Registered Psychotherapist, Master's in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy
Asking for help is a sign of strength. If you are looking for help with anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, BPD, PTSD or have been a victim of narcissistic abuse, it takes courage to ask for help. Admitting you can’t do everything alone is the first step toward achieving wellness in a fast-paced, demanding world. Therapy can enable you to delve deeper through inner child work and reparenting yourself to heal your trauma wounds and move forward. Asking for help and obtaining a fresh perspective of your past is the first and most profound step toward developing the mental muscle needed to attain emotional and mental strength.
As an experienced psychotherapist, I aim to help you navigate your emotions and move toward a healthy and fulfilling life. I specialize in working with women's issues and use modalities like Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Relational Psychotherapy, Mindfulness Practices, ACT, and Solution-Focused therapy.
I believe in forming an authentic therapeutic relationship with respect to the client’s cultural background. One can face difficult emotions with a suitable therapeutic approach that tailors individual emotional needs. Therapy is a safe and non-judgmental space where individuals can unpack their deepest feelings, learn to process emotions, and gain clarity.
At Lumos Counselling, we believe that the counselling process is a collaborative approach where the patient determines where they are going and the therapist provides the directions. Our philosophy to counselling is to empower patients so that they are able to work through stressors with tools and strategies learned during sessions.
I understand how hard it can be when mental illnesses affect your relationships, work, school, ambitions, and overall well-being. Life is challenging, but I believe that there is always hope. I want to work with you collaboratively to help you identify the thoughts and behaviours that keep you from living life to the fullest. I look forward to talking to you to see how we can work together to help you overcome life's obstacles in order to pursue your happiness.
I have been practicing psychotherapy and multicultural counselling for 19 years focusing on individuals suffering from anxiety, depression, grief/bereavement and other emotional, psychological and physical ailments.
I am the Clinical Director of the Richmond Hill Psychology Centre, and my team, which consists of 5 licensed psychologists and 6 psychotherapists, is here to offer you the support you need. Our centre has been in operation for 18 years, and we have helped over 5,500 clients improve their quality of life and overcome obstacles.
I am deeply committed in providing you with compassionate support in an environment were all issues can be safely addressed. My proven counselling techniques and practical life coaching tools provide quick results and will equip you with the know-how to self-manage your life more effectively.
Counsellor/Therapist, Registered Psychotherapist, Qualifying
As an HR Professional with over 20 years in the corporate world, my passion has always been about empowering people and working as a team. As a consultant, mentor, coach and now a therapist, my gift is helping you see the authenticity of your own strengths and superpowers. I truly believe that each person has the inner wisdom to embark on a path of self-care, balance and harmony but sometimes we may get stuck and need help along the way. I believe my role is to support you in uncovering the layers of unconscious, old-patterned beliefs that may have temporarily clouded your ability to live your best life. Together, we can co-create a space that allows you to feel safe enough to be radically honest in order to make incremental steps forward for lasting change. We all want to feel a sense of peace and stability in our lives. Through your journey of self-discovery in our sessions, my aim will be to guide you into seeing new perspectives, offer you a non-judgmental space for emotional acceptance and provide you with practical tools that will empower you to experience your mind, body and spirit in a holistic way.
*ACCEPTING NEW CLIENT'S* I am so glad you are here and putting forth your needs first or maybe you are here because your friend or family member needs support or you are just tired of feeling this ‘Numb’ feeling and you want some answers as to “Why are you feeling this way? or asking yourself “Why don’t I feel happy or sad anymore?”, “Why am I like this?”, What is wrong with me? If I have made you question yourself right now then you are in the right place with the right person. As your therapist, I will help you explore all these feelings.
Welcome! I'm Natasha, a compassionate and empathetic Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. With a strong educational background in Recreation Therapy and Psychology, I am committed to providing top-notch mental care to individuals seeking support and growth.
Over the past 4 years, I have had the privilege of working with diverse age groups, including youth, adolescents, and older adults facing various mental health challenges. My areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma. Utilizing evidence-based modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Psychodynamic Approaches, I tailor my approach to suit each individual's unique needs.
At the core of my practice is a person-centered focus, where I prioritize the creation of a non-judgmental, safe, and respectful environment. I believe in fostering a trusting space where individuals can freely share their unique lived experiences, allowing for a more effective therapeutic journey.
Collaboration is central to my therapeutic approach. Together, we will work towards setting meaningful and personalized goals, enabling you to lead a fulfilling life aligned with your aspirations.
If you are seeking a dedicated therapist to accompany you on your mental wellness journey, I am here to support and empower you every step of the way. Take the first step towards a brighter future by reaching out to schedule a session.
Let's embark on this transformative journey together!
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!