Online therapy · Hamilton
Therapy for adults and couples in Hamilton, across the escarpment and surrounding communities. Online over secure video, or in person at our Mississauga office. Trauma-informed, attachment-based psychotherapy, paced to reduce the friction of getting started.
Nine clinicians work with Hamilton clients: Katelyn Matias, a Registered Psychotherapist, CRPO #10340, and Daniella Simas Medeiros, Kristen Lawrynowycz, Shima Tavasoli, Rashin Heydari-Alamdari, Julia Malynka, Natalie Besharat, Nicole Lerman and Mahima Chauhan, all Registered Psychotherapists (Qualifying) with the CRPO. Sessions run in English, Farsi, Hindi, Urdu, Russian, Ukrainian and Gujarati depending on the clinician.
Hamilton has its own particular weight. The post-industrial identity, the McMaster student population folded into the city, the working-class core meeting the gentrifying Ottawa Street corridor, the escarpment view from one side and the bay from the other. The version of yourself who shows up to all of it is not always the version who knows what to do when something cracks.
Online sessions remove practical barriers: the drive up the access from Stoney Creek, the parking math near Downtown, and the difficulty of protecting a private hour in a busy week. You meet your therapist over secure video from wherever you are, for 50 minutes that belong to you.
What we work with
For the chest tightness, the looping thought, the body that runs hot when nothing is wrong.
Single-incident, developmental, and relational trauma. Paced for the nervous system.
EFT-informed work for partnerships in Hamilton navigating disconnection or repair.
Affirming therapy for adults newly diagnosed or making sense of patterns they have always had.
Therapy that takes your identity as the starting point, not as a topic for assessment.
Support across TTC, fertility treatment, perinatal experiences, and the postpartum months.
From Hamilton
Almost every Hamilton client works with us online. The office in Mississauga is 40 to 45 minutes away on the 403 on a good day and we do not build the work around that drive. What Hamilton gets instead is a nine-clinician practice with evening availability, sessions in seven languages, and a first consultation this week rather than a waitlist.
Shift workers at the hospitals, McMaster students and staff, trades and industrial schedules, families priced out of Toronto and rebuilding on the Mountain: the common thread is that a fixed weekday office hour does not fit, and a secure video session from home at 8 pm does. In-person sessions in Mississauga remain available if you want them, and Hamilton couples have their own page: couples therapy in Hamilton.
Why Hamilton
Anchor & Bloom’s clinicians are registered to practise psychotherapy in Ontario. We understand the Hamilton mental health landscape: private psychotherapy not being covered by OHIP, the cultural mix that spans McMaster graduate students, multi-generation Stelco families, and the new wave of escaped-Toronto creatives in the North End.
A small practice, not a directory or rotating platform. Same therapist every week. Real work at your pace.
Crisis support
Anchor & Bloom is not a crisis service. If you are in crisis in Hamilton or the surrounding area, the following are available:
Start by checking registration: psychotherapist is a protected title in Ontario, so anyone offering psychotherapy in Hamilton under that title must be registered with the CRPO, and the public register is searchable. Anchor & Bloom's CRPO-registered team works with Hamilton clients online, with in-person sessions available at the Mississauga office. A free 15-minute consultation is a low-stakes way to check fit before booking.
Anchor & Bloom works with Hamilton clients online across Ontario. In-person sessions are available by appointment at the Mississauga office when clinically appropriate and available.
No. Anchor & Bloom is an independent private practice. Coverage through an employer or school plan varies, so confirm that your plan covers the exact clinician designation before booking.
Some student health plans include mental health benefits, but the provider designations, reimbursement limits, and referral rules vary. Check your current plan documents or member portal for the exact clinician designation before booking.
Availability changes by clinician and week. The Jane booking page is the source of truth for open consultation times. A consultation can also help you discuss a recurring appointment time.
Through Jane, a Canadian-built, PHIPA-compliant video platform. You receive a secure link, click it, and meet your therapist over video. No app to install. Phone audio works as a fallback if your internet is unreliable.
A 15-minute consultation to ask questions and decide if the fit feels right.
Notes from the practice
Occasional practice updates, general resources, and clear information about consultations, fees, and insurance. No appointment or clinical information is sent through this list.
