Registered Psychotherapist
website: www.asimtherapy.com
bookings: https://aws-portal.owlpractice.ca/asimtherapy
email: asim@asimtherapy.com
medium: virtual
fee: $180 - sliding scale available
serving: Individuals from 18-55, Couples/Partnerships, Groups
Asim Ashraf is an online therapist who works with folks experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, gender and sexual expression (LGBTQ+), life transitions, and some addictions. As a queer Muslim man in his 30s, raised by immigrant parents from India, Asim provides a space for all identities to intersect and flow into states of thriving.
Asim believes we can not just survive an oppressive world, but thrive in it using a trauma informed approach. Asim's therapeutic practice includes an integration of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems (Level 1), Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and Cyber-counselling.
My practice is open for new clients. I have one pro bono slot available for fall 2024.
My values are rooted deeply in anti-colonial, anti-racist, pro-Palestinian, pro-Indigeneity, anti-TERF values and politics; very comfortable, respectful and experienced in working with folks who identify as queer, trans, nonbinary, polyamorous and non-normative models of bonding, kinky; as sex workers, substance users, or other stigmatized, criminalized or fluid identities/experiences; from a client-centred, trauma-informed, harm reduction approach.
Registered Social Worker
email: jiaqingwilsonyang@gmail.com
website: jqwypsychotherapy.com
location: Toronto (can work with people anywhere in Ontario)
medium: virtual
fee: $135/session, contact for sliding scale availability, registered with NIHB
serving: youth & adults (16+)
I'm a queer mixed race (Chinese/Irish) trans woman offering online individual psychotherapy. I have two decades of experience supporting survivors of gender-based and sexual violence, LGBTQ youth and adults, and survivors of childhood trauma.
I have lived experience of neurodivergence and work with many neurodivergent clients. I use a collaborative approach to bring curiosity and compassion to approaching difficulties coming up in the lives of the clients I work with. My practice is rooted in anti-oppression and anti-racism, I strive to create spaces where clients can bring their whole selves.
I can provide secondary assessments and supporting letters for gender affirming surgeries, and am certified to do so.
OCSWSSW & BCCSW Registered Social Worker - Psychotherapist
email: Heidi.mehta@therapysecure.com
website: www.heidi-mehta.ca
location: Serving Ontario and British Columbia
medium: virtual
fee: $160-200
serving: individual adults
I have worked for over 25 years in educational, healthcare, and community settings. I am an experienced therapist and consultant. I work from an anti-oppressive, trauma-informed relational and strengths-based eclectic approach drawing from CBT, DBT, ACT, Narrative, EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, IFS, Somatics, Yoga, and Mindfulness.
Areas of experience:
- Survivors of sexual violence.
- QTBIPOC
- Post-Secondary Staff and Students
- South Asian Community
- Education/Health/Labour/Public Sector Workers
Ways in which I can offer support:
- Trauma and post-traumatic growth
- Self-esteem, confidence, and authenticity
- Surviving workplace micro-aggressions
- Healthy relationships
- Stress reduction and wellness
- Clinical consulting and training
I am currently accepting new clients and have availability weekdays and evenings. I am registered with the NIHB for Indigenous clients and IFHP for refugees.
Registered Social Worker
email: rayanpsychotherapy@gmail.com
website: www.rayananton.com
location: Toronto
medium: virtual
fee: $140/hour
serving: clients 16+
I am a queer, Palestinian trans man.
My therapeutic approach is relational, trauma-informed, and based in anti-oppressive values.
I am trained in Internal Family Systems, EMDR, Emotion Focused Therapy, CBT, and DBT.
My therapy practice is deeply rooted in celebrating 2SLGBTQ identities, racial liberation, sex positivity, harm reduction, and unpacking the impacts of systemic oppression and trauma. I am kink, poly, and sex-work positive.
Registered Social Worker & Psychotherapist
phone: 6479664416
email: Sadhnaherod@gmail.com
location: Ontario and Brisih Colombia
fee: $170
medium: Virtual
serving: clients 18+
I am cis gendered, heterosexual female, identifying as a person of colour with roots planted in the Caribbean and South-Asia.I am a client-led, trauma-informed practitioner and am warm, genuine, and collaborative. Some approaches I draw from are Attachment Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness practices and Self-Compassion. I also utilize an intersectional, anti-racist, anti-oppressive, anti-colonial, feminist, and strengths-based approach in my practice.I am an ally to persons of colour, LGBTQIA+ populations, persons with various dis/abilities, sex workers, and persons who have experienced various forms of systemic oppression. I specialize in working with Domestic Violence, Childhood Trauma, Parenting, Anxiety, Depression, Cultural Identity, Life Transitions and Trauma.
Registered Psychotherapist
website: https://kareemelawar.weebly.com/ email: elawar.km@gmail.com
location: Danforth/Chester (Toronto) medium: virtual
fee: $140 / 50min session
serving: individuals 18+
I am a queer, trans/non-binary, person of color (of Arab background) based out of Tkaronto.
My therapeutic practice is trauma-informed, based on anti-oppressive and harm reduction principles. I offer a space that is kink, poly, and sex-work positive.
I am trained in an integrative approach that incorporates psychodynamic, relational, somatic, and mindfulness-based modalities, including Internal Family Systems and EMDR.
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
phone: 416 8219032
email: consciouscontactinfo@gmail.com website: https://www.consciouscontact.info
languages: English & Spanish
location: 95 St Joseph Street, Toronto
medium: in person & virtual
fee: $120 + HST; sliding scale spots
may be available
serving: clients 19+
I am a gay man, pronouns: he, him; BIPOC, and from Latin America.
