Our therapists
Burlington's small, vetted group of registered psychotherapists and social workers — in-person at our Harvester Rd clinic and online across Ontario — for anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, relationships, life transitions, and more. CRPO & OCSWSSW regulated. Free 15-min discovery call.
Therapists with in-person availability
Alisa is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) offering in-person psychotherapy in Burlington at 3425 Harvester Rd and online across Ontario. She works integratively, drawing on CBT, DBT, EFT, and somatic awareness within a trauma-informed framework. Her practice spans anxiety, depression, complex trauma, burnout, and perfectionism, with a warm relational style that adapts the work to each client's needs. Sessions available in English, Arabic, and Russian.
Olga is a Gestalt-trained Registered Psychotherapist (RP, GIT Dip) with 7+ years of experience offering in-person psychotherapy in Oakville and online sessions across Ontario. Her practice is grounded in Gestalt therapy and integrates CBT, somatic, and relational approaches. She works with anxiety, trauma and PTSD, depression, shame, and relational difficulties — a particularly good fit for clients who want depth, presence, and body-aware work alongside practical skills.
Online specialists serving Ontario
Donna is a Social Worker and Psychotherapist with 18+ years of clinical experience offering online psychotherapy across Ontario. She works from a trauma-informed, person-centred base and integrates CBT, DBT, Solution-Focused, and Mindfulness-Based approaches as the work requires. She is well-suited to clients whose anxiety, depression, or stress is complicated by trauma history, addiction recovery, or long-standing relational patterns.
Justine is a Registered Social Worker (M.S.W., R.S.W.) offering online psychotherapy across Ontario. She integrates CBT, DBT, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in a framework that supports anxiety, trauma, depression, and family work across the lifespan. She brings particular depth working with children, youth, and clients from Indigenous and culturally diverse backgrounds.
Oksana is a Registered Psychotherapist (MACP) offering online psychotherapy across Ontario and in-person sessions in Toronto. Her work blends CBT with developmental, attachment-based, and schema approaches — particularly suited to clients whose anxiety, low self-esteem, relational difficulties, and life transitions have deep early roots. Sessions available in English, Ukrainian, and Russian.
Gina is a Registered Psychotherapist (MA, RP) offering online psychotherapy across Ontario. Her holistic approach combines CBT, ACT, DBT, and mindfulness-based methods in a flexible framework well-suited to anxiety, burnout, worry, and emotional regulation. Sessions in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.
Burlington in-person sessions take place at Anytime Anywhere Therapy — a quiet professional clinic on Harvester Rd.
Visit clinic website →Oakville in-person sessions are held in a small private practice room — central, calm, and easily accessible from Burlington, Mississauga, and surrounding Halton.
More on the Oakville practice →Therapy in Burlington, Ontario
GestaltReview's Burlington practice is a small, vetted group of registered therapists working in-person at 3425 Harvester Rd and online across Ontario. The practitioners listed on this page hold current registration with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) or the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW).
Burlington residents come to us with the full range of presentations — anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, OCD, grief, life transitions, relationship and family difficulty, identity questions, parenting strain, burnout, and chronic stress. We work with adults, teens, and older adults; some practitioners also see children. Whatever you're bringing, the goal of the discovery call is to find the therapist whose training and style is the best fit.
Sessions are 50 minutes, HST exempt, and start at $140. Sliding scale is available where cost is a barrier. Most extended health benefit plans cover therapy delivered by Registered Psychotherapists or Registered Social Workers — your provider eligibility is worth checking. The free 15-minute discovery call has no obligation and is the easiest way to start.
How to find the right therapist in Burlington
Fit matters more than modality. Decades of psychotherapy research consistently show that the strength of the therapeutic alliance is a stronger predictor of outcome than the specific approach. The free discovery call exists exactly for this — a short, low-stakes conversation to notice how it feels to talk with a particular therapist before committing to a course of sessions.
Modality still matters as a second filter. CBT and DBT have the strongest evidence base for focused work on anxiety, depression, OCD, and emotional regulation. Gestalt, EFT, and psychodynamic approaches work especially well when the questions are relational, identity-based, or rooted in early experience. EMDR and somatic approaches are particularly effective for trauma. Most of our therapists are trained in two or three of these and integrate as the work requires.
Practical factors close the loop: in-person or online, fee, languages spoken, daytime or evening availability, and whether the therapist has experience with what you're working on. The cards below cover all of this. If you're not sure where to start, browse the issue-specific pages below or just book any free discovery call — every therapist can help you orient and refer if needed.
