Jessie Bhatia

• Trauma, anxiety or depression keep hijacking your day even though you know “everything is fine on paper.”
• You would like evidence-based strategies with just enough humour to keep the process human.
• Perfectionism, people-pleasing or impostor feelings are blocking your confidence at work or home.
• Major life changes, career pivots, medical challenges, grief, identity shifts, have left you feeling unmoored.
• You value a therapist who will both listen deeply and challenge you, so sessions feel like forward motion, not a weekly replay.

Session Types: Individual Therapy and Virtual Therapy

Clinical Specialities: Trauma and PTSD | Anxiety and Panic | Depression and Mood | Self-Esteem and Body Acceptance | Life and Career Transitions | Relationship and Family Stress | Work-Life Balance

Approaches: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Psychodynamic Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) and Attachment-Based frameworks, Internal Family Systems-informed parts work, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused strategies

Jessie selects the right tool for each moment rather than forcing the moment to fit the tool.

An honours Bachelor in Life Sciences from McMaster first took Jessie into medical clinical rotations in Chicago, where she realized that the conversations behind the symptoms lit her up more than the stethoscope. She pivoted, earning her Master of Psychology at Adler School of Professional Psychology and registering with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario.

Today she integrates that medical lens with advanced EMDR training to deliver trauma-informed, whole-person care. Clients often say sessions feel equal parts safe and energizing—like a workout for the nervous system that ends in calm, not exhaustion.

Outside the office you might catch Jessie spiking a volleyball, finding her rhythm in salsa class or hunting Toronto’s best espresso—reminders that play and movement are therapy too.

Many extended-health plans reimburse sessions with a Registered Psychotherapist, and virtual appointments mean distance never stands between you and support.