Reconnect with your body while supporting your mental health: Heal through movement, strengthen through therapy.

Strength Within: Movement and Exercise Psychotherapy™ is a holistic approach that combines intentional physical movement with evidence-based psychotherapy, integrating the science of exercise with traditional talk therapy to support mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing. This method supports mental health by engaging both body and mind, allowing you to work towards your physical goals while processing emotions, reducing stress, improving mood, and reconnecting with yourself in a grounded, embodied way.

Each 50-minute session blends psychotherapeutic dialogue and mindfulness with functional movement based on your individual exercise goals, such as intentional warm-ups, mobility work, cardiovascular training, and strength-based exercises, tailored to your physical comfort. Movement can be used not only for fitness outcomes alone, but also as a tool for emotional processing, nervous system regulation, and deepened self-awareness.

This service is informed by over 8 years of experience as a personal trainer, combined with doctoral-level clinical training in psychotherapy. It is ideal for those who want to explore the connection between emotional well-being and physical embodiment in a supportive, nonjudgmental space. Primarily provided in-person; virtual options are available with modifications as needed. Please note that due to the specialized preparation and additional training involved in providing effective support for children and adolescents, neurodivergent clients, and those with intellectual or developmental differences, these sessions are billed at a specialized service rate.

Please email directly or click below to book. Eligible for coverage under most extended health plans that include psychotherapy. HST exempt.