My approach is holistic, relational, and humanistic. My expertise includes but is not limited to stress, depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, identity and immigration anxiety, ADHD, addiction, antisocial personality, behavioural Issues, loneliness, self-esteem, racial Identity, trauma
My therapy approach is humanistic, I graduated from the Gestalt Institute, and I have training on the Somatic approach.
I have experience working with a variety of individuals ages 19 to 70, trauma-informed. I worked as a volunteer in the community center at LOFT and with students at George Brown College.
Registered Social Worker
phone: 647-795-3732
email: pingtherapy@gmail.com
website: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists/ping-chen-msw-rsw-emdr-ii-toronto-on/467941
location: Bloor/Spadina.
medium: virtual and in-person
fee: $170 (limited sliding scale spots may be available)
serving: teen, adults, and older adults. Individual and families.
Area of practice: Trauma, anxiety, depression, stress, self esteem, and identity related concerns.
Practice modalities: EMDR, Sensorimotor, CBT, Narrative, and Solution Focused. ces of those he works with.
Registered Social Worker, Therapist
phone: 437-536-6420
email: rctcounselling@gmail.com
website: https://app.psymood.com/specialists/ruichun-tang
location: Steels Ave & Yonge
medium: virtual and in-person
fee: individual $125/50 minutes (sliding scale available)
languages: English & Mandarin
serving: clients 13+, individuals, couples and families
I practice CBT, DBT, Mindfulness and EFT for individuals, couples and families in the area of depression, anxiety, postpartum depression/anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, PTSD, stress, self esteem and interpersonal relationship issues.
Registered Psychotherapist, Qualifying
phone: 647-691-3537
email: alex@charlottepidgeon.com
website: www.charlottepidgeon.com/alex
https://charlottepidgeon.janeapp.com/#/staff_member/2
location: Toronto
medium: virtual and phone
fee: $150+HST for individuals, $180+HST for couples
serving: individuals, couples, teens
Alex is a queer-identifying, kink- and poly-friendly Registered Psychotherapist. They have experience working with individuals and couples dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, gender and trans issues, and relational difficulties. They value collaborating with their clients and incorporating client-centred, culturally respectful techniques into their work. Their goal is to make every client feel seen, heard, and valued as they are, regardless of their sexuality, gender, ethnicity and beliefs. Alex incorporates strategies from different modalities such as cognitive-behavioural therapy, narrative therapy and feminist therapy.
Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist
phone: 647-873-7093
email: info@torontogriefcounselling.com
website: www.torontogriefcounselling.com
location: 151 Harbord Street, Toronto
medium: in-person and virtual
fee: $200 (limited sliding scale spots available)
serving: young adults, adults, individuals and families
I'm an East Asian, cis-gendered and heterosexual female who specialises in grief counselling and education. I support individuals coping with grief, loss and life transitions, especially those navigating sudden, unexpected, and out-of-order loss.
I work from a trauma-informed, intersectional, feminist, anti-racist, anti-oppressive, anti-colonial, and 2SLGBTQIA+ positive perspective.
I have experienced multiple personal losses; the most significant being the deaths of my parents in the Indian Ocean Tsunami when I was 19 years old. Through my own healing process, I have found my way to walking alongside others in their grief. I am committed to creating safe and inclusive spaces where bereaved individuals can grieve authentically and holistically.
Area of practice: Grief, loss and bereavement, end-of-life, life transitions, relationship endings
Registered Psychotherapist
website: www.silkroadhealing.com
email: mona@silkroadhealing.com
location: Ontario
medium: virtual
fee: $150 + HST / 50 min session
(sliding scale $135-150)
serving: Individuals 18+
I am a SWANA (Afghan), Queer, cis-gender woman. I use an approach in therapy and in community that is intuitive, relaxed, politicized, integrative and roots-work. I embody my lived experience and ancestral wisdom to support community members in all intersections of their lived experiences.
If you’re exhausted of this capitalist/colonial hellscape we are in and use some dark humour to cope with the trauma then you may have found the right vibe. As activists, healers, intuitive beings, BIPOC/SWANA folks and just deep feelers the world can feel unsafe and stressful (the colonial systems are designed this way) leading us to feel stuck or overwhelmed. Your experience deserves to be heard and seen. I invite you to a safe collaborative environment that centres your healing and the communities you show up for.
Expressive Arts Therapist, Movement Coach, VAW Counsellor,
OEATA Professional Member, and Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
phone : 14165781553
website:
https://www.mariavictoriamatatherapy.com/
email: victoriamatatherapy@gmail.com
location: Toronto
medium: virtual, phone & in person
fee: $70-160; inquire for family fee
serving: individuals age 6 and older,
and families
I am a Venezuelan-Canadian queer woman of colour with lived experience of migration and I offer services in Spanish and English. I work from an evolving feminist, anti-oppression, sex-positive and poly-affirming framework. Gently and bravely understanding and unpacking the impacts of systemic and colonial structures on the constructs of identity and mental health is crucial for the work that we will do together.
Creativity, curiosity and compassionate care are at the core of my practice. When journeying through difficult experiences, art becomes a powerful friend for the courageous path of healing and transformation. You do not need to be an artist to be in sessions with me. I deeply believe that the arts can be a portal through which a personal metamorphosis can be facilitated.
My primary modality is Expressive Arts Therapy, which is informed by more than twenty years of community arts and professional dance practice. I integrate somatic and emotionally focused therapies as core frameworks in my practice, and I embrace all art modalities into the therapeutic space. My passion lies in working with women, families and children fleeing interpersonal violence; queer communities navigating identity and exclusion; harm-reduction/substance use; and immigrant populations navigating settlement processes. My practice is trauma-centered and rooted in the fundamentals of the client being the expert of their lived experiences.
