Katherine Mackenzie

Registered Psychotherapist

“My practice is focused on providing evidence-based treatment to adults who have experienced trauma, specifically those who have complex trauma or treatment resistant symptoms. I integrate the latest research and neuroscience, using both top-down (talk therapy) and bottom-up (somatic therapy) to better support clients”

About Me

I support adults navigating the deep impact of complex or persistent trauma. When past experiences feel overwhelming or stuck, I offer a dedicated space. My approach blends talk therapy with somatic techniques, honouring the latest neuroscience. This dual focus helps clients process difficult memories and find lasting relief in both mind and body.

Approach

You’ll often notice therapy shifting between thinking and felt-sense work so memories and reactions can be explored where they actually occur — in story, image and sensation. I offer sessions in Toronto and online in English, keeping a steady, paced rhythm that balances reflection with small, practical experiments. Together we use guided noticing, creative expression and gentle somatic tasks to loosen stuck patterns, test new responses, and integrate insights between sessions. This way of working tends to help adults who’ve been held back by persistent trauma.

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Basic Information

Toronto, Canada

Services

Services Offered:

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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:

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

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

Qualifications

Ontario Psychotherapy and Counseling Program (OPC)

Registrations

College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)

Registered Psychotherapist

Service Area

Online from Canada

In-person & Online

Annex

Toronto, Ontario

Canada