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Welcome — I’m Alison Taylor (she/her), a Gestalt therapist in East York, Toronto, offering embodied, relational psychotherapy for adults seeking support with anxiety, trauma, relational wounding, stress, and the search for meaning and purpose.

My practice is grounded in the belief that healing happens through awareness, relationship, and co-creation. Whether we meet in person at my East York therapy office or online across Ontario, our work together begins from right where you are.

A Collaborative, Co-Created Approach

Embodied, relational Gestalt therapy is a collaborative process. It’s not about being fixed — it’s about being met where you are.

In our sessions, we explore what’s happening in your experience right now: sensations, feelings, thoughts, and patterns of relating. You are invited to bring your whole self — including the parts that feel uncertain, disconnected, or in transition.

Together, we can explore:

• how you experience connection and disconnection

• what happens in your body when you feel anxious or overwhelmed

• how your early experiences shape your sense of self today

• what meaning and purpose you are longing to live into

• how to move toward wholeness and choice

Therapy with me is a space of collaboration, curiosity, and co-creation. We attend to what emerges between us, moment to moment, trusting that healing unfolds through awareness and relationship.

Areas of Specialization

I offer embodied, relational therapy for adults navigating:

• Anxiety and stress

• Trauma and relational trauma

• Relational wounding and attachment challenges

• Overwhelm and burnout

• Relationship and communication difficulties

• Disconnection, loneliness, or isolation

• Exploration of self, purpose, and meaning

• Wholeness and integration

Therapy in East York: A Calm, Grounded Space

My private therapy office is located in East York, near the Danforth, offering a quiet, welcoming environment where you can pause, breathe, and reconnect with yourself.

Whether you’re arriving from The Beaches, Riverdale, Leslieville, or anywhere in Toronto’s east end, the space is designed to support grounding, reflection, and the freedom to be yourself.

In addition to in-person sessions, I also offer online therapy across Ontario and outdoor therapy in nearby parks and trails, including Withrow Park, Taylor Creek Park, and Lower Don Parklands.

What to Expect

Therapy with me is not about diagnosis or labels — it’s about awareness, relationship, and choice.

You can expect:

• a collaborative, non-judgemental space

• attention to your body’s wisdom and lived experience

• curiosity about how you move through the world

• compassion for the patterns that once supported your survival

• space to reconnect with your vitality, purpose, and aliveness

Our sessions unfold at your pace, guided by what’s most present for you.

Finding Meaning and Wholeness

Many people come to therapy during times of transition or disconnection — when something no longer fits, or when life feels overwhelming.

Through embodied, relational Gestalt therapy, we explore how you’ve adapted to belong, how you hold yourself back from connection, and how you might rediscover your wholeness.

Therapy can help you:

• understand your anxiety as meaningful communication

• integrate past experiences with compassion

• deepen connection with yourself and others

• rediscover your sense of purpose and belonging

You don’t have to do this alone. Healing happens in relationship — through being met and witnessed with care.

Location and Accessibility

📍 Therapy Office
East York, near the Danforth, Toronto, Ontario
(Exact location provided upon booking.)

🚇 Accessibility
Easily accessible by TTC, car, and bicycle, with nearby free parking and quiet walking routes.

🌿 Outdoor Therapy
For clients who feel supported by nature, outdoor sessions are available in East York parks and trails.

💻 Virtual Therapy
Online sessions are available across Ontario, offering flexibility and continuity of support.

Begin Where You Are

If you’re looking for therapy in East York that honours your wholeness, body, and relationships, I invite you to connect.

Whether you’re exploring anxiety, trauma, relational wounding, stress, or the search for meaning in your life, therapy can help you find clarity, grounding, and connection — with yourself and others.

Book a free consultation or send me an email to explore what therapy can make possible.