Emi provides a supportive, non-judgmental space for clients to share and explore new approaches to their personal challenges. She offers counselling for adult individuals and couples, using a holistic, tailored approach focused on specific goals. She integrates methods from various theories, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Attachment Theory, Mindfulness, and Solution-focused Therapy. In each session, Emi meets the client with acceptance, compassion, and understanding.

Emi works with individuals and couples facing concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or relational issues, and/or with experiences of trauma, abuse, or neglect. She helps extend therapy beyond sessions and into daily life, so as to make meaningful steps towards the life clients want to live. Throughout the course of therapy, Emi checks in to get the client’s feedback on the collaborative process and to make sure therapy is working to meet everyone’s expectations. She helps clients who feel stuck and ready for things to be different by investigating a new way forward.

Emi is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the CRPO, holding a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master’s in Counselling Psychology. In addition to her formal degrees, she has training in Non-violent Crisis Intervention, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills, and Complex Trauma. She has experience in private practice, counselling clients of diverse gender identities, sexual orientations, cultural and spiritual origins, and socioeconomic statuses.

In her personal time, Emi enjoys physical activity, playing games, nurturing her house plants, and connecting with friends and family.

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Sophia’s approach to therapy is a holistic one, catering to the needs of each client as everyone is different. She provides counselling to individuals, couples and families with an emphasis on a Family Systems approach. However, the interventions she uses can vary as she meets the clients’ needs, such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Attachment Theory and Psychodynamic Therapy. The therapeutic environment is a safe space where confidentiality meets acceptance, understanding and support to each person’s concerns.

Some of the issues Sophia focuses on are relationship struggles, depression, anxiety, communication skills, pre and post-marital conflict, adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), intimacy issues and any day-to-day life concerns. Once you attend your first counselling session, together, you will explore your reasons for taking the step to come and you will work together to create a treatment plan that will suit your needs. Sophia will discuss with you about what works best for you and how to continue your upcoming sessions. Every step you will take you will take it together. As a participant in your journey Sophia can provide you with the tools to manage your concerns in alternate ways, should you be willing and open to explore them. She will provide utmost care to what it is you need to explore and accomplish.

Sophia obtained her Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy in New York State. Her previous experience includes providing therapy in a private practice clinic to individuals, couples and families, counselling individuals in a rehabilitation center, and providing counselling in a child and family counselling preventive program. She is a Registered Psychotherapist with the CRPO and a Registered Marriage & Family Therapist with the CACFT.

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