B.Sc., M.A. Counselling Psychology

Psychotherapist

Hello and Welcome!

Introduction

The purpose of this website is to introduce you to who I am and to my Psychotherapy services.  After perusing my website, if it resonates with you, feel free to contact me for a consultation to discuss your needs and my background, in-person.

I'll begin with introducing you to the tree on this page.  The tree is a popular image and metaphor which resonates with me personally and professionally in the work of psychotherapy.  Our roots are buried deep,  travel far, and began with our ancestors.  Our family patterns, wounds and healing are also represented here.  The trunk is our foundation and even our bodies, as the term is used for both trees and humans..  The branches are our  arms which are attached to our hearts around giving and receiving.  They also represent  our visions, aspirations, reaching to the heavens and spirit.   We live , learn and grow through the seasons of our life, experiencing new shoots. seeds, flowers, fruit, loss of leaves, blankets of snow and ice, and so on and so forth.  Perhaps you also identify with the tree as a rich image and metaphor. 

Psychotherapy uses metaphor to explore your challenges and joys -  in your self, your relationships, your work and health, and more.  It's a journey of learning about yourself, experimenting with new ways of relating to others , finding tools to manage challenges successfully, and even moving through the obstacles of wounding, loss, and fear, to reach your bliss. 

What I offer

I offer one-hour weekly sessions as a resource for you.  I'm a resource who has personally experienced and healed issues we may have in common, a resource who has professional training as a guide and facilitator of the psyche, and a resource who has worked with many clients with a wide range of  issues and concerns. 

I offer a process which begins with a free consultation.  Then if we decide to work together we move into the next step and discuss  your history shedding some light on those roots buried deep in the dark soil.   Further sessions explore the trunk, your foundation that you have built based on what was learned and given.  We explore your current difficulties, cycles, and transitions, desired changes, what's working and not working, and more, to achieve new perspectives, awareness, new behaviours and responses, healing, and so much more over the course of your journey.  The metaphor of a journey also fits here.  So use your imagination, and anything is possible if you decide to commit to such a process.  

I am resourceful, professional, compassionate, supportive, and effective.  My office is warm and welcoming, and centrally located. 

How to reach me

You can learn more in a free consultation, which is an opportunity to ask questions and find out how I can help. 

Please contact me anytime!  I look forward to hearing from you. 

email)  annette@annettebradshaw.com

phone)  416-466-1417