Depression therapists in Toronto, Ontario ON, Canada CA
Depression
ThriveWell Counselling
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW / RP
Do you feel trapped in cycles of low energy? Have you lost interest or pleasure in activities that were once enjoyable? Have you experienced changes in your sleep, appetite, concentration and motivation? Do you feel sometimes like there is no end in sight? By tailoring our approach to your unique needs and circumstances, we provide comprehensive support that promotes holistic healing. Our therapists use an integrated therapeutic approach to treating depressive symptoms, that may include, Internal Family Systems and Ego-State Therapy, EMDR, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and mindfulness techniques. With a focus on fostering self-care, and healing the early roots of depression, we can work with you to set goals that help you to truly thrive.
6 Years Experience
Depression
Heal The Centre for Wellness
Registered Psychotherapist, RP
Depression can feel like a black hole in your life. It sucks up everything you enjoy, brings you happiness, and makes you feel hopeless. We work with you to get your life back and feel like your normal, happy self again.
5 Years Experience
Depression
Collaborative Care Therapy
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Social Workers and Psychotherapists
Depression is more than just a passing mood; it's a pervasive experience that can profoundly impact one's life, affecting emotions, thoughts, and daily functioning. At Collaborative Care Therapy, we address depression with an integrative, relational, and trauma-informed approach, recognizing its complex and multifaceted nature.
Our therapy sessions aim to provide a deep understanding of your unique experience with depression. We explore various contributing factors, from biological and psychological to social and environmental influences. Recognizing that depression can often be rooted in or exacerbated by past traumas and unresolved emotional issues, we provide a supportive and safe space for you to explore these aspects.
In treating depression, we utilize a combination of therapeutic techniques tailored to each individual's needs. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) plays a significant role in addressing negative thought patterns and behaviors that fuel depression. We also incorporate mindfulness practices to enhance present-moment awareness and emotional regulation, helping to alleviate symptoms of depression.
Our relational approach fosters a therapeutic alliance based on empathy, understanding, and trust. This approach not only helps in alleviating the symptoms but also focuses on building resilience and empowering you to lead a fulfilling life. We work collaboratively to identify and reinforce your strengths, develop effective coping strategies, and foster a sense of hope and optimism.
Through our virtual therapy sessions, we ensure that support is consistently accessible, providing a convenient and comfortable way to engage in therapy. Start your journey with Collaborative Care Therapy towards overcoming depression and rediscovering joy, purpose, and meaning in life.
9 Years Experience
Depression
Amy Jacobs Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, B.Sc, RP
Depression doesn't always mean tears and intense sadness. It can look like sleeping way too much, or waking up and feeling like you can't sleep at all. It can feel like just not caring about anything or not wanting to be around those you love. If this sounds like you, we can use scientifically tested techniques and a supportive place where we can chat to help you feel better.
3 Years Experience
Depression
Maria Christopoulos
Registered Psychotherapist, M.A., M.Sc., RP
Depression can leave people feeling hopeless about their present and future. These feelings can often create a negative impact on their personal and professional relationships. Therapeutic interventions to identify maladaptive triggers and thought patterns can often help individuals cope with their depressive symptoms.
8 Years Experience
Depression
Natasha Mano
Registered Psychotherapist, RP (Q)
Hello, I'm Natasha, and I want you to know that I understand how heavy the weight of depression can feel. It's okay to admit that things haven't been easy lately. But there's hope, and I'm here to help you find your way back to a brighter place.
I specialize in supporting individuals like you as they navigate through the challenges of depression. In our therapy sessions, you'll find a safe haven to discuss your feelings openly. Together, we'll uncover the underlying causes of your depression and work on practical strategies to lift the fog that's been surrounding you.
Depression can impact every facet of life—your emotions, your relationships, and even your motivation. I'm here to offer guidance and evidence-based techniques that can help you rediscover your sense of self and purpose.
Throughout our journey, you'll learn coping skills, methods to reframe negative thoughts, and ways to gradually reintroduce joy and fulfillment into your life. Remember, you're not alone in this, and there is a way forward.
Let's take that first step together, towards a life with renewed vitality. Reach out to me today, and let's work on overcoming depression and finding the light together.
1 Years Experience
Depression
Dr. Evelyn McMullen
Psychologist, C. Psych.
Working with depression it is important to address emotional avoidance, the inner critic, and loss.
40 Years Experience
Depression
Dr. Kim Edwards
Psychologist, C.Psych.
Our 8-12 session program, Beating Depression, utilizes the best available evidence/techniques taken from the following therapeutic modalities:
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Dialectical and Behavioural Therapy – e.g., mindfulness, distress tolerance skills
More specifically, within the Beating Depression program, workouts are centered around the following topics:
• Education about low mood/overview of depression
• The thinking-feeling-behaviour connection
• How to monitor and recognize thinking traps and challenge unhelpful thinking styles that can lead to negative emotions
• Behavioural strategies (e.g., behavioural activation: ways to increase activity level, planning/scheduling fun and pleasurable activities)
• Problem Solving strategies
• Distress tolerance strategies (e.g., distraction, tense and release)
• Mindfulness strategies (e.g., accepting and being more mindful of negative and irrational thoughts)
• Interpersonal effectiveness strategies (e.g., how to assertively communicate and get your needs met effectively)
• How sleep, appetite and exercise impact mood and ways to improve these lifestyle factors
• Self-compassion strategies: how to help your inner coach speak up while quietening your inner critic
• How to strengthen interpersonal relationships and the impact these relationships have on one’s mood
• Personalized Staying Well Plan: How to maintain gains from treatment
Contact us to learn more!
