Hamilton

Counselling in Hamilton

Warm, evidence-based counselling in Hamilton: in person or securely online. Reach out and we'll match you with a therapist who fits.

A therapy room at the Hamilton office, with a sofa, a leather armchair and a side table
  • Free on-site parking
  • Wheelchair accessible

Finding the Hamilton office

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You'll find us at 565 Sanatorium Rd., Unit 203, Hamilton, ON L9C 7N4, the Sir William Osler Health Institute Building, with free on-site parking.

If it's your first visit, give yourself a couple of extra minutes to settle in.

From Burlington: take Highway 403 west towards Hamilton, then exit 64 onto the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway (the LINC). Take the first exit, Golf Links Rd./Mohawk Rd., and turn left onto Mohawk Rd. W. Turn left onto Rice Ave., which becomes Sanatorium Rd. at the three-way stop. 565 Sanatorium is 300 metres along on the left.

From Brantford: take Highway 403 east towards Hamilton, then exit 64 onto the LINC. Take the first exit, Golf Links Rd./Mohawk Rd., and turn left onto Mohawk Rd. W. Turn left onto Rice Ave., which becomes Sanatorium Rd. at the three-way stop. 565 Sanatorium is 300 metres along on the left.

From Niagara: take the QEW towards Toronto and exit onto the Red Hill Valley Parkway south (exit 88/89, towards the airport). It becomes the LINC westbound. Take the Garth St. exit, turn right onto Garth St., left onto Mohawk Rd. W., then right onto Rice Ave., which becomes Sanatorium Rd. at the three-way stop. 565 Sanatorium is 300 metres along on the left.

Office hours
Monday
12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Tuesday
12:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Thursday
9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Friday
5:15 pm – 8:15 pm
What we offer here

Support available in Hamilton

Adult Issues 13 services
  • Anxiety
  • Men’s Issues
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Anger Management
  • Eating Disorders
  • Spirituality
  • Trauma
  • Christian Perspective
  • Abuse
  • Life Coaching
  • Women’s Issues
Couples & Family 10 services
  • Marriage / Couples
  • Affair Recovery
  • Sex & Intimacy
  • Love Restore
  • Communication
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Emotional Unavailability
  • Separation & Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Toxic Relationships
Kids & Adolescents 14 services
  • Parenting
  • Blended Families
  • Teen Issues
  • Children & Divorce
  • Children & Attachment
  • Parenting Attachment
  • Modern Parenting
  • Children & Sexualized Behaviour
  • Sensory Processing Disorder
  • Behavioural Issues
  • ADHD
  • Anxiety in Children
  • Anger Counselling for Teens
  • Teen & Divorce

Inside the office

The Bayridge Counselling Centre sign on the brick front of the Hamilton office buildingThe bright, plant-lined atrium hallway outside the Hamilton officeThe children's room at the Hamilton office, with a play mat, toy shelves and a small chair
In their own words

Life in Hamilton

Compromised mental health is not an option for anyone who desires to thrive and not just survive. We all face situations and seasons where our cognitive function, mood, and concentration become compromised by conflicted relationships, decisions, and issues. Stress is a slow killer of self-esteem, executive functioning, healthy relationships, and career success. Signs of depression and anxiety vulnerabilities can often be traced back to childhood and adolescence.

While we all experience stress (some is actually good for us), negative stress needs to be acknowledged and respected. For over a century, people have turned to talk therapy to work through the issues they internalize or have never fully processed.

At Bayridge we have created a team of psychologists, social workers, adolescent specialists, relational experts and mental health professionals who can help bring you back to your old self. We understand how challenging it can be. We have walked alongside many people who were struggling with issues just like yours. I know it has been hard. You don’t have to do this alone.

Why don’t you give us a call? We want to help.

Areas of Practice

  • Couples/Marriage
  • Adolescents
  • Mental Health
  • Self-Harm
  • Stress/Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Bipolar
  • Anger Management
  • Child Abuse
  • Trauma
  • Grief and Loss
  • Addictions
  • Porn Addictions
  • Immigration Adjustment
  • Special Needs
  • Developmental Disorders

The Benefits of Family Counselling in Hamilton

While most of us dream of providing our children with a simple yet positive childhood, the reality is that for many families this is much harder than they ever dreamed possible. If this sounds like you, you may well benefit from family counselling at our counselling centre in Hamilton. You may have pictured a perfect family, a perfect house and a white picket fence; if your reality includes chaos and arguments instead, our counselling services can help.

If there is unresolved tension in your home that leads to repeated fights and arguments, there is help that can reopen the lines of communication between you and your family and create the home atmosphere you have only dreamed of until now.

No Shame

There is no reason to feel embarrassed about needing the services of the qualified staff at our professional counselling centre in Hamilton. In fact, you are making a brave choice to better your family relationships, and you should be proud of taking that step. Whether a life event has triggered problems in your home (a new baby, a death in the family, teen struggles, a recent move or a job change), we are here to help you work through these difficult life changes and help everyone in your family adjust in a healthy way.

We believe that choosing to seek help at our counselling clinic in Hamilton is a sign of strength, not a sign of weakness. If your family’s problems have gotten too big to handle yourself, having a trained counsellor listen and evaluate your family situation is a great way to receive unbiased feedback. Learning how to communicate with one another so that everyone feels their opinion is validated helps strengthen family relationships and brings peace to your home.

