Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapists in Uxbridge, ON

Andie Toderovitz
Andie Toderovitz

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Virtual

Do you feel like you’re constantly fighting against yourself, weighed down by anxiety, or caught in painful patterns in your relationships? You might find yourself overthinking, putting everyone else’s needs before your own, struggling to trust yourself or others, or feeling stuck in guilt and shame around food and your body. This isn't something you have to carry alone.

Susan Merli
Susan Merli

Registered Psychotherapist and Executive Coach

Virtual

Feeling overwhelmed, burned out, or stuck in patterns that no longer work? I help professionals and individuals navigate anxiety, stress, and life or career transitions. As a Registered Psychotherapist and Executive Coach, I offer a supportive, practical space to gain insight, build resilience, and move forward with clarity and confidence.

Hanadi (Hanna) Dar
Hanadi (Hanna) Dar

Registered Psychotherapist(Q)

Virtual

Anxiety, grief, trauma, and life transitions using a culturally responsive, trauma-informed approach. My specialties include EMDR, CBT, DBT, ACT, and mindfulness. I support neurodivergent youth, newcomers, refugees, caregivers, and individuals facing emotional distress. Sessions focus on emotional regulation, boundary-setting, and healing.

Ivana Stanic
Ivana Stanic

Registered Social Worker

Virtual

I'm Ivana Stanic, MSW, RSW, offering individual and couples therapy for anxiety, trauma, ADHD, and relationship patterns including communication, trust, emotional connection, and life transitions. My approach draws on Gottman Method, EFT, CBT, and EMDR, built on six years of experience in the mental health field. I see clients virtually across Ontario and in person in Hamilton.

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.

Laila Crawford
Laila Crawford

Registered Psychotherapist

Virtual

I am a warm, friendly and non-judgemental therapist who believes in moving with you rather than trying to move you. I practice from an Existential therapy lens, and utilise ACT, CBT, EMDR for trauma, and EFT for couples therapy. I help clients with any and all presenting concerns - often seeing folks with AuDHD, anxiety, addictions, intimacy issues, trauma, couples, and career/life transitions.

Serena Welsh
Serena Welsh

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Virtual

Hi, I'm Serena! I'm a Masters-level therapist in Ottawa working with teens, adults, and couples. I specialize in relationship concerns, emotion regulation, trauma, BPD, and Bipolar Disorder. My approach is warm, flexible, and judgment-free. Reach out for a free, 15-minute consult to see if we could be a good fit.

Yaroslav Grechkin
Yaroslav Grechkin

Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC), Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Registered Counselling Therapist (Candidate)

Virtual

You may look like you have it all together, yet quietly struggle with feeling “not good enough.” I help thoughtful, sensitive adults and couples navigate shame, self-doubt, anxiety, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and emotional overwhelm. Together, we’ll uncover the patterns keeping you stuck and build a kinder, more authentic relationship with yourself.

Love Veronneau
Love Veronneau

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Virtual

Je suis Love Veronneau, psychothérapeute autorisée (qualification) et fondatrice de It Makes Sense Counselling et Psychothérapie. J’accompagne les adolescents, les adultes et les familles dans leurs défis liés à l’anxiété, au TDAH, à l’autisme, à la douance et aux difficultés d’apprentissage. Mon approche est chaleureuse, collaborative et adaptée aux besoins de chacun.

Heather Andrew
Heather Andrew

Registered Clinical Social Worker, MSW, RCSW

Virtual

Heather Andrew is the founder of Aspen Wellness Centre. Heather has been a Mental Health Therapist for over eight years, supporting clients with a variety of needs including complex trauma, ADHD, PTSD, grief, anxiety, depression, family conflict and more. Heather is passionate about providing trauma informed care to her clients and is a fierce advocate for mental health awareness.

Sophia Wolsfeld
Sophia Wolsfeld

Registered Psychotherapist, CCC, RD

Virtual

Healing from relationship trauma is possible—and you don’t have to face it alone. I specialize in helping people recover from betrayal or infidelity trauma, narcissistic or emotional abuse, childhood or parental trauma, and other wounds caused by painful relationships.

Laura Shaw
Laura Shaw

Registered Psychotherapist

Virtual

Do you have high expectations or a brain that won’t shut off? I specialize in supporting women (20s-40s) navigating anxiety, life transitions, and suspected (or confirmed) neurodivergence (ADHD or AuDHD). My approach is neuro-affirming, mind-body centered, and specifically tailored to help you stop overthinking and start living authentically. Let's build a life that actually feels like you!

Joey Mercer
Joey Mercer

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Virtual

I support adults and young adults healing from addiction, social anxiety, and depression, and guide trauma recovery through an EMDR-informed lens. As a non-Indigenous person working with Indigenous clients, I strive to honour a Two-Eyed Seeing perspective and practice with cultural humility. Recovery doesn't happen to you, it happens because of you. I'll be there beside you.

Feel Your Way Therapy

Registered Psychotherapist

Virtual

Feel Your Way Therapy is a Toronto-based psychotherapy clinic offering individual, couples, child, and family therapy. Our diverse team of therapists provides support for anxiety, trauma, ADHD, depression, stress, and relationship issues, using evidence-based approaches in a compassionate and client-centered way.

