Therapists near Kingston helping Families with Low Self Esteem

Does your anxiety keep you from enjoying your relationships? Do you feel exhausted from endless worrying day after day? Do you wonder if you could feel more at ease? Now more than ever, people are feeling overwhelmed by their lives and relationships. If you’re one of those people, start by calling the number on my page. You'll be connected with a receptionist to book a free consultation with me as soon as possible. I work best with people struggling with anxiety, perfectionism, and relationship issues. During my sessions, I tend to apply a direct and emotionally-focused approach, balancing emotional validation and support with compassionate challenges to old patterns. In my office, folks of all identities are welcome and respected. I am a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) currently completing my practicum as a part of a Masters in Counselling Psychology. I am qualified to practice under the clinical supervision of Kim Lawrence (BScH, MSW, RSW).

As your therapist, I can help guide you to make healthier choices, to engage in healthy relationships, and to identify your own strengths. I provide an environment of compassion and creativity which helps guide exploration of personal issues. I spend time developing the client-therapist relationship, as it is a vital part of the therapeutic process. I believe that having the courage to allow yourself to be vulnerable by sharing your story, and being open to learn new ways of coping, can lead to a more balanced self with lasting change.

Providing clinical services for individuals, couples and families. Sabrina has expertise supporting people with coping with trauma, separation and divorce, as well as adjustment to workplace or situational stressors.

Shaunacy King (she/they) has over 20 years of experience working in counselling related support. Her affirmative and client centred services offers a wide range of therapeutic modalities, specializing in: Sex, sexuality, and intimacy concerns (AASECT member) Relationship concerns and conflict resolution Trauma processing (EMDR, CBT, DBT, Narrative) Grief Anxiety and depression Body health and dysmorphia concerns Midlife experiences and change Open to residents of Ontario and persons between the ages of 25-65.

*Currently unable to accept new clients*. I provide a safe, empathetic environment for self-exploration. I work collaboratively with you to help you gain new perspectives, increase self-understanding and develop positive coping. I assist with attachment, anxiety, depression, trauma recovery, grief and loss, relationship challenges and difficult transitional times in life. I work with you to uncover your needs and develop your strengths and abilities, and use them to guide your process of change and growth. My approach is integrative, using proven therapies that best fit you. This includes Internal Family Systems, Narrative approaches, attachment-focussed therapies, ACT, Compassion centered approaches and practical strategies for anxiety, trauma and depression. I work with adults 18+.

Are you looking for a better sex life? I work with individuals, couples, and groups to help improve sexual health using treatments that work. Servicing Kingston, Ontario and the surrounding area.

Are you feeling stuck in patterns that no longer serve you—whether it is anxiety, low mood, unresolved trauma, or just a lingering sense that something is not quite right? Together, we can gently uncover what is beneath the surface and work toward the lasting change you have been longing for. I am a therapist who values first and foremost, safety and connection in the therapeutic relationship. Through this safety and connection, we can explore the issues that may have been holding you back or getting in the way of living with ease. I have training in various modalities including narrative therapy, CBT, EMDR, with my most intensive training being in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Therapy (AEDP). I'm a level 3 AEDP therapist. With AEDP as my primary modality, we can work together to identify and process underlying patterns, old wounds and unfelt emotions and work towards resilience, behavioural change and self-compassion for all parts of your Self. I have a particular interest in working with individuals impacted by early trauma, attachment wounds, relationship challenges, struggles with self-worth and esteem, grief and loss, and life transitions. All identities are welcome in my therapeutic practice. I am committed to lifelong learning and engage in regular consultation and continuing education to support my growth as an experiential and dynamic therapist.

I am a registered clinical and counselling psychologist and co-director at Dynamic Psychotherapy & Psychology Centre. I work with adults who are seeking psychotherapy and counselling. I have worked with a range of mental health issues in inpatient and outpatient hospital programs, private practices, a university setting, and a community agency. My therapeutic approach is to help you understand your patterns of responding to your emotional experiences and to others that keep you stuck in distress and isolation, and to help you experience and transform your emotional experience so you can move beyond the impasse. I provide a specialized form of psychotherapy called Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) that is designed to address the internal emotional issues underlying and driving self-sabotaging symptoms.

I am a psychotherapist who has been registered with the College of Psychotherapists of Ontario since 2016. I completed my undergraduate studies at Wilfred Laurier University and obtained my Master’s degree in counselling psychology from Yorkville University. I am passionate about addressing the underlying internal problems and painful emotions that keep people stuck in unhealthy self-sabotaging cycles. We can work together to overcome unhealthy ways of coping you have learned in the past. I also provide couples therapy to help couples address your interpersonal dynamics that keep you stuck as a couple.

Are you looking to address the underlying emotional causes to your difficulties once and for all? Perhaps you have already tried learning skills to manage your symptoms or engaged in supportive talk-therapy but have not found the relief you are seeking. If you are stuck in patterns of behaviours or thoughts that are perpetuating your suffering and you are seeking a new approach, we can work together to help you break free from these patterns. We are a team of clinicians who are dedicated to providing evidence-based treatments tailored to your unique needs that achieve long-lasting positive outcomes efficiently. At DPPC, we specialize in an advanced psychotherapy called Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. We help you address the underlying emotional cause to your symptoms. These dynamic frameworks have been scientifically shown to provide positive outcomes that are long lasting. Making change can be difficult and painful, especially if you have been struggling for a long time. Our clinicians provide a safe and genuine therapeutic relationship in which we help you face difficult internal conflicts and resolve your emotional problems. Connect with us today and start moving towards health and change.