Burnout & chronic stress
When you're still performing but running on empty, and rest doesn't seem to fix it.
One to one
Individual therapy for men
Online across Ontario. A standing hour that is yours.
Most of the men I work with are handling things. The job, the family, the version of themselves everyone else relies on. From the outside it looks like it is working, and in a lot of ways it is. Somewhere underneath, something has gone quiet.
Individual therapy is an hour a week where there is nothing to hold together. No one to manage, no one to reassure, no reason to have the right words ready before you walk in. Just a conversation with someone whose only job is to understand what is actually going on with you.
You do not have to have it figured out before you get here. Most men do not. That is usually the point.
Fifteen minutes, no cost, no obligation.
What we work on
What men come to individual therapy for
Men rarely arrive with a tidy list. It is usually more like a sense that something is off, and a suspicion that saying it out loud will make it real. Here is some of what that turns out to be.
Anger & emotional regulation
When frustration comes out sideways, or lands on the people you care about most.
Relationships & communication
When you feel distant from your partner or can't find the words that used to come easily.
Identity & life transitions
Fatherhood, a career change, or a quiet sense of “is this it?” The shifts that reshape who you are.
Anxiety & overthinking
A mind that won't switch off, even when things look fine from the outside.
Perfectionism & self-criticism
When the standards you hold yourself to have stopped motivating you and started running you.
Purpose & meaning
The questions that surface when you've hit the goals and still feel unsettled.
If none of these quite fit, that is fine too. You do not need the right category to start a conversation.
Simple, and no pressure
What individual therapy looks like
There is no intake maze and no program to enrol in. It is three steps, and the first one is fifteen minutes.
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Book a 15 minute call
Fifteen minutes, free, nothing to prepare. You tell me roughly what is going on, I tell you how I work, and we both get a read on whether this is a fit. If it is not, I will say so and point you toward someone better suited. That is a real outcome, not a polite one.
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Create a plan
In the first session or two we work out what you actually want from this. Not a label and not a program, just a clear sense of what is worth the time and how we are going to approach it. You will know what we are doing and why we are doing it. If that changes, we change it.
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Moving at your pace
Then we get to work. Some men go straight at the hard thing in week one. Others circle it for a month before they say it out loud. Both of those are normal, and neither is behind. There is no schedule you are failing and no version of this where you are pushed to share more than you want to.
Common questions
How long are sessions?
Fifty minutes, usually weekly to start. Once things settle, some men move to every other week.
How many sessions will I need?
There is no set number. Some men come for a few months with something specific in mind. Others stay longer because the work opens up. We talk about it openly rather than leaving you guessing.
Do I have to talk about my childhood?
Only if it turns out to be useful. Plenty of good work never goes near it.
Is this covered by insurance?
Many extended health plans cover a Registered Psychotherapist. Coverage varies, so it is worth checking your plan. Sessions are $175 and you get a receipt you can submit.
What if I have never done this before?
Most of the men I see have not. You do not need to know how to do therapy. That part is my job.