Renata Paula da Silva Roma
Renata Roma is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) who takes a relational, collaborative approach centered on engagement, meaning, and client-led pacing. She believes therapy works best when clients feel safe to show up without pressure, answers, or expectations, allowing authenticity to emerge over time. Drawing from lived experiences with loss, transitions, and feeling unsupported, Renata brings a deep understanding of vulnerability and resilience. Clients can expect a warm, attuned space where words are not always required and trust is built through presence and connection. She has a special interest in relationships, authenticity, and the human–animal bond, recognizing how connection can be felt beyond language. Renata invites you to begin by simply showing up and exploring what matters most to you, together.
- Major life transitions and cultural adjustments.
- How anxiety, OCD and depression shape daily life, and how fear and avoidance develop.
- How perfectionism can shape a person’s internal world and behavioural patterns.
- Grief, including pet loss grief and ambiguous loss.
- The challenges that emerge in relationships, including communication struggles, and unmet needs.
- How difficult it can be to show vulnerability, to ask for support, and to let oneself be seen, especially during moments of fear, loss, or transition.
- The impact that companion animals can have on stress, attachment, and coping.
- Brazilian
- Easy to feel comfortable around.
- Calm
- Grounded
- Attuned
- Warm
Expertise
Areas of Focus
- Individuals navigating anxiety or OCD-related symptoms.
- Individuals going through major life transitions or significant periods of change.
- Individuals struggling with perfectionism or high internal expectations.
- Individuals experiencing grief, including pet-loss grief.
- Individuals navigating relationship stress or challenges within their family dynamics.
- Individuals processing difficult childhood experiences that still affect their adult life.
- Imigrants adjusting to a new cultural context.
- You want a space where you can feel comfortable being yourself, without pressure or judgment.
- You are looking for someone who offers structure while staying warm and attuned.
- You are looking for a therapist who provides support that is thoughtful and grounded, but first and foremost human.
Therapeutic Frameworks & Approach
- That you are developing new ways of looking at yourself and at others, with curiosity and openness.
- Like you are exploring your own vulnerabilities with more compassion and less judgment.
- You are strengthening your capacity for self-kindness and emotional insight.
- That you are deepening your ability to build caring, meaningful relationships with others and with yourself.
Populations Served
Practice Details
Service Offerings & Rates
- The main concerns you want to work on.
- Any past therapy experience and what was helpful or not.
- How I work and what you can expect from the therapeutic process.
- Whether we feel like a good fit to move forward.
- Offer a space where you feel genuinely heard, without judgment or pressure.
- Create a safe, steady environment for you to explore what truly matters to you.
- Walk alongside you as we make sense of your experiences and find meaningful paths forward.
Insurance & Benefits Coverage
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Education
Bridge to Registration & Employment in Mental Health (BREM)
2025
Brock University
PhD in Child and Youth Studies
2023
Universidade de Sao Paulo
Masters of Psychology
2017
Certifications
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP): The gold standard in anxiety and OCD treatment
The Knowledge Tree 2025
On-Demand: OCD subtypes: Creative Treatment Strategies Using ERP
The Knowledge Tree
2025
Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
SickKids
2025
Suicide Prevention Training
Gerstein Training Toronto
2025
Pet Loss Grief Support Certification
The American Institute of Health Care Professionals
CBT with Mental Health and Addiction Certificate
CLI College Business, Health and Technology
2025
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.