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•• Feeling like you're in over your head these days?
•• Noticing that you have little enjoyment or motivation to much of anything these days?
•• Worried about your child or family?
•• Experiencing an unforeseen or overwhelming change in your life?
•• Is food noise taking over your life?
•• Frequently losing focus or daydreaming at school or work?
•• Wondering if the way you've always done things is the only way forward?
If you recognize yourself in any of the above, then we're glad that you found us. Our team of skilled professionals at Scarborough Psychotherapy Services can help with the above and similar concerns. Psychotherapy is an evidence-based form of intervention for various mental health, behavioural, and relational concerns.
Psychotherapy works to help people:
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Understand their thoughts, emotions, and function of their behaviors
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Learn and consistently use healthier coping strategies
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Improve closeness and communication in relationships
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Re-process and grow from difficult past experiences
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Build resilience, self-awareness, and confidence
Services Available
Child Therapy (8-12)
Art Therapy
Sometimes it feels too difficult to verbally communicate. Working with a trained art therapist can support non-verbal processing and meaning making.
Urgent Connection Session
Teen Therapy (13-18)
A safe space for identity exploration and growth while navigating the ups and downs of growing up
Individual Therapy (19+)
Support for life's twists and turns. We offer a non-judgmental, compassionate space to experience your emotions, develop coping strategies, and chart a way forward.
Couples Therapy
Sessions supporting couples to effectively navigate conflict, improve their communication, and deepen their connection.
Family Therapy
Involving 2 or more family members to learn & practice new ways of communicating and relating with each other.
Accelerated Resolution Therapy
ART is perhaps best known for its rapid results with healing traumatic memories and PTSD symptoms but it has been effective with a wide variety of presenting concerns including nightmares, phobias, OCD, anxiety and depressive disorders, grief, and issues related to addiction, chronic pain, and more.
Evidence-Based Treatment for the Following:
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Anxiety Issues
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Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
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ADHD
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Depression
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Eating concerns / Eating Disorders
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Self-harm
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Learning Issues
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Peer Relationships
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Life Transitions
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School Issues
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Emotion Dysregulation Issues
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Relationship Issues
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Family Issues
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Parenting
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Self- Esteem
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Suicidality
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Stress
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Grief
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Trauma
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Behavioural Issues
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Adoption
Our Team
Clinical Therapist
Venus Cheng
BSW, MA, RSW
Offers:
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Child & Teen Therapy - $180/50-min
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Individual Therapy - $180/50-min
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Family Therapy - $180/50-min
Specialties:
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Anxiety and Depression
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Body-Image / Eating Issues
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Identity Issues
Languages:
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English
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Cantonese
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Mandarin
Modalities:
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Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
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Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)
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Family Based Treatment (FBT)
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Clinical Therapist
Hana Varzandeh MSW, RSW
Offers:
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Individual Therapy - $180/50-min
Specialties:
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ADHD
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Grief / Life Transitions
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Working with first responders
Languages:
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English
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Farsi
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Kurdish
Modalities:
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
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Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
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Solution Focused
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Motivational Interviewing
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Clinical Therapist
Shruthi Venkatesh Ranga Rao M.Sc., RP
Offers:
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Couples Therapy - $200/50-min
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Individual Therapy - $180/50-min
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Child & Teen Therapy - $180/50-min
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Family Therapy - $180/50-min
Specialties:
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Relational Issues
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OCD and Anxiety
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Learning Issues
Languages:
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English
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Hindi
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Kannada
Modalities:
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
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Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
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Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
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Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Art Therapist
Raquel McNamee
RP (Qualifying), DTATI
Offers:
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Child & Teen Therapy - $150/50-min
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Individual Therapy - $150/50-min
Specialties:
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Navigating Neurodivergence
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Identity & Self-Esteem
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Youth & adolescent mental health
Modalities:
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Art Therapy
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
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Emotion-Focused Family Therapy
Child & Family Therapist
Ramez Roman
MDiv, RP (Qualifying)
Offers:
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Child & Teen Therapy - $150/50-min
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Individual Therapy - $150/50-min
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Family Therapy - $150/50-min
Specialties:
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Behavioural / School Issues
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Suicidal Ideation / Self-Harm
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ADHD
Languages:
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English
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Arabic
Modalities:
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
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Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
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Narrative Therapy
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Solution-Focused Therapy
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Motivational Interviewing
Clinical Therapist & Clinic Owner
Kate Wong RP, MDiv
Offers:
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Child & Teen Therapy - $180/50-min
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Individual Therapy - $180/50-min
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Family Therapy - $180/50-min
Specialties:
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Parent-child relationships
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Anxiety / Depression
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Trauma
Modalities:
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Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
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Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
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Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT)
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Narrative Therapy
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Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT)
Land Acknowledgement
Scarborough Psychotherapy Services would like to acknowledge that Scarborough is located on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. I also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Williams Treaties signed with multiple Mississaugas and Chippewa bands.
Crisis Support
Scarborough Psychotherapy Services is not an emergency or crisis service. If this is an emergency or you require immediate support with your mental health and wellbeing please contact a crisis line, call 911, or go to your nearest emergency room. Below are some possible crisis line options:
