Gestalt therapists in Toronto, Ontario ON, Canada CA
Toronto Therapists (Statistics)
Average years in practice
12 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$170
Gender ID
| 64% |
Female |
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| 34% |
Male |
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| 1% |
Non-Binary |
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| 1% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 61% |
In Person and Online |
|
| 39% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 89% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 81% | Depression |
| 78% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 77% | Stress |
| 72% | Loss or Grief |
| 72% | Self Esteem |
| 68% | Social Anxiety |
We are proud to feature top rated Gestalt therapists in Toronto. We encourage you to review each profile to find your best match.
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Lori-Ann Wesley
Registered Psychotherapist, M.A., R.P., C.C.T.P.
To be the best possible you, it is nesessary to release old wounds and transform what doesn't work. Growth and empowerment come from increasing self-awareness and making healthier more aware choices. It is my honor to assist clients in gaining the tools necessary for positive change and shift into a healthier happier way of being. Life changing holistic eclectic approah to work on the deepest levels of consciousness.
29 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M4P 1G8
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Modern Mind Therapy, Mackenzie Fournier
Registered Psychotherapist, BSocSc, MACP, RP
If food noise feels loud, rest feels undeserved, or your mind just won’t slow down — I hear you. At Modern Mind Therapy, I specialize in treating high-functioning anxiety and eating disorders. I'll support you in quieting the mental noise and reconnecting to a life that feels authentic and free.
3 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Aliya Amarshi
Registered Psychotherapist, PhD (Sociology)
I offer warm, attuned, and inclusive online therapy for adults navigating anxiety, life transitions, relationship challenges, and the complexities of identity, family, and work. My approach integrates Gestalt, IFS (parts work), and somatic strategies to support nervous system regulation and deeper self-understanding. I hold space for the full range of your experience—without judgment—and tailor our work to what feels most supportive and effective for you. Healing, to me, is not just personal—it’s also a step toward creating a more compassionate world.
6 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Nadia Malik
Registered Psychotherapist
Life can be challenging and sometimes everywhere we turn we find hardships, isolation, misunderstanding, and frustration with multiple obstacles in our path and no solutions in sight. I am available to help you work through this. I am here to truly listen with compassion, understand you, and support you. We can work together to find you relief from what you are experiencing.
In sessions with me you will experience warmth, empathy, a nonjudgmental and safe environment. In my client-centered approach I focus on building trust while showing you unconditional acceptance and care. We will collaborate together in partnership to increase insight, learn adaptive skills, and foster your growth to help you make healthy changes in your life.
My approach is eclectic as I fully appreciate your uniqueness, your lifestyle, history, culture, and worldview, and seek to tailor therapy to best suit your individuality.
Most importantly I want you to know that I care about your life, health, happiness, and overcoming your struggles.
So, reach out when you're ready and we will walk together on your mental health journey towards healing and wellness.
2 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M6R 3A6
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Manisha Grewal
Counsellor/Therapist, BA (Hons), MA, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Do you find yourself constantly caught between the pull of the past and the worries of the future? Many people describe feeling like they’re moving through life on autopilot — weighed down by overthinking, low mood, or the pressure to keep everyone else happy. You might notice people-pleasing tendencies, difficulty maintaining boundaries, or a pattern of overgiving that leaves you drained, ungrounded, and disconnected from yourself. If this sounds familiar, we may be a good fit.
Here, you’ll find a warm, calm space where your feelings are validated and your voice genuinely matters. Together, we’ll explore what fuels your distress and gently uncover the deeper experiences and patterns shaping your emotional world. Alongside this, we’ll build practical tools to regulate your nervous system, ease your symptoms in the present, and help you move through life with greater clarity, steadiness, and a growing sense of inner safety.
For many people, finding a therapist who truly understands their cultural background can be a challenge. As a South Asian therapist, I bring the richness of three cultures, four languages, and the rare perspective of being both a first- and third-generation immigrant. These lived experiences allow me to deeply empathize with the immigrant journey across generations, as well as the ways culture, family expectations, and identity can shape mental health. No matter your background or story, I aim to meet you with genuine understanding, respect, and compassion.
