NORTHSHORE COUNSELLING CENTRE
WELCOME
So glad if you are searching for some help to navigate the storms of life, whether they are because of circumstances and/or emotions. Life can be very difficult. Feel free to take a look at what we offer and if you have any questions please let us know.
About Our Vision
When overwhelming emotions limit the pursuit of our responsibilities or passions in life there are effective strategies that can help regulate and minimize the emotional storms as well as provide the resilience needed to thrive in your life despite those storms.
Life can be very difficult, unlike physical pain that is usually hard to ignore, emotional pain is unfortunately often ignored hoping it goes away. Anger, stress, anxiety, low mood, loss and relationship upheavals are all issues that can be better worked through with professional support through those storms.
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Tim Kahtava
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My name is Tim Kahtava. I am a registered psychotherapist in Ontario and have been a full-time psychotherapist for over 20 years. Most of those years were as Director/therapist of a not-for-profit organization in Northern Ontario. With a push from Covid, I transitioned into private private practice at the end of 2020. My passion and focus is to help those struggling with emotional and relationship struggles that can affect and limit the quality of their lives.
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I always welcome those who like to include their faith is essential source for support and strength in the journey through life. I am an empathetic listener with a heart to facilitate relief, growth, strengthening coping skills and the transformation of my clients desire.
To my primary therapeutic modalities cognitive behavioural behavioural therapy but I include a variety of strategies that will help my clients reach their goals. I appreciate your courage in taking the first step and reaching out for support. I trust this will be the first step in feeling and functioning better in many areas of your life.
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Nathan Mio
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Originally from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Nathan has a strong passion and love for counselling and helping others. He is an accredited addictions counsellor obtaining his certificate from St. Clair College in Windsor On. He also specializes in Family Counselling and Christian Counselling. Nathan is working towards becoming a registered Psychotherapist with the CRPO and a certified Life Coach.
He has had many opportunities to serve in leadership roles within the church, as a mentors group leader, empowerment class teacher and volunteer coordinator. He was also a group facilitator of the Genesis Process, a change group that offers a biblical and neurochemical understanding of what is broken and causes our self-destruction.
Nathan is personally living a life of recovery having been sober now for almost 10 years. This God given freedom motivated him to make this area a strong passion of his. His heart is to see men and women living their purpose through freedom from addictions, of chemical substances and otherwise, by walking in full and complete recovery and living emotionally, physically, and spiritually healthy
We offer:
Online Psychotherapy for individuals or couples.
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Online Psycho-educational courses.
You can choose therapy with a live therapist or from our Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (ICBT) courses covering many emotional/mental health issues you may be struggling with.
Discover a library of knowledge at your​ fingertips.
Our ICBT courses are self directed and therapist supported through messaging or live video sessions.
Psychotherapy is offered to those who want help to manage and overcome many of the emotional and mental health problems we struggle with in life.
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Stress Management
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Generalied Anxiety
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Insomnia
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Chronic pain
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PTSD
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Depression
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Social Anxiety
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OCD
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Mixed anxiety depression
We also offer
Learning Together From the Comfort
of Your Home
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​We offer online psychoeducational programs to addresss the emotional and mood related difficulties you are struggling with. To support you on that journey a Registered Psychotherapist will monitor your progress and message you with frequent reflections and encouragement. We also offer live virtual sessions with a Therapist either as support through the program or separate from enrolment in any of programs.
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fill out the contact information page
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a therapist will contact you to provide informations and recommendations for the most helpful path to pursue
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process fees and sign up for your program
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work through your program, receive email feedback on your progress or for an additional fee you can choose video/phone support
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most programs have 6 lessons. When each lesson is complete, there is a 5 day lock to review and work on extra supporting resources porvided
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you will have access to completed programs for up to one year.
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Individual and couple Therapy
Experience compassionate and effective therapy to help alleviate unhelpful thinking and emotions so you can live the life you want to live. Sessions are 50 minutes long.
Our Service Options
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Solid CBT based Courses
For those who would like a more self directed path to emotional health you can choose to work through a course which can address variety of common human mental/emotional struggles. Courses are between 6 and 12 weeks in length with access to the courses for a full year from the time of the course beginning. The courses will be supported by a therapist who will provide feedback and answer questions along the journey of a course.
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Hybrid option of course with therapy support
Many will find therapy alone or just working through a course sufficient therapeutic support. For others, they will benefit from a hybrid of help with the support of live video therapy to supplement their work through an online course. The choice is yours.