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Counselling

Reflections Counselling and Psychotherapy Services

Reflections Counselling and Psychotherapy Services is a Whitby-based practice offering counselling and psychotherapy in person at 101 Mary Street West, Suite 303, Whitby, Ontario L1N 2R4, as well as by video conferencing and over the phone. Prospective clients can reach the practice at 905-493-4300 or through the intake form on the official website at https://www.reflectionscps.com/; new clients are contacted within 24 to 48 hours and the practice is currently accepting clients. Sessions are by appointment only.

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Wellness Centres

Salt Room Whitby

Salt Room Whitby is a halotherapy (salt therapy) wellness studio at 207-420 Green Street, Whitby, ON L1N 8R1, reachable on (905) 626-8843 and online at https://www.saltroomwhitby.com/. Guests relax in its candle-lit salt room for halotherapy sessions, and the studio promotes a 21-day wellness reset programme of unlimited visits aimed at better sleep, calm and reduced stress. A short new-client survey is used to create a personalised treatment plan. The official site does not publish opening hours.

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Psychotherapy

Sheri Gundry

Sheri Gundry is a Registered Psychotherapist (CRPO) and Expressive Arts Therapist practising in Whitby with over 12 years of experience. She offers psychotherapy, expressive arts therapy and sandtray therapy, along with mindful eco-therapy such as walk-and-talk sessions in nature at the client's own pace. Her training includes DBT with the DBT Institute, the Safe and Effective Use of Self (Satir method), and expressive arts with trauma through the CREATE Institute; she is also qualified to provide clinical supervision to therapists. She founded the arts-based charity Art With A Heart Inc., which delivers therapeutic art programming across Durham Region.

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Psychotherapy

Streams of Life Therapy

Streams of Life Therapy is a Whitby psychotherapy practice led by founder Joshua Johnston, M.A., Registered Psychotherapist, with associates Dan Simon, MACP (RP Qualifying) and Lucy Colcenco (RP Qualifying). The practice offers couples therapy grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and individual therapy grounded in a multi-disciplinary, trauma-informed approach, serving adults navigating anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relational distress, ADHD and men's issues. Clinical supervision and practicum mentorship for therapists are also offered. Both virtual and in-person options are available, and a free 30-minute virtual meet and greet is offered to new clients.

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Psychologists

The Insight Clinic

The Insight Clinic is a Whitby multidisciplinary mental health and developmental clinic now located at Unit 3 - 12 Stanley Court. Its team provides psychotherapy (CBT, EMDR, play therapy, expressive arts and music therapy), ABA therapy, neurofeedback, the Safe and Sound Protocol, and psychoeducational, ADHD, giftedness and developmental assessments for children, teens, adults and seniors. The clinic describes a neurodiversity-affirming, family-centered approach combining coordinated assessment, therapy and maintenance of gains. Client-care phone hours published on the official site are Monday - Friday: 8:00 am - 7:00 pm; phone +1 (289) 483-0133. Note the clinic's own site announces this Stanley Court address as its new address, superseding older listings that showed 129 Byron St N and 101 Mary St W.

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Psychotherapy

Thrive CBT

Thrive CBT is a counselling and psychotherapy practice at Suite 101, 173 Brock St N, Whitby, ON L1N 4H3, serving Durham Region and the GTA with both face-to-face and video sessions. Its therapists use evidence-based treatment grounded in cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), including narrative therapy, solution-focused therapy, mindfulness-based approaches, emotion-focused therapy (EFT) and trauma-focused work. Areas of support include anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, OCD, burnout, grief, panic, ADHD, insomnia, postpartum challenges, perfectionism, relationship issues and school struggles, with services for individuals (16+), children, adolescents, young adults and families. The team includes registered social workers and psychotherapists registered with the OCSWSSW and CRPO. Office hours: Monday to Thursday 10:00 am to 7:00 pm, Friday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Saturday 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, closed Sunday. Contact: phone 365-988-0371, email info@thrivecbt.ca, website https://thrivecbt.ca/.

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Nutrition & Dietitians

Tina R. Ward Nutrition

Tina R. Ward Nutrition is the Whitby, Ontario practice of holistic nutritionist Tina R. Ward. The official site lists the business location as Whitby, ON (no street address is published) and gives the public phone (905) 449-7097 and email tinarward@gmail.com. Official website: https://tinarwardnutrition.com/. Services offered: holistic nutritionist consultations; customized nutrition protocols that include food and meal options; supplement recommendations; and lifestyle recommendations. Her stated approach treats individuals as whole, biochemically unique persons, promotes a diet of quality whole nutrient-dense foods, recognizes the mind-body connection between emotions and health, and focuses on empowering and educating clients for long-term positive change. The official site publishes no opening hours, so none are listed here.