The Importance of Communication

Change may be one of the only things you can count on in life, yet children and adults alike do not always cope with it well, and that can lead to problems within the home. Our staff at our counselling clinic in Hamilton will teach you and your family how to stay flexible, so you can adapt to life’s changes without taking your stress out on one another.

The Hamilton team

Some of the faces at our Hamilton office

Cathy Penny

Registered Social Worker

BA, BSW, MSW, RRP, RSW

Couples, Families, Individuals

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Lauryn Bruzzese

Registered Psychotherapist

BA (Hons), MACP, RP

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Michelle Pennells

Counsellor and Art Therapist

HBA, DTATI (Thesis Pending)

Families, Individuals

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Nkiru Agusiobo

Registered Psychotherapist

MACP, RP

Couples, Families, Individuals

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Anita McCann

Counsellor

CSW, CCP, CPC, GPP, BCC

Couples, Families, Individuals

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Catherine Read-Wilson

Registered Psychotherapist

MACP

Individuals

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Rev. Chad Tomlinson

Registered Psychotherapist

MTS, MEd, MA, OCT, RP

Couples, Families, Individuals

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Cheryl Harris Taylor

Registered Social Worker

BSW, MSW, RSW

Families

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Dennis Curley

Registered Psychotherapist

RTA, ThM, RP

Couples, Individuals

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Dr. Dillon Browne

Registered Psychologist

PhD, C.Psych.

Families, Individuals

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Eirini Ververi

Registered Social Worker

SSW, BSW, MSW, RSW

Individuals

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Elena Mikhaylova

Registered Psychotherapist

PhD, RP

Couples, Families, Individuals

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Emma DeRaaf

Registered Psychotherapist

BA, MACP, RP

Individuals

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Gretchen Savery

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

MA, BA, RP (Qualifying)

Families, Individuals

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Hilary Lupton

Registered Social Worker

MSW, RSW

Couples, Individuals

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Jeff Dieters

Registered Psychotherapist

MA, RP

Couples, Individuals

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Jonathan Christink

Registered Psychotherapist

BA, BEd, MEd

Couples, Individuals

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Joselin Lai

Registered Social Worker

RSW, MSW

Couples, Families, Individuals

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Jovan Poposki

Psychometrist

MSc

Families, Individuals

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Karen Burrell

Registered Social Worker

BA, MSW, RSW

Individuals

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Karen Pitt

Registered Psychotherapist

RP, MA, MDiv

Couples, Families, Individuals

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Karene Martin Russell

Registered Social Worker

BSW, MSW, RSW

Families, Individuals

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Laurie Erb

Registered Psychotherapist

MST, RP

Individuals

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Liesel Aranyosi

Registered Psychotherapist

Couples, Families, Individuals

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Lisa Bynoe-Stevens

Registered Psychotherapist

BASc, MDiv, CSFT, RP

Couples, Families, Individuals

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Lisa Palmieri

Registered Social Worker

MSW, RSW

Families, Individuals

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Mark Isajiw

Registered Social Worker

MSW, RSW, LICSW

Couples, Families, Individuals

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Mark Laing

Registered Psychotherapist

BA

Couples, Individuals

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Melanie Franklin

Registered Psychotherapist

RP, CCC

Couples, Families, Individuals

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Michael Dawson

Registered Social Service Worker

BSc, RSSW

Families, Individuals

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Michelle Hodgson

Registered Social Worker

SSW, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW

Couples, Families, Individuals

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Nicole Callander

Registered Social Service Worker

RSSW

Families, Individuals

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Pat Allen

Registered Social Worker

RN, CPMHN(C), RSW

Families, Individuals, Couples

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Priya Prince

Registered Psychotherapist

MA, RP

Families, Individuals

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Ramneet Lotay

Registered Social Worker

MSW, RSW

Individuals

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Reeti Chopra

Registered Social Worker

MSW, RSW

Couples, Individuals, Families

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Renee Ledford

Registered Social Service Worker

SSW, RSSW

Individuals

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Sanam Rezaei

Registered Social Worker

BSW, MSW, RSW

Individuals

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Sera Kazmi

Registered Social Worker

MSW, RSW, MBA

Families, Individuals

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Dr. Sharon Verniero

Registered Psychologist

PhD, C.Psych.

Families, Individuals

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Thiviyan Sithganesan

Registered Social Worker

MSW, RSW

Individuals, Couples, Families

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Veesta Mavandadi

Registered Psychological Associate

MA, BSc, C.Psych.Assoc.

Individuals, Families

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Dr. Zafire Fierro

Registered Psychologist

PhD, C.Psych.

Individuals

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Fees & coverage

Care you can lean on

Sessions with our registered therapists are covered by most extended health and workplace benefit plans. Not sure what yours includes? We're happy to help you check before you book.

Sessions start at $90 and vary by therapist. Not sure where to begin? Our Intake Specialists can talk through fees, coverage, and which therapist fits what you are facing. Call (905) 297-5317 during business hours.

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Online across Ontario and Alberta

If Hamilton isn't convenient, or you simply prefer it, every one of our therapists offers secure online sessions: the same care, from wherever you are.

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When the phones are answered

Monday & Wednesday
8:30 am – 6:00 pm
Tuesday & Thursday
8:30 am – 7:00 pm
Friday
8:30 am – 5:30 pm
Saturday
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Sunday
Closed