Therapists in Kawartha Lakes

Licensed therapists serving Kawartha Lake. Available online, with therapists across Canada. Watch intro videos, compare credentials and approaches, and book a free 15-minute consultation directly.

Jordan Wiener

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Stress, Emotional regulation, Relationships, ADHD, Anger Management, Anger, Couples Therapy, Depression, Workplace stress, Understanding & Regulating Emotions, Spirituality, Sleeping difficulties, Self Confidence, Relationship anxiety, Psychedelic therapy, Parts Work, Performance anxiety, Mindfulness, Men's issues, Meaning and purpose, Masculinity, Life transitions, Insomnia, Existential questions, Burnout, Anxiety

Amina Purac

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Abuse (Sexual/Physical/Verbal), Anger, ADHD, Anxiety, Behavioural Issues, Burnout, Career Stress, Confidence, Coping Skills, Cultural Challenges, Dating challenges, Depression coping skills, Emotional regulation, Family issues, Goal Setting, Life transitions, Low Self-Esteem and Self Worth, Men's issues, Mindfulness, Nature-Based Spirituality, Negative thinking and ruminating, Personality & Mood Disorders, Relationships, Self Destructive Behaviour, Stress

Sunaina Dahiya

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Anxiety, Cultural Challenges, Substance Use, Addiction, Anger, Understanding & Regulating Emotions, Thought Restructuring, South Asian Counselling, Social anxiety, Relationship to self and others, Personal Growth, Perfectionism, Parenting, OCD, Harm Reduction, Effective communication, Attachment, Building Self-Care Routines, Couples Therapy, Early childhood, Caregiver burnout

Sandra McGregor

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Grief and Loss, Life transitions, Meaning and purpose, Understanding & Regulating Emotions, Group Therapy, Addiction, Boundaries and boundary setting, Couples, Depression, Identity and Self-Exploration, Intergenerational trauma, Low Self-Esteem and Self Worth, Trauma, Anxiety and Stress Management Skills

Irina Carayannis

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Life transitions, Managing ADHD symptoms, ADHD, Overwhelm, Self-Regulation, Anxiety, Perfectionism, Identity and Self-Exploration, Boundaries and boundary setting, People pleasing, Low Self-Esteem and Self Worth, Emotional regulation, Relationships, Overthinking, Abuse (Sexual/Physical/Verbal), Addiction, Anger, Anxiety and Stress Management Skills, Assertiveness, Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Burnout, Caregiver burnout, Childhood trauma, Confidence, Depression, Disability, Early childhood, Eating disorders, Emotional Numbness, Empowerment, Financial Stress, Neurodivergent, Personal Growth, Perinatal, Relationship Trauma

Caitlin Sigouin

Registered Social Worker

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Cherrisse McWilliams

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Stress, General Mental Health, Life transitions, Work-Life Balance, Women's Health, Wellness Counselling, Trauma, Self-Image, Self-esteem, Relationships, Responsibility, Racism, Pregnancy, Postnatal Care, Perimenopause mental health support, People pleasing, Perfectionism, Parenting, Navigating challenging relationships, Motivation, Imposter syndrome, Health anxiety, College or University Coaching, BIPOC, Anxiety and Stress Management Skills

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Jasmine Chadha

Canadian Certified Counsellor

Addiction, PTSD, Trauma, Abuse (Sexual/Physical/Verbal), ADHD, Anxiety, Attachment trauma, Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Behavioural Issues, BIPOC, Body Dysmorphia, Childhood trauma, Faith, Grief and Loss, OCD, Self harm, South Asian Counselling, Spirituality

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Amanda Schneider

Registered Psychotherapist

Anxiety, Phobias, Trauma, Existential questions, Attachment, Betrayal Trauma, Childhood trauma, Attachment trauma, Complex Trauma (CPTSD), Depression, Grief and Loss, Health anxiety, Identity and Self-Exploration, Intergenerational trauma, Life transitions, Meaning and purpose, Nervous system regulation, People pleasing, Performance anxiety, Perfectionism, Relationship anxiety, Relationship Trauma, Self-Criticism, Social anxiety, Somatic Therapy

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Jenny Scott

Registered Social Worker

Anxiety and Stress Management Skills, Grief and Loss, People pleasing, Befriending the Nervous System, Boundaries and boundary setting, Career Stress, Caregivers, ADHD, Childhood trauma, Emotional regulation, General Mental Health, Highly Sensitive Person, Low Self-Esteem and Self Worth, Health anxiety, Mind-body connection, Mindfulness and stress reduction, Negative thinking and ruminating, Navigating challenging relationships, Nervous system regulation, Panic attacks, Parts Work, Perfectionism, Personal Growth, Self-Criticism, Trauma processing

