Why are we here? Who am I? How do we live amidst suffering? I became a therapist because I want to support people in finding their own answers to life’s toughest questions. I believe good therapy is a lot like applied philosophy. We’re exploring what it means to live a good life–to you. Your answer to that question must take into consideration your unique experience, which is influenced by your early life, trauma, culture, spirituality, gender, and sexuality. 

Grounded by existential and psychoanalytic theory, I work by creating a warm, authentic relationship with individuals looking to identify what matters to them and how they want to live a life that supports that. Therapy is a continuation of the developmental process. Throughout our lives, we have a need to be understood, to care and be cared for, and to feel as though our lives matter. When these needs are not met, we can benefit from a supportive therapeutic relationship that helps us feel safe enough to become who we are.

As a social worker, I bring my experience working in employment counselling, crisis intervention and mental health. I enjoy supporting folks building a life worth living in tandem with a mental health diagnosis. I draw interventions from a variety of modalities to support you in this process, including psychodynamic, acceptance and commitment and dialectical behavioural therapies. That means that sometimes we’re building skills: getting to bed earlier, noticing emotions, and setting boundaries. And sometimes, we’re stepping back and exploring how you got to now and where you want to go from here.

My core values as a therapist include courage, curiosity and care. (I swear, I did not intend them to all start with a c!). I am the daughter of Indian and Pakistani parents. As a second-generation immigrant, I enjoy working with themes of loneliness and identity confusion in folks from diverse communities. I believe in being a good friend, auntie and community member to the people around me. I am currently studying psychoanalytic psychotherapy through the Toronto Psychoanalytic Society & Institute.  In my spare time, I enjoy yoga, being around water, writing poetry, and falling down research rabbit holes. 

I would be privileged to be a fellow traveller on your journey. Where we go is up to you.

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Neuro-diversity is a beautiful thing and ADHD can be an absolute super power. However, we exist in a world that has been set up for the neuro-typical. I seek to provide ADHD coaching that is based on a compassionate approach designed to reduce ADHD shame and develop strategies that can assist you to accomplish your goals and live a life you love.

I have a degree in Critical Disability Studies, a Masters of Education and a post-grad certificate as a learning disability and ADHD specialist with a focus on specific learning strategies. I also have combined type ADHD and a teenage daughter with the same diagnosis. I have worked in the post-secondary system as a professor and for the last eight years as an accessibility counsellor. I am well versed in post-secondary accessibility supports and funding available for students with ADHD and can assist you in navigating this system. I offer a variety of strategies and techniques for folks that struggle with executive functioning. These include strategies for time management, organization, prioritizing, understanding procrastination, chunking and managing emotional regulation as it relates to ADHD.

I look forward to meeting with you to help you learn to love your unique and fantastic brain and the incredible gifts and talents it has given you.

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I’m happy you’re here. I understand that reaching out to a therapist can be daunting, especially if you have had trouble with other services in the past. If you’ve been wanting to find more clarity, comfort, and confidence in your life, or if you’d like to reconnect with parts of yourself you’re worried you might have lost, we may be a great fit. If you’re part of LGBQ, Trans, and Nonbinary communities and are struggling with internalized messages from loved ones or the world, please reach out.

The approaches I use are gentle and transformative, allowing you more space to connect with yourself and the people around you, and to feel more confident moving through life. We will go deeper that getting more familiar with yourself and move toward real healing, so if you’re looking to go deep, that’s where I work best.

If my approach interests you, I’m here. I offer free consultations where we can meet and you can decide if we might be a good fit.

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I am here to help you befriend your emotions and connect with your inner wisdom so you can navigate life’s journey from a grounded, empowered, resilient frame of mind. My intention is to create space for you to honour your path towards liberation and authenticity.

As a Registered Social Worker I have over a decade’s experience journeying alongside folks from diverse backgrounds. After completing a Bachelor of Honours in Applied Economics and Psychology in Ontario I went on to pursue my Master of Social Work in British Columbia.

My approach is non-judgemental and warm, seeking to co-create a compassionate space where you can truly feel heard. I aim to embody a possibility mindset and a beginner’s mind. Throughout our work together I will be committed to your process while holding an anti-oppressive and empowerment-based stance to support your needs. I am passionate about supporting individuals and couples in addressing attachment trauma, relationship challenges, their inner critic, resiliency, healthy boundaries, finding meaning, self acceptance, self compassion and their relationship to money. I am also honoured to walk towards healing with clients who are experiencing grief and life transitions.

