Psychotherapy

Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a form of talk therapy that helps you explore the thoughts, emotions, experiences, and relationship patterns that may be influencing how you feel, relate to others, and respond to the world around you.

Sometimes the patterns contributing to anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, low self-confidence, or other challenges aren’t immediately obvious. Psychodynamic psychotherapy provides an opportunity to look beneath the surface and develop a deeper understanding of yourself, including how past experiences and relationships may be connected to what you are experiencing today.

The relationship between you and your therapist is an important part of this process. Through a collaborative, client-centered, and trauma-informed approach, therapy provides a supportive and non-judgmental space where you can explore your experiences, emotions, relationships, and challenges at a pace that feels appropriate for you.

As awareness and understanding grow, new perspectives and responses can become possible. Rather than focusing solely on managing symptoms, psychodynamic psychotherapy can help you better understand the patterns underlying them and support meaningful, long-term change in how you understand yourself, navigate relationships, and move through different stages of life.

Psychotherapy may be helpful for those navigating:

• Anxiety and depression
• Trauma and difficult life experiences
• Parenting and family-related challenges
• Relationship difficulties and building healthier relationships
• Low self-confidence and self-esteem
• Career changes and professional transitions
• Entrepreneurship and the unique pressures that can accompany it
• Life transitions and late-life identity
• Spirituality and questions of meaning or purpose
• Recurring emotional, behavioural, or relationship patterns
• Personal growth and a desire for greater self-awareness

Alexandra works with adolescents and adults and offers psychotherapy in individual, couple, and group settings. Her practice is inclusive and culturally aware, with care tailored to each client’s individual experiences, needs, and goals.