Emily Kedar
I hold a Masters of Education in Psychology from University of Toronto, and was clinically trained at Women’s College Trauma Therapy Program. I practice from an anti-oppressive, inclusion-focused and client-centered framework. I draw from the inherent healing properties of creativity, connection, movement, and and the living natural world, and ground my sessions in evidence-based therapeutic intervention. I specialize in working with clients who identify concerns relating to histories of trauma, as well as anxiety, depression, social struggles, major life changes, chronic shame, and emotion regulation struggles, as well as challenges related neurodivergence such as ADHD . I help clients rediscover or deepen a sense of safety and vitality in their bodies, their choices and their relationships. Healing happens when we are safe enough to feel. I am devoted to making my therapy practice a harbour of safety, healing, and solace in this wild, turbulent world.
I am a first-generation Canadian settler of Czech descent and Jewish heritage, and the grandchild of Holocaust survivors. I have spent my life in the pursuit of understanding how to live fully alive in a world that is both beautiful and horrifying; where injustice and loss tear through us even as we reach for a life of fulfillment and meaning. We live in a world where our integrity and capacity are constantly challenged, and where pain can leave us isolated, silenced, and confused. Healing happens in relationship, and a strong therapeutic relationship gives us the context to recover our dignity and deepen our resilience, allows us to fully grieve, and to build authentic connection with ourselves and those we love.
Though we live in a time of deep planetary unrest, our capacity for adaptation, growth, and transformation is expansive and perennial. Therapy can help us live connected, meaningful and joyful lives, even as we grieve the many personal and planetary losses we have faced and continue to face. Healing happens when we are safe enough to feel. I am devoted to making my therapy practice a harbour of safety, healing, and solace in this wild, turbulent world.
Serving Children, Adolescents and Adults
- Trauma (simple and complex PTSD and intergenerational trauma)
- ADHD coaching and symptom management support
- Depression and Anxiety presentations
- Identity struggles and changes
- Grief and loss
- Relational/ social challenges
- Life transitions (home, career, relationship, health)
Professional Qualifications
- M.Ed in Counselling and Psychotherapy from the University of Toronto
- Internal Family Systems Level 1
- EMDR Basic Training
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level 1
- Graduate level training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy
- Intro to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- In-depth trauma informed training through Women’s College Hospital Trauma Therapy Program
- Registered professional member in good standing of the College of Registered Psychotherapists on Ontario
- Certified professional member in good standing of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
- Forest Therapy Guide
What is Psychotheraphy?
Psychotherapy is talk-based therapy intended to help people improve and maintain their mental health and well-being. Registered Psychotherapists (RPs) are authorized to perform the controlled act of psychotherapy.
Psychotherapy happens through the vehicle of a psychotherapeutic relationship, where a client and therapist collaborate to foster positive change in the client’s emotions, thoughts, choices and relationships. Individuals usually seek psychotherapy when they have thoughts, feelings, moods and behaviours that are negatively impacting their daily lives, relationships and their ability to engage with and enjoy life.
For more information, please visit the
College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario‘s website.
Forest Therapy
Forest Therapy draws on the Japanese practice of Shirin-yoku, known in the West as Forest Bathing. Sessions happen outside in a natural setting, and involve a series of mindful invitations and therapeutic interventions in connection with nature. These sessions serve as a way of deepening a felt connection to the living world, calming the nervous system, and nourishing the spirit. If you are interested in Forest Therapy, please mention this when you connect with me.
