Emotional Abuse therapists in Burlington, ON
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Emotional Abuse
Angelica Esposito - AE Therapy
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, EMDR Therapist
Emotional abuse can leave lasting effects on your self-esteem, confidence, and ability to trust yourself and others. If you have experienced criticism, manipulation, gaslighting, controlling behaviours, or repeated emotional invalidation, you may find yourself questioning your perceptions, feeling anxious or confused, or believing that you are somehow to blame. Therapy can provide a supportive space to process these experiences, understand their impact, and reconnect with your own needs, boundaries, and sense of self. Together, we can work toward rebuilding self-trust, strengthening your sense of safety, and helping you move forward with greater confidence and clarity.
4 Years Experience
In-Person in Burlington, ON L7M 1A7
Online in Burlington, ON
Emotional Abuse
Alessia Zita | Zita Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapy (Qualifying)
Do you often feel on edge, confused, or unsure of yourself in relationships? Many people who have experienced emotional abuse learn to question their feelings, minimize their pain, or adapt themselves to avoid conflict or rejection. You may have been told you were “too sensitive”, made to doubt your perceptions, or felt responsible for keeping the peace—leaving you disconnected from your own needs and sense of self.
These responses are not weaknesses. They are protective strategies that developed in environments where safety, validation, or consistency were missing. What matters is how these patterns continue to shape your life now. Together, we can gently process your experiences, rebuild trust in your inner voice, and work toward feeling more grounded, empowered, and lighter in your relationships. You adapted for a reason. Let’s explore why—and what healing can look like now.
2 Years Experience
Online in Burlington, ON (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Amy Moroz
Psychologist, M.Ed.C.Psych. Clinical & Counselling Psychologist
I support clients navigating emotional abuse by helping them reconnect with their inner knowing, recognize patterns of manipulation or gaslighting, and restore a sense of safety and self-trust. Our work gently untangles internalized blame, using emotion-focused and mindfulness-based strategies to honour your boundaries and rebuild your voice.
17 Years Experience
Online in Burlington, ON (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Lori Schledewitz
Counsellor/Therapist, MACP, RP
The effects of emotional abuse and neglect can leave deep wounds—even when there are no visible scars.
Perhaps you’ve spent years walking on eggshells, anticipating criticism, intimidation, manipulation, or rejection. Or maybe your experience was quieter: feeling unseen, emotionally disconnected, or as though you were constantly “running on empty.” You may now find yourself struggling with self-doubt, guilt, shame, fear, or difficulty trusting yourself and others.
Attachment-focused EMDR can be an important part of healing these experiences. Together, we can gently explore the relationships and experiences that shaped your sense of safety, self-worth, and connection, while processing memories and emotional patterns that may continue to affect you today.
Our work will be collaborative and compassionate, with space to understand your needs better, strengthen self-compassion, and develop healthier boundaries. We’ll focus not only on what happened, but also on what you need now to feel more grounded, connected, and secure in yourself.
You don’t have to continue living from the patterns that once helped you survive. Therapy can help you reconnect with yourself and move toward relationships and a life that feel safer, healthier, and more authentically your own.
5 Years Experience
Online in Burlington, ON (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Havenwood Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist
Emotional abuse can be difficult to recognize, particularly when there are no visible injuries. Manipulation, criticism, control, gaslighting, threats, and chronic invalidation can gradually affect your confidence and sense of reality. Therapy can help you make sense of what you've experienced and begin rebuilding trust in yourself.
Tina and Taylor provide compassionate, trauma-informed spaces for exploring the impact of emotionally harmful relationships. Therapy can support you in understanding relationship patterns, strengthening boundaries, reconnecting with your identity, and rebuilding self-worth.
Team Bios: https://www.havenwoodpsych.com/meet-the-team
5 Years Experience
Online in Burlington, ON (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Kennedy McLean Counselling & Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist
Emotional abuse is often overlooked. When we can't see wounds, it is easier to ignore or justify them. We understand the trauma of living with or encountering emotional abuse and the negative impacts it can have on our lives. We are empathic to this process and would be happy to help you process your experiences of abuse and find hope and empowerment to move forward.
16 Years Experience
Online in Burlington, ON (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Pursue You Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, M.A., R.P
Emotional abuse can be just as damaging as physical abuse, leaving deep wounds that affect self-worth, relationships, and mental well-being. Whether you’ve experienced manipulation, gaslighting, constant criticism, or control in a relationship, Pursue You Psychotherapy provides a safe and validating space to help you heal, rebuild confidence, and regain a sense of self.
Our therapists specialize in trauma-informed care and understand the complex effects of emotional abuse. Whether you are currently in an unhealthy relationship, healing from past experiences, or struggling with self-doubt and trust issues, we offer the support and strategies to help you move forward.
8 Years Experience
Online in Burlington, ON (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse
Maor Bernshtein, MSW, RSW, Psychotherapist
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, Psychotherapist
If you feel afraid, controlled, diminished, or unsafe in a relationship, your experience matters. Over time, emotional abuse can lead to confusion, self doubt, anxiety, depression, and loss of confidence. You may feel unable to trust your own perceptions due to gaslighting, or isolated from family, friends, and support networks. Therapy can help you reclaim confidence in your perceptions and decisions, challenge internalized blame or criticism, develop a more compassionate relationship with yourself, rebuild a sense of agency and self worth, and move forward in a way that feels right for you. Visit pathwaytoself.ca to book a free 20-minute consultation and ask any questions you have.
7 Years Experience
In-Person Near Burlington, ON
Online in Burlington, ON
Emotional Abuse
Satvinder Khurme
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Emotional violence is linked with manipulation, fear, guilt, shame, humiliation used to gain control. Most of the time you may not realize that it is happening, you can determine if you are being emotionally abused, do you feel lonely, fearful, humiliated, embarrassed, unhappy, threatened…ask for help
28 Years Experience
In-Person Near Burlington, ON
Online in Burlington, ON
Emotional Abuse
Psykhe Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, MACP
Each therapist has their own specialties, and we focus on connecting you with the clinician whose experience best fits your needs. Therapy may involve developing coping strategies, processing past experiences and childhood patterns, and cultivating greater self-compassion and emotional well-being.
8 Years Experience
Online in Burlington, ON (Online Only)
Emotional Abuse therapists in Burlington, ON Statistics
Emotional Abuse therapists in Burlington, ON average 12 years of experience and charge around $172 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (75%), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (75%), and Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (62%).
Average years in practice
12 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$172
Accept insurance
80%
Offer sliding scale
71%
Gender ID
| 70% |
Female |
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| 20% |
Male |
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| 6% |
Non-Binary |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 57% |
In Person and Online |
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| 43% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 75% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 75% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 62% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 56% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 56% | Narrative Therapy |
| 51% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 50% | Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 75% | Young Adult |
| 66% | Senior |
| 61% | Teen |
| 30% | Children |
Client Focus
| 75% | Women |
| 60% | Men |
| 59% | LGBTQ+ |
| 44% | Asian |
| 44% | Persons with Disabilities |