Individual Therapy 

We see clients for a variety of issues including:

• Depression
• Anxiety and worry
  • Post-traumatic Stress Disorder 
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Social Anxiety
  • Generalized Anxiety
  • Panic Disorder
  • Phobias
• Self-esteem and confidence issues
• Anger
• Relationship problems
• Work stress
• Parenting stress
• Grief and loss
• Health problems (including chronic pain)​

Individual therapy is tailored to your needs.  Sessions are 50 minutes long.  We work together to determine the optimal frequency and course of therapy.

The therapists in our practice draw on a variety of evidence-based therapy approaches including: 

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - focused on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns
• Schema Therapy - a variant of CBT focused on longstanding thinking patterns or core beliefs that are unhelpful and creating current problems and distress
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) - based on CBT with a greater emphasis on emotional regulation and interpersonal and social functioning
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies, together with commitment and behavior change strategies, to increase psychological flexibility
  
• Mindfulness-based strategies- emphasis on being present-focused, non-judgmental, non-reactive, and accepting of our own experience
• Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) - focused on increasing emotional awareness and  emotion regulation

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