What is Psychotherapy?

Cedar Tree Therapy offers psychotherapy provided by Occupational Therapists in Whitby, Ontario. Virtual Sessions are available to anyone living in Ontario. You do not need a referral from a doctor to make an appointment.

Psychotherapy refers to a type of talk therapy that can come in many forms. Psychotherapy is based on the relationship and regular interactions between the client and therapist where the goal is working together towards positive change for that client.

Therapy for Anxiety

Sometimes a little anxiety can motivate us, but there comes a time when it’s too much. Anxiety feels like that pit of dread in your stomach and too many thoughts swirling around your head, feeling like you can’t stop them. Therapy with Dana can offer tools to make anxiety more manageable.

Eating Disorder Treatment in Whitby

Whether you’ve just graduated from day treatment, or if you would like to begin to model a more positive relationship with food for your young children, we work with everyone along this spectrum of disordered eating.  Together, we address feelings of not being good enough, feeling unworthy, feelings of guilt and shame for just being yourself that might be stopping you from engaging in the things you want to do. Maybe you are finding it difficult to be in a social setting without being preoccupied about your physical “imperfections”. Maybe a part of you believes the the eating disorder keeps you safe from the judgement and criticism of others. We will learn to acknowledge and work with these parts of your mind with compassion and curiosity. Dana is listed as a National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC) provider. Click here to learn more.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Treatment

You have obsessive thoughts that intrude into your mind that you feel like you can’t control. The only way you can feel safe is to engage in rituals or compulsions that calm your anxiety. Cedar Tree Therapy offers the evidence based gold standard for OCD treatment, Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) as well as adjunctive treatments such as ACT and I-CBT.
Dana is a member of the International OCD Foundation. Learn more about this here.

Therapy for Relationship Struggles

Relationship struggles might include: You are divorced or are considering divorce, are going through a separation, marriage conflicts, mother-daughter conflicts, in-law conflicts, friendship rejections, among many others. If you’re feeling at a loss for what to do or how to handle certain relationships in your life, it might be time to get support with that. Maybe certain relationships have you feeling frustrated, sad and disappointed. Others seem so happy and content in their relationships and you find yourself wondering, “Why can’t that be me?” Often, it can be helpful to have a neutral third party such as a therapist assist you with being able to see these situations more clearly.

Mental Health Occupational Therapy 

Why choose a mental health Occupational Therapist that practices psychotherapy as your mental health practitioner? An Occupational Therapist brings something different to the table than standard therapist. Occupational Therapists believe that healing comes from doing, so we are naturally drawn to concrete, actionable goals. Whether it be engaging in an activity you really used to enjoy again, or working up the courage to order a coffee. Our therapy is based in doing.

Not sure what to expect in your first therapy session?

Click the link below to read more about what your first session will be like.