My work is grounded in Narrative therapy with a focus on externalizing and story re-telling. I also use Internal Family Systems, Principles of Financial Social Work, Trauma of Money, CBT and DBT to guide my work with clients.

When I’m not engaging with clients, I can be found seeking joy and/or beauty in watercolour painting, walking in nature, or sharing time and good food with friends and family. I am a passionate advocate for decolonized slow living and minimalism.

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Welcome! I’m Vogue and I’m so glad you’re here.

My foremost goal as a therapist is to create a safe space where my clients can exist as their most authentic selves. I am passionate about welcoming and celebrating humans in all forms. I practice with radical acceptance, unconditional positive regard and deep compassion for my clients. My intention is to consistently apply a trauma-informed, culturally responsive and anti-oppressive lens to all of my work. My approach is warm and non-judgemental, with a healthy dose of honesty and humour.

Since 2015, I have had the privilege of supporting children, youth, and their families in the education sector, community mental health agencies and the justice system. I bring expertise and interest in working with attachment wounds, relational trauma, mood and emotional regulation, self-harm, executive functioning concerns, social difficulties and parenting questions.

Some areas I enjoy focusing on are self-compassion, self-worth and confidence building, queer identity exploration and navigating life as a neurodivergent human. That being said, I believe each and every client is wholly unique, and will work with you to co-create your therapeutic plan according to your needs.

I am a Registered Social Worker (OCSWSSW) with a Masters Degree in Social Work from King’s University College. If you would like to know more about my experience and training please see my LinkedIn profile for more information. I look forward to working with you.

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Being human is messy, but you don’t have to go it alone. Reaching out is a big step and I hope you give yourself credit for showing up to care for yourself in this way.

Maybe your days feel overwhelmed by anxiety or depression, you feel stuck in trauma responses, or you’re struggling to navigate grief or a major life transition. Perhaps you’re exhausted and just don’t feel like yourself. Whatever brings you to counselling, I am here to hold space for your pain and help you reach for hope. Positive shifts are possible.

I partner closely with my clients to foster a warm and non-judgmental environment – this is your space and all of you is welcome here. You’ll be supported in bringing compassionate curiosity to your experiences and (re)connecting with your sense of self and safety so you can move through the world in ways that feel more authentic and grounded.

As a therapist, I primarily work from an Internal Family Systems framework (“parts work”) with the flexibility of an eclectic style to match your unique preferences and needs. Other approaches I often draw on include somatic and nervous system-focused work, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), mindful self-compassion, and DBT skills. We’ll work together to find what feels right for you.

I look forward to meeting you and walking with you toward the kind of life you want to be living.

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Within counselling, I strive to provide a supportive and nonjudgmental space in which we can collaboratively explore your feelings, thoughts, and experiences. I use a person-centered approach which is tailored to address your unique circumstances and concerns. My focus is on assisting you in developing the insight and strategies you need to move towards a healthy life and meaningful future. I draw from Cognitive-Behavioural and Mindfulness-Based therapies to help you gain clarity about your challenges, identify resources and solutions, and develop skills for coping.

I am a Registered Social Worker (OCSWSSW) with a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Windsor. I also hold a Bachelor of Education from Western University. I have prior experience counselling older adults and post-secondary students experiencing a range of concerns including anxiety, depression, grief and chronic pain/illness. As a former educator, I also have extensive experience and training in supporting youth and their families as they navigate life with ADHD, Autism and other (dis)abilities.

I would be honoured to walk alongside you as you make transitions in your life. Whether you’re starting something new; making a change; grieving a loss; or coping with an unexpected turn, I’m here to support you in the process.

For more info, check out my bio on our website: Ontario ADHD counsellor

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I’m so glad you’ve taken this first step; it’s not easy. My goal is to create a space that is warm, comfortable, and ‘compassionately curious.’ I use a combination of holistic therapeutic approaches because there’s no one-size fits all and actively work to decolonize mental health support. The lens I look through is strengths-based, person-centred, and intersectional. For me, therapeutic safety is rooted in genuine relationships, mindful presence, and social justice. When we can be witnessed without judgement as fully formed, nuanced humans, the seeds for self-acceptance and self-compassion can take root.

I came to this point in my life along a (proudly) humbling, winding path. I have experience counselling children and youth, supporting individuals with spinal cord injuries and chronic conditions, assisting and advocating alongside folks as they navigate various institutions and social systems, providing sexual violence prevention training, helping young adults with career questions and holistic emotional wellbeing, facilitating community-based writing and arts groups for unhoused folks, and working as a full spectrum doula with a focus on pregnancy and infant loss support.

If you would like to know more about my experience and training, please see my Linkedin profile for more information.

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I’m glad you’re here, because reaching out is an important part of wellness and healing. Whether you’re facing a major transition, hoping to make manageable changes to longstanding challenges, or desire an internal shift for your present and future, I’m here with wholehearted support for your change journey.

I see our work as a collaborative experiment undertaken with calm, compassionate care. My purpose is to meet you where you are, helping you discover and enhance the inner strengths you already hold on your chosen path. I take a person-centered approach to therapy, following your cues and respecting the vision you have for your life and experience. I am informed in my work by acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), values work, compassion-focused therapy, internal family systems therapy (IFS), existential therapy, and emotion-focused therapy (EFT). While I do not gravitate toward cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), I integrate its elements when aligned with client desires and needs.

In couples/relationship therapy, my focus is on the here-and-now experience of the relationship. Rather than problem-solving, I see our work as centered around shifting relationship members’ experience of one another and themselves toward greater attunement, empathy, and generosity between partners. A foundation of mutual compassion, trust, and security can then be used to address life’s challenges.

I am a Registered Psychotherapist available for individual or relationship counselling. I welcome folks across the LGBTQ+ spectrum and of all gender expressions/identities, sexual orientations, and relationship styles (monogamous, consensually non-monogamous, polyamorous, etc.). Special areas of interest include coping with post-secondary life and transitioning to adulthood, considering life direction, and personal relationships to spirituality/religion. I would be honoured to support you in improving your relationships and communication, discovering a grounded sense of self, thriving in parenthood, and addressing concerns relating to your mental health. I look forward to meeting with you.

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Welcome! I know reaching out for counselling can feel like a big step, and I’m here to support you along that journey.

My name is Megan and I am a Master of Social Work Student completing my practicum at Blueprint Counselling. I have worked with children and families in community, justice and child welfare settings. My previous practicum was focused on providing group and individual support for those experiencing Family and Intimate Partner Violence. I’m especially passionate about social justice, systemic issues and how our identities and lived experiences shape who we are.

My counselling approach is trauma-informed, client-centered, and collaborative. I integrate a relational perspective to create a supportive space where you feel heard, understood, and empowered in your journey.

Outside of my work, I find balance through yoga, hiking, art, time in nature, and being with my family and pets.

I offer support to individuals (10+) through both in person and virtual sessions, please reach out to book a free consultation to see if you feel we are a good fit!

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The idea of sitting across from a stranger and feeling pressure to be vulnerable can be incredibly daunting. I’ve been there, I attend counselling myself! Many of us have felt the nerves that come with the unknowns of meeting a new counsellor for the first time, especially when you aren’t quite feeling like yourself and are reaching out for support. My goal is to help you feel at ease by conducting sessions where you feel most comfortable. Whether that be in my calm, cozy office here at Blueprint, online where you can enjoy the comfort of your own home, or out in the fresh air on Walk and Talk sessions, where we can experience the benefits of natural surroundings in one of London’s beautiful parks while walking side by side. I’m here for you, at times that work for your busy schedule.

My practice is a dynamic one of authenticity and non-judgement, and as someone who genuinely enjoys connecting with people, I come to my sessions with warmth and humor at the forefront (oh, and a sprinkling of an Irish accent!). I firmly believe that understanding your mental health and how your mind and body processes thoughts and feelings is crucial to obtaining mental wellness, and I utilize both talk therapy and mind-body (somatic) practices to help get you there.

With 5+ years of counselling experience in the field of domestic violence, I have gained a trauma-informed, feminist, and anti-oppressive perspective, and this is consistent in both my personal and professional life. I enjoy working with folks from many walks of life; individuals, couples, parents, and anyone navigating depression, anxiety, stress, burn-out, life transitions, and many other life difficulties. It can be so rough out there, and you don’t have to go through it alone. Please connect for a free consultation, I’m here, and I’d love to meet you!

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