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ONLINE ACROSS ONTARIO
When everything looks right but something still feels off.
Somatic trauma focused therapy for people who function well and still can't switch their mind off at night.
You already recognize the pattern. Understanding it hasn't closed the gap between knowing and feeling, because the real shift happens in the body, not the story.
Maybe you've done therapy already, and you still don't have what you came for: the ability to make a decision without arguing with yourself, to feel present in your own life, to be connected to your purpose.
What this supports, over time, is a slow and gentle return to aliveness.
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) · Extended health receipts provided
Who you might be:
You are a seeker who feels deeply and might feel alone in the world
You take care of everyone else, but rarely let anyone take care of you
You have a good life and feel almost nothing about it
You are a people- pleaser and overthinker
You were “fine growing up,” but something essential was missing
You can tell you exactly what happened to you yet still can't feel it
You function well on the outside, but don’t feel fully alive inside
You might recognize yourself in these patterns:
Chronic overwhelm, shutdown, or hypervigilance is often what complex trauma looks like
Emptiness, self-disconnection, or emotional flatness is often what childhood emotional neglect feels like
Some people come here after difficult family decisions or estrangement
Some come here as the different one, the sensitive or questioning child who never quite fit the family they were born into
And often, there's no single defining event, just a long-term attunement to what was missing
How this works
Sessions here are integrative and trauma-focused. They draw on several approaches depending on what your nervous system needs that day, rather than following a fixed protocol.
Insight on its own doesn't change an inner state that's still bracing for something. The patterns you're trying to shift, the numbness, the disappearing under stress, watching your life from a few feet away, live in the body as much as in the mind. Talking about them can only take you so far.
So the work follows what's happening in your body while you talk, alongside what you're saying. Part of that is getting to know the protectors and the younger parts of you that have kept you safe in ways that no longer serve you. When words run out, image, art, and metaphor come in, pulled from what's already yours.
The work is also relational. You'll be met by someone who stays present and engaged, and who tells you what they're noticing when it's useful rather than hiding behind neutrality.
Specialties:
Complex trauma and developmental trauma
You can't point to one thing that happened, or you can point to so many that it stopped meaning anything.
You keep functioning, and underneath that you've been braced for years without being able to say what for.
This is where somatic work and NARM come in.
Childhood emotional neglect and family estrangement
Your parents did their best, and you still came out of it unsure what you're allowed to need.
Maybe you've gone quiet or distant with family and can't tell whether that was the right call.
Attachment and relational work goes at whatever pace you can hold.
Anxiety and nervous system regulation
You know you're safe, and your body hasn't agreed to it yet. You're tired in a way sleep doesn't fix, and the regulation techniques you've read about work for about an hour.
Nervous system regulation starts underneath technique, with what your body is already doing.
Spiritual therapy, Nature connection and Psychedelic integration
Something happened that you don't have words for, and the people around you either want to make it bigger than it was or explain it away.
Spiritual therapy and psychedelic integration mean it gets taken seriously and worked with in your body and your life.
Somatic work is the foundation here. Sessions stay with sensation, breath, and nervous system regulation, so that change becomes something you feel in your body rather than something you only understand about yourself.
The work often draws on developmental and relational frameworks such as NARM when meeting early survival patterns, including how identity, connection, and your sense of yourself were shaped in childhood.
When words are not enough, imagery, movement, and creative expression can reach experience that is hard to put into language. The emphasis is on what you notice while you make something, not on how it turns out, and no previous art experience is needed.
Trauma-informed integration support for non-ordinary and expanded states, including preparation and processing.
Mariya Garnet brings over 18 years of experience with traditional psychedelic practice.
Approaches:
Frequently Asked Questions
What about fees and insurance?
Sessions are $190. The practice does not bill insurance directly. You pay the session fee and receive a receipt, which most extended health plans reimburse through their mental health benefits. Coverage for a therapist registered as Qualifying varies by plan, so it is worth checking yours before you start.
A limited number of sliding scale spots are available for those who qualify. They open up only as current clients finish their work. Ask and you will be told what is available.
What happens after I book?
You will get an automatic confirmation with a link to your secure video session, with nothing to download. A reminder goes out 24 hours beforehand with the link again.
What's a typical session flow?
Sessions open with a check in and some time settling into the body before anything else. From there the work moves into somatic tracking and gentle regulation, which can include breathwork, grounding, or self touch. What happens next follows what you brought that day, through NARM based inquiry and expressive work where it helps. Sessions close with time to come back to ordinary life, and something you can use between now and the next one.
How is this different from therapy I have already tried?
Most people who come here have done therapy before. They can describe what happened, sometimes in detail, and something still stays stuck. The work here goes at the layers underneath the understanding. Sessions pay attention to what is happening in your body while you talk, alongside what you are saying, and to the inner parts that have kept you safe in ways that no longer serve you. When words feel thin, image, art and metaphor come in.
Who is this work best suited to?
The people this work suits are often the last to think they need help. They are insightful and capable, the ones others lean on. Many have already done years of therapy and can describe their patterns with real clarity. What brings them here is the gap between knowing and feeling. Most are carrying complex trauma or childhood emotional neglect, and what they share is wanting to feel present in their own body and their own life rather than only understanding why they are not.
What can I expect in a first online session?
A first session goes at a slower pace. It starts by orienting to safety, talking about what brings you here, what feels supportive, and what feels like too much. You will be invited to notice simple body cues and to try a few gentle grounding or regulation exercises, always at a level you can manage.
How many sessions do I need?
There is no fixed number, because every history and every nervous system is different. Some people notice shifts after a handful of sessions. Deeper patterns rooted in early or complex trauma usually need longer. Somatic work is deliberately slow, because a nervous system reads rushing as danger.
Is my therapist registered?
Yes. Mariya Garnet is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, registration number 22667. You can check any Ontario therapist's standing yourself on the CRPO public register.
How do I get started?
Book a free 20-minute consultation. It is a chance to talk about what is bringing you here, ask questions, and get a sense of whether working together feels right. There is no commitment after the call.
