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Psychotherapy provides a transformative journey towards gaining perspective, insight, and self-awareness, equipping you with the skills and tools for comprehensive well-being—physically, mentally, and spiritually. At Atlas Therapy, our commitment extends to continually enhancing our expertise through new training and innovative approaches, ensuring optimal support for our clients on their therapeutic journeys. The scientific validation of psychotherapy attests to its efficacy in addressing diverse issues. Nevertheless, our ultimate objective at Atlas is to empower our clients to navigate life's challenges long after our time together.

In all of the work that I do with clients, there are some primary goals: Promote understanding and eliminate ambiguity. It is only through understanding that we can create comprehensive and meaningful change. I also focus quite heavily on exploring tools and treatment methods with my clients so that they can find their desired change. I incorporate elements of cognitive and behavioural interventions along with a myriad of psychological principles into my psychotherapeutic work.

Individuals often come to psychotherapy when the coping strategies they were previously using are no longer helpful, and potentially, they have become problematic or destructive. Together we will explore the areas of your life that are frustrating you or causing you pain, and/or discuss situations or relationships from the past that are still impacting your life today.

Psychotherapy, or commonly known as talk therapy, is our approach for treating mental health challenges. Psychotherapy includes a wide variety of techniques and interventions to treat a mental health challenges. Talking to a psychotherapist has been proven to have improvements with emotional and psychological well-being. Psychotherapy has been linked to positive changes in the brain and body.

As a marriage and family therapist and a social worker, I have been providing psychotherapy to individuals, couples and families for over 15 years. Individual work related to loss and grief, self-esteem/confidence, anxiety/depression, addictions, intimacy challenges, sex and sexulaity, childhood and adult abuse, parenting and life tansitions makes up a significant portion of the work I do. I also provide relationship counselling for any relationship you have that is struggling - this includes couples, families, friends and business partners. Whether you are looking for yourself or for one of your relationships, therapy can assist you in reaching your individual and relational potential

Psychotherapy with me involves building a mutually respectful and collaborative therapeutic alliance so that we can safely and openly address and process your issues. Through this process, you can gain valuable insight and self-knowledge. I believe that change happens when you become fully self-aware of your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, and from that point on you can choose how you would like to think, feel, and behave going forward.

Psychotherapy is talk therapy. I can an eclectic approach drawing on several modalities including psychodynamic, narrative, dialectical behavioural and solution- focused. The way we approach your healing will be specific to you and your needs. Our work together will be collaborative as we engage in an ongoing dialogue aimed toward your healing and growth, ensuring that you feel heard, respected and validated. Reach out for a free consultation; I look forward to talking with you.

My approach to Psychotherapy is dynamic in that I use a variety of integrative modalities. I believe that it is important to be able provide clients with various treatment models, as we are each client is unique. In addition, I use Mindfulness and a Sensorimotor approach throughout my psychotherapeutic services, as it is a necessary part of the healing journey.

Psychotherapy is a dynamic process that provides great explanations for understanding human behavior. Personality development begins during the first years of life. Children born into warm and empathic environments are likely to grow into healthy adults. If this nurturing is absent personality disorders can develop. Psychotherapy explains some of these derailments. Without help many people continue to function in dysfunctional ways. The barriers erected to survive in the past become harmful to their present situation. Psychotherapy helps people re-gain a feeling of safety and self esteem. Through this restoration people are then able to begin enjoying more meaningful relationships.

Psychotherapy provides a safe and confidential space to explore and address various mental health concerns. Through therapy, individuals can gain a better understanding of their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It can help develop coping skills, improve communication and interpersonal relationships , and enhance self-esteem and self-confidence. Furthermore, psychotherapy offers support during challenging times, promotes personal growth, and empowers individuals to make positive changes in their lives.