Lysa Toye Psychotherapy
MSW, RSW, ExAT
Psychotherapy for Trauma and Grief
Lysa Toye Psychotherapy
MSW, RSW, ExAT
Psychotherapy for Trauma and Grief
Who I Am & How I Practice
My Self
My Philosophy
My Practice
I am a Master’s-trained Social Worker and Expressive Arts Therapist with a collaborative certificate in Palliative and Supportive Care. In addition, i have pursued extensive training and practical experience in mindfulness and trauma therapy.
Having worked in paediatric, youth and adult health, mental health, palliative care and bereaveme
I am a Master’s-trained Social Worker and Expressive Arts Therapist with a collaborative certificate in Palliative and Supportive Care. In addition, i have pursued extensive training and practical experience in mindfulness and trauma therapy.
Having worked in paediatric, youth and adult health, mental health, palliative care and bereavement non-profit hospital and agency settings for over a decade, I now maintain a full time private psychotherapy practice in the east end of Toronto.
My Practice
My Philosophy
My Practice
I specialize in working with trauma, complex trauma, grief and dissociative disorders with youth and adults. In the course of therapy i may employ a variety of integrative therapeutic approaches and modalities including psychodynamic, ego-state/parts work, somatic/body-based approaches, Deep Brain Reorienting, EMDR, Havening Techniques, m
I specialize in working with trauma, complex trauma, grief and dissociative disorders with youth and adults. In the course of therapy i may employ a variety of integrative therapeutic approaches and modalities including psychodynamic, ego-state/parts work, somatic/body-based approaches, Deep Brain Reorienting, EMDR, Havening Techniques, mindfulness and compassion-based approaches, hypnosis, and expressive arts therapy. I work from a relational, feminist, intersectional, anti-racist and anti-oppressive perspective.
I also offer supervision and clinical consultation, have authored several book chapters and have contributed to web and print media on the subject of grief. I offer teaching and workshops on grief and loss, its intersection with trauma, and on mindfulness, compassion and self-care.
My Philosophy
My Philosophy
My Philosophy
All of us face challenges to our wellness, resilience and ability to cope at various times in our lives. Stress, loss, change and sometimes the downstream effects of early life adversity can press in on our present-day life in a way that calls for attention, care and deeper understanding.
I see it as an act of strength and wisdom to seek
All of us face challenges to our wellness, resilience and ability to cope at various times in our lives. Stress, loss, change and sometimes the downstream effects of early life adversity can press in on our present-day life in a way that calls for attention, care and deeper understanding.
I see it as an act of strength and wisdom to seek professional support to assist in finding our way through such difficulties.
All people have innate strengths, gifts and creativity, and can benefit from an empathic, curious, and safe therapeutic relationship through which to explore the material of their life. I am passionate about supporting people of all ages living through adversity, grief and trauma to deepen their relationship to the wisdom within, and to grow and give voice to their experiences.