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Kristin Michie
Kristin Michie is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) who takes an integrative approach, tailoring each session to meet her clients’ unique needs. She believes therapy is not about “fixing” anyone but about creating a safe, trusting space to explore patterns, build awareness, and support meaningful change. Drawing from her own lived experiences with anxiety and depression, Kristin brings empathy, authenticity, and understanding to her work. Clients often leave sessions with greater clarity, self-acceptance, and tools to move forward with confidence. She has a special interest in helping individuals explore the roots of their patterns through a psychodynamic lens while staying focused on present-day growth. Kristin invites you to reach out and take the first step toward feeling seen, supported, and empowered.
- What it actually feels like to be high-functioning on the outside while mentally exhausted on the inside. This means the overthinking, the second-guessing, the sense that you should be handling things better than you are.
- The weight of a non-linear life path that include career pivots, competing demands, the pressure of figuring things out later than expected, and how that shapes the way anxiety shows up in mid-life.
- Northern European, third-generation Canadian, and shaped by a culture that tends to reward stoicism and self-sufficiency, which I've found is often exactly what makes it hard for people to ask for help in the first place.
- Direct
- Supportive
- Challenging
- Supportive
- Trustworthy
- Perceptive
- Genuine
- Relatable
- Compassionate
Expertise
Areas of Focus
- High-functioning adults who are managing well on the outside but feel stuck, overwhelmed, or quietly exhausted on the inside. Many are navigating a significant life transition, whether it is a career shift, relationship change, identity question, or the pressure of mid-life when competing demands feel impossible to balance.
- They've often tried to think their way through it, or white-knuckle past it, and are ready to understand what's driving it.
- You're functioning. The work is getting done, relationships are intact, but the mental noise is constant. The loops, the second-guessing, the what-ifs and decisions that won't quit.
- You've probably tried to manage it on your own, and you're good at it, until you're not. If you're ready to understand what's actually maintaining your anxiety rather than just managing the symptoms, we'll work well together.
Therapeutic Frameworks & Approach
- A sense of trust and safety in our relationship, where you feel truly seen and heard.
- Gently challenged when it helps you grow, and to gain new awareness and insights into the patterns that may have been holding you back.
- Over time, many clients describe feeling lighter, clearer, and more empowered to make meaningful changes in their lives.
Populations Served
Practice Details
Service Offerings & Rates
- What’s bringing you to therapy right now, and what you’re hoping to get out of it.
- I’ll walk you through what sessions with me typically look like so you have a sense of the process, and I’ll leave plenty of space for your questions.
- The consultation is a chance for you to see if I’m the right fit, and for us to decide together whether it feels like a good match.
- Show up as a real person, not a blank screen.
- Listen closely, take your concerns seriously, and also be honest with you, especially when I think something's worth pushing on.
- Work to understand your anxiety, not just manage it. That means curiosity, some challenge, and real conversation.
- Check in regularly on how things are feeling and adjust when we need to.
Insurance & Benefits Coverage
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Education
Adler Graduate Professional School
Master of Psychology in Clinical Psychology
2025
University of Toronto
MLIS
1994
University of Western Ontario
Honours BA
1992
Certifications
Languages
Booking FAQ
First Session charges each session directly to your credit card. Once each session occurs, and your card is charged, you will receive a PDF receipt to your email with all of the details you will need to get reimbursed (therapist name, license/designation, license number, address, etc). You can then submit the receipt to your insurance company for reimbursement if you have coverage.
We always recommend you check with your insurance provider to confirm what coverage you have.
You are the expert when it comes to knowing who is the right fit. Ensure you’ve watched the therapist video at the top of their profile and see if you get a good feeling from the message and the energy they are putting out. If you feel drawn to speak with them, listen to your gut! Booking a free consultation is a great first step to asses fit.