Katie offers a gentle, down-to-earth therapeutic experience grounded in collaboration and emotional safety. She works from a person-centered foundation, tailoring each session to your unique needs and goals.
Drawing on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), the Gottman Method, emotion-focused therapy, and mindfulness-based approaches, Katie helps clients deepen their self-awareness, build emotional regulation skills, and make meaningful, values-aligned changes.
Katie brings authenticity, empathy, and curiosity to every session. She believes therapy should feel like a partnership—where you feel genuinely heard and supported, but also gently challenged in areas where growth is needed. Her work is trauma-informed, inclusive, and rooted in anti-oppressive values.
Katie supports individuals and couples navigating a range of issues, including:
Relationship and communication challenges
Perinatal mental health (including infertility, postpartum anxiety/depression, and birth trauma)
Grief and loss
Self-esteem and body image
Anxiety and panic
Life transitions and identity development
Stress and burnout
What to Expect in Therapy with Katie
Clients often describe Katie as approachable, validating, and insightful.
In individual therapy, you can expect a warm and compassionate space to explore your thoughts, feelings, and patterns at a pace that feels right for you. Katie will work with you to understand your experiences, clarify your goals, and develop tools to support healing and resilience.
In couples therapy, Katie creates a safe, non-judgmental space for both partners to feel heard and understood. She supports couples in improving communication, strengthening emotional connection, and navigating conflict more effectively. Using evidence-based strategies from the Gottman Method, she helps couples build trust, intimacy, and partnership.
Why Choose Katie as a Therapist
Katie blends professional skill with lived experience to offer therapy that is both grounded and relatable.
She understands the courage it takes to reach out for support and honors the vulnerability that comes with that process. Whether you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure of your next steps, Katie provides a steady presence and a collaborative spirit to help you move forward.
Her commitment to inclusivity means that all identities, bodies, and relationship structures are welcome. Katie is especially passionate about supporting people through periods of change and self-discovery, and she approaches her work with respect, warmth, and genuine care.
Background & Education
Katie Meagher is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) in Ontario and a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MACP) through Yorkville University. She provides virtual therapy across Ontario and draws on both advanced clinical training and rich lived experience to support adults, couples, and parents.
Professional credentials & specialized training
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Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) – College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario
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MACP – Yorkville University
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Member – Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
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Member – Postpartum Support International (PSI)
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Advanced Perinatal Mental Health training (birth trauma, infertility, postpartum anxiety & depression)
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Gottman Method Couples Therapy – Level 1 & 2
Lived Experience that Deepens Clinical Insight
Katie’s therapeutic style is informed by challenges she has personally navigated:
Grief & Loss: Journeyed through the death of a close family member due to cancer, giving her a heartfelt understanding of complicated grief.
Body Image & Weight-Related Concerns: First-hand experience with weight insecurity, obesity, and sustainable weight-loss—equipping her to support clients with self-esteem and body acceptance.
Substance Use & Concurrent Disorders: Grew up alongside a family member in recovery, fostering empathy for clients and families affected by addiction.
Life Transitions & Adjustment: Having relocated between several Canadian provinces and coped with adjustment disorder in her first year of university, she understands the stress of big moves, academic pressure, and identity shifts.
Perinatal & Birth Trauma: As a mother of three children under six, Katie has lived through the joys and demands of early parenting and personally processed birth trauma—making her a compassionate guide for perinatal mental health.
Faith-Informed Counselling: A practising Catholic, Katie is comfortable integrating spirituality and Catholic values into therapy for clients who desire that approach.
Clinical Focus
Combining evidence-based modalities—CBT, DBT, Emotion-Focused Therapy, mindfulness, and the Gottman Method—Katie supports:
Relationship and couples therapy, including faith-integrated work
Anxiety, depression, stress management, and emotion regulation
Grief, loss, and life transitions
Body image, self-esteem, and weight-related concerns
Perinatal mental health: pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, birth trauma
Recovery & substance-use-related family dynamics
Katie’s blend of formal education, specialised training, and real-life perspective allows her to meet clients with authenticity and expertise—helping them move toward greater resilience, connection, and self-compassion.
Fees
Individual Therapy: $150.00 per 50 minute session
Couples Therapy: $170.00 per 50 minute session
All session fees are prorated based on the length of the session
