Chronic Pain therapists in Toronto, Ontario ON, Canada CA
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Chronic Pain or Illness
Heal(ing) Trauma Therapy
Counsellor/Therapist, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), HBA, MPsy
From a trauma-informed perspective, chronic-pain and illness are both symptomatic of unresolved trauma, both physical and mental. The work we can do will include helping you better understand your health and how your mind and body impact each other. It can include helping you learn how to better cope with your condition, while also doing the processing work to resolve your trauma. It can also include helping you develop stronger self advocacy to better navigate through the health care systems.
14 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Chronic Pain or Illness
Transforming Emotions
Psychologist
Living with with chronic pain or illness is a complicated and often challenging experience. Chronic health conditions can leave us feeling alone, misunderstood, exhausted, worried, irritable and even hopeless. Having the right supports in place as you navigate long-term conditions can help you to focus on what is most important in your life, leaving you with more energy for living and less time spent managing difficult feelings or relationships. Book now for a free consultation to find a therapist who has the skills, understanding, and desire to walk beside you on this difficult journey.
19 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Chronic Pain or Illness
Devka Andotra
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, RP
Living with chronic pain or illness can be physically and emotionally exhausting, often leaving you feeling isolated or misunderstood. My approach integrates psychodynamic, humanistic, and mind-body techniques to help you process your experience, build resilience, and develop coping strategies that improve your quality of life. Together, we will explore ways to manage the emotional toll of chronic conditions while reclaiming a sense of empowerment and self-compassion.
5 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Chronic Pain or Illness
Amanda Neves Therapy + Associates
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Living with chronic pain or illness can be exhausting - physically, emotionally, and relationally. We offer a trauma-informed, somatic, and experiential approach that helps you navigate the emotional and bodily impact of chronic conditions. Using Attachment-Focused Therapy, AEDP, and IFS, we support clients in processing stress, managing emotional responses, and cultivating self-compassion, while exploring how chronic illness affects relationships and sense of self. Sessions provide a safe, supportive space to address both the psychological and somatic aspects of living with long-term health challenges. Our goal is to help you find resilience, emotional balance, and a greater sense of control and well-being, even while managing ongoing physical health challenges.
11 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M4K 1N2
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Chronic Pain or Illness
Clayre Sessoms
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, CCC, ATR-BC
Living with chronic pain or illness fundamentally changes your relationship with your environment, a reality compounded by a medical system that frequently dismisses marginalised or complex identities. I offer a slow, gentle online space in Vancouver to process the complex emotional grief, nervous system exhaustion, and isolation that physical suffering brings. Together, we will use somatic tracking to listen to your body's messages with kindness, moving toward a collaborative and compassionate relationship with your physical self.
8 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Chronic Pain or Illness
Mind Path Therapy
Therapist, MSW, RSW
Chronic pain or illness is mood-altering and is a frequent barrier that comes between sufferers and many parts of their lives. If this is something you live with, you've probably experienced too many occasions when important parts of your life were put on hold, and your attention becomes narrowed and dominated by painful sensations. When life becomes dominated by pain, the natural way to respond is by bracing mentally and physically. I've helped many clients with debilitating and chronic pain symptoms find a more flexible way of living with their symptoms. Using an integrative approach of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and principles of self-compassion, you can learn to grow a more open, accepting, and mindful posture, one that shifts attention from the pain you're experiencing to the things and activities you care about.
9 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Chronic Pain or Illness
Franklynn Bartol
Pre-Licensed Professional, RP (Qualifying), MSc, MA
Many of my clients have or are experiencing chronic pain or illness, and I've learned much from my own experiences as well. I know that pain and illness is experienced differently by everyone and can intersect with our life, relationships, and identities in complex ways. It might bring up deep existential anxieties about life and death or trigger past traumas where you felt unsafe or uncared for. You might be navigating ableism—systemic barriers, medical trauma, or a lack of understanding from those around you. Maybe the pain or illness is an embraced part of you, or teaching you something you'd like to process together. Or perhaps you need to someone to see the anguish you're in and really be with you in this pain, grief, frustration, or scary uncertainty. Whatever you bring, I'll be attentive and present to what pain and illness means for you specifically.
3 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M6G 2T9
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Chronic Pain or Illness
Jennifer Morley
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, MA, BSc, BA, CCPA
We support individuals living with chronic pain or illness. Therapy focuses on emotional resilience, coping strategies, and improving quality of life while navigating ongoing physical and emotional challenges.
