for individuals.


Toronto, ON

I work best with people asking some variation of the following questions:What am I doing with my life? How did I get here? Why is this happening to me? Is this it? What the hell is going on? – all honest questions and great starting points for developing more depth, meaning and purpose in your life.I have a ton of experience in working with those who’ve “lost the plot” of their existence in that they are trying to figure out how to steer themselves and their lives in a direction that works better for them.There are so many reasons why we might feel disoriented and lose direction, but major ...


Hamilton, ON

With more than 25 year experience I came to the  conclusion that people have more internal resources than what they see on the surface! Let me accompany you on a journey to uncover them together. I use multiple techniques to help, mostly psychoanalitically oriented but most important- tailored to you own needs. Contact me if you go through a challenging period in your life. 


Burlington, ON

My practice employs both counteractive change models, step approaches, as well as models of change and growth that focus on transformational change. We bring in all levels of the brain, the early brain (sometimes called the reptilian brain), the limbic system, and the neocortex. Our sense of ourselves derives from the levels of the body, emotion and cognition and I work intergratively on all three levels including the transpersonal level. We look at symptoms but realize them as nested within the whole person's larger and deeper implicit framework. We might start with assessing symptoms, but ...


Toronto, ON

I am a registered Psychodynamic Psychotherapist with CRPO. I hold a diploma from the School for Psychotherapy and Emotional Bodywork (1999). I have a broad range of experience in the areas depression, anger, anxiety and chronic illness. I am empathetic and respectful to a client's process and offer a confidential and non-judgmental environment where clients can explore their issues. My approach is always client-centered; this is the client's journey; they hold the pieces and stories to which I offer trained insight and exploration from which they gain new understanding of their life patterns ...


Toronto, ON

I am a Jungian Analyst and a member of the Ontario Association of Jungian Analysts. In a Jungian analysis the utmost respect is given to each person as an individual. We each come with our own life story informed by our family background, cultural and religious heritage, our personality type and our sexual and gender preferences. Our own relationship to our experience, both inner and outer, is important to who we are; a Jungian analysis takes these factors into account. Everyday life challenges us with conflicts, sorrows, and losses that may lead to us losing contact with important parts of ...


Ottawa, ON

I am passionate in supporting folks who can't say no, need to keep busy, have intimacy problems, depression, or have experienced childhood sexual abuse. I specialize in working with empaths, (highly sensitive people who have difficulty managing their and others emotions). I welcome all folks drawn to my spiritual vibe, straight or under the LGBTQ umbrella. A kink and sex positive practice. My style is relational, client driven, supportive, trauma informed and authentic, held within a safe container that we build together. I work from a spiritual perspective and grounded in beginners mind, ...


Toronto, ON

When you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or need support with a life event, therapy can help. My office is a comforting, non-judgmental space where my clients are safe to voice thoughts and feelings that are integral to the self. In therapy, we make meaning with your history and transform destructive patterns. As a Relational Therapist,I am here to help you work with your lived experience.Past and ongoing traumas, destructive patterns of relating, and major life changes can all be overwhelming to hold. How you feel can be hard to put into words.I offer the safety and support of therapeutic ...


Toronto, ON

Welcome! I am so glad you took the first steps to explore if therapy is right for you! You’re already walking down the path of wellness. You are here, reading this, which means you have intentionally taken the necessary steps toward prioritizing your mental health and well-being. I work with individuals using a client-centred Psychodynamic Psychotherapy approach.  Please browse my website to learn more about me and how I practice as a therapist.  https://www.healinginheadwaterstherapy.com/


Caledon, ON

Following Jung, my approach is both realistic and optimistic. The psychological impacts of anxiety and depression, as well as difficulties in families, relationships, life transitions, and trauma, often leave us feeling overwhelmed. But these challenges are also opportunities for lasting growth. The crises of life spur us to explore: to open up to a life that is truer to our nature, to find or deepen our creative voice, and to feel more at peace with ourselves and connected with others. My consulting space is located in the Glebe, within walking distance of Ottawa's downtown core, with easy ...


Ottawa, ON

Facing many challenges today can be overwhelming. With daily pressures from all of our responsibilities as well as from the uncertainty and the unstable nature of our lives, it becomes easy to feel anxiety, fear, worry, frustration, or numbness. Sometimes we get stuck and unsure of how to find fulfillment in life, we feel like we're running out of steam or going in circles. Entering therapy is taking a huge first step in what can feel like a vulnerable journey. I offer an accepting, supportive, warm approach in which you can find strength, confidence and lasting change. Each client is unique… ...


Vancouver, BC

As a psychodynamic psychotherapist I work alongside clients to explore their thoughts, emotions, and past experiences in order to understand the root causes of their current challenges. By providing a safe and empathetic space, I help clients gain insight into their inner world, leading to deeper self-awareness, improved emotional well-being, and healthier relationships. I integrate techniques from various therapeutic modalities, tailoring my approach to meet the unique needs of each individual.My approach is client led, relational, systemic, and process oriented. Whether you’re struggling ...


Have you always wondered why you do, what you do in relationships? Do you want to go deeper into understanding yourself and finding ways to be happier with yourself and others? Do you feel overwhelmed right now? Are you suffering with a diagnosis you don’t understand? Do addictions/behaviour get in the way of a healthy, happy life? Are you a creative and feel stuck or uninspired in your work? Do you and your partner need a little help?My approach to therapy is from a trauma-informed, attachment based, relational and psychodynamic lens. Working to balance the mind, body and heart, we will ...


Rossburn, MB

Usually when people seek therapy, all of the smouldering struggles that are part of modern life have heated up and boiled over, sometimes bringing on a heath crisis, a relationship crisis, a career crisis, a spiritual crisis. Depression. Anxiety. Loneliness. Fear. Frustration. Blocked creativity, low self esteem. This intensity can either accelerate resilience and growth, or it can destablize your life and sense of well being. Or both! We all developed coping strategies and defense mechanisms in our early life, and these unconsciously shape our present life and affect our world view and ...


Toronto, ON

We all deserve space to be heard in our authentic selves yet the grip of life's challenges can leave us feeling isolated and misguided. Through collaborative conversation therapy offers opportunity for increased self-awareness, discovery and aliveness that can support you in reaching your potential. Through the weekly practice of meeting for sessions in the presence of a caring and thoughtful professional, time is designated for you. The process of uncovering your authentic self can be exciting and supportive as you navigate life's challenges - helping to refine a meaningful path as you ...


Toronto, ON

East York, ON