Providing local therapy for Halton Region and virtually throughout the province of Ontario.
Individual and relationship therapy, grief counselling, career, financial, trauma-informed, clinical hypnotherapy, and sex positive counselling.
If you are looking for mental health support for yourself or a loved one, please take a few moments to learn about our services. We offer a free 15-minute introductory consultation so you can learn more and find out if there is alignment to meet your mental health goals.
We take a client-centred approach to therapy. We use evidence-based and proven psychotherapy methodologies and interventions that support effective client treatment.
We co-create solutions based on where you're at in your life journey. We meet you where you're at and value your life experiences, your beliefs, and your perspectives.
We believe that you are the expert of your life.
We are here to support you through the rough patches and help you navigate your way along a smoother, more fulfilled, and meaningful path in life.
Just because no one else can heal or do your inner work for you doesn’t mean you can, should, or need to do it alone.
Lisa Olivera
Vision
Authentika Psychotherapy is based on the North Star philosophy of its founder, Susan Merli, CEO of Authentika Consulting Inc.
This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.
William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3
When you have a clear line of sight to your North Star – your purpose – you can more easily align your energy, emotions, and actions in the service of your personal vision.
Susan is a Registered Psychotherapist with CRPO. Her goal is to support clients through times of turbulence as they navigate toward their authentic self.
The word “Authentika” is a derivative of the root word, “Authentic”. To be authentic allows you to be true to your values and your personality. When you are true to yourself, you find it easier to be honest with yourself and others when life’s pressures mount. You build the skills and confidence to communicate your boundaries and create space to say no to people and activities that don’t align with your North Star.
There is no normal life that is free of pain. It's the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth.