Welcome to my practice.

I am Alina Chirila, MSW, RSW, and Psychotherapist. I have been working in mental health in different capacities and practicing psychotherapy for over 15 years. My clinical work is driven by the desire to meet my clients where they’re at, help them expand their cognitive and emotional understanding of their world, and support their capacity to change and grow.

I have trained internationally and had the opportunity to live and work in different cultures. I hold a graduate degree in Psychotherapy and a Master’s Degree in Social Work. I offer psychotherapy in both English and Romanian.

Registrations and Memberships

I am a Registered Social Worker (RSW) member in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers and with the Ontario Association of Social Workers.

 

My Approach

I work from a relational stance using an attachment and trauma-informed framework, along with other modalities such as Transactional Analysis, Emotion Focused Therapy, EMDR, Focusing, and have an Advanced Certificate in Adult Attachment.

My work as a therapist is experiential, collaborative, and client-centered and that means finding the best therapeutic approach to help you navigate current challenges and work toward the change you desire to see in your life. I describe my practice as integrative and flexible, combining elements shown to be effective, and tailored to the uniqueness of each person I work with. Creativity often brings vitality to the therapeutic process, so I often use Therapeutic Photography and Therapeutic Writing in my sessions with clients interested in these modalities.

Through years of training and professional development and through personal experience I have developed a therapeutic approach and style that reflects what I most value in the work that I do with my clients – collaboration and a deep sense of connectedness, the most important elements of the therapeutic relationship.

If you wish to know more about me or my practice, please reach out for a free 20-min consultation.

Areas of Interest

Most of the time, what brings us to therapy are symptoms and personal difficulties that interfere with our daily life. What some of my clients may seek therapy for (but not limited to):

  •  Relational trauma and attachment wounds

  • Desire to develop and deeper understanding and connection with oneself

  • Relationships and recurring relational patterns

  • Life transitions, change, and adjustment

  • Bereavement and loss

  • Depression and anxiety

  • Imposter Syndrome

  • Difficulty in sustaining connection and meaningful relationships

  • Self-worth, identity, sense of self

  • Difficulty in experiencing, managing, and expressing emotions

  • Trust, shame, guilt, fear, sadness, anger

  • Lacking a sense of meaning or purpose