Coaching-Informed Therapy in Toronto
Coaching-Informed Therapy in Toronto
Not everyone comes to therapy because something is wrong. Sometimes you're doing okay and want more: more direction, more confidence, a career that fits, a life that feels like yours. You want someone to help you think clearly, set goals and actually follow through. But you also know that when you try to move forward, something tends to get in the way. Coaching-informed therapy is built for exactly that.
We offer coaching-informed therapy in person at our Dundas West office and online across Ontario.
What is coaching-informed therapy?
Coaching-informed therapy is psychotherapy that borrows the best of coaching: a focus on goals, forward movement and practical change. Sessions are structured, collaborative and grounded in what you want your life to look like. You'll leave with clear next steps, not just insight.
The difference is who you're working with. Our therapists are Registered Psychotherapists, which means that when progress stalls, whether because of anxiety, perfectionism, old patterns or a hard season, there's room to work with that too, rather than pushing past it.
Therapy or coaching: what's the difference?
Coaching tends to focus on the future: goals, performance and accountability. Therapy has traditionally made more room for the past and for emotional pain. In practice, people rarely fit neatly into one box. The same person who wants help with a career pivot may also be carrying burnout, self-doubt or a critic that never lets up.
Our therapists draw on approaches that naturally lend themselves to this way of working, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), existential therapy and CBT.
Coaching-informed therapy doesn't make you choose. You get:
Goal-setting and structure: clear direction, and a way to see your progress
Practical tools: for planning, focus, decision-making, communication and habits
Depth when you need it: the training to work with anxiety, shame, grief or trauma if they come up
A regulated professional: Registered Psychotherapists are accountable to the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario
Benefits coverage: psychotherapy with an RP is often covered by extended health plans, while coaching usually isn't
How coaching-informed therapy works
Clarifying what you want: getting specific about your goals and why they matter to you
Mapping what's in the way: practical obstacles, and the internal ones like fear, avoidance or all-or-nothing thinking
Building a plan: small, concrete steps you choose yourself
Trying things between sessions: real-world experiments, then reflecting on what happened
Working with the stuck points: when the plan isn't the problem, we slow down and look at what is
Tracking progress: noticing what's shifting, so momentum builds
What coaching-informed therapy can help with
Career transitions and feeling off-course at work
Big decisions and feeling stuck between options
ADHD-related procrastination, overwhelm and follow-through
Perfectionism and fear of failure
Confidence and self-doubt
Burnout recovery and rebuilding a sustainable pace
Life transitions: new cities, new roles, new chapters
Wanting more meaning or direction, even when life looks fine on paper
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Is coaching-informed therapy right for me?
It may suit you if you're goal-oriented and want practical support, if you've considered coaching but suspect something deeper is slowing you down, or if you want structure without losing the space to talk about how things feel.
If you're in acute distress right now, a more traditional therapy approach may be a better place to start. A consultation can help you figure out which fits.
Coaching-informed therapy in Little Portugal and across Ontario
Our office is at 1364 Dundas Street West in Little Portugal, between Ossington Avenue and Dufferin Street — steps from Brockton Village and a short walk to Dufferin Grove and Trinity Bellwoods. We're on the 505 Dundas streetcar line and near the 29 Dufferin bus, and Parkdale and Roncesvalles are a quick ride away. Or meet online from anywhere in Ontario.
FAQs
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It's psychotherapy, provided by Registered Psychotherapists, delivered in a practical, goal-focused way that borrows from coaching.
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Many extended health plans cover psychotherapy with a Registered Psychotherapist. Check your plan for "psychotherapist" or "registered psychotherapist" coverage.
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It might be a great fit. Coaching-informed therapy can help with the practical side of ADHD, like routines, planning and follow-through, while also making room for the frustration, shame or anxiety that often come with it.
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No. Plenty of people come to therapy to grow, clarify their direction or make a change, not because they're in crisis.
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It depends on your goals. Some people come for a focused stretch of 6 to 12 sessions; others continue longer as new goals emerge.
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