✨ Evening and weekend appointments available
✨ Free 30-minute consultation to get started
2 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Simona Ilieva
Registered Psychotherapist, MACP, RP
*Accepting New Clients* As a therapist, my goal is to help you navigate life’s challenges, empowering you to overcome the obstacles that hinder your ability to live a life aligned with your goals and values. My approach is grounded in the understanding that mental health is impacted by a multitude of factors. I recognize the profound impact that structural and systemic barriers can have on your well-being. These external pressures can often create feelings of frustration and hopelessness, making it difficult to find a path forward. In our work together, we will explore these external influences while focusing on your internal strengths. By identifying and acknowledging your resilience, we can work together to create the meaning change you are seeking in your life. I work with individuals 16+, couples, and families and offer a free 15-minute consultation to ensure I am the proper fit for your journey.
4 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Anthony De Lemos Kawka
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist
I provide counselling, psychotherapy and supervision services to individuals aged 19 and older. My practice is guided by extensive experience working with people coming from various socioeconomic backgrounds and ethnicity as well as many years of serving the most vulnerable communities.
8 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Jose Luis Lopez Vargas
Registered Psychotherapist, RP.
I believe healing begins with feeling truly met. In my work as a psychotherapist, I offer a grounded, respectful, and deeply human space where people can slow down, breathe, and reconnect with themselves. I value presence, authenticity, and real relationships, and I work at a pace that honours each person’s unique experience.
I am drawn to supporting people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, disconnected, or in the midst of change. Many come with anxiety, relationship struggles, emotional pain, or a quiet sense that something in life no longer fits. Together, we gently explore what is happening in the present moment — in thoughts, emotions, and the body — so that clarity, choice, and new possibilities can naturally emerge.
7 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M5R 3K4
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Christina DeFranco
Counsellor/Therapist, HBA, RYT-500
Accepting NEW Clients – Do you feel stuck in the pressures of general life and work, or feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, or uncertainty about whats next? Navigating perfectionism, burnout, life transitions, or chronic health challenges and need some support? Tired of trying to figure things out? Together, we can explore the experiences that brought you here and find the clarity and tools you're looking for. I offer a safe, compassionate space for youth, adults, couples and caregivers to gain self-awareness, build emotional coping tools, and create meaningful change at a pace that feels right for you. Get started with a free consult call.
7 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Adrienne Sharma-Richardson PhD MEd RP OCT
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Gestalt Psychotherapist Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Gottman Trained Couples Therapist
As a gestalt psychotherapist, who pairs gestalt training with somatic experiencing I can help support you in healing from your trauma.
No one in the Niagara Region utilizes the combination of these therapies and applies them to working with couples in crisis. Gottman (couples) and Post Induction Therapy training (relational/developmental trauma)
I am sorry to say but popular approaches to healing trauma like CBT will provide only temporary relief at best.
If you want to get to the root of your trauma and heal somatic experiencing (SE) is what you need and when supported with the power of relational gestalt therapy you will shift your shit!
SE focuses on regulating your nervous system.
With SE work trauma responses are completed and energy is released back into the system and with this the resolution and disappearance of physical complaints, including headaches, digestive problems, and pain syndromes can be resolved, and emotional regulation can be restored.
I will teach you how to work with your stress response - the body's innate alarm system in response to a perceived danger, also called the "Fight or Flight" response.
It is highly adaptive to danger and human survival when threats are physical, but less so when threats are psychological, or imaginary, among other somatic and relational skills.
I have been trained under Dr Abi Blakeslee part of Dr Peter A Levine's legacy group out of California for Somatic Experiencing and the late great Dr Bud Feder the author of Beyond the Hot Seat was on my dissertation committee overseeing a phenomenological study of the effectiveness of a gestalt therapy group I created to reduce stress in working informal caregivers of the elderly. I named the group process Stressed WOW (We Overloaded with Work).
Gestalt therapy is an extremely complex psychotherapy, too complex to describe in this short space.
The power of its effectiveness can only be experienced.
