Online Therapy

Therapy is a great way to handle some of life's tougher challenges. It can help you recover from traumatic experiences, manage your emotions, get control over behaviours that bother you, understand yourself better, and work through problems.

But isn’t therapy for crazy people?

No.

While we don't use the word “crazy” to describe people with mental health problems, we know what you mean.

There’s a pretty common misconception that people who need therapy are seriously disturbed, mentally ill, or what society refers to as “crazy”. Therapy can certainly be helpful for anyone suffering from serious mental health problems, but it’s also helpful for people struggling with stress, low mood, and anxiety, experiencing problems at work or in relationships, or impacted by a traumatic event.

Getting therapy to support your mental health is no different than going to the doctor when you have a physical health problem. Most importantly – and we cannot stress this enough – having mental health problems is not a sign of weakness. It doesn’t mean you’re crazy. It doesn’t mean something’s wrong with you. It means you’re a human being who is facing challenges in your life. Which is not that surprising, because life can be challenging. And therapy can help with that.

How does therapy work?

On the surface, therapy looks a lot like other kinds of conversations. You talk, your therapist listens. Not so different than talking over your problems with a friend, right?

Therapy works because it is different from other relationships. Therapy is focused entirely on you and your goals. Your therapist is there to listen to you and to support you as you process difficult emotions and difficult experiences, address behaviours that you want to change, and gain insight into what makes you tick. And your therapist brings years of training and experience that help her help you. As therapists, we pay attention to things that other people might not notice, we see connections between problems you’re having and other experiences in your life, and we use these insights to help you better understand yourself and make the changes that you want to.

The first step in therapy is usually an assessment or intake process. We will work with you to understand what’s brought you to therapy, your strengths and resources, your stressors and challenges, and what’s helped you in the past. We might use tools and questionnaires to help us get a sense of how you’re functioning, what your mood is like, and any symptoms of distress you might be experiencing. This time is also a chance for you to get to know us and decide if we are a good fit for you as a therapist.

This process might take a couple of sessions but it is a really important time in getting to know each other and making sure we have a treatment plan that will help you reach your goals. Once we have all that in place, we can begin therapy. That could be a single session or it could be weekly sessions until you’ve met your goals. What happens in a session will depend a little on your therapy goals and the type of therapy we’ve decided on. In some specialized therapies, like EMDR, the sessions might be quite structured. In other therapies, you’ll have more space to talk about what’s happening in your life as we listen, offer observations, and support.

If you're wondering if therapy is a good fit for you, you can take a look at our intake form.

You don’t have to face life’s challenges on your own.

Email us to schedule your intake session.

*We charge $120 USD per therapy session.