Therapists near St Catharines helping Adults with First Responder Related Issues

Stressed out, filled with worry and think you have to be perfect? Waves of panic coming on? Sad, no energy and don't care anymore? Are you a mom who is struggling to do it all with work, home and kids? Can't seem to ever catch up? Fighting with your partner? No time for yourself? Tried that balance thing and nothing works? I can help you get some immediate relief and strategies to help make change happen. We will identify your strengths and build on them creating a clear plan. You can do this, starting today. Believe in yourself! Reach out to me and we can book a free consultation or session right away. I have helped hundreds of client get back on track. Children, teenagers, young and older adults. I am very collaborative and use a trauma and multicultural informed lens. Compassion, empathy, clear guidance and resources are what you will get working with me. I use evidence based therapy determined by your current needs. Getting relief now is vital to you. I believe we can create a plan with clear skills to make change happen. You can overcome these struggles which are affecting you more and more. Therapy can provide a new direction in your life and give you an opportunity to identify your needs and wants and take the action you need.

You've spent years hiding your emotional pain away from yourself, struggling with life's challenges, and experiencing a sense of "stuckness" in your life. As someone who has been on my own path to healing, I recognize the courage and strength it takes to reach out to someone for help. I will meet you where you are - be another human being in the room. You can expect to find a warm, calm space with empathetic listening. A compassionate space for collaboratively exploring your healing. Psychotherapy offers the chance for pinpointing the emotional pain that we've so effectively hidden away from ourselves. My name is Spencer Nageleisen. Several years ago, in my mid-twenties, I realized I was unhappy in life – put simply I was stuck and in need of clarity on what it meant to live my truth. I sought the help of a therapist and through extensive work was able to break free from the stuckness and finally begin living my truth. I went back to school to complete my Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and I am now a registered psychotherapist (qualifying) working with youth and adults on a variety of issues. I have experience in assisting with anger, depression, anxiety, insomnia, relationship issues, school challenges and other life’s struggles. I work from a person-focused perspective and integrate many different treatment modalities to individually tailor treatment so that you will get the most out of the therapy experience. My own lived experience helps me to appreciate better the needs of gender and/or sexual minorities. Allow me to accompany you with empathy and compassion as you overcome the challenges holding you back from reaching your goals, achieving fulfillment, purpose and meaning. I welcome you to check out my website for more information.

Life can be overwhelming, leaving you feeling helpless and alone. It is not easy to find your way forward. Recreating yourself in a way that embraces who you are and where you've been, to empower you to move towards a life you may envision, is not simple but it can be done. My goal is to help you find this path. Whether faced with a lifetime of challenges, or impacted by a single traumatic event, I bring empathy, compassion and understanding to the relationship. From that place of safety, I will support you to find the road to acceptance, healing, and peace of mind. With over 30 years of experience and training as an educator, researcher, and therapist, I bring a wide variety of knowledge and experience to my clients. I am a Registered Psychotherapist, trained in Relational Psychotherapy, with additional training in Grief Therapy, Positive Psychology, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Compassion-Focused Therapy. I am a lifelong learner and actively engage expanding my skills and approaches to working with clients in need. My training, in combination with lived experience of trauma and loss, has led me to a focus on the issues of grief and bereavement, trauma, depression, and anxiety. My approach is relational, strengths-based, and capacity-building. In taking this approach, I help people to move towards creating a meaningful life. I purposefully create a space where clients feel safe, valued, and heard, knowing that feeling alone with the struggles of life can be overwhelming. I am willing to walk alongside my clients as they find their way forward. Additionally, my background in Therapeutic Recreation, a profession that focuses on the role of free time engagements in creating a meaningful life, is one of the foundations of my practice. I believe that finding experiences in life that create positive emotion and express or develop personal strengths support feeling better, moving forward, and living well. It is hard to feel bad when you are doing something that uses or develops your natural gifts and talents. Finding those experiences with clients is important to learning to live a happier life.

