Therapy Services
For Individuals
Are you looking for more individualized, professional psychotherapy services? Since 2011, Hopewoods has provided detailed and comprehensive individual therapy services to Toronto’s Asian and Chinese communities.
How Individual Therapy Can Help You
We want everyone who seeks mental health assistance to know that no one is alone. Individual therapy may be sought out by anyone who needs an improved overall quality of life.
Whether you are seeking therapy individually, as a couple, or supporting a loved one, Hopewoods is here to guide you throughout your healing journey.
Being able to cope and handle difficult situations, make healthy decisions, and reach goals are all excellent reasons to contact us for individual psychotherapy counselling services.
Benefits of Individual Therapy
Individual therapy is a collaborative process with the client and therapist where common goals are worked on in each session. These goals may include improving one’s quality of life, overcoming stress, symptom management, learning coping skills, and/or improving self-image, concept, self-esteem.
What's included?
Several forms of therapies are available for individuals, and the benefits are many, which include:
- One-on-one, undivided attention between yourself and your clinician
- A new addition to your support network
- Help with identifying underlying causes of symptoms of anxiety, depression, and more
- The opportunity to learn how to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma, and many other mental health struggles
- Gain a better understanding of yourself, while learning how to handle emotions, set boundaries, initiate coping strategies, and facilitate healthy lifestyle changes
Types of Individual Therapy We Can Provide
Because every individual is unique, with their own needs and goals to achieve mental wellness, we provide many varied forms of professional psychotherapies including, while not limited to, the following services.
For any individual who tends to fight or feel guilty about their thoughts and feelings. This form of psychotherapy focuses on accepting life’s hardships, choosing directional values, and then taking action from there.
CBT may help you manage your current struggles by learning to understand how your thoughts affect your behaviours. The ultimate goal of CBT is to help you change your behaviours by targeting negative thoughts. While mostly used for anxiety and depression, it’s helpful for all kinds of mental struggles. You will become more aware of your negative thinking, so you can respond to them more effectively.
DBT is an extension of CBT and is considered a third-wave therapy that includes innovations and extensions under the umbrella of CBT. DBT may be used in tandem with CBT, or even by itself. DBT includes four modules of psychological and emotional function including: mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation. DBT is most useful for individuals in need of structure in their sessions while learning how to manage their emotions more easily. Once used primarily for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), individuals who have ADHD, PTSD, OCD, depression, and anxiety can all benefit from DBT as well.
A therapeutic approach that emotions are the key to identity. While most frequently seen in couples therapy, EFT can also be used to address post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression in individuals, couples, and families.
This form of therapy involves eye movements or other bilateral stimulation (tapping, sounds, or visual movements) guided by the psychotherapist. Undergoing EMDR will enable you to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress results from your more disturbing life experiences.
For depression and chronic sadness both, this therapy combines cognitive therapy with meditation and mindfulness practices. Going through MBCT will teach you to pay greater attention to your conscious feelings and thoughts, without placing any judgments upon them.
For anyone age 12+ who is unable to attend in-person sessions or prefers to receive our services from the comfort of their own home. Please contact us directly if you would like to participate in this form of psychotherapy session.
We are here to help
Our team of experienced counsellors is dedicated to providing you with a safe and supportive space to explore your thoughts and feelings.
We understand that taking the first step can be difficult, which is why we offer free consultations to help you get started. You can book online or contact us directly. Please call our staff if you have any questions.
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