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Dr. Amber Cohen The Cohen Clinic

Dr. Amber Cohen is a licensed Clinical Psychologist registered with the College of Psychologists of

I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. I am dedicated to assisting you in overcoming difficulties in your life. I will work with you to identify goals you wish to achieve in therapy and provide you with skilled mental health services. My clinical skills, which have been honed through my education and varied work experiences, will help you reach your highest potential in therapy. My direct yet compassionate and empathic approach will allow you to see improvements.

11/12/2025

Love isn’t meant to feel like constant depletion. Relationships that demand you silence your needs, overextend your energy, or pour endlessly without ever being poured into in return are not sustainable.

Sometimes we stay because of history, obligation, or hope that things will change. However, exhaustion is a signal from your body and heart, it’s telling you that something isn’t right. Healthy connection doesn’t leave you running on empty.

Leaving isn’t a failure. It isn’t selfish. It’s an act of choosing peace over chaos, reciprocity over imbalance, and self-respect over self-abandonment. You are allowed to choose relationships that give as much as they take, and you’re allowed to walk away from the ones that leave you drained.

11/11/2025

It can feel almost impossible to set boundaries with parents, after all, they’ve been there since the beginning. However, growing up means learning that love and respect are two-way streets. You can love your parents and still need space. You can appreciate their sacrifices and still say no. Boundaries with parents aren’t acts of rebellion, they’re acts of self-respect. They allow you to step into adulthood with dignity, honesty, and care for both yourself and the relationship.

11/10/2025

If you’ve ever wondered why you sleep more when you’re stressed, overwhelmed, or burned out, know this: sometimes your body chooses rest as protection. Oversleeping isn’t laziness, it’s often a sign that your nervous system is trying to cope. When the weight of life feels too heavy, your body might pull you into sleep as a way to conserve energy, to shut out overwhelm, or to help you survive what feels unbearable. Instead of shaming yourself for sleeping too much, try to see it as your body’s attempt to care for you.

11/07/2025

Your time, your energy, and your presence are precious. Yet so often, we feel pressured to give pieces of ourselves away, to answer every call, respond to every message, be endlessly available. However, not everyone has earned that access. Protecting your energy doesn’t make you selfish; it makes you discerning. You are allowed to limit who gets your time and how much of you they get. Boundaries are not rejection, they’re protection. Your availability should be a gift, not an expectation.

11/06/2025

Most of us are taught to push past our limits, finish the task, get through the day, ignore the stress. However, your body is always sending you signals, asking for pauses, for space, for air. When you stop to breathe, even for a few seconds, you’re telling yourself: “I believe you. I trust you.” That pause is more than just oxygen, it’s an act of respect toward your body and nervous system. Every time you pause instead of powering through, you’re practicing self-trust.

You’re teaching yourself that it’s safe to slow down, that you can listen inward and still be okay.

11/05/2025

Safe love isn’t about how loudly someone can declare their feelings in front of others. It isn’t about flashy gestures, perfectly worded texts, or trying to convince you of something that doesn’t feel true. Safe love is steady. It shows up in the quiet ways: the daily check-ins, the willingness to listen, the patience when you’re struggling, the consistency when life feels overwhelming.

Performative love can be exciting, but it often leaves you wondering if it’s real. Steady love grounds you. It makes you feel chosen not once, but every day. That’s what safety feels like, dependable, honest, and unshakable.

11/04/2025

Shame has a way of whispering lies, telling you that you are too much, not enough, or broken. However, so often, shame is just an echo of unmet needs, times you deserved comfort, love, or support and didn’t receive it. You are not the problem. Your needs were valid, and the care you longed for was too.

Healing begins when we learn to separate who we are from the treatment we received.

11/03/2025

We’ve all heard the subtle messages: “Don’t be too needy. Don’t expect too much. Be grateful for what you get.” And so, many of us shrink ourselves, quiet our needs, minimize our desires, convince ourselves that asking for consideration is asking for too much.

However, the truth is, being considered is not extravagant, it’s essential. To be remembered, thought of, or cared for is the foundation of feeling safe in relationships. Asking for someone to take you into account isn’t asking for the impossible. It’s asking for respect. It’s asking to be treated as someone who matters.

You are not “too much” for wanting to feel seen. You are not “hard to love” for wanting your needs acknowledged. You deserve to exist in connections where you don’t have to beg to be noticed, where your presence is valued simply because it’s you.

10/31/2025

Somewhere along the way, many of us absorbed the belief that our value comes from how much we produce, how much we achieve, or how much we can keep up with the pace of the world. We tie our sense of self to grades, promotions, deadlines, or how much we can squeeze into a single day. And when we finally slow down, we’re left with the uncomfortable silence of “Am I enough without all the doing?”

The truth is, your worth was never meant to be measured in checklists or output. You are not a machine. Your accomplishments might be impressive, but they will never be the measure of your humanity. Who you are, the way you love, the way you show up, the way you exist, will always matter infinitely more than what you cross off a to-do list.

10/30/2025

Conflict can feel terrifying, especially if you grew up in environments where it was unsafe. However, when you silence your feelings to keep the peace, you end up teaching yourself that your voice and needs don’t matter. Avoiding conflict might feel easier in the short term, but in the long run, it costs you your authenticity. Speaking your truth doesn’t have to be loud or forceful, it just has to be honest. And every time you choose honesty, you choose yourself.

10/29/2025

Many of us learned to overfunction, always doing more, fixing everything, anticipating everyone else’s needs, because it gave us a sense of worth or safety. It may have started as survival, but over time, it can leave you depleted and disconnected from your own needs. You don’t need to earn love by carrying more than your share. You deserve relationships where you’re valued simply for being, not just for doing.

Address

1407 Yonge Street Suite 406
Toronto, ON
M4T1Y7

Website

http://www.thecohenclinic.com/

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