4.0 Mental health specializations
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5.0 Therapy techniques
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Thiviyan Sithganesan
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He/Him/His
)
Practice Full: Waitlist
Toronto, ON
Online + In-Person
Online Only
In-Person Only
Accepting New Clients
$
180
Offers Sliding Scale
Thiviyan offers a unique perspective on anxiety, viewing it as a positive sign of care. He encourages exploring anxiety to understand and overcome it. Using the metaphor of carrying bricks to represent anxiety's weight, he suggests therapy and life changes can alleviate this burden. Thiviyan emphasizes the importance of trying new things for growth and advocates for proactive mental health care.
Specialties & common subjects
Anxiety
Depression
Mindfulness
Relationships
Trauma
BIPOC
Common subjects
Anger Management
Anxiety and Stress Management Skills
Cultural Challenges
Depression Coping Skills
Infidelity
Navigating Challenging Relationships
Productivity
Relationship Anxiety
Social Anxiety
Trauma Processing
Rates & insurance
Individuals
$
180
Couples
$
180
Sliding Scale
Yes
No
Insurance
Coverage depends on the insurance plan. Check with your provider to see if your plan covers one of the designations listed below.
Registered Social Worker
Locations served
Offers online therapy in:
Ontario
In-person:
Toronto, ON
More information
Modalities
Mindfulness
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Anti-Opressive Practice
Attachment-Based Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Culturally Competent
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Existential Therapy
Exposure Therapy
Gottman Method
Inner Child Work
Meditation
Narrative Therapy
Person-Centered Therapy
Play Therapy
Positive Psychology
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
Solution-Focused Therapy
Trauma-Informed
Clientele
Adults (18+)
Seniors (65+)
Teens (13-17)
Children (≤12)
BIPOC
LGBTQ2IA+
Services offered
Individuals
Play Therapy
Couples/Relationships
Group
Languages
English
Education & training
Western University
Masters of Social Work
2019
University of Waterloo
Bachelor of Social Work
2018
Hours of operation
Hours are listed in EST
Monday - 11am-8pm
Tuesday - 11am-8pm
Wednesday - 11am-8pm
Thursday - 11am-8pm
Friday - 10am-2pm
