Amy Graham Psychotherapy

 

Registered Psychotherapist, BA, MA

CRPO#: 12107

The human experience is messy, non-linear, and excruciatingly lonely at times. Life can be confusing and challenging to navigate. Having another human truly see us – our strengths and our struggles – creates an experience of being witnessed with compassion. It creates a felt sense of safety and validation through which we can begin relating differently to ourselves and to one another. This belief is foundational to who I am, how I show up in the world, and the way in which I work therapeutically with clients.
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About Me

I am a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. I completed a Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology through Yorkville University and prior to that, a Bachelor of Arts in Social Development Studies from the University of Waterloo through which I also obtained a diploma in General Social Work Studies and a certificate in Child Abuse Studies. I have completed training in Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP), as well as clinical interventions for binge eating disorder and general body image work. In addition, I am a certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist offering individual therapy for adolescents and adults with ASD, as well as for parents raising children with ASD.

My Services

Adolescents

My work with adolescents focuses on creating connection and a safe space for them to be fully seen and heard to process all that they are experiencing during a very challenging developmental life phase. Many adolescents feel misunderstood, dismissed, or criticized by the other adults in their life and experience a sense of isolation and loneliness during these years of immense transition. I aim to walk alongside them and support them in navigating the unique challenges that adolescence brings.

 

Adults

Individual work with adults is focused on the identification and exploration of themes and patterns in one’s life which shape the way in which the client has come to organize personal experiences and life events. With curiosity and compassion, clients are supported in considering alternative ways of seeing and responding to their experiences.

 

Couples

Every individual brings, to a relationship, their own wiring, life experiences, and attachment style. As such, being in a relationship with another is challenging and disorienting at times. My therapeutic work with couples provides a safe space and structured process for identifying, understanding, and working both with and through the unique challenges being experienced in the relationship.