Brittany Vincze Psychotherapy Services

01/18/2026

01/06/2026

Thank you for your continued referrals. I am now waitlisting for both in person and remote therapy services. Please contact me to add yourself to my waitlist.

I am currently moving into the season of doing more consulting and teaching in my field. I will always continue to see clients for individual therapy because I love it but will be now lending more of my time to these other areas.

Stay tuned for some EMDR consultation offerings beginning next month.

Thank you! 🫶

Brittany

12/20/2025

Out of Office 🎄🎅🗓️

I am out of office until Monday January 5th, 2026. Wishing everyone a safe and gentle holiday season. Thank you for trusting me in your care this past year and I look forward to witnessing more hope and healing in 2026. ✨

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If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please call 911 or attend your nearest emergency department.

11/21/2025

Update: I am currently waitlisting for in person services. Thank you for your trust in sharing my information and/or your positive experiences with me. Majority of my referrals come from word of mouth (not marketing or social media), which is flattering and affirming to the work I strive to do.

If I collect enough of a waitlist for in person sessions, I will consider adding another in office day. I continue to have select availability for virtual and phone sessions. I will provide an update in the new year! This is a great time to add yourself to the waitlist or start with virtual services as we do find we get an influx in referrals come January when benefits renew and people tend to need more support. 🫶

11/04/2025

Parenting and Perfectionism 🙋🏻‍♀️

After becoming a parent myself, and seeing parents in my practice (either as clients or as caregivers to my younger clients), it has become apparent to me that there is a theme that contributes to our own demise: Perfectionism.

Perfectionism, although at first seems to be a good quality, can get in the way of feeling good in our parenting. It leads to further anxiety, stress, guilt and shame. The time spent in self judgement after each deviation from our unrealistic expectations takes away from the presence and enthusiasm we could potentially be embodying. It robs us and our kids of what actually counts.

There is nothing better than sharing with your kids examples of: Being okay when things aren’t perfect, being unconditionally loving, being accepting and non-judgmental of self and others, “going with the flow”, seeing the big picture, allowing big emotions to be present, and knowing how and when to apologize.

Perfectionism tends to be counterintuitive to our goals. A plus is that less perfectionism often leads to more regulation for parents (and therefore coregulation for kids). But let’s not get into the whole coregulation shame spiral (we are all dysregulated parents at times, including therapists).

So next time you are tempted to consume some sort of parenting material about why you aren’t gentle enough, whether to sleep train or not, or what you should or shouldn’t be feeding your kids, try to come back to the basics. It is about the patterns and themes over these formative years, not the exceptions. If you make a true mistake, apologize genuinely and accept your own humanity. Parenting is a high endurance sport after all and there are going to be mistakes (lots of them). You are doing great. Just ask your kids.

What has leading with perfectionism cost you? Let’s hear it in the comments! 👇

11/03/2025

Welcome! I’m Brittany. 👋

I’m a MSW, RSW psychotherapist living and working in the Hamilton area. I started my private practice after having my first born during the depths of the pandemic, when I was searching for a better work-life balance. Additionally, I wanted to be able to practice with more depth, longer-term (if needed) and without the red tape that often got in the way of quality therapy in other settings. After spending my entire career up until that point in the public sector, I finally took the leap and never looked back! That was 4 years ago.

Since then, I have had my second born and I am returning to full-time practice hours. I am passionate about trauma-focused work and helping clients get to the “heart of the matter” when it comes to their presenting issues. I come with a very “social work” and “person in environment” approach to practice which considers environmental and social factors that impact a client’s lived experiences and not simply their individual psychology alone.

I try to keep it real and have been described as warm, honest and direct in my style. I also love to have a laugh with clients (where clinically relevant of course 😏). I am Indigenous (Cayuga, Six Nations band member) and Canadian settler and apply a blended worldview and holistic approach to my practice. 🪶

✅Master of Social Work, RSW Psychotherapist
✅14 years of experience in the field (better part of that being psychotherapy specific)
✅EMDRIA Certified Therapist (EMDR Therapy Certified)
✅Many other various trainings in the past including but not limited to: DBT, CBT, Flash
✅NIHB Provider for First Nations and Inuit
✅Telus eClaims direct billing for certain insurance plans
✅In-person and virtual options
✅Practice niches include: Trauma/complex trauma, anxiety, disordered eating/body image, perinatal mental health and services with Indigenous peoples
✅Focus will always be on quality and ethical practice and not on marketing or business strategies

If you think I could be the therapist for you, please check out my link tree in my bio 🔗 to connect or learn more about me and my practice.

10/03/2025

Disordered Eating and Body Image 🍽️🫶

Peace with food and our bodies does not come from achieving the body we think we want. It does not come from a “clean eating” or diet plan. It cannot occur by being rid of some symptoms while keeping the socially acceptable symptoms.

Check out my full blog on “Anorexia to Binge Eating: What Eating Disorders Tend to Have in Common” and let me know what you think! Link is in my link tree in my bio or below ⬇️

https://www.bvinczepsychotherapy.com/blog/anorexia-to-binge-eating-what-eating-disorders-tend-to-have-in-common

09/30/2025

Today brings up a lot of emotion, as it should, with both Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous peoples. But what if your ancestry includes both the sides of the oppressor and the oppressed? (Me).

