Katarina Guillen (She/Her)

Registered Psychotherapist, MA, RP
Life can be tough, especially if you are feeling stuck, alone, disconnected, burned out, or like something is missing. It takes a great deal of strength and commitment to work on your goals and your relationships, and you have taken an important step in making a change by looking for support. I believe that our lived experiences impact the way we interact with ourselves and others. In exploring these experiences, we can learn to grow, improve our relationships and communication, gain a deeper understanding of ourselves, and create meaningful change. I offer online individual youth and adult psychotherapy. I am here to provide support and guidance for difficulties such as strain in relationships, anxiety, self-criticism, difficulty setting boundaries, lack of intimacy and connection, difficulties related to parenting or family dynamics, or if you would like to develop emotional insight and emotion regulation skills. I may also be a good fit if you would like to strengthen relationships, work to live your life more aligned with your values and goals, heal past relational pains, develop assertive communication skills, work effectively towards your goals, manage stress or burnout, explore how to increase self-compassion, or develop emotionally informed parenting skills. I am committed to creating a supportive, collaborative, and compassionate environment in which you feel safe to explore the challenges you are facing. I value meeting you where you are at in your journey, and exploring steps towards meaningful change in your life. Everyone’s needs are different, please reach out to see if I would be a good fit for you!

Client Focus

Session Format: Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adolescent, Adult, Young Adult
Languages: English, German

Treatment Approach

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Behavioral
  • Biopsychosocial
  • Compassion Focus Therapy
  • Emotionally Focused (EFT)
  • Family Systems
  • Integrative
  • Narrative
  • Person-Centered
  • Psychoeducational
  • Psychosocial
  • Relational Psychotherapy
  • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Approach Description: The main modalities I use are: Compassion focused therapy (CFT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) motivational interviewing (MI), emotionally focused therapy (EFT), and emotion focused family therapy (EFFT). Many of the therapies I use offer opportunities to dynamically practice skills relevant to your life and goals and may involve activities such as use of metaphor, guided discovery, imagery work, action planning, or communication practice. My approach is to 'meet you where you are at' and find the style and approach that helps you to make meaningful progress towards your goals.

Education & Credentials

Katarina Guillen MA, RP
  • Female
  • License # 11856
  • Licensed in Ontario
  • Practicing Since 2022
Education: |M.A University of Western Ontario, Counselling Psychology, B.A. Psychology| Other: Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused and Advanced ACT, Intensive Sex Therapy Training Program, Emotion Focused Family Therapy Core Skills + Advanced Training, Motivational Interviewing course.

Finances

Fees
  • Average Session Fee $160 +HST
  • Affordable sliding scale therapy: apply if you may be eligible.
  • Limited spots available for sliding scale - please contact to inquire about availability.
Insurance
  • Accepts Insurance
  • No direct billing offered, clients will be responsible for submitting their own insurance claims.

Katarina Guillen Practice Details

Therapy Sessions Katarina Guillen Practice Description
The Toronto Centre for Compassion Focused Therapy (TCCFT) is a practice that offers adult and youth psychotherapy as well as training for therapists. Therapists at TCCFT work with compassion focused therapy (CFT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) which are both process-based and contextual behavior science approaches that are aimed at understanding and alleviating suffering.

Practice Overview

Available online
2 Years Experience
Individual

Office Hours

Monday
2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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