Ratanak Ly

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

“Trauma-informed therapist with integrative approach. Gentle, warm, and collaborative style. Utilizes psychoanalytic/psychodynamic, emotion-focused, dialectical behavioral therapy, attachment, and solution-focused techniques. 15 years of experience in community mental health. Supports individuals, couples, and families.”

About Me

I support individuals, couples, and families seeking a gentle, collaborative space to explore their experiences. My trauma-informed approach helps you make sense of challenges and find a way forward. We might explore difficult feelings using emotion-focused techniques, helping you understand what they need. With 15 years in community mental health, I offer a warm, understanding presence, helping you build resilience and navigate change.

Approach

Sessions unfold with calm curiosity, attending to how emotions and patterns show up in your body, relationships, and daily choices. In Markham or online, in English, I hold a steady, collaborative rhythm—balancing reflective listening with gentle skill-building between meetings so insights carry into real life. I pay close attention to attachment moments and safety cues, naming patterns and offering short practices to try outside session. People wanting a steady, respectful space to untangle relationship and trauma-related struggles often find this approach helpful.

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Basic Information

Markham, Canada

In-person & Online

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Services

Services Offered:

ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy)
A form of therapy that teaches acceptance of difficult thoughts and feelings while guiding action aligned with personal values.
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Brainspotting
A therapy that uses fixed eye positions to access and process unresolved trauma stored in the brain and body.
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Counseling
A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.
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Psychoanalysis
An in-depth therapy that explores unconscious patterns, early experiences, and inner conflicts to produce lasting psychological change, typically involving frequent sessions.
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CBT
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, a structured, evidence-based approach that identifies and changes unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours.
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Somatic Psychotherapy
A form of therapy focused on the connection between mind and body, using body awareness and movement to release held tension, trauma, and emotion.
Sex Therapy
Specialised therapy addressing sexual concerns such as low desire, performance anxiety, pain during sex, or mismatched needs between partners.
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Works With:

Adolescents
Adults
Couples
Families
Groups

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

Relationship Issues
Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.
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Relationship Counseling
Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.
Sexual Issues
Difficulties related to sexual functioning, desire, identity, or behaviour that cause distress or interfere with relationships.
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Trauma
The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.
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