Find a Therapist in Streetsville, Ontario.

When something in your life will not shift no matter how hard you try to reason your way out of it, the right kind of therapy can make the difference. I work in several proven approaches, including cognitive behaviour therapy, psychodynamic therapy, person-centred therapy, and existential therapy, and I match the approach to you rather than the other way around. If you want to work with someone with deep training and long experience, I have been a psychologist since 1986. I am based in Calgary and see clients across Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick by secure video. Book a session now: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=14249112

In psychotherapy, I offer a warm, reflective space where clients can slow down and explore their inner world with care and curiosity. Using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems, Motivational Interviewing, and DBT approaches, we work toward meaningful change by developing a deeper understanding of self, clarifying patterns, and building practical tools for everyday challenges. This process can help you navigate relationships with greater confidence, process difficult experiences, and gain clarity about who you are and where you want to go. Together, we move at a thoughtful pace to support healing, strengthen resilience, and create lasting, meaningful growth.

A psychodynamic approach to counselling focuses on patterns of relationship, often helpful in understanding how early experiences might be affecting you in the present. Especially helpful for untangling ‘baggage’ which may be holding you back in your current relationships and attitudes to others. Understanding how your current attitudes and ways of interacting with others are caught up in old hurts can free you to choose more constructive ways forward.

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.

Many people feel nervous about going to a psychotherapist. Not knowing what to expect or worrying you'll be told what to do by some know-it-all therapist is enough to keep many people from even making the first phone call. My approach puts you in charge of our sessions. With concrete goals in mind, I ask for specific feedback from you about how you think our sessions are going and the improvements you're seeing, to guide where we go next. We're partners in our work. Whether you want to make changes in a particular aspect of your life or just get more out of life in general, we'll plot a course to get you there, then make it happen together.

I offer a compassionate and client-centered approach, fostering a safe space for individuals to explore their thoughts and emotions. Through active listening and understanding, I work collaboratively with clients to identify goals and challenges. Evidence-based techniques and therapeutic interventions empower clients to gain valuable insights, develop coping strategies, and create positive changes. Benefits include increased self-awareness, improved emotional regulation, enhanced communication skills, and the ability to overcome obstacles for a more fulfilling and meaningful life.

Psychotherapy is a guided conversation that helps individuals sort through what’s going on inside and make sense of stress, emotions, and relationships. It’s a confidential space where you can talk with Matt openly without judgment, understand why certain patterns keep showing up, and learn practical tools to handle life’s pressure more effectively. At its core, Matt seeks to help you build resilience, improve how you relate to yourself and others, and create real, lasting change in how you think, feel, and show up in your life.

Many people come to psychotherapy believing they simply need to "fix" their symptoms, but lasting change often comes from understanding the patterns beneath them. My approach to psychotherapy is both compassionate and active. Rather than offering advice or simply listening, I work collaboratively with clients to explore the experiences, beliefs, and relationship patterns that influence how they think, feel, and respond to life's challenges. Therapy is tailored to your individual goals, drawing from evidence-based approaches to help you develop greater self-awareness, emotional resilience, and practical skills that continue to benefit you long after therapy has ended.

Clarity is everything! Psychotherapy for me is the process in which we help an individual bring clarity to their life. Stress, dysfunctional relationships, childhood neglect or trauma, loss or rejection, failure and crisis can all send us reeling. We lose our focus. We get off track. We become disoriented and lose our centre. Sometimes Psychotherapy is a process in which we reclaim our selves. In other cases we re-create ourselves, and yet in other cases we over come ourselves. Once we see clearly we begin to place the stepping-stones of intentional behaviour as we write our next chapters . . . now with clarity.

With over 20 years of experience supporting people, I provide a compassionate space where you can speak openly about what you are going through. My approach is both practical and focuses on understanding your situation. I aim to help people manage difficult emotions and improve their relationships. I hope you'll find our time together helps you create meaningful changes.

Our approach to psychotherapy is rooted in the principles of EMPATHY & EVIDENCE. We not only know from experience what you're going through, we understand the science behind the mental health victories which will ultimately elevate your life. This blend of lived experience and evidence-based techniques truly defines our approach to psychotherapy at Whiteboard. In terms of therapeutic approaches, we employ elements of the following approaches: Narrative Therapy; Person-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; Motivational Interviewing; and many other evidence-based approaches.

Therapy is about the exploration of how we are impacted by our life experiences. It allows us to discover different choices and strategies to resolve the difficulties that keep us stuck. Therapy will provide you with an opportunity to express your concerns in a safe and non-judgmental environment where you will feel heard, and be acknowledged, for who you really are. Together we will discuss what you may want to achieve through the therapy process. With a commitment to therapy, over time you will see change occur. I take an integrative approach to therapy combining psychoanalytic, attachment based and trauma focused therapies.

The ebbs and flows of life are part of the human experience. Cultivating a meaningful life through them can sometimes be a challenge for all of us. No matter your goal, I strive to empower you to develop the meaningful, rich life that you desire. I use integrative, evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), somatic, narrative and strength-based interventions, individualized to your needs. I have over eight years of experience working with children, youth and adults in an array of professional mental health settings. I have experience working with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, procrastination and more.