Emma Harman
Registered Psychological Associate (supervised)
Client Focus: Adults, Couples
Modalities: Cognitive-Behavioural (CBT), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Psychodynamic Therapy, EMDR therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Common Concerns: Depression, Panic, Anxiety, OCD, Stress and Burnout, Greif, Relationship issues, Self-esteem issues, Trauma
Areas of Practice: Relationship issues, anxiety issues, self-esteem
As a psychotherapist, I have always been passionate about supporting people to overcome obstacles in their lives. With a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology from McGill University and a Bachelor’s in Psychology and Neuroscience from the University of Guelph, I bring a compassionate and insightful approach to therapy. Before joining The Mental Game Clinic, I gained valuable experience in private practice in the Toronto area, where I provided individual and couples counseling. My training includes extensive internships at the McGill Counselling and Psychoeducational Clinic and the Argyle Institute in Montreal, as well as post-graduate training in Sex and Couples Therapy from the University of Guelph.
I have developed an integrative and client-centred approach to counselling due to my passion for assisting clients in gaining insights into their thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and helping them recognize the patterns that are holding them back. One of my goals is to create a safe and welcoming environment for my clients and I value the importance of a collaborative therapeutic relationship to ensure my clients feel heard and understood.
Clinical Approach & Areas of Expertise
My therapeutic style is eclectic, integrating psychodynamic principles with emotion-focused and cognitive-behavioral techniques to best fit you. I specialize in:
Gain insights into relationship dynamics and intimacy patterns, exploring how past experiences and current relationship habits may be influencing your personal and romantic connections.
Develop skills to manage anxiety and self-esteem challenges, using tailored strategies to help you feel more in control, empowered, and resilient in your daily life.
Strengthen emotional and intimate bonds by working through communication blocks, cultivating trust, and creating deeper connections in your relationships.
Address specific sexual and intimacy concerns within a safe and understanding space, allowing you to explore and improve aspects of your relationship and personal fulfillment.
Navigate life’s transitions with confidence, whether facing grief, stress, or burnout, so you can approach change with resilience and self-assurance
Often people come to therapy with one struggle and find out struggles often stem from deeper psychological roadblocks, sometimes rooted in past experiences. Through introspective work, emotions focused and or cognitive behavioural techniques I help clients uncover these blocks and reframe them in ways that can bring long lasting change to their present-day issues.
What to Expect in Therapy
Our first session will be a conversation about getting to know you and what brings you here at this moment.
We will also take some time to understand your context and past that influences what you are coming to therapy to talk about today.
My way of doing therapy is a combination of cognitive behavioural, emotion-focused and insight-oriented approaches. I view therapy from a systemic and trauma informed lens and I work with my clients to assist them in developing their goals for therapy and thereby tailor my approach to meet their needs.
One thing I wish more people knew about therapy is that is that therapy isn’t just for when you are in crisis, almost everyone can benefit from being proactive about problems or areas of their life they want to work on and improve and therapists can help with that!
What I love about working at the Mental Game Clinic is that this is a diversified talented pool of professionals and we can all collaborate and learn from each other to help everyone we talk to as best as possible