Ontario - Neurodivergent Therapists

Nicole Deeb (she/they)

Licensure: RP(Q) with CRPO in Ontario.
Services offered: Individual and Group therapy.
Website: www.WorkInProgressTO.ca

Tracey A. Thomas RSW, MSW, MCS, BSW.Sc (they|them|elle)

Licensure: Registered Social Worker and Circle of Care Practitioner.
Provider: Executive Neurodiversity Coach in Canada | USA. OCSWSSW Registration Number 835146 and OASW Member ID 13816. ACSW Courtesy
Registry Active Practice Remote Permit Courtesy Permit number: 18609.
Services: I-CBT, DBT & EMDR as a registered and Master’s of Social Work.
Executive and neurodiversity coaching. Holistic spiritual coaching. Consulting. Wellness service practices.
Operates and is authorized in both Ontario and Alberta.
Payment accepted: E-Transfer only. Extended Health Benefits provider through most universal health insurance companies.
Website: https://www.i-cbt-therapy.com

Megan Sutherland, RCSW, RSW (she/her)

Licensure: Registered Clinical Social Worker (RCSW 04462) in British Columbia and Registered Social Worker, electronic practice (RSW 836337) in Ontario.
Services offered: Professional counselling and psychotherapy for individuals and couples in my downtown Vancouver office, or by phone or secure video. Autistic people, ADHDers, folks with OCD, people with sensory processing issues, high sensitivity, trauma, mental health conditions, learning disabilities and other neurodivergences. Clinical supervision for master’s level mental health professionals.
Website: https://willowtreecounselling.ca/
Email: megan@willowtreecounselling.ca
Phone: 604-521-3404

Embodied Resilience Counselling and Consulting

Robert Simms, RSW (he/him)

Licensure: Registered Social Worker (MSW, RSW) from the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW). Licensed to work in Ontario and Quebec.
Services offered: Individual, couple, students, teletherapy, in person (London, ON). Adults diagnosed with ADHD later in life.
Payment accepted: NIHB (Non-Insured Health Benefits), Insurance companies under Telus Health/Provider Connect.
Email: therapy@embodiedresilience.ca
Website: www.embodiedresilience.ca

Liz Timmers, RSW (she/they)

Licensure: RSW (Registered Social Worker) in Ontario.
Services offered: Individual, relational (romantic, friendship, or familial rel’ps) offered in-person, virtually, or by phone to residents of Ontario. Clients 8-years-old. Trauma, anxiety, depression, SGRM (sexual, gender, and romantic minority) issues, ADHD management, family intervention, and more. Kink-involved and/or poly clients welcome!
Email: info@parachutetherapyandwellness.com
Phone: (226) 790-4055
Website: www.parachutetherapyandwellness.com

Bernadette Street (she/her)

Licensure: Registered Psychotherapist (CRPO #3332) and Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCPA #10011191). I am licensed in Ontario (CRPO) but can also accommodate clients from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Quebec (CCC).
Services offered: Across the lifespan (for Individual, relationship sessions between families/partners/peers, and group therapy) with ADHD, Autism, AuDHD, OCD, LD including NVLD, and MID. I support clients with concerns that include identity, life transitions, decolonization and healing, chronic illness/pain, intergenerational trauma, anxiety and mood, and personality disorders. We offer regular group therapy offerings throughout the year. Lastly, I also supervise neurodivergent therapists and professionals.
Payment accepted: We accept credit cards, e-transfer, insurance, private pay, and sliding scale.
Toll-free number: 1-888-977-5820
Local number: 519-804-6545
Fax number: 1-888-510-2079
Email: Bernadette@streettherapy.ca
Website: https://www.streettherapy.ca/

Carley (Carls) Richards (they/them)

