Mariya Garnet
Mariya Garnet is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and an Expressive Arts Therapist, supporting clients in connecting with their embodied knowledge and intuition. She believes therapy is not about fixing but about creating space to discover inner wisdom, guided by the principle that “you are the medicine.” Drawing on her own years as a therapy client, Mariya understands the deep value of having someone walk beside you in life’s challenges. Clients describe her presence as that of a facilitator and companion, fostering a safe and creative space for exploration. She has a special interest in expressive arts therapy, using movement, sound, and visual art to help clients express what words cannot. Mariya warmly invites you to trust your gut in finding the right therapist, and connect if her approach resonates with you.
- What it feels like to be cut off from your own emotions, and how slowly and carefully a body relearns to feel.
- The kinds of childhood environments that teach a person to disappear, perform, or shrink, and the work it takes to come back from that.
- Living between cultures and languages, and the particular loneliness of never quite belonging in one place.
- Carrying patterns from earlier generations, and the long process of sorting what's actually yours from what was handed down.
- Doing real trauma work in your own life, not just reading about it. I've spent years in deep personal practice alongside my clinical training.
- The exhaustion of over-functioning, over-giving, and reading every room, and what it quietly costs to keep doing that.
- I was born in Ukraine and moved to Canada in 2000.
- I spent years living in South America, including a long stretch in the Peruvian Amazon and Andes.
- I speak five languages.
- Cross-cultural living shapes how I work.
- I'm comfortable with clients whose identity sits across more than one place, language, or way of being.
- Grounded, warm, steady, present.
- Perceptive, attentive, honest.
- Embodied, calm, real, humane.
Expertise
Areas of Focus
- Adults who grew up in emotionally neglectful, critical, or unpredictable homes.
- High-functioning people who feel numb, disconnected, or chronically over-extended.
- Sensitive, creative, or perceptive people who learned early to perform well without feeling much.
- Parents who don't want to repeat what was done to them.
- Immigrants and people living between cultures.
- Clients who've done talk therapy and want something more body-based.
- You feel numb, far away from yourself, or like you're watching your life from behind glass, and you want to come back into your body without forcing it.
- You grew up in a home where your feelings weren't met, and you can sense this still shapes how you relate to yourself and others.
- You're high-functioning on the outside and something underneath feels stuck, tired, or quietly off.
- You've already done a lot of thinking about your patterns and want therapy that includes the body, not just the analysis.
- You want a therapist who can sit with hard things without rushing you, and who can also be honest when something needs to be named.
Therapeutic Frameworks & Approach
- Pay close attention to what's happening in your body alongside what you're saying. The two are often telling slightly different stories.
- Track patterns over time, not just session by session, so we can see what's shifting and what's stuck.
- Be honest when I notice something, and check it with you rather than impose it.
- Move at a pace your nervous system can actually integrate, especially around trauma material.
- Bring practical tools when they're useful, including somatic work, expressive arts, and parts-aware approaches.
- Hold the space steady, including the parts of you that have been hard to hold.
Populations Served
Psychedelic Therapy
- My own healing journey that took me into the depths of the Peruvian Amazon, where I have been working under Mestizo Curanderos, built and ran my own retreat center, and have consequently guided thousands of people through this experience.
I am a traditionally trained ayahuasca facilitator in an ongoing apprenticeship wth mestizo curanderos of Peruvian Amazon.
Practice Details
Service Offerings & Rates
- What's been pulling you toward therapy and what you're hoping might shift.
- How I work and what to expect from sessions, so you can decide if it feels like a fit.
- Any questions you have about approach, training, fees, or how often we'd meet.
- There's no pressure to commit, and you don't need to have your full story figured out before we talk.
- Pay close attention to what's happening in your body alongside what you're saying. The two are often telling slightly different stories.
- Track patterns over time, not just session by session, so we can see what's shifting and what's stuck.
- Be honest when I notice something, and check it with you rather than impose it.
- Move at a pace your nervous system can actually integrate, especially around trauma material.
- Bring practical tools when they're useful, including somatic work, expressive arts, and parts-aware approaches.
- Hold the space steady, including the parts of you that have been hard to hold.
Insurance & Benefits Coverage
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Education
The CREATE Institute
Diploma in Expressive Arts Therapy
2026
Institute of Innovative Psychotechnologies
Diploma in Applied Psychology, Integral Neuroprogramming Methodology
2023
Sheridan College Institute of Technology
Diploma in Media Arts
2005
Certifications
NARM Training Institute
Neuro Affective Relational Model (NARM) Practitioner Training
Complex Trauma Training Centre
In progress ( November 2026)
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.