Children 6-10
Your child may be struggling with worry, meltdowns, withdrawal, school stress, grief, ADHD-related challenges, family change, or emotional regulation.
Support for children
Online therapy across Ontario
Online therapy and EMDR across Ontario.
Gentle Hearts offers warm, culturally responsive online therapy for children ages 6-10, preteens, teens, adults, parents, couples, and families. Adults seeking support after traumatic or overwhelming experiences can also explore EMDR with an EMDR-trained therapist when it is clinically appropriate and safely paced.
MSW, RSW
CAPT Registered Play Therapist
EMDR-trained therapist
Online across Ontario
Online EMDR therapy in Ontario
When a past experience still feels present, we can explore whether EMDR fits.
EMDR is a structured therapy approach that may help with distressing memories, panic, grief, shame, avoidance, or strong body reactions connected with past experiences.
Preparation comes first. With Varenya Kuhathaas, MSW, RSW, an EMDR-trained therapist, you can discuss readiness, privacy, grounding, pacing, and whether online EMDR is appropriate before any processing begins.
Find the support that fits
What has been hardest for you or your family lately?
Read about support for the person who needs care and the concerns affecting daily life. If several services seem relevant, we can discuss which one best fits you, your child, or your family during a consultation.
Preteens and teens
Your preteen or teen may be facing school stress, mood changes, identity questions, family conflict, grief, anxiety, social pressure, or low self-esteem.
Online therapy for teensParents and families
You may need help understanding meltdowns, shutdowns, worry, school refusal, conflict, ADHD-related struggles, routines, or emotional regulation at home.
Parent supportAdults and couples
You may be carrying anxiety, low mood, grief, stress, trauma, relationship patterns, parenting strain, a major transition, or communication concerns.
Support for adults, couples, and familiesWhat we can work on together
Together, we can work on panic, grief, trauma triggers, parenting stress, and relationship conflict.
You may be dealing with a panic spike, a hard conversation that keeps replaying, your child's meltdown, a trauma trigger, grief that interrupts the day, or the weight of family expectations.
Together, we can look at what happens before and after difficult moments, notice body cues, practise grounding or communication strategies, involve caregivers or partners when appropriate, and consider EMDR or trauma-informed work only when preparation and safety are in place.
- Panic, worry, and feeling on edge
- Trauma responses and EMDR preparation
- Grief, loss, and life changes
- Parenting stress and child emotions
- Teen pressure, mood, and identity
- Couple and family communication
- Cultural identity and belonging
- Language and cultural context when relevant
- LGBTQ+ and racial justice allied care
Online therapy from a private room
Meet from home while we work on anxiety, trauma, parenting stress, or relationship concerns.
From a private space, we can work on reflection, coping skills, nervous-system awareness, trauma-informed processing, caregiver consultation, and practical changes between sessions.
When a child joins online, we may use caregiver involvement, child-friendly conversation, creative activities, regulation tools, and strategies for home.
What happens after you reach out
A consultation gives us time to discuss fit before you book ongoing therapy.
Tell us what has been difficult
Share who is looking for support and the concern that led you to reach out.
Talk through fit
Together, we can discuss your questions, goals, privacy needs, and whether online care is appropriate.
Plan the early sessions
If you decide to begin, we will focus on the concern you named, choose a manageable pace, and identify supports for you or your family between sessions.
About the clinician
Meet Varenya Kuhathaas, MSW, RSW.
Varenya is a Registered Social Worker, CAPT Registered Play Therapist, and EMDR-trained therapist supporting clients across Ontario. Depending on what you need, we can practise new skills, use play-informed support, or consider EMDR when appropriate, with room for language and cultural context when they matter to you.
Talk with Varenya about the support you are looking for.
Share what has been difficult lately and ask about services, availability, fees, privacy, or whether online therapy is appropriate before booking ongoing sessions.