Welcome to Therapy In The City

A Space to Come Home to Yourself

 

Are you wrestling with a problem at work or home? Feeling anxious or depressed? Facing a major life decision and feeling unsure about what to do? Feeling that your work/life balance is out of kilter? Struggling to make a relationship work? Or have you experienced a traumatic event which you have been unable to resolve? Therapy can provide support and re-assurance as you explore what is troubling you. Talking with an empathetic and knowledgeable therapist can help you better understand what led you to this point, and, more importantly, how to take charge, move forward and begin building a life that satisfies you.  

 

In the heart of North Toronto at Yonge and Lawrence, Therapy in The City offers more than just a clinical service, it offers a place to begin again and come home to yourself.  Our experienced therapists draw on evidence based modalities to assist in navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, life transitions or a quiet sense that something is missing. 

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How We Work

 

Healing isn’t linear. It unfolds in layers and is unique to you. That’s why our team of experienced therapists offer a personalized approach, while drawing from a rich palette of evidence-based approaches to assist you in cultivating greater self-understanding, broaden your perspective towards life situations and better cope. 

 

Together, we may explore:

    •    Internal Family Systems (IFS) – to help you understand and compassionately connect with the different “parts” of yourself, especially those shaped by past wounds.

    •    Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) – to support you in shifting the thought patterns that keep you stuck.

    •    EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) – to safely reprocess traumatic memories and reduce their emotional intensity.

    •    Schema Therapy – to uncover and heal longstanding patterns that originated in early life.

    •    Psychodynamic Psychotherapy – to explore unconscious influences and deepen emotional insight.

    •    Trauma-Informed Approaches – to ensure every step respects your pace, your story, and your safety.

 

Therapy is a healing process that necessitates regular participation and investment. With consistent attendance and in making small changes, therapy will help you overcome self-defeating patterns, enhance your ability to cope with your feelings and better navigate life circumstances. Small shifts, when repeated with care and intention, become lasting change.

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​Depth-Oriented Therapy

 

Therapy  in The City also offers depth-oriented therapy which aims to move beyond symptom relief towards a deeper sense of self and enriched quality of life. Symptoms, in the form of moods, thoughts, feelings and behaviours often cause distress and may bring us to therapy. However, they can also lead to a deeper understanding of the context from which they emerged. When we begin to attune to our inner experience through a reflective process, our symptoms often soften and gradually transform through a process of relating to ourself differently. Depth oriented therapy is grounded in psychoanalytic, Jungian and humanistic traditions. These perspectives see psychotherapy as a unique relational space where we can reflect honestly on who we are, how we’ve come to be this way, and what might be possible going forward.

 

Through techniques grounded in Jungian Psychology, IFS, EMDR, Schema Therapy, and mindfulness, we begin to:

    •    Understand the deeper story behind our symptoms

    •    Reclaim parts of ourselves that felt lost or fragmented

    •    Connect with our intuition and creativity

    •    Feel more grounded, present, vital and empowered in daily life

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