Find a Therapist in Etobicoke, Ontario.

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.

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.

Life can come with various ups and downs, and at times, the low's can create a negative state in one's well being. Psychotherapy with me offers a holistic approach to your well-being, ensuring that a safe and collaborative approach is adopted to support individuals growth towards greater psychological wellbeing. Therapy varies based on client needs, and the eclectic approach I take allows for flexibility based on client concerns.

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.

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.

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.

Psychotherapy provides a valuable opportunity for self-exploration and personal growth. I offer a client-centered approach, integrating various therapeutic techniques to address your unique needs and goals. Whether you're dealing with specific mental health issues or seeking general self-improvement, we’ll work together to explore your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours in a supportive environment. My aim is to help you gain insight, develop coping strategies, and achieve meaningful change in your life. Reach out to schedule a free 15-minute consultation to begin your journey toward personal growth and healing.

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.

In a safe manner, we will discuss the goals of therapy and identify the challenges that you are facing. Through therapy, we rebuild self-esteem and self-confidence and empower you to create positive and meaningful change. Areas of specializations include anxiety, depression, anger management, family conflict and self-esteem. This works well with individual and couples counselling.mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I provide a welcoming space where clients can explore challenges, emotions, and patterns in their lives. Together, we work on understanding experiences, improving coping skills, and creating practical strategies for growth. Clients benefit by gaining clarity, confidence, and emotional balance, empowering them to face challenges with resilience and a renewed sense of well-being.

Therapy can provide a safe emotional space in which your experiences can be explored with the support of a therapist. Throughout my work with clients, I bring an authentic, compassionate, and curious presence and strive to help clients access their own inherent wisdom, strength, and resilience. I work with individuals, couples and families. Book a free consultation to explore if we are a good fit for therapy.

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 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.