And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
― Anaïs Nin
Welcome! I’m Joanna Sulzycki (she/her).
I am a Toronto-based Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and psychotherapy student, serving residents of Ontario as of September 19, 2026. Feel free to reach out if you’d like to be notified when I open up bookings ($85/h—discount student rate) or if you have any questions!
My Approach
My approach is humanistic and existential, which means I see therapy as a space to better understand yourself, explore what matters most to you, and make choices that feel more authentic and meaningful. I do not see people as problems to be fixed, but as human beings shaped by relationships, life experiences, inner conflicts, and larger systems.
In practice, my style is warm, reflective, and collaborative, and I draw from a range of approaches depending on the person and what they need. I use many cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)-based interventions to help make sense of patterns in thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, though I am not a strict CBT purist. I tend to approach these tools fairly flexibly and collaboratively — and with some recognition that many people (myself included) do not always thrive with homework-based approaches. I especially value acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for its focus on psychological flexibility, examining relationships with our thoughts and emotions, and living in closer alignment with one’s values. I bring in dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) elements when helpful for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, grounding, and relationships. I also integrate psychodynamic, internal family systems (IFS)-informed, and systems-based ways of working, which means I pay attention to deeper patterns, free association, different parts of the self, family and relational dynamics, and the broader contexts that shape a person’s inner world. Overall, I aim for therapy to feel both thoughtful and practical: a space for insight, emotional depth, and meaningful change.
Supervision
As a student therapist and Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), I work under the guidance of a clinical supervisor, which means I regularly consult with her about my client work. She also has access to my charts as part of that process, helping to ensure continuity, accountability, and thoughtful care. To learn more about the person behind the scenes who helps me help you:
Talia Singer
Talia Singer is a registered psychotherapist, mental health nurse and art therapist, located in Toronto near Yonge & Eglinton or online anywhere in Ontario.
FAQ
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A free 15-minute virtual consultation gives us a chance to briefly connect before booking a first session. You can share a little about what is bringing you to therapy, ask any questions you may have, and get a feel for whether my approach seems like a good fit.
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The first session (i.e., intake) usually involves getting to know you, talking about what has prompted you to seek out psychotherapy, exploring your goals and health history. In cases with more complex histories, intake can take two sessions.
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At this time, I only see clients virtually via the Jane app. Please note that while we do the call over video, I do not use AI transcription or record any sessions—our time together is confidential.
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$85/h (no HST) per hour.
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Starting September 14th, 2026, you can book in any of the following ways:
By using any of the booking buttons on this site, which take you to the Acutoronto booking page.
By calling the administrator Lori at Acutoronto clinic - 416-486-5222.
By calling me direct - 647-250-7258. Please expect to leave a voicemail; I do callbacks once a week or so, usually on Saturdays and occasionally on weekday evenings.
By submitting a message through this website’s contact form.
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Some folks connect for just a few sessions to get quick solutions to manage an issue for the time being, like navigating difficult work situations or setting up boundaries to buy some time through a hard point in life. For that I use a more cognitive and solution-focused approach, still rooted in mindfulness.
Others are coming for deeper work, to gain insight on themselves and their lives. This work can take longer, a year or more, because we have our unconscious ways of being that can take some time and some (uncomfortable, at times) work to identify and process.
The ultimate hope and goal for many folks is that I support you in rediscovering parts of yourself and elements of life so that you don’t need me anymore for the same issue you came in with. :)
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Direct billing occurs when I submit direct to your insurer and you pay only the outstanding amounts that your insurer did not cover.
As a student, I cannot bill insurers directly. This means clients pay my supervising clinic directly, and they use the invoice they receive with my and my supervisor’s details to get reimbursed.
Best practice is to check directly with your insurer if a supervised Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) is covered, what your cap is per session as well as for the year, and if there are any other requirements you need to know about (i.e., do they need you to have a doctor referral, does it need to be submitted to them, etc.).
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I am completing my student practicum at Acutoronto Fertility and Wellness Centre. I also have a professional online presence through TO Therapy (i.e., here!), where clients can learn more about my areas of psychotherapy interest and the populations I hope to support. Client bookings and administrative matters are arranged through the clinic’s office manager Lori, and I’m grateful to be able to provide care within such a supportive and collaborative environment under the supervision of Dr. Talia Singer.
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An RP (Qualifying) is a designation granted by the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). It indicates that a practitioner has met the rigorous educational standards required to begin practicing psychotherapy in the province. Practitioners with this title are fully authorized to see clients, but they do so under the regular, ongoing guidance of an experienced clinical supervisor. This structure ensures that clients receive safe, highly effective, and ethically sound care while the RP (Qualifying) completes their final requirements for full, independent registration (such as accumulating specific clinical hours and passing the provincial licensing exam).
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Though registration as an RP (Qualifying) isn't required to see clients as a student, I applied for my designation early after substantially completing my Master's coursework and ethics training in a CRPO-approved program. Securing this status ahead of my practicum allowed my application to be processed promptly, letting me practice as a fully regulated health professional under clinical supervision while completing my degree.
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The College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) is the official government-designated regulatory body for psychotherapists in the province of Ontario, Canada.
Despite using the word "College," it is not an educational institution or school. Instead, it functions as a regulatory council (similar to the College of Physicians and Surgeons or the College of Nurses) established under the Psychotherapy Act, 2007 and the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991.
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The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) is a national professional body that ensures high national standards for clinical practice, ethics, and ongoing training.
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If you think you may pose a risk to yourself or others, you can call 911 for transport to hospital (police and EMS may attend).
988 is the suicide crisis line—you can also go to 988.ca for their online chat.
211 is the human services phone line for Canada. 211.ca is their website, where you can find a variety of resources local to you.
811 is the line to speak to a nurse, to see if you need to go to your local Emergency department in Ontario, or if you can wait until tomorrow to go to a walk-in.
Medimap.ca is a great tool to see the live wait-times at local walk-ins.
The province also has this landing page for additional resources: https://www.ontario.ca/page/find-mental-health-support
