New Moon Psychotherapy

New Moon Psychotherapy A team of mental health professionals specializing in trauma, relationship and s*x therapy.

💛 You don’t have to be a therapist to support someone who’s struggling. You just have to show up.Today is World Su***de ...
09/10/2025

💛 You don’t have to be a therapist to support someone who’s struggling. You just have to show up.

Today is World Su***de Prevention Day- a reminder that behind so many quiet smiles, there can be invisible pain.

If someone you love seems distant, off, or just not themselves… reach out. Ask the question. Hold space. Remind them they’re not a burden. You don’t need the perfect words, just your presence.

And if you’re the one feeling this way: please know this: the world is better with you in it. You are not too much. You are not alone. 💛

📞 If you or someone you know is in crisis, please reach out:
🇨🇦 Talk Su***de Canada: 1-833-456-4566 (24/7) or text 45645 (evenings)
📱 988 – Su***de Crisis Helpline (Canada-wide, 24/7)
🧠 Kids Help Phone (for youth): 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868
🏥 If someone is in immediate danger, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.

We see you and when you’re ready, help is here.

📍 We’re a trauma-focused therapy clinic based in Toronto and available virtually across Ontario. When you’re ready to talk, we’re ready to listen.

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Uncertainty can feel overwhelming, especially when your nervous system is already working hard to keep you safe.This aff...
09/05/2025

Uncertainty can feel overwhelming, especially when your nervous system is already working hard to keep you safe.

This affirmation is a gentle reminder:
Even when the world feels unpredictable, your body and mind can learn to find small moments of calm.

Peace may not come all at once-but it is within you, and it’s okay to return to it slowly, in your own time.

Healing doesn’t mean always feeling calm.
It means knowing that calm is still possible.

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“Trauma creates change you don’t choose. Healing is about creating change you do choose.”At our Toronto trauma therapy c...
09/05/2025

“Trauma creates change you don’t choose. Healing is about creating change you do choose.”

At our Toronto trauma therapy clinic, we understand how deeply trauma can shape your life — often in ways that feel out of your control. Healing doesn’t mean forgetting or “fixing” the past. It means learning to create new patterns, reclaim your voice, and move forward with intention.

Our licensed trauma therapists are here to walk alongside you, offering evidence-based, compassionate care tailored to your needs.

📍Located in Toronto | 🌿 Trauma-Informed Therapy | 🧠 EMDR | 💬 In-Person + Online

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“Penetration shouldn’t feel impossible.”If your body tenses, locks up, or says “no” when you try to have s*x—even when y...
09/05/2025

“Penetration shouldn’t feel impossible.”
If your body tenses, locks up, or says “no” when you try to have s*x—even when you want to say yes—this might be vaginismus.
And if no one’s ever explained it to you before, that’s not your fault.

At New Moon Psychotherapy, we specialize in helping people move past the pain, fear, and shame of vaginismus—so you can feel safe, confident, and connected in your body and relationships again.

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💛 Now Offering the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) — Virtually! 💻✨Struggling with anxiety, trauma, chronic stress, or nerv...
08/29/2025

💛 Now Offering the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) — Virtually! 💻✨

Struggling with anxiety, trauma, chronic stress, or nervous system dysregulation?
The Safe and Sound Protocol is a research-based therapy that uses music to help you feel more grounded, connected, and safe in your body by regulating your nervous system — and now, you can access it from the comfort of home.

Our trauma-informed therapist, Shanen Smith, is trained in SSP and
here to guide you through this gentle, evidence-based approach that supports healing at a foundational level. 🧠💫
🌿 Ideal for:
✔️ Trauma recovery
✔️ Anxiety & emotional regulation
✔️ Sensory sensitivities
✔️ PTSD or complex trauma
✔️ Chronic stress + burnout

You don’t need to push through — your nervous system can learn to feel safe again.

📍Now available virtually across Ontario, Quebec and B.C!
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✨ Meet Denise Mariani, RP ✨Struggling with intimacy, shame around s*x, or feeling disconnected from your body? You’re no...
08/28/2025

✨ Meet Denise Mariani, RP ✨

Struggling with intimacy, shame around s*x, or feeling disconnected from your body? You’re not alone — and you don’t have to navigate it alone either.

Denise is a Registered Psychotherapist with over 8 years of experience supporting adults through concerns related to s*xual trauma, low desire, painful s*x, betrayal, identity exploration, and intimacy issues.
Her approach is s*x-positive, trauma-informed, and non-judgmental, offering a safe space to explore your relationship with your body, your values, and your needs — free of shame, and full of curiosity and compassion.

Using tools like IFS, EMDR, somatic therapy, and mindfulness, Denise helps clients reconnect with their s*xuality and feel empowered in their healing.

💻 Virtual therapy
🗓️ Book a free 15-minute consult — link in bio!