Licensure: Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with CRPO (12388) in Ontario.
Services offered: I offer ND-affirming psychotherapy integrating evidence-based practice, drawing from a range of modalities personalized to each client. Clients often come to me for help with identifying & communicating needs, managing emotions, cultivating self compassion, processing late-diagnoses & internalized ableism. I love to integrate humor, geeky hobbies, special interests, and hyper-fixations into sessions to help motivate and engage clients in the therapeutic process.
Payment accepted: Credit Card and E-transfer. Sliding Scale (limited availability, inquire for details).
Email: carls@carleyrichardspsychotherapy.ca
Website: https://www.carleyrichardspsychotherapy.ca/

Charlotte Laws, RP (she/her)

Licensure: College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (006511).
Services offered: I support folks who are seeking assistance with various concerns, including mood and addiction issues, gender identity and sexuality, menopause, chronic illness, ADHD/autism, weight inclusive eating support for folks struggling with binge eating, ARFID, and clients in bigger bodies wanting to divest from diet culture
Payment accepted: I take payment by credit card and e-transfer. Once I have received payment I then send a receipt to be submitted to benefits for reimbursement. I offer a sliding scale if needed.
Email: charlottelaws.rp@gmail.com
Phone: 7058171393
Website: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists/charlotte-laws-barrie-on/776559 and https://charlottelawsrp.com/

Viktoria Vigh (she/her)

Licensure: OCSWSSW (821582) in Ontario.
Services offered: Therapy and Coaching for adults 18+.
Payment accepted: Payment can be made directly at the time of session and receipts are provided after sessions, and clients can submit to their insurance provider. Sliding scale is offered to those who are eligible.
Phone: 647-503-0271
Email: info@vvcounselling.com
Website: https://www.vvcounselling.com/

Brittany Dagenais (she/her)

Licensure: Registered Psychotherapist (10213) in Ontario.
Services offered: Individual therapy for adults (in-person and telehealth). Focus on eating disorders, childhood trauma, neurodivergence including autism, ADHD, AuDHD, and gifted. Utilizes relational therapy, attachment, and emotion-focused approaches.
Payment accepted: Private pay.
Website: www.aopsychotherapy.ca
Email: brittany@aopsychotherapy.ca
Address: 53 Andrew St, Orillia, ON

Alexandra Amato, M.A., R.P. , C.C.C. (she/they)

Licensure: College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (009165).
Services offered: Individual therapy for adults. Available in-person and/or telehealth. Focus on Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, anxiety, depression, existential fear, disordered eating, and low self-esteem/self-worth. Additional focus on supporting the 2SLGBTQIA community. Utilizes a mix of narrative, DBT, ACT, schema, and CBT approaches. Also incorporate elements of Queer and disability theories.
Payment accepted: Insurance (Most Canadian insurance plans who cover “psychotherapists” in the plan details) Private pay ($150/hour) and sliding scale also available.
Website: https://www.amatocounselling.com/
Email: amato.psychotherapy@gmail.com
Address: 306-150 Isabella Street, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5H3

Nina Santiago (she/they)

Licensure: Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) in Ontario (17330).
Services offered: Individual therapy, couples therapy, and coaching. Available online. Focus on neurodivergence (ADHD, autism, giftedness, executive dysfunction, burnout), Queer & LGBTQ+ Mental Health (identity exploration, relationships, self-acceptance), Immigrant & Acculturation Challenges (identity struggles, belonging, systemic barriers), Trauma & PTSD (complex trauma, intergenerational trauma, emotional healing), chronic stress, anxiety, emotional exhaustion, masking fatigue, and chronic illness. Utilizes Internal Family Systems (IFS), DBT and Emotional Regulation, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Holistic and Integrative Therapy, Anti-Oppressive and Trauma-Informed Care.
Payment accepted: Insurance (no direct billing; receipts available for reimbursement). Private pay (140 CAD for 60 min). Sliding scale.
Website: www.authenticselfcounselling.ca
Phone: (647) 932-1060
Email: nina@authenticselfcounselling.ca
Location: Toronto, ON

Kate Kirby, MSW, RSW (she/her)

