Katherine

Katherine Mackenzie

Registered Psychotherapist

“I offer evidence-based trauma therapy to adults across Ontario who have experienced traumatic relationships, early life trauma, and disenfranchised or compounded grief. ”

About Me

Specializing in supportive processing and recovery from complex trauma and long-standing, treatment-resistant symptoms, using paced approaches that do not require detailed verbal recounting of traumatic experiences.

Approach

Clients who tend to resonate with my style are often seeking a deeper understanding of themselves and are looking for a therapist who makes room for complexity and nuance rather than defaulting to one-size-fits-all approaches.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

I use a combination of evidence-based talk therapy, body-based work and creative modalities, including Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), Expressive Arts Therapy, and Psychodynamic Therapy.
 I work with: * Trauma, PTSD and Complex Trauma * Grief, Loss and Bereavement * Childhood and Attachment Trauma * Agoraphobia, Social Withdrawal and Isolation * Narcissistic Abuse, No Contact and Estrangement * Overwhelm, Burnout, Treatment Resistant Symptoms * Chronic Illness and Medical Trauma * Personal Growth and Self-esteem * Intimacy, Communication and Boundaries * First Responders and Frontline Workers * Therapy for Therapists * Approved Provider for the Victim Quick Response Program (VQRP+)

Services Offered:

  • Art Therapy

    A form of therapy that uses visual art-making (drawing, painting, sculpture) as a means of expression and emotional processing.

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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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  • Somatic Psychotherapy

    A form of therapy focused on the connection between mind and body, using body awareness and movement to release held tension, trauma, and emotion.

Works With:

  • Adults
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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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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  • Grief & Loss

    The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss.

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  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • PTSD

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that develops after a traumatic event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.

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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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Professional Title:

  • Registered Psychotherapist

    A psychotherapist who is formally registered with a regulatory body to provide psychotherapy.

Credentials

Registrations

College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)

Registered Psychotherapist

Registration: 007645

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Qualifications

Diploma in Psychotherapy and Counselling

Ontario Psychotherapy and Counselling Program Toronto

Year: 2018

Service Areas

Online from Canada

In-person & Online

Annex

Toronto, Ontario

Canada

Annex, Toronto, Canada