Most present day therapies have stolen bits and pieces of its praxis.
Get the whole again with a holistic, here and now, experiential therapy.
I am here for you... I've got your six!
13 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M4P 1G8
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Brian Baumal
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist (RP)
I lost 100lbs and currently kept it off for eight years (I started August 15, 2012). I know the challenges of wanting so desperately to change but being unable to do so. I also know the constant mind chatter that plagues people who want to improve their health but just can't seem to do so. As a therapist, I take these issues and challenges very seriously, and work with clients to successfully find ways to manage their weight and health.
I remember at my heaviest weight, I wanted to talk to someone who had been there, done that & understood I so badly wanted to change and my frustration at not changing. I wanted someone who could quiet my mind when it worried about my weight and help me gain control of my body and life. I know what it's like to start losing weight, only to abandon the effort shortly thereafter. If you repeat that pattern and put your health and quality of life at risk, then you likely feel that there are issues that need to be addressed psychologically - I can help!
Finally, I absolutely love what I do, and I hope it shows in every session that I have with my clients.
16 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M4M 2S3
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Peter Stathakos
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Registered Social Worker, BBA, MDiv, MSW, CMAT, CSAT
I work with individuals and couples navigating challenges such as sex or love addiction, affairs, porn use, sexual trauma, and other struggles. I also support partners and families as they work through the impact these experiences can have. Together, we create a personalized plan that honours your unique needs and relationships, supporting meaningful, lasting change.
16 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M6C 1B6
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Rachel Morris
Registered Social Worker, RSW, MSW
I am an experienced registered social work now focusing on individual therapy with adults using EMDR and Gestalt therapy. My primary area of focus is resolving past childhood/adolescent trauma and supporting those in later stage recovery from substance abuse or addictions. I am deeply committed to my work and am continuously humbled by the nature of healing. I have learned to trust that each individual has a unique process and I'm dedicated to creating space for self-discovery and new beginnings.
7 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M3B 2J3
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Candace Plattor
Drug and Alcohol Counsellor, M.A. in Counselling Psychology from Adler University
When a family is ravaged by addiction - of any kind - everyone is affected and everyone needs to heal. At Love With Boundaries Addiction Family Counselling, we work with the family members first, so that they can make the changes they need to make to truly help the addicts they love. The results we achieve are amazing - the addicts and their families begin to make healthier life choices so that recovery from the devastation of addiction leads to their new way of life.
35 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Sarah Bickle
Registered Psychotherapist, MPsy., R.P.
Welcome! I’m so glad you’re here. I know how difficult it can be to navigate the complexities of life, especially when trauma, relationships, or identity issues weigh heavy on your heart. I’m here to offer you a safe, affirming space where you can begin the process of healing, at your own pace, and on your own terms.
Whether you’re navigating the aftermath of sexual trauma, exploring your LGBTQ+ identity, or simply seeking to understand the patterns in your life that no longer serve you, I am committed to walking beside you through every step of the journey. You don’t have to do this alone. In therapy with me, you’ll experience a unique blend of evidence-based therapies, creative techniques, and a deeply empathetic, collaborative approach. I’ll work with you to find what resonates, whether it’s EMDR, psychodynamic exploration, somatic therapy, meditation, or a combination of tools that evolve as your needs shift. My work is rooted in trauma-informed care, meaning I always respect your pace, your boundaries, and your journey. We’ll create a space where your healing is not just possible, but empowered.
I offer flexible evening and late-night sessions, making it easier for you to prioritize your well-being—even with a busy schedule. My online practice allows me to meet you where you are, whether that’s through Zoom or telephone, and I’m fully committed to being present with you during our sessions—so you get the support you deserve when you need it most.
With over a decade in mental health, I’ve had the privilege of working with a diverse range of individuals. From my early days supporting Haitian refugees abroad, to my experience working with neurodiverse young adults and seniors, I have helped people from many walks of life navigate complex emotions, trauma, and identity. While I specialize in sexual trauma and LGBTQ+ care, I believe healing is unique to each person—and I’m here to support you, no matter your background, experience, or life stage. Whether you’re exploring deep emotional patterns, working through trauma, or seeking more connection in your relationships, I’m committed to adapting my approach to meet your needs and helping you move forward at your own pace.