3 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Chronic Pain or Illness
Cimberly R Nesker
Registered Psychotherapist, B.A., MSc., PG Dip, CCC, CRPO
Working primarily from a Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy perspective, this work involves creating new neural pathways to connect the clients with their continued strengths and capabilities, leaving behind the pain and suffering and moving towards a new-normal.
18 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M4S 1Y2
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Chronic Pain or Illness
Marjan Emami
Counsellor/Therapist, MD, RTC #3608, MPCC-Provisional #4797, ACTA #3122
Chronic pain and illness often reflect unresolved emotional trauma, where repressed emotions and chronic stress can rewire the nervous system. In my approach, we explore the root of the pain to identify the emotions that have not been fully expressed or processed. By focusing on the whole person, not just the symptoms, we work on cultivating self-compassion, emotional awareness, and reconnecting the mind and body.
2 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Chronic Pain or Illness
Therapedia Centre
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist
At Therapedia Centre, we offer psychotherapy and art therapy for individuals living with chronic pain and illnesses in Toronto, North York, East York, and Yorkville. Our therapists understand the emotional and physical toll of long-term health conditions and provide a compassionate space to process frustration, fear, and fatigue. Through Mindfulness, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Art Therapy, clients learn to manage pain perception, reduce stress, and enhance overall well-being. Creative expression helps reconnect mind and body, offering relief, meaning, and empowerment beyond the medical experience. Our goal is to help clients improve quality of life, regain a sense of control, and find balance while living with chronic conditions.
16 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M4K 3T2
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Chronic Pain or Illness
Bridges Clinical Hypnotherapy Services
Hypnotherapist
When we feel better, we heal better. As a complimentary therapy, hypnosis addresses the mind-body connection
of chronic pain, personal trauma and physical illness. Hypnosis is endorsed by the Canadian Cancer Society and there is much evidence-based research worldwide to support the efficacy of hypnosis as a viable therapeutic intervention in this area.
8 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M4P 1G8
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Chronic Pain or Illness
True Health Counselling
Counsellor/Therapist, Tracey Nguyen, Holistic Advanced Nurse Psychotherapist RN, MN
Transformative Chronic Illness Therapy: Reclaim Power and Peace in Your Relationships
I’m here to guide you through a deeply healing journey if you’re struggling with the emotional and physical suffering of chronic illness. You might feel helpless, victimized, or powerless in your relationships, maybe always people-pleasing or living at the mercy of others’ emotions. I get it—these patterns can feel like they’re draining your energy and keeping you stuck. My chronic illness therapy practice is all about helping you uncover the roots of these struggles, often tied to childhood experiences, and empowering you to find balance, release control, and reclaim your inner peace.
A Trauma-Informed Path to Healing
The psychology of chronic illness often stems from early experiences, like growing up tiptoeing around a parent’s anger or emotional outbursts. That fear of being attacked or not being enough can carry into adulthood, showing up as controlling others, frequent anger, or putting people on a pedestal while feeling powerless yourself. I’ve seen how these dynamics—rooted in childhood—can weigh heavily on your health and relationships. In our work, we’ll gently explore those roots, using trauma-informed therapy to shine a light on how they’re affecting you today.
We’ll focus on healing the power struggles in your relationships, both past and present. This means learning to balance power—neither controlling nor surrendering to others—and letting go of the fear that you’re under attack. My approach is holistic and intuitive, tailored to your unique story, helping you release the need to please or depend on others for validation. Together, we’ll rebuild your sense of autonomy, so you can feel grounded and in charge of your own life.
Releasing Control and Finding Freedom
Healing chronic illness isn’t just about your body; it’s about transforming how you show up in relationships. We’ll work on letting go of control, whether it’s trying to manage others’ emotions or holding onto old fears from childhood. I’ll guide you to honour your own needs, set healthy boundaries, and release the patterns that keep you feeling powerless. This process is deeply compassionate, creating a safe space where you can feel seen and supported as you move toward wholeness.
If you’re ready to break free from these cycles and heal the emotional roots of chronic illness, I’m here to walk with you. Let’s work together to restore balance, empower your voice, and help you live with greater peace and strength. Book a consultation with me today, and let’s start this transformative journey.
11 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Chronic Pain or Illness
Bhavna Lalwani
Registered Psychotherapist, MA Counselling, RP
Living with chronic pain or a long-term illness can be exhausting, both physically and emotionally. It can affect your mood, relationships, daily functioning, and sense of identity, leaving you frustrated, isolated, or overwhelmed.