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Registered Social Worker
website: www.tashanadiamatar.com
bookings: tashanadiamatar.janeapp.com
email: contact@tashanadiamatar.com
medium: virtual
fee: $130-145 - sliding scale
serving: Individuals from 18-55, Couples/Partnerships, Families
Tasha Nadia Matar (she/her) is a queer, mixed Polish-Palestinian, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Art Psychotherapy Candidate, and Registered Social Worker who dances between both worlds of mixed-race experiences, neurodivergence, diasporic belonging/un-belonging, and the bridges of personal to systemic issues.
She seeks to support clients to find the liminal space between to feel safer in their minds, souls and bodies. She uses eclectic modalities such as dialectical behavioral therapy, internal family systems, and sensorimotor therapy woven with play and art-based therapy to create a space where clients are able to imagine different possibilities, and futures of personal and collective liberation.
Tasha is an experienced trauma therapist that brings her experience working with newcomers both in groups and 1:1 for over a decade. Through her personal experience as a child of immigrants and her experience working with survivors of political trauma and refugees, she has witnessed play be muted due to the need to survive. This is universal to anyone who has had adverse experiences that taught them to grow up fast, including complex childhood trauma. Her clients tend to be old souls with immense wisdom that had to grow up too quick due to trauma, and are seeking to reconnect with the wisdom of their childhood self.
Tasha believes that play and creativity are vital sources of wisdom that help adults find freedom, and is always accessible to us despite circumstances. Tasha’s practice is open for new clients and sliding scale spots are available. If some of these words have peaked your curiosity, Tasha offers free 15 minute consultations for you to sense into the therapeutic journey.
Registered Social Worker
email: info@underatreetherapy.com
website: underatreetherapy.com
location: Toronto
medium: virtual only
fee: $165 per 50min session for individuals; $250 per 80 mins for couples.
serving: individuals and couples (18+)
I am a registered social worker identifying as BIPOC, cis-gendered, and male, providing therapy for both individuals and couples. I work in collaboration with my clients to feel seen and heard, understand places they may feel stuck, nurture self-awareness, and work towards more meaningful connections. Ultimately, in order to better understand ourselves and (for couples) our partners, we need a safe and meaningful space to explore. In my practice, I approach therapy through anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, and intersectional lenses, using therapeutic modalities including Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT).
Please feel free to visit my website and book a free 15 minute consultation with me.
Specializations:
Individuals:
Couples:
Registered Psychotherapist
website: lindanpsychotherapy.com
email: alejandra@lindan.ca
location: online to residents of Ontario
medium: video
fee: sliding scale of $150-210 for 80min sessions
serving: individuals
I offer Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and my approach is embedded in intersectional, decolonial and transformative antiracism.
DBT is about helping you stabilize different area(s) of your life, like for example safety, relationships and/or your day-to-day activities or routines.
I work with a client for 1-2 years, often before they move onto a new provider for trauma reprocessing and/or longer-term work.
I take an integrative approach to DBT, which means that I “weave in” ideas from other therapy models like TIST, EMDR therapy, Ego State Therapy, Narrative Therapy and somatics.
Here are some links for more about my approach to DBT, my political commitments and lived experiences and who I tend to work with.
Registered Social Worker
Mental Health Therapist and Trauma Specialist
email: haifacounselling@gmail.com
phone: 548-457-0484
website: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists/haifa-staiti-kitchener/1021530
location: Kitchener-Waterloo
medium: phone and virtual; possibililty of in-person in KW (please inquire)
fee: $150/hour (sliding scale available)
serving: individuals ages 16+,
Prioritizing BIPOC, Palestinians & Allies,
and Arabic speakers
I am a dedicated therapist and registered social worker who believes in the healing power of a safe, trusting therapeutic relationship. My work centers on helping individuals and families find hope, strength, and resilience amid life’s most complex challenges.
I bring years of experience working with individuals facing anxiety, trauma, and major life transitions, with a special focus on immigrant and BIPOC mental health.
Fluent in both Arabic and English, I am committed to creating a culturally safe space that honours each client’s unique story and heritage. My approach is compassionate and trauma-informed, with a strong emphasis on being person-centred. Together, we explore your strengths, values, and goals, while addressing past traumas or current challenges that may impact your well-being.
I was born and raised in Palestine and have been a settler in Canada since 2002. I am a hetero, cisgender female and a strong ally of LGBTQAI+ people. I am also a mother of two bi-racial teenage boys!
Registered Psychotherapist
email: ivan.abreu@mindunwind.ca
website: www.mindunwind.ca
location: Serving Ontario
medium: virtual
fee: $170-190
serving: Individual adults
I have 10 years of experience working with mental health with adults presenting a wide variety of mental health difficulties due to depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, life-transitions, low self-esteem and stress.
I am an experienced therapist with a focus on Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and also trained in other evidence-based approaches like EMDR, Compassion-Focused Therapy and Mindfulness.
My client-centered and culturally humble approach is informed by my experience working with different populations in the Dominican Republic, United Kingdom and Canada in both English and Spanish
Areas of experience:
- Depression.
- Anxiety
- Trauma
- Grief
I am currently accepting new clients and have availability during weekdays.
