My approach

I will not tell you who to become.

I will not tell you who to become.

I will not choose the road for you,
or pretend to know where it leads.

I will listen
when the words are difficult.

I will stay
when the silence says more.

I will sit beside you
in what is painful,
uncertain,
and unfinished.

Not to lead.
Not to rescue.

But to walk with you
while you find your own way.

Areas of Expertise

A place to begin, exactly as you are.

A place to begin, exactly as you are.

You don’t need to have the right words or know exactly what needs to change. Sometimes you simply know that something isn’t working anymore. We can begin there.

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Life Transitions & Identity

Life changes, and sometimes we change too. I support people navigating divorce, relationships, parenthood, career changes, serious illness, retirement, sobriety and questions of identity. Therapy can help you make sense of where you’ve been and what you want next.

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Relationships & Couples

You can love someone and still feel painfully far apart. Couples therapy can help with communication, intimacy, recurring conflict, rebuilding trust and understanding the patterns that keep pulling you apart. Sometimes the work is about finding your way back to one another. Sometimes it’s about finding a different way forward.

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Separation, Divorce & Co-Parenting

Separation changes a family, but it doesn’t end one. I support people through separation, divorce, conscious uncoupling, co-parenting, parenting after divorce and blended family dynamics. The goal isn’t a perfect divorce. It’s finding a healthier way forward for you and your children.

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Trauma & PTSD

Trauma isn’t only about what happened. It’s also about what your mind and body learned to do to survive it. Therapy can help you understand those responses without forcing you to relive your past, creating more room for safety, connection and choice in your life now.

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Anxiety, Depression & Self-Worth

Anxiety and depression don’t always look the way we expect. They can show up as overthinking, perfectionism, exhaustion, irritability, numbness or never feeling quite good enough. Therapy gives us space to understand what’s underneath, not just manage what’s showing up.

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Addiction & Substance Use

Sometimes the things we use to cope eventually become the things that keep us stuck. I approach addiction and substance use without shame or judgment, with curiosity about what the behaviour has been doing for you and what you might need instead.

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Attachment, Boundaries & Codependency

If you lose yourself in relationships, struggle to say no, fear abandonment or feel responsible for everyone else’s feelings, there is usually a reason. Therapy can help you understand those patterns and build relationships where closeness doesn’t require abandoning yourself.

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Grief & Bereavement

Grief doesn’t follow a schedule, and it isn’t limited to death. We can grieve people, relationships, health, identity and the future we thought we would have. There is no requirement here to “move on.” There is room for what you’ve lost and for whatever comes next.

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Youth & Young Adults

Young people need somewhere they can be honest without feeling like another problem adults are trying to solve. I work with youth and young adults navigating anxiety, depression, bullying, ADHD, neurodiversity, substance use, identity, divorce and blended family dynamics.

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Neurodiversity & ADHD

There isn’t one right way for a brain to work. Therapy can help you better understand how yours works, find strategies that actually fit, and let go of the idea that you simply need to try harder. I also support parents of neurodivergent children and teens.

My work draws from a range of therapeutic approaches, depending on what you need:

My work draws from a range of therapeutic approaches, depending on what you need:

EMDR

Processing traumatic or distressing experiences that continue to feel present.

Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)

Changing the way difficult memories and experiences are held.

Somatic Psychotherapy

Working with the connection between the body, emotions and nervous system.

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Understanding the different parts of ourselves and the roles they have learned to play.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Identifying and changing unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviour.

Emotion-Focused Therapy

Understanding and working with emotions in meaningful ways.

Mindfulness-Based Approaches

Building awareness, presence and greater emotional regulation.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Drawing on strengths and possibilities to create meaningful change.

Psychodynamic Approaches

Exploring how earlier experiences continue to shape present patterns.

Gottman Method, Levels 1 & 2

Strengthening connection, communication and understanding between partners.

Relational Life Therapy, Levels 1 & 2

Recognizing relationship patterns, building accountability and creating deeper connection.

You belong here. Let’s begin.

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Bridges Therapy · Kate Todd, MSW, RSW, CCAC

403 889 2231 · kate@bridgestherapy.ca