No, your therapist is not a medical doctor and cannot prescribe medication. To obtain a prescription for medication, please speak with your family doctor or request a referral for an appointment with a psychiatrist.
Therapists
Lauren Van Laare
MDiv, RP (Qualifying)
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) #19404
CCPA- Professional Member
About Lauren:
Most people don’t seek therapy because life feels easy—they come because something isn’t working. Lauren starts there: by listening closely, asking the right questions, and helping people make sense of what feels overwhelming or stuck.
Lauren works with individuals, including adults, young adults, teens, and children, offering online therapy across Ontario. Clients can connect from anywhere—no commute, no waiting room, just a quiet space for meaningful conversation.
Clients often say Lauren doesn’t talk at them. She helps them understand the patterns shaping their thoughts and emotions, while building practical skills they can use outside of sessions. Her work integrates CBT, Narrative Therapy, and DBT, always tailored to the individual and their broader context, including relationships and home life.
Lauren has particular experience working with children and teens. She is direct without being overly clinical, and young people tend to open up quickly in her presence. When families are navigating challenges, she can work individually or from a whole-family perspective.
Before becoming a therapist, Lauren worked at Kerr Street Mission, connecting families with food, housing, employment resources, and counselling. This continues to shape her approach—she looks for strengths first, even when clients have difficulty seeing them.
Lauren holds a Master of Divinity in Clinical Counselling from Tyndale University and a degree in Psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University. She is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the CRPO and has additional training in suicide intervention, CBT, and DBT.
Areas of Focus: Anxiety, Depression, Life Transitions, Relationship Stress and conflict. Lauren works with Individual Adults, Youth and Children and Young Adults. Available Online.
Your time is valuable, and so is your well-being. Don’t delay the care you deserve—book a session or connect with our intake team today
Lauren Van Laare
MDiv, RP (Qualifying)
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) #19404
CCPA- Professional Member
Please contact us today or complete our “Request Your First Counselling Session” form to schedule your first counselling session.
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About Lauren:
Most people don’t seek therapy because life feels easy—they come because something isn’t working. Lauren starts there: by listening closely, asking the right questions, and helping people make sense of what feels overwhelming or stuck.
Lauren works with individuals, including adults, young adults, teens, and children, offering online therapy across Ontario. Clients can connect from anywhere—no commute, no waiting room, just a quiet space for meaningful conversation.
Clients often say Lauren doesn’t talk at them. She helps them understand the patterns shaping their thoughts and emotions, while building practical skills they can use outside of sessions. Her work integrates CBT, Narrative Therapy, and DBT, always tailored to the individual and their broader context, including relationships and home life.
Lauren has particular experience working with children and teens. She is direct without being overly clinical, and young people tend to open up quickly in her presence. When families are navigating challenges, she can work individually or from a whole-family perspective.
Before becoming a therapist, Lauren worked at Kerr Street Mission, connecting families with food, housing, employment resources, and counselling. This continues to shape her approach—she looks for strengths first, even when clients have difficulty seeing them.
Lauren holds a Master of Divinity in Clinical Counselling from Tyndale University and a degree in Psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University. She is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the CRPO and has additional training in suicide intervention, CBT, and DBT.
Areas of Focus: Anxiety, Depression, Life Transitions, Relationship Stress and conflict. Lauren works with Individual Adults, Youth and Children and Young Adults. Available Online.
CFCS Therapist
Areas of Focus
Areas of Focus: Anxiety, Depression, Life Transitions, Relationship Stress and conflict. Lauren works with Individual Adults, Youth and Children and Young Adults. Available Online.
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A psychotherapist (also commonly referred to as a “therapist” or a “counsellor”) helps with emotional and mental health problems in individuals, couples, and families through a variety of therapeutic approaches. In 2007, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) defined psychotherapists in Ontario as “regulated health professionals,” which means that all psychotherapists in Ontario need to be licensed members of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and to utilize the formal title of “Registered Psychotherapist (RP).”
A Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) holistically believes that your relationships with others (for example, with your family members) represent an essential aspect of your life and personal well-being and that your counselling process is more effective if he or she fully considers all of your relationships within her or her treatment plan for you. A Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) is a Pre-Clinical Fellow within the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT).
A psychotherapist (also commonly referred to as a “therapist” or a “counsellor”) helps with emotional and mental health problems in individuals, couples, and families through numerous therapeutic modalities. A psychologist may work in a variety of possible roles, from teaching psychology courses in universities and engaging in academic research to counselling clients and administering advanced psychological assessments. A psychiatrist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment (mainly through psychotropic medication) of mental or psychiatric disorders. A social worker helps people to resolve issues of everyday life (including through counselling services) and to access government and community resources.