Calixte Renaud

Psychotherapist (Registered)

“An experienced, compassionate psychotherapist passionate about working with folks who are queer, ENM/Poly, sex workers and kinky. I work with individuals from a trauma-informed, feminist, relational and anti-oppressive lens to help cultivate curiosity, self-compassion and bold hope.”

About Me

Finding a truly safe space is key, especially for queer, ENM/Poly, sex worker, and kinky individuals. As a compassionate psychotherapist, I offer just that. We can explore your experiences together, using a trauma-informed, feminist, and anti-oppressive lens. This relational approach cultivates curiosity and self-compassion. It helps you navigate life with bold hope and authenticity.

Approach

You’ll find sessions designed to hold curiosity and safety—whether in my Toronto office or online—so you can speak about desire, identity and harm without pause. Work moves at your rhythm: I listen closely, reflect patterns back, and use targeted questions and short in-session experiments to explore relationships, attention struggles and addictive cycles. Between sessions I offer brief practices and check-ins to try gentle changes in real life. This way of working often fits queer, ENM/Poly, kinky and sex-working adults seeking clearer boundaries and steadier self-compassion.

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Basic Information

Toronto, Canada

Services

Services Offered:

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Individual Therapy
One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.
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Psychodynamic Therapy
A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.
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Online Therapy
Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.
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Works With:

•Adults

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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Addiction
A compulsive dependence on a substance or behaviour, such as alcohol, drugs, or gambling, that causes harmful consequences to health, relationships, or daily life.
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Life Transitions
Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.
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Relationship Issues
Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.
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ADHD / Attention
A neurodevelopmental condition involving persistent difficulty with attention, impulsivity, and/or hyperactivity that interferes with daily functioning.
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LGBTQI+ Support
The unique psychological experiences of LGBTQI+ individuals, including identity exploration, coming out, discrimination, minority stress, and relationship dynamics.
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Online Therapy
Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.
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Trauma
The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.
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Women's Issues
Psychological challenges more commonly experienced by women, including gender-based stress, reproductive health concerns, body image, caregiving burden, and societal expectations.

Professional Title:

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Psychotherapist (Registered)
A psychotherapist who is formally registered with a regulatory or professional body in their jurisdiction.

Qualifications

Toronto Institute of Relational Psychotherapy

Registrations

College of Registered Psychotherapisst of Ontario (CRPO)

Registered Psychotherapist

Service Area

Online from Canada

In-person & Online

Toronto, Ontario

Canada