In therapy, I provide a compassionate space to explore how your condition impacts your life and wellbeing. Together, we focus on coping strategies, emotional support, and building resilience—helping you navigate challenges, reclaim a sense of control, and find ways to live more fully despite the limitations of chronic pain or illness.
15 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Chronic Pain or Illness
Adrienne Sharma-Richardson PhD MEd RP OCT
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Gestalt Psychotherapist Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Gottman Trained Couples Therapist
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13 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M4P 1G8
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Chronic Pain or Illness
Dr. Kim Edwards
Psychologist, C.Psych.
Can chronic pain get better?
Yes! Our brain changes and adapt throughout our lifetime (i.e., this is called neuroplasticity). Habits are essentially strengthened roads or pathways when we repeatedly do or feel or think in the same way. When we continue to travel the same road or pathway, we strengthen the habit. When we form a new habit, we make new connections and old pathways are used less/weakened. The more we travel the pathway, the more our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours become second nature (e.g., like brushing teeth).
In chronic pain, the nervous system and brain have changed due to neuroplasticity in an unhelpful way. The good news is that we all have the ability to learn and change by rewiring our brain.
Join our clinicians to participate in our 10-session Mind-Body Connection program designed to teach you strategies to manage chronic pain. Meet Laura, our awesome physiotherapist who can also provide additional strategies.
Some of our coaches have:
• Helped to start one of the largest pediatric chronic pain programs at a children’s hospital in Ontario
• Currently also at hospital chronic pain clinics
• Completed dissertation projects on chronic pain and are actively involved in ongoing research
• Hold leadership positions on regional and national chronic pain committees
• Hold academic appointments at well respected universities in which they teach and supervise trainees in the field of chronic pain
• Start psychosocial oncology programs in hospitals
11 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Chronic Pain or Illness
Monika Georgieva
Registered Psychotherapist, M.Sc., RP
Living with chronic pain or illness every day can feel like carrying an invisible weight—draining your energy, testing your patience, and leaving you feeling alone or misunderstood. The impact often goes far beyond the physical, touching emotions, relationships, and your sense of self. From my own lived experience, I understand how isolating and overwhelming this can be. In therapy, we’ll create space for your story, build tools to ease stress and overwhelm, and nurture resilience and self-compassion. You don’t have to face this alone—together, we’ll work toward more ease, support, and a renewed sense of hope.
7 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Chronic Pain or Illness
Katherine Mackenzie
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist
I offer therapy to adults across Ontario who are managing a chronic illness, providing a safe space to process both the practical and emotional impacts of your condition.
10 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Chronic Pain or Illness
Grounded Minds Therapy
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Montana Jaro is a therapist with Grounded Minds. Montana has a special interest in working with individuals who are living with chronic pain or illness. Do you struggle to manage your symptoms? Feel depressed or anxious about your circumstances? Your feelings are completely valid. Montana can support you in adapting to your new reality, or perhaps cope with the symptoms you've experienced for many years. Please reach out to schedule a therapy session or free consultation call.
8 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M5V 1M1
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Chronic Pain or Illness
Anthony De Lemos Kawka
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist
Living with chronic pain or illness affects your body, mind, and spirit. I support clients in managing emotional distress, navigating medical systems, and finding meaning and resilience in the face of ongoing challenges.
8 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Toronto is one of the most multicultural cities in the world, and its therapy landscape reflects this extraordinary diversity, with practitioners representing hundreds of cultural backgrounds and dozens of languages. The city's high cost of living and intensely competitive professional environment drive demand for therapists addressing financial anxiety, burnout, and the psychological pressures of ambitious urban life. CAMH — the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health — is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, providing major institutional resources alongside Toronto's vast private practice and counselling community. Ontario's OHIP coverage is limited for psychotherapy, so many residents use extended health benefits or pay out of pocket to access private therapy.
Chronic Pain therapists in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Statistics
Chronic Pain therapists in Toronto, Ontario, Canada average 11 years of experience and charge around $163 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (79%), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) (62%), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (62%).
Average years in practice
11 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$163
Accept insurance
87%
Offer sliding scale
69%
Gender ID
| 66% |
Female |
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| 25% |
Male |
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| 6% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 56% |
In Person and Online |
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| 44% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 79% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 62% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 62% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 60% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 56% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 54% | Narrative Therapy |
| 49% | Somatic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 98% | Adult |
| 73% | Young Adult |
| 66% | Senior |
| 58% | Teen |
| 27% | Children |
Client Focus
| 68% | Women |
| 53% | Men |
| 49% | LGBTQ+ |
| 47% | Persons with Disabilities |
| 40% | Asian |