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Treatments · Individual therapy
One-on-one therapy that meets you where you are.
In-person individual psychotherapy in Mississauga and online across Ontario, for adults 18 and older. Private, paced, and grounded in trauma-informed and attachment-based care. The same therapist every week, working with you on what actually matters to you.
- Fee
- $160 to $180 · 50-minute individual session
- Free consultation
- 15 minutes, no charge
- Who it is for
- Adults 18+ anywhere in Ontario
- Format
- In-person in Mississauga, or secure online video via Jane
- Clinicians
- Katelyn Matias (RP, CRPO #10340), Daniella Simas Medeiros (RP Qualifying, CRPO #19387)
- Receipts
- Provided for extended-health reimbursement · HST-exempt
About individual therapy at Anchor & Bloom.
Individual therapy at Anchor & Bloom is one-on-one psychotherapy for adults, in person in Mississauga and online across Ontario. It is a private space to slow down, make sense of what you are carrying, and work with the patterns that keep showing up. Sessions are offered by Registered Psychotherapists trained in evidence-informed approaches, including attachment-based therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and somatic-informed work.
You do not need a diagnosis or a tidy summary of the problem to begin. Many people arrive knowing only that something feels off. The work is collaborative and paced. We do not push, and we do not ask you to look at anything before you are ready.
How therapy helps
What individual therapy can support.
Through individual therapy, you can:
- Understand the patterns that keep repeating in your life and relationships
- Build steadier emotional regulation and ways of working with stress
- Make sense of earlier experiences that still shape the present
- Develop healthier boundaries and clearer communication
- Move through a transition, a loss, or a decision with more clarity
- Strengthen your relationship with yourself and the people close to you
- Feel more present and engaged in daily life
The same therapist each week
A small practice, not a rotating roster of associates. You build the work with one person who comes to know your history and your patterns over time.
Paced for your nervous system
The work moves at a pace your system can hold. We slow down when a topic activates you, and we do not treat the body as a problem to override.
Learn more
Want the full picture?
Everything below is optional. Open any section to go deeper on how individual therapy works at Anchor & Bloom, what people bring in, and what changes over time.
What people bring in
The most common reasons adults reach out.
Anxiety and overwhelm
The mind that will not stop running. Worry that does not have an obvious source. A body that stays braced even when nothing is happening. See our anxiety therapy page.
Trauma and the past
Earlier experiences that still shape how you feel safe, close, or in control. Work that moves at your nervous system's pace, not a clinical clock. See trauma therapy.
Low mood and feeling stuck
The flatness, the loss of interest, the sense of going through the motions. The version of you that keeps things moving and the version that has run out of fuel. See depression therapy.
Stress and burnout
The point where the coping stopped working. High-pressure roles, caregiving load, the slow erosion of running on empty. See stress & burnout therapy.
ADHD and neurodivergence
Affirming support for attention, energy, executive functioning, and identity, including the late-diagnosed wave. See ADHD & neurodivergent therapy.
Life transitions and identity
A move, a breakup, a new role, a loss, a shift in who you understand yourself to be. The unglamorous work of meeting a changed life and a changed self.
Self-worth and recurring patterns
The inner critic that never lets up. Relationships that keep going the same way. The sense of repeating a story you would rather rewrite.
Relationship and attachment patterns
How you learned closeness, distance, and trust long before now, and how those templates show up in current relationships. Often workable on your own, even when the relationship is shared.
Not sure what to call it
Something feels off and you cannot quite name it. That is a completely valid reason to start. Part of the early work is finding the words together.
The arc of the work
How sessions are structured.
Most people move through a general arc, though no two courses of therapy look exactly the same. The phase boundaries below are illustrative, a way to picture how the work tends to unfold, not a fixed sequence. Some people stay longer in one phase. Some return to an earlier one. Pace is set collaboratively, and revisited often.
Settling in.
The first few sessions are about building enough safety to do the work. We talk about what is happening now, what you would like therapy to help with, and how we work. We start to map the patterns and the history that sit underneath what brought you in.
Pattern work.
The middle of the work. We slow automatic responses, work with the nervous system rather than around it, and make sense of where current patterns came from. Earlier experiences and attachment templates often come into focus here.
Integration.
Translating insight into daily life. Working with the relationships, routines, and environments that either support or strain the new patterns. We also plan for what you carry with you when the formal work winds down, and what would bring you back.
What we draw from
Modalities we use.
We do not work from one orthodoxy. Different parts of a person respond to different approaches, and most courses of therapy blend several. Below are the frames that most often come into play in individual work.
Attachment-based therapy
Looking at how early relationships shaped the patterns that show up now. Many responses make sense once placed in the context of the attachment history that taught them.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Working with the emotional core underneath the presenting concern, including fear, shame, and unmet needs. Helpful when feelings have a clear charge or live inside close relationships.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Working with the thought patterns that keep a loop running, such as catastrophizing or all-or-nothing thinking. Useful when you want concrete tools to interrupt a familiar cycle.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting in line with what matters to you. Particularly useful when avoidance has narrowed life.
Somatic-informed work
Including the body as a real part of the conversation, tracking breath, posture, and the small physical signals that arrive before thoughts do.
Polyvagal-informed pacing
A lens for how the nervous system shifts between calm, activated, and shut-down states, used in session to pace the work so the system is not pushed past what it can metabolize.
Fit matters
Who this fits, who it doesn't.
