Kristy McGarva
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Kristy McGarva

Therapist / MSW, RSWshe/her/hers
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Kristy McGarva, MSW, RSW (she/her) is a Registered Social Worker who offers compassionate, trauma-informed counselling to individuals, couples, and families. Kristy brings a grounded, relational approach to therapy and is committed to creating a space where clients feel safe, respected, and genuinely understood.

Kristy has a particular focus on couples and family work, drawing on ongoing training in Couples and Family Therapy, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Couples and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Couples. She supports clients with parenting, work-life balance, and the mental and domestic load that often comes with managing a household and relationship. She also has a strong interest in anxiety, OCD and intrusive thoughts, phobias, grief, anger, men’s issues, and supporting people through perimenopause, menopause, postpartum, and perinatal wellness.

Kristy is deeply affirming of 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals and works comfortably with diverse relationship structures, including monogamous, polyamorous, and non-monogamous relationships. She offers sex-positive counselling and supports clients with concerns related to sexual communication, intimacy, desire discrepancies, sexual shame or stigma, sexual trauma, and sexual health and wellness across the lifespan, including fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and loss.

Offering Sessions in . . .
  • Individual Therapy
  • Sex Therapy
  • Virtual Therapy
  • Relationship Therapy
I’m the therapist for you if:
  • You’re looking for a compassionate, trauma-informed therapist who will meet you where you are and move at a pace that feels safe and supportive
  • You’re a couple looking for support with communication, conflict, intimacy, or reconnecting. Kristy draws on CBT and EFT for couples
  • You’ve experienced Infidelity/Betrayal. A safe space to process the pain of betrayal, rebuild trust, and figure out what comes next for you and your relationship
  • You’re navigating parenting, blended family dynamics, or the mental and domestic load of running a household and relationship
  • You’re dealing with anxiety, OCD or intrusive thoughts, phobias, grief and loss, anger, or major life transitions
  • You’re navigating perimenopause, menopause, postpartum, or perinatal wellness
  • You want support with relationship challenges, including infidelity, separation or divorce, premarital concerns, or non-monogamous relationships
  • You’re seeking sex-positive, affirming support around intimacy, desire differences, sexual communication, sexual shame or trauma, fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, or sexual health and wellness
  • You identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ or are exploring sexual orientation, gender, or identity and want an inclusive, non-judgmental space
  • You value a collaborative, strengths-based approach that draws from CBT, EFT, ACT, ERP, attachment-based, and mindfulness-informed therapies

Session Types: Individual Therapy, Sex Therapy, Relationship Therapy, Family Therapy, Virtual Therapy

Specialties: 2LSBTQIA+ Experiences (Generally), Abuse (Emotional, Mental, Financial, Physical or Sexual), Aging, Anger Management, Anxiety, Blended Families, Chronic Pain, Communication, Conflict Management and Resolution, Crisis Intervention, Death, Dying and End of Life, Depression, Emotional Regulation, Family and Interpersonal Relationships, Grief and Loss, Infidelity or Betrayal, Intrusive Thoughts, Life Transitions (e.g., school, career, marriage, divorce & separation, aging, death & dying, etc.), Managing Domestic and Mental Load, Monogamy, Marriage or Common Law, Masculinity & Men’s Health, Medical Trauma, Menopause and Perimenopause, Motivation, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Parenting and Caregiving, Phobias, Polyamourous, Open, Non-Monogamous Relationships, Postpartum, Pregnancy and/or Loss (“Miscarriage”), Premarital, Self-Injury, Separation and Divorce, Sexual Behaviours (Porn Consumptions and/or Spending, or Sexual Thoughts and Urges Undesired or Otherwise), Sexual Communication and Consent, Sexual Frequency or Differences in Desire, Intimacy and Exploring Pleasure, Sexual Health and Wellness, Sexual Orientation & Identities, Sexual Pain or Discomfort or Dysfunctions, Sexual Shame or Stigma, Sexual Trauma and Management, Stress Management, Suicidal Ideation and Thoughts, Systemic and Institutional Oppression, Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Symptoms, Work-Life Balance, Acute and chronic illness of yourself or a loved one, caregiver fatigue, self-esteem, emotional disconnection and healthcare worker stress.

Approaches: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment Based Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Couples & Relationship Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Grief Therapy, (In)fertility & PostPartum Counselling, Mindfulness, Narrative Therapy, Person-Centred & Humanistic Psychotherapy, Resilience & Strengths-Based Counselling, Sex Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma Informed Practice

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