Rachael Tontodonati

Life can feel overwhelming when stress, emotional weight, or past experiences begin to build up, leaving you feeling drained, stuck, or disconnected from yourself. You might notice this showing up as constant overthinking, difficulty managing emotions, feeling like you’re running on autopilot, or sensing that no matter how much you do, it’s hard to feel truly settled or at ease in your own life. Over time, these experiences can make it harder to feel grounded, present, or connected to what you need.

I support you in slowing things down and making sense of the emotions