Attachment-based Therapists in Winnipeg, MB

Joshua Dhanaraj
Joshua Dhanaraj

Student Therapist

Virtual

Warm greetings, my name is Joshua Dhanaraj (He/Him) and I am a student therapist completing my final year in a Masters of Counselling Psychology through City University in Canada (Calgary, AB). I am also currently interning at Jade Counselling Services in Calgary. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you are having any difficulty in booking or are wanting a free 15 minute consultation.

Debra (Debbie) Airth
Debra (Debbie) Airth

Registered Therapeutic Counsellor

Virtual

Come as you are. Let's begin from there. I support individuals and couples navigating grief, chronic illness, trauma, identity exploration, LGBTQ+ experiences, polyamory/ENM, and life transitions. My approach is warm, trauma-informed, and rooted in genuine human connection, helping you reconnect with your strengths and move forward with greater clarity and self-compassion.

Mara Behan
Mara Behan

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Virtual

I help couples and individuals find growth, healing, and stronger connections. Using evidence-based and individualized approaches, I support those struggling with women's health concerns (e.g., pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, menopause), relationship concerns (e.g., resentment, infidelity), and life transitions (e.g., separation/divorce, parenting). I offer a free 15-minute consultation!

Abby Tait
Abby Tait

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Virtual

You might come to therapy feeling stuck in familiar patterns - ways of coping, thinking, or relating that once made sense but now feel hard to shift. You may be thoughtful and self-aware, yet find yourself overthinking, avoiding certain emotions, or feeling disconnected from who you are or where you’re headed. Questions about identity, values, and purpose often sit quietly underneath these experi…

Katharine De Santos
Katharine De Santos

Registered Psychotherapist

Virtual

Healthy Minds Psychotherapy was founded in 2018 with the mission of providing psychotherapeutic care to individuals from diverse backgrounds, fostering resilience in each person and our community as a whole.

Maya Awad
Maya Awad

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MACP, ADHD-SP, HBSc (she, her)

Virtual

Accepting NEW clients - Are you feeling overwhelmed or like you’re carrying a lot on your own? Feel like you're doing everything you’re “supposed to do,” but something still doesn’t feel right? Have a desire to better understand your thoughts, emotions, or patterns, work on building confidence or self-esteem, or find support for your relationship?

Eleni Anagnosti
Eleni Anagnosti

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), ADHD-CCSP, MS, HBA, BA

Virtual

My approach is compassionate, culturally attuned, and collaborative. I draw from CBT, strengths-based, solution-focused, and trauma-informed approaches to support ADHD, anxiety, depression, burnout, grief, life transitions, and relationship patterns. Together, we focus on building practical tools, emotional balance, and a stronger sense of self-trust.

Cayla Townes
Cayla Townes

Registered Psychotherapist

Virtual Waitlist for new clients

After years of working in a variety of settings with clients struggling with different life challenges, there's not much I haven't seen. My goal is for clients to walk away from therapy with me feeling validated, supported, and confident using the skills and knowledge they've learned in sessions. I look forward to learning more about how I can support you. Schedule a free consult today!

Sarah Perone
Sarah Perone

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Virtual

I help individuals and couples break painful relationship cycles so they can feel more connected, secure, and confident. I support concerns like recurrent conflict, relationship anxiety (and ROCD), limerence, and resentment. Using an attachment- and evidence-based approach, I offer warm, non-judgmental virtual therapy across Ontario. Book a free 15-minute consultation to get started.

Tina Pirvali
Tina Pirvali

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Virtual

Accepting new clients. I provide virtual therapy across Canada for adults and couples navigating trauma, relationship challenges, communication difficulties, infidelity, codependency, attachment patterns, and life transitions. Using a warm, trauma-informed approach, I help clients strengthen their relationships, reconnect with themselves, and create lasting, meaningful change.

Li Li
Li Li

Registered Psychotherapist

Virtual

Li offers relational psychoanalytic and trauma-informed somatic/EMDR/IFS/EFT therapy, to support individual, couples and families in communities such as immigrants, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent (ADHD), and professionals, whose experiences resonate with her own life journey the most. She holds a compassionate, culturally attuned space where clients can express freely and rediscover their authentic self.

Delia Bagi
Delia Bagi

EMDR Therapist

Virtual

Délia Bagi, RP(Q) is a warm, intuitive EMDR therapist who specializes in helping self-aware people finally feel the change they've long understood. With expertise in anxiety, trauma, and relationships, she blends EMDR, CBT, and mindfulness into a thoughtful, unhurried approach - creating real, lasting shifts between sessions, not just during them.

Alexandra Goodall
Alexandra Goodall

MA, Registered Clinical Counsellor, Somatic Psychotherapist, EMDR

Virtual

Somatic. Relational. Neurobiological. I am an integrative, somatically-oriented therapist. I support clients who find themselves facing change and growth, be that in relationships, contribution/vocation, trauma recovery, intergenerational legacy, sexuality or spirituality. More at www.alexandragoodalltherapy.com and www.redkitehealing.com

Annie Szalkai
Annie Szalkai

Registered Psychotherapist

Virtual

I work with adults from diverse backgrounds, supporting those navigating anxiety, stress, and self-esteem challenges. My approach is client-centred and integrative, drawing from CBT, ACT, EFIT, Solution-Focused Therapy, and more to meet each person’s unique needs.

