How Therapy Can Help
Find support for grief, depression, trauma and anxiety in North Bay.
Grief
Envision Psychotherapy recognizes that people grieve in different ways and on different timelines. Within a safe and compassionate environment, emotions resulting from a significant loss can be explored using evidence-based approaches. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotions Focused Therapy (EFT) and narrative therapy are some of the modalities that are used to deepen a client’s understanding of their individualized grief.
For those experiencing complicated or traumatic grief, therapy may address trauma responses alongside the grieving process.
The goals of grief therapy are:
To help individuals accept the reality of the loss.
To work through the pain of grief.
To adjust to life without the deceased or lost element.
To find ways to maintain a connection while continuing with life.
Depression
Depression is more than just feeling sad. It can affect how you think, feel, and function in daily life. You might feel tired all the time, lose interest in things you used to enjoy, or struggle with motivation, self-worth, or concentration. Our psychotherapy service is here to help you understand what you're going through and guide you toward healing.
Why it’s important to address depression with a professional:
Reduce depressive symptoms
Increase self-awareness and insight
Challenge and reframe negative thinking patterns
Enhance coping skills and resilience
Increase engagement in positive activities
Improve self-esteem and self-worth
Improve interpersonal relationships
Develop long-term maintenance strategies
Address underlying issues or trauma (if applicable)
Encourage hope and future-oriented thinking
Integrate mindfulness and relaxation techniques
Anxiety
Our psychotherapy service specializes in helping individuals manage and overcome anxiety, whether it presents as generalized anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety, or specific phobias. We use a combination of evidence-based approaches—including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based strategies—to support clients in understanding their anxiety, regulating emotions, and developing effective coping skills. DBT techniques are especially helpful for managing intense emotional responses, building distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Therapy sessions are individualized, compassionate, and confidential, and can be offered in person or online. Our goal is to help you feel more grounded, empowered, and in control of your life.
The benefits of addressing anxiety are:
Reduce frequency and intensity of anxiety symptoms
Identify and challenge unhelpful thought patterns
Develop effective coping skills
Increase emotional regulation
Enhance distress tolerance
Improve self-esteem and self-compassion
Build resilience and long-term stress management
Increase mindfulness and present-moment awareness
Improve social and interpersonal skills
Improve daily functioning and quality of life
Trauma
Our psychotherapy service specializes in helping individuals who have experienced trauma, whether it’s recent or from the past. We recognize that trauma can deeply affect emotional well-being, relationships, and daily functioning. Using evidence-based therapies such as Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Somatic Experiencing, clinical art therapy, and mindfulness-based approaches, we guide you through the healing process in a safe, supportive, and confidential environment.
Each treatment plan is uniquely tailored to your needs, ensuring a personalized approach to healing. Individual sessions are available, and can be offered in-person or online, depending on your preferences.
Our goal is to help you heal from the effects of trauma, reclaim your sense of safety and control, and ultimately guide you towards a fulfilling life marked by resilience, self-compassion, and empowerment.
We focus on the following goals to help you heal from trauma:
Process and understand the trauma
Reduce symptoms of PTSD and trauma responses
Restore emotional regulation
Build resilience and coping skills
Reconnect with the body and mind
Express and process trauma through art
Address negative beliefs and self-worth