Licensure: RSW (849626) with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW).
Services offered: Individual therapy and couples therapy for adults. Available in-person and telehealth. Focus on low mood, anxiety, autism, ADHD & OCD, late diagnosis, life transitions, burn out, parenting, academia, cross-cultural living, and existential dread related to the current state of the world. Utilizes psychodynamic, relational, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT).
Payment accepted: Insurance, private pay, and sliding scale.
Website: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists/kate-kirby-toronto-on/1155050
Phone: 437-800-2707
Email: info@katekirby.ca
Address: 556 Palmerston Avenue, Toronto, ON, M6G 2P7

Katie Lacelle, CRPO (she/her)

Licensure: College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO 14550) in Ontario.
Services offered: Individual therapy, couples therapy, and consultation. Available in-person and online. Focus on neurodiversity-affirming and trauma-informed therapy for ADHD and Autism, late-diagnosed and those identified since childhood, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), twice exceptionalities (2e), and other common neurodivergent profiles and experiences. Utilizes an eclectic style that is individualized and incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Polyvagal, DBT, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Compassion-Focused Therapy, Attachment, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Gottman.
Payment accepted: Private pay ($175/50-min session). Sliding scale also available.
Website: https://thenestpsychotherapy.com
Phone: 705-586-0096
Email: info@thenestpsychotherapy.com
Location: Sudbury, Ontario

Rabea Murtaza, MSW, RSW (she/they)

Licensure: RSW (852146) in Ontario.
Services offered: Individual therapy, couples therapy. Available in-person and online. Support people with low mood, burnout, anxiety, depression, life transitions, managing at work and school, parenting, neurodivergence, culture, sexuality, and coping with the state of the world.
Works in a relational and psychodynamic way with mindfulness and somatic practices. Integrates helpful aspects of Acceptance Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy as needed.
Payment accepted: Insurance and private pay (full rate for individuals is $160 CAD and full rate for couples is $200 CAD). Sliding scale, HSA/FSA, and pro bono also available.
Website: https://rabeamurtazatherapy.janeapp.com/
Phone: (647) 695-9058
Email: therapy@rabeamurtaza.ca
Address: The Healing Studio, 211 Danforth Avenue, 2nd Floor, Toronto ON

Sheena Scott, CRPO (she/her)

Licensure: Registered Psychotherapist with CRPO in Ontario (12939).
Services offered: Individual neurodivergent-adapted online (virtual) therapy for adults navigating ADHD, AuDHD, anxiety, perfectionism, self-esteem and relationship challenges. Utilizes neurodivergent-affirming, person-centered approach that is relational, weaving in elements of IFS, IPT, mindfulness, and narrative. Lived experience as late-diagnosed ADHD.
Payment accepted: Private pay ($170/hour for individual psychotherapy).
Website: http://www.sheenascottpsychotherapy.ca/
Phone: 548-290-7668
Email: sheena@sheenascottpsychotherapy.ca

Thanh Ly, CRPO (she/her)

Licensure: Registered Psychotherapist with CRPO in Ontario (12280).
Services offered: Individual therapy for adults via telehealth. Focus on trauma, self-esteem, relationship skills, ADHD, perfectionism, anxiety, and BIPOC community. Utilizes Brainspotting, CBT, ACT, schema therapy, inner child work, mindfulness-based interventions, and somatic experiencing.
Payment accepted: Insurance (Manulife, Sunlife, Canada Life, Green Shield, Blue Cross). Private pay ($180/hour).
Website: https://www.thanhlytherapy.com
Email: thanhlytherapy@gmail.com

Natalie James, CRPO (she/her)

Licensure: CRPO Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario (17981).
Services offered: Individual therapy for adolescents and adults. Available in-person and telehealth. Focus on Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), anxiety, depression, chronic stress/burnout, relationship challenges, life transitions, autism, ADHD, and AuDHD. Utilizes DBT, IFS, strengths-based, relational, and attachment. Lived experience with ADHD.
Payment accepted: Private pay ($125/50 min session). Sliding scale available.
Website: https://www.sunnysideuppsychotherapy.ca/
Email: natalie@sunnysideuppsychotherapy.ca
Location: Orillia, ON

