Find a Therapist in Port Perry, Ontario.

Through the use of various therapeutic modalities and interventions, I work with individuals, couples and children to understand and address problematic thoughts, feelings and behaviours. I will assist you in identifying your preferred self-identity and together, we will explore new perspectives, working toward improving your relationships and helping you act in congruence with the values and beliefs that are most important to you.

I suspect you are reading this because you are wanting to understand yourself more and because you know you have some healing to do! Perhaps a close friend or relative has lovingly suggested (or maybe not so lovingly?!) that you need to get working on your issues, the things that are interfering with you moving forward into more satisfying relationships with others, yourself and God. After almost 30 years of counselling individuals and families, I still count it a privilege to be able to help people make sense of their unique story and to find ways to grow and change and become the person they were meant to be! I would be delighted to help you!!

My approach to psychotherapy centers on providing a compassionate, collaborative space where clients feel safe to explore and process their unique experiences. I understand that life’s challenges can be overwhelming, and seeking support is a powerful, courageous step toward growth and healing. With a focus on empathy, nonjudgment, and respect, I work alongside clients to identify underlying patterns and build healthy coping mechanisms that foster resilience. Choosing to work with a skilled, understanding therapist can be essential in navigating difficult times, as it offers dedicated guidance to help clients uncover their strengths, create meaningful change, and cultivate a more balanced and

I am a transformative and depth psychotherapist. This means that I look beyond the symptoms in order to assist my clients in discovering a more meaningful and fulfilling way to cope with life's inevitable dips and conflicts. It does little long lasting good to treat only the consequences of deeply ensconced processes that we have little knowledge of. While working with me, my clients and I go to where the root cause of their issues reside and gently and safely observe them and understand them with the ultimate goal of gaining control over them.

Psychotherapy is a collabortive process between the therapist and client. Together, we explore and adjust your thoughts, feelings and behaviors that may be maintining a depressed mood, anxiety, or problems in your relationships. We work together to solve problems, and to improve your over all sense of well-being. Psychotherapy requires a safe and supportive client therapist relationship, and my relaxed and friendly approach facilitates this therapeutic process.

I offer a safe space for clients to reach their full potential through a therapeutic relationship that is based on the clients goals. Clients will be able to discover new things about themselves and find new ways to confront any struggles that they may be facing. Through psychotherapy clients often find their strengths and new insights that lead them closer to a fulfilled life.

Beginning psychotherapy can be an exciting, yet nerve-wracking, process. I commend you on taking this first step your journey, and I am here to walk alongside you and support you through it. Perhaps you are looking to process a newfound mental health diagnosis, emotions, your relationship, or your past experiences. As a therapist, I am here to support you in better understanding what is bringing you here and finding a pathway to navigating it that best suits you. My wish is that you leave our sessions feeling heard, supported, and more empowered. Connect with me today for a free consultation to begin your journey.

Psychotherapy helps you understand yourself, how your mind works and more about who you are. It enables you to look at what is working for you in your life and what is no longer working. It can help when it feels like life is falling apart. We have skilled therapists trained in all the modern approaches of working through painful experiences and challenging times. We've helped over 500 individuals in Durham Ontario Canada and are proud to receive Canada's award for best mental health provider in Durham Region for 2024. We offer cognitive behavioural therapy, the most frequently recommended treatment by medical doctors for mental health wellness.

My approach to counselling is attachment based and trauma informed. I have extensive training in Emotionally-Focused Therapy, the gold standard in couple's therapy, which I apply in my work with couples, families, and individuals. During our sessions I take an engaged and active role in the process, focused on helping you to identify the areas where you may be stuck and working with you to make changes aligned with your goals.

Psychotherapy is an opportunity to discover parts of yourself that you feel have been lost, hurt or unheard. Psychotherapy takes many different forms, but you can expect to be heard, respected, valued and met with curiosity and compassion. My approach to psychotherapy is person centred, meaning that the client chooses the pace and the direction, while the therapist provides gentle guidance and encouragement to move deeper into understanding and self-compassion.

Talk therapy provides an opportunity to learn skills that will keep the emotional "trash can" empty and help develop a healthy self. Healthy emotions stimulate the human fueling system promoting positive growth, strength to create solutions and manage life challenges. Maintaining a healthy emotional/spiritual system is as important to life as sustaining a healthy heart. The emotional, physcial and spiritual persons are team players in the "game of life". Each player has a specific position in the game of life and is dependant on the other players to score health and wellness. Ignoring any one of these players for too long will affect their ability to score life goals: happiness, peace.

