Psychoanalytic therapists in Toronto, Ontario ON, Canada CA
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Psychoanalytic Therapy
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
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Nadia Zamzul
Registered Psychotherapist, R.P., LL.M
Frustrated by "talk therapy"? Then, you might not just be looking for a therapist—you’re looking for someone who can help you shift. Let's make sense of what’s happening deeply beneath the surface. I bring a combination of clinical depth, relational attunement, and real-world expertise to my work. With advanced training in relational psychotherapy, somatic approaches, and parts work, I help clients move beyond insight and into meaningful, lasting change.
I specialize in working with high-functioning individuals who feel stuck in patterns around self-worth, relationships, and emotional regulation. My approach is both grounded and intuitive—I don’t just listen, I track what’s happening in your nervous system, your patterns, and your relationships in real time. This allows me to gently challenge what isn’t working while creating a space that feels safe, respectful, and deeply human.
5 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Jessie Erb
Registered Psychotherapist, DPsychotherapy
I work from a Relational Psychodynamic and Integrative framework, making sure that we find a therapeutic framework that fits you and your unique needs.
When you see me you won't be seeing an overly clinical or 'removed' therapist, but rather a real person who meets you just as you are. I am warm, empathic, and non-judgmental - providing an environment that is safe so that you can explore all concerns and distress that have brought you to therapy.
I believe that anyone, regardless of class, sexuality, gender, race/ethinicity is valuable and deserves the best care I can give them. I would be honoured to work with you! Check out my website centredself.ca for more info.
I am taking new clients and have a great team of psychotherapists who are also here to help, including our new reduced cost therapy program. Message today for a free 20-min consultation for us to find a fit that suits you!
12 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Manisha Grewal
Counsellor/Therapist, BA (Hons), MA, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Do you tend to replay past events in your mind over and over, and spiral into worries about the future? Do you struggle with boundaries, people-pleasing, or relationships, causing you to "overgive" to others while abandoning your own needs? 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. Here, you’ll find a warm, calm space where your feelings are validated and your voice genuinely matters. Together, we’ll engage in meaningful, deep processing work, explore what's fuelling 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 and ease your symptoms in the present, helping you reconnect with a more empowered, resilient, and self-aware version of yourself. I bring the richness of three cultures, four languages, and the lived experience of being both a first- and third-generation immigrant. My background in the medical field also allows me to integrate physiological and psychological insight. These parts of who I am 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. I am a proud ally to LGBTQIA2S+ and BIPOC communities and offer inclusive, compassionate care for all backgrounds and lived experiences. If what I’ve shared resonates, we may be a good fit. If you're curious about working together, let's start with a free, no-pressure 30-min video consultation, where we can connect and chat in a calm, relaxed space.
✨ Evening and weekend appointments available
✨ Free 30-minute consultation to get started
2 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Peter Stathakos
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Registered Social Worker, BBA, MDiv, MSW, CMAT, CSAT
I help 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 supports your unique needs and relationships while encouraging meaningful, lasting change.
16 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M6G 1M6
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Jane Allen
Psychologist, Master Counselling, BSc. Eng, MBA
Many of my clients feel lost or stuck in their lives. They often feel troubled by their relationships, work situations, unmet dreams, and transitions into different stages of life. Our culture does not offer many forums for authentic exploration of life's challenges. My work supports you in exploring the underlying causes of such feelings as anxiety, depression, fear, emptiness, despair, resentment, anger.
I offer a very non-judgmental environment where we can examine different life patterns and core beliefs which may be negatively affecting your quality of life. If you feel isolated in your challenges, I can offer perspectives and insights that will help you understand yourself more and discover that you are not alone.
My goal is to provide hope, insight and new perspectives to my clients. I am an avid reader, researcher and learner and work to find a good match with each client and a suitable counselling approach. Working as a psychologist is a second career for me. I have extensive life experience and work experience in science, business and work teams.
6 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Psychoanalytic Therapy
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
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Franklynn Bartol
Pre-Licensed Professional, RP (Qualifying), MSc, MA
I know how scary it can be to face our struggles and open up to a new person—I’ve been in therapy myself for many years. It’s not easy work! That's why I’m focused on building trust and staying curious about who you are and how you’re experiencing the process. My hope is that you leave sessions feeling cared for, understood, accepted, and connected with. Clients find that this experience builds self-understanding, a sense of worth, and a growing agency they carry into the rest of their lives.
I’m a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) who practices psychodynamic, relational therapy. This approach understands our struggles as stemming from difficulties in relationships, past and present. Maybe you haven’t received the kinds of connections, supports, and understanding you’ve needed and it’s impacted how you relate to yourself and others. Perhaps bad experiences have made it hard to navigate daily life or build new dynamics. You might be navigating loss, abandonment, harm, guilt, or conflict and need support with this. We’re nearly all impacted by cultures of disconnection, over-work, domination, and hyper-individualism. Relational therapy can be a space to notice all of this and experience something new—a more connected and fulfilling inner and outer life.
