Family Therapy Therapists in Barrie, ON

Edward Davey
Edward Davey

RSW, MSW — Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist

Virtual

Hello & Welcome! I'm Edward Davey, RSW, MSW — a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist at Therapy With Edward in Orangeville, Ontario, offering virtual therapy across the province. "The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now." I believe the same is true for your mental health — it's never too late to start. I work with individuals, couples, and familie…

Carol D.B. Whaley
Carol D.B. Whaley

Psychotherapist

Virtual

I am a Vancouver based Psychotherapist in a diverse and inclusive Private Practice offering both in person and virtual sessions. I have over 22 years of extensive clinical experience working with individuals, couples, families and groups. I work with all ages on any issues that are getting in the way of the client experiencing life to its fullest in the very personal way they want to live.

Lisa Ghilarducci
Lisa Ghilarducci

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Virtual

Do you ever wonder why something that happened years ago still affects you today? Perhaps you find yourself overthinking conversations, feeling deeply affected by how others perceive you, struggling to trust, or reacting more strongly than you would like in certain situations. Maybe you have worked hard to move forward, understand your past, or tell yourself that what happened is over.

Emily Griffin
Emily Griffin

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Virtual

I work with teens, students, and adults navigating anxiety, perfectionism, stress, motherhood, body image, and eating disorders. My approach is compassionate, direct, and focused on real change—not just talking in circles. Using CBT and solution-focused therapy, I help clients understand what’s keeping them stuck, develop practical tools, and create meaningful change in their everyday lives.

Shelley Sayle-Udall
Shelley Sayle-Udall

Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

Virtual

I’m Shelley, a psychotherapist offering integrative, mind–body therapy that goes beyond talk therapy. My work combines insight with nervous system, physiological, and gut–brain understanding to help clients truly make sense of their experiences. Through psychoeducation and compassionate support, I help people reconnect with their inner wisdom and create meaningful, lasting change.

Victoria Theodoris

Psychotherapist

Virtual

Therapy is not just about techniques or sessions; it’s about the relationships, and that begins with a conversation. To make this step easier, I offer a free 20-minute consultation. You’ll have the chance to ask questions, share what feels comfortable, and receive a genuine sense of whether working together feels like the right path forward.

Carolyn Holmes
Carolyn Holmes

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Virtual

Offering affordable virtual sessions for infertility, ADHD, PMDD, grief/loss, stress, anxiety, and depression. Trained in DBT, CBT, humanistic/client led, solution focused, narrative therapy approaches. A warm, open counsellor to help with immediate availability.

Gulrukh Khan
Gulrukh Khan

Registered Psychotherapist

Virtual

Helping South Asians, immigrants, and BIPOC individuals break free from cultural pressures, heal from trauma, people-pleasing, anxiety, guilt, and perfectionism as they embrace their true identity, and build a life that honours both heritage and personal well-being. At Empowering Roots in Brampton, Ontario, we offer culturally sensitive therapy tailored to your unique experiences.

Erin Ibrahim
Erin Ibrahim

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MACP, EMDR, ADHD-CCSP, BA

Virtual

Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, relationship stress, self-esteem struggles, or just feeling stuck, we can work through it together. Pulling from a variety of frameworks to instead suit your unique needs instead of making it feel one-size-fits-all, I have interest in anxiety, depression, relationships, attachment, neurodiversity, and self-esteem. I look forward to connecting!

Lisa O’Donovan
Lisa O’Donovan

Registered Psychotherapist

Virtual

I offer Psychodynamic, trauma-informed therapy for adults and couples in-person in Burlington and virtually. I support clients navigating complex trauma, relationship difficulties, addiction and recovery, family dysfunction, and life transitions helping to uncover and understand emotional and relational patterns, process experiences, build greater self-awareness in a safe, compassionate space.

Margot Hovey
Margot Hovey

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Naturopath

Virtual

About me I’m embracing Eldership in my counselling practice: individuals, dyads, and families through transitions and challenges. During our conversation your life story, influences, and challenges emerge. We’ll collaborate on how to best shape the life you want to lead. Integral counselling weaves mind, body, and spirit into healing. I bring a deep appreciation of wholeness to our work.​

Karen Szabo
Karen Szabo

Registered Psychotherapist

In-Person

Karen offers warm, collaborative therapy in Barrie and virtually across Ontario for individuals, couples, and families navigating relationship patterns, motherhood, trauma, life transitions, and disconnection. Her approach is human, grounded, and depth-oriented, helping clients understand what is happening beneath the surface and move forward with more self-trust.

