Caregiver support · North York & online across Ontario
You want to give it your all, and it takes a toll on you. Support for anyone caring for someone who is unwell, from an aging parent to a partner with a chronic illness.
Who you would be meeting
Book directly with whoever fits, or use the practice-wide consult and we will match you.
Caregivers and older adults, including families living with dementia, stroke and brain injury. Six years in community rehabilitation before psychotherapy. North York & online.
Book a free consult with Melissa
Caregivers and older adults, and families navigating a chronic health condition. The exhaustion, guilt and grief of caring. English & Farsi. North York & online.
Book a free consult with Sepideh
Caregivers who cannot stop giving: the guilt, resentment and self-neglect underneath, and the relationships strained by caring. IFS Level 1 trained, EFT. Online across Ontario.
Book a free consult with Yasaman
Caregivers carrying chronic stress, anxiety and the trauma of watching someone decline, including burnout in helping professions. Trauma-focused CBT, ACT and EFT. English & Russian, online across Ontario.
Book a free consult with KateCaring for someone who is ill is an act of love that can quietly empty you out. Whether it is dementia, cancer, Parkinson’s, MS, a brain injury, a stroke or spinal cord injury and the paralysis that can follow, a chronic condition, a mental illness, or the slow decline of an aging parent: if you are exhausted, grieving someone who is still here, and feeling guilty for even needing a break, this hour is for you.
Mourning the person as they were, while they are still with you, is one of the hardest kinds of loss. It deserves real space, not just coping tips.
Exhaustion, frustration, and moments of resentment are normal, not shameful. We work on sustainable ways to keep caring without disappearing.
Care decisions can strain marriages and sibling relationships. We help you navigate the guilt, the boundaries, and the hard conversations.
Appointments, falls, medications, the role reversal nobody prepared you for. We work on the guilt, the limits, and how to keep being their child as well as their carer.
Flare-ups, treatment cycles and the constant low-level alarm of not knowing what is next. We work on the fear, the pacing, and the parts of your own life that have gone quiet.
Rehab appointments, a home that has to change, a person whose abilities changed overnight, hemiplegia or paraplegia and everything it asks of the family. Melissa spent six years in community rehabilitation alongside exactly these families before becoming a psychotherapist.
Crisis calls, hospital stays, the worry that never fully lifts, and the strain of always being the steady one. We help you hold the line without losing yourself in it.
One protected hour to grieve, vent, plan, and breathe, so you can return to caregiving as a person, not just a role.
Caring for someone should not mean losing yourself
That is what the free 15-minute consultation is for.
A diagnosis brings more than appointments. It brings grief for the future you pictured, fear of what is ahead, and big questions about who you are. Especially in the earlier stages, therapy offers a steady place to face those feelings, and to keep living fully in the meantime.
Space to be angry, scared, and sad about it, with someone who will not rush you toward silver linings.
You are still you. We work on holding onto the roles, relationships, and joys that matter most, for as long as possible.
Worry and depression often travel with a diagnosis. Gentle, practical support can ease the weight of both.
Warm, practical, and honest. We support the emotional side of illness and dementia, always alongside your medical and community care team, never in place of them.
Making room for loss, including the losses others cannot see, at a pace that respects where you are.
Softening the guilt and self-criticism that so often shadow both diagnosis and caregiving.
Realistic strategies for stress, sleep, difficult moments, and asking for help before you are past empty.
When you are ready to talk, we are here
Free 15-minute consultation · In person in North York or online across Ontario · Receipts provided for insurance reimbursement
Mindful Connections Therapy
Whether you are living with a diagnosis or caring for someone who is, you do not have to carry this alone. Book a free 15-minute consultation and we will see if we are a good fit.