If you feel like you need to get clear on your direction in life and step into leadership in your own life, I may be able to help. Do you need someone to truly hear you? Are you feeling overwhelmed, unsettled, confused or flat out unhappy? Are you feeling helpless when it comes to school, work, or family life? Maybe you know what you want but you are having trouble taking the steps to get there? It's so frustrating and disheartening to feel stuck - like your efforts aren't paying off! We all want to know we are capable of figuring things out for ourselves. I get that. This is why I work hard to support YOU in finding your OWN hidden truths. My goal is to help you explore YOUR vision for the future and uncover emotional resources that could help you lead a more desired life. THIS GIVES YOU THE POWER TO MAKE MASSIVE LIFE CHANGES! I get particularly excited about supporting people with academic, workplace, and family life issues. I have worked in post secondary education for over a decade, and specialise in supporting post secondary students and those looking for clarity along their career path. Call or text me for a free consultation and I will have an honest conversation with you about whether or not I feel you are a good fit for my services. You will have an opportunity to ask any questions that you may have and you can decide from there. See my website for further information about my experience and credentials or to book an appointment online: www.amandabolgertherapy.com

Hello. I am an open, warm, progressively minded person dedicated to walk with others on their journey to self-improvement, self-discovery and healing. I know deeply how much courage it takes to explore ourselves and I walk the walk myself. I address clients with a spectrum of challenges including struggle with self-confidence, in relationships, anxiety, depression, addiction and on. I encourage you to come in for a free consultation and we can see if we are a good fit:) I know that we can work through whatever difficulties are occurring in life with gentle reflection, support, courage and a desire to grow and change. I am mindful, calm and versed in the many challenges that occur in a lifetime.

Hello. I am a psychodynamic psychotherapist with a diploma from the Ontario Psychotherapy and Counselling Program. I am an open, warm, progressively minded person dedicated to walk with others on their journey to self-improvement, self-discovery and healing. I know deeply how much courage it takes to explore ourselves and I walk the walk myself. I address clients with a spectrum of challenges including struggle with self-confidence, in relationships, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, trauma and on. I encourage you to come in for a free consultation and we can see if we are a good fit:)

Struggling with the reality of adulthood and big life changes while managing anxiety and depression can be exhausting. I know from personal experience that these pivotal times can also be the most lonely. Wherever you may be right now, I am here to offer support, empathy, validation, and a sense of safety to show you that you are never really alone. Mental health looks and feels different for everyone and I believe that the power of therapy becomes stronger when the connection between the client and the therapist is built on a deep understanding. Life can be tough, but it can feel a hundred times tougher when you are doing it alone. I can provide understanding and compassion because I have been where you are. I have experience working with children through adults, but have gained most of my experience working with adolescents and young adults. I understand how overwhelming and lonely transitional time periods can be and I wish to offer you my full support as you work through them. Mental health struggles are more common than you think and can impact 1 in 5 people. Whether you are navigating anxiety, depression, self-esteem, life transitions, or grief please know that you are welcome here. Therapy with me is an opportunity to explore your inner world in a safe space that allows you to reestablish self-compassion and self-love.

I help distressed couples with ineffective communication styles combined with sexual desire discrepancy achieve renewed intimacy by talking openly about sex at their comfort level and provide tools and exercises to help develop new and more effective communication patterns and sexual intimacy. I support couples/singles who identify with alternative relationships and sexual lifestyles, including roleplaying, BDSM, D/S, kink, ethical non-monogamy (ENM), open relationships, swinging, polyamory, pansexuality, and asexuality. I also help distressed couples and individuals who identify as 2SLGBTQ+ (including intersex and asexual individuals) with ineffective communication styles to achieve renewed intimacy and connection. I help stigmatized sex workers who may desire therapy but have not felt comfortable speaking to a therapist about their work or anything else about their lives for fear of judgment, be open about their experiences, and feel they can develop a positive therapeutic relationship.

Welcome, I am a trauma informed Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist who provides psychotherapy and workshops for individuals and groups experiencing post-traumatic stress, stress, anxiety, depression, caregiver burnout and struggling with grief, loss, adjustment and anger following accidents. ​Finding the right person to guide you through the journey of growth, healing, and recovery is an important decision. I hope to be able to provide you with some information that may assist you in making the right decision for your unique self. Please take some time to browse my website and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to connect with me. When we work together, you’ll find my focus isn’t on getting you to a predetermined milestone/goal or state of recovery, but learning about you, hearing you, and seeing you, so that together we can identify ways to create meaningful change … change that leads to hope and contentment. ​Believing in the capacity for change and for people to find hope, joy, and meaning in their lives, I have witnessed people’s inherent ability to heal and grow to interact with the world in ways that are meaningful to them. I am comfortable speaking about matters of the heart whether that is your relationships, your passions, and your spirituality/faith. I encourage you to draw upon this knowing as you utilize skills, strategies, and access resources. ​​I am a skills based therapist who assists individuals in gaining capacity and mastery. My purpose in working with clients is to ensure that they leave each session with a take away – a skill that they can use between sessions. It is hoped, that in time, the cumulative affect of being heard and seen, along with the mastery of skills can lead to greater participation in the life they want. 