I come from both Haudenosaunee (Cayuga) and settler Canadian heritage. This means that today brings conflicting feelings and thoughts. A part of me experiences a lot of hurt. This part looks to understand how intergenerational has shown up (and continues to show up) in my family system while also embodying a sense of pride of who I am and what my ancestors had to do for me to be here, just as I am. This part of me feels at home with my Indigeneity and finds solace in community, spirituality and matters of social justice.

Another part of me grapples with accountability, privilege and what it means to have had ancestors that were simultaneously harmful to Indigenous communities. This part wants to learn but also educate, to do “my part”, hold some of the weight. There is such complexity in holding both.

What I do know to be true is that regardless of how your social location orients to a day like today, that noticing, learning and reflecting (in whatever way makes sense for you) can mitigate the ongoing harms of colonization and racism. Collectively, this consciousness adds to the goodness in our communities and our world. After all, growth rarely comes from comfort. Decolonizing our systems, our minds, our hearts, although difficult and highly emotional, can have a positive ripple effect for everyone.

With every orange shirt worn / meaningful conversation had / right wronged / policy changed / person or family engaged in healing (… the list could go on and on… ), we are collectively changed for the better. So please please keep doing the work and being the change. We all benefit when we recognize our shared humanity and the connections we have to one another.

I keep my great grandmother Wilson who attended the Mohawk Institute in my heart when I consider what I can do and what my place is in healing these harms. Thankful for the journey, thankful for the teachings. Hope everyone is engaging with today in a way that moves them and our communities forward. 🧡🪶

09/13/2025

Pregnancy and EMDR ✨🤰🏻

Despite misconceptions, pregnancy is NOT a contradiction for EMDR or other structured trauma therapies. In fact, it can have many benefits for the pregnant person, the baby and the family as a whole. The same assessment should be applied for readiness for the pregnant population as would be applied in the general population. See my full blog on the topic as well as a robust list of references and resources from EMDRIA by copying the pasting the link below or through my link tree in my bio. ⬇️

http://www.bvinczepsychotherapy.com/blog/emdr-during-pregnancy-to-process-or-not-to-process

09/12/2025

It’s official 🎊! My application was approved and I can officially call myself an EMDRIA Certified Therapist™ 🎓.

This means a lot to me because of what it took to make this happen! I had probably 4-5 times the required client hours but having my second born and having limited time and resources made it more of a challenge.

What does this mean? Although any person with EMDRIA approved basic training and consultation can practice EMDR therapy, certification attests to a certain level of knowledge and experience with EMDR. In order to apply for certification you must:
☑️ Not be brand new to the field
☑️ Have completed an EMDRIA approved basic training
☑️ Have engaged in at least 50 EMDR sessions with 25 unique clients
☑️ Have at least 20 hours of consultation with an EMDRIA consultant
☑️ Engaged in 12 units of EMDRIA approved additional training in an area of EMDR therapy
☑️ Have multiple letters of reference including consultant and peer references that speak to your practice and ethics as a professional
☑️ Agree to adhere to EMDRIA ethical standards and ongoing education

I will also be listed on EMDRIA and EMDR Canada directories for clients searching for an EMDR therapist. 👩🏻‍💻

Big thank you to my consultants, peers and support system who helped me in different ways. Thank you to all of my amazing clients who trusted me with their stories over the years. This work is truly sacred and I do not take my role for granted. Gratitude 🫶✨

09/04/2025

Accepting New Clients! ✨

(September 2025)

I am accepting new clients for both virtual and in person services. Reach out today via phone or email to schedule a free consultation to learn more.

✔️Experienced therapist with over 14 years in the field
✔️Holds a Master of Social Work degree which is often eligible for reimbursement from extended health benefit plans
✔️Trauma-informed services
✔️Inclusive and anti-oppressive values
✔️Trained in many modalities and areas of practice over the years including: EMDR, Flash, CBT (Level 2), DBT, and more.
✔️EMDR therapy trained by an EMDRIA approved program
✔️NIHB provider for First Nations and Inuit
✔️Able to direct bill to some insurance plans
✔️Prioritizes ethical and quality care over marketing and business growth
✔️Small practice, independently owned and operated
✔️Lived experience

08/28/2025

“Trauma Work” - a buzzword and oh so common in the “healing” space of social media.

If you have been looking into trauma therapy at all, you may notice there is a lot of talk about “bottom up approaches”. But what does “bottom up” really mean and have these approaches become the new gold star standard for trauma work in the field?

Read my (introductory) thoughts on trauma work, bottom up approaches, and what to look for when seeking a trauma focused provider. See link below or the direct link to my blog n my link tree, in my bio.

Blog URL: https://www.bvinczepsychotherapy.com/blog/nbsptrauma-therapy-what-sets-emdr-therapy-and-other-bottom-up-approaches-to-trauma-apart