I’m dedicated to practicing from a client-led and trauma-informed perspective that understands the deeply traumatic impacts of white supremacy, colonialism, cishetero-patriarchy, ableism, and other oppressions. I will hold curiosity for how systems, culture, and identity impact your life, relationships, and our work together.
But in all of this, we only go as deep and as wide as you want to—I make sure we’re following your pace and attending to what feels most urgent. I won't tell you what healing looks like for you, but I'll be excited to figure that out together.
3 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M6G 2T9
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Robert M. Lee
Registered Psychotherapist
You feel stuck in cycles of overthinking, anxiety, or self-doubt, struggling to trust yourself or move forward. Maybe past wounds linger, creative blocks hold you back, or the pressure to perform—on stage, in relationships, or within yourself—feels exhausting. You may have glimpsed deeper awareness through dreams, meditation, or spirituality but find it hard to integrate. My approach blends Zen, Taoism, and Jungian analysis with mindfulness, depth psychology, and somatic awareness to help you uncover unconscious patterns, build self-trust, and reconnect with clarity and purpose. Change isn’t about forcing yourself forward but understanding what holds you back—allowing transformation to happen naturally.
2 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M4K 1N2
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Vaughan Counselling and Psychotherapy o/a Zormin Counselling and Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, RP(Q), RSW, C.Psych., C.Psych.Assoc., ND
Our mission is to provide compassionate, accessible, and high-quality mental health care that empowers individuals to achieve emotional well-being, personal growth, and meaningful change. We believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to live with dignity, resilience, and hope.
Through collaborative practice, ethical care, and culturally responsive services, we strive to support and uplift the diverse communities we serve. We are deeply committed to breaking down barriers to care and ensuring that mental health support is accessible to everyone, regardless of their financial situation.
7 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M4S 3E2
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Psychoanalytic Therapy
The Cohen Clinic
Psychologist, Psy.D.
Dr. Amber Cohen is a Registered Clinical Psychologist and the Director of The Cohen Clinic, dedicated to providing a compassionate, supportive environment where individuals can achieve mental and emotional well-being. Dr. Cohen leads a team of skilled therapists committed to helping clients overcome challenges, build resilience, and foster lasting personal growth. At The Cohen Clinic, she emphasizes a mind-body approach, offering personalized, evidence-based treatment plans in a collaborative and safe environment.
The clinic provides expert support to clients across Ontario, helping them navigate life’s challenges and achieve lasting wellness.
14 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Lisa Shouldice Pychotherapy Clinic
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, RP, CCP
Our team provides compassionate support for people who have experienced sexual, physical, and emotional abuse or assault, as well as other relational trauma and mental health concerns. We’re committed to cultural diversity and inclusivity, with a special focus on the LGBTQQIPSAA community. We help address challenges stemming from these experiences and related symptoms, including learned coping mechanisms that no longer work for you and your partner(s) and loved ones. Our focus includes managing complex family dynamics and alleviating trauma-related symptoms like bodily sensations, nightmares, anxiety, depression, and sexual dissatisfaction. We also support those dealing with addiction, unhealthy eating habits, relationship concerns, and possible or diagnosed personality disorders. We’re an experienced, specialized, and trusted team with over 50 years of combined expertise. We offer a range of therapeutic approaches, ensuring you find the right path to healing. Our culturally diverse team provides informed services with a special focus on the LGBTQIA+ community. We support you and your entire family, including your chosen family.
22 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Lia Khalili
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist (RP)
Embark on a transformative journey towards a fulfilling life with over fifteen years of expertise guiding you. As a seasoned registered psychotherapist, I specialize in empowering individuals to overcome life's obstacles and unlock their full potential. Whether you're navigating relationships, academics, self-esteem, trauma, or psychological distress, I offer personalized counseling tailored to your unique needs.
I delve beyond surface symptoms, exploring the roots of problems from diverse perspectives to craft comprehensive and effective treatment plans. Drawing on profound insights into child psychology, I've developed innovative therapeutic methods for both adults and children.
With a range of therapeutic approaches at my disposal, I'm dedicated to helping you thrive. Through evidence-based strategies, you'll gain deeper self-understanding and cultivate effective techniques for a happier, more fulfilling life. Together, we can enhance focus, memory, and overall brain function, improving your daily performance and quality of life.
Having authored academic books and published over 16 articles in scientific journals, I offer unique ADHD therapy, brain training, personal development, and art therapy services, addressing challenges that are often difficult to treat. Let's embark on this transformative journey towards lasting well-being and resilience together.
20 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M5C 2C5
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Zell Dharsee - YYZ Talks
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, RP, Psychoanalyst (C), CCTP-II
Having worked in many different fields of Psychotherapy, we've developed an appreciation for holistic approaches to well-being. It’s not easy to break free from the patterns and anxieties that have held you back. Our goal is to help you get unstuck by gaining new insights, developing new coping skills, and to ultimately heal and build resilience.
