Find a Therapist in Etobicoke, Ontario.

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.

Psychotherapy offers a safe, collaborative space to explore your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours, and to work toward meaningful change. My approach is client-centred and tailored to your unique needs, drawing on evidence-based methods such as EFT, CBT, and trauma-informed care. Together, we identify patterns that may be holding you back, develop practical coping strategies, and build on your strengths to improve emotional well-being, relationships, and overall quality of life. Whether you’re facing stress, anxiety, depression, life transitions, or a desire for deeper self-understanding, psychotherapy can help you gain clarity, heal, and create a more balanced, fulfilling life.

Are you feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure of how to move forward? I’m Simona Ilieva, a Registered Psychotherapist, and I’m here to help. Whether you're facing anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, or life transitions, I offer individualized therapy to help you navigate these challenges. Together, we’ll explore your concerns, identify strengths, and develop strategies to create meaningful change. You deserve a life that feels fulfilling and balanced. Therapy is a powerful tool for self-discovery and healing. Let’s take the first step toward a more empowered, peaceful future together. Book a free consultation today.

I believe therapy is about discovering yourself with greater compassion, not fixing something that's broken. My approach is holistic, trauma-informed, and rooted in Narrative Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and attachment-based principles. Before becoming a therapist, I worked as a special education teacher, which deepened my appreciation for every person's unique experiences and strengths. Together, we'll explore what has shaped you, build self-trust, and create meaningful change that supports healthier relationships and a more authentic life.

Psychotherapy offers a safe, supportive space to explore your thoughts, emotions, and life experiences. My approach is collaborative and tailored to your unique needs, drawing on evidence-based methods like CBT, Narrative Therapy, and Mindfulness. Together, we’ll work toward greater clarity, emotional balance, and practical coping strategies. The goal is to help you build resilience, improve relationships, and rediscover meaning—empowering you to move forward with confidence and hope.

My approach does not focus on discussing what may be wrong with you, but rather explore your experiences, your strengths, and collectively search for a balance in your life through psychotherapeutic interventions and psychoeducation. If you do not know why you have come to this page but you feel something may be off, please connect. Together we will work on better understanding you. My goal is for my nonjudgmental and inclusive approach to collaborate with you to best meet your needs and life goals through strength-based narrative, solution-focused, emotion-focused, and cognitive-behavioural modalities.

Psychotherapy is commonly known as talk therapy. The main goal with psychotherapy is to help individuals with their mental health. Psychotherapists practice from a variety of evidence-based modalities. Together, we will determine your goals and decide which approach to take. Please contact me to schedule a free 15-minute consultation where we can explore your presenting concern, determine if we are a good fit for therapy and I can answer any questions that you may have.

I provide compassionate, personalized psychotherapy designed to meet your unique needs. Drawing from evidence-based therapies like Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and mindfulness techniques, I support you in exploring your emotions, understanding patterns, and developing practical skills to cope with life’s challenges. Whether you’re facing anxiety, stress, trauma, or relationship struggles, I create a safe, nonjudgmental space where healing and growth can happen. Together, we’ll work toward building resilience, fostering self-awareness, and creating meaningful, lasting change.

You can work through your life issues! Psychotherapy is different from counseling. Counseling is working with current life issues and discussing them, processing emotions, and creating action plans to improve issues. Psychotherapy is deeper healing work where we explore how your current life in various areas has potentially been impacted by your early life and your life until now, and the beliefs and schemas that you formulated through those. We work with both the past and present simultaneously to heel wounds that occurred, big or small, and how to transform those into shifted behavior in the now. We will work with your thoughts, your emotions, and your behaviors in a manner that is unique.

As a gestalt psychotherapist, who pairs gestalt training with somatic experiencing I can help support you in healing from your trauma. No one in the Niagara Region utilizes the combination of these therapies and applies them to working with couples in crisis. I am sorry to say but popular approaches to healing trauma like CBT will provide only temporary relief at best. If you want to get to the root of your trauma and heal somatic experiencing (SE) is what you need and when supported with the power of relational gestalt therapy you will shift your shit! SE focuses on regulating your nervous system. Gestalt focuses on awareness, contact and authenticity, it will help being relational.

Therapy with me is a space where you don’t have to have it all figured out. Together, we’ll explore what’s been weighing on you and identify what meaningful, realistic change can look like in your life. Clients often say they feel seen, grounded, and better able to cope after our sessions. My approach is compassionate, down-to-earth, and collaborative—focused on helping you understand yourself more deeply, shift long-standing patterns, and move through life with more clarity, confidence, and self-trust.

My approach to psychotherapy is grounded in compassion, collaboration, and authenticity. I use an integrative, evidence-based approach to help you navigate life's challenges, discover your strengths, develop strategies, and work towards your personal growth and well-being. I invite you to reach out for a free consultation today. Together, we will embark on a transformative journey to access your potential to lead a meaningful and fulfilling life.