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Virtual Therapy Available Across Ontario

Online Therapy in Hamilton

At Creating Connection, we provide professional counselling services to individuals, couples, families, and youth, offering therapy in Hamilton through flexible online sessions that connect you with licensed therapists from the comfort of your home.

With personalized support, our team helps you navigate life’s challenges, offering guidance tailored to your needs and empowering you to make meaningful changes.

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Who We Help

Couples Therapy

Facing communication challenges, trust issues, or conflict in your relationship? Our online couples therapy in Hamilton helps you rebuild your connection and establish a stronger foundation. By focusing on communication and intimacy, our sessions equip you with tools to navigate challenges and grow together.

Individual Therapy

If you’re dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, or other mental health concerns, our online therapy for individuals in Hamilton offers a compassionate space to heal and grow. Together, we’ll work to build resilience, confidence, and emotional well-being.

Child Therapy

For children navigating the ups and downs of growing up, our online therapy for children in Hamilton provides support for stress, emotional regulation, and peer challenges. We create a safe, welcoming space for children to share their concerns and develop healthy coping skills.

Family Therapy

Every family faces its own challenges. Our online family therapy in Hamilton offers practical solutions to improve communication, resolve conflicts, and strengthen family bonds. Let us help create a more harmonious home environment.

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Areas of Speciality

Our online therapy services in Hamilton address a wide range of mental health concerns, including:

  • Anxiety: Learn effective coping strategies to manage stress and intrusive thoughts.
  • Depression: Rebuild motivation and rediscover joy in daily life.
  • Postpartum Challenges: Receive compassionate support for the demands of new motherhood.
  • Trauma and PTSD: Heal from past experiences in a safe and structured environment.
  • Grief and Loss: Navigate the complex emotions of loss with expert guidance.
  • Abuse Recovery: Build confidence and set healthy boundaries after experiencing abuse.
  • Addiction: Develop tools to manage or eliminate addictive behaviours and restore balance.
  • Career and Life Changes: Find clarity and confidence during major transitions, and create a purposeful path forward.
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Our Approaches

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

CBT is an evidence-based approach for managing anxiety, depression, and other concerns. Our online CBT in Hamilton focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours, empowering you to develop healthier habits and practical coping skills.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

Struggling with intense emotions or interpersonal conflicts? DBT in Hamilton teaches skills like emotional regulation, mindfulness, and effective communication to help you manage life’s challenges with greater confidence.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy

Our EMDR therapy in Hamilton supports individuals processing trauma and PTSD. Using bilateral stimulation, this approach helps reduce the emotional intensity of painful memories, allowing you to move forward with greater ease.

Brainspotting

For those dealing with deeply rooted emotional pain, brainspotting therapy in Hamilton offers a focused method to access the brain’s deeper emotional processing areas. This innovative approach is especially effective for trauma and anxiety.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Our ACT therapy in Hamilton emphasizes living a values-driven life. By teaching you to accept challenging emotions while taking meaningful steps aligned with your goals, ACT fosters resilience and psychological flexibility.

Narrative Therapy

Your story matters. Through narrative therapy in Hamilton, we help you reframe the narratives shaping your identity and experiences. Together, we’ll explore alternative perspectives and empower you to envision new possibilities.

Why Choose Creating Connection?

  • Experienced Therapists: Our licensed therapists are committed to delivering high-quality, compassionate care through virtual therapy.
  • Personalized Hamilton Counselling Services: Each session is tailored to your unique needs and goals.
  • Flexible Online Therapy in Hamilton: Access therapy from the comfort of your home with our user-friendly virtual platform. Evening and weekend appointments available.
  • Compassionate Care: We provide a safe, non-judgmental space for healing, growth, and meaningful change.

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Book a free consultation via our online booking tool or send us a message. Offering evening and weekend appointments, online across Ontario and in-person in Timmins.

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The Caregivers Role in Child Therapy

Authored by Kelly Lamothe, MSW, RSW

Generally, children are not in therapy because they’ve requested it, rather, their caregiver, medical professional, or school has recommended they attend. Here are essential insights for caregivers to bear in mind during their child’s therapeutic journey.

Navigating the Start of Therapy
Before the first appointment, it can be helpful to prepare the child by explaining to them what they are about to do and what to expect. Offering ample reassurance, framing therapy as a positive and exciting experience, and creating positive associations can significantly enhance the child’s willingness to engage. Positive associations go a long way for helping the child enjoy and be willing to attend therapy. Pair a therapy session with a fun activity afterwards, such as allowing them a special treat or activity.

Creating a Positive Therapeutic Environment
Therapy doesn’t have to come with the same dread as going to get a cavity filled at the dentists. Therapists are committed to making the experience engaging and fun through activities like games, positive reinforcement, and creative expressions like playing with toys or art. Importantly, therapists respect a child’s comfort level and never force them to prolong a session beyond their readiness. The goal is to build positive associations that encourage the child’s enthusiasm to return. Forcing the child to stay longer than they want will not be conducive to learning new skills or building and maintaining trust.

Building Trust Over Time
Establishing trust with the therapist is a gradual process for the child. Similar to adults who may be hesitant to share inner thoughts with a stranger, it is unrealistic to expect immediate trust from a child. The initial few sessions, and sometimes longer, focus on nurturing trust, developing the therapeutic relationship, and gaining a deeper understanding of the child.

Diverse Approaches to Child Therapy
Child therapy doesn’t always appear like the traditional portrayals in the media. Unlike the image of someone on a couch in deep conversation, this is not an accurate representation of child therapy. Most children will not engage in traditional talk therapy to have deep conversations about what is troubling them as adults would. As such, the child therapist is trained to obtain relevant information and provide the child with essential skills through other modalities, such as play.

Home as an Extension of Therapy
While therapists spend limited time with the child during sessions, the caregiver plays a crucial role in reinforcing therapy at home. Just as a child needs reminders for everyday tasks, such as brushing their teeth, caregivers are responsible for prompting and supporting the child in practicing the skills learned during therapy. Like learning any new skill, practice makes progress.

Mutual Engagement in the Therapeutic Process
Caregivers are integral to the therapeutic process. The therapist may offer recommendations based on observed interactions, encouraging caregivers to manage situations and behaviors more effectively. Learning to navigate their own emotions and behaviors equips caregivers to better support their child, sometimes necessitating their own individual therapy.

Collaboration for the Child’s Success
Therapists are allies with the child’s best interests at heart. Open communication is crucial; caregivers should share thoughts and concerns, enabling therapists to tailor the therapy to the child’s unique needs and goals. If a particular approach isn’t yielding results, caregivers are encouraged to communicate with the therapist for alternative strategies. Together, caregivers and therapists form a collaborative team dedicated to the child’s success and well-being.