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At Heart of Joy Psychotherapy and Counselling Services, clients find a space that balances honesty with compassion and a place where growth begins not in comfort, but in courage.

Ebru (she/her/hers), MA, RP, is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). She is also an associate member of the Association of Sex Therapy in Ontario. She works with individuals and couples navigating desire differences, sexual self-confidence, sexual self-esteem, anxiety, perfectionism, trauma, relationship challenges, major life transitions, career crossroads, and the echoes of early adversity. Her work also supports new parents as they move through the profound transformations of identity and connection that accompany early parenthood.

Her approach is integrative, drawing from psychodynamic, narrative, mindfulness-based cognitive behavioural therapy (MBCBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and somatic frameworks. She also integrates insights from Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFiT) and Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT), bringing a trauma-informed lens to every session.

Clients who work with Ebru often describe her as candid, transparent, and gently challenging. She doesn’t sugar-coat truths but helps clients face them with compassion. In her view, discomfort and kindness are not opposites but partners and both necessary for transformation. Her work invites clients to confront self-sabotaging patterns, build emotional resilience, and move toward radical self-acceptance.

Ebru's background as a 200-hour certified yoga teacher deepens her awareness of the mind-body connection. She integrates somatic principles to help clients reconnect with their physical selves, regulate emotion, and cultivate presence.

At Heart of Joy Psychotherapy and Counselling Services, therapy is not about perfection and it’s about wholeness. It’s about learning to meet yourself honestly, live with intention, and love without pretence.

Education & Trainings & Certifications

Certified 200 Hour Yoga Teacher
Kinsey Institute's Human Sexuality Intensive
Certified in Complex Trauma (CCTP I and CCTP II)
Psychological Treatment of OCD – Best Practices and Recent Advances
Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFiT)
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT)
Certified ADHD Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP): Strength-based Interventions to Thrive with ADHD from Childhood to Adulthood
ADHD, Relationships, and Sex
ADHD Overcome the Over/Under-Functioner Dynamic
ADHD at Work
Time Management & Executive Functioning Strategies for Adults with ADHD
CBT Strategies for ADHD