I have great passion in my clinical work and deep respect for people seeking therapy to improve their lives. I seek to understand each client and their individual needs and challenges, and ensure that the work we do matches their goals and their vision of a better life. 

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I believe that change comes through work at a cognitive, emotional, behavioural, relational and experiential level, and incorporate all of these aspects in my therapeutic approach.

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Clinical approach

• Schema, CBT, DBT, ACT, Mindfulness, Relational and attachment-informed therapy.

• Works with adults, children, adolescents, and parents.

• A strong focus on understanding the individual and the factors that maintain symptoms and dissatisfaction in their lives.

• Incorporates attachment and relational patterns, behavioural patterns, core beliefs and cognitions, and coping strategies in her work.

• A balance between deeper core work and practical strategies.

• Enriching life with more meaning, enjoyment, and positive relationships.

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Experience

• Years of experience working with anxiety, mood issues, anger, interpersonal and relational issues, personality issues, and emotion regulation difficulties.

• Experience working in private practice, inpatient psychiatric hospitals, outpatient groups, youth and adult community mental health, university clinics, telehealth, and corporate coaching.

• Providing regular supervision and guidance to a number of psychologists both on her team and privately.

• Delivering CBT, DBT, mindfulness and ACT therapy groups in psychiatric and community mental health settings, as well as general workshops for students and adults.

• PhD and published journal articles on the psychological and social impact of adaptive and maladaptive emotion regulation strategies. 

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Presentations

• Anxiety, panic, phobias, stress, worry, and OCD

• Depression, low mood, and apathy

• Emotion regulation difficulties

• Trauma and processing difficult experiences

• Anger management, frustration, and irritation

• Personality disorders

• Relationship and interpersonal difficulties

• Friendship and social issues

• Family, parenting, and attachment issues

• Self-esteem and confidence issues

• Body image problems

• Work and study difficulties

• Perfectionism, motivation, time-management

• Sleeping difficulties

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Blog Posts​​

• Q&A with Dr Liza Chervonsky