Personal Stories

Building Trust and Value Through Collaboration: An Interview with Lexi Gayne, RP

When the pandemic changed the way therapists worked with clients in 2020, Lexi Gayne, RP, joined Psychotherapy Matters. Since then, collaboration with psychiatrists through the platform has become a cornerstone of her practice—bringing clarity to complex cases, building trust, and … Continue reading →

A Window Into Collaborative Care — Reflections from Renata Cressoni Gomes, RP

At Psychotherapy Matters, we often hear from our members about how meaningful it is to collaborate with psychiatrists directly through the Psychotherapy Matters Virtual Collaboration (PMVC) platform. For Registered Psychotherapist Renata Cressoni Gomes, the experience has been nothing short of … Continue reading →

Why Therapists and Psychiatrists Need Each Other (and So Do Our Clients)

Guest Post by: Tessa Zadorsky Here’s the honest truth: siloed mental health care is still the norm—and it’s failing people. Too often, care feels fragmented—not because psychiatrists and other providers don’t care, but because the system makes it hard to … Continue reading →

Substance Use Enabling: Cause or Effect?

This is the first in a series of blogs contributed by our PM clinician Gregory Rennie, who will introduce you to various aspects of addiction and its treatment using psychotherapy.  Gregory Rennie provides access to collaborative care with PM psychiatrists via the … Continue reading →

Inhale and Exhale. Repeat 3 more times

This is how I start. “Today is a NEW day. Do what you CAN. Are YOU listening to your body? You CAN do it!!” This is what I repeat. My clients are of all ages and abilities and they are … Continue reading →

Psychotherapy Matters Virtual Collaboration (PMVC): A Clinical Social Worker’s Perspective

This is the third in a series of blogs that will introduce you to an innovative approach to mental health care pioneered by Psychotherapy Matters: the Psychotherapy Matters Virtual Collaboration or PMVC.   We hope to report regularly on the … Continue reading →

Psychotherapy Matters Virtual Collaboration (PMVC): A client’s perspective

This is the second in a series of blogs that will introduce you to an innovative approach to mental health care pioneered by Psychotherapy Matters: the Psychotherapy Matters Virtual Collaboration or PMVC.   We hope to report regularly on the … Continue reading →

Psychotherapy Matters Virtual Collaboration (PMVC): A Psychotherapy Provider’s Perspective

I had some grave concerns about one of my clients. She was in her teens and was experiencing increasingly destructive thought patterns. Over recent months, she spiraled into unpredictable states of moodiness, apathy, depression and inability to focus. She blamed … Continue reading →