Put Your Life In Balance
Therapy For Insightful Adults & Parents Looking For Lasting Change.
In-Person Counselling In Etobicoke, Toronto & Online Throughout Ontario
You have been living for too long with a feeling of overwhelm or detachment, seeing your life move forward but like you are not the one driving.
You have likely already tried many things – self-help books, strategies from the internet or friends, or maybe you have already tried therapy, even for years. Some of it helped, but none of it got to the root of the issues you are struggling with. None of it has led to the kind of change you really want.
Now you are ready to do what it takes to…
Feel more in control in your life
More joy
More connected
More like the “you” that you want to be
I get it. I have been there. And I can help.
I’m Mackenzie.
I help parents, people-pleasers and trauma survivors get to the roots of their pain and difficulties so they can get unstuck and step into their best selves.
Life is too short to spend it in therapy trying to feel better. That is why I offer a more condensed, intensive approach to healing and growth so that you can feel better faster and spend your time on the important things in life.
Specializing in…
Move from anxiety & people-pleasing, over-responsibility, & chronic feelings of guilt & dread. Find ease & confidence!
Move on from overwhelmed/numbness & pain to find healing & growth. Discover who you could be.
Healing your own wounds to be the parent you want to be. Parenting is hard enough, let’s make it easier!
How it Works
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Reach out
Ready to take the next step towards healing and growth? I offer a free 20-minute consultation for us to explore if we might be a good fit in working together. You can fill out the form here to get started!
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Choose your format
Choose a session length and frequency that works for your schedule and will give you results at a pace that works for you. I offer 90-minute and longer sessions so that you can see change more quickly.
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See change
Our journey together will give space and time to explore but in way that is focused on moving forward with intention and purpose. This allows you to: peel the layers back, heal old wounds, make the shifts in your life you need to for growth, and step into the best version of yourself.
How I work
I blend evidence-backed methods with creativity and a commitment to partnering with you along the journey.
My approaches:
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EMDR is a therapeutic approach designed to get relief from traumatic and distressing memories.
It allows you to access the natural healing processes of the brain in order to:
Decrease the emotional and body reactivity caused by past experiences.
Shift negative core beliefs to more positive ones.
Alleviate a wide variety of symptoms, including flashbacks, insomnia, chronic pain, anxiety, chronic guilt, etc.
It is a highly researched and effective approach to often get rapid relief from symptoms and does NOT require you to talk at length about what happened. You can read more about EMDR therapy here.
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Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) is a cutting edge approach that uses the latest research on trauma and brain science to help clients to finally move out of survival mode to be more grounded and present.
DBR is a body-based approach, meaning that there isn't a lot of talking involved. Rather, we spend the time focusing on helping you 'rewire' the brain/body patterns that are causing havoc in your life.
It is a great approach for finally shifting those deep-seated reactions and triggers that feel so automatic.
Go from fight/flight/freeze reactions to calm and grounded responses.
You can read more about DBR here.
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Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a creative and dynamic approach to change through improved internal harmony. It is like getting to know your 'internal family', the different parts of yourself that make you 'you'. Through IFS (AKA 'parts work'), we can:
Better understand conflicting internal motivations, desires, and fears to get unstuck and move forward with clarity and confidence.
Help heal emotional wounds from the past that are driving current behaviours.
Feel more internal harmony and better communicate with our self and others.
You can read more about IFS therapy here.
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DBT is a practical and skill-based approach to addressing intense emotions and difficult relational situations.
DBT offers lots of super useful skills for:
Emotion regulation (Being able to experience our emotions without getting hijacked by them);
Distress tolerance (Being able to 'ride out' a period of intense emotion without making the situation worse)
Interpersonal Effectiveness (Being better at relationships and getting your needs met).
Mindfulness (Using your ability to be in the present moment in order to respond rather than react).
Please note: While I incorporate DBT into my individual therapy, I do not offer a full DBT program.
You can read more about DBT here.
Discussions In Mental Health
I occasionally take a deep dive into a variety of mental health topics to shed more light and knowledge in areas that are important to those I work with. See the latest blogs I’ve written below or visit the blog page to see more.
Frequently Asked Questions
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I am located in South Etobicoke in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
2405 Lakeshore Blvd West (closest intersection is Lakeshore Blvd and Mimico Ave.)
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Yes! I offer in-person sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays and virtual sessions Monday through Thursday.
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My hours are Monday to Thursday 9:30am to 4pm. I do not have evening or weekend availability.
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My fees are:
75-minute session: $262.50
90-minute session: $315
2-hour session: $420
I offer longer sessions for accelerated healing. Learn more here.
Put your life in balance
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