Life Transitions therapists in Toronto, ON
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Life Transitions
Linda Thai
Counsellor/Therapist, MACP., RP., CCC
I help you to make movement and problem solve.
5 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Samaha Sufyan
Registered Psychotherapist, RP (Qualifying)
Life transitions like immigration or parenthood bring uncertainty; I guide mothers, couples, and immigrants with trauma-informed approach and EFCT to navigate change with resilience. Our sessions honor cultural shifts, processing grief while building adaptive relational skills.
1 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Harness of Joy Psychotherapy Services
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, RCSW EMDRIA Approved Consultant & Credit Provider
Navigating Big Changes: Finding Your Footing When Life Shifts
Whether it's the end of a long-term relationship, a major career pivot, becoming a parent, relocating, or grieving the loss of an old version of yourself, life transitions have a way of shaking your foundation. Even positive shifts—like a promotion, retirement, or marriage—can bring an unexpected wave of anxiety, loss of identity, and self-doubt.
When your daily rhythm suddenly changes, your nervous system naturally craves predictability. It’s entirely normal to feel suspended between what used to be and what hasn't yet fully formed, asking yourself: "Who am I now, and where do I go from here?"
At Harness of Joy Psychotherapy Services, we provide a steady, compassionate sanctuary to help you make sense of life’s crossroads. Guided by our foundational values of empathy, tailored care, and authentic growth, we walk beside you as you navigate the unknown.
Through our collaborative, trauma-informed approach, we support you to:
Process the Unseen Grief: Give voice to the subtle losses, change in status, or old roles you are leaving behind.
Anchor Your Nervous System: Learn practical grounding tools to manage the anxiety and overwhelm that accompany uncertainty.
Redefine Your Identity & Purpose: Reconnect with your core values to make intentional choices and build a clear, confident path forward.
Change is inevitable, but feeling lost through it isn't. You don't have to carry the weight of starting over by yourself—together, we transform unsettling shifts into meaningful opportunities for self-discovery, resilience, and renewed vitality.
26 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Nicole Moss
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), C.S.P.S.S
Life can feel overwhelming when you’re in the middle of a major life transition and feel like you may have no one to talk to who understands. My goal is to support you as I genuinely feel that everyone holds their own map to healing, however, many often need help navigating their path forward. Whether you’re also working on trauma recovery, healing from abuse, or working through the stages of grief, you don’t have to go through it alone. I am grateful to be that source of support for current and new clients. I help people create, enforce, and maintain boundaries that may have once felt impossible to implement, giving them space to feel safer, more empowered, and more connected to themselves and others. I work from an eclectic approach, believing there is no one-size-fits-all path to therapy. Together we can help you break free from limiting patterns and beliefs.
1 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M5A 3X9
Online in Toronto, ON
Life Transitions
Transforming Emotions
Psychologist
Change is a natural part of life, but even the changes we choose can leave us feeling unsettled, uncertain, or not quite like ourselves. You might be starting or ending a relationship, becoming a parent, changing careers, facing retirement, or moving through the physical and emotional shifts of perimenopause and menopause. You may have recently arrived in a new country, finding your way through an unfamiliar culture and language while missing the people and places you left behind. Whatever the transition, therapy offers a space to make sense of what’s changing, honour what you’re leaving behind, and discover what matters to you now. Together, we can help you build the steadiness and confidence to move forward on your own terms. Book your free consultation today so we can match you with the right therapist for your needs.
19 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M5S 1S4
Online in Toronto, ON
Life Transitions
Shemina Jeraj
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist
Life is ever changing and we will all pass through different phases in our lives. Sometimes these phases are planned and sometimes we are thrown into a phase by circumstances. These transitions can be challenging like sailing through choppy waters. Therapy can help provide an unbiased view of these situations and offer a place of calm during a storm. It can also offer tools to help navigate the situation in a best possible manner.
8 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Vaughan Counselling and Psychotherapy o/a Zormin Counselling and Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, RP(Q), RSW, C.Psych., C.Psych.Assoc., ND, NP
Our clinic therapists support clients navigating life transitions by providing a compassionate, non-judgmental space to process change and uncertainty. Whether facing shifts such as career changes, relationship transitions, relocation, or personal growth, our therapists help clients build insight, strengthen coping strategies, and develop a clearer sense of direction. Through personalized, evidence-based approaches, we empower clients to adapt with resilience, gain confidence in their decisions, and move forward with greater clarity and balance.
7 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M4S 3E2
Online in Toronto, ON
Life Transitions
Jonathan Christink
Registered Psychotherapist, BA, BEd, MEd, Registered Psychotherapist
Navigating major life transitions often disrupts our sense of stability, leaving us to cope with intense uncertainty, stress, and shifting identities. Seeking counselling support provides a safe, structured space to process these overwhelming changes without judgment. With specialized care, you can develop practical coping strategies, gain valuable perspective, and successfully rebuild a meaningful path forward.
16 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Nadia Zamzul
Registered Psychotherapist, R.P., LL.M
I support clients through major life changes—whether chosen or unexpected. Together, we process uncertainty, grief, and identity shifts so you can move forward with clarity, resilience, and a stronger sense of direction.
5 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Aseel Al-Saheb
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, CCC
Not every difficult transition involves something going wrong. Sometimes the life you've worked toward no longer feels like the life you want, or a change you expected to welcome leaves you feeling uncertain and disconnected. Transitions can bring questions about identity, relationships, expectations, and what truly matters to you. Therapy provides space to explore these questions without rushing toward answers. Together, we make sense of the emotions and conflicting needs that emerge during periods of change, helping you move forward in a way that feels more intentional and aligned with who you are becoming.
