Psychodynamic Therapy
Psychodynamic therapy in Mississauga & across Ontario
Psychodynamic therapy is for people who want to understand themselves more deeply, not only manage symptoms. It explores how earlier experiences, relationships, unconscious patterns, emotions, and protective strategies shape current life. I offer psychodynamic and relational virtual psychotherapy for adults and adolescents in Ontario.
Support
What psychodynamic therapy can help with
Psychodynamic therapy can help when the same patterns keep repeating, even when you understand them intellectually.
Recurring relationship patterns, conflict, distance, or people-pleasing
Anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, or emotional overwhelm with deeper roots
Self-criticism, shame, perfectionism, or feeling disconnected from yourself
Life transitions, identity questions, and uncertainty about what you want
Difficulty trusting, setting boundaries, or feeling close to others
A wish for therapy that is curious, reflective, honest, and emotionally engaged
Approach
Looking beneath the surface
In psychodynamic work, symptoms are not treated as random problems to eliminate. They are understood as meaningful signals connected to your history, relationships, inner conflicts, and ways of protecting yourself. The therapeutic relationship itself can also become a place where patterns are noticed, understood, and gradually shifted.
Reflect
Slow down and notice emotions, defenses, expectations, and repeated patterns.
Connect
Link current struggles with relational history, attachment, grief, trauma, or identity.
Change
Develop more freedom in how you respond to yourself, others, and difficult feelings.
A good fit if you want depth and practicality together
This approach may fit if you are interested in why things feel the way they do, not only what to do about them. Practical skills can be included, but the work remains grounded in deeper understanding and relational change.
Common Questions
Psychodynamic Therapy FAQ
- How is psychodynamic therapy different from CBT?
- CBT often focuses on current thoughts and behaviours. Psychodynamic therapy focuses more on underlying patterns, emotions, relationships, earlier experiences, and unconscious processes. I can integrate practical skills when useful.
- Is psychodynamic therapy evidence-based?
- Yes. Psychodynamic therapy is an established evidence-based approach, and many people value it because it addresses both symptoms and deeper patterns.
- Can psychodynamic therapy happen virtually?
- Yes. I offer virtual psychodynamic psychotherapy to clients located in Ontario.