Chris Hillier Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy

The Benefits of Psychotherapy Psychotherapy offers a safe and confidential space to explore your thoughts, emotions, and patterns of behaviour. It helps you gain insight into the root causes of distress, build coping skills, and create meaningful change in your life. Through therapy, clients often experience: Improved emotional regulation – learning to identify, express, and manage emotions i... Read More

The Benefits of Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy offers a safe and confidential space to explore your thoughts, emotions, and patterns of behaviour. It helps you gain insight into the root causes of distress, build coping skills, and create meaningful change in your life. Through therapy, clients often experience:
Improved emotional regulation – learning to identify, express, and manage emotions in healthier ways.
Reduced anxiety and depression – developing tools to challenge unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours.
Healthier relationships – improving communication, setting boundaries, and fostering self-worth.
Greater self-understanding – clarifying values, identity, and personal goals.
Lasting resilience – building confidence to navigate future challenges with more balance and clarity.
Psychotherapy isn’t just about managing symptoms—it’s about rediscovering your sense of agency, meaning, and possibility.
My Therapeutic Approach
My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and evidence-based. I tailor each session to your unique needs, drawing from Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. These approaches combine practical strategies for change with deeper emotional and values-based exploration.
CBT helps identify and challenge unhelpful thought patterns that influence mood and behaviour.
ACT emphasizes mindfulness and self-acceptance, helping you live more fully in alignment with your values.
SFBT focuses on strengths and progress, helping you move toward solutions rather than getting stuck in problems.
My role is to help you feel understood and empowered, offering both structure and warmth as we work toward your goals at a pace that feels right for you.

Meet Chris Hillier, PhD .Ed, M.Ed, BSc, MACounselling Psychology Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), CRPO — Yorkville University

Chris is a compassionate and evidence-based psychotherapist dedicated to helping individuals navigate life’s challenges with greater clarity, resilience, and self-understanding. With a strong academic foundation that includes a PhD in Education, a Master of Education, a Bachelor of Science, and a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, Chris integrates scientific knowledge with a deep understanding of human growth and development. Drawing from approaches such as Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Chris helps clients identify unhelpful patterns, build emotional awareness, and develop practical strategies for lasting change. His work emphasizes collaboration, compassion, and empowerment, creating a space where clients can explore their stories, uncover strengths, and move toward meaningful goals. Chris has provided psychotherapy to clients across diverse backgrounds and presenting concerns, including anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, relationship issues, trauma, and life transitions. His approach is integrative, trauma-informed, and tailored to each individual’s unique needs, drawing on both research and lived experience to promote healing and growth. Chris provides virtual therapy to adults and young adults seeking support for personal, emotional, and relational well-being.

Meet Chris Hillier, PhD .Ed, M.Ed, BSc, MACounselling Psychology Registered Psychotherapist (Qua... Read More

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