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Dynamic Psychotherapy & Psychology Centre

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Dynamic Psychotherapy & Psychology Centre

We are a group of mental health providers in Kingston, Ontario. We specialize in ISTDP and psychodynamic therapies.

08/16/2025

For therapy to start, there are several prerequisite conditions:

The client has an internal problem that they want to work on with the therapist now.

Without these conditions, the therapist either does not have consent to start therapy, there may be no treatment goal to work on, or the therapist may be ineffectual to make the changes the client wants.

It can help to optimize your therapy experience and outcome by asking yourself:

🔹What internal emotional problem do I want to work on? (“What is it that happens in me that I want help with?”)

🔹 Do I want to work on the problem with this therapist? (Reading the therapist’s profile or having a brief consult call can help.)

🔹Do I want to work on the problem now?

If you have an internal emotional difficulty that you currently would like help with, our dynamic therapists can help. Feel free to explore their therapist profiles (https://www.dynamictherapy.ca/our-team), schedule a consult call via our online portal, or reach out to us via phone (613-817-8538) or email (info@dynamictherapy.ca).

07/10/2025

Meet our team:

Ipek Kaptanoglu is registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario as a Clinical Psychological Associate. She has well over a decade of experience providing psychological treatment and assessments to adults.

Ipek's therapeutic approach is rooted in psychodynamic and relational psychoanalytic psychotherapy. She has had intensive psychoanalytic training including years of weekly supervision during and post-graduate studies as well as engaged in psychoanalytic process research.

She pays close attention to her clients' recurring patterns, attachment styles, emotional dynamics, and the ways past experiences shape their current feelings and behaviours. Ipek is highly effective in helping her clients make sense of what may feel confusing or overwhelming and make meaningful, lasting change at a deeper emotional level. She is passionate in helping her clients feel more grounded, emotionally free, and have more authentic relationships with themselves and others.

To book a 15 minute consult with Ipek, visit:
https://aws-portal.owlpractice.ca/dynamictherapy/booking?therapist_id=16

05/16/2025

Meet our team:

Ashlee Allen is a seasoned and skilled clinician who values, first and foremost, safety and connection in the therapeutic relationship. Through this safety and connection, Ashlee can help you explore the issues that may have been holding you back or getting in the way of living with ease.

Ashlee holds a Master's of Social Work and is a Registered Social Worker in Ontario.

She has training in various modalities including narrative therapy, CBT, and EMDR. Her most intensive training has been in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Therapy (AEDP), which is her primary modality. Ashlee will work with you to identify and process underlying patterns, old wounds and unfelt emotions and work towards resilience, behavioural change and self-compassion for all parts of your Self.

To book a 15 minute consult with Ashlee, visit:
https://aws-portal.owlpractice.ca/dynamictherapy/booking?therapist_id=15

05/09/2025

Dr. Yunqiao Wang is a skilled and experienced Clinical and Forensic Psychologist with the DPPC Psychology Team. She provides psychological psychodiagnostic assessments to adults in Ontario via secure video telehealth.

A psychological assessment can help you:
- to better understand your symptoms and struggles.
- to seek clarification of diagnosis.
- to better understand your personality profile as it relates to your functioning or difficulties.
- to assess the areas in which you need support and the types of treatment that could be helpful.
- to evaluate whether you require specialized supports or accommodations.

Contact us to inquire about our psychological services or to book your first assessment appointment.

04/22/2025

Congratulations on successfully completing your Master’s practicum at DPPC, Cathryn!! 🥳💐 What a big milestone! We have loved having Cat on the team and we are very excited to share that Cat will be staying with us as a DPPC Associate.

See Cat’s therapist profile here: https://www.dynamictherapy.ca/cathryn-greenwood

03/30/2025

📣📣 (Posted on behalf of ISTDP Ontario) ISTDP Ontario is thrilled to host an immersive one-day workshop on Efficient Capacity Building and Access to the Unconscious using Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) by Dr. Allan Abbass, a global psychotherapy expert, researcher, and trainer. Learn how ISTDP, an evidence-based approach, helps improve clinician efficacy, client psychological capacity, and can improve treatment outcomes.

Limited spots available for Thursday, July 24th at 8:45 AM. Register to reserve your spot: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/istdp-efficient-capacity-building-and-access-to-the-unconscious-tickets-1304908970859?aff=oddtdtcreator

11/10/2024

We are only a few days away from the 11th Biennial IEDTA conference in San Diego. I’m thrilled and excited to be presenting on working with the Unconscious Therapeutic Alliance to help our patients overcome destructive resistance and turn them more dystonic to work towards meaningful lasting change. Very much looking forward to connecting with our EDT community!!
- Dr. Karen Dinsmore, C.Psych.

10/18/2024

Our DPPC team got to attend Dr. Allan Abbass’ ISTDP talk today. Such a treat! We hope you come back soon Allan!!

09/28/2024

What an amazing 3 full days of attending the 21st Halifax annual ISTDP immersion with this wonderful group of people!! 🤩 Feeling armed and motivated to keep track of the triple psychotherapeutic factors (resistance, UTA, CTF) to help clients make meaningful and lasting change!

Continued professional development is so important in our field to help ourselves help our clients the best way we can. Cheers to life long learners!

06/26/2024

We're only a little over 2 weeks away from our one-day training on working with repression and fragility with ISTDP. If you're interested in attending, please visit https://www.istdpontario.ca/events/istdp-workshop-repression-fragility to find information on how to register!

We hope to see you there!

06/15/2024

📣 The IEDTA (International Experiential Dynamic Therapy Association) conference will be held in sunny San Diego 🌞😎 on 13 - 15 Nov 2024. This is a biennial international conference for experiential dynamic therapies including ISTDP! This year the conference theme is on Activating the Therapeutic Alliance. Below is the registration link. Register by 31 July for the Early Bird registration fee!

Our DPPC co-director, Dr. Karen Dinsmore, is on the Board of Directors of the IEDTA and is thrilled to be one of the presenters at the conference. There will be a great variety of EDT topics that will be covered by awesome presenters from all over the world and presentations from globally renowned EDT trainers! Hope to see you there!

https://iedta2024.com/registration-2/

06/03/2024

📣 DPPC is looking to hire autonomous Psychologists or Psychological Associates registered with the CPO to practice clinical psychology to join our team!

We are a dedicated and passionate group of clinicians in Kingston, Ontario, who are passionate about helping clients obtain deep and lasting change using psychodynamic, attachment-based, and emotion-focused approaches.

*Only applicants with a current active registration with CPO will be considered.

For more information about DPPC and our team, visit our website: www.dynamictherapy.ca

Address

Kingston, ON

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9pm - 5am
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+16138178538

Website

http://www.dynamictherapy.ca/

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