Contributed by Tessa Zadorsky on August 18th, 2025
Content: Personal Stories, The Practice of Psychotherapy
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 →
Contributed by Danielle Hines on August 1st, 2025
Content: Mental Health Care in Canada
Interview by Nandini (PM Co-op Student) At Psychotherapy Matters, we believe that collaborative care transforms what’s possible in mental health treatment. For Registered Social Worker Victoria Bonanno, this transformation is more than a concept—it’s something she sees every day in … Continue reading →
Contributed by Danielle Hines on July 25th, 2025
Content: The Practice of Psychotherapy
by Dr. Allan Steingart The Usual Suspects—and One More It’s not fashionable to blame Freud these days, unless we’re talking about his fixation on sex, his untestable theories, or the way he made therapy feel like an endless, inaccessible, members-only … Continue reading →
Contributed by Danielle Hines on July 15th, 2025
Content: Mental Health Care in Canada
by: Dr. Allan Steingart At Psychotherapy Matters, we witness every day how human beings struggle to make sense of themselves in a noisy, performative world. Our collaborative model is grounded in the belief that careful dialogue, clinical integrity, and relational … Continue reading →
Contributed by Danielle Hines on July 7th, 2025
Content: Mental Health Care in Canada
At Psychotherapy Matters (PM), we believe that collaboration is the future of mental health care. We recently sat down with one of our experienced members, Tala El-Ackhar, a psychotherapist and clinical supervisor, to hear how working with Psychotherapy Matters Virtual … Continue reading →
Contributed by Danielle Hines on June 23rd, 2025
Content: The Practice of Psychotherapy
At Psychotherapy Matters, we’ve always believed that collaboration is the cornerstone of great care. Whether it’s between a therapist and their client, or between professionals working as a team, the relationships we build directly shape the outcomes we see. But … Continue reading →
Contributed by Danielle Hines on May 30th, 2025
Content: The Practice of Psychotherapy
Prepared for: Psychotherapy Matters, ADHD Matters ProgramPrepared by: Dr. Allan Steingart, CEO, Psychotherapy Matters A Personal Note In the summer of 1977, the year before I began medical school, I had the opportunity to work as a psychology student at … Continue reading →
Contributed by Danielle Hines on May 1st, 2025
Content: Mental Health Care in Canada
by Nandini Persaud As a third-year psychology undergraduate, I’ve absorbed my fair share of Freud, p-values, and Pavlov’s dogs. But beyond the textbooks and lecture halls, I craved something more—a real-world co-op experience that could help shape my path toward … Continue reading →
Contributed by Natasha Huff on October 29th, 2020
Content: Mental Health Care in Canada, The Practice of Psychotherapy / Issue: Trauma or stress
What Is Sexual Abuse & Assault? Shame, guilt, embarrassment, sadness, disgust, fear, mistrust, anger, powerlessness and anxiety are only a few of the countless emotions that sexually abused and assaulted survivors are made to live with. Sexual abuse and assault … Continue reading →
Contributed by Lydia Charak on July 15th, 2020
Content: Mental Health Care in Canada, The Practice of Psychotherapy / Issue: Anxiety or panic or obsessions, Depression, Trauma or stress
Today, we have a guest post from our PMVC member Lydia Charak. In this post, Lydia discusses Expressive Arts Therapy and complex mental health. We would like to thank Lydia for her thoughtful discussion of Expressive Arts Therapy and for … Continue reading →