14 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Matthew Pitts
Registered Psychotherapist, Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology
Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, capable, and driven, yet internally struggling with relationship conflict, emotional overwhelm, anxiety, career stress, or recurring interpersonal patterns that leave them feeling stuck. Therapy can offer a space to better understand these experiences, navigate difficult emotions and relationships, and develop more grounded and meaningful ways forward. My approach is collaborative, reflective, compassionate, and direct when helpful. I aim to create a space where clients can explore difficult emotions honestly while feeling supported, understood, and challenged toward growth. Prior to becoming a Registered Psychotherapist, I worked as a family law lawyer. That experience informs my understanding of conflict, emotional strain, and the complexity people carry beneath outward competence. My life experience also includes marriage, parenthood, and work within finance/asset management, which shape the perspective I bring into therapy. I work with individuals and couples, focusing on areas like anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, career stress, separation/divorce, men’s issues, and persistent interpersonal tension. In couples work, I help partners better understand recurring cycles of conflict so that more emotionally honest, insightful and productive conversations may emerge.
2 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Grounded Minds Therapy
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Grounded Minds is a team of compassionate therapists who are skilled in treating anxiety, OCD and PTSD. Are you constantly battling anxiety, intrusive thoughts or compulsions that you can't resist doing? Perhaps you've experienced a trauma and you're finding it difficult to move forward. You may have found that pushing worries away only works for a short time. Let's work together to kick anxiety out of the driver's seat. Together, we may work on uncovering what's underneath anxiety and panic, learn how to take the power away from intrusive thoughts, or perhaps learn tools to manage uncertainty. Please reach out to schedule a therapy session or free 15 minute consultation call. We look forward to hearing from you!
8 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M5V 1M1
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Ps. I Love You Psychotherapy | M. Caracciolo Professional Corporation
Registered Psychotherapist, HBEd, MA (Hons.), Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), C-DBT
They say our greatest weakness lies in giving up! We have all been there. My name is Maria Veronica Caracciolo, and I decided that if life was going to be difficult, I would become its greatest “warrior” and teach others to do the same. Too often we use our armour to hide our inner selves, rather than see it as our strength which only comes from taking a risk, facing our fears, taking a step forward, and learning that every battle is won with wisdom. I am here to empower you to take that chance on yourself — your mind is a powerful force, but you are its master.
Through various forms of therapy, one can explore different perspectives, coping skills, and motivators to establish better relationships; self-esteem and self-direction; deal with complicated family or couple dynamics; face a significant crisis or transition; manage substance use or addiction; and collaboratively make cognitive and behavioral changes to better emotional, mental, and even physical health!
3 Years Experience
In-Person in Toronto, ON M9B 6H8
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Shemina Jeraj
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist
In my practice, I ensure that I provide a place to explore your suffering or what you want to change in your life without shame, judgment or criticism. This journey is about you and your unique experience. When you see your experience for what it is then you will be able to move past it. I can support build healthy relationships, self-esteem, marital stress, disconnection and conflict, over thinking and anxiety, depression, grief, cancer and any life transitions. Feel free to connect with me to see if we are a right fit.
8 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Psychoanalytic Therapy
True Health Counselling
Counsellor/Therapist, Tracey Nguyen, Holistic Advanced Nurse Psychotherapist RN, MN
You are here because relationships and life for you have been an emotional and spiritual battle through your drained soul and body. Long-term narcissistic abuse, BPD, codependency and complex trauma have been a journey of living in survival mode. You are tired of suffering and not living better. You want better than this, and yes, you can have it. Many clients have told me they have been missing something from therapy after countless therapists - deep, soulful relationship healing and actionable steps that get into your heart of soul wounds, not just talk therapy and endlessly validating feelings. While we do this, we do so much more. Being in therapy with me is like experiencing the deep end of you with a professional best friend, shaman and prophetic healer in tune with your soul, body and spirit.
I will help you heal your complex trauma, navigate difficult relationships and guide you toward the reclamation of your soul, voice and power.
Evidence-based, integrative, holistic, complex trauma-informed DBT, mindfulness, Gestalt method and faith-based, I don't leave any part of you out of the equation - mind-body-soul-spirit healing. Where science, natural intelligence and God intersect. All parts of you deserve therapy at this deep level. If you're still reading and feel it, book a consultation with me. I look forward to connecting with you
11 Years Experience
Online in Toronto, ON Ontario (Online Only)
Psychoanalytic Therapy
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)
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.
Psychoanalytic Therapy therapists in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Statistics
Psychoanalytic Therapy therapists in Toronto, Ontario, Canada average 11 years of experience and charge around $166 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (90%), Depression (83%), and Trauma and PTSD (81%).
Average years in practice
11 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$166
Accept insurance
90%
Offer sliding scale
73%
Gender ID
| 62% |
Female |
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| 26% |
Male |
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| 8% |
Non-Binary |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 63% |
In Person and Online |
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| 37% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 90% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 83% | Depression |
| 81% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 75% | Loss or Grief |
| 75% | Self Esteem |
| 75% | Stress |
| 64% | Social Anxiety |
Ages Served
| 97% | Adult |
| 76% | Young Adult |
| 69% | Senior |
| 66% | Teen |
| 37% | Children |
Client Focus
| 83% | Women |
| 76% | Men |
| 75% | LGBTQ+ |
| 53% | Asian |
| 51% | Black / African American |