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Tania Hernandez

Registered Psychotherapist

Anxiety and Stress Management Skills, Relationship to self and others, Life transitions, Attachment, Burnout, Coping Skills, Dating challenges, Depression, Effective communication, Interpersonal dynamics, Low Self-Esteem and Self Worth, Managing ADHD symptoms, Mind-body connection, Mindfulness and stress reduction, Navigating challenging relationships, Negative thinking and ruminating, Nervous system regulation, Relationship anxiety, Self-Criticism, Trauma processing, Women's Health, Work-Life Balance, Somatic Therapy, Understanding & Regulating Emotions, Supervising qualifying therapists

Mira Berlin

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Anxiety, Befriending the Nervous System, Couples Therapy, Anger, Attachment, Betrayal Trauma, Boundaries and boundary setting, Complex Trauma (CPTSD), Creativity, Deep connections, Emotional Numbness, Emotional regulation, Familial and social relationships, Family issues, Fears and phobia, Group Therapy, Identity and Self-Exploration

Sarah Jane Di Lorenzo

Registered Psychotherapist

Mind-body connection, Parenting, Relationship to self and others, Mindfulness and stress reduction, Attachment trauma

Arooj Rehman

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Anxiety and Stress Management Skills, Childhood trauma, Depression, Attachment, Attachment trauma, Attachment wounds, Behavioural Issues, Break-up recovery, Burnout, Coping Skills, Decision making, Familial and social relationships, Family issues, Goal Setting, Life transitions, Mental Decolonization, Negative thinking and ruminating, People pleasing, Relationship to self and others, Relationships, Self-Criticism, Stress, Trauma processing, Work-Life Balance, Vulnerability, Understanding & Regulating Emotions

Aaron Rousseau

Registered Social Worker

Addiction, LGBTQ2IA+, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety and Stress Management Skills, Attachment trauma, Burnout, Caregivers, College or University Coaching, Coming out and identity, Coping Skills, Dating challenges, Depression, Emotional regulation, Familial and social relationships, General Mental Health, Harm Reduction, Identity and Self-Exploration, Masculinity, Personality & Mood Disorders, Relationship to self and others, Self harm, Sexuality, Substance Use, Transitioning into Adulthood, Psychosis

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Registered Social Worker

Life transitions, Coping Skills, Low Self-Esteem and Self Worth, Anxiety and Stress Management Skills, Assertiveness, Depression coping skills, Understanding & Regulating Emotions

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Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Self-esteem, People pleasing, Attachment, Attachment wounds, Boundaries and boundary setting, Couples Therapy, Couples, Imposter syndrome, Identity and Self-Exploration, LGBTQ2IA+, Low Self-Esteem and Self Worth, Relationship anxiety, Shadow Work, Vulnerability

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Registered Psychotherapist

Addiction, Stress, Relationships, Burnout, Christian counselling, Conflict resolution, Existential questions, Meaning and purpose, Self harm, Separation and divorce, Identity and Self-Exploration

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Registered Psychotherapist

Depression, Men's issues, Grief and Loss, Terminal Illness, Self-esteem, Life transitions, Meaning and purpose, Mindfulness, Mindfulness and stress reduction, Relationship to self and others

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Canadian Certified Counsellor

Money Trauma, Burnout, Stress, Workplace stress, Wellness Counselling, Trauma, Sexuality, Self-Development, Relationships, Racism, Women's Health, Life transitions, LGBTQ2IA+, Intergenerational trauma, BIPOC, Boundaries and boundary setting, Break-up recovery, Building Self-Care Routines, Caregivers, Cultural Challenges, Perfectionism, Anxiety and Stress Management Skills, Navigating challenging relationships, Diabetes mental health support, Perimenopause mental health support, Grief and Loss, Career guidance, Pro-choice

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Sarah Jane Di Lorenzo

Registered Psychotherapist

Mind-body connection, Parenting, Relationship to self and others, Mindfulness and stress reduction, Attachment trauma

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Alanna Kiser

Registered Psychotherapist

Anxiety, Trauma, Relationships, Abuse (Sexual/Physical/Verbal), ADHD, Attachment, Childhood trauma, Cultural Challenges, Depression, Emotional regulation, Life transitions, Separation and divorce, Spirituality, BIPOC, Grief and Loss

