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Justin the Therapist

Justin Michel, MA, MSc, RP. Individual/Couple/Family Therapy. Owner/manager of BBtherapy.ca

10/23/2025

Attention all new therapists!!!! 👋

One of the reasons I offer clinical supervision is because I know how isolating this work can feel. You sit with heavy stories, complex situations, and moments where you wonder if you’re doing enough. That’s a lot to carry on your own.

Supervision creates a space where you don’t have to figure it out by yourself.

It’s a place to bring the tough cases, the questions you’re scared to ask out loud, and the moments you feel stuck. Together, we unpack it, and you walk away with more clarity, confidence, and direction.

The benefit goes beyond just meeting a requirement.

Here’s what I aim to provide you in clinical supervision:

👉Confidence in the room with clients

👉Practical tools and strategies you can use right away

👉A wider skill set to support more types of concerns

👉Honest feedback and guidance from someone who’s been there

👉Support that helps you balance your life as a therapist

It’s where theory becomes practice, and supporting you to shift from simply doing therapy to being the therapist you always hoped you’d be.

I believe supervision is one of the most important investments you can make in yourself as a therapist, and that’s why I offer it. Because when therapists grow, clients heal.

If this is the kind of support you’re looking for, send me a DM and let’s get started.💬

10/21/2025

Infidelity is rarely as black and white as we want it to be…

You can love your partner and still betray them and that contradiction makes people uncomfortable because it doesn’t fit the story we want to believe about love.

Sometimes betrayal is selfish and cruel.

Other times it comes from deep unmet needs or the truth that some people are capable of loving more than one person at once.

This is not meant to place the blame on the betrayed instead of the betrayer. Rather, it’s meant to highlight that infidelity never happens in a vacuum, and that there is still hope.

Love doesn’t erase betrayal and betrayal doesn’t erase love.

Both can live in the same space and that’s the messy reality we don’t like to talk about.

10/20/2025

Five years ago, I never would’ve imagined I’d be here.

Running a business, leading a team, and carrying the kind of responsibility I do today.

I didn’t grow up thinking I’d be an entrepreneur or a CEO. I thought I’d be a doctor, maybe a teacher. Running a business felt like something only certain people were cut out for, and I never saw myself as one of them.

But here we are, five years into building this practice.

What I think about most is the people. The fact that so many trust me enough to work here. To build their careers here. To count on this place for stability and a paycheck.

Clients who trust us with their stories and their healing.

That’s the part that sits heavy on me, in the best way.

It’s a constant reminder to ask myself: am I doing enough? Am I leading well? Am I making this a place where people can actually thrive?

What I’ve learned about myself is that maybe I was cut out for this after all.

Not because I’m the “perfect CEO type,” but because I like being in it.

I like learning, trying, figuring things out. I like knowing a little about everything, and leaning on an incredible team who are brilliant at what they do.

Five years later, I’m still learning every day. Still figuring it out. Still grateful for the people who make this place what it is.

Thank you to EVERYONE who has been part of this. Whether you’ve trusted us with your care, joined our team, or simply believed in what we’re building, .ca wouldn’t exist without you. 🌟

10/16/2025

Big changes are scary. Period.😬

Sometimes we do not get a choice.

We lose a job, a relationship ends, or life throws something at us and we are forced to adapt. Other times, we stand on the edge of a leap we could take, but fear keeps us frozen.
People often underestimate their ability to adapt.

When life calls for it, most of us rise to the challenge. We do what we can, we learn as we go, and we figure out how to keep moving forward.

That can be a motivator to finally make that big change you have been putting off. But sometimes making the leap is not the healthiest move right now.

That is why talking it through in therapy matters. A big change does not just affect your circumstances, it impacts your mental health, your relationships, and your sense of stability.

Processing it with someone can help you know when it is time to jump, and when it is time to wait. 🗯️

10/14/2025

Ever wondered what a therapist would actually say if you asked them the thing that’s been sitting on your mind?👀

S*x therapy? Anxiety? Relationships? The messy, complicated stuff you usually keep to yourself? Nothing is off limits here.

