Private one-to-one care
Individual therapy.
One person. One plan.
20 minutes · Confidential · No pressure
- Evidence-based
- Virtual Across Ontario
- Private Pay, Receipts Provided
What may be bringing you here
Why individuals meet with us.
These problems rarely stay in their own lanes. Anxiety feeds drinking. Old trauma feeds anger. A substance that started as a way to cope becomes the problem itself.
If your private summary is “I can't stop” or “something has to change,” that's enough reason to book a session. You don't need a diagnosis.
Substance Use
Drinking or using drugs after deciding to stop.
Gambling
When the problem lives in your pocket, it follows you everywhere.
Compulsive Habits
Gaming, scrolling, or other habits that take up too much of your life.
Anxiety
Feeling on edge all the time, waiting for something to go wrong.
Depression
Hopeless, numb, or disconnected from the life you built.
Trauma
Carrying something painful that's hard to talk about.
If you’re skeptical of therapy
Skepticism doesn't disqualify you.
Maybe you've never done this before and don't know what you're supposed to say. Maybe you tried therapy once and left feeling analyzed instead of helped. Maybe someone is pushing you to go and you're only half convinced.
Sessions here are direct, collaborative, and useful. No lectures, no therapy language that doesn't fit. If you disagree with something, say so. It won't offend us, and it helps shape the work.
What the work focuses on
Therapy that aims at change you can see in your week.
Recovery isn't about willpower. It's about learning what's actually in your control and building the discipline to act on it.
We won't promise a cure, because no honest therapist can. You can expect an evidence-based process, clear communication, and treatment shaped around the goals you set.
Understanding what drives a behaviour
Catching patterns before they take over
Recovery on your terms
Cutting back or stopping completely, whichever fits
Steadier emotional regulation
Managing anxiety, anger, and urges
Working through trauma
At your pace, at your depth
Clarity
On relationships, identity, and values
Direction
For wherever you’re going
Treatment modalities
How therapy works at Wayfinder.
Collaborative. Evidence-based. Trauma-informed. Tailored to you, not delivered from a template.
Depending on your therapist and your goals, treatment may draw from:
CBT
Notice and change the thinking and habits that keep a problem going
DBT
Concrete skills for handling intense emotions and urges
IFS
Work with the parts of you pulling in different directions
EMDR
Process distressing experiences and reduce their intensity
Sessions & fees
No surprises.
We're a private-pay clinic and provide receipts you can submit to your extended health insurance plan. Coverage depends on your plan, so we can't guarantee reimbursement.
Therapy is delivered virtually across Ontario. Attend from wherever you're most comfortable.
What if I've tried therapy before and it didn't help?
Fit and method matter enormously. Tell us what didn't work last time. That becomes part of how we plan differently this time.
Do I have to quit drinking or using before I start?
No. Start exactly where you are. Sorting out your relationship with a substance is part of the work itself.
Do I have to talk about my trauma?
No. Approaches like EMDR can process difficult experiences without a blow-by-blow retelling. You set the pace.
What if I need more than weekly therapy?
Then we'll tell you directly and help you look at more intensive options. A referral to a higher level of care is a treatment decision made with you, not a failure.
How to start
Make the call.
Request a free 20-minute consultation.
Make the connection.
Match with the therapist that fits best.
Make the change.
Build practical skills and work toward lasting change.
Take the first step
Ready when you are.
You don't need to be certain therapy will work before you reach out. Twenty minutes on the phone costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
20 minutes · Confidential · No pressure