Virtual therapy for clients worldwide.
Serving Ontario & British Columbia (Canada), Australia, and England (UK)
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INTEGRATIVE CLINIC
AVAIYA
Integrative, trauma-informed therapy for individuals and couples.
THERAPY GROUNDED IN CLINICAL INTEGRITY,
RELATIONAL DEPTH, AND WHOLE-PERSON CARE.
Avaiya Integrative Clinic provides psychotherapy and counselling that meets you where you are — supporting individuals and couples through life’s challenges
with compassion, warmth and evidence-informed practices.
Our approach honours your relationships, nervous system, and lived experience
while helping you feel understood, supported, and empowered as you
work toward meaningful change.
Our Services
Individual Counselling Integrative talk therapy for emotional regulation, insight, and personal growth. Sessions are offered as 50 or 80 minute virtual sessions.
Couples Counselling Relational therapy focused on attachment patterns, communication, and rebuilding safety and understanding between partners. Sessions are offered as 50 or 80 minute virtual sessions.
Event Speaking Our practice director Desirée Britton offers evidence-informed talks on mental health, relationships, nervous system regulation, and wellbeing for organisations, podcasts and communities.
Group Workshops Interactive, psychoeducational workshops designed to build practical insight in group settings. Offered in house virtually, and by request for communities and organisations.
Areas of Focus
Trauma Processing Do you feel stuck in patterns that no longer make sense, or find yourself reliving past hurts in your body, relationships, or emotions? We support people working through both big and everyday experiences of trauma at a pace that feels safe and manageable.
PTSD & Complex PTSD (C-PTSD) Do you feel on edge, overwhelmed by memories, or like your nervous system never really settles? Therapy can help you slowly make sense of these experiences, reduce their hold on your life, and build capacity for safety and presence.
Relationships & Attachment Are you tired of repeating the same relationship challenges — whether with partners, family, or friends? We help you understand your relational patterns and build connection, trust, and healthier boundaries.
Anxiety & Chronic Stress Do worry, racing thoughts, physical tension, or stress feel like they’ve taken over parts of your life? We support people in calming overwhelm, understanding their triggers, and learning what truly helps their nervous system settle.
First Responders & Frontline Professionals Support for those working in high-stress, high-responsibility roles who may carry cumulative stress, trauma exposure, emotional exhaustion, or difficulty switching off. Therapy offers a confidential space to process experiences, restore nervous system balance, and build sustainable ways of coping.
Everyday Challenges We Work With
Depression & Emotional Numbness Do you feel weighed down by low mood or a sense of heaviness that makes it hard to feel joy, interest, or connection? We work with people like you to explore what’s keeping you stuck and gently open space for meaning and engagement.
ADHD & Attention Difficulties Are you struggling with focus, impulsivity, distractibility, or feeling misunderstood by others? We provide support that honours your experience, helps you understand your patterns, and builds strategies that actually fit you.
Life Transitions & Direction Are you in a period of change — questioning who you are, what you want, or what’s next — and feeling uncertain or stuck? Therapy can help you clarify your values and direction while tending to the fears that come with change.
Perfectionism & People-Pleasing Do you feel like nothing you do is ever “enough,” or that you sacrifice your own needs to keep others comfortable? We help you explore those inner rules and begin to live with more self‑respect and freedom.
Boundaries & Self-Advocacy Do you find it hard to say “no,” speak up for yourself, or protect your time and energy? Therapy can help you discover what you need and how to get it without fear or overwhelm.
Grief & Loss Are you navigating a significant loss — of a person, role, identity, or way of life — and feeling stuck, numb, or raw? We support people in sitting with grief in a grounded, respectful, and non‑judgmental way.
THERAPEUTIC MODELS AND APPROACHES
At Avaiya Integrative Clinic, therapy is collaborative and tailored to you.
Rather than applying a single model, we draw from a range of evidence-based and relational approaches, choosing what best supports your goals, values, and capacity.
Integrative Psychotherapy Your therapy is shaped around you — combining different approaches thoughtfully rather than relying on one fixed method.
Trauma-Informed Therapy We work with an understanding of how trauma affects the nervous system, relationships, and sense of self, prioritising safety, pacing, and choice.
Attachment Based and EFT (Emotion-Focused Therapy) We explore how emotions and attachment needs shape your experiences, helping you build greater emotional awareness, connection, and security.
Gottman-Informed Couples Therapy When working with couples, we draw from Gottman-informed principles to support communication, emotional attunement, and relational stability.
Relational & Psychodynamic Therapy Exploration of unconscious patterns, relational dynamics, and emotional meaning across time.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) ACT-informed work supports you in relating differently to difficult thoughts and emotions, clarifying your values, and moving toward a life that feels meaningful.
CBT- and DBT-Informed Strategies Practical tools for coping, emotional regulation, and behavioural change, used selectively and collaboratively.
Culturally Sensitive & Gender-Affirming Care We are attentive to how culture, identity, gender, sexuality, and lived context shape experience, and therapy is offered in a respectful, affirming manner.
Person-Centered & Humanistic Approaches Therapy is grounded in respect, empathy, and collaboration, with your lived experience guiding the process.
Skills & Strengths-Based Support We focus on building practical coping skills while also identifying and strengthening what is already working within you.
Mindfulness-Based Approaches Mindfulness practices may be integrated to support emotional regulation, present-moment awareness, and self-compassion.
Neuro-Affirming Care We work from a neuro-affirming perspective that recognises neurodiversity as a natural variation of human experience. Therapy supports understanding your nervous system, honouring your strengths, and developing strategies that fit how you think, feel, and process the world — without pathologising difference.
HEALING BEINGS WHERE SAFETY IS FELT.
