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Psychotherapy can be life-changing; you may need a few sessions or more in-depth work, but we will collaborate to meet your needs. There are many types of psychotherapy, all of which involve talking to someone you can confide in and trust to have your best interests at heart. I offer a person-centred approach to meet your unique needs and work with you on your best strategy for meeting life’s challenges.

Psychotherapy helps clients explore the past roots of the issues they are struggling with in order to make lasting changes. Unresolved issues from our childhood and the past can deeply impact our current lives. Past emotional injuries can be impacting our present in ways we are not always aware of. We provide a safe and supportive place to process past experiences in order to see lasting change.

Psychotherapy with me is not about managing symptoms — it is about transformation. This work is for people who are not satisfied with simply adapting to life’s stressors but are ready to evolve. My approach is relational, cognitive-science-informed, and deeply existential. Together, we look beyond strategies and explore how your internal systems — emotional, relational, and cognitive — have been shaped by your history, your relationships, and your experiences. This is not passive work. It is an engaged process of rediscovering the self, reconnecting with vitality, and transforming the systems that create disconnection, burnout, and emotional stagnation.

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.

Psychotherapy provides a supportive space to explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences, fostering understanding and personal growth. I create a compassionate, non-judgmental environment where you feel safe to be heard. My client-centered, collaborative, and strength-based approach helps identify your existing strengths while addressing challenges. Together, we develop practical coping strategies, build resilience, and gain clarity. Over time, therapy can improve emotional well-being, enhance self-awareness, and empower you to navigate life’s challenges with greater confidence and balance.

Psychotherapy is one way of working through depression, anxiety, personality disorders,eating disorders, addictions, marriage and family issues (to name some). The process can vary depending on an indivduals needs and struggles. I work from the cognitive behaiour and the dialectical behavioral models to help individuals learn and grow as people, and aquire tools to help cope with their struggles.

I offer a unique form of Psychotherapy that uses therapeutic art making combined with talking therapy. I use these techniques to guide my clients through a process of self-discovery and help them achieve a stronger sense of well-being. Creating art is an extension of self onto a canvas, which allows my clients to have a means of observing their emotions and inner thoughts, as well as a non-threatening way to express them. Through this, my clients can learn to understand their own behaviours, thought patterns, emotions, and moods. With this technique, my clients can learn to take control of their lives and manage their emotions.

Psychotherapy is a specialized form of therapy focused on deep, long-term change by exploring the root causes of emotional and psychological issues. Unlike general therapy, which may address immediate concerns or offer practical advice, psychotherapy delves into the complexities of your past experiences and patterns. My approach aims to foster profound personal growth and lasting healing by understanding and transforming the underlying factors affecting your well-being. As a dedicated psychotherapist, I offer a transformative approach to explore and address the root causes of your challenges. Please schedule a free consultation with me to see if we are a good fit.

In psychotherapy, I offer a consistent, long-term partnership to help with any emotional or personal challenge. Whether you are coping with stress, life transitions, or seeking personal growth, we work together holistically. My approach is highly personalized: from our first meeting we set goals that fit your unique background and strengths. Over time, we track progress and adapt strategies so you see real changes. You’ll experience an empathetic space to explore any issue—stress, self-esteem, trauma—without judgment.

Psychotherapy allows for personal challenges to be addressed. Through a warm, therapeutic relationship in which individuals, couples, and families are permitted to discuss these issues, my aim is to assist in resolving them. Although many forms of therapy exist to do so, sensitivity will be provided to ensure the client ultimately dictates which ones are to be used. Whether it is amending destructive thoughts, accepting thoughts and feelings that are beyond our control, or utilizing strengths within to formulate new solutions, therapy will be structured to facilitate therapeutic goals in the manner most beneficial to the client.

My approach includes using strength-based, client centred therapies in practice and recognizing that clients are resilient and have the ability to connect with themselves to find answers to any of life’s problems. Other modalities which are helpful include solution focused brief therapy and narrative therapy, whereby clients are able to recognize and build on their hopes. Clients will benefit from psychotherapy, as their negative thoughts will be challenged, resulting in decreased self-blame.

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.

Shauna is a Registered Psychotherapist with CRPO who uses psychological methods to address and mitigate mental health issues and troublesome behaviours, believes, attitudes, emotions and compulsions. Shauna has training in psychodynamic psychotherapy, CBT, DBT, compassion focussed therapy, narrative therapy, and family and couple therapy and more!