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Did you know that DBT-PTSD is an evidence based adaptation of DBT therapy - focused in trauma and PTSD treatment? With p...
08/27/2025

Did you know that DBT-PTSD is an evidence based adaptation of DBT therapy - focused in trauma and PTSD treatment?

With powerful tools for managing flashbacks, handling intense emotions, and untangling harsh self-judgment, DBT-PTSD gently guides you toward feeling safer in your own mind and body and manage PTSD symptoms.

Feel free to know more by your therapist!

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Feeling low, stuck, or like the things that used to bring you joy just... don’t anymore? You’re not alone — and you don’...
08/13/2025

Feeling low, stuck, or like the things that used to bring you joy just... don’t anymore? You’re not alone — and you don’t have to figure it out on your own.

At New Moon Psychotherapy, we work with folks in Toronto and across Ontario who are struggling with depression. Our team offers a personalized, compassionate approach grounded in evidence-based therapies like CBT, mindfulness, DBT skills, somatic and sensorimotor psychotherapy.

We’ll meet you where you’re at — whether you prefer in-person sessions at our Spadina office or virtual therapy from the comfort of home.

If you’re ready to feel more like yourself again, let’s talk. Book a free 15-minute consultation to see if we’re the right fit.

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Many of us,explicitly or not,were taught to swollow our pain.To minimize the violence we lived through.To protect others...
08/04/2025

Many of us,explicitly or not,were taught to swollow our pain.
To minimize the violence we lived through.
To protect others from our truth.
To smile when we were breaking.
To move on like it never happened.

But trauma that’s silenced doesn’t vanish.
It festers. It rewires us.
It shows up in our relationships, our bodies, our sense of safety, our shame.

Unspoken stories don’t die — they live in us until they’re named, felt, and processed.

At New Moon Psychotherapy, we walk with survivors through the wreckage - not to relive the past, but to reclaim. Because healing isn’t about forgetting. It’s about owning your story so it no longer owns you.

When your truth is held with care, new possibilities open: safety, connection, self-trust, peace.

Trauma-informed. Evidence-based. Compassion-led.

You deserve support that sees all of you — the strength, the scars, the sacredness.
You deserve to come home to yourself.

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Today, on Emancipation Day, we reflect on what it means to practice therapy in a world shaped by the legacy of slavery a...
08/01/2025

Today, on Emancipation Day, we reflect on what it means to practice therapy in a world shaped by the legacy of slavery and anti-Black racism.

As therapists, we have a responsibility to recognize how historical and ongoing systems of oppression impact our clients - and to commit to therapeutic spaces that are not neutral, but actively anti-oppressive.
This work is ongoing. It requires humility,
accountability, and a willingness to disrupt harm, including within our own profession.

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**Meet Ashley, one of our incredible therapists here at New Moon Psychotherapy.**As a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualif...
07/29/2025

**Meet Ashley, one of our incredible therapists here at New Moon Psychotherapy.**

As a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Ashley supports individuals and couples going through big life changes—whether it’s around relationships, identity, grief, or reproductive health.

Ashley has a deep passion for helping people untangle complex emotions tied to fertility challenges, perinatal mental health, racial and cultural stress, and traumatic grief. She shows up with warmth, calm, and a steady presence that makes clients feel safe and understood.

Her approach is rooted in anti-oppressive, trauma-informed care, and she’s all about creating a space where you don’t have to shrink any part of your story. Ashley brings together a wide range of therapeutic tools, including CBT, CPT, IFS, DBT, Narrative Therapy, and Relational-Cultural Therapy, to help clients explore, heal, and grow in ways that feel right for them.

Whether you’re processing loss, navigating motherhood, or carrying intergenerational or immigrant-related trauma, Ashley is here to walk with you through it.

🪷 Now accepting new clients for both in-person and virtual sessions.

📍Based in Toronto

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S*x doesn’t feel the same anymore? You’re not alone.Chronic pelvic pain-whether caused by endometriosis, IBS, pelvic flo...
07/20/2025

S*x doesn’t feel the same anymore? You’re not alone.

Chronic pelvic pain-whether caused by endometriosis, IBS, pelvic floor dysfunction, or another condition-can change how you feel about touch, closeness, and even yourself.

And if you’ve found yourself avoiding s*x, feeling shut down, or blaming your body... we want you to know:
It’s not your fault.
You’re not broken.
And you still deserve pleasure.

Intimacy may look different now, but that doesn’t mean you have to give up on it. With the right support, it’s possible to reconnect-with your body, your partners), and your own sense of agency.

At New Moon Psychotherapy, we support people navigating the intersections of pelvic pain, trauma, and s*xuality. We work at your pace, centring care that feels safe, collaborative, and empowering.

💛Affordable sessions
💛Online & in-person (Toronto)
💛S*x-positive. Pain-informed. Compassion-led.

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130 Spadina Avenue, Suite 402
Toronto, ON
M5V2L4

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Monday 9am - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 9am - 4pm

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