Do you feel a sense of emptiness and uncertainty? Do you feel alone, stuck, struggling with lack of purpose and fulfillment? Are you facing realities you cannot change? Do stress and anxiety complicate your well-being? Do you long for the taste of meaning and joy? Together we can explore all of these feelings and questions. Together we can look into your past, present, and future. Together we can uncover and nurture your resilience and inner strength. Together we can search for how your challenges can become the source of your transformations. I specialize in helping clients who are experiencing identity crisis, existential angst, trauma, divorce, resentment, anxiety, stress, despair, and all sources of discomfort. Each of us is indispensable and irreplaceable but we sometimes lose sight of this. Each of us has a human spirit with a wealth of resources from which we can draw. I practice psychodynamic psychotherapy informed by attachment theories, Jungian ideas, spirituality, and Viktor Frankl’s approach of “healing through meaning”. I too have been to the psychological underworld and battled the dragons of chaos. A path forward does exist. You can experience your life as an adventure. If you want to begin a journey towards self discovery, contact me today to schedule a consultation.

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My goal is to help you navigate life’s challenges through a nonjudgment and culturally sensitive approach. I am particularly interested in implementing cognitive behavioural techniques during my sessions. However, I recognize the importance of exploring other therapeutic modalities to suit each client’s needs.

I hope to build a strong and stable therapeutic alliance with you. This, essentially, is the foundation for progress and success. I am here to guide you toward your goals and will be patient, attentive, and understanding throughout your therapeutic journey.

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If you feel anxious, stressed, overwhelmed and feel that no one around you seems to understand, you are not alone. It can be very challenging to navigate day-to-day life while trying to make sense of this anxiety and stress. Many changes, including breaking up, divorce, job loss, and death of a loved one, can lead to feeling lost or stuck.

Trying to balance two cultures, where on one side are your family’s expectations and on the other are the Western world’s norms around dating, relationships, and work, can confuse identity and self-worth.

Let me help. I have experience working with clients, helping them navigate their feelings around stress, anxiety, relationships, and cultural differences using the psychodynamic approach. I use many techniques, including dream work, free associations, and CBT, to help you better understand yourself and gain control over your narrative.

As a South Asian, I also use a culturally responsive lens to promote healthy boundaries and self-care so that we can work together to explore our identity and self-worth.

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“Blending together Eastern and Western philosophies, Andrei believes that through developing one’s capacity for self-awareness, individuals can tap into their self-healing capabilities and restore their functionality and enjoyment of life.”

Offering sessions in Russian and English, Andrei believes everyone has an innate capacity to self-heal. Given the right environment, this capacity can be summoned to help process trauma and change. Andrei’s approach works as a mental toolbox by offering a supportive and safe space. Each client is provided with a unique set of tools to explore their capacity for self-awareness and to create strategies that can be used to restore functionality and motivation to live life to its fullest. Informed by his personal experiences of immigration, Andrei is passionate about culturally sensitive work and pays special attention to an individual’s unique life journey and personal growth experience.

Andrei’s areas of focus include any relational issues – be that the relationship the client has with themselves or with another person, or perhaps with their romantic or sexual partner; psychological and physical traumas – things that may hold one back from achieving their full potential, regardless if recent or from the past; and difficult life transitions and decisions – clients have described Andrei as a “personal sounding board” and as a “catalyst” for change. His past academic and professional experiences make him uniquely equipped to work with young professionals and individuals who are completing their education or launching their careers.

Having migrated through Eastern Europe, Israel, and Polynesia before finally settling in North America, Andrei employs a unique blend of the collectivistic, Eastern philosophy and family values, combining it with his Western education and training. While working with a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy foundation, Andrei uses traditional cognitive behavioural strategies in combination with elements of Narrative and Solution Focused Therapies.

He is particularly attentive to the session format, working on blending the more structured CBT interventions with a flexible, client-centred approach.

Modalities Used: • Culturally Responsive Therapy • Adlerian • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) • Narrative Therapy • Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) • Systems Theory/Family Systems • Existential • Relational • Strength Based Therapy • Person Centered • Biopsychosocial Areas of Practice (Demographics Served): • Relationship Issues • Overthinking • Self-Discipline • Codependency • Anxiety • Workplace Stress • Immigration Stress • Culture Shock • Trauma Counselling • Depression • Self-Esteem and Confidence

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