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CHILD, TEEN, OR FAMILY THERAPY SESSIONS: Please book with Venus, Fiona, Raquel, Ramez, or Kate.
COUPLES SESSIONS: Please book with Fiona
SESSIONS TO ADDRESS EATING CONCERNS: Please book with Venus.
ART THERAPY SESSIONS: Please book with Raquel.
ACCELERATED RESOLUTION THERAPY SESSIONS: Please book a free consult call with Kate.
URGENT CONNECTION SESSIONS: Please book these sessions with Hana, Venus, Fiona, or Raquel. If you are needing a more urgent appointment, or an alternate appointment time, you can add yourself to our WAITLIST (pick a therapist, then scroll down and you’ll see a waitlist under the schedule), or you can reach out to us in the following ways:
Email: info@scarboroughpsychotherapy.ca
Call: 289-806-8981
If you’re having a mental health crisis, call 9-8-8, or connect with your local emergency services at 9-1-1
Please note - Kate is not accepting new clients at this time
Sarah Ateshin
Not sure where to start? Sarah is our intake coordinator. She can help you get connected with the clinician who would likely be the best fit. Book your free consult with her today!
Not sure where to start? Sarah is our intake coordinator. She can help you get connected with the... Read More
Venus Cheng BSW, MA, RSW
Services available in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin
With a Bachelor in Social Work and a Master’s in Psychology, and over 10 years of experience in psychotherapy, Venus brings both academic depth and extensive clinical experience to her work. Her background across hospital, community, and specialized settings has shaped a thoughtful, grounded, and compassionate approach to supporting young adults.
What can she help with?
Venus works with kids, teens, and adults who feel overwhelmed by their emotions, struggle to find their footing when feelings become intense or are unsure of who they are becoming. She supports people experiencing emotional dysregulation, anxiety, depression, OCD, eating disorders and body image concerns, often alongside life stress, identity exploration, relationship difficulties, questions of belonging, and struggles with self-worth.
Therapeutic Approach
Venus offers a steady, compassionate space for clients who may feel overwhelmed by the intensity of their emotions or unsure how to manage them. She understands emotional dysregulation not simply as something to eliminate, but as a signal that something important may be happening beneath the surface.
Her work focuses on building emotional awareness and regulation, distress tolerance, self-compassion, and a stronger sense of safety within oneself. For clients experiencing eating or body image concerns, this work also includes developing a safer and more trusting relationship with food, the body, and emotions.
Drawing from evidence-based approaches including DBT, CBT, ERP, FBT, and Emotion-Focused Family Therapy, Venus combines structure with curiosity and compassion. She helps clients better understand and regulate their emotions, build self-trust, and develop practical skills to navigate difficult moments with greater stability and self-compassion. Her approach is affirming, culturally responsive, and stigma-free.
Direct Billing Available:
Venus provides direct billing with Greenshield, WSIB, Sunlife, Telus, Canada Life, Manulife, Desjardins, and belairDirect
Specialized Trainings - Specialized Advanced Training For Mental Health Providers, Autism Ontario, 2023
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2 Day Cognitive Behavior Training, 2023
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2 Day Advanced Cognitive Behavior Training, 2023
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5 Day Comprehensive Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Training, 2023
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Family-Based Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa, 2023
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) For Eating Disorders: Level 2, 2024
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Professional Development Workshop: Emotion-Focused Family Therapy, 2024
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Diagnosis, Assessment And Treatment With Exposure And Response Prevention, 2024
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Family-Based Treatment Of Bulimia Nervosa, 2024
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Trauma- Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Clinical Training, 2025
Services available in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin With a Bachelor in Social Work and a Mast... Read More
Fiona Lee
(She/Her/Hers)
Fiona Lee, MDiv, RP (Qualifying), (she/her)
Fiona is a thoughtful and compassionate therapist who enjoys supporting youth, adults, and couples as they work toward feeling more connected, confident, and fulfilled in their lives and relationships.
With a background in community mental health, counselling, and preventative education, Fiona has experience working with people from diverse backgrounds, including immigrant families and those navigating cross-cultural relationships. She creates a warm, welcoming space where clients can feel understood, supported, and comfortable being themselves.
Fiona has a particular interest in working with individuals and couples to strengthen emotional connection, improve communication, and build healthy, meaningful relationships. She believes therapy can be a place to better understand yourself and your relationships while developing practical tools to create positive change.
What can she help with? Fiona supports individuals seeking to address concerns relating to symptoms of depression or anxiety, grief, life transitions, interpersonal relationships, neurodiversity, and the challenges of caregiving or supporting loved ones facing mental health challenges. She also walks with couples who are looking to strengthen their relationship, improve communication, or prepare for transitions such as marriage.
Therapeutic Approach Fiona takes a collaborative approach to therapy to support youth, adults, and couples navigating challenges and stressors. Her approach is based in attachment theory and she may utilize EFT, Relational Life Therapy, IFS, or integrate concepts and techniques from ACT or DBT depending on client needs. Fiona seeks to provide a safe and supportive space in which people can feel truly heard and understood. She guides clients to greater compassion and insight about themselves and helps them develop practical skills to address their circumstances with greater clarity and confidence.
Direct Billing Available: Fiona provides direct billing with Greenshield, Sunlife, Medavie / Blue Cross
Fiona Lee, MDiv, RP (Qualifying), (she/her) Fiona is a thoughtful and compassionate therapist wh... Read More
Raquel McNamee
(she/her/hers)
As an Art Therapist, Raquel works with clients ages 12 and up, specializing in support for people navigating neurodivergent experiences, including ADHD, Autism, and learning disabilities, as well as perinatal mental health.