Registered Psychotherapist
email: afaveritherapy@gmail.com
website: https://www.andreafaveri.com/
location: Toronto
medium: virutal
fee: individuals $130; couples $150
serving: adults 18+
I am a bi-racial queer woman living in Toronto and have always been interested in how our diverse backgrounds impact our various relationships. I approach my daily life and work with an anti-oppressive and anti-racist lens. As a teacher of 17 years, I am also well-versed in child and teenage behaviours and neurodivergence.
My main approach is Relational while also drawing from other approaches such as Attachment-Based, CBT, Mindfulness and Somatic. I am trauma-informed and work with many clients dealing with relational issues, anxiety, depression, PTSD, self-esteem, life transitions, ADHD, racial identity, sexual orientation, burnout, parenting, separation, divorce, polyamory, and grief.
In my work with couples, I welcome all types: queer, straight, monogamous, and polyamorous. We will attend to patterns that you think are causing difficulty. We will look at improving your understanding of each other & accepting each other’s different life/cultural/racial experiences, improving communication, deepening connection, rebuilding trust, and any other issues that you think are impacting your feelings and relationship at this time.
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
email: info@queerjoytherapy.com
website: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists/yijia-shao-toronto-on/1157421
location: 717 Bloor St W
medium: virtual, phone, limited spots in person
languages: English, Mandarin
fee: $150 - sliding scale available
serving: adult individuals
I’m a spiritually integrated psychotherapist based in Toronto. I help people struggling with identity exploration (e.g. gender, sexuality, cultural), anxiety, depression, trauma, burnout, and spiritual seeking.
As a transmasc immigrant, I understand how hard life transition can be. My practice is rooted in the values of social justice, intersectionality, anti-oppression, anti-sexism, de-colonization, anti-racism, anti-ableism, and trauma-informed lens. I understand the intersection of one’s gender, cultural, and spiritual identity.
I have a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Philosophy and a Master of Pastoral Studies in Psychotherapy and Spiritual Care. My experience as an interfaith spiritual care practitioner prepared me with a culturally sensitive approach.
I also have professional training in:
Mindfulness-Based Modalities
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
Narrative Therapy
Family System Therapy
Integrative Approach to Trauma
Registered Psychotherapist
email: Nzouki.psychotherapy@gmail.com
website: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists/nicole-zouki-toronto-on/1166448
location: Toronto
medium: virtual
fee: $150
serving: individuals 18+
I am a queer, non-binary person and second-generation settler with Lebanese ancestry. I support people in exploring what it means to live authentically to themselves. We can explore topics of anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, neurodiversity, family/relationship issues, sexuality, and gender. I have had the honour of working as a sex, kink, and BDSM educator for many years, teaching workshops with a focus on communication, harm-reduction, and pleasure. Other topics of interest have included radical body acceptance, navigating non-monogamy, and dating. My work is rooted in anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, intersectional feminist values. I integrate various therapy modalities including but not limited to relational and narrative approaches.
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
phone: (647) 697-3126
email: simrynparmartherapy@gmail.com
websites: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists/simryn-parmar-north-york-on/1039896
https://simrynparmarpsychotherapy.janeapp.com/#staff_member/1
location: Ontario
(in-person site in North York)
medium: virtual and in-person
(Thursdays and Fridays)
fee: $150+hst
serving: adults and teens
I am queer, neurodivergent (ADHD), and a second generation Indian immigrant. I work from an intersectional feminist, anti-oppressive, and trauma-informed framework that deeply values an open, collaborative therapeutic relationship. I use an integrative approach that pulls from different modalities such as Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), parts work/Internal Family Systems, creative therapies, and somatic mindfulness. Some areas that I can support you with are issues around: identity, neurodivergence, life transitions, trauma and intergenerational trauma, grief, codependency, shame, depression, and anxiety. Many of my clients identify as queer, trans, racialized, and/ or neurodivergent.
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
website:https://www.softlandingspsychotherapy.ca/clinicians
bookings:https://softlandings.janeapp.com/#/psychotherapy
email: jadawright@softlandingspsychotherapy.ca
location: Toronto
medium: virtual
fee: $150, limited sliding scale spots available
serving: individuals 18+
Jada Wright (she/her) is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), specializing in body image, confidence, self-identity, self-worth, and racial/cultural identity. Her therapeutic approach is uniquely tailored to the individual to best support their goals and healing. Jada believes that everyone has a purpose, and on her journey to enrich the lives of others, she wants to be able to shift the narrative of what society says you ought to do based on old ideals that were never inclusive. I use an integrative approach including Mindfulness, CBT, Internal Family Systems,and Narrative Therapy.
Registered Social Worker
email: forouz.salari@outlook.com
website: www.forouzsalaritherapy.ca
bookings: https://oab.owlpractice.ca/forouzsalari
location: downtown Toronto
medium: virtual only
fee: $160 for Individuals (limited $100 spots for students, unemployed and precariously employed folks); $190 for Couples
serving: individuals and couples (particularly women ages 18-55, including gender-diverse, queer and trans folks (2SLGBTQIA+), people of colour (BIPOC), first & second generation immigrants, neurodivergent folks (particularly folks with ADHD), students, professionals and entrepreneurs)
I identify as a white-passing, Middle-Eastern, bisexual woman and a first-generation immigrant and settler. I speak Farsi fluently. I’ve worked with diverse populations in Toronto since 2012, including BIPOC folks (particularly newcomers and refugees) and 2SLGBTQIA+ folks.
I am an online therapist who specializes in supporting folks through life transitions (i.e., divorce / breakup, immigration, parenthood, career change), chronic stress & performance anxiety, exploration of their intersectional identities, sexuality and sexual health, as well as communication and sexual intimacy in their partnerships.
My passion is to support people who are committed to self-exploration and healing, as part of their ongoing personal and professional growth.
