Culturally Sensitive Therapists in Ajax, ON
Cierra DoCouto
Registered Psychotherapist
Helping adults in Burlington, Ontario navigate anxiety, self-esteem challenges, relationship concerns, and attachment patterns. Offering in-person and virtual psychotherapy that is collaborative, evidence-informed, and tailored to support personal growth, emotional well-being, and resilience.
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.
Denise Smith
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
Are you feeling overwhelmed and anxious with balancing work, relationships and/or parenting? Maybe you’re feeling unmotivated, disconnected from yourself and your loved ones and find your mood up and down. You might be struggling with a big life decision or change. It can be difficult to know how to move forward. I’ve been there and I understand how stressful it can be.
Jessica DeMille
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MACP, B.Sc (Hons)
I work with individuals, couples, families, and children (10+), providing a safe, supportive space for exploration and growth. Using an integrative, client-centered approach, I help clients navigate anxiety, depression, relationships, and life transitions, fostering resilience, self-awareness, and meaningful change. Together, we explore tools and strategies to support emotional well-being.
Varshini Skantharajah
Registered Psychotherapist
Caitlin Kemmett
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
I’m Caitlin, a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) offering individual and couples therapy in Ottawa and virtually across Ontario. I support adults facing anxiety, burnout, ADHD, relationship challenges, and life transitions. My warm, collaborative approach blends CBT, ACT, and the Gottman Method to help you feel grounded, connected, and confident moving forward.
River Page
Registered Psychotherapist
I offer a warm, non-judgmental space for individuals and relationships to explore life’s challenges and deepen self-understanding. My work supports those navigating religious or relational trauma, 2SLGBTQIA+ identities, non-monogamy, neurodivergence, gender and sexuality, suicide and self-harm, and environmental anxiety. All with compassion, curiosity, and care.
Amelia Traer
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), 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.
Martha Li
Registered Psychotherapist
I am a Registered Psychotherapist based in Oakville, Ontario. I help you feel understood and supported as we explore what's weighing on you. Together, we uncover patterns, build coping strategies, and nurture the skills you need to thrive. My goal is to create a safe space where you can grow, heal, and feel more connected.
Yasmin Ahmad
Registered Psychotherapist
Sisu Therapy offers virtual psychotherapy to adults across Ontario. A calm, collaborative space for anxiety, overwhelm, life transitions, and navigating cultural or family expectations, with care taken to move forward at a manageable pace.
Chantelle Vaz
Registered Psychotherapist
I offer a warm and collaborative space where you can explore your experiences with curiosity and care. My approach is rooted in empathy and authenticity, supporting you in understanding your story, building self-compassion, and creating meaningful change. I draw from narrative, attachment, and emotion-focused therapies to meet your unique needs.
Julia Finetti
Registered Clinical Counsellor & Couples Therapist
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.
Yasmin Rombola-Bacchus
Registered Psychotherapist
Picture a road map through counselling therapy to find more meaningful connections with yourself & others, gaining more confidence & peace. Picture finding yourself again, a greater love for yourself & your life. Imagine a transformed you and a better future. In my practice, you will be provided with a safe & caring environment. Welcome to the first day of the rest of your life!
Kumasi Jay Gwynne
Registered Psychotherapist
Relationships of any kind can be challenging. I never underestimate how complicated things can get once we tease out the relational pieces in our lives and try to understand how they are affecting us.
Tina Pirvali
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
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.
Horace Spence
RSSW, Psychotherapist
Coach Spence Wellness & Therapy Services provides trusted, culturally grounded therapy and holistic coaching for individuals, couples, and families. We support healing from stress, anxiety, and conflict while strengthening communication, resilience, and self-care. Through counseling, workshops, and wellness tools, we help clients build balance across mind, body, and spirit.
Delia Bagi
EMDR Therapist
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.
Jodi Evers
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Providing person-centred, psychodynamic therapy for adults across a wide range of treatment goals. Using an integrative approach that considers the whole person, treatment is adapted to the individual and is deep, experiential, challenging, trauma informed and focused on the body, emotions, and patterns of behavior.
Mehek Somani
Registered Psychotherapist
Hi there! I'm Mehek. I'm glad you're here! I specialize in burnout, stress, people-pleasing, self-esteem and relationship issues, intergenerational trauma for POC and immigrant communities. Using an emotionally focused, attachment-based, IFS, DBT, trauma informed and culturally sensitive approaches, I offer online therapy across Ontario (Mon–Fri) and Walk & Talk sessions in Oakville on Saturdays.
Cristal Hines
Clinical Social Worker & Therapist
I am a Registered Social Worker, and trauma therapist specializing in complex trauma, PTSD, family therapy, and racial trauma. I provide culturally responsive, trauma-informed care using CPT, CBT, DBT, and Narrative Therapy to help adolescents, adults, and families heal, build resilience, and create meaningful, lasting change.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Culturally Sensitive
What is culturally sensitive therapy?
Culturally sensitive (or culturally competent) therapy is practice that recognizes and respects the ways in which a client's cultural background, identity, and community context shape their experience of distress, their understanding of mental health, their help-seeking behaviour, and their healing. A culturally sensitive therapist does not treat culture as incidental but as central — understanding that concepts like family obligation, spirituality, collectivism vs. individualism, experiences of racism or discrimination, and cultural expressions of distress must all inform the therapeutic approach.
Why does culture matter in therapy?
Mainstream psychological frameworks were largely developed in Western, White, educated, industrialized contexts — which means they do not always apply accurately or helpfully across all cultural groups. The meaning of symptoms, the role of family in decision-making, the acceptability of discussing certain topics, the stigma of mental health in different communities, and the impact of historical trauma (such as residential schools for Indigenous Canadians) all vary significantly by cultural context. Ignoring these factors leads to misdiagnosis, poor therapeutic alliance, and premature dropout from treatment.
Who benefits most from seeking a culturally sensitive therapist?
Culturally sensitive therapy is valuable for everyone, but is particularly important for people from racialized communities, immigrants and newcomers, Indigenous peoples, people navigating bicultural identities, religious and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ2S+ people of colour, and anyone whose cultural identity has been a source of discrimination, shame, or misunderstanding in healthcare settings. If you have previously felt unseen, misunderstood, or pathologized in therapy, a culturally sensitive therapist may make a meaningful difference.
Does my therapist need to share my cultural background?
Not necessarily, though shared background can offer valuable understanding. What matters more than matching identity is cultural humility — a therapist's genuine curiosity about your experience, willingness to learn about your background without making assumptions, and awareness of their own cultural biases. A skilled therapist from a different background who approaches your culture with curiosity and respect may serve you better than one from a shared background who has not examined their own cultural biases or done the training in multicultural practice.
How do I find a culturally sensitive therapist in Canada?
When searching for a therapist, look for those who list culturally sensitive, multicultural, or anti-oppressive practice in their specialities. You can ask directly in a consultation: "How do you approach cultural differences in therapy?" and "Have you worked with clients from my background?" Trust your initial sense of whether a therapist seems genuinely curious about your experience. Theralist allows you to filter by speciality including culturally sensitive practice, and many therapist profiles describe their approach and the communities they serve.