Along your life journey you, or your child/adolescent, may have hit unanticipated challenges, transitions, or trauma, impacting your well-being and capacity to move forward. Others may view you as someone who has it all together, but internally you are stressed, anxious, unmotivated, or shut down. Perhaps, this is happening to your child, or adolescent, and as a parent you have exhausted all ideas, and don’t know where to turn. These difficulties are impacting the emotional/mental health of yourself, your relationships, your work, your schooling, and/or your family dynamics, leaving you feeling unfulfilled. Imagine what it would feel like to begin moving from your hurt towards hope? Providing support for your healing process in a calm, non-judgemental space, is something I consider a privilege to be part of, as your therapist. By taking an active role in your life, and talking to a therapist, you are investing in yourself, your relationship, and your family. Begin the courageous journey of focusing on improving the well-being of yourself, your child/adolescent, and/or your relationship, while discovering empowering coping resources and strategies. Reach out today to set up an initial consultation together.

Hi, I’m Nicole. Welcome to my corner of the internet. If you’ve landed here, chances are you’ve been carrying questions—maybe ones that have followed you for a long time. The kind that circle back at quiet moments, asking why does this keep happening? or why do I feel like this? Here’s what I believe: You already hold many of the answers. My role is to help you find them, make sense of them, and move forward with more clarity and compassion. As a registered social worker and psychotherapist, I work with individuals and couples navigating relational patterns, neurodivergence, trauma histories, and the quiet ache of never quite feeling “enough.” I take a relational, systems-based approach, which means I consider the broader context of your life—your environment, history, relationships, and identity. My clients often describe me as intuitive, steady, and nonjudgmental. I’m not afraid to sit with the hard stuff, and I’ll help you connect the dots—even the ones that feel out of reach right now. Together, we’ll work toward insight, understanding, and meaningful shifts. I work virtually across Ontario and in-person in the Niagara Region. New clients are welcome. If you think we might be a good fit, I’d be glad to hear from you.

Therapy can be a really hard thing to access. Not because the resources aren't there but because sometimes we fight with our minds about whether or not we truly "need" it. Many of my clients told me they resisted going to therapy for a long time before they reached out but all of them reported the benefits of someone "bearing witness" to their suffering. In many ways the brain processes the traumatic event(s) as we tell the story and that is when we can begin to navigate ways of coping and building resilience through using learning about our own mind and implementing strategies. I'm Kelli Nicholson, I was a child protection worker for 5 years and a police officer with the Niagara Regional Police for 10 years. Needless to say I've been around the block and understand the intense suffering that can arise from occupational stress, personal and social stress. The evidence based modalities I use include CBT, DBT, EMDR, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Solution Focused and Re-integration Therapy. To learn more about these therapies visit my website at www.mylifeline.ca. I practice from a strengths based approach and believe strongly in understanding ourselves in an individual way, which means finding what works for you as a person. If you're suffering please reach out. The only way to get relief is to take the first step. Kind Regards, Kelli

I work with individuals who feel stuck in cycles of procrastination, self-doubt, emotional overwhelm, or experience challenges with focus, motivation, and follow-through, often connected to neurodivergence and/ or patterns of disordered eating, including ongoing struggles with body trust and self-care.

I am passionate about helping people move through difficult periods in their lives. I believe that everyone has the capacity for learning, growth and change even through their most challenging times. My goal is for you to have the support you need to not only make it through challenging times, but to develop the skills and resources to meet future challenges with greater strength and resiliency.

I believe we all have moments when we need someone to talk to and someone to understand. I take great pride and joy in helping those who are struggling emotionally, relationally and mentally with life’s challenges. As a senior therapist, I can relate to life’s struggles which cause emotional pain and a desire for change. I am a registered psychotherapist in Ontario who has earned a doctorate degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. Over the last 22 years, I have enjoyed working cross-culturally in the United States and Canada. Through my work and life experience, I have developed a sensitivity to a variety of ethnicities, ages, genders and stages of life. I feel honoured to have crafted a “clinical tool box” for helping people make changes that improve their emotional, mental and relational quality of their lives. My hope is that I can help you too.