Relational 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.

Karen Baker
Karen Baker

Registered Psychotherapist

Virtual

Stress that won't switch off - saying yes when we wish we said no - constantly over-thinking: these are signs of a nervous system stuck in survival mode. Perhaps these patterns still feel necessary, or maybe they feel like flaws - they're not, at some point they helped. But are we faithfully following a rule-book that no longer applies?

Kaitlyn Hillier B.A., M.C., Ph.D.

Registered Psychotherapist and Canadian Certified Counsellor

Virtual

In private practice since 2016, I have been providing counselling and psychotherapy virtually and in person. Presently, I operate virtually in providing mental health support for many individuals who seek support while navigating life.

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.

Cassandra Tennriello
Cassandra Tennriello

Registered Psychotherapist

Virtual

Hi! I'm a Registered Psychotherapist and Canadian Certified Counsellor with 11 years of experience. I walk alongside my clients as they heal, whether supporting emotional regulation, processing trauma, or navigating life transitions. I use an integrative approach, drawing from different theories, modalities, and approaches that fit their unique needs!

Erika Szabo
Erika Szabo

Registered Social Service Worker, Psychotherapist

Virtual

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.

Sara Notenboom
Sara Notenboom

Registered Psychotherapist

Virtual

I am a warm, relational therapist who draws primarily from Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP). I meet you where you are, offering a compassionate space to explore difficult patterns, reconnect with your strengths, and build a greater sense of safety and belonging within yourself.

Signy Fridriksson
Signy Fridriksson

Registered Psychotherapist

Virtual

It takes a lot of courage to start a healing journey! I listen with empathy and respect as you explore the challenges that life has brought you. I am known to be warm, calm and non-judgmental. I provide a safe, reassuring environment, allowing you to grow in self-awareness, self-compassion and a sense of hope.

Vrushalee N
Vrushalee N

Registered Psychotherapist

Virtual

I’m a Registered Psychotherapist specializing in relational trauma, narcissistic abuse, attachment wounds, identity, self-worth, and emotional regulation. My approach is trauma-informed, integrative, culturally responsive, and deeply collaborative, helping clients move beyond survival patterns toward self-trust, healthier boundaries, and meaningful change.

Anastasia Berezowsky
Anastasia Berezowsky

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Virtual

My practice blends talk therapy and structured accountability to help you find balance and resilience—especially when life feels demanding and you need some direction. With a background in Kinesiology and Psychology, I take a whole-person approach that connects mind and body. I support clients who feel misaligned and need the space to untangle themselves from the stressors of every day.

Laura Atkinson
Laura Atkinson

Registered Psychotherapist

Virtual

I offer a warm, down-to-earth space to explore what’s really going on beneath the surface. I support adults navigating anxiety, overwhelm, self-doubt, and life transitions (like pregnancy and parenthood). Together, we’ll make sense of your emotions and help you feel more connected to yourself and those around you — one step at a time.

Sarah Perone

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Virtual

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.

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.

Jennifer Oakley
Jennifer Oakley

Registered Psychotherapist

Virtual

I am a therapist honoured to support individuals looking for harmony and clarity in their life. I specialize in Grief, Anxiety, Depression, Early Childhood Trauma, Abandonment, PTSD, with a special interest in Adoption Loss and Reunion, Family Separation, and Family Conflict.

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.

Janice Lyons
Janice Lyons

Registered Social Service Worker

Virtual

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.

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.

Kai Smith
Kai Smith

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Virtual

Relationships can get stuck, and so can we. I specialize in helping couples navigate recurring conflict, disconnection, trust, sex, and mismatched desire. I also work extensively with individuals exploring sex, identity, chronic illness, burnout, grief, and relationship patterns. As a queer, nonbinary therapist, I offer warm, direct, affirming virtual therapy across Ontario.

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.

Uxbridge Therapists at a Glance

Number of therapists listed

66

Average years in practice

6 Years

Currently accepting new clients

98 %

Therapists in Uxbridge who prioritize treating:

71% Anxiety
67% Relationship Issues
50% Trauma and PTSD
35% Emotional Dysregulation
35% Depression
32% Self Esteem
27% Stress
23% ADHD

How therapists see their clients

100% Online Only

Top therapy approaches used in Uxbridge:

100% Relational
70% Attachment-based
70% Trauma Focused
67% Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
62% Person-Centered
61% Internal Family Systems (IFS)
59% Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
53% Psychodynamic

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.