Hazel Diaz
Hazel Diaz

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)

Virtual

You may look like you have things together, but internally you’re overthinking, questioning yourself, or finding yourself stuck in the same relationship patterns. I work with adults and couples navigating anxiety, attachment, relationship difficulties, betrayal or infidelity, neurodiversity, identity, and life transitions. Together, we’ll understand what’s beneath the patterns and work toward rel…

Julia Finetti
Julia Finetti

Registered Clinical Counsellor & Couples Therapist

Virtual

Julia Finetti (MA, CCC, RCC) is a compassionate therapist specializing in relationships, life transitions, and emotional healing. She creates a warm, grounded space where clients finally feel at ease. With a practical, insight-driven approach, Julia helps people set boundaries, break old patterns, and reconnect with themselves - delivering real, lasting change.

Charmaine MacCuspic
Charmaine MacCuspic

Canadian Certified Counsellor

Virtual

Hi, I’m Charmaine, a Canadian Certified Counsellor with over a decade of experience supporting families. I offer a warm, compassionate space with room for humour, helping clients navigate parenting, motherhood, life transitions, stress and difficult moments. My approach draws on attachment, mindfulness and Internal Family Systems.

Bonnie Koehn
Bonnie Koehn

Registered Clinical Counsellor, Certified Canadian Counsellor

Virtual

My practice is grounded in a holistic and non-pathologizing approach that is client-centered, trauma-informed, and strengths-based. I offer authentically compassionate and accepting therapy so you can feel free to be yourself. My clients attend virtual therapy from their preferred location- whether that’s the comfort of home, a walk in the park, or over lunch break at work.

Emma Hartley
Emma Hartley

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MACP, BA (she, her)

Virtual

Are you looking for a therapist that knows what it's like to feel lost or overwhelmed and how to find your footing again? Noticing yourself feeling more anxious, "just tired", and craving a space to slow down and reconnect with a sense of meaning or purpose? Trying to make sense of shifts in mood, questioning careers, exploring relationships, parenting and identity, or a major life transition?

Therapy Collective
Therapy Collective

Registered Psychologist/Counselling Therapist/Certified Counsellor

Virtual

We are a group practice with psychologists, CCC's, CT's, and a therapy dog who offer counselling and formal psycho-educational assessments. We cover a broad range of presenting concerns for children, youth, families, couples, and individuals. We offer a variety of approaches as well: EMDR, Cognitive-Hypnotherapy, Art Therapy, Play-Based Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Attachment-Based, Somatic.

Winnipeg Therapists at a Glance

Number of therapists listed

24

Average years in practice

5.3 Years

Currently accepting new clients

96 %

Therapists in Winnipeg who prioritize treating:

75% Anxiety
50% ADHD
46% Trauma and PTSD
46% Relationship Issues
42% Depression
29% Stress
29% Emotional Dysregulation
25% Grief

How therapists see their clients

100% Online Only

Top therapy approaches used in Winnipeg:

100% Attachment-based
83% Trauma Focused
62% Compassion Focused
62% Culturally Sensitive
62% Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
62% Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
62% Person-Centered
58% Strength-Based

Frequently Asked Questions About Attachment-based

What is attachment-based therapy?

Attachment-based therapy draws on attachment theory — the framework developed by John Bowlby describing how early relationships with caregivers shape our emotional development and patterns of relating throughout life. Therapists using this approach help clients understand how early attachment experiences influence their current relationships, emotional responses, and sense of self, and work to develop more secure ways of connecting with others.

What attachment styles exist and how do they affect relationships?

Research identifies four primary adult attachment styles: secure (comfortable with closeness and able to depend on others), anxious or preoccupied (craving closeness but fearful of abandonment), avoidant or dismissive (valuing independence and uncomfortable with emotional intimacy), and disorganized (a mix of longing for and fear of closeness, often related to trauma or frightening caregiving). These styles, while developed in childhood, can shift and become more secure through therapy and healthy relationships.

What conditions does attachment-based therapy help with?

Attachment-based therapy is particularly effective for relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and personality concerns that have roots in early caregiving. It is widely used for adults who experienced neglect, emotional unavailability, abuse, or significant loss in childhood. It also supports people struggling with patterns like fear of abandonment, difficulty trusting others, chronic loneliness, or self-sabotage in relationships.

How does the therapeutic relationship itself play a role in attachment-based work?

In attachment-based therapy, the relationship between therapist and client is itself a therapeutic tool. The therapist provides a consistent, attuned, and safe relational experience — often described as a "corrective emotional experience" — that can help rewire attachment patterns developed in less secure early environments. Over time, this relationship models what secure connection feels like and helps clients internalize a more stable sense of safety with others.

How long does attachment-based therapy take?

Attachment-based therapy is typically longer-term, often ranging from one to several years, because it works with deep-rooted patterns developed over a lifetime of relational experience. Some people benefit from shorter courses of attachment-informed work for specific relationship concerns. The therapeutic relationship itself is central to the healing process, which means pace and depth are determined in collaboration with your therapist based on your history and goals.