Noor Bawa, CRPO (she/they)

Licensure: Registered Psychotherapist with the CRPO in Ontario (17210).
Services offered: Individual therapy and consultation. Available for adolescents and adults via telehealth. Focus on ADHD, Autism, 2SLGBTQ+ communities, and BIPOC communities. Utilizes client-centered, anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, and neurodivergent-affirming support. Integrative approach that pulls from the following: emotion-focused therapy (EFT), parts work/internal family systems (IFS), psychodynamic therapy, humanistic therapy, somatic therapy, and dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT). Lived experience as a neurodivergent therapist with mental health struggles.
Payment accepted: Insurance (Manulife, Sunlife, CanadaLife, GreenShield, Blue Cross, etc.); Private pay ($150). Sliding scale available ($80-130).
Website: https://liberatedselfpsychotherapy.ca/
Phone: 548-490-3765
Email: liberatedselfpsychotherapy@gmail.com

Mandy O’Brecht, RSW (she/her)

Licensure: Registered Social Worker in Ontario (854641).
Services offered: I offer individual and couples therapy for youth and adults virtually through secure telehealth platform. My work centres on ADHD, autism, grief, trauma, identity, gender, life transitions, boundary work, career navigation, and parenting. I draw from trauma-informed, neuroaffirming, narrative, somatic, relational, humanistic, and emotionally focused approaches. My lived experience with AuDHD, chronic illness, poverty, domestic violence, and complex PTSD informs a practice that is compassionate, grounded, and real.
Payment accepted: Private pay ($155 for individuals and $165 for couples). Sliding scale, direct billing, and superbills available.
Website: https://www.soulsteadtherapy.com
Phone: +1-226-286-8464
Email: hello@soulsteadtherapy.com

Devyn Eadie, CRPO (she/her)

Licensure: CRPO in Ontario (12690).
Services offered: Individual therapy for adolescents and adults via telehealth. Focus on ADHD, autism, disordered eating, body image, self-esteem, perfectionism, and people pleasing. Utilizes ACT, DBT, EMDR, parts work, polyvagal theory, somatic practices, and trauma informed practices. Lived experience with ADHD, self-identified autism, and masking.
Payment accepted: Private pay ($180/hour) with sliding scale options.
Website: https://www.willowcreekcounselling.com/
Phone: (548)-490-0841
Email: devyneadiepsychotherapy@gmail.com

Li Li, RP (she/they)

Licensure: Registered Psychotherapist (RP) in Ontario (19763).
Services offered: Individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, group therapy, and coaching. Available for adults; in-person and telehealth. Focus on trauma, PTSD, relationships, sexual abuse, ADHD, adoption, anxiety, career guidance, caregivers, depression, divorce, family conflict, first responders, grief, infertility, infidelity, life transitions, men’s issues, open relationships, non-monogamy, parenting, self-esteem, sex-positive, kink-allied, stress, transgender, women’s issues, sexuality, and LGBTQ+. Utilizes Attachment-based, Culturally Sensitive, EMDR, Emotionally Focused, Internal Family Systems(IFS), Gottman Method, Humanistic, Integrative, Multicultural, Person-Centered, Psychoanalytic, Psychodynamic, Relational, Somatic, Sensorimotor, and Trauma Focused approaches. Lived experience as an Asian immigrant with ADHD.
Payment accepted: Insurance and private pay ($160/hour). Superbills available.
Website: https://leaflighttherapy.ca/
Phone: 2262555856
Email: li.li.psychotherapy@gmail.com
Location: Toronto, M4Y 1G1, Ontario, Canada

Lucy Quach, CRPO, CCPA (she/her)