9 Years Experience
Depression
Andrea Rowell
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
A time of losing hope can be a time when you most need to lean on someone else. I understand how much courage it takes to reach out when you're feeling your lowest. I have specialized training to treat depression and anxiety. I'd be glad to meet you for a free consultation so you can start just with getting a feel for how we would work together.
5 Years Experience
Depression
Magdalena Karakehayova
Registered Psychotherapist, RP
When it comes to depression, I believe that small change leads to bigger change. In my work with clients who experience feelings of depression, I take a more concrete, solution-focused approach and aid clients in taking small steps towards a greater goal, all while soliciting strengths and resources and moving at the client’s pace. In doing so, my hope is to help clients see how capable they are and transfer this knowledge into other domains of their lives. Schedule a free 15-minute consultation to ensure we are a good fit.
5 Years Experience
Depression
Vilma Madramootoo , Registered Psychotherapist
Registered Psychotherapist, Holistic Health Practitioner, Health & Wellness Coach
My strategy for Depression treatment is, it takes time, and sometimes it might feel overwhelming or frustratingly slow. That is normal. Recovery has ups and downs but with patience and perseverance, you can manage it controllably. Therapy for depression is long-lasting and will help you balance your debilitating emotions more healthily, reclaiming a sense of joy and fulfillment in your life.
7 Years Experience
Depression
Maurice Ford
Registered Psychotherapist, M.Sc., RP., OCT., Q.Med., WFA
Depression if not of a biochemically nature is frequently caused by maladaptive interpersonal relationships and therefore can be treated in psychotherapy by focusing on the interpersonal relationships the client has with various significant others in their lives.
23 Years Experience
Depression
Christina Rambhajue
Counsellor/Therapist, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MACP
Everyone has times when they feel low. Depression occurs when you feel this way for several weeks or months at a time, and your feelings and thoughts begin to interfere with your ability to function and enjoy life. This is a common mental health concern, and you are not alone. I can help you explore, identify, and understand your thoughts and feelings.
We will work together to identify the underlying causes of your depression and how it manifests in your life. I recognize that this is a challenging time for you, so expect a safe space where you can engage in self-exploration and be yourself.
1 Years Experience
Depression
Emaan Singh
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
We will embark on a transformative journey to gain insight into and navigate emotional experiences. Together, we will delve into how the body responds to trauma, emotions, and stressors. Through a collaborative process, we'll explore personalized coping and self-soothing strategies to navigate challenging emotions using evidence-based approaches such as Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT). We'll focus on building skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness. This holistic approach aims to empower clients to understand their triggers and bodily reactions, facilitating emotional growth and resilience.
4 Years Experience
Depression
Sangeeta Tanwar @ Tanwar Psychology
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Do you feel sad or low, and spirit seems to be dimming? Does everything seem less meaningful, and you find it difficult to enjoy life? Now is the time that you seek professional help. I help my clients with developing positive attitude towards life through minor changes in thoughts and behavior patterns. Contact me today and allow me to introduce you to your best self and design a happier repertoire.
5 Years Experience
Depression
Michelle C. Koehler, RSW & Psychotherapist
Registered Social Worker, MA, RSW & Psychotherapist
I teach my clients how to recognize and loosen the grip of their ego patterns, negative core beliefs and limited thinking patterns which frees them to discover their true essence and limitless potential.
24 Years Experience
Depression
EMDR Therapy Toronto - Heal Anxiety, PTSD, Childhood Trauma - Ayan Mukherjee
Registered Psychotherapist, Certified EMDR Therapist & Consultant
Depression is a form of Submit response that you are body can activate when it believes that it can't reasonably fight or flight its way out of the current situation. It can also be activated as a result of internalized or frozen anger from the past, or frozen and unresolved grief. My approach to depression is to use attachment-focused trauma modalities to gently lift you out of the Submit response, mobilize energy, improve embodiment of anger if needed, feel and release grief associated with deficit trauma from childhood, as needed. Email me for a free 30-min phone consultation to discuss more.
7 Years Experience
Depression
Lori-Ann Wesley
Registered Psychotherapist, M.A., R.P.
Depression is many things. Things from the present are rooted from the past, sometimes we feel stuck, it’s necessary to look at what’s happening in one’s life to help move from this place that can have many branches.
27 Years Experience
Depression
Transforming Emotions
Psychologist
Do you feel exhausted? Alone? Hopeless? Disconnected? Like all the colour and meaning has gone out of the world? Depression is a serious medical condition. The good news is, it can be treated! Emotion focused therapy is recognized as an evidence-based treatment for depression that can help you identify and recover from the root causes of your symptoms. Our therapists will listen carefully, will help identify biological, social, psychological, and cultural factors that may contributing to your depression, and will develop a tailored treatment plan to help you feel better. Schedule your free consultation today.
17 Years Experience
Depression
Ojasvi Bhardwaj
Registered Psychotherapist, RP (Qualifying)
Depression can cast a shadow over every aspect of life, but there is a way forward. In a compassionate and non-judgmental space, we'll work together to understand and alleviate the symptoms of depression. I'm here to support you on your journey towards renewed hope and self-empowerment. Reach out for a free consultation, and let's begin your path to healing.
2 Years Experience