In-Person & Virtual

Serena Muraca

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

I support pre-teen, teen, and adult individuals struggling with:

  • ADHD, autism, and neurodivergence

  • Relationship issues or family challenges

  • Anxiety and stress

  • Depression and low mood

  • Disordered eating

  • Grief and life changes

  • Emotional or behavioural concerns

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My approach could be a great fit if you’re looking for support with:

  • Time management

    Task initiation

    Organization

    Executive function

    Focus strategies

    Emotional regulation

    Impulse control

    Procrastination

    Motivation

    Self-esteem

  • Sensory needs

    Social skills

    Communication

    Emotional regulation

    Routine changes

    Masking

    Self-advocacy

  • Self-understanding

    Identity exploration

    Sensory needs

    Emotional regulation

    Executive function

    Burnout recovery

    Self-advocacy

  • Supporting a neurodivergent family member

    Friendship or school challenges

    Bullying

    A breakup or divorce

    Setting boundaries

    Navigating family dynamics

    Family changes or parental separation

    Parenting challenges

    Navigating relationship challenges

    Conflict resolution

    Communication skills

  • General anxiety

    Social anxiety

    Panic attacks

    Overthinking

    Relationship anxiety

    Sleep issues

    Emotional regulation strategies

  • Stress management

    Burnout recovery

    Perfectionism

    Work-related challenges

    Nervous system regulation

    Emotional overwhelm

  • Low mood and motivation

    Finding meaning or purpose in life

    Negative thinking

    Emotional regulation

    Low energy and fatigue

    Coping with feelings of hopelessness

    Coping with life changes or loss

  • Relationship with food

    Body image

    Food-related anxiety

    Eating patterns

    Food-related guilt

    Self-criticism

    Emotional coping

    Social situations

  • Navigating changes and life transitions, such as:

    • Career changes

    • Grief and loss

    • Graduation or new beginnings of educational journeys

    • Navigating adolescence to adulthood

    • Reconciliation or estrangement

    • Re-evaluating life goals and meaning

    • Significant lifestyle changes

    • Becoming a parent or caregiver

    • Moving to a new place

My approach to therapy is integrative, relational, and psychodynamic.

This means that we’ll make space to explore how past experiences, relationships, and the roles we’ve taken on shape how we see ourselves and connect with others. While also supporting new ways of connecting, understanding ourselves, and learning practical tools for meaningful change.

Depending on each client’s needs, I draw from:

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
– Helps you recognize and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviour patterns.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
– Supports you in understanding and living by your values, while making room for difficult emotions.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
– Teaches practical skills to manage intense emotions, build distress tolerance, and improve relationships through mindfulness and emotional regulation.

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
– Helps you identify and understand emotional patterns that affect how you relate to yourself and others.

Narrative Therapy
– Examines how meaning is derived from personal narratives, and how these narratives can be reinterpreted over time.

Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT)
– Focuses on your strengths and what’s working to create positive change and come up with solutions.

Mindfulness
– Helps you slow down, notice what’s happening in the present, and respond with intention.

You may come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, stuck, unsure of what you need, or simply exhausted from carrying too much for too long.

Maybe you find yourself overthinking the same situations. Maybe you are always the person others rely on. Maybe you are beginning to recognize patterns in your relationships, family, or sense of self that you no longer want to carry forward.

You do not need to arrive with the right words or a clear plan.

My goal is to offer a warm, grounded, and non-judgemental space where you can slow down and begin making sense of what you are experiencing.

Together, we may explore past experiences, relationship patterns, emotions, thoughts, coping strategies, and the ways you have learned to protect yourself. We may also focus on practical tools that help you feel more grounded, confident, and connected to yourself in everyday life.

I believe therapy should make room for both vulnerability and strength. Growth does not need to be rushed, and meaningful change often begins when we feel safe enough to understand ourselves with greater compassion.

  • Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology

    Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours)     in Psychology

  • Foundations of Emotion Focused Therapy: Learn How to Work with Emotion in Psychotherapy

    Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) for Adults: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

    Certificate in Organizational Behaviour

  • College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)

About me (as a human):

In between sessions, you’ll probably find me:

Strength training 🏋️‍♀️

Travelling the world 🌎

Spending time with family and friends 🏡

Trying new restaurants 🍲

Walking my dog 🐶

Grabbing an iced coffee ☕️🧊

Binge watching Love Island 🏝️📺


One of the things I value most about being a therapist is being trusted with the parts of someone’s story that may feel difficult to share elsewhere. I believe healing often begins when we are given the space to slow down, reconnect with ourselves, and explore what we are carrying without judgement. My philosophy of therapy is grounded in the belief that people do not need to have everything figured out in order to begin. Vulnerability and strength can exist together, and growth can happen gradually, at a pace that feels safe and meaningful.

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If I sound like the kind of therapist you’re looking for, then I welcome you to reach out to get started on your therapy journey.