My approach is intuitive, holistic and focused on all aspects of your unique identity and lived experiences. I integrate different trainings and perspectives to make our work together fit who you are, so that you can learn, grow and transform in a way that feels right for you.
Registered Social Worker
phone: 647-492-2239
email: aliahmadpsychotherapy@gmail.com
website: https://www.healingcollective.ca/collective-members/ali-ahmad/
location: Toronto, ON
medium: virtual and in person
fee: $125 for individuals, $150 for couples
serving: clients 18+
I identify as a South Asian, Muslim, gay man.
I practice Mindfulness, CBT, Sex therapy, and EFT for couples,
Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist
phone: 647-794-0375
email: info@therapystartshere.ca
website:
www.therapystartshere.ca
location: Ontario
medium: phone and video
fee: Individual Counselling $165/session
- Students Counselling $145/session
- Couple/Family Counselling $195/session
serving: individuals, adults and students 17+, couples and families
As a Registered Social Worker/Psychotherapist, an important aspect of my clinical practice is to work collaboratively with you, maintain confidentiality, and create a safe space for you to discuss your concerns. I have over 10 years of experience working in various settings to successfully support adults and families. I provide person-centred, trauma-informed, evidence-based, and culturally sensitive clinical approach to my practice. I work from a non-judgemental, empathetic, and empowering view to support you in recognizing your strengths.
I help individuals with everyday struggles, including but not limited to mental health concerns, anxiety, depression, stress/time management, family/relationship conflicts, coping with loss/grief, trauma, adapting to change, and more. I offer free consultation for you to get acquainted to services with ease.
I use an integrated approach to determine various treatment modalities and customize a therapeutic approach. I provide knowledge, awareness, strategies, and skills to help achieve a better quality of life. I look forward to connecting with you and supporting you in creating a fulfilling future ahead. Learn more about my services on www.therapystartshere.ca
Registered Psychotherapist
website: spellworksomatics.com
website:https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists/anabel-khoo-toronto-on/751339
email: anabel.khoo@gmail.com
location: Toronto ON & Winnipeg MB
medium: virtual video or phone sessions
fee: $155 + GST/HST
serving: adults
I am a queer, non-binary, neurodivergent, and diasporic Chinese person who sees individual therapy as a key part of collective healing and liberation.
I use a somatic psychotherapy approach that works directly with the body and the nervous system to process trauma and change.
I hold a non-judgmental and sacred space for you to experience that you indeed have the wisdom and ability to heal, and together we collaborate to develop the skills you need to safely honour and process your pain.
I enjoy working with my clients on issues related to:
Registered Psychotherapist
phone: 226 271 7692
email: samaraliu@gmail.com
website:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/777913
location: Toronto & Grey County
medium: virtual
fee: $140
serving: individuals
I provide online therapy for clients interested in relational, somatic, and sound-based modalities.
I am a non-binary lesbian with mixed cultural identity and a clinical background that includes Gestalt Psychotherapy and Registered Massage Therapy (trauma-informed crainosacral work).
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
website: www.railcitytherapy.com
email: hope@railcitytherapy.com
phone: 647 655 1909
location: St Thomas, Ontario
medium: in person in St Thomas, ON, and Parkdale, Toronto; Virtually through OWL
fee: $110-150 (sliding scale available)
serving: adult individuals, couples and families (adults only).
I am a NB Gestalt psychotherapist, working from an embodied relational framework.
I have 30+ years of experience in the field of Substances in general, including use, abuse, codependency, family dynamics, 12 Steps Recovery, and Harm Reduction services, including integration for persons who experiment psychedelics. I participate in advocacy movements to legalize the use of Plant Medicine for the treatment of addictions, C-PTSD, Depression, Anxiety and more.
I have a particular interest in Neurodiversity, and work well with individuals with different intersectionalities such as Gender journeys and ND, or Addictions and ND, particularly those who also are immigrants or BIPOC.
I am also an internationally trained Psychologist and Neurocriminologist, and in Canada, Graduated from the Gestalt Institute of Toronto.
Registered Social Worker
email: sarahelisabeththerapy@gmail.com
websites: sarahelisabeththerapy.com https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists/sarah-elisabeth-therapy-toronto-on/477830 https://doxy.me/sarahelisabeththerapy
medium: virtual
fee: $150/50 mins (no sliding scale spots available atm)
serving: clients 18 years +
I bring 20 years of experience specializing in acute complex and relational trauma. My primary modality is IFS. My undergrad was Psych/Neuroscience, my masters was at York a Critical Social work program with a focus on AOP/Equity and Mindfulness.
I am a white settler and queer human of gendered experiences I am an intentional coparent in a non nuclear queer fam design with two sweet little humans.
I am a consumer survivor of several systems, including children's aid, mental health, and homelesness.
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
website: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists/ari-loewen-toronto-on/1067420
email: ari@ariloewenpsychotherapy.com
phone: 647-691-3537
location: Toronto, Ontario
medium: virtual, phone
fee: $140 (sliding scale spots available between $80-$120)
serving: adult individuals
Ari is a trans and non-binary, queer-identifying therapist, who strives to take an empowering, anti-oppressive approach in their work. Working primarily with queer and trans folks, Ari recognizes the complexity of how intersectionality and systemic power dynamics show up in spaces and relationships and incorporates this awareness into their approach. Using an eclectic/integrated approach, Ari pulls from a variety of client-centred therapeutic approaches, such as Humanistic, Solution-Focused, Experiential/Gestalt, Cognitive Behavioural, Psychodynamic and Narrative modalities.
