Our Areas of Competence and Clinical Focus
Addictions & Other Out-of-Control Behaviours
Includes substance use disorders and behavioural addictions (e.g., sex, shopping, internet use), with attention to underlying emotional and relational factors.
Adjustment Disorder
Emotional or behavioural symptoms in response to identifiable life stressors, such as relationship changes, job loss, or relocation.
Anxiety Disorders
Includes generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic symptoms, and specific phobias.
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Assessment and treatment for teens and adults experiencing challenges with attention, impulsivity, and executive functioning.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Support across the lifespan with focus on emotional regulation, social communication, and adaptive coping.
Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD)
Addressing chronic social inhibition, sensitivity to criticism, and self-esteem challenges rooted in relational avoidance.
Behavioural Compulsions
Treatment of repetitive behaviours that are difficult to control often associated with distress or impaired functioning.
Bipolar II Disorder
Support for individuals experiencing hypomanic and depressive episodes, with an emphasis on mood tracking, stabilization, and psychoeducation.
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Treatment focused on emotional dysregulation, identity disturbance, interpersonal sensitivity, and self-harming behaviours.
Burnout & Fatigue
Support for emotional and physical exhaustion related to chronic stress, caregiving roles, or workplace pressures.
Chronic Substance Relapses
Psychological treatment for individuals experiencing repeated relapse cycles, emphasizing emotional triggers and relapse prevention planning.
Compassion Fatigue
Targeted interventions for those in helping professions experiencing emotional depletion due to empathic engagement.
Coping Skills Development
Teaching and reinforcing adaptive strategies for managing emotional, behavioural, and situational challenges.
Depressive Disorders
Includes major depressive disorder and persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia), treated using evidence-based modalities tailored to the individual's experience.
Dissociative Symptoms
Support for experiences of depersonalization, derealization, and dissociation, often in the context of trauma or identity disturbance.
Eating Disorders & Disordered Eating
Treatment for binge eating, bulimia nervosa, emotional eating, and body image concerns, using a trauma-informed, non-diet approach.
Emotional Regulation Issues
Enhancing awareness and management of emotional intensity, with tools to build tolerance and reduce impulsivity.
Gender Expression
Affirming support for clients exploring or expressing their gender in ways that feel authentic and meaningful.
Gender Identity
Inclusive care for individuals navigating gender identity, including exploration, affirmation, and transition-related concerns.
Grief & Loss
Therapeutic support through bereavement, anticipatory grief, ambiguous loss, and life changes involving emotional transitions.
Interpersonal Struggles
Addressing challenges in relationships, boundaries, communication, attachment, and recurring relational patterns.
Kink-Aware Therapy
Nonjudgmental, informed support for individuals or partners engaged in consensual kink, BDSM, or alternative relationship structures.
LGBTQ2+ Affirming Care
Inclusive and identity-affirming therapy for individuals across the spectrum of sexual and gender diversity.
Lifestyle & Identity Concerns
Support for individuals exploring personal values, lifestyle alignment, and broader questions of self and purpose.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Treatment of intrusive thoughts and compulsive and avoidance behaviours using evidence-based approaches (e.g., ERP, CBT).
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)
Addressing rigidity, perfectionism, and control-oriented thinking that interferes with flexibility and relational ease.
Panic Disorders & Related Symptoms
Management of panic attacks, anticipatory anxiety, and somatic symptoms using cognitive-behavioural and body-based strategies.
Relationship Issues
Individual or partnered therapy for concerns related to intimacy, communication, attachment, infidelity, and conflict resolution.
Self-Care
Supporting the integration of sustainable, individualized self-care practices that promote mental and emotional well-being.
Self-Compassion
Developing a kind, accepting, and non-critical inner voice to enhance resilience and emotional healing.
Self-Esteem
Addressing low self-worth, critical self-perception, and the development of a coherent, confident sense of self.
Sex Therapy & Related Issues
Inclusive, evidence-informed care for concerns related to sexuality, intimacy, sexual functioning, and sexual identity.
Sexual Dysfunction
Psychological treatment for arousal difficulties, desire discrepancies, pain-related concerns, and performance anxiety.
Stress & Related Issues
Managing acute and chronic stress across life domains, including physiological symptoms and psychological overwhelm.
Trauma & Trauma-Related Disorders (Including PTSD)
Treatment for single-incident and complex trauma, grounded in evidence-based and trauma-informed care models.
Workplace-Related Issues
Addressing work stress, role conflict, burnout, harassment, career transitions, and occupational dissatisfaction.