Heather Bungay
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
RP (Q), MACP, BSc, License #21085
I work with teens and adults (13+) who have started to recognize that something in their lives isn’t working for them anymore. Maybe you’re caught in patterns that keep repeating, overwhelmed by your thoughts or emotions, struggling in your relationships, or functioning well on the outside but feeling disconnected from yourself underneath it all.
Sometimes therapy begins with learning how to cope. Practical tools can be incredibly useful when anxiety, difficult emotions, or everyday life feel overwhelming, but I also believe therapy can go beyond coping.
I’m interested in what happens when we slow things down enough to notice what’s happening beneath the surface. Not only in your thoughts and emotions, but in your body, your relationships, and the ways you've learned to respond to the world around you.
My role is to help you approach those experiences with curiosity rather than judgment. As we understand them more clearly, we can begin exploring what you need now and how you want to respond differently.
I hold a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and am a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). I have worked in outpatient, residential, and community mental health settings which has given me the opportunity to collaborate with people across different stages of life.
My interest in the connection between mind and body has also shaped the direction of my clinical training. I’m a certified yoga teacher and am completing advanced training in yoga therapy, with additional training in somatic approaches to trauma. I’m interested in how movement, mindfulness, breath, and awareness of the body can complement talk therapy and give us different ways of understanding our experience.
My Approach
Safety & Trust
I prioritize safety, trust, and choice. We move at a pace that feels right for you.
Compassion-Focused
I offer a warm, non-judgmental space where you can feel seen, heard, and accepted exactly as you are.
Mind + Body
I integrate mind, body, and nervous system awareness into our work together.
Practical Support
I draw from CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and somatic approaches and tailor them to your needs.
Therapy with me can be both practical and exploratory. Sometimes we’ll focus on what can help you manage what’s happening right now. At other times, we’ll slow things down and get curious about the patterns, experiences, and body responses that may be happening beneath the surface.
What you can expect:
Finding what helps now. When things feel overwhelming, we can start with practical ways to cope, regulate, and make everyday life feel more manageable.
Looking beneath the surface. We’ll get curious about the patterns and experiences that may help explain why you think, feel, and respond the way you do.
Connecting mind and body. Therapy doesn't have to happen entirely through talking. We can also work with body awareness, mindfulness, movement, breath, and other somatic practices.
Creating more choice. Together we can explore strategies that help you become more aware of what’s happening so you have more choice in how you respond and how you want to live.