Online Counselling
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Online Counselling support from the comfort of your home. We are pleased to announce the launch of online counselling for your fertility, prenatal and postnatal journey. We are committed to offering accessible solutions so you may continue to receive support for your emotional and mental wellbeing. You have the flexibility to choose between in-clinic and online counselling sessions, or enjoy a combination that best suits your schedule.
Secure and privacy-compliant online sessions in the comfort of your home. Yoga Mamas' virtual wellness appointments are built within a secure infrastructure and are designed from the ground up to be secure. All data is encrypted in transit, and nothing is ever recorded or stored. |
Free Online Guided Meditation with Counsellor Lisha Cash
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Join us online with Yoga Mama's Counsellor Lisha Cash.
We all lead very busy lives, and sometimes it is difficult to slow down, soften our breath and relax. Many of us know, getting an adequate amount of sleep is vital for our mental health. However, it is not always easy to do. Even on our most tiring days, we can sometimes find ourselves laying in bed, with a million different thoughts swirling through our mind and making it next to impossible to fall asleep. One of the ways to combat this cycle is to integrate some relaxed breathing and meditation into your bedtime routine. With September being a busy month for many, we felt this would be a great time to practice a meditation to help us slow down, while calming our minds and bodies, in the hopes of easing into a more restful and fulfilling sleep. We hope you can join us in this relaxing meditation, which will hopefully help you to feel more rested and recharged. |
All Yoga Mamas online and in-clinic counselling sessions are performed by an MSW (Master of Social Work) accredited practitioner and psychotherapist, and may be eligible for coverage under your health care benefits.
Please be advised that your OASW member policy FULLY INSURES ONLINE SERVICES much as it would services provided in person or over the phone. Furthermore it insures services offered to those outside of Ontario and Canada, as long as those individuals/clients are Canadian Residents temporarily abroad.
Please be advised that your OASW member policy FULLY INSURES ONLINE SERVICES much as it would services provided in person or over the phone. Furthermore it insures services offered to those outside of Ontario and Canada, as long as those individuals/clients are Canadian Residents temporarily abroad.
About Virtual Counselling Appointments
- We offer online counselling throughout the province of Ontario.
- You may choose to combine in-clinic and online counselling sessions.
- Your privacy is important to us. We use encrypted software to keep your counselling sessions confidential.
- Your online counselling sessions can be done though video or via phone.
- You can also connect to your online counselling session via a tablet or smart phone.
- You can schedule your online counselling sessions with the same ease and convenience that you schedule your in-clinic sessions.
Why You Should Make A Virtual Counselling Appointment
𝓟𝓻𝓮𝓰𝓷𝓪𝓷𝓬𝔂
Some of things we talk about with prenatal mamas include worries and fears, common themes around birthing and labour and what that process might look like with special consideration focused on recent changes to birthing support. Transitions from work life to mom life, relationships with a partner, and anything that can feel overwhelming on your journey in pregnancy.
𝓟𝓸𝓼𝓽𝓹𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓾𝓶
Some of things we talk about with postpartum mamas include new life as a mom, adjusting from work life to maternity leave, fears and anxiety, intrusive thoughts, external circumstances impacting your overall well-being as well as anything going on in relationships and new dynamics.
𝓕𝓮𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔂
With fertility clients we talk about all of the things that come with a fertility journey including worries and fears, hopes and expectations and the emotions associated with the current health climate impacting fertility treatments.
Some of things we talk about with prenatal mamas include worries and fears, common themes around birthing and labour and what that process might look like with special consideration focused on recent changes to birthing support. Transitions from work life to mom life, relationships with a partner, and anything that can feel overwhelming on your journey in pregnancy.
𝓟𝓸𝓼𝓽𝓹𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓾𝓶
Some of things we talk about with postpartum mamas include new life as a mom, adjusting from work life to maternity leave, fears and anxiety, intrusive thoughts, external circumstances impacting your overall well-being as well as anything going on in relationships and new dynamics.