A good fit for
- Adults 18 and older anywhere in Ontario
- People working through anxiety, low mood, stress, or burnout
- Those making sense of earlier trauma or attachment patterns
- People navigating a transition, a loss, or a major decision
- Anyone who feels stuck and is not sure how to name it
- Adults wanting steady, ongoing one-on-one support
Not the right primary fit for
- Acute crisis, please use the crisis resources listed on our contact page
- Active suicidal ideation requiring stabilization or psychiatric care
- Primary substance dependence, where the addiction work needs its own primary clinician
- Conditions that require medication management or psychiatric assessment as the main intervention
If you are unsure whether individual therapy is the right next step, the free 15-minute consultation is a good place to ask.
A typical course
What sessions look like.
- First session. An hour to talk about what is happening now, what you would like therapy to help with, and how we work. You ask questions; we share our approach.
- Following sessions. A mix of talking, noticing what is happening in your body, and trying small things between sessions. Pace is yours to set.
- Modalities used. Attachment-based therapy, EFT, CBT, ACT, somatic-informed approaches, and mindfulness, blended around your needs.
- Frequency. Weekly for the first 6 to 12 weeks is common. Many clients move to biweekly as patterns settle. Some need less, some need more.
- Format. In-person sessions in Mississauga, or online video through Jane, a PHIPA-compliant Canadian platform.
- Length. 50 to 60 minutes.
Signs the work is taking
Common changes clients may notice as therapy progresses.
Progress in individual work is rarely a clean disappearance of what brought you in. It looks more like a slow widening of the space around it. Some of the shifts clients tend to notice, in their own words:
- You notice the moment before you react, not only the reaction itself. There is a beat of awareness that did not exist before.
- Hard feelings still arrive, but they do not take the whole day. The recovery time gets shorter.
- You understand where a pattern came from, and it loosens its grip once it has a name.
- You stop avoiding the small things, replying to the message, making the call, naming the discomfort.
- Your sense of what is yours and what belongs to other people gets clearer.
- You feel a little more like yourself, and a little less alone in carrying it.
Therapy does not aim to remove difficulty from your life. The aim is a different relationship with it, and steadier ground to stand on.
Who offers this
Clinicians who offer individual therapy.
Katelyn Matias, RP
Registered Psychotherapist, CRPO #10340
Founder of Anchor & Bloom. Trauma-informed, attachment-based individual work for adults. Modalities include EFT, IFS, ACT, CBT, and somatic-informed approaches. Online across Ontario, or in person in Mississauga by appointment.
About KatelynDaniella Simas Medeiros, RP (Qualifying)
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), CRPO #19387
Affirming individual work for adults, neurodivergent clients, 2SLGBTQIA+ clients, and people in high-pressure roles. Modalities include attachment theory, CBT, EFT, psychodynamic, solution-focused, and somatic therapy. Online across Ontario.
About DaniellaCommon questions about individual therapy.
What is individual therapy?
Individual therapy is one-on-one psychotherapy between you and a Registered Psychotherapist. It is a private, confidential space to work through what is feeling heavy, understand the patterns underneath it, and build steadier ways of relating to yourself and others. At Anchor & Bloom it is offered to adults 18 and older across Ontario.
Is individual therapy right for me, or should I look at something more specific?
Individual therapy is a good starting point for most adults, even if you are not sure how to name what is happening. If a particular concern is front and centre, such as anxiety, trauma, or a major life transition, the work simply leans in that direction. You do not need to sort this out before booking. The free 15-minute consultation is there to talk it through.
How long does individual therapy take?
It varies from person to person. A common pattern is weekly sessions for the first 6 to 12 weeks, then moving to biweekly as patterns settle. Some people work with us for a season, others for a year or more. We talk openly about pacing at each stage, and the timeline is yours.
Do you offer in-person sessions, or is it all online?
Sessions are online by secure video for adults anywhere in Ontario. Katelyn Matias also offers in-person sessions in Mississauga by appointment when that suits you better. You can read more on our location page.
Do you prescribe medication?
No. Registered Psychotherapists in Ontario do not prescribe medication. If medication is part of the picture, we collaborate with your physician or psychiatrist while we focus on the psychotherapy side of the work.
How much do individual sessions cost and are they covered by insurance?
Individual sessions are $160 to $180 (50 minutes). Most extended health benefit plans through Canadian employers cover Registered Psychotherapist services. Confirm with your insurer before booking. Psychotherapy is exempt from GST/HST as of June 2024.
For plan-by-plan coverage details, direct billing notes, and how to submit a claim, see Fees & Insurance.
Related services
Where individual work often focuses.
Anxiety therapy
Individual work focused on worry, overwhelm, panic, and nervous-system reactivity.
Trauma therapy
Individual work that moves at your nervous system's pace, for earlier experiences still shaping the present.
Couples therapy
When the focus is the relationship rather than one person, EFT-informed couples work is often the better starting point.
Prefer to meet from home anywhere in the province? See online therapy across Ontario. Curious about in-person sessions? Visit our Mississauga location page.
Why Anchor & Bloom
How we work, and what to expect.
Every person is different, so the work is personalized. Drawing from evidence-informed and trauma-informed approaches, treatment may incorporate attachment-based therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), psychodynamic therapy, solution-focused therapy, somatic therapy, and mindfulness.
- Personalized treatment tailored to your needs and goals
- Compassionate, collaborative, and non-judgmental care
- Trauma-informed and attachment-based approach
- The same therapist each week, in a small practice
- Virtual therapy available across Ontario
- In-person therapy available in Mississauga
Start with a free conversation.
A 15-minute consultation is a low-stakes way to ask questions and see if the fit feels right.
Online therapy across Ontario
Sessions are virtual province-wide, with local support for:
Toronto · Mississauga · Oakville · Burlington · Hamilton