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Registered Psychotherapist

Anger, Anxiety, Anxiety and Stress Management Skills, Boundaries and boundary setting, Building Self-Care Routines, Childhood trauma, Burnout, Cultural Challenges, Depression coping skills, Effective communication, Emotional regulation, Familial and social relationships, Life transitions, Low mood, Workplace stress, Trauma processing, Maternal mental health, PTSD, Intergenerational trauma, School challenges, Thought Restructuring, Supervising qualifying therapists, Trauma, BIPOC, Grief and Loss, Identity and Self-Exploration

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Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Relationships, Imposter syndrome, Understanding & Regulating Emotions, Aging, Anxiety, Boundaries and boundary setting, Burnout, Childhood trauma, Competitive anxiety, Conflict resolution, Cultural Challenges, Dating challenges, Decision making, Deep connections, Depression, Dreams, Effective communication, Emotional regulation, Empowerment, Existential questions, Ethics, Familial and social relationships, Grief Processing, Interpersonal dynamics, Intergenerational trauma, Low Self-Esteem and Self Worth, Meaning and purpose, Motivation, Negative thinking and ruminating, Social anxiety, Stress, Thought Restructuring, Transformative dream work, Transitioning into Adulthood, Trauma processing, Vulnerability, Wellness Counselling, Workplace stress, Trauma, BIPOC, Grief and Loss, Identity and Self-Exploration

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Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Trauma, Anxiety, BIPOC, Addiction, Attachment trauma, Life transitions, Anxiety and Stress Management Skills, Building Meaningful Connections, Blocks in Connecting with Self and Others, Burnout, Childhood trauma, Conflict resolution, Cultural Challenges, Career guidance, Depression, Deep Brain Reorienting, Deep connections, Understanding & Regulating Emotions, Family Conflict, Familial and social relationships, Anger Management, Abuse (Sexual/Physical/Verbal)

Canadian Certified Counsellor

Childhood trauma, Emotional regulation, Relationships, Anxiety, Boundaries and boundary setting, Conflict resolution, Couples Therapy, Effective communication, Family issues, Family Conflict, Giftedness Issues, Learning disabilities, Self-esteem, Maternal mental health, Navigating challenging relationships, School challenges, Parenting, Befriending the Nervous System, Low mood, Depression, Nervous system regulation

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Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

PTSD, Complex Trauma (CPTSD), Childhood trauma, Addiction, Abuse (Sexual/Physical/Verbal), Anxiety, Anxiety and Stress Management Skills, Attachment trauma, Behavioural Issues, Borderline Personality Disorder, Caregiver burnout, Aging, Blocks in Connecting with Self and Others, Life transitions, Trauma processing, Understanding & Regulating Emotions, Thought Restructuring, Negative thinking and ruminating, Mindfulness Practices, Grief and Loss, Identity and Self-Exploration

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Registered Clinical Counsellor

Trauma, Relationships, Emotional regulation, Abuse (Sexual/Physical/Verbal), Anger, Anxiety and Stress Management Skills, Assertiveness, Attachment, Befriending the Nervous System, Building Meaningful Connections, Building Self-Care Routines, Boundaries and boundary setting, Borderline Personality Disorder, Complex Trauma (CPTSD), Confidence, Conflict resolution, Couples Therapy, Dealing with difficult or narcissistic personalities, Familial and social relationships, Grief and Loss, Mind-body connection, Mindfulness Practices, Navigating challenging relationships, PTSD, Transformative dream work, Somatic Therapy, Personal Growth, Trauma processing

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Caitlin Sigouin

Registered Social Worker

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Dylan Fry

Registered Professional Counsellor - Provisional

Chronic Illness, Relationships, Anxiety, Attachment, Attachment wounds, Attachment trauma, Blocks in Connecting with Self and Others, Break-up recovery, Building Meaningful Connections, Childhood trauma, Depression, Grief and Loss, Mind-body connection, Personal Growth, Pain management, Trauma, Understanding & Regulating Emotions, Workplace stress, Mindfulness and stress reduction

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Finding a therapist in Kawartha Lakes

Kawartha Lakes covers more than 3,000 square kilometres, with Lindsay as its largest community and residents spread across smaller communities such as Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Falls, and Omemee. For many people in the area, limited local options can make it harder to find the right fit.

Online therapy expands your options beyond Kawartha Lakes. You can connect with therapists across Ontario, as well as therapists elsewhere in Canada who are authorized to provide online therapy to clients in Ontario. This can make it easier to find a therapist who matches your needs, whether you're looking for a particular specialty, therapeutic approach, language, or lived experience.