Psychotherapy is a longer journey that examines the present and the past to identify the repeated patterns of unhelpful approaches you take to dealing with your life's challenges. It's a process that fosters self-discovery, helping you uncover your strengths, resilience, and psychological awareness. One of the key challenges is to maintain a balance between exploring the past and staying present, ensuring you don't overlook something important in your current life. Trust and kindness during your therapy naturally evolve in good psychotherapy.

Psychotherapy is a form of talk therapy that helps you examine your qualities and characteristics aiming to assist you with an enhanced awareness of yourself and your relationships with others in order to foster healthy growth and development. Getting to know one another in the counselling context involves entering into a mutually agreed upon course of counselling specifically designed to assist you in your journey toward recovery, healing and optimal health and functioning. It does take courage and it is important for you to feel comfortable and connect with your counsellor. I look forward to discussing this further with you. Contact me for further information.

Through the use of acceptance and mindfulness strategies, I can help clients to be fully present in the moment and to accept otherwise negative emotions. Commitment and behavior change strategies help clients to change or persist in behaviors more in line with their own values. Used together these strategies increase client’s psychological flexibility.

Psychotherapy has been found to be an effective form of aiding in your health & well-being. My goal is to help you to optimize your overall health as mental/emotional/spiritual wellness plays a key role in your physical well-being. I believe that the difficulties and challenges that you are struggling with are a normal and understandable reaction to damaging circumstances that you have been through. With my guidance and support I encourage you to explore these areas in your life that have been influenced and tap into your unique and innocent talents and strengths to work to overcome the harmful effects of those circumstances. I draw on a variety of approaches to meet your unique needs.

Psychotherapy allows you to have a space to express the thoughts and feelings you have been struggling with. Individual psychotherapy sessions aim to understand your worldview and gain insight by linking your issues from possible reoccurring life patterns. A personalized treatment plan will be collaboratively made depending on the problem you are struggling with and the outcomes you are hoping to get from therapy.

I use several research-based theories for individual counseling CBT, DBT & ACT. These theories provide practical skills that can help you gain a better understanding of yourself. By reframing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, we can reduce emotional suffering. In my work as a mental health nurse, I have had the privilege of working with many people struggling with difficult situations and trauma. My approach is to be present, empathetic, and to understand the clients’ prospective. Relationships take hard work and commitment. Giving each person a place to voice their side of the story and be heard by their partner can often iron out the wrinkles in a relationship & help couples reconnect.

Are you struggling with feeling "not quite yourself" lately? Has this begun to make it difficult to function in your day-to-day life? Perhaps the pandemic's got you down or you are challenged by past trauma or regret. Inner Alchemy Psychotherapy can help you reframe your perspective and life story, opening you up to new and different possibilities for what you had previously imagined for yourself. If you have always lived your life on the fringe and have always felt doubtful that you'd find a therapist who would "get" you, Inner Alchemy Psychotherapy is for you. My ideal clients are those who have alternative approaches to relationship, spirituality, and lifestyle.

Life can be hard. Help is here for you. Challenges and problems are part of life. It's good to reach out for help. You are the expert in your life, in your goals, values and aspirations. I am here to provide tools, accountability, support, encouragement and help in revealing to you all your inner awesomeness. I have unwavering confidence in your capabilities and potential, even when you find it hard to see them. Together we create a place to step back and gain perspective, test ideas, create solutions and move towards a life that is fulfilling, meaningful and connected.

I primarily use Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) to support individuals, couples and families to get the supportive relationships they need to be safe, secure and grow in life. EFT is designed to provide opportunities to express vulnerable emotions to loved ones so that one can be clearly understood and valued by the most important people in your life. Even in individual therapy, there are powerful techniques used to safely access unacknowledged (often painful) emotions in connection to oneself and others. EFT is based on our knowledge of the importance of close bonds with others and has over 20 years of research that verifies its success. Call me for a confidential consult.

Hailey has completed a certificate in trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy and has worked extensively with people who have undergone trauma in her role as a Crisis Intervention Counsellor at Victim Services of Durham Region. Hailey provides cognitive behavioural therapy to children, adolescents, and adults who have experienced trauma. Hailey provides psycho-education about trauma and it's effects, assists clients in processing their trauma through creating a trauma narrative, and provides safety-planning and goal-setting for the future.

If you are new to this, welcome to the world Psychotherapy! It is a process of self-awareness geared to improve the relationship with yourself and others. Most physical and emotional symptoms we suffer from are a reflection of the stress and struggles we face. My approach includes Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness which are traditional approaches to treat most common issues. These can be integrated with Clinical Hypnotherapy, Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) and Biofeedback. Both, therapist and you should be comfortable with the approach utilized to maximize results. You may decide to follow the treatment in person, or online. Looking forward to working with you!