Is therapy for you?

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Therapy is about developing new insights into patterns of thought, emotions and behaviors that are currently impacting your life. Awareness is the precursor of change and engaging in a process of exploration will assist us in determining the unmet needs these patterns represent to identify alternative ways of knowing, being and doing.   

Benefits of therapy

You will experience:

•  a heightened sense of self
• more meaning and purpose in your life
• healthy relationships and interactions with others
• improved emotional and physical health
• a renewed interest in life 
• an openness to experimenting with new coping skills

Safety, trust and change are co-created experiences between you and me that honor our respective boundaries and that respect your individual needs. 

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning how to dance in the rain."

- Vivian Greene 

Change is a process

Change does not happen over night

You are the expert of your life, not the therapist 

1. The therapist/person fit is the catalyst for effective therapy.  My skills and style must align with your needs.  t sessions to every three weeks or thereafter. 

 Healing is not about getting over or fixing something, yet rather a process for moving through and forward.   

Commitment, Consistency and Practice are essential to your growth. 

Practice is key.  I often say the real change occurs between sessions as you are living your life.  Applying the skills and practices discussed in sessions are key to affecting the changes you desire. 

While progress is defined differently, it is important to recognize what feels and "is" different for you. A shift in your self-views, relationships, a decrease in symptoms, behaviours, or emotional intensity and willingness to establish boundaries can be considered as a measure of progress (though not representative of all progress indicators).

Committing to your personal needs is the greatest gift you can give to yourself and for many, this may present as a challenge.  Creating these shifts in therapy may require additional resourcing between sessions- beyond the practice tasks discussed.  

Recommended readings, podcasts, meditation, increasing physical movement or scheduling time in nature can support you through this process of change. 

Understanding the difference between the three can alleviate confusion and determine which service, to begin with. It is also important to confirm your Health Benefits as not all services may be covered. 

Psychiatrists: medical doctors who require referrals from your doctor and who can diagnose and prescribe medications. OHIP coverage

Psychologists:  Can provide therapy and educational and psychological assessments. They do not diagnose nor prescribe medication and are not covered by OHIP. 

Psychotherapists provide therapy to help people to process experiences , cope with mental health issues and life transitions. They are unique in their style, approach and modalities they use. 

Psychotherapists are not covered by OHIP.