Counselling Approach & Philosophy My underlying philosophy starts with the belief that the most important thing I can provide for my clients is a confidential, understanding and safe environment. There are no formulas to making changes. Each person is a unique individual. I customize my counselling approach to meet your personal needs.  I draw from many different counselling modalities such as Client centred, Humanistic  therapy, CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy), Psychodynamic therapies, Mindfulness based approaches,  Gestalt therapy and others. It is this individualized approach, combined with proven techniques, that help individuals and couples reach their goals, go beyond symptom relief and achieve long-lasting change. Whether it is a personal problem or a relationship that needs attention, I believe in your ability to make positive and lasting change in your life.   Bernie Golden RIHR Registered in Human Relations by the Canadian Examining Board of Health Care Practitioners. Affiliate: OACCPP (Ontario Association  Consultants Counselors Psychometrists & Psychotherapists) Member: Family Mediation Canada Associate member: O. A. F. M Toronto counselling office is located in Toronto, close to Etobicoke & Mississauga. 2386A Bloor Street W. Toronto, On. M6S 1P5 Click here to call: 416-951-1288   bernie@berniegolden.com *E-mail messages are not encrypted. Responses  will be via telephone*.

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Bernie is a Toronto therapist providing marriage counselling, couples counselling and individual counselling. Individual therapy /counselling and marriage counselling services are available at his Bloor West office. The office is conveniently located in Toronto, close to Etobicoke and Mississauga. day, evening and weekend appointments are available. 

Rates:

-Individual Counselling / Psychotherapy: $88.50 + HST per 50 minute session.

-Relationship / Marriage Counselling: $123.89 + HST per 75 minute session.

-Separation & Divorce Support Group: $15.00 per meeting.

Some symptoms and issues that respond well to counselling, psychotherapy or marriage counselling services:

Depressed / Flat mood - Feeling empty - Anxiety issues - Stress - Life-transition - Mid-life - Feeling unfulfilled -- - Separation / Divorce - Shyness - Phobias - Relationship problems - Coping with loss - Anger - Sadness - Work and Career - Feeling Lost - Dissatisfied with life - Addiction - Feeling lonely - Self-esteem / Acceptance - Assertiveness - Marriage infidelity - Communication problems - Marriage conflict - Sexual desire - Relationship conflict

The effectiveness of psychotherapy

Counselling, psychotherapy and marriage counselling is a proven, empirically validated and accessible resource for  people with relationship or emotional concerns. 

Does therapy help?
Research has shown the answer to that question to be yes. {Reviews of psychotherapy research document the empirical evidence supporting the effectiveness of psychotherapy. These reviews leave little doubt. Therapy is effective.} [ Hubble, Duncan, Miller, (1999 )The Heart and Soul of Change ]

The results of eighty-one  controlled trials on psychotherapy were integrated statistically.  The typical patient after treatment was better than  77% of untreated controls. The  relapse rate of these patients in the 1st and 2nd yrs was small. [APA ONLINE]

Consumer Reports (November1995 ) published a paper in which it concluded that patients benefited very substantially from psychotherapy, those in long-term therapy treatment did  much better than those in short-term therapy. Also it was noted that that psychotherapy alone did not differ in effectiveness from  psychotherapy + medication. No specific type or style of psychotherapy was shown to achieve more than any other for any condition. "The Effectiveness of Psychotherapy - The Consumer Reports Study" from American Psychologist, page Volume 50, No. 12, 965*974