Mindfulness, Attachment, and Compassion-focused focused therapy.
Trauma-informed, integrative approaches tailored to your unique mental health goals.
Hi, I’m Dr. Terra Dafoe
Hi there! I am a Clinical and Counselling Psychologist dedicated to helping people create meaningful, lasting change through psychotherapy. My work focuses on trauma, anxiety, perfectionism, parenting, relationship difficulties, and the ways our earliest experiences shape how we relate to ourselves and others.
My approach integrates attachment theory, cognitive behavioural therapy, trauma-informed care, and experiential therapies to create a collaborative and compassionate therapeutic process. Whether working in traditional psychotherapy or psychedelic-assisted treatment, my goal is to help clients develop greater self-understanding, emotional flexibility, and resilience so they can live more authentic and fulfilling lives.
Alongside my private practice, I provide psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy at Breakthrough Therapies in Toronto, where I guide clients through preparation, medicine sessions, and integration.
My services
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Psychotherapy
I offer therapy to individuals over the age of 18. These sessions are confidential in nature and often take place weekly or bi-weekly, at least for the initial few sessions. The duration, frequency, and focus of our work will be determined collaboratively during our initial session and can be modified over time.
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Supervision & Consultation
I offer supervision and consultation to members of other regulated health care colleges who are looking for support and training in professional development. These sessions focus on modifying and/or incorporating new psychological insights and/or diagnoses, as well as those looking to expand their knowledge of trauma-informed, mindfulness-based psychotherapy.
Safe, inclusive, and collaborative.
Together, we can support increased self-awareness and acceptance, as well as find new ways to relate to your inner experiences with curiosity, kindness, and compassion. I embrace diversity and work with individuals with varying cultural, spiritual, sexual, and gender identities.
Currently I am conducting sessions both in-person and virtually or by phone.
Get to know me
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Dr. Terra Dafoe, PhD
The clients I work with are diverse in both their backgrounds and presenting concerns. Many of the individuals I work with are having difficulty managing the demands of daily life. Sometimes a new baby, a demanding career, a difficult relationship, or past trauma. I often find myself supporting people experiencing the effects of stress, anxiety, depression and post-partum depression/anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship difficulties, as well as complex mental health concerns such as psychosis and bipolar disorder.