Drop your question in the comments and I’ll answer it in a future post. Or, if you’d rather stay private, send it anonymously.💬👇

Because the stuff we usually keep quiet about? That’s the stuff worth talking about.

10/13/2025

If your therapy sessions sound more like a weekly highlight reel of your partner’s flaws… that’s valid.

Venting is part of the process.

But if it’s all you ever talk about, maybe the question isn’t just “what’s wrong with them?” but “what does this say about the relationship I’m in?” 👀

Therapy is for venting, but it’s also for clarity, and sometimes clarity means facing the harder questions.❔

10/10/2025

There is space for two people to hurt.💙

That’s the hard part to accept.

It takes work to believe that two people can hold pain at the same time.

Two things can be true:

Someone can hurt you. And you can hurt them too.

Being offended doesn’t mean being perfect.

Feeling hurt doesn’t erase accountability.

The work is owning both.

“What I did wasn’t okay, and I’m sorry. And what you did hurt me. I hope you can own your part too.”

It’s additive. Not “but.”

When both people do this, there’s no winner or loser.

Either both people win by choosing accountability, apology, and forgiveness, or both stay stuck.

10/08/2025

Most of us do not even notice how cruel we are to ourselves until we slow down and actually listen. 👂

The way we replay mistakes, pick apart our choices, or criticize our worth is something we would never say to someone we care about. Yet somehow it feels normal to say it to ourselves.

Why is that?

Part of it is biology.

Our brains are wired to focus more on what is wrong than what is right.

Part of it is learned.

The criticisms we grew up hearing from parents, teachers, or coaches often become the voice we carry into adulthood.

And part of it is cultural.

We live in a world that glorifies hustle and constant self-improvement, so we mistake self-criticism for growth.

The problem is constant criticism does not make us better. It burns us out. It makes us smaller.

The kindness you show your friends is the kindness you deserve for yourself.

What would change if you actually started speaking to yourself like someone you cared about?

10/06/2025

Attention all new therapists!📣📣📣

Starting out in this field can feel overwhelming. The clients. The tough questions. The “what now” moments that no textbook fully prepares you for.

This is why I offer clinical supervision and why I am a big believer that every new therapist deserves a space to reflect, grow, and talk through the hard stuff with someone who understands the work.

You don’t have to figure it all out alone. With the right support, you can show up for your clients with confidence and care while continuing to grow as a therapist.

If that’s the kind of support you’re looking for, send me a message. Let’s make sure you’ve got what you need as you step into this work. 💬

https://bbtherapy.ca/services/clinical-supervision/

10/02/2025

Desire isn’t a switch you flip just because your partner wants it.👀

It’s not about “trying harder” or “wanting it more.”

That’s the biggest misconception about s*x therapy.

People assume s*x therapy is just about fixing a lack of s*x. But intimacy struggles are often symptoms, not the root issue.

Desire grows out of everything else in the relationship:

👉 Feeling safe and connected
👉 Feeling seen and valued
👉 Having the time, energy, and mental space to actually want intimacy

When those pieces aren’t in place, of course desire struggles.

And that’s why s*x therapy IS therapy.

It gets to the deeper dynamics that shape connection, trust, and closeness.

Because when the relationship is healthier, desire naturally follows.

09/30/2025

This practice was never meant to be one-size-fits-all.🤗💙

From the very beginning, I wanted Building Bridges Psychotherapy to feel different.

Before I started it, I assumed therapy practices had to pick a single lane. You either became a CBT clinic, or you specialized in teens, or you worked only with addiction. That niche would define your entire identity.

There is value in those focused models, but I always envisioned something broader.

I wanted a practice that reflected the reality of mental health. Healing is not one-size-fits-all, and the way we support people should be just as diverse.

That is why we offer therapy, supervision, speaking, and workshops. It is why we work with different communities and a wide range of needs.

For me, BB has always been more than a therapy practice. It is an ecosystem where people can find their own path toward support.

If you have been looking for a therapy space that meets you where you are, book a session through the link below.🔗 https://bbtherapy.ca/contact-us/

Address

52 Village Centre Place
Mississauga, ON
L4Z1V9

Telephone

+13653005056

Website

http://justinthetherapist.com/

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