5 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Clayre Sessoms
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, CCC, ATR-BC
Moving through major life transitions—whether expected or sudden—frequently disrupts your sense of identity and leaves your nervous system feeling highly untethered. In my Vancouver-based online therapy practice, I use creative and psychodynamic exploration to hold space for the discomfort of the unknown. I will walk alongside you through the ambiguity of change, helping you ground into your shifting reality with patience and self-compassion.
8 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Lauren Kalvari
Registered Social Worker, PhD, MSW, RSW
Major life transitions can affect identity, relationships, emotional stability, spirituality, and one’s sense of direction or belonging in the world. Experiences such as divorce, career changes, illness, caregiving, loss, changes in faith or community, parenting shifts, relocation, or emerging awareness following difficult relationships can leave people feeling emotionally overwhelmed, uncertain, or disconnected from themselves.
I provide trauma-informed virtual psychotherapy for adults navigating life transitions, chronic stress, grief, anxiety, relational change, and periods of emotional or existential uncertainty. Therapy offers space to process complex emotions, understand patterns that may no longer serve you, strengthen self-trust, and move toward greater clarity, stability, and meaning. My approach is culturally aware and attentive to the broader relational, spiritual, and social contexts that shape how people experience change, loss, identity, and healing.
34 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Kim David
Registered Psychotherapist, RP (Qualifying)
Major changes can unsettle even parts of life that once felt secure. Whether the transition involves relationships, work, family, relocation or a new stage of life, therapy can offer space to understand what is changing, what may be ending, and what you want to carry forward.
10 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON
Online in Toronto, ON
Life Transitions
Serenity Ridge Therapy
Counsellor/Therapist, RP (Qualifying), CCC
Guidance through periods of change—whether expected or unexpected—helping you find stability, clarity, and direction in the midst of uncertainty.
1 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Rachael Burnett
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MACP
Big changes, whether in your career, relationships, or living situation, can bring unexpected stress. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, therapy offers a supportive space to pause, process, and be heard. Therapy can be a dedicated space to slow down, vent, and reflect when life feels noisy. Together, we’ll move at your pace and explore your experiences with genuine compassion and zero judgment.
1 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Mind Path Therapy
Therapist, MSW, RSW
We all experience significant changes. Entering and graduating from high school, our first date, the decision to raise a family, career changes, the death of a loved one, and entering retirement, all represent common transition periods. How we navigate these pivotal periods of our lives has a big impact on our mental health. We may struggle to adjust to new demands, different relationships, and finding ourselves in roles that challenge our sense of self and our innate capacity to cope with change. Life transitions counselling provides you with the safe and empathetic space you need to increase your understanding of your path through change and develop a set of tools that help you respond to your unique context and challenges. Acceptance, emotional processing, grief work (we can't grow out of and towards change without a loss), consolidating your values, and creating a narrative based on resiliency are all ways we can work together to help you make the transition you're currently experiencing. If you're in the middle of a transition and feel like you could use support, please reach out for a free consultation so we can talk about where you are and how I can help.
9 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Gui Mansilla
Registered Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor and Coach
A change you chose can still bring loss, doubt or a surprising sense of disorientation. Moving countries, changing work or entering a different stage of family life may raise questions about who you are and where you belong. I bring curiosity about the cultural, relational and personal meanings of these changes, helping you find continuity in yourself while making room for what comes next.
21 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M8V 3H8
Online in Toronto, ON
Life Transitions
Aelea Syed
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist
Life transitions can bring a mix of excitement, uncertainty, grief, and self-doubt. Whether you’re navigating a career change, relationship changes, moving, starting or ending a chapter, or simply feeling unsure about what comes next, therapy can provide space to slow down and reconnect with yourself. I support clients in making sense of these changes, understanding what they need, and moving forward with greater clarity and confidence
5 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON (Online Only)
Life Transitions
Michelle Bilodeau
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist
Losing your job, moving cities, or reconnecting with an old friend—all these life transitions will likely bring up a mix of emotions that you may need help processing.
4 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M6A 3J1
Online in Toronto, ON
Life Transitions
Lexi Gayne Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, RP
Navigating a major life shift, whether it is a career change, the end of a relationship, or entering a new phase of life, can leave you feeling completely unmoored. Even positive transitions often bring a surprising amount of grief and uncertainty. When the ground shifts beneath you, it is entirely normal to question who you are and what comes next. I offer a steady, grounding presence to help you navigate this messy "in-between" phase. Together, we will gently honor what you are leaving behind while actively building the clarity and resilience you need to step confidently into your next chapter. You do not have to have it all figured out right now, and you certainly do not have to go through it alone.
8 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M4W 1A8
Online in Toronto, ON
Life Transitions therapists in Toronto, ON Statistics
Life Transitions therapists in Toronto, ON average 8 years of experience and charge around $171 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (80%), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) (59%), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (52%).
Average years in practice
8 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$171
Accept insurance
79%
Offer sliding scale
63%
Gender ID
| 68% |
Female |
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| 22% |
Male |
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| 5% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 5% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 58% |
In Person and Online |
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| 42% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 80% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 59% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 52% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 49% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 47% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 46% | Internal Family Systems (IFS) |
| 45% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 79% | Young Adult |
| 51% | Senior |
| 51% | Teen |
| 20% | Children |
Client Focus
| 67% | Women |
| 47% | Men |
| 43% | LGBTQ+ |
| 33% | Asian |
| 26% | Black / African American |