Psychotherapy occurs when the Registered Psychotherapist (RP)/Registered Social Worker (RSW) and client enter into a psychotherapeutic relationship where both work together to bring about positive change in the client’s thinking, feeling, behaviour and social functioning. Individuals usually seek psychotherapy when they have thoughts, feelings, moods and behaviours that are adversely affecting their day-to-day lives, relationships and the ability to enjoy life. Most insurance companies provide coverage for RSW's.

Our therapists have undergraduate degrees as well as graduate, master level degrees in the areas of counselling, mental health and human development. They also have undergone extensive training in various therapeutic approaches, including:
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy
- Feminist Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Harm reduction
- Anti-oppressive
- Trauma informed

Indigenous Therapy Services:
At COCA Psychotherapy we are passionate about working with Indigenous communities.

We recognize, as mental health experts, the impact that colonization and genocide have had on all aspects of life, including but not limited to mental, emotional, and spiritual parts, leading often to intergenerational trauma. The injustice faced by Indigenous communities is not only historical, but currently continues and needs to be addressed appropriately.

At our clinic, we are able to take action by supporting Indigenous communities through providing free mental health support via the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB). If you are a registered member of a First Nation connect with us today and we can guide you through the process.

According to the Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association, Counselling is the skilled and principled use of relationship to facilitate self-knowledge, emotional acceptance and growth and the optimal development of personal resources. The overall aim is to provide an opportunity for people to work towards living more satisfyingly and resourcefully.

Our Counsellors have undergraduate degrees and college diplomas in the areas of counselling, mental health and human development. They are able to provide life and spiritual coaching services.
-Note that most insurance companies do not provide coverage for the title "Counsellor," which is why we offer this service at a reduced fee.

They also have undergone extensive training in various therapeutic approaches, including:
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
- Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy
- Feminist Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Harm reduction
- Anti-oppressive
- Trauma informed

In person services are offered at our St. Thomas & Waterloo locations.

Psychotherapy occurs when the Registered Psychotherapist (RP)/Registered Social Worker (RSW) and client enter into a psychotherapeutic relationship where both work together to bring about positive change in the client’s thinking, feeling, behaviour and social functioning. Individuals usually seek psychotherapy when they have thoughts, feelings, moods and behaviours that are adversely affecting their day-to-day lives, relationships and the ability to enjoy life. Most insurance companies provide coverage for RSW's.

Our therapists have undergraduate degrees as well as graduate, master level degrees in the areas of counselling, mental health and human development. They also have undergone extensive training in various therapeutic approaches, including:
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy
- Feminist Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Harm reduction
- Anti-oppressive
- Trauma informed

Indigenous Therapy Services:
At COCA Psychotherapy we are passionate about working with Indigenous communities.

We recognize, as mental health experts, the impact that colonization and genocide have had on all aspects of life, including but not limited to mental, emotional, and spiritual parts, leading often to intergenerational trauma. The injustice faced by Indigenous communities is not only historical, but currently continues and needs to be addressed appropriately.

At our clinic, we are able to take action by supporting Indigenous communities through providing free mental health support via the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB). If you are a registered member of a First Nation connect with us today and we can guide you through the process.

(Reiki can be integrated into your psychotherapy sessions in St. Thomas, which can also be covered under insurance benefits).
Pronounced ray•kee
The word reiki comes from the Japanese word "rei", meaning universal or higher consciousness and "ki", meaning life energy

About reiki
Originating in Japan, Reiki is a hands-on holistic art form that is used to help calm the body and clear the mind. It works with universal life force energy to promote stress reduction by releasing energetic blockages caused overtime by stress, trauma and anxiety. It helps to give you a sense of peace and balance.

Benefits of Reiki
Reduce stress/ anxiety, Mental clarity, Promote self-awareness, Balance, Reduce physical pain, Promote sleep, Activate parasympathetic response, increase window of tolerance, restore your energy, Remove blockages and stagnant energy, Remove energetic cords

Yoga therapy may be defined as the application of Yogic principles to a particular person with the objective of achieving a particular spiritual, psychological, or physiological goal. Yoga therapy respects individual differences in age, culture, religion, philosophy, occupation, and mental and physical health.

Therapy that is focused on music, the arts, spirituality and movement have evidence based approaches proven to support folks in improving their mental health and overall well being, while enhancing quality of life.

The application of Yoga therapy is from one or more of three perspectives:

1. The use of Yoga to gain a sense of power, i.e., to develop muscular power, the power to concentrate, the power to do difficult postures, the ability to work over and extended period of time, etc. This is called the application of shakti-krama.

2. The use of Yoga to heal specific problems, such as eliminating impurities in the organs (doshas) or energy centers (cakras) and channels (nâdîs) of the body. This is chikitsâ-krama.

If sickness is present, it needs to be cured (chikitsâ).
If sickness is not present, protection is necessary (rakshana).
If sickness is not present and one has learned how to protect oneself, training is necessary (shikshana).

3. The use of Yoga to go beyond the physical to understand what is beyond the limited sense of self; to know one’s true self as unchanging Witnessing Presence (Purusha) of all that is changing (prakriti). This is called the application of âdhyâtmika-krama.

If you are looking at a holistic and eclectic approach to counselling you are in the right place. Our music and art focus counselling sessions integrate various strategies to meet clients where they are at. Whether you have art/music background or not, this type of therapy can benefit everybody! Sometimes traditional talk therapy won't work for everybody.

Therapy that is focused on music, the arts, spirituality and movement have evidence based approaches proven to support folks in improving their mental health and overall well being, while enhancing quality of life. This may include listening to music, creating music, writing songs, singing, dancing, discussing/exploring music. It allows us to connect to different parts of us that become a challenge when our mental health is struggling.