**COVID-19 SOCIAL DISTANCING**
…Social Distancing is about PHYSICAL distancing from other potential carriers of the Corona virus to flatten the curve of its propagation. We are all responsible in that effort both for ourselves and the wellbeing of others. SOCIAL ISOLATION is another thing, and needs to be guarded against. CONTACT is a cornerstone of Gestalt Therapy and I encourage you to adapt to the threat of COVID-19 in a way that takes precautions and provides for your mental and emotional health through physically safe contact. Here is how to do that in the context of therapy:
All sessions are now remote/virtual, using Zoom, Doxy, FaceTime, Wattsapp, or Skype. You can use your phone or computer and meet me in any safe and private space – even your car. I’ve been doing therapy this way as a regular part of my practice for 6 years, and it works.
YOUR LIFE CAN BE BETTER
Anxiety, Depression, Infidelity, Lying, not living up to your expectations. “I can’t live my life this way any more, I am so miserable.” You might be challenged by a loss: a death, a relationship, a job, your confidence. You might be frustrated or feel sad or angry. Maybe other people are telling you that you are that way … or some other way they don’t like. Your physical health or your successes in life could be less than you expect or want. Maybe you have trouble with someone important to you – or they have trouble with you! Feelings like anxiety, sadness, lethargy, anger, shame or even a “high” excitability that are sometimes overwhelming or keep you out of touch with others might bring you to this place of working with someone like me.
You might be frustrated in moving toward your goal or you might feel ashamed. You might just not be connecting the way you want to. You might feel the pain of loneliness, a fear of intimacy, a terror for responsibility, hopelessness or helplessness in facing the reality of death. You might be lost or unsure of who you really are or what you really want at this moment. What used to work might just not be doing that any more for you. You might be in a mental or behavioural rut, thinking or doing what you really don’t wont be doing – stuck. You might have a diagnosed mental illness or personality disorder and you might be referred for treatment. You might be behaving or feeling badly and unable to stop.
Our work is all about you, either alone, as part of a couple or as part of a family or important social group. My part is to help you by providing a supportive and sometimes challenging environment where you will build mindful awareness of yourself and the world around you, and become more integrated. Your life can be better when you do that. I will maintain a non-judgemental, open and receptive attitude and be an attentive and insightful witness in a co-creative process that can release your own energy and allow the development and manifestation of your own and strength. Our therapeutic relationship and work is about helping you live more fully.
COUNSELLING PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICES
INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
Deciding to enter a coaching, counseling or psychotherapeutic relationship is big. Every one of us has survived to where we are right now. You might be prepared to tolerate more discomfort
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GROUP THERAPY
An overarching goal of group therapy is to provide a safe forum for the exploration of inner feelings while generating a greater capacity for self-understanding and for empathy toward self and others
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COUPLE THERAPY
Couple therapy can be a lot like individual therapy, meeting once a week more or less, learning to communicate and become intimate with yourself and your partner. It can be focussed on managing children or step-children
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SUPERVISION
Supervision for Psychotherapists qualifies under the rules of the CRPO and the Gestalt Institute of Toronto for both individual and group supervisory training. Call 416-917-3546
Contact Us
WE CAN HELP WITH THE FOLLOWING TROUBLES
ADDICTION
EATING DISORDERS
SELF ESTEEM
ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE
FAMILY CONFLICT
SELF-HARM
ANGER MANAGEMENT
VITALITY
SEX
ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY
GRIEF AND LOSS
SPIRITUALITY
DIVORCE
INFIDELITY
SUICIDAL IDEATION
DOMESTIC ABUSE AND VIOLENCE
NARCISSIM
COMPLEX TRAUMA
WE CAN HELP WITH MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS
ADDRESS
OAKVILLE 345 Lakeshore Rd E Oakville, ON
PHONE
(416) 917-3546
lenramsay@me.com
BUSINESS HOURS
By Appointment Only
PSYCHOTHERAPY & COUNSELLING SPECIALTIES AND CATEGORIES
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