Stacey Sanderson
Stacey Sanderson

Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Social Worker, Subject Matter Expert

Virtual

I am Subject Matter Expert in complex, relational trauma, narcissism and high conflict divorce. If you are in a toxic relationship, I can help you navigate the process while learning the powerful boundaries and strategy you need to get to the next chapter in your life feeling confident and empowered. I will help you understand the attachment patterns that are keeping you stuck.

First Step Men's Therapy

Registered Psychotherapist

Virtual

Disconnected. Isolated. Angry. Stuck. Many men we work with feel this way. You may be struggling with anxiety, depression, anger, shame, trauma, addiction, or relationship difficulties while trying to hold everything together alone. At First Step Men’s Therapy, we help men better understand themselves, build healthier coping strategies, and reconnect with the life they want to live.

Megan Gauthier
Megan Gauthier

Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist

Virtual

*Accepting new client in-person in Guelph and virtually across Ontario* Therapy for people who struggle with self-doubt, overthinking, and repeating painful relationship patterns.

Katherine McNichol
Katherine McNichol

Registered Psychotherapist

Virtual

Katherine is a Registered Psychotherapist with 8 years of experience supporting adults, couples, and teens through anxiety, trauma, depression, burnout and relationship issues. Trained in EFT, CBT, and EMDR, she takes a direct and compassionate approach to help clients move from surviving to thriving. She offers virtual psychotherapy across Canada and is current accepting clients.

Eleni Kapetanios
Eleni Kapetanios

Registered Psychotherapist

Virtual

I’m a Registered Psychotherapist in Guelph, Ontario, supporting adults recovering from emotional abuse, childhood and family trauma, difficult relationship patterns, fawning and people-pleasing, attachment wounds, anxiety, and struggles with boundaries and self-trust. I offer in-person therapy in Guelph and secure online therapy across Ontario, including EMDR and EMDR intensives.

Rose Pinghera
Rose Pinghera

MSc, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC), EMDR-Trained Therapist, Member of Ontario Association of Mental Health Practitioners

Virtual

Feeling overwhelmed with anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, stress, or trauma? By visiting this profile, you are courageously seeking support to overcome barriers distancing you from your sun within. To support your healing journey, I offer a trauma-informed and culturally sensitive lens, drawing from evidence-based modalities, including being an EMDR trained therapist.

Uxbridge Therapists at a Glance

Number of therapists listed

31

Average years in practice

5.9 Years

Currently accepting new clients

100 %

Therapists in Uxbridge who prioritize treating:

84% Trauma and PTSD
68% Anxiety
52% Relationship Issues
42% ADHD
42% Depression
35% Emotional Dysregulation
23% Self Esteem
16% Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

How therapists see their clients

100% Online Only

Top therapy approaches used in Uxbridge:

100% Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
71% Trauma Focused
68% Attachment-based
61% Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
52% Internal Family Systems (IFS)
48% Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
45% Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
45% Gottman Method

Frequently Asked Questions About Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

What is EMDR therapy?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured, evidence-based therapy developed to treat trauma and PTSD. It works by having you recall distressing memories while following a therapist's guided bilateral stimulation — typically side-to-side eye movements, though taps or sounds may also be used. This process is thought to help the brain reprocess traumatic memories so they lose their emotional intensity and become integrated as ordinary past events rather than intrusive, present-tense experiences.

What conditions does EMDR treat?

EMDR has the strongest evidence base for PTSD and trauma — it is recognized by Health Canada, the World Health Organization, and the Canadian Psychological Association as an effective trauma treatment. Research also supports its use for anxiety disorders, phobias, panic disorder, depression, OCD, grief, and chronic pain with trauma components. Therapists trained in EMDR increasingly use it for a broad range of concerns beyond classic PTSD.

Do I have to talk about my trauma in detail during EMDR?

One of the significant advantages of EMDR is that it does not require you to describe traumatic events in detail. You hold the memory in mind while engaging in bilateral stimulation — you do not need to narrate it to your therapist. This makes EMDR accessible for people who find it difficult or distressing to talk about what happened, while still allowing effective processing of the traumatic material.

How many EMDR sessions are typically needed?

The number of sessions depends on the number and nature of the traumatic memories being addressed. A single-incident trauma (such as a car accident or assault) may be substantially resolved in 3–12 sessions. Complex or developmental trauma — involving multiple events over a long period — typically requires more sessions, often as part of a phased treatment plan that first builds stability and coping skills. Your therapist will assess your situation and discuss realistic timelines with you.

How is EMDR different from talk therapy?

Unlike traditional talk therapy — which focuses primarily on verbal discussion of thoughts, feelings, and experiences — EMDR works through structured bilateral stimulation to process memories stored in the nervous system. It is more body-oriented and does not rely on insight or verbal articulation as its primary mechanism of change. Many therapists integrate EMDR with talk-based approaches, using conversation for stabilization and context while using EMDR protocols for direct trauma processing.