Online Therapy Services in Ontario
Whatever brought you here, you don’t have to sort it out on your own. Find the support that fits what you’re working through, and start online with a therapist matched to you.
- No waitlist
- Secure video sessions
- Reduced-fee sessions available
- Receipts for extended health benefits
Therapy Matched to What You’re Working Through
Most people don’t arrive with one tidy problem. Anxiety sits next to burnout, old family patterns show up in a relationship, and a late ADHD diagnosis changes how you see your whole past.
That’s why you don’t need to pick the perfect service before you start. Each page below explains one area in depth, so you can recognize your own experience and see how therapy approaches it. When you book, we match you with a therapist whose focus fits the whole picture, not just the first thing you searched for.
Every session happens online over secure video, so where you live in Ontario doesn’t limit who you can see. Our team includes Registered Psychotherapists and Registered Psychotherapists (Qualifying), with lower-cost sessions offered by Masters Level Resident Interns.
Why Clients Choose True Self Counselling
At True Self Counselling, we recognize that clients not only have different qualities they need from their therapist, but that they also have different financial needs. We believe that therapy should be accessible to everybody, and that mental health should be both affordable AND high quality.
- 100% Virtual
- No Waitlist
- Available across Ontario
- Sliding Scale Available Upon Request
- Covered by most Insurance
- Weekend and Evening Appointments
- Relatable Therapists with Lived Experience, not just ‘Booksmarts’
- Compassionate, Well Trained Therapists
What We Help With
Each service has its own page covering what it looks like day to day, how sessions work and which therapists focus on it.
Anxiety and Mood
For the constant worry, the overthinking that won’t switch off, the flatness that makes ordinary days heavy, and the feelings that arrive faster than you can manage them.
- Anxiety TherapyWorry, panic, overthinking
- Social Anxiety TherapyFear of judgement
- Depression TherapyLow mood, flatness, burnout
- Emotion RegulationAnger, stress, overwhelm
Trauma
For what happened, and for what it left behind: the hypervigilance, the flashbacks, the patterns that started long before you had words for them. Trauma work is paced so you feel steady before anything is processed.
- Trauma TherapyAfter what happened
- CPTSD TherapyComplex and childhood trauma
- EMDR TherapyProcessing difficult memories
ADHD and Neurodivergence
For brains that work differently, whether you’re diagnosed, self-identified or still wondering. Support that works with how you actually function instead of trying to make you look like everyone else.
- ADHD TherapyFocus, time, overwhelm
- Neurodivergent-AffirmingADHD, autism, AuDHD
Relationships, Family and Self
For the patterns you learned early and keep repeating, the yes you say before thinking, and the relationship that matters too much to keep fighting about the same things.
- Couples TherapyFor both of you
- Emotionally Immature ParentsFamily-of-origin work
- Setting BoundariesSaying no without guilt
- People PleasingStop performing for others
Loss and Identity
For grief that doesn’t follow neat stages, and for being fully yourself in therapy without having to explain the basics first.
- Grief and LossAfter a death or an ending
- 2SLGBTQ+ Affirming TherapyNo explaining the basics
How Getting Started Works
The same simple process applies whichever service you’re looking at, and everything happens online.
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Pick a Time
Choose a free 15 to 20 minute consultation slot and tell us a little about what’s going on.
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We Match You
Behind the scenes, we pair you with a therapist based on what you’re working through, how you like to work and your background, then confirm your appointment by email or text.
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Free Meet & Greet With Your Therapist
Ask your questions and assess fit. Start sessions within days and schedule with them directly.
Approaches Our Therapists Draw On
Every therapist has their own style. Depending on who you work with and what you’re working through, sessions may draw on one or more of these approaches, grounded in a trauma-informed way of working.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Notices the thoughts and assumptions that keep a problem going, and practises new ways of responding in the moment.
Emotion-Focused Therapy
Looks beneath what you do to the feelings and needs driving it, so you can respond to them with more understanding.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Builds the ability to stay with difficult feelings without being run by them, and to act on what matters to you.
Somatic and Nervous System Work
Pays attention to what happens in your body, so you can settle enough to think clearly when things feel too much.
EMDR and DBT Informed Skills
Offered by the therapists who list them: EMDR for processing difficult memories, and DBT informed skills for distress and overwhelm.
Gottman Method
For couples: a research-based approach that strengthens your bond, helps you manage conflict without escalating, and builds shared meaning in your relationship.
Looking for a particular approach? Let us know when you book and we’ll match you with a therapist who works that way.
Special Approach to Every Client
We have three levels of service based on level of experience of the clinician and financial need of the client.
Affordable Care
$90 Per Session- Sessions completed with a Masters Level Resident Intern.
- Receipts provided for reimbursement.
- Ideal for clients experiencing hardship.
Sliding Scale
$100-$160- Sessions completed with a Masters Level Resident Intern or Advanced Therapists offering sliding scale
- Receipts provided for reimbursement
- Ideal for clients with limited health insurance
Standard & Specialty
$170+- Sessions completed with therapists who have extensive experience
- Specialized care in different modalities and issues
- Ideal for clients with health insurance coverage
Individual sessions are 50 minutes, and your first consultation is free. Couples sessions have their own fees, listed on the couples therapy page. OHIP does not cover private psychotherapy.
Using Your Benefits
Many extended health benefit plans cover psychotherapy, but plans differ. We provide a receipt after every session so you can submit your claim.
Before you book, check with your plan:
- Whether it covers services provided by a psychotherapist, or psychotherapy
- Which provider types it covers, such as Registered Psychotherapists and Registered Psychotherapists (Qualifying)
- How much coverage you have each year
- Whether it asks for a doctor’s referral before reimbursing
Online Therapy Anywhere in Ontario
Because every session is online, you can work with the same therapist whether you live in a large city or a small town, and keep them if you move within the province.
- TorontoOnline therapy
- OttawaOnline therapy
- MississaugaOnline therapy
- HamiltonOnline therapy
- BramptonOnline therapy
- LondonOnline therapy
- BurlingtonOnline therapy
- KitchenerOnline therapy
Elsewhere in the province? See all the areas we serve. Want to see everyone on the team? Meet our therapists.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Ready to Get Started?
Book a free 15 to 20 minute video consultation with a therapist matched to you.
or call / text 289‑270‑1220
True Self Counselling is not a crisis service. If you are in crisis, call or text 9‑8‑8 any time, or call 911 in an emergency.