Cristal Hines

Clinical Social Worker & Therapist

Virtual

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.

DeRoux Jones
DeRoux Jones

Registered Psychotherapist

Virtual

I’m DeRoux Jones, a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario with a Master of Counselling Psychology specializing in Marriage & Family Therapy. I serve individuals, couples, and families, helping with anxiety, depression, grief, relationships, and Christian counselling. My approach is collaborative, evidence-based, and client-centered, creating a safe space for growth and healing.

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.

Kanica Coshal
Kanica Coshal

Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist

Virtual

Welcome! My name is Kanica and I am a registered Social Worker with over 10 years of experience working with children, teens and adults. I work from a trauma informed lens and specialize in providing support to individuals experiencing anxiety, OCD, depression, ADHD, relationship challenges, parenting, school-related stressors (i.e. academics, attendance, bullying), self-harm, suicide, and self-e…

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.

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!

Johanna Benoit
Johanna Benoit

Registered Psychotherapist

Virtual

NIHB provider, specializing in CPTSD and trauma, perinatal grief and loss, PTSD, anxiety, depression and borderline personality disorder.

Jessica DeMille
Jessica DeMille

Registered Psychotherapist, MACP, B.Sc (Hons)

Virtual

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.

Barrie Therapists at a Glance

Number of therapists listed

28

Average years in practice

8.4 Years

Currently accepting new clients

100 %

Therapists in Barrie who prioritize treating:

71% Anxiety
54% Trauma and PTSD
46% Depression
46% Relationship Issues
36% ADHD
32% Grief
25% Stress
25% Marital and Premarital

How therapists see their clients

96% Online Only
4% In Person Only

Top therapy approaches used in Barrie:

100% Family Therapy
79% Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
79% Trauma Focused
71% Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
68% Strength-Based
64% Attachment-based
64% Couples Counselling
61% Narrative

Frequently Asked Questions About Family Therapy

What is family therapy and how does it work?

Family therapy treats the family as a system — recognizing that each person's behaviour and wellbeing is shaped by and affects the whole family. Rather than identifying one person as "the problem," the therapist helps the family examine its patterns, communication, roles, and dynamics. By changing how the system functions, family therapy addresses the issues affecting individuals within it. It can involve all family members, sub-groups, or even a single person working on family dynamics in individual sessions.

Who attends family therapy sessions?

The composition of family therapy sessions depends on the presenting issue and goals. In some cases, all household members attend together. In others, the therapist meets with parents and children separately at different points. Some issues are best addressed with just the parental couple; others require the extended family. Family therapy does not require everyone to be willing or present — one committed member working on their role in the family system can create meaningful change in the whole.

What issues does family therapy address?

Family therapy addresses a wide range of concerns: parent-child conflict and communication breakdowns, a child's mental health or behavioural issues, adolescent struggles, blended family adjustment, the impact of divorce on children, supporting a family member with addiction or mental illness, navigating grief or illness, caregiving stress, intergenerational trauma, and cultural conflicts between generations. It is also used proactively to strengthen family functioning before problems become entrenched.

What therapeutic approaches are used in family therapy?

Several evidence-based approaches are used in family therapy. Structural Family Therapy focuses on the family's organization, hierarchy, and limits. Bowenian or Family Systems Therapy examines multigenerational patterns. Emotionally Focused Family Therapy targets the attachment bonds between family members. Narrative Therapy helps families re-author problem-saturated stories. Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is particularly used with at-risk adolescents. Most family therapists integrate elements of more than one approach.

How long does family therapy usually take?

Family therapy is often shorter-term than individual therapy, particularly when focused on a specific issue such as improving communication or managing a family transition. Many families see meaningful change within 8–15 sessions. More complex situations — involving long-standing trauma, addiction, or significant mental illness in a family member — may require a longer course of work. Your therapist will establish goals with your family and review progress regularly.