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Book a free 20 minute consultation call with Care Coordinator so that we can help pair you with a Therapist that is best suited for you.

Alternatively, if you would like to find your own Therapist, you can book in a complimentary call with any of our Psychotherapists directly.

Therapy offers an opportunity to work through thoughts, emotions, and behaviours to reframe negative thoughts and change behaviours that are holding you back.

No two people are exactly the same so an effective treatment will be tailored to fit your needs and personality!

Couples/Relationship Therapy is a type of psychotherapy in which a therapist with clinical experience working with couples, helps two people involved in a romantic relationship gain insight into their relationship, resolve conflict, and improve relationship satisfaction utilizing a variety of therapeutic interventions.

Although the practice of couples therapy may vary depending on the therapist’s theoretical orientation, all couples therapy tends to involve the following general elements;

Family therapy is suitable for families who are experiencing conflict or concerns in which all members are ready to tackle in a therapeutic space.

This service helps families by exploring different psychological frame-works and interventions to ultimately aid the family towards better communication, and increased conflict resolution skills.

Family therapy may look like all of your family members, or just those willing and able to participate.

Virtually this looks like everyone together or each family member logging on from their desired location.

Each family’s treatment plan will differ depending on your family’s unique situation, however, the goal still remains: to deepen family connection, trust, and also the family’s resiliency to present and future obstacles.

*+$60 for every additional family member

If you’ve experienced significant psychological stress or are suffering from a disorder such as PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), you may benefit from For Health’s Sake’s EDMR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) therapy.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a cutting-edge treatment for trauma and other emotional difficulties.

This service is recommended as a package. Package includes: 1 Initial appointment and 3 follow up appointments. This is because it takes time to go through findings and we want to ensure your Therapist is able to walk through the findings with you in a way that will set up each couple for success.

SYMBIS is a comprehensive marriage program designed specifically for couples. This assessment has an 86% accuracy in predicting a good marriage.

Questions that will be covered in the assessment include:

Extended Health Insurance: Therapy is covered by most extended health insurance plans. Depending on your insurance plan you may be covered by either Psychotherapy or Social Work. We have Therapists who are registered in both of these disciplines so please check your insurance plan to see what discipline you have coverage for (Psychotherapy and/or Social Worker) and book in with a Therapist who bills under that discipline.

Please note Therapy services are not covered under OHIP.

Fees: For all appointments we require a credit card to keep on file. We have a secure online platform where you can add your credit card details.

Sliding Scale:  A limited number of sliding scale opportunities are available by request and based on need. Please discuss this with your Therapist during your FREE phone consultation.

Cancellation Policy: 24 hours notice is required for cancellation of a session. Sessions cancelled within less than 24 hours will be charged the full regular fee.

If you need immediate attention: please call 911 or visit your nearest emergency room

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Couples Therapy
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
• Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Family Therapy
• Mindfulness
• Motivational Interviewing
• Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

ACT is an action-oriented approach to psychotherapy that stems from Traditional Behaviour Therapy and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.

In ACT, clients are encouraged to stop avoiding, denying, and struggling with their emotions and learn to accept such feelings as adaptive responses to situations. Such acceptance and giving up the fight against the emotions allows them to move forward in their life. Such acceptance along with evaluation and understanding of one’s values leads to commitment to making necessary changes in their behaviour.

CBT is a goal-oriented, problem-focused, and structured approach to treating many psychological issues such as depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, relationship conflict, and psychosis. It is based on the idea that the way in which a person interprets events, situations, and people influences their subsequent mood and behaviour.

DBT is an evidence-based psychotherapy that began with efforts to treat Borderline Personality Disorder. Borderline Personality Disorder is a disorder where a person struggles with an unstable sense of identity, instability in relationships, and difficulty regulating emotions. Borderline Personality Disorder is challenging to treat because the characteristic emotional volatility and instability in a person’s sense of self and their relationships makes it hard to remain engaged in treatment unless a clinician is skilled in understanding the diagnosis and how to treat it. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is widely used and scientifically proven to be a successful treatment program for people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).

EFT is an evidence-based treatment approach based on the idea that how we understand and use our emotions guides how we live. Some people develop unhealthy patterns of emotions that contribute to poor psychological and emotional well-being.

Mindfulness refers to meditative ideas and practices that involve observing thoughts and feelings and letting go of the need to change or ruminate about things. Mindfulness-Based Therapies encompass mindfulness philosophies and techniques in their intervention approach.

Motivational Interviewing is a counselling method that helps people resolve ambivalent feelings and insecurities to find the internal motivation they need to change their behaviour. It is a practical, empathetic, and short-term process that takes into consideration how difficult it is to make life changes.

Unlike traditional forms of therapy that take time to analyze problems, pathology, and past life events, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) concentrates on finding solutions in the present time and exploring one’s hope for the future to find quicker resolution of one’s problems. This method takes the approach that you know what you need to do to improve your own life and, with the appropriate coaching and questioning, are capable of finding the most effective solutions.