Attachment-based Therapists in Iqaluit, NU
Eleni Anagnosti
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, HBA, BA
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.
Amelia Traer
Pre-Licensed Professional, BA, PsiChi
My work is shaped by CBT, ACT, DBT, ERP, and trauma-informed, mindfulness-based approaches. I support clients with anxiety, burnout, OCD and phobias, ADHD, grief, life transitions, women's health, and chronic health concerns. Our therapy space adapts, with a focus on connection, emotional regulation, and practical strategies that fit your life.
Sarah Perone
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
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.
Emma Hartley
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), BA (she, her)
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?
Maya Awad
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), ADHD-SP, HBSc (she, her)
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?
Mara Behan
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
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!
Bonnie Koehn
Registered Clinical Counsellor, Certified Canadian Counsellor
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.
Alexandra Goodall
MA, Registered Clinical Counsellor, Somatic Psychotherapist, EMDR
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
Katharine De Santos
Registered Psychotherapist
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.
Therapy Collective
Registered Psychologist/Counselling Therapist/Certified Counsellor
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.
Mandeep Lalli
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Are you feeling anxious, overwhelmed or stuck? Maybe something feels wrong? I help people navigate anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, and relationship struggles, with culturally sensitive care that honours your full background, including pressures others may miss. As a South Asian therapist who spent 15 years in the corporate world, I bring lived experience and real-world context to therapy.
Shadan Mosavat
Clinical Counsellor, M.A, CCC.
I work with adults struggling with anxiety, depression, and ADHD to help them understand and embrace the parts of themselves that are often hidden beneath these labels. I also support parents in discovering their most authentic and confident parenting style, free from the pressure of societal myths and expectations.
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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.