Therapy for the overwhelmed.
Whether that’s anxiety, ADHD, self-esteem issues, or relationship challenges... the journey forward begins with the journey inward. Your symptoms have a story to tell, and I am here to listen.
I have been in clinical practice for four years, helping adolescents and adults with relationship challenges, anxiety, BPD, burnout and more. I’ve learned that with the right tools and the right space, people can access the kind of courage that brings real, profound change to their lives. It is an honour for me, as your therapist, to witness and help you with this.
If this is the part of your story where you take the next step — as someone who understands what it’s like to stand on the edge of asking for help — I hope you take it.
You are capable, thoughtful, and self-aware; yet, beneath the surface, there is a persistent tension you cannot ignore.
To those around you, you have it all together - you are efficient at work, know how to solve almost any problem thrown your way and often do what you can to help others. Underneath that, however, there is a quiet exhaustion from keeping it all together. You overthink certain moments long after they pass. You panic when you try to express your emotions. You can perform a connection, but you do not know how to feel safe in it. And while you have learned to cope, part of you wonders what it would be like to feel more at ease in your body, in your relationships, and in yourself.
Therapy Can Help You Reclaim Your Relationship with Yourself and Others
OFFERINGS:
Individual Therapy
Group Therapy
How to Get Started:
Book a free 15 minute consultation online.
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Schedule your first therapy session.
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Begin the therapeutic journey; one of courage, meaning and transformation.
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My Approach
My approach is informed by Internal Family Systems, Psychodynamic Psychology, Humanistic Psychology, Jungian Psychology and Polyvagal Theory. I also use Clara Hill’s framework of Exploration, Insight, and Action to guide sessions. These are not fixed steps, but touchstones we return to depending on where you are and what you need most:
Exploration – With a client-centred and trauma-informed approach, we slow down and give space to feelings that may have been avoided or hard to name.
Insight – Using psychodynamic and IFS-informed approaches, we uncover patterns and inner parts that quietly fuel anxiety, self-criticism, and isolation.
Action – Through creative arts therapy and somatic tools, we practice new ways of relating to yourself and others, so shifts are felt in daily life — not just in session.
Ellora Kothare, MA, RP (Q)
I am a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and Creative Arts Therapist based in Toronto. I support clients across Ontario and throughout Canada, with a focus on adolescents and adults who feel anxious, quietly overwhelmed, or stuck in cycles of stress and overthinking.
My approach is trauma-informed, psychodynamic, IFS-informed, and client-centred — and I tailor my techniques based on where you are at on your journey. If you’re curious about what any of these techniques mean, or how I use them, feel free to ask me to elaborate during our consultation call (I know that a lot of it can feel like jargon initially).
I also use aspects of the creative arts in sessions to help you better understand your experiences, imagine a more fulfilling future, and work towards your goals. You don’t have to be a ‘creative’ person for this to work. Think of how a certain image can evoke something in you, or how a song makes you feel a certain way — aspects of art and creativity have a way of touching deeper truths that words often cannot reach. Over the years, I have witnessed how art has the power to help us understand and change our inner and outer worlds.
Therapy with me is deep work, and can feel both rewarding and challenging, but if you have the courage to take the first step, I believe we can have the chance to connect with who you really are and create a life you actually want, and as a therapist who does therapy herself, there are few things more fulfilling than that.