It's Complicated

Nikolai Pavlov

Counsellor

Available for new clients

I specialise in:

At a glance
Toronto, CanadaAvailable online only

About me

My professional journey started in Russia where I was trained as a nurse and later mental health professional. In 2017, we moved to Canada where I had to start from scratch and establish my private practice in Toronto. Working in such a multicultural city with many immigrants enriched my professional and personal experience and helped me to see the world from multiple perspectives which my clients are generously sharing with me.

I speak:

EnglishRussian

Location:

Ordnance Street 11, M6K 0H4 Toronto, Canada

Approach

Treatment Approaches
ACT: Acceptance and Commitment TherapyRecommended for those who want to stop fighting negative thoughts and learn how to live with more acceptance and focus on what really matters in life.
CBT: Cognitive behavioral therapyRecommended for those looking for practical support and accountability to change unhelpful thinking and behaviors.
Integrative therapy Recommended for those who prefer a flexible approach that combines different therapies to meet their unique needs.
During my career, I was trained in a variety of approaches, but Mentalization-based treatment is at the core of my heart and practice. Even though I'm using strictly manualized treatment like Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD when it's necessary, most of the time, therapy with me is a creative space and open dialogue aims to improve mentalizing - the process through which we make sense of each other and ourselves, implicitly and explicitly, in terms of subjective states and mental processes.

Services

Individual Session

US$111 1 hr Online

Insurances

Private Pay
At a glance
Toronto, CanadaAvailable online only

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