Find the right therapist or counsellor for you
At First Session, we make it easy to find and connect with a therapist that meets your unique needs. Whether you’re looking for virtual or in-person sessions, our platform offers access to qualified mental health professionals across Canada. Start today, and begin your path to well-being.
Hanna Verhagen
Canadian Certified Counsellor
Highly Sensitive Person, Anxiety, Life transitions, Burnout, General Mental Health, Building Self-Care Routines, Mindfulness Practices, Career Stress
Nisha Thakkar
Registered Psychotherapist
Anxiety and Stress Management Skills, Childhood trauma, Depression coping skills, Anger, Attachment trauma, Boundaries and boundary setting, Complex Trauma (CPTSD), Couples Therapy, Cultural Challenges, Family issues, Grief Processing, Low Self-Esteem and Self Worth, Mindfulness Practices, PTSD, Relationships, Self harm, Trauma processing, Understanding & Regulating Emotions, Work-Life Balance, Thought Restructuring, Parenting, Low mood, Attachment wounds, Anxiety, Anger Management
Emmet O'Reilly
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Addiction, Aging, Anger, Anxiety, Anxiety and Stress Management Skills, Building Self-Care Routines, Burnout, Childhood trauma, Depression, Existential questions, Grief and Loss, Habits, Imposter syndrome, Life transitions, Low Self-Esteem and Self Worth, Meaning and purpose, Men's issues, Mindfulness, Motivation, Perfectionism, Psychedelic therapy, Self-Criticism, Self-esteem, Trauma, Workplace stress
Mary Omiyi
Registered Psychotherapist
PTSD, Abuse (Sexual/Physical/Verbal), Anxiety and Stress Management Skills, Anxiety, BIPOC, Depression, Domestic violence, OCD, Trauma processing, Panic attacks, Building Self-Care Routines, Social anxiety, Specific phobias, Health anxiety, Trauma
Kelly Collins
Registered Psychotherapist
Trauma, Anxiety, Grief and Loss, Adjusting to a diagnosis, Childhood trauma, Caregivers, Complex Trauma (CPTSD), Couples Therapy, Effective communication, Emotional regulation, Existential questions, Identity and Self-Exploration, Perfectionism, Personal Growth, PTSD, Relationships, Spirituality, Workplace stress
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Shaye Hutchinson
Registered Social Worker
Anxiety, Attachment, Burnout, ADHD, Boundaries and boundary setting, Caregiver burnout, Childhood trauma, Dealing with difficult or narcissistic personalities, Depression, Early childhood, Emotional Numbness, Emotional regulation, Familial and social relationships, Family Conflict, General Mental Health, Identity and Self-Exploration, LGBTQ2IA+, Life transitions, Low mood, Low Self-Esteem and Self Worth, Managing ADHD symptoms, Navigating challenging relationships, Parenting, Social anxiety, Work-Life Balance
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Jessica Sloan
Registered Psychotherapist
ADHD, Anxiety and Stress Management Skills, Somatic Therapy, Abuse (Sexual/Physical/Verbal), Caregiver burnout, Fertility, PTSD, Nervous system regulation, Highly Sensitive Person, Complex Trauma (CPTSD), Trauma processing, Self-esteem, Prenatal care, People pleasing, Pregnancy, Assertiveness, Insomnia, Perfectionism, Empowerment, Emotional regulation, Goal Setting, General Mental Health, Maternal mental health, Career Stress, Imposter syndrome
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Peta Stinson
Registered Psychotherapist
Couples Therapy, Abuse (Sexual/Physical/Verbal), Borderline Personality Disorder, General Mental Health, Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Infidelity, Break-up recovery, Separation and divorce, Attachment, Trauma, Domestic violence, Life transitions, Psychedelic therapy, Shadow Work, Meaning and purpose, Somatic Therapy, Personality & Mood Disorders
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Tanasha Wilkinson
Registered Social Worker
Abuse (Sexual/Physical/Verbal), Childhood trauma, Trauma, Anxiety and Stress Management Skills, Boundaries and boundary setting, Anger Management, Building Self-Care Routines, Break-up recovery, Complex Trauma (CPTSD), Dealing with difficult or narcissistic personalities, Depression coping skills, Domestic violence, Emotional regulation, Familial and social relationships, Intergenerational trauma
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Sharon Jeong
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Abuse (Sexual/Physical/Verbal), ADHD, Adjusting to a diagnosis, Anxiety and Stress Management Skills, Assertiveness, Attachment, Work-Life Balance, Mind-body connection, Break-up recovery, Confidence, General Mental Health, Christian counselling, Decision making, Intergenerational trauma, Overwhelm, Low mood, PTSD, Shadow Work, Low Self-Esteem and Self Worth, Stress, Social anxiety, Relationships, Personal Growth, Grief and Loss, Dissociation
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Izabel Dolhy
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Behavioural Issues, Anxiety, Children/Teens, Depression, Family issues, Anxiety and Stress Management Skills, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Kate MacDonald
Psychologist
Anxiety, Burnout, Perfectionism, Assertiveness, Attachment, Chronic and acute illness, Couples Therapy, Depression, Health anxiety, Life transitions, Low mood, Low Self-Esteem and Self Worth, Mindfulness, Negative thinking and ruminating, People pleasing, Stress, Workplace stress
Corey Lesperance
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Abuse (Sexual/Physical/Verbal), Addiction, Anxiety, Anxiety and Stress Management Skills, Assertiveness, Attachment, Behavioural Issues, Blocks in Connecting with Self and Others, Boundaries and boundary setting, Childhood trauma, Christian counselling, Complex Trauma (CPTSD), Depression, Dissociation, Dreams, Emotional regulation, Familial and social relationships, Grief and Loss, Low Self-Esteem and Self Worth, Meaning and purpose, Trauma, Suicidal ideation, Substance Use, Shadow Work, PTSD
Renata Paula da Silva Roma
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Grief and Loss, Anxiety, OCD, Separation anxiety, Social anxiety, Performance anxiety, Depression, Perfectionism, Life transitions, Cultural Challenges, Burnout, Grief Processing, People pleasing, Phobias, Fears and phobia, Befriending the Nervous System, Attachment, Low mood, Panic attacks, Thought Restructuring, Trauma
Aimee Pudifin
Registered Psychotherapist
Self-Criticism, Mindfulness, Attachment wounds, Anxiety, Befriending the Nervous System, Depression, Grief and Loss, Interpersonal dynamics, People pleasing
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