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Psychotherapy

Truly Present Therapy

Truly Present Therapy is the practice of Meg, a registered psychotherapist serving thoughtful, deeply feeling adults in Whitby. She works with clients on anxiety, perfectionism, people-pleasing, overthinking, self-criticism, self-worth, boundaries, relationships, identity, burnout and life transitions, using an integrative approach drawn from narrative therapy, Internal Family Systems, Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and somatic and mind-body approaches including mindfulness-based practices. The practice is 2SLGBTQ+ affirming and anti-racist and anti-oppressive in orientation. Sessions are offered in person or virtually by telephone or secure video. A free 15 to 30 minute meet-and-greet session is available; individual sessions are $170 for 60 minutes and $255 for 90 minutes.

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Psychotherapy

Two Bee Human Therapy Collective

Two Bee Human Therapy Collective is a collective of therapists at 519 Dundas Street East in Whitby, Ontario (in the historic Donald A. Wilson house, with two offices and soon three on the main floor), also seeing clients in person in Bowmanville and virtually across Ontario. The practice offers human-first, trauma-informed psychotherapy that is neurodivergent-affirming, 2SLGBTQIA+-affirming, and rooted in culturally responsive, anti-racist, anti-oppressive practice, for adolescents, adults, and couples. Published areas of focus include anxiety, burnout, chronic stress and overwhelm; ADHD and autism; BIPOC mental health; boundary challenges; caregiver stress; chronic illness and pain; depression and dysregulated mood; fertility challenges; friendship challenges; grief and loss; identity exploration; maternal mental health; non-monogamy and non-traditional relationships; OCD; perfectionism and people-pleasing; relationship challenges, betrayals, and disconnection; self-worth; spirituality and existential exploration; trauma and nervous system healing (including PTSD and C-PTSD); and 2SLGBTQIA+ mental health and relationships. The collective also offers clinical supervision for master's-level practicum students and practicing therapists. Public phone: 705-712-3272. Official website: https://www.twobeehuman.com/

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Wellness Centres

V Lounge

V Lounge is a pelvic health, fitness and coaching studio in downtown Whitby built around the Emsella chair, a non-invasive pelvic floor treatment that uses high-intensity focused electromagnetic (HIFEM) energy to produce deep pelvic floor contractions while the client remains fully clothed. It is located at 109 Centre Street South, Whitby, Ontario L1N 4V6, phone (289) 272-6971, website https://www.vlounge.ca/. Services include Emsella treatment sessions (free demo and consultation, single sessions, a standard six-session protocol spread over three weeks, and maintenance sessions); and an integrative pelvic floor coaching programme covering breathing workshops, posture and alignment instruction, relaxation for recovery, in-person and virtual fitness classes, bladder retraining tools, Emsella workout boosters, one-to-one support and coaching, and digital and printable workbooks. The studio focuses on urinary incontinence, urgency, night waking and bladder control, and presents Emsella as a complement to pelvic floor physiotherapy rather than a replacement for it. Opening hours published on the official site: Monday 1:00pm–4:00pm, Tuesday 10:00am–8:00pm, Wednesday 10:00am–4:00pm, Thursday 10:00am–8:00pm, Friday 10:00am–4:00pm, Saturday 10:00am–2:00pm.

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Wellness Centres

Welcome to Wellness

Welcome to Wellness is a multidisciplinary wellness clinic at 420 Crawforth Street, Whitby, ON L1N 3R5, reachable by phone or text on (905) 665-0123 and online at https://www.welcometowellness.ca/. Its services include chiropractic care, physiotherapy, massage therapy, kinesiology, nutrition, and naturopathic care, and appointments can be booked through the clinic's online booking link. The official site publishes practitioner schedules rather than fixed opening hours: chiropractic is offered Monday to Saturday, physiotherapy on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, naturopathy on Thursdays, and massage therapy Monday to Friday, with exact times varying by practitioner.

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Wellness Centres

Wellness by Oluchi

Wellness by Oluchi is a Whitby wellness clinic led by athletic therapist and massage therapist Oluchi Ezurike Afriyie, located inside Cheer Strong Inc. at 1618 Dundas Street East (entrance from the back of the building). Services include massage therapy, athletic therapy and rehabilitation treatments with customized exercise programs, plus a retail line of orthopedic braces, orthotics, compression socks and athletic tapes. The practice presents itself around the philosophy of work well, live well, be well, and positions its products as tools to get back an active life. No business email is published on the site; contact is by phone at (905) 550-2833.

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