Our Therapists
At Couple Therapy Toronto, we focus on relationships - whether between partners, family members, or within ourselves. Relationships are complicated and supporting them requires additional training and experience, beyond standard individual psychotherapy training. All of our therapists have been carefully selected for their specialized training in working with individuals, couples, and families. It is important to have a therapist with the right education and experience to meet your needs.
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Senya Hawkins
MA RP LMFT
In-Person and Online Appointments
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Kira Hurley
MA RMFT RP
Online Appointments Only
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Renee Sandler
MA RMFT RP
In-Person and Online Appointments
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Aditi Mehra
MSc MA RP
Online Appointments in English & Hindi
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Krishna Makhania
MSc MA RP
Online Appointments in English, Hindi & Gujarati
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Van Vu
MSW RSW CCAC
Online Appointments Offered in English & Vietnamese
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Benjamin Gibson
MSc RP
Online Appointments Only
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Yasmin A. Razek
MA RMFT RP
Online Appointments Offered in English & Arabic
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Larry Lander
MSW RSW MDiv
Not Accepting New Clients. Accepting Bookings with Current Clients until end of 2026
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Aiwen Xu
RP MDiv JD
In-Person & Online Appointments Offered in English & Mandarin
Nat Roman
Founder & Clinical Director, MSc RP RMFT
Nat was first introduced to both therapy and meditation practice thirty years ago within the context of his own healing and self-discovery journey and since that time has studied, practiced and taught mindfulness based practices in Canada and the US. Nat has taught and mentored others within the context of traditional Buddhist retreats, workshops on mindfulness and compassionate communication practices, and individual, couple and family therapy sessions.
Online Appointments Only
What do all these different credentials mean?
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A Registered Psychotherapist (RP) is a regulated mental health professional who has successfully met all the requirements for the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario for practicing psychotherapy in the province of Ontario. This requires a Master’s level of education in psychotherapy or counselling, with hundreds of hours of direct clinical service and supervision and the passing of the CRPO licensing exam.
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A Registered Social Worker (RSW) is regulated health professional who has successfully met all the requirements for the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. With appropriate training in psychotherapy, RSW’s in Ontario may practice psychotherapy.
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A Registered Marriage and Family Therapist (RMFT) is a professional designation provided by the Canadian Association of Couple and Family Therapy (CACFT) and it is the Canadian equivalent of a Clinical Fellow with the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. To become an RMFT, one must apply for registration with the CAMFT after having completed rigorous training in the field of couple and family therapy (typically a Masters in Couple/Marriage & Family Therapy) along with hundreds of hours of supervision under an RMFT Supervisor and 1000 hours of direct client work with individuals, couples and families.
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A CCAC is a Canadian Certified Addiction Counsellor under the Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation (CACCF). It is a certification for professionals working in addiction treatment, harm reduction, recovery support, or counselling roles with thousands of hours of experience working in addictions and hundreds of hours of supervision.
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MA = Master of Arts in (Psychology or Marriage & Family Therapy, or)
MSc = Master of Science in (Couple & Family Therapy or…)
MSW = Master of Social Work
MDiv = Master of Divinity (in Clinical Counselling or Family Counselling or...)
JD = stands for Juris Doctor (or Doctor of Jurisprudence). It is a professional graduate degree in law
Read articles by Nat Roman and the team on therapy & counselling, relationships, families, parenting, mindfulness and meditation, and mental health.
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