I provide a safe space in which you can talk through the challenges of life in the context of an empathic, caring, and supportive relationship. I approach my work as a therapist with nonjudgmental exploration, relational and empathic listening, respectful challenge, interactive engagement, and mutual participation in the therapeutic process. My work is informed by a holistic approach that respects the relational, interconnected nature of human experience. Together, we will explore the physical, psychological, sociocultural, historical, and spiritual factors impacting your life.

People often come to therapy to get rid of painful and difficult feelings. Rather than getting rid of our feelings, therapy is a skilled process of helping us understand ourselves so we can use our feelings to navigate our lives. Even the very painful feelings hold vital information for us to become sure-footed in our life. Just like in martial arts, we use the momentum of the attacker and redirect it to ensure our safety ; in therapy we use the information from the painful feelings to clarify what we need to create more safety in our lives so we can thrive. It is a valuable process of allowing our feelings to work for us to create satisfying joyful lives.

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.

Chanderbhan Counselling Services provides individual and couples psychotherapy services to the Toronto, Mississauga, North York and surrounding areas. This practice believes in collaborating with you to develop a plan to suit your unique needs and goals. We offer affordable psychotherapy for teens, adults and couples. This practice believes in a client-centered and culturally aware treatment approach.

Psychotherapy is defined as "Treatment, by means of psychotherapy technique, delivered through a therapeutic relationship, an individual's serious disorder of thought, cognition, mood, emotional regulation, perception or memory that may seriously impair the individual's judgment, insight, behaviour, communication or social functioning." Psychotherapy is a Controlled Act in the province of Ontario which means it is a healthcare activity that is restricted to certain professions. Psychologists are one of a handful of professions that can conduct psychotherapy. and are uniquely suited to perform this important service with a high level of expertise, professional ethics, and regulation.

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I view psychotherapy as a way to help gain understanding, clarity and a different perspective. When we adjust or shifting our perspectives, explore our inner resources, and identify our challenges, we start the journey to a more fulfilling life. I believe in collaboration and a nonjudgmental partnership. With the goal to ultimately help clients to define their own version of success, create new patterns of behavior and engage fully in their lives.

In my view, most clients seek therapy when they feel alone in the face of overwhelming life challenges. Regardless of the approach, effective psychotherapy requires the therapist to understand and tune into what is therapeutically needed for the client to thrive. Sometimes clients need to expand their awareness of their inner experiences & life circumstances or develop greater emotional competence in coping with emotional distress (i.e. anxiety, shame, anger). Other times they need to find safety and resilience in facing a traumatic life event or find courage to bond deeply in an intimate relationship. An important part of therapy is to learn what's needed & help client achieve that goal.

A safe and professional therapeutic relationship will allow you to heal and grow. Psychotherapy will help you work through the specific difficulty you are having, allowing you discover a new life, full of meaning and growth. You will evolve both within your thoughts, and emotions, and discover deep connections both within yourself and others. I have a deep compassion to work with people's difficulties, and discovering true potential. Finding the right therapist is really important, and therefore a free consultation is offered. Contact me to start your path of healing and growth. www.kenwalton.org ken@kenwalton.org 416-659-1617

H o l i s t i c P s y c h o t h e r a p y The foundation of the work that I do in the office is a holistic style of psychotherapy in which there is an integration of emotional processing with body trauma unwinding. In addition to working with traditional talk therapy we bring in the body work to assists the client in maintaining groundedness. Techniques used include: Coaching, Somatic focusing, Mantras, Visualizing, Polarity Therapy, Cranio-Sacral, Reiki, movement, stretching, breathe work, Affirmations, New Decision Therapy, life coaching and visualization.

I work with clients using a two-pronged approach - both practical and in-depth. Practical strategies are important in dealing with the management of feelings, anxieties and relationship issues but an in-depth understanding of unmet needs and how to address them is essential for long-term healing. I form-fit the approach, as best I can, to meet a client's goals for therapy.

Psychotherapy is a process of facilitated self-discovery and healing. It is facilitated by a trained professional in a safe and confidential environment. Much emphasis in psychotherapy is put on creating a trusting relationship with your therapist so that you can feel safe "opening up". With this deep level of support, you'll be able to face the sometimes difficult parts of your emotions and experiences in order to emerge stronger, with a deeper sense of connection and purpose. In my practice, this is achieved through "talk therapy", art making or some combination of the two.

I bring authenticity, curiosity, and playfulness to the process of therapy. I value the strengths of my clients and empower them to make changes so they can live the life they want. My training in body based-trauma informed therapy, mindfulness and Gestalt therapy mean that I work with client's as whole people, exploring their thoughts, emotions and embodied experience. Science is showing us that the way to create change most effectively is not simply to have a cognitive insight but to have an experience that comes to life in our mind and that we feel deeply, through our emotions and body. I support my client's to experience in session and in their lives, new perspectives and understandings