Shane Pokroy
Shane is a dedicated Psychotherapist who creates a safe environment for clients to discover their true selves. He believes in the power of connecting mind, body, and spirit to lead to a meaningful life, even in the face of challenges. Shane doesn't just focus on managing symptoms; he helps clients thrive and find their own paths to fulfillment. He's committed to client-centered care and takes care of his own well-being to support his clients fully without burning out. Shane emphasizes that therapy is about self-connection and authenticity, focusing solely on the client's needs and growth, regardless of their past experiences.
- The exhaustion of looking fine while your mind never clocks off.
- Anxiety that is not a crisis - just the weather of the day.
- The same distance, fight, or shutdown retiurning with someone you love.
- A life change that already happened on paper, while something inside has not landed.
- How thinking harder has not produced the relief you expected.
- South African
- Steady
- Warm
- Clear
Expertise
Areas of Focus
- High-Achievers
- Perfectionists
- People who look capable from the outside and feel strained within
- Couples stuck in repeating patterns
- You look fine to everyone else, and you are tired of managing it alone.
- Overthinking has become how you try to feel safe.
- The same pattern keeps running in your relationship.
- Something in your life changed and you have not landed.
- You have already tried thinking your way through this.
Therapeutic Frameworks & Approach
- Unrushed
- Taken seriously - not optimized, not managed
- Able to arrive without performing insight
- Less alone with what you have been carrying
- Clearer about the pattern, even before anything has to change
Populations Served
Practice Details
Service Offerings & Rates
- What has been happening, in whatever words you have.
- What you are hoping for, even if that is not yet clear.
- How I work, and whether this way of sitting together feels like a fit.
- Whether individual or couples work is the better place to begin.
- Practical details: fees, scheduling, virtual sessions across Ontario and receipts for insurance.
- Any questions you have.
- Whether it feels right to take a next step - with no obligation either way.
- Stay with what is actually happening, instead of rushing you toward a conclusion.
- Help you notice the pattern in thought, feeling, the body, and relationship.
- Be warm, and direct when something needs to be named.
- Work with you, rather than apply a program to you.
- Treat you as a life already underway, not a problem to be fixed.
- Hold a steady room for individual work, or for the pattern between you and a partner.
Insurance & Benefits Coverage
Schedule
In Person Sessions
Virtual Sessions
More Info
Education
Yorkville University
Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology
2023
University of Toronto
(Hons.) Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
2018
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.