Lia Falzon DTATI, FOT, (c)ATPPP

Why psychotherapy?

On our life journeys there are various factors that affect how we feel, how we relate to others and how we act. It can be hard to observe our thoughts and actions by ourselves, sometimes we need another person to listen carefully and give us feedback so we can reflect on and understand our behaviour and choices.

The decision to embark on psychotherapy means you'd like to live your life as best as you can. It is a journey that is that takes you to a new place by means of a relationship with a therapist. To do this you need to be in a relationship with a therapist with whom you feel safe, and who personalizes her approach to you. I am committed to working this way, using a psychoanalytic approach.

Psychoanalytic therapy offers an explanation of not only your conscious behaviours but the unconscious drivers of your lives. Through gentle dialogue, you will tap into the factors of your current situation through looking at your daily life, your dreams, your history and anything else that you want to explore.

To augment this process I can also add art therapy where, by creating an art piece of what is on your mind, you may be able to express yourself more fully. I can also apply EMDR when it is useful to ease thinking about difficult things. Therapy is a mutual partnership between me and you, working towards your emotional progress.

My philosophy and background

I believe that everyone has the potential of improving their lives through psychotherapy. While some may be responding to severe and specific pain and trauma, for many, a general underlying awareness that things are not just quite right is a sufficient reason to embark on a psychotherapeutic journey.

I have worked as a psychotherapist for over 10 years. I completed post graduate studies at the Toronto Psychoanalytic Society, Toronto Art Therapy Institute, the Focusing Institute in New York, The EMDR Association in the US, and the Academy of Interactive Guided Imagery in California. I have been a resident psychotherapist at a north Toronto drug rehabilitation facility where, in addition to individual treatment, I facilitate a weekly art therapy group. In my private practice I work with self-destructive tendencies, trauma, depression, anxiety, addiction and the complex condition of being a twin.

What to consider

While psychotherapy is a courageous step it need not be a difficult one. During an initial informal consultation we can chat about the process further and I will answer any questions you have. Only then can you and I decide whether this particular psychotherapeutic fit is productive. I invite you to a free session whenever you are ready.

Please feel free to get in touch with me by email or by phone. Click here for a map to my St. Clair Avenue office, conveniently located a short walk west of Avenue Road and St. Clair, with good area car parking and quick TTC LRT connections in both directions from the St Clair-Yonge and St Clair West subway stations.