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Danelle Marilyn Smith
RP (Qualifying)
Low Cost Rate
$45.00
Spots Available
Sliding Scale
$65-$85
Spots Available
Standard Rate
$80
Spots Available
Currently Practicing
Online, Phone
Danelle Marilyn Smith
RP (Qualifying)

About…

About Me

Living the journey, but trained to support yours.

Many people seek therapy while navigating anxiety, grief, trauma, chronic illness, cancer, caregiving, burnout, relationship challenges, or major life transitions. These experiences can impact emotional well-being, identity, relationships, self-esteem, and day-to-day functioning, often leaving people feeling overwhelmed, isolated, emotionally exhausted, or unsure how to move forward.

I provide affordable, trauma-informed virtual therapy for individuals across Canada navigating cancer, chronic illness, caregiver stress, grief, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions. Therapy can be a space where you feel heard, supported, and less alone while processing difficult experiences, building coping strategies, and reconnecting with yourself.

Many of my clients are people who are used to being the strong one for everyone else. Therapy becomes a place where they can finally be supported, too.

My approach is person-centred, collaborative, and trauma-informed, integrating elements of CBT, narrative therapy, emotion regulation, meaning-making, and strengths-based approaches. Together, we may focus on understanding emotional patterns, managing overwhelm, processing grief or medical trauma, navigating difficult transitions, building boundaries, and strengthening coping skills.

Alongside my psychotherapy training through the Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MACP) program at Yorkville University, I also work as a Cancer Care Doula and bring more than 30 years of lived and professional experience supporting individuals and families through diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, caregiving, and loss. This experience deeply informs my work and understanding of the emotional impact of illness and life-changing events.

Clients often describe me as warm, grounded, compassionate, and easy to talk to. I believe therapy is not about “fixing” you, it is about creating a supportive space where you can feel understood, build resilience, and move forward with greater clarity and self-compassion.

If you are feeling overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, or trying to make sense of a difficult chapter in your life, you do not have to do it alone. Bit by bit and step by step, we are going to get through this. 

 

Telephone - 416-819-8380
Community Focus:
Children, Families, Men, Parents, Seniors, Women
Issues:
ADD/ADHD, Anger, Anxiety, Bipolar, Break-Ups, Chronic Illness, Codependence, Depression, Grief/Loss, OCD, Palliative Support, Self Esteem, Trauma
Modalities:
Art Therapy, Attachment Focused, CBT, DBT, Emotion Focused, Existential, Expressive Arts, Gestalt, Mindfulness, Narrative, Play Therapy, Solution Focused, Strengths Based, Trauma Informed
Other Languages Spoken:
English
* Available Virtually (Online) in Ontario
Phone:
416-819-8380

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