Licensure: Registered Psychotherapist (CRPO 13498) and Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCPA 11245227) in Ontario.
Services offered: Individual therapy and couples therapy. Available for adults via telehealth. Focus on neurodivergent challenges, trauma, childhood trauma, relationship issues, self-esteem, cultural identity, life transitions, and stress. Utilizes Internal Family Systems, somatic work, attachment theory, and psychodynamic psychotherapy. Lived experience with late-diagnosed with ADHD, self-diagnosed autistic (AuDHD), and demand avoidance.
Payment accepted: Private pay ($150/hr for individual therapy, $180/hr for couples). Sliding scale available.
Website: http://www.therapywithlucy.ca/
Email: lucyv.therapy@gmail.com

Tyner Bouteiller, RP (they/them)

Licensure: RP in Ontario (14155).
Services offered: Individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, support groups, and consultation. Available for adolescents and adults; in-person and telehealth. Focus on trauma work (including working with DID clients) and empowering clients through activism and social connections. Supporting trans people through transition and helping family and allies support trans/queer and neurodivergent people. Utilizes CBT, CPT, TF-CBT, anti-oppressive lenses, feminism, and decolonizing approaches. Lived experience as neurodivergent.
Payment accepted: Private pay ($160/hour). Sliding scale and reduced fee also available (as low as $50/hour).
Website: https://nonconformingtherapy.ca
Email: nonconformingtherapy@gmail.com
Location: Guelph-Wellington area (walk-and-talk or home visits)

Milaina Manganaro, RSW (she/her)

Licensure: Registered Social Worker in Ontario (836296).
Services offered: Individual therapy, group therapy, and support groups. Available for adolescents and adults via telehealth. Focus on supporting late-diagnosed adults and teens who are exploring their neurodivergent and/or queer identities, navigating burnout, or working through the impact of trauma and chronic stress. Utilizes neurodiversity-affirming, trauma-informed, and relational approaches including IFS, EMDR, DBT, narrative, somatic, experiential, and values-based work. Lived experience as late-diagnosed AuDHD (Autistic, ADHD) and queer (bi, pan).
Payment accepted: Private pay ($160 for 60 minute therapy session no tax and $240 for 90 minute therapy session no tax). Sliding scale and superbills available.
Website: https://www.outofthisworldtherapy.com/ and https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists/milaina-manganaro-north-york-on/1194222
Phone: 289-271-0670
Email: contact@outofthisworldtherapy.com

Minna Frederick, MSW, RSW (she/her)

Licensure: RSW in Ontario (OCSWSSW Registration 835315).
Services offered: Individual therapy, group therapy, support groups, consultation, and training. Available for adolescents and adults via telehealth. Focus on the intersections between eating disorders, neurodivergence, and 2SLGBTQ community. Utilizes neurodivergent-affirming practices that consider sensory experiences, access needs, and neurodivergence alongside eating disorder care. Modalities include narrative, psychodynamic/relational, and somatic approaches. Lived experience with ADHD.
Payment accepted: Insurance, private pay ($150/hour), sliding scale ($100-125), and HSA accepted.
Website: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists/minna-frederick-toronto-on/1456690
Phone: 647-435-0152
Email: mfrederickmsw@gmail.com

Tyler Clark Burke, CRPO, RCAT (she/her)

Licensure: Registered Psychotherapist (17826) and Registered Canadian Art Therapist (454-R-25) in Ontario.
Services offered: Individual therapy and group therapy. Available for adults; in-person and telehealth. Focus on ADHD, autism, and giftedness. Utilizes somatic, trauma-informed, existential, and relational approaches, with particular attention paid to how the body, nervous system, attachment history, and environment shape emotional experience. Lived experience with ADHD, OCD, 2e, and being a parent.
Payment accepted: Insurance and private pay ($160 for one hour and $195 for 75 minutes).
Website: https://www.tcbpsychotherapy.com
Email: tyler@tcbpsychotherapy.com
Location: Toronto, Ontario