One of the most common questions I come across in my practice is the one asking 'what exactly is psychotherapy?'.  The field of psychotherapy acts as an umbrella for many treatment modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and many others. The College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario define it the following way:  "the practice of psychotherapy is the assessment and treatment of cognitive, emotional, or behavioral disturbances by psychotherapeutic means, delivered through a therapeutic relationship based primarily on verbal or non-verbal communication".

  I believe wholeheartedly, based on evidence, clinical experience and personal experience, in the effectiveness and capacity to positively  change peoples' lives and functioning  through the delivery of psychotherapy.