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Comments are by Toronto therapist Beth Mares, and represent her opinions; they are not intended to imply that you will necessarily have the same opinions or to make any guarantees about what your experiences will be.
INGRID DRESHER R.N., psychotherapist and marriage and relationship counsellor. A seasoned and highly respected therapist known for her effectiveness with a wide range of issues, including sexual problems, sex addictions and coping with health problems, Ingrid is adept at using a number of different therapies, and is a good person to assess what type of counselling or therapy will accomplish your objectives. She works with adults of all ages. Evening and weekend appointments available. 416-487-9129. Eglinton and Kipling in West Toronto. Ingrid's website is at Toronto counsellor and psychotherapist .
SHARON EARLE-MEADOWS, clinical member, OSP, former nurse, Integral Psychotherapist and marital therapist. Sharon is a seasoned, thoughtful and compassionate therapist and a former Chair of the Ontario Society of Psychotherapists Ethics Committee. She mostly does in-depth therapy, and uses different modalities, including Jungian psychotherapy, to help with relationships, sexual issues, stress, depression, etc. The Beaches and Bathurst/Dupont, Toronto, 416-691-1355, winnicott (at) rogers.com
BRUCE KUZMOCHKA, psychotherapist and meditation teacher, informal style, reasonable fees. His practice is referral-based, so I don't think you can find him elsewhere on the web. Bruce works with adults of all ages and teenagers. He deals with stress management, relationships, depression, anxiety, trauma, anger management, communication etc., with individuals and couples. Before becoming a psychotherapist, Bruce worked with troubled young men and taught meditation. His training is in-depth, and he is both insightful and practical. When I worked with him years ago, even as a new therapist he was extremely grounded, attuned and authentic; there was never a hint of the hype or self-aggrandisement that you often see in professionals who are building a practice. Toronto Healing Arts Centre, 717 Bloor St. at Christie, near the Christie subway, 416-209-1512.
AUDREY JOLLY MA, clinical member, Ontario Society of Psychotherapists has worked therapeutically with individuals and groups for over 20 years in Canada and Europe, and now practices in Toronto at Danforth Ave/ Chester, specializing in in-depth therapy and body work. Audrey loves life and loves her work. She is also a very perceptive and compassionate therapist. 416 597-9067. Further information at integral therapist
LOIS MESSINGER MA, clinical member, Ontario Society of Psychotherapists, psychotherapist, marriage and family counsellor and expressive arts therapist, works with adults, children and adolescents. Lois is sensitive, perceptive, fun-loving, and thoroughly dependable. Thornhill, also serving Richmond Hill, North York, etc. 416-410-9426. See: Expressive arts therapy, Toronto north
LINDA BULL, psychotherapist, analytically trained, mostly does in-depth work. An experienced, talented, committed and enthusiastic guide to personal growth. Brampton. 905-846-4482
DAVID SCHATZKY, clinical member and former president of the OSP; family counsellor, on the ball and easy to be around. Forest Hill in Toronto, 416-929-9734
STEVE SCHKLAR, clinical member and former president of the OSP, does individual, couple and group therapy. Seasoned, wise and practical. Steve likes people, and people like Steve. Central Toronto. 416-603-2177.
KATHLEEN FOSTER-MORGAN, clinical member, OSP., (currently OSP Past President) works with bereavement, pet loss, palliative care, and spirituality. Adults and children. Compassionate and dependable, Kathleen combines sense and sensitivity. Telephone 613 476 1128 - Offices in Prince Edward County, Ontario, and in central Toronto.
GWEN SHANDROWSKI M.Sc., clinical
member, OSP, and former OSP president. Gwen's considerable experience includes
work with both adults and children. She is a particularly grounded and thorough
person, and is exceptionally good at making a connection, even with people who
are fearful or easily intimidated. She provides psychotherapy, play therapy
and/or expressive arts therapy for adults and youth with communication
and emotional issues, low self-esteem, or difficulty with relationships. She
also provides counselling for parents and siblings of children with learning
disabilities. Her fees are very reasonable.
Riverdale Counselling and Psychotherapy (at Chester/Danforth subway)
Toronto East.
416-406-1710 (Fax: 416-406-5815) sparkles@acncanada.net
WORRICK RUSSELL, B.Sc., B.A., A.D.A., a very experienced mediator with a legal background, holds a Certificate in Human Rights and Harassment and is a Mandatory Roster mediator (Attorney General--Province of Ontario). He serves Toronto and Scarborough. 416-265-8603
About the counsellors and
psychotherapists listed here:
All counselors and psychotherapists
on this website have the
following qualifications and/or I have worked alongside them and was favorably
impressed with their work and/or I have heard good things about their work from
sources I consider reliable.
Counsellors: current full membership in
a professional organization which requires adherence to a code of ethics and which requires a graduate degree or proof of equivalency--for
example, the OSP, the OAMFT, and the OPA.
Psychotherapists: current
clinical membership in a professional organization which in addition to the
above requires documentation of substantial personal work done, specific
training in psychotherapy, and demonstrated successful and ethical work as a
psychotherapist over several years--in Ontario, the Ontario Society of
Psychotherapists.--Beth Mares
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June 2011
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SUSAN WOOD, integrative psychotherapist and marital therapist, very experienced and effective with a wide range of issues. Susan has succeeded with a number of people who have been unable to achieve their objectives with other competent therapists. Besides the traditional therapies, Susan is trained in NLP and EMDR. She is exceptionally easy to talk to, even for people who find therapy intimidating. Works with adults and teens. Bloor and Keele on the West side of Toronto, serves Toronto and Etobicoke. 416-767-4766.
CHRISTINE BELLINI, clinical member, O.S.P., psychotherapist and marriage and family counsellor. Much of her work has been with teenagers with eating disorders. Christine is comfortable to be with, clear-thinking, practical and thoroughly reliable. 416-251-6003, Etobicoke. NOTE: Christine is currently only taking short term consultations of six sessions or less.
Beth's downtown Toronto office address:
Beth Mares Counselling,
Rosedale Medical Building,
Suite 605, 600 Sherbourne St., Toronto ON M4X 1W4
East office address:
Beth Mares Counselling
294 Main Street/ Danforth,
Toronto, ON M4C 4X5
Telephone: 416-699-5515