Services
Individual Psychotherapy
Experience a compassionate, nonjudgmental space to explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Together, we'll increase your awareness of unhelpful patterns, explore difficult emotions, and take purposeful actions aligned with your values. Our focus is on helping you understand yourself more deeply while moving toward your meaningful life goals.
Populations Supported
At Wellness Waves Psychotherapy, we offer tailored therapy services for youth (ages 15+) and adults, addressing your unique needs and supporting your journey toward healing and personal growth.
Service Delivery Options
- In-person: Enjoy the additional connection of in-person therapy in a comfortable, private space where you can explore your struggles and goals.
- Virtually: Benefit from secure, confidential virtual therapy sessions, offering flexibility and convenience from the comfort of your own home (or car!).
"You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you."
Dan Millman
Therapy Approaches Offered
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ACT helps individuals accept their thoughts and feelings rather than trying to control or avoid them. It fosters psychological flexibility, enabling actions aligned with values despite difficult emotions or thoughts.
Goal: To live a rich, meaningful life despite distressing thoughts and emotions, using mindfulness and behavioral strategies to promote personal growth and resilience.
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ERP is effective for anxiety disorders like OCD and social anxiety. It involves gradually exposing individuals to anxiety-triggering situations or thoughts while preventing avoidance or compulsive responses, reducing fear and anxiety over time.
Goal: To confront fears in a controlled, gradual way, resist compulsive behaviors or avoidance, reduce anxiety, and build emotional resilience, gaining tools to manage anxiety in real-life situations.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT focuses on identifying and challenging negative thought patterns and behaviors. By changing these patterns, it improves emotional well-being and behavior.
Goal: To become aware of and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, leading to improved mood and functioning. It teaches coping skills for managing mental health effectively in real-life situations.
Wellness Waves Psychotherapy
222 Main St E., North Bay, P1B 1B1
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