A Place for All the Parts of You
Insightful and collaborative psychotherapy for anxiety, overthinking, and relationship issues. Helping you understand your patterns and create meaningful change.
Overwhelmed by
your mind.
Your thoughts are constant. Replaying conversations, imagining different possibilities, questioning your decisions. You feel stuck in cycles of overthinking, self-doubt, and constant criticism, and can't make sense of emotions that feel like they come out of nowhere.
Unsettled in
your body.
You have an upset stomach, tight chest, brain fog, and a racing heart. You constantly feel exhausted and tense, yet struggle to pinpoint exactly why. These are not just symptoms, they are the ways in which your nervous system is speaking to you.
Disconnected from yourself and others.
You feel distant from who you are and who you want to be, unsure of what you want or need. Your relationships feel lonely, confusing, and hard to navigate. You feel responsible for other's emotions and struggle with people-pleasing and self-criticism.
We can begin to make sense of this together.
I believe that each of us has an intelligent inner world. The symptoms we struggle with are not flaws but meaningful responses to the experiences and relationships that have shaped us throughout life. My style is relational, inquisitive, and integrative. I am interested in who you are, what you’ve been through, and what may be keeping you from feeling like yourself.
In our sessions, we explore both the unsaid and the unseen to help make sense of the patterns contributing to your concerns. Our work creates a space where all the parts of you can feel heard and understood as we move toward greater self-understanding and a calmer nervous system. Instead of quick fixes, we look for the deeper roots of what may be leaving you feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or disconnected so lasting change can happen.
I shape our work around your specific needs, drawing from a number of different therapies:
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Psychodynamic
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Parts-work
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Somatic awareness
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Mindfulness-based
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Trauma-informed
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Attachment
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Strength-based
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Person-Centered
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and others
I primarily work with women navigating...
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Anxiety and overthinking
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Relationship patterns and attachment concerns
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Self-esteem and identity exploration
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People pleasing
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Perfectionism
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Shame
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Life transitions
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Work stress and career concerns
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Burnout
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Family-of-origin dynamics
I also work with individuals navigating...
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Anger
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Anxiety
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Depression
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Stress
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Chronic illness
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Family conflict
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Relationship concerns
If you’re unsure whether your concerns fit here, you’re always welcome to reach out.
50 Minute Online
Individual Therapy - $130
Sessions are held on a secure platform weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly.
20 Minute Free Consult - A chance for us to meet, answer any questions you have, and determine if we are a fit.
* Sliding scale fees may be available in certain circumstances - please feel free to reach out to discuss your needs.
About Shay Kader, RP (Qualifying)
Curiosity has always been at the core of who I am. I’ve been told my favourite word as a child was “why?” and in many ways that question still guides how I approach both life and therapy.
My path to becoming a therapist was also shaped by my own experience of therapy. Like many people, I spent years moving further away from myself as a way of coping with life’s challenges. Therapy helped me slow down, make sense of my experiences, and reconnect with the parts of myself I had lost touch with along the way. It has changed my life and deeply shaped the way I think about therapy today.
Outside of therapy, I’m endlessly interested in the many forces that shape our world and who we are: art in all its forms, culture, science, nature, politics, technology, and the relationship between mind and body. I believe all of these influence the way we experience ourselves and the world around us.
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