If you’re navigating fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, or the transition to parenthood, Raquel offers compassionate, specialized support for the emotional changes that can come with this season of life. Whether you’re experiencing anxiety, intrusive thoughts, changes in identity, or simply don’t feel like yourself, you don’t have to navigate it alone. Raquel supports individuals through pregnancy, new parenthood, and postpartum, including those experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety challenges.
She helps clients build insight, resilience, and healthier connections through creative expression.
What is Art Therapy?
Art Therapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses art-making and creative expression to help individuals explore their experiences, process emotions, and share their stories, especially when words feel difficult to find. Through a combination of creative exploration and conversation, the art-making process becomes a meaningful way to gain insight, deepen self-understanding, and explore one’s inner world.
Rather than relying solely on direct questions, an Art Therapist may draw attention to themes, symbolism, colours, patterns, and the energy within the artwork to spark reflection and discussion. No artistic skill, training, or experience is required, just a willingness to show up and engage in the process.
What can she help with? As an Art Therapist, Raquel works with clients ages 12 and up, specializing in support for people navigating neurodivergent experiences, including ADHD, Autism, and learning disabilities, as well as perinatal mental health.
Through creative expression and an art therapy approach, Raquel helps clients build self-understanding, resilience, and healthier connections while creating space to explore their experiences in a supportive and non-judgmental environment.
Specialized Trainings: - Psychedelics and Art Therapy: Preparation and Integration - Kutenai Art Therapy Institute, 2024
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Emotion-Focused Therapy for Families (EFT-F) - Family Psychology Centre, 2026
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Emotion-Focused Therapy for Youth Neurodivergent-Informed (EFT-Y ND) - Family Psychology Centre, 2026
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CBT Essentials for Perinatal Mental Health - Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Trainings (CPMHT), 2026
Direct Billing Available:
Raquel provides direct billing with Greenshield and Sunlife
As an Art Therapist, Raquel works with clients ages 12 and up, specializing in support for people... Read More
Ramez Roman
(He/Him/His)
MDiv, RP (Qualifying)
Services available in English and Arabic
Ramez is a dedicated professional with over five years of experience supporting individuals and families navigate complex emotional and behavioral challenges. Ramez specializes in supporting youth and young adults aged 8 to 25 and their families, providing targeted guidance during these pivotal years to strengthen the family unit and facilitate a healthy transition into adulthood. While he maintains a primary focus on this developmental window, his expertise also extends to adults aged 25 and older, offering continuity of care for those navigating later life stages.
A central pillar of his work is helping clients master emotional regulation, specifically addressing the pervasive impacts of anxiety, depression, OCD, and ADHD. By providing the essential tools to manage these intense internal states, Ramez helps clients achieve mental stability and clarity. This support is particularly vital for those navigating high-risk behaviors, including self-harm, suicidal ideation, and aggressive outbursts, where he builds a safe environment to foster life-saving coping skills. He is experienced working with neurodivergence and various mental health challenges.
He integrates a blend of evidence-based therapies, including CBT, DBT, ERP, Solution-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing, to ensure every client receives comprehensive and personalized care.
Additionally, Ramez offers dedicated parenting coaching, empowering caregivers with practical, effective strategies to navigate the unique complexities of raising children and youth. By resolving deep-seated family conflicts and tailoring his approach to the unique needs of each individual and their family, Ramez empowers his clients to work-through their obstacles and achieve lasting well-being.
Direct Billing Available: Ramez provides direct billing with Greenshield and Sunlife
Services available in English and Arabic Ramez is a dedicated professional with over five years... Read More
Hana Varzandeh
(She/Her/Hers)
MSW RSW
Hana brings over 18 years of experience in social work, with a solid foundation in both community development and clinical mental health. She has held a variety of roles within hospital settings, including working as a crisis worker in emergency departments and as a member of a Mobile Crisis Team providing community-based support. For five years, Hana also served as a consultant to Police Services, contributing her expertise to their mobile crisis response program.
What can she help with?
Hana’s clinical and therapeutic work focuses on helping adults addressing concerns related to symptoms of depression, anxiety, ADHD, adjustment to life altering experiences such as the loss of a loved one, retirement, marriage, ending a relationship, caring for family members with disabilities/mental health challenges. She specializes in working with first-responders. She incorporates diverse modalities depending on the context of the session.
Therapeutic Approach
Hana views therapy as an opportunity to clear a foggy mirror—allowing individuals to see themselves with greater clarity, less judgment, and a deeper appreciation for their own strengths, abilities, and resilience. She believes that healing begins in a safe and supportive space, where people feel truly heard, validated, and understood. For Hana, meaningful therapeutic work happens when emotions are gently acknowledged and cared for, creating the conditions to explore, process, and grow.
Hana brings over 18 years of experience in social work, with a solid foundation in both communit... Read More
Kate Wong
(She/Her/Hers)
Kate specializes in helping children, youth, young adults, parents, and families to effectively address concerns related to symptoms of anxiety, OCD, depression, post-traumatic stress, parent-child conflict, suicidal ideation, self-harming behaviours, and other behavioural / relational challenges.
She considers the therapeutic process to be a collaborative and for a season of time. She typically draws upon a client’s interests and strengths while incorproating evidence-based practices from a range of therapeutic modalities depending on a client’s specific needs, situation, and hopes for therapy. This could include elements of body-based and relational approaches, CBT and DBT therapies, narrative therapy, and trauma-focused therapy.
Kate specializes in helping children, youth, young adults, parents, and families to effectively a... Read More
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