First Session lists therapists who are available to work with Ontario clients online. Every profile includes the therapist's credentials, specialties, fee, and a short introductory video, so you can get a sense of fit before booking.

What to know about therapy in Kawartha Lakes

Online therapy in Kawartha Lakes

First Session currently offers online therapy for clients in Kawartha Lakes rather than in-person therapy within the municipality. Because you're not limited to therapists who are physically located nearby, online therapy gives you access to a broader range of professionals across Ontario and, where permitted, elsewhere in Canada. You can focus on finding the right therapist for you rather than choosing from whoever happens to have an office close to home.

Credentials in Ontario

You may see several regulated professional designations among therapists providing online care to Kawartha Lakes clients.

Registered Psychotherapists (RPs) are regulated by the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO), while Registered Social Workers (RSWs) are regulated by the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW). Registered Psychologists are regulated by the College of Psychologists of Ontario and have a broader scope that includes psychological assessment and diagnosis. You may also see RP (Qualifying), a regulated category for CRPO registrants completing the requirements for full registration.

Cost and insurance

In Ontario, individual therapy sessions commonly range from around $90 to $250, although some therapists charge outside this range or offer sliding-scale rates. Many extended health plans cover services from RPs, RSWs, or psychologists, but coverage varies between plans. Check which provider designations your plan covers, your annual maximum, reimbursement percentage, and any per-session limits.

Every First Session profile lists the therapist's fee, so you can see the cost before booking. Therapists also provide receipts that you can submit to your insurer when eligible.

How to choose a therapist in Kawartha Lakes

1. Filter by what you want help with

Start with the reason you're looking for therapy. Whether you're dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, ADHD, relationship difficulties, stress, trauma, or another concern, a therapist's specific experience can be more useful for finding a good fit than their professional designation alone.

2. Check which designation your insurance covers

RPs, RSWs, and psychologists aren't necessarily interchangeable under an insurance plan. Check which designations your plan covers and whether it has any reimbursement limits before choosing a therapist.

3. Watch the intro video

A written profile can tell you about a therapist's education, specialties, and approach. Their introductory video gives you another way to get a sense of how they communicate and whether their style feels comfortable to you.

4. Consider language, identity, and lived experience

The advantage of online therapy is that you're not limited to therapists in your immediate community. You can look for a therapist who speaks your preferred language or has experience working with particular communities or lived experiences, in addition to the specialty you're looking for.

5. Use the free consultation before committing

First Session therapists offer a free 15-minute consultation that you can book directly from their profile. Use it to ask about their approach, experience with your concerns, availability, and what working together would look like before booking a full session.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does insurance cover therapy in Kawartha Lakes?

Many extended health plans cover therapy provided by RPs, RSWs, and psychologists, but coverage depends on your specific plan. Check which designations your plan covers, along with your annual maximum, reimbursement percentage, and any per-session limits.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Online therapy can be an effective option for many common concerns, including anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship difficulties. For many forms of talk therapy, the core work is similar whether you meet by video or in person.

However, the best format depends on your circumstances and the type of therapy you're receiving. If you're unsure whether online therapy is appropriate for your needs, you can ask the therapist during your consultation.

What's the difference between RP and RP (Qualifying) in Ontario?

Both Registered Psychotherapist (RP) and Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) are regulated professionals under the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO).

RP (Qualifying) therapists have completed the education and registration requirements to practise, but they're still completing the supervised clinical experience required for full RP registration. They practise under clinical supervision during this period.

Does living outside Lindsay limit my options?

Not when you're looking for online therapy. First Session currently offers online therapy to clients across Kawartha Lakes, so you don't need to live in Lindsay to access the therapists listed on the platform.

Whether you're in Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Falls, Omemee, or another community in Kawartha Lakes, you can search the same online therapist pool by concerns, preferred approach, language, and other preferences.

Can I see a therapist who isn't based in Ontario?

Potentially. Some therapists based elsewhere in Canada can provide online therapy to clients in Ontario. If you're considering a therapist based outside Ontario, check their profile and confirm they can provide services to you in Ontario before booking.

How do I choose an online therapist in Kawartha Lakes?

Start with the factors that matter most to you: the concerns you want to address, the therapist's areas of experience, therapeutic approach, professional designation, fee, language, and availability.

First Session profiles include this information along with a short introductory video. You can also book a free 15-minute consultation directly from the therapist's profile to ask questions and decide whether they feel like a good fit before committing to a full session.

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