Durham Psychotherapy
Clinic — Psychotherapy Provider (Registered Social Worker)
Durham Psychotherapy is a multi-clinician practice based in Pickering, Ontario, serving clients across Durham Region in person and across Ontario virtually. We are operated by Smith Social Work Professional Corporation and are part of the Ontario Therapy Group network.
Our team includes Registered Psychotherapists (CRPO) and Registered Social Workers (OCSWSSW) with specialized training in evidence-based modalities including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), the Gottman Method, and attachment-based therapy. We work with adults, couples, families, teens, and children across a wide range of concerns — anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, ADHD, grief, relationship and communication difficulties, life transitions, men's mental health, addiction, and identity-based stress.
We prioritize accessibility and fit. Clients are matched to a therapist based on the concerns they bring in, the approach that best suits them, and practical factors like schedule, language, and lived experience. Our team reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and provides culturally responsive, 2SLGBTQ+ affirming, and trauma-informed care. Services are offered in English alongside additional languages including Farsi, Urdu, and Gujarati.
We offer daytime, evening, and weekend appointments seven days a week (8 AM–9 PM). Direct insurance billing is available for most major providers, and we maintain a limited number of reduced-rate spots for clients without insurance coverage. No physician referral is required — clients can book a free 15-minute consultation directly through our website at durhamtherapy.ca or by calling 289-408-5073.
Locations: 1970 Brock Road, Pickering, and 1315 Pickering Parkway, Pickering. Virtual sessions available province-wide via secure, PHIPA-compliant video.
Programs
Individual Therapy
Adults, teens (13+), and children (with caregivers)
Anxiety, panic, and stress-related concerns
Depression and low mood
Trauma and PTSD (including childhood trauma and complex trauma)
ADHD support and executive functioning
Grief and loss
Life transitions, identity, and self-esteem
Men's mental health
Addiction and substance use concerns
Workplace stress and burnout
Couples Therapy
Gottman Method
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Communication and conflict resolution
Rebuilding trust after infidelity or rupture
Pre-marital and relationship strengthening
Separation and conscious uncoupling support
Family Therapy
Parent–teen conflict
Blended family dynamics
Family communication and boundary work
Caregiver support for clients with mental health concerns
Intergenerational and culturally-informed family work
Group Therapy
Skills-based groups (DBT-informed emotion regulation, distress tolerance)
Anxiety and stress management
Men's support groups
Trauma recovery (psychoeducational, paced)
(offered periodically based on clinician availability and demand)
Treatment Approaches Used Across Programs
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and DBT-informed work
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
Somatic Experiencing
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Attachment-based therapy
Mindfulness-based approaches
Culturally responsive and trauma-informed care
Primary Practice Location
Durham Psychotherapy
1970 Brock Road
Pickering, Ontario L1V 1Y3
Phone: (289) 408-5073
Fax: (416) 764-4627
Secondary Practice Location
Durham Psychotherapy
1315 Pickering Pkwy Floor 300
Pickering Ontario L1V 7G5
Phone: (289) 408-5073
Fax: (416) 764-4627
Extended office hours: evenings, weekends
Website: https://durhamtherapy.ca/ (opens in new tab)
Success Story
A client came to us in their late thirties after a workplace incident reopened material from a difficult childhood. They had spent years managing through self-reliance — high-functioning at work, isolated at home, increasingly exhausted. By the time they reached out, panic attacks had become weekly and sleep had collapsed.
They were matched with a therapist trained in EMDR and somatic approaches. Early sessions focused on stabilization and nervous system regulation rather than jumping straight into trauma processing — building the internal capacity to do the deeper work safely. Over the following months, the client moved through structured trauma reprocessing alongside attachment-focused work that helped them understand the protective patterns they had built early in life.
A year in, the panic attacks had stopped. More meaningfully to the client, they described feeling like themselves again — able to rest, to ask for support, and to be present in their relationships in ways that had not felt possible before. They eventually transitioned to monthly check-ins and have since stepped down from regular care.
This kind of arc — coming in at a moment of crisis, doing the slow work of stabilization and processing, and leaving with both symptom relief and a fundamentally different relationship to themselves — is the work we are most proud of as a clinic.
Additional Language Competency
Gujarati, Hindi, Urdu