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
phone: 437-747-7233
email: dkeefetherapy@gmail.com
website: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists/dennis-keefe-toronto-on/875098
location: Toronto
medium: Virtual
fee: $130-160/hour (HST included)
serving: adults, individuals
I am a cis gendered, heterosexual male with a physical disability.
My skill of connecting with almost any type of person in an empathic and judgment-free way makes counselling a great fit for me. This style of interaction makes me highly approachable and ever ready to facilitate personal growth with anyone who is interested and willing.
I am open to engaging with adults presenting with a broad array of mental health concerns including anxiety, stress, depression, low motivation, trauma, and struggles relating to identity and life-purpose. I also have intimate knowledge of the mental health issues surrounding disability, chronic illness, and chronic pain.
Registered Social Worker
phone: 416 678 2340
email: jakefarr@authenticselfcs.com
websites: www.authenticselfcs.com
https://www.facebook.com/authenticselfcs/
location: West Durham
medium: virtual and phone
fee: $150 - limited sliding scales spots
I use the pronouns He/They and identify as trans masculine. I am white identifying. I see all folks, but predominantly most of the clients are seeking support for gender and/or sexuality. I work in a anti-o, trauma informed, feminist, body positive, sex positive harm reduction client centered approached.
I do utilize different modalities, CBT, Narrative, Inner child, solution focused and talk therapy. I have increased focus on those exploring and identifying as trans, which includes resource finding, secondary assessment for gender affirming surgeries and surgery readiness letters. Virtual sessions at the moment.
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
phone: 613 849 8428
email: sarah@keelan-bishop.com
website: www.keelan-bishop.com
location: Canada-wide
medium: virtual & phone
fee: $120-160
serving: adult individuals
I’m a queer, femme, New Zealand-born settler. I provide in-culture, trauma-informed therapy to neurodivergent folks of all genders. People work with me to process their lived experiences of autism, ADHD, anxiety disorders, and more. My healing-centred approach creates space to safely unmask and explore your authentic self.
Clinically, I draw from acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT), internal family systems therapy (IFS), and narrative therapy.
As a birth and adoptive parent, I have a special interest in working with members of kinship constellations and other non-normative family systems.
Registered Psychotherapist
website: www.deepwelltherapy.com
bookings: https://aws-portal.owlpractice.ca/deepwelltherapy/booking
email: hello@deepwelltherapy.com
location: Virtual only, based out of Toronto
fee: 146.90$ HST-inclusive
Sliding scale currently full
serving: individuals 18+
I'm a queer cis-femme settler relational therapist, and strive to offer a trauma-informed approach, collaborating with clients on how they best feel supported. I draw on relational and feminist psychodynamic therapy that recognizes how our identities, ways of being with others, strategies of survival are shaped by state and social forces, systemic oppression and past wounds. I work from a ENM/poly, queer, enby/trans, neurodivergent, kink, sex work, harm reduction and fat liberationist informed lens. I recognize that colonialist/traditional therapy spaces have often failed to recognize how social injustices shape our access and framing of mental health, and strive to offer an affirming space that encompases a holistic understanding of the socio-political context of our collective wellness. We are collaborators in the therapy space. You're standing from a whole different vantage point, and I want to get to know what you see.
Sex Therapist/Registered Psychotherapist
website: tynanrhea.com
email: tynanrhea@gmail.com
location: online; regulated with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. Can practice in most provinces except Quebec
medium: virtual/phone
fee: $150 for individuals
$200 for relationships
no sliding scale available at this time
serving: individuals, couples
I take a non-pathologizing, non-judgmental, holistic approach to sexuality that incorporates an understanding of how our sexuality is shaped by the relationship between socio-political context, culture, identities, mind, body, and spirituality. I believe sexuality in all its forms are legitimate and positive (including all forms of asexuality) when practiced in a compassionate, caring, consensual environment. My practice emphasizes play and curiosity as antidotes to sexual shame and frustration. I've worked with people on sexual communication, sexual shame, desire dispairty (differences in sexual desire in relationships), neurodivergence and sexuality, childhood sexual abuse, Persistant Genital Arousal Disorder, Vaginismus/Vulvadynia, sex after birth, sex after gender affirming surgery, sexual compulsions/addictions, exploring kink and/or polyamory, sex and chronic pain, and I am open to expanding my experience and knowledge with other sexuality topics.
Registered Psychotherapist &
Art Therapist
phone: 647-849-4486
email: therapywithemilyhostland@gmail.com
website: therapywithemily.ca
location: Bloor & Christie
medium: virtual and in-person
fee: $150 /60 min
availability: Tuesday mornings, Wednesday morning & afternoons, Thursday afternoons
serving: 16+ years old individuals
focus: Working with youth and adults, offering support with a variety of goals and challenges including trauma, anxiety, depression and finding meaning in life.
I am a white cisgender woman who was born in Canada. I aim to create safe and inclusive spaces. It is important for counselling to feel safe and comfortable for everyone, and especially important for those who have experienced discrimination, oppression and relational trauma.
My approach is informed by Expressive Arts Therapy, Internal Family Systems, sensorimotor approaches, the nervous system, polyvagal theory, attachment theory and trauma-informed therapies. I offer experiential sessions using Internal Family Systems, mindfulness, the arts and internal work so that sessions can offer new experiences, be meaningful, and deepen learning and discovery. I aim to bring fun and enjoyment to the process.
I offer a free 15min consultation to answer questions and make sure I am a good fit for you.
