Psychotherapy in Toronto: Rewriting the Stories That Shape Us
Therapy for people who feel stuck between who they are and who they’re supposed to be
Living in Toronto can feel like living at the intersection of ambition, creativity, culture, and constant expectation. It’s a city full of people building careers, chasing ideas, creating art, raising families, and trying to figure out what a meaningful life actually looks like.
But sometimes the hardest part isn’t figuring out what we want.
It’s figuring out which parts of our lives actually belong to us — and which parts were handed to us.
Many of us grow up absorbing stories about what it means to be successful, lovable, responsible, or “enough.” These stories can come from our families, our cultures, our religions, our communities, our workplaces, and the broader world around us.
Work hard.
Don’t disappoint people.
Be practical.
Make something of yourself.
Don’t be too emotional.
Don’t take too many risks.
Prove your worth.
These narratives can serve us for a long time. They can help us survive, achieve, and belong.
But sometimes they stop working.
Part of my work as a psychotherapist is helping people uncover the narratives and expectations they’ve been carrying — especially the ones they may have never consciously chosen — and explore whether those stories still fit the life they want to build.
Together, we look at the beliefs you’ve inherited about who you’re supposed to be, where they came from, and what might be possible if you started writing a different story.
Therapy for Creatives, Artists, and People Building Unconventional Lives
Before becoming a psychotherapist, I worked in TV production and music — industries built around storytelling, identity, creativity, and the pressure to constantly produce something valuable.
I’ve seen how easily creativity can become tangled with self-worth.
Many creative people carry a feeling that they should always be doing more, creating more, achieving more, or proving that their work matters. The same passions that bring meaning can also become sources of pressure, perfectionism, comparison, and burnout.
Therapy can be a space to explore questions like:
Who am I when I’m not achieving?
What happens when my work doesn’t go the way I hoped?
Am I creating because it matters to me, or because I’m trying to prove something?
What parts of myself have I had to hide to be accepted?
What would I choose if I wasn’t afraid of disappointing people?
Anxiety, depression, perfectionism, and the pressure to become “enough”
A lot of people come to therapy feeling like they’re doing everything they’re supposed to do — but something still feels wrong.
They’re successful but exhausted.
Connected but lonely.
Capable but constantly doubting themselves.
Pursuing their goals but wondering why it never feels like enough.
Often, the struggle isn’t because they aren’t trying hard enough.
Sometimes it’s because they’re living inside a story that was written before they ever had a chance to question it.
Therapy is an opportunity to understand where those stories came from, make space for the parts of yourself that have been ignored, and create a version of your life that feels more authentic.
Psychotherapy in Toronto and across Ontario
People often reach out because they're experiencing:
* Anxiety and overthinking
* Perfectionism
* Burnout
* Low self-esteem
* People-pleasing
* Relationship difficulties
* Life transitions
* Depression and low mood
* Feeling stuck despite outward success
Whatever brings you to therapy, we'll work together to understand what's happening and identify meaningful steps forward.
My Approach
I draw from Narrative Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and other evidence-based approaches.
Rather than viewing people as broken, I believe our struggles often make sense when understood in the context of our experiences, relationships, values, and the expectations we've learned to live by.
I also offer One-at-a-Time Therapy, a short-term approach that treats each session as an opportunity for meaningful progress. Rather than assuming therapy needs to continue indefinitely, we regularly check in about what's helping and what you need next.
Online Therapy in
Toronto
I provide online psychotherapy for individuals in Toronto and throughout Ontario, supporting people navigating anxiety, depression, perfectionism, people-pleasing, identity, relationships, and the pressure to live up to expectations.
If you’re feeling disconnected from yourself, stuck in old patterns, or wondering whether the life you’re building actually feels like yours, therapy can help you start exploring a different story.
Book a Free Consultation
You don’t have to have everything figured out before starting therapy.
Sometimes the first step is simply getting curious about the story you’ve been living — and whether it’s still the one you want to tell.
Services
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This is typically the first step: a free, 15-minute call to meet each other, hear about your hopes for therapy, and determine next steps.
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We will meet one-on-one over a secure virtual connection. Each session is approx. 50 minutes long.
$160.00 per session
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I’m excited to be offering supervision to CRPO therapists wanting to complete their clinical hours or receive further support in their careers.
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$160 for individual supervision
$95 for dyadic supervision