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Cathy Lumsden
Registered Psychotherapist
Registered with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario
Member of the Ontario Association of Mental Health Professionals
Member of Brainspotting Canada
Master of Arts in Psychology
With over 35 years experience as a psychotherapist, I am able to easily assess and assist my clients to understand the root system of their mental health issues. I’m sure you’ve experienced knowing what you need to do but feel hijacked by your emotional brain! EMDR and Brainspotting, are two brain based therapies that I’m trained in, that reprocess the mid-brain, where we store every experience and trauma of our whole lives - unconscious and conscious experiences. Subsequently, with these therapies, the emotional triggers decrease which allows the logical brain to have more power to control anxiety, traumas and depression.
I provide effective tools, skills, information and encouragement to find real solutions to real life problems. I am also trained in CBT, Adlerian psychology, Internal Family Systems, Mindfulness. I have extensive experience working with PTSD, trauma, anxiety, depression, stress, divorce, pain and general life issues.
I am the author of The Best Advice Your Mother Never Gave You and Debugging Those Bad Thoughts. I also hosted a TV show called The Best Advice, focusing on mental health, divorce, bullying and parenting.
In my spare time I love spending time with my two adult daughters. When possible, we play tennis, pickelball, golf and downhill ski together. My grand fur-baby, Tucker, fills us with joy and love, and he has a personality galore!