Registered Psychotherapist
phone: 416-553-6759
email: lesliekirsh.psychotherapy@gmail.com
medium: currently virtual
fee: $120-150 for individuals,
$175-195 for families
serving: Individuals, youth, families (both with youth and with adults)
Leslie is a queer, white, cis psychotherapist who works with individuals, parents and families. Leslie trained as a family therapist in Attachment Based Family Therapy, which is foundational to her practice. Leslie works with young people and their parents, adults and their parents, siblings (both youth and adults), as well as complex relationships between friends. In individual therapy, Leslie is curious about the client's relationship to their family of origin, as well as
chosen family, and how those formative relationships have shaped their understanding of themselves and of their world. She uses complementary modalities including: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Therapy
She approaches her practice from an anti-racist/anti-oppressive and trauma-informed lens, helping clients understand the connections between structural oppressions (e.g. transphobia and racism) and mental well-being.
Leslie has extensive experience facilitating support groups for parents who have just learned of their child’s gender identity or sexuality and specializes in working with queer and trans youth.
Leslie Kirsh is a registered psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. Previous to starting private practice, Leslie worked for a children’s mental health agency providing
therapy for youth and their families. She is a mother to two children.
Registered Psychotherapist
phone: 647-700-8610
email: kthrnking@gmail.com
website: www.kingpsychotherapy.com
location: Mon-Fri in person at
320 Danforth
medium: virtual
fee: $150-175
serving: Individuals, couples/relationships, & supervision clients (CRPO recognized)
I'm a queer psychotherapist with 10+ years of experience, trained in Relational Psychotherapy and CBT & MBCT modalities. My approach is client centred and conversational, and I work with a broad range of issues. Many of my clients are working creatives. I also provide supervision for new and experienced psychotherapists.
Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist
phone: 289 809 1009
website: www.hopestarttherapy.com
email: mariya@hopestarttherapy.com
location: North York, Ontario (but can also see clients in Alberta)
medium: virtual & phone coaching
fee: $150/60 minutes for individuals, $250/60 minutes for couples & families
serving: individuals, couples, families, adults, teens, children, including those who experience chronic emotional dysregulation, complex trauma, chronic suicidality, self harm or symptoms/traits of CPTSD and BPD
I am a queer white european settler from Ukraine and a first generation immigrant, I have lived experience with mental illness so I understand both sides of the coin. My practice is wholly DBT-informed and takes on a trauma informed, anti oppressive, harm reduction, and systemic lens in practice.
Certified Psychologist
(Supervised Practice)
website: https://remedycentre.ca/team/allison-kirschbaum/
email: a.kirschbaum@remedycentre.ca
medium: virtual only
fee: $250/hr
serving: adults, individuals, couples
My clinical approach is informed by feminist social justice schol
arship and is rooted in values of diversity, inclusion, and anti-oppression. I specialize in working with issues related to sexuality, gender, and LGBT health as well as mental health concerns including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, borderline personality disorder, stress related to chronic illness, and low self-worth. I often work with couples exploring or working with: kink, polyamory, infidelity, fetishes, gender transition, sexual dysfunction, and low/discordant sexual desire.
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
phone: 647-849-4486
email: hello@daniellelancastertherapy.com
website: daniellelancastertherapy.com
medium: virtual
fee: $145 per session. Sliding scale available.
serving: Individuals 18+
Danielle is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. Danielle supports individuals navigating various struggles and mental health challenges. Danielle works a lot with adult children of addicts and/or parents with emotional struggles. She works to create a practice that is anti-oppressive, and trauma-informed. She strives to offer warmth and curiosity while drawing from a variety of diverse and effective modalities to best support the needs of her clients. Danielle recognizes that healing is a complex and ongoing process and honors the courage displayed by clients in the counselling room.
Psychotherapist in Training
(working under a Registered Psychotherapist whose name appears on my receipts).
email: hello@lindsaybeattietherapy.com
website: https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/838999
location: west end Toronto
medium: virtual, phone & in person
fee: $65-110
serving: individual, couples & multiples
I am a white settler from Irish and Scottish heritage, Queer and non-binary femme.
I'm a Therapist in training at TIRP and I practice under supervision. I'm offering video and phone sessions.
Psychotehrapist & SEP
phone: 647-560-0196
email: rogula.weronika@gmail.com
website: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists/weronika-rogula-toronto-on/402866
location: Ontario
medium: virtual
fee: $150-300
serving: adults individuals, couples, constellations
Hi, I'm Weronika.
I'm a politicized psychotherapist and somatics practitioner who works virtually in Ontario. My work is grounded in embodied healing and social justice and my practice is informed by anti-racist and anti-oppressive praxis; queer and feminist politics; body and sex positive values; kink awareness; harm reduction; and trauma-informed frameworks. I employ a holistic approach that is relational, trauma-informed and anti-oppressive.
I work with queer and trans people as an individual and couples therapist and have over fifteen years of experience supporting people with gender and sexual identity; relationship issues; anxiety and depression; grief and loss; suicidal ideation; eating disorders; substance use; and trauma in the context of trauma-informed therapy and social justice organizing.
Registered Psychotherapist
phone: 416-402-1946
email: robynpsychotherapy@gmail.com
website: robynbolivar.com
location: Ontario
medium: virtual
fee: 50min = 145 + HST,
couples 60 mins = $190 + HST
serving: adults; individuals, couples or 2+ people in session (ie: family therapy)
I mainly practice Emotionally focused therapy with couples but I also offer parts work (IFS), DBT, and trauma informed feminist practice w individuals. My work strives to be culturally competent and is also anti-capitalist.
I work with many folks who define themselves as poly or non-monogamous. I’m sex work and kink positive.