𝓕𝓮𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔂
With fertility clients we talk about all of the things that come with a fertility journey including worries and fears, hopes and expectations and the emotions associated with the current health climate impacting fertility treatments.
Upcoming Online Counselling Workshops
MEET YOUR COUNSELLOR
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Lisha Cash, MSW, RSW:
Social Worker, Psychotherapist Lisha is a counsellor and psychotherapist in Toronto. She completed her Master of Social Work at the University of Toronto, with a specialization in children and families. Lisha has a special interest in working with women as they navigate life and role transitions, specifically in the areas of pregnancy, motherhood, co-parenting, fertility, and loss. Lisha’s approach focuses on building a therapeutic relationship that encompasses trust and respect, while creating an environment that is safe for clients to explore the most sensitive areas of their lives. Working together with her clients, Lisha helps to identify their strengths and abilities, while helping empower clients to harness these in order to overcome obstacles in their lives. Each person is unique, therefore, Lisha utilizes a trauma-informed, eclectic approach to counselling, drawing from various theoretical orientations based on the client’s needs and presenting issues. These may include, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness-based practice, and Solution-Focused frameworks. Lisha has received perinatal mood and anxiety disorders training by Postpartum Support International, which focused on the components of care surrounding pre and postnatal depression and anxiety, with advanced training in psychotherapy. Lisha’s passion for this work was further ignited when she became a mama herself in 2018. |
OUR ONLINE COUNSELLING SERVICES
Supporting your fertility journey
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Supporting your prenatal journey
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Supporting your postnatal journey
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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
Book your online counselling appointment via our website 24/7, or by contacting our client service team. Once your appointment is scheduled, you will receive an automated confirmation email. Prior to your appointment your counsellor will send you an online appointment link. Simply click the link, review the privacy policy and meet with your counsellor at the scheduled time.
Your Initial Therapy Session
During your first online counselling appointment, we will focus on creating a comfortable and safe online experience for you to share and talk about what has brought you to therapy. First sessions can move slowly, as we build trust and begin our therapeutic relationship together.
I will support you if you are not sure where to start or what to talk about – this is common in therapy. We will begin to get a sense of what therapy will look like for you as we move through the session. Ideally, you will leave the first session with either increased clarity about what you have been feeling or with a specific strategy to practice in your daily life.
Your Initial Therapy Session
During your first online counselling appointment, we will focus on creating a comfortable and safe online experience for you to share and talk about what has brought you to therapy. First sessions can move slowly, as we build trust and begin our therapeutic relationship together.
I will support you if you are not sure where to start or what to talk about – this is common in therapy. We will begin to get a sense of what therapy will look like for you as we move through the session. Ideally, you will leave the first session with either increased clarity about what you have been feeling or with a specific strategy to practice in your daily life.
Your On-Going Therapy Work
Therapy work is highly individual. Sessions tend to unfold naturally, as we move toward your goals/needs. Some things we may work on include: connecting to and naming emotions, processing emotions in healthy ways, building trust with yourself, learning how to create boundaries or navigate certain relationships in your life, learning how to feel greater intimacy in your relationships, understanding the impact of different experiences you’ve had, identifying the role of anxiety and/or depression in your life, understanding and feeling grief or anger, supporting you to feel more understanding (and thus more control) of your mind and body.
My approach is relationship-focused, gentle, and creative. I use evidence-based modalities to help us in the work:
Therapy work is highly individual. Sessions tend to unfold naturally, as we move toward your goals/needs. Some things we may work on include: connecting to and naming emotions, processing emotions in healthy ways, building trust with yourself, learning how to create boundaries or navigate certain relationships in your life, learning how to feel greater intimacy in your relationships, understanding the impact of different experiences you’ve had, identifying the role of anxiety and/or depression in your life, understanding and feeling grief or anger, supporting you to feel more understanding (and thus more control) of your mind and body.
My approach is relationship-focused, gentle, and creative. I use evidence-based modalities to help us in the work:
- Emotion-Focused Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Relational Therapy
- Somatic Psychology
- CBT and DBT tools
- Mindfulness
