Counselling and Psychotherapy Services for Adolescents and Adults.
Start Your Journey to Wellness Today
For over 10 years, Ryan has supported individuals in their journey to wellness by fostering a therapeutic environment that supports both acceptance and change in our lives. Ryan has specialized in the treatment of emotion dysregulation, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, depression, intrusive thoughts and persistent worry. Ryan will seek to understand how these issues impact your life and work with you to develop a sense of confidence and stability by managing and overcoming these challenges.
Approaches To Therapy
“Throughout our lives, change is one thing that we can come to expect. Regardless of whether the changes we endure are for better or worse, we can experience stress, anxiety, grief and conflict. The approaches that I will bring to your therapy, will support you in adapting to change, reducing stress and finding ways to make decisions that are wise for you.”
-Ryan Walton
Therapy Rooted in Evidenced Based Practice
Since 2013 Ryan has worked in a variety of settings with teens, adults and families as a Master’s Level Social Worker / Psychotherapist (MSW, RSW). Therapy will be provided in a style best suited to you, that draws upon years of hospital outpatient experience, community services and private practice. Ryan has over ten years of experience providing Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, and Mindfulness, and pays special attention to a client centred approach that supports those values most important in your life. Developing a strong understanding of emotions and building confidence in ourselves is key to making your goals, wants and needs a reality.
DBT Informed Therapy
Focus on confidence and developing a strong sense of “wise mind” decision making.
Thoughtful consideration to what is effective to achieve our goals and objectives.
Regulating emotions to develop a sense of stability and confidence.
Developing a strong sense of self and identity.
Focusing on effective management of relationships
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Raising awareness of Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviours so that we can understand how patterns of behaviour arise.
Focusing on thoughtful consideration of how our behaviours can result in undesirable outcomes, and subsequently finding strategies to break free from these patterns.
Improving Confidence and developing a stronger sense of meaning in life.
Mindfulness
Supports engagement with the present moment, to make more intentional decisions.
Awareness of our behaviours and aligning behaviours with value based decision making.
Reducing, stress, tension and anxiety
Encouraging acceptance and adapting to changes in life.
Rates:
Virtual - $145 / 1hr session.
In-person - $ 165 / 1 hr session.
Schedule an Appointment or free consultation at:
Email: ryan@pathwaystoemotionalhealth.ca
Telephone: 905-758-8399
In-Person Psychotherapy and Counselling in Whitby
Office location:
173 Brock Street North, Suite 204 (The Chronicle Building)
Whitby ON L1N 4H3