I also offer sex therapy to clients. Other areas of focus are; C-PTSD, ADHD, relationship satisfaction, queer therapy.
Social Worker, Psychotherapist and Violence Prevention Educator
phone: 905-741-5920
email: admin@frondtofern.ca
location: Ontario
medium: virtual
fee: $180 for individual or family sessions
Discounted rate for post-secondary students.
serving: teens, young adults and families
I support teens and young adults who've lost their connection with life. Ideally, we'll help you find your internal glimmer and help it become part of you again.
I specialize in trauma, ADHD and gender-affirming care
Clinical Associate Psychotherapist
phone: 647-691-3537
email: ali@charlottepidgeon.com
website: www.charlottepidgeon.com/ali location: Toronto
medium: virtual, phone
fee: $140 plus HST, sliding scale available
serving: adults
Ali is trained in spiritual counselling and works well with grief, psychiatric trauma, psychosis, DID, BPD, complex cases including addiction. She uses IFS, EFT, somatic practices and psychodynamic therapies.
Registered Psychotherapist and Sex Therapist
phone: 905 439 2361
email: psychotherapywithdiane@gmail.com website: www.psychotherapywithdianecassidy.com
location: Whitby
medium: virtual
fee: $150-170
serving: individuals and couples
I identify as a caucasian butch lesbian. I am an RN and an RP. I do couples therapy, and sex therapy. I also work with trauma, polyamory, and trans communities. I use IFS, CBT, and am client-centered.
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
email: naomi@thecompassionporject.ca
website:https://www.thecompassionproject.ca/naomi-reesorlocation: Ontario
medium: virtual
fee: $120 for individuals, $140 for couples; some sliding scale options available
serving: 13+, individuals and couples
I identify as a white queer cis-woman, and am sex-positive, kink-positive, and fat-positive.
My practice is based in Hamilton but I plan on working in the west-end of Toronto once we are in-person again. Credentials are RP(Q) and I am supervised by an RP as well.
I work from a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and harm reductionist framework, primarily working with clients dealing with anxiety, body-image, and issues related to gender and sexual identity. I also see couples and youth 13+. I work from an integrative approach incorporating emotion-focused therapy, CBT, DBT, and somatic-based practises.
Social Worker
phone: 647-699-3700
email: andrea@andrearowelltherapy.com
website: andrearowelltherapy.com
locations: 489 College St. and 211 Danforth Ave
medium: in person, phone & virtual
fee: $180 (sliding scale available)
serving: Individuals; adults and adolescents (16+)
If you're working through difficult life transitions, this can come with stress, depression, anxiety, and perhaps burnout. You may be wondering how to protect your relationships and/or work life through difficult transitions. I can work with you through these main challenges. Often these challenges can be accentuated by ADHD. I have the experience to work with you in a way that will support you to recognize your strengths and to use them to find a way forward.
OCSWSSW & NSCSW Registered Social Worker
phone: 905-586-6973
email: info@christyogleytherapy.ca
website: christyogleytherapy.ca
locations: serving Ontario, Québec and Nova Scotia
medium: virtual
fee: $140
languages: English, French
serving: individual adults
Hello, I’m Christy Ogley-Bramer.
Feeling tired? Anxious? On edge and beginning to disconnect from the people around
you? We will work together to identify your specific stressors, connect the dots between
challenges, and learn new strategies to cope.
At times, you may find having a safe place to share your feelings is more important than
figuring out what to do about it, and that’s okay. I have a warm and pragmatic, skills-
based approach, tailoring the amount of structure in session to your needs. If you
choose to do EMDR with me, there is more structure involved, but you’ll remain in
control and able to decide what is and isn’t comfortable for you.
Cultural knowledge is important to me – including language, country of origin, religion,
identity, and understanding unique workplace cultures. As a social worker, I am always
thinking of systems, resources, oppressions, and the bigger picture.
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
phone: 647-699-3700
email: jesselawther@gmail.com
website: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists/jesse-lawther-toronto-on/1095569
locations: Toronto
medium: virtual
fee: $140 / 50 minute session
serving: individual adults age +18
Jesse works with clients who are in the midst of change; grieving what once was, what could have been, and facing the uncertainty of what’s next. Their approach is a blend of approaches including elements from internal family systems, spiritually-integrated psychotherapy, mindfulness & experiential techniques, and cognitive therapies. Their therapy style is warm, collaborative, and conversational.
Statement of Settlerhood / Land Acknowledgement
The devastating impacts of European colonization and Western imperialism pushed my parents to migrate decades ago from their indigenous homeland of Lebanon to Turtle Island, in search of "peace" and "stability".
My family's presence here is not accidental, neutral, forced, or without profound impact on the people and wildlife it has displaced.
We are settlers.
I was born and raised on land that was violently stolen from its original stewards: the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnaabe, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples.
I continue to live, work and raise children on this land, teaching them about our sacred responsibilities and the implications of our presence here.
I turn to community and elders to learn about these, and what it means to decolonize, as a settler benefiting from a money-based vocation on stolen land.
My decolonizing praxis is an imperfect one that wrestles every day with colonial entanglements and the many traps and seductions of capitalism.
Rather than promise you a 'decolonized' service, I offer you an acknowledgement of where I'm at today:
On an ongoing journey of unlearning, relearning, reflecting, acting, seeking to know better, trying again, stumbling, failing, reflecting, relearing ....... and so on. It is flawed, and it most definitely welcomes feedback.
This is the path I walk towards a desired Right Relationship with this land, water, and Indigenous peoples –
my cross-continental cousins and hosts in this lifetime.
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