Therapy approaches compared
A side-by-side view of the major therapy modalities offered across our practice. Most therapists draw on two or three of these as the work requires.
| Feature | CBT | DBT | Gestalt | ACT | Psychodynamic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Thoughts & behaviours | Emotions & regulation | Awareness & contact | Acceptance & values | Unconscious & past |
| Best for | Anxiety, depression, OCD, phobias | Emotional dysregulation, BPD | Relational, identity, somatic | Chronic worry, values conflict | Long-standing patterns, insight |
| Structure | Highly structured, protocol-driven | Structured, skill-based | Exploratory, present-focused | Structured but flexible | Exploratory, open-ended |
| Body-aware | Limited | Some (mindfulness) | Yes — central | Some (mindfulness) | Limited |
| Evidence base | Very strong — most researched | Strong for emotion dysregulation | Growing — strong for relational | Strong — growing evidence | Moderate — long established |
| Typical duration | 12–20 sessions | 6–12 months | Open-ended / medium-term | 8–16 sessions | Long-term |
Where we work
In-person sessions in Burlington and Oakville. Online therapy across the entire province of Ontario.
Common questions
How do I know I need therapy?
There is no precise threshold — therapy is useful any time something is getting in the way of how you want to live, whether that's a specific symptom (anxiety, low mood, sleep problems), a relational pattern that keeps repeating, a transition you're stuck inside, or a more diffuse sense that something is off. You do not need a diagnosis or a crisis to start. The free 15-minute discovery call is designed for this exact uncertainty: a short conversation to talk through what's going on and see whether therapy is what you need.
What kinds of issues do Burlington therapists treat?
Our Burlington therapists work across the full range of common adult presentations — anxiety in all forms (generalised anxiety, social anxiety, panic, phobias, health anxiety), depression and low mood, trauma and PTSD, OCD, relationship and family difficulties, grief and loss, life transitions, identity questions, perfectionism and burnout, parenting strain, chronic stress, self-esteem, and existential questions. Several practitioners also work with teens, children, and culturally specific contexts. If your concern isn't here, ask during the discovery call — most therapists can refer to a colleague if a referral is the right move.
How do I choose the right therapist for me?
Three filters tend to be most useful. First, fit — research consistently shows the therapeutic alliance matters more than the modality, so notice how it feels to talk with someone during the discovery call. Second, modality — CBT and DBT for symptom-focused anxiety/depression work, Gestalt and psychodynamic for relational and identity work, EMDR and somatic for trauma. Third, practical fit — fee, in-person or online, languages, schedule, and whether the therapist has experience with what you're bringing. The cards on this page cover all of this so you can compare.
How much does therapy in Burlington cost?
Sessions in Burlington at GestaltReview range from $140 to $190 per 50-minute session, depending on the practitioner's experience and credentials. Sliding scale pricing is available where cost is a barrier — mention this during the discovery call. Therapy is HST exempt in Ontario. Most extended health benefit plans cover therapy provided by Registered Psychotherapists (CRPO) or Registered Social Workers (OCSWSSW) — check your plan for provider eligibility, as some plans cover one but not the other.
Is online therapy as effective as in-person?
Yes — across most presentations (anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship work, OCD), research shows online therapy delivered by video produces outcomes comparable to in-person sessions. All our practitioners use PHIPA-compliant, encrypted video platforms. Online expands access to the full range of our practitioners and removes travel time, which makes regular attendance easier for many Burlington residents. Some clients prefer in-person for somatic, trauma, or relational work, and we offer that at 3425 Harvester Rd.
What if my first session doesn't feel right?
It's normal — and important — to leave the first session asking yourself whether this is the right person. Tell the therapist if something felt off; a good therapist will welcome the conversation. If after one or two sessions the fit still isn't there, switching practitioners is straightforward and you do not need to start over from scratch — most of our therapists work in similar registered frameworks and many have overlapping training. The free discovery call upfront is designed to reduce these mismatches, but if it happens, it's not a failure of therapy, just a question of finding the right room.
GestaltReview · Find your therapist by focus area
Each focus area has its own page with the practitioners best suited to that presentation, plus deeper reading on the approach. Browse by condition, modality, or city.
Anxiety
Trauma, mood & focused modalities
Gestalt & general practice
Reading from GestaltReview's editorial side
GestaltReview's editorial side comes primarily from a Gestalt and relational tradition. Even if you end up working with a CBT, DBT, EMDR, or integrative therapist, these articles offer a useful frame for what therapy is actually about underneath the modality labels: contact, awareness, the body, and the quality of presence between two people in a room.
Most of our therapists draw on Gestalt or relational principles alongside whatever evidence-based protocol they use, so these ideas tend to be present in the work regardless of the named approach.