Change you can feel
Quality online counselling and psychotherapy for busy individuals and couples
Oakville Counselling
Welcome to Fresh Solutions Therapy
We are a practice of experienced, empathetic therapists in Oakville, and we’re so glad you’ve found us!
Life can be busy and stressful. If you’re feeling overwhelmed or like things are too much to handle on your own, you know it’s the right time to seek help.
We offer therapy for a variety of mental health challenges and needs. Some reasons clients come to us include:
Feeling underappreciated
Perfectionism
Depression
Anxiety
Relationship problems
Grief and loss
Trauma
Career issues and career changes
Burnout
Stress
We’re here to help you if you’re feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, or burned out. Whether it’s at work, in your relationship, or at home, we know you want to feel recognized and appreciated for your efforts.
Our Oakville counsellors work with a variety of people working through different mental health challenges. Some of our specialties include depression, anxiety, trauma, and relationship issues.
We get it. You work hard, you’re an overachiever, and you want to be acknowledged for your hard work. But maybe you’ve lost a bit of who you are by trying to please everyone else. It’s time to take the pressure off – you don’t always need to be the best!
Our counsellors can help you build skills to manage your feelings of overwhelm, stress, depression, and anxiety.
We’ll put you first during our work together, and we’ll help you learn how to put yourself first, too.
Who Our Oakville Therapists Treat
Our therapists in Oakville provide both individual and couples therapy. Most of our clients are professionals trying to balance career, relationships, and home life.
At Fresh Solutions Therapy, our team is both present- and future-oriented. We help you focus on the present without worrying about the past. Together we’ll create goals for the future. We’re also solution-focused and strengths-based, meaning you come first. Our Oakville counsellors don’t just treat the symptoms, we focus on the whole person.
We know you value education, hard work, going above and beyond for other people, family, wellness, success, achievement, and status. This means that you’re a hard-working person who often focuses on external pressures and values. We want to help you refocus your attention inward to take care of yourself. If this is you, we can help, and you’re not alone.
Our approach
We offer solution-focused therapy, a type of therapy that is goal-oriented. Instead of focusing on the problems, we look at solutions. It’s a collaborative process between you and your therapist. We’ll help you think about how you’ve effectively coped with problems in the past and ways you can implement those coping skills now.
In solution-focused therapy, we focus on how your life will be different, not on the problems you’re facing or your past challenges. We help you take control of your situation and look towards a brighter future.
Here are a few examples of questions we might ask you:
What changes do you need to make in order for your life to be the way you want it to be?
How do you get to where you want to be?
What goals can we make to get you the outcome you want?
If your problems were gone, what would your life look like?
Your therapist will ask you questions. Your answers to these questions will help you and your therapist identify your goals and dreams. What do you want your life to look like?
We encourage you to keep doing what’s working. We’ll remind you to pay attention to what you’ve achieved.
If you want to make real change happen, solution-focused therapy might be a good fit for you. We’ll ask you to truly commit to the therapeutic process. Growth only happens when you show up and do the work. And we’ll be with you to guide you through this process. You don’t have to solve everything by yourself!
Meet Our Team
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Jasia Nauthoa
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Individual & Couples Therapy
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Shanen Smith
Registered Psychotherapist
Individual Therapy
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Goran Kosanovic
Registered Psychotherapist
Individual & Couples Therapy
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Kurtis Robinson
Registered Psychotherapist
Individual Therapy
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Kelly Vick
Registered Psychotherapist
Individual & Couples Therapy
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Alex Vick
Clinic Manager
Hope = Support = CHANGE
What To Expect When You Work With Our Therapists In Oakville
We help you increase confidence and belief in yourself. We want you to know that there is hope. We’re here for you, but we’ll also push you to find your strengths and resources from within, rather than turning to the external world. We believe you have everything you need inside you, and we’re here to help pull those strengths and positive thoughts and behaviours out of you.
