Therapists in Hamilton, ON

Congratulations on taking a step towards wellness! My name is Leigh Drong. I am a Registered Social Worker with 20 years of clinical experience working with teens, young adults and adults living with a variety of medical and mental health conditions. If you are struggling with low mood, anxiety, burnout, life transitions or are simply overwhelmed by the everyday demands of life, I would love to work with you. I have a passion for helping others to overcome adversity, achieve their goals and realize their potential. Life is challenging, but you don't have to tackle the challenges alone.

Does your child or youth feel anxious, frustrated, and overwhelmed often? Are they creative worriers that tend to avoid situations, have difficulties in school, and struggle with irritability and low mood? Does your struggle with aggression and behavior? Over the past 10 years I have been counselling children, youth, adolescents, and their families. I provide a warm, humorous, and skillful approach to working with all individuals and tailor my treatment to meet my clients needs.

At Breaking Barriers Counselling Centre, we are a group of mental health professionals aiming to break down stigma of mental health, traditional views of therapy, and redefine mental health care. We recognize the value and privilege of a therapeutic relationship. With that in mind, we operate from an anti-racism, anti-oppressive framework that honours all identities and lived experiences.

Relationships, mental health or life in general can feel unmanageable. Many individuals I work with are seeking clarity, or feeling overwhelmed trying to work through difficult situations where they feel blocked or unable to move forward. I work together with my clients, to make sense of what is occurring in their life and experience changes they have been hoping for.

Facing life's challenges can be overwhelming, and I'm here to offer the professional support you need to guide you toward positive change. Specializing in helping high-achieving and busy teens and adults, I provide effective strategies for managing stress and anxiety, including anticipatory anxiety, excessive worry, rumination, panic attacks, perfectionism, health anxiety, burnout, and social anxiety. My practice also extends to treating depression, low mood, relationship issues, and self-defeating behaviors.

Now accepting new clients. I prioritize in creating a space that is compassionate and judgement free. I serve a wide range of individuals at different stages of life. I help individuals navigate through anxiety, depression, addiction, cycles of abuse, etc.; by exploring the root cause and reaching a new level of awareness. My approach is rooted in trauma-informed, CBT, DBT, Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic Therapy and other frameworks to support individuals reach a new sense of awareness, create opportunities to change and support with implement that change. Reach out for a free consultation to start the healing journey together.

Perhaps you're here because you're interested in beginning a new conversation with yourself. There may be questions, and you may not know what to ask. What do you need and value? What do you desire most? Are you making choices in line with the life you want to be living? Maybe you have a diagnosis you want to learn more about and learn how to live with? Participating in therapy is not about getting advice, rather, helping you find your own answers by connecting to yourself, exploring who you are, and tapping into your potential.

Do you feel stuck? Are you having difficulty understanding why past experiences continue to impact your life? Therapy can provide you with the guidance & clarity that you need to understand yourself & your experience differently. Allow me to support you in your healing journey; whether that means working through immediate challenges, or exploring issues on a deeper level. Let me help you discover who you are truly meant to be and help you to connect with your authentic self.

Are you a parent who is having challenges adjusting? Maybe you are having a hard time getting out of bed, making a meal, or even getting dressed. Maybe you are having a lot of stress from being the sole caregiver to your child(ren). Or maybe you've just had a hard year. When we work together, you will not have to feel alone. You will have a safe space to share your emotions, and can begin your journey of healing.

Whether you are struggling with trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, relationships, life transitions, and/ or shame, I am honored to be part of your journey. Regardless of the issue, I value compassion and understanding clients through their own experience, and walking alongside them through their journey while providing clarity and insight.

As a psychodynamic psychotherapist, I walk alongside clients seeking their most authentic, liberated, and vibrant selves. With 5 years of psychotherapy training and over a decade of corporate experience, I have a specific interest and passion in working with clients experiencing burnout. Whether you experience burnout as a worker, a partner, a parent, or all of the above, I’m here to support you. I have researched the causes and impacts of burnout on individuals and communities, and I bring compassion, curiosity, and empathy to each of my clients and their unique journeys.

Rhiannon has an ability to connect with children and youth by creating a safe space to explore social/emotional challenges with the goal of providing positive coping skills, improved resilience and strengthening family relationships. Rhiannon adopts an integrated approach to therapy, drawing on principles from attachment theory, trauma-informed therapy and family system theory. Working in a collaborative therapeutic process, she pulls from a variety of therapeutic models including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Brief Solution Focused Therapy (BSFT), Narrative Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).

Currently Accepting New Clients - Are you living your best life? It's possible, and within your reach! Therapy can help you actualize your personal goals, and help you on your journey to wellness. I provide counselling and support to adults and adolescents who may be experiencing a range of issues, such as anxiety, depression, relationship issues, anger issues, substance abuse, grief and trauma. My approach to therapy is client-centred, and based on your identified needs.