If you’re ready to begin this journey, take the first step today—together, we’ll find the path that works best for you. I’m here to help you heal, grow, and thrive.
6 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Karina Waluk | Anxiety, ADHD, & Relationships
Registered Psychotherapist
You're navigating a lot right now - anxiety that's wearing you down, burnout that's leaving you feeling like you can't do one more thing, career stress or a big transition, relationship struggles, chronic pain, or just feeling stuck in patterns you can't seem to break. You know something needs to change, but you're not sure where to start.
I'm a Toronto-based Registered Psychotherapist offering in-person therapy in Toronto's West End ( Little Portugal and Trinity Bellwoods) and virtual sessions across Ontario. My approach is collaborative, practical, and insight-driven — I blend evidence-based therapy with somatic-informed practices to help you understand what's really getting in your way, regulate your nervous system, and make meaningful changes that actually stick in daily life.
I offer flexible appointment times, including daytime and evening availability, because finding support shouldn't be another thing that doesn't fit your life.
If you're ready for thoughtful, growth-focused therapy that's both challenging and supportive, let's talk. Visit my website to learn more and book a free consultation.
6 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M6J 1Y2
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Liz Witzke
Registered Psychotherapist, RPQ, BA, LLB, CSAT, CPTT
I am trained in Partner and Betrayal Trauma Therapy and have experience supporting both partners who've been hurt by betrayal and individuals struggling with compulsive sexual behaviors. My goal is to create a safe, nonjudgmental space where healing, accountability, and lasting change can start.
19 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M6C 1B6
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Jenny Kapichen
Registered Psychotherapist, RP
Drawing from my personal experience as an artist, business owner, immigrant, and parent, I bring warmth, insight, and deep understanding to my work as a therapist. My approach is compassionate, attentive, and rooted in the belief that healing happens through connection and self-discovery. I embrace an anti-oppressive and intersectional perspective, recognizing the profound impact of systemic and cultural factors on mental health. My goal is to create a space where you feel seen, supported, and empowered on your path toward growth and healing.
5 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M5R 3K4
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Kate Paul
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, RP
Past hurts can echo in the present—quick triggers, shutdowns, or the same fight on repeat. Trauma, whether from earlier life experiences or broken trust in relationships, can leave you feeling unsafe in your body and disconnected from the people who matter most. I help individuals and couples heal the impact of trauma, regulate overwhelming emotions, and rebuild safety and connection in daily life. Together, we’ll slow things down, create a clear plan, and use evidence-based tools to shift unhelpful patterns.
My approach is warm, integrative, and collaborative—we’ll work at a pace that feels manageable, so you can restore trust in yourself and in your relationships.
If you're ready to take the first step toward healing, I invite you to schedule a free consultation today.
My online calendar is: newleaftherapyonline.janeapp.com
13 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
New Moon Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, MACP, MSW, RSW, RP, RP(Q)
We are a team of Registered Psychotherapists and Social Workers who specialize in supporting individuals through effective and research backed trauma, relationship, and sex therapy.
We began as a trauma focused clinic - our team has a solid understanding of the countless small and large ways that trauma impacts us. We work with traumatic stress and related difficulties such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD and complexPTSD), addiction, self-harm, and suicide ideation. We support survivors of sexual violence as well as those who have experienced emotional and physical abuse, criminal victimization, bullying, war, and near death experiences.
We've found that as people heal, relationships and intimacy naturally becomes a secondary focus. For this reason we offer family, couples, and sex therapy. We support individuals of all gender and sexual identities and relationship structures.
We respect diversity and differences in opinions, values and attitudes. This is reflected through individualized treatment plans which consider each individuals lived and generational experiences. We strive to provide culturally-sensitive, non-discriminatory, and affirming care to culturally diverse populations and BIPOC, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent, kink and polyamorous communities.
Our goal is to help you break free from your past and rediscover a fulfilling life filled with joy and connection.
16 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M5V 1X9
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario