emma.chan.psychotherapy@gmail.com

She/Her/Hers

I use a client-centred and collaborative approach to therapy, believing that you are ​the expert on your life, not me. My role is to support you as you explore your ​unique experiences, hold a safe space for difficult emotions, and offer new ways ​to conceptualize life’s challenges. Embracing a trauma-informed, feminist, anti-​oppressive, and culturally-informed perspective, I work to create a safe and non-​judgmental space for clients of all genders, family groups, and sexual orientations.

As an integrative therapist, I combine facets of various approaches to create a ​plan tailored just for you. I mainly draw from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ​(ACT), narrative therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), attachment-based ​therapy, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and psychodynamic styles.

I work with adult (17+) individuals who are experiencing distress in these areas:

I bring a strong educational background to my practice. I hold an undergraduate honours degree in psychology with a specialization in mental health ​and recently completed a Master of Education in Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of Toronto. Committed to maintaining the ​highest standards in the field, I am licenced as a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario ​(CRPO). I draw from a diverse and enriching previous career where I provided invaluable support to children and families through science education.

• All sessions are 50min
• There is no HST on psychotherapy services
• Receipts will always be issued for tax and insurance claims - I do not offer direct billing
• A credit card is required to book online
• I am committed to reducing barriers to mental health services - if cost or credit card access would prevent you from ​seeking support, please email me and we will work together to find a solution
  

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I live and work in Tkaronto (Toronto), the traditional territory of many First Nations and Indigenous people including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the ​Anishnaabe, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat. This land is covered by Treaty 13, the Williams Treaty, and the 'dish with one spoon' ​wampum. These agreements proposed collaboration and care for the land and I am mindful of the broken nature of these promises as well as the lasting ​effects of colonization and displacement. I believe in and work for truth and reconciliation through an ongoing, active process of education and social justice.