At Fresh Solutions Therapy, we don’t believe that therapy has to be a life sentence. Therapy lasts as long as it needs to. You leave when you and your therapist think you’re ready. Sometimes people come back, sometimes they don’t. Therapy doesn’t have to be scary. We’re working to change the face of therapy and erase the negative stigma around attending therapy and needing help.
You can expect us to hold space for you to explore what’s really going on. Our counsellors in Oakville are empathetic, compassionate, and truly care for your mental well-being.
If you’re ready to take the first step towards a brighter future, contact us to schedule a free consultation. We look forward to working with you as you grow and ultimately find peace.
You’ll love online counselling because..
It’s safe.
Online counselling has ZERO risk of COVID-19 infection. By meeting with your therapist online instead of in-person, you are reducing risk of infection for yourself and your family. You’re also helping to control the spread of infection within your community.
It’s accessible.
Fresh Solutions Therapy provides online counselling to people in need throughout Ontario. We help people who live in small communities and rural areas where there can be long waitlists for services, people who have mobility issues or lack reliable transportation, and parents who need to be at home with their children.
It’s convenient.
Online counselling takes place in the comfort of your own home or office. All you need is a smartphone, tablet, or computer, and a reliable internet connection. Seeing your therapist online means no travel time, no traffic, no parking hassles, no stressful rushing, and no worry of being late.
Our Online Counselling Specialties
Anxiety Therapy
Anxiety can feel all-consuming, but it doesn’t have to. Many people struggle with anxiety, and we’re here to help. Attending counselling in Oakville can provide you with coping skills to manage anxious thoughts and feelings.
Do you have racing thoughts?
Is your mind never quiet?
Do you have trouble sleeping or waking up in the middle of the night?
For people who deal with anxiety, it can feel like you’ll never find peace or relief. If you have anxiety or panic attacks, you might think they’ll never go away. Often people who experience anxiety get physically ill or feel tight in their chest or throat.
We can help you manage your anxiety by providing coping skills to put in your toolbox for when you need them.
Depression Therapy
You may be experiencing depression if you have a hard time feeling motivated, completing tasks, or getting work done on time. Depression can turn a person inwards and feel consumed by depressing thoughts and feelings.
An “invisible illness,” depression affects many people and presents itself in lots of different ways. If you’re feeling alone or like no one understands you, you may be depressed. Sometimes it feels like people don’t see you.
Everyday things can be challenging for people who struggle with depression. You may feel sad or down all or most of the time. It might feel like you’ll never be happy again.
Oakville counselling can help you manage your depression through solution-focused therapy. Together we’ll come up with coping skills to manage your depressed thoughts and feelings. Our therapists will help you find the right treatment for your depression and will never tell you to “just snap out of it.” We want to help you see that you are not your depression and that there is hope!
Trauma Therapy
If you’ve been through a traumatic experience, counselling in Oakville at Fresh Solutions Therapy could be the right place for you to work through your past traumatic experiences and find relief from the pain.
Sometimes people who’ve experienced trauma relive the experience(s) or dissociate as maladaptive coping skills. Often people who have gone through traumatic experiences feel misunderstood. If you have intrusive thoughts that won’t go away, despite all the distractions you put into place, therapy for trauma might be right for you.
It can be difficult to sort out the traumatic experience from your current reality. We can help you focus on the present and learn to live in the here and now, rather than be consumed by the past.
Couples Therapy
Our therapists in Oakville can help you and your partner if you’re struggling with your relationship. We provide quality couples therapy to help you manage anxiety and depression that can be caused by a difficult relationship.
If infidelity has occurred, we’re here to help you handle the pain and heal from the betrayal. If you’re feeling sad and depressed because you’ve lost the love, intimacy, or connection in your relationship, we’re here to help.
Fresh Solutions Therapy is here for you. Our experienced therapists are here to help you manage whatever relationship issues bring you and your partner to therapy.
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
— Winston Churchill
