Relational Therapists in Newmarket, ON
Alysha Bernstein
Registered Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor & Traumatologist
I am a registered psychotherapist with a decade of experience in mental healthcare. I have built an authentic, client-centred, and empathic space in my private practice since 2020. We provide care for a wide range of mental health issues and couples or family conflict. My team is as accessible and affordable as possible and we are constantly learning new and better ways to support our clients
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.
Janice Lyons
Registered Social Service Worker
Are you feeling overwhelmed, misunderstood, or exhausted? Are you tired of searching through profiles to find the right therapist? I'm Janice. Let's work together; I am now accepting new clients. Typically, sessions focus on how anxiety, neurodivergence, beliefs, relationship issues, and self-esteem affect us. You will learn to understand yourself and develop effective management skills.
Varshini Skantharajah
Registered Psychotherapist
Alli Ewacha
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Rae Jardine
MA, RSSW, CC-PMH
I'm currently accepting new virtual clients in Ontario as well as in-person clients in Toronto with immediate availability and no waitlist, including limited sliding scale spaces. Trauma, Perinatal, 2SLGBTQQIA+, Neurodivergence
Michelle Keough
Master of Clinical Social Work, Registered Social Worker
Feeling disconnected from your partner has got you feeling discouraged and frustrated in your relationship. You're tired of having the same arguments continue to happen in your relationship with no understanding. Being stuck in conflict has lead to you feeling disconnected from your partner and is holding you back from creating a secure loving bond. You no longer need to feel alone in your rela...
Myroslava Stadnyk
Registered Psychotherapist (RP)
Registered Psychotherapist & Practice Owner at Stadnyk Therapy. Accepting new clients - in-person in Koreatown (near Christie Pits) in Toronto and virtually across Ontario. Book a FREE 15-minute consultation to get started!
Katelyn Matias
Registered Psychotherapist
Hi, I’m Katelyn Matias, a Registered Psychotherapist and the Founder of Anchor & Bloom Psychotherapy. My approach to therapy is trauma-informed, relational, and grounded in attachment theory. I believe that our experiences, relationships, and nervous system responses shape how we understand ourselves, navigate emotions, and connect with others.
Victoria Brassard-Monahan
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
I am a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with a Master of Counselling Psychology and an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (with Distinction). I am currently practising psychotherapy under the supervision of Kim Lawrence (BScH, MSW, RSW). I work best with folks seeking counselling for anxiety, ADHD support, burnout, grief, childhood trauma, PTSD, and relationship issues.
Renata Roma
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
I offer support for individuals dealing with anxiety, including high-functioning anxiety, OCD, intrusive thoughts, and phobias, including animal-related fears. Many of my clients come in with relationship struggles. I also specialize in pet loss, and anxiety related to pets.
Meg Walsh
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
MEG WALSH, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), BFA, E-RYT I am a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the CRPO, a member in good standing with my professional association (Canadian Association for Psychodynamic Therapy). I have earned a post-graduate diploma in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy from The Centre for Training in Psychotherapy (CTP), and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the OCAD U…
Erika Szabo
Registered Social Service Worker, Psychotherapist
My name is Erika. I'm a white, cis-gender queer woman with lived experience of complex trauma. I work from a person-centered, relational, and anti-oppressive lens and embody this in the work I do! Whether you're interested in meditation, art making, somatics, or simply an empathic ear, I will hold space for you in whatever way you need. BOOKING OPEN in-person and online across Ontario.
Jillian Ivany
Registered Psychotherapist
Life can feel overwhelming, leaving you anxious, disconnected, or stuck in painful patterns. I offer Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy in a warm, non-judgmental space where all parts of you are welcome. Together we explore your inner world with curiosity to support healing, clarity, and connection to yourself and others. I offer virtual/in person session. Free 15min consultations available.
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.
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.
Sophie Cohen
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Trauma-informed therapy available virtually
Geneviève Fontaine
Registered Psychotherapist
Hi, I'm Geneviève! I offer individual counselling and psychotherapy for adults. My approach to therapy is guided by the belief that every individual deserves meaningful human connection: to be seen, to be heard, and to be acknowledged. As a queer therapist, my role is to provide guidance, support, and practical tools that empower individuals to make choices that enhance their well-being.
Loreana La Civita
Registered Psychotherapist
I’m a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario offering trauma-informed, attachment-based therapy for teens and adults. I support clients navigating anxiety, OCD, disordered eating, emotional dysregulation, and neurodivergence (ADHD/autism). My style is warm, collaborative, and insight-oriented, blending depth work with practical tools.
DeRoux Jones
Registered Psychotherapist
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Relational
What is relational therapy?
Relational therapy is a broad orientation in psychotherapy that places the therapeutic relationship at the centre of therapeutic change. Drawing on relational psychoanalysis, attachment theory, and interpersonal neurobiology, it understands psychological wellbeing and suffering as fundamentally relational — arising within relationships and healed within relationships. The quality of the connection between therapist and client — characterized by attunement, genuine presence, and authentic engagement — is itself therapeutic, not merely a vehicle for delivering techniques.
What distinguishes relational therapy from other approaches?
Relational therapy differs from classical psychoanalysis in acknowledging that the therapist is not a neutral blank screen — the therapist's own subjectivity is recognized and is part of the therapeutic field. It differs from CBT in that the relationship is the primary focus, not techniques. Relational therapists attend carefully to what happens in the therapeutic relationship in the moment — ruptures, repairs, moments of connection, and the enactments of the client's relational patterns within the therapy room. Authenticity and genuine contact matter more than neutrality.
What issues does relational therapy address?
Relational therapy is particularly suited to attachment difficulties, relationship patterns (repeating the same dynamics across different relationships), depression and anxiety with relational roots, the effects of early neglect or emotional unavailability (which often produce less visible but deeply felt wounds), personality difficulties, and the long-term effects of relational trauma. It is also valuable for people who have found more technique-focused therapies insufficient or who crave genuine human connection as part of their healing.
What is the role of the therapeutic relationship in relational therapy?
In relational therapy, the therapeutic relationship is not just the container for delivering treatment — it is the treatment. When a client who has been hurt in relationships encounters a therapist who is consistently attentive, honest, and genuinely caring, the experience itself begins to create new relational expectations. Ruptures in the therapeutic relationship (misattunements, misunderstandings) are important opportunities — the therapist acknowledges them and repairs them, modeling how ruptures can be repaired in ways the client may never have experienced.
Is relational therapy evidence-based?
The therapeutic alliance — the quality of the relationship between therapist and client — is one of the most robust predictors of therapy outcome across all approaches, supported by decades of research. Relational therapy is the approach most explicitly organized around this finding. While "relational therapy" as a distinct modality is harder to study in randomized trials than manualized approaches, the relational factors it prioritizes have the strongest evidence of any component of psychotherapy.