Our Integrative Approach

At Expressive Minds Therapy, we provide trauma-informed care using a person-centred and strength-based approach. We serve young children, adolescents, parents, and individuals across the lifespan throughout Orillia, Simcoe County, and the Muskoka region.

Our philosophy is to treat the whole person — considering past and current experiences, inherent strengths, and aspirations for the future — with support customised to individual needs.

Our services are developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, and emotionally focused, grounded in attachment theory and neuroscience principles.

Therapeutic Services

• Play Therapy
• Expressive Arts Therapy
• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
• Somatic Therapy
• Talk Therapy

Areas of Focus

• Trauma and Developmental Trauma
• Anxiety & Depression
• Emotional Regulation and Behavioural Concerns
• Self-Esteem and Self-Identity
• Relational Difficulties and Parent-Child Interactions
• Grief and Loss
• Life Transitions
• Support for Neurodivergence (including ADHD & Autism)