At the Centre for Functional Integrative Therapy (CFIT), we believe that emotional health can be pursued by prioritizing your psychological, physical, and social needs. That's why we have developed a systematic and customizable therapy program that will help you access and address those needs to reach your goals. All clinical services are under the direction of Dr. Katherine Gardhouse, who is a registered clinical, counselling, and health psychologist. At CFIT, we are committed to bringing you today's best evidence-based approaches to maximize results and support your journey.

I am a Registered Social Worker in private practice with children, adolescents, and adults of all ages. I support clients experiencing challenges with life transitions, mental health, relationships, parenting, trauma, substance and behavioural addictions, suicidality and self-harm behaviours, emotion dysregulation, and neurodiversity.

We are a team of clinicians that are trained to work with students, individuals, couples and families. That excel at helping you expand your emotional tolerance, reactions & communication skills. Too many of us suffer in silence with anxiety, low self-esteem, unprocessed trauma and anger. You are not alone and we are here to encourage you to let those experiences be felt in a safe & non-judgmental environment. We know how hard it can be for most people to do therapy & our goal is to make it engaging, insightful & rewarding. To be vulnerable means not having our deepest feelings and secrets shot down. We use an integrative approach.

Accepting NEW Clients – Do you find feeling stuck, anxious, or wishing you had more confidence or self-esteem? Are you interested in understanding yourself or your choices more and in digging into the roots of why you feel the way you do? Are you interested in looking at your past, taking your power back over experiences, and learning coping skills or tools? Together, we can look at your past, present, and future goals, and provide you with an understanding of what this means to you.

Living with a chronic illness or disability, or being a family caregiver for a loved one, is complicated and life-changing. Chronic pain, fatigue, medical trauma, burnout, and isolation are all very real challenges that can take a negative toll on your mental health and impact your relationships. I know you have had to do a ton of advocating for yourself or your loved one to ensure needs are being met, and there still remain far too many barriers to getting the support you deserve. You should not have to do this alone. It IS possible to regain control of your life and have a supportive team collaborating with you to meet your goals!

Do you feel like you’ve gotten too far away from who you really are, or who you want to be? Together, we will bring awareness to where you have been, where you are now, and where you want to go. While insight is essential, true transformation comes not just from being aware of how the past has influenced the present, but by processing through the mental, physical, emotional, and neurological remnants of those previous experiences and embodying new ways of being. Therapy can help you gain the clarity, confidence, and courage you need to change your life.

I believe that within each of us lies the potential to heal, to change, and to grow. Sometimes that potential gets clouded by the events in our lives and it can feel impossible to see a path forward. Maybe you’re feeling hopeless, or trapped in endless cycles of self-hatred. Maybe you’ve experienced things that were out of your control and are impacting the way you relate to yourself and exist in the world. Maybe you’re facing challenges related to trauma, fear, or shame, which have impacted the way you treat your body. That’s where I come in. Together, we will work towards creating the life that you want to live.

Are you feeling stuck in a negative cycle which keeps you distant from your goals, yourself, and other people in your life? Are you struggling with trusting yourself or other people? I specialize in helping clients work through perfectionist tendencies, Borderline Personality Disorder, and anxiety. The work I do with clients is often a 'deep-dive' into longstanding relational patterns, which are often automatic, that determine unnecessary suffering.

Life can be difficult - we all go through struggles as we navigate the ups and downs of our experience. This can be further complicated when we're a member of a minority or marginalized group. As a queer woman myself, I am passionate about working with other queer individuals to help them explore and discover who they are, and how they want to express themselves in the world. Whether you're struggling with your sexuality, gender identity, depression, anxiety, or just having a hard time managing stress and life changes - I'm here to help!

Whether you’re an adult struggling with unresolved childhood wounds or a child facing challenges in your development, Carolina offers personalised support tailored to your unique needs. With her compassionate presence and evidence-based interventions, she empowers her clients to reclaim their sense of agency and resilience, fostering a journey of healing and self-discovery. Working with Carolina, you can embark on a transformative path toward healing, building stronger connections with yourself and others along the way.

On the inside you’re unravelling. Overwhelmed and exhausted, stuck in the same day to day survival mode and feeling like you’ve lost yourself. Maybe you’re not quite sure when or how it happened, but somewhere along the line, life happened, and you no longer know who you are, your relationship with your partner doesn’t feel as close as it once did, or maybe your parenting isn’t what you imagined it would be. Where did your pleasure and purpose in life go? You built a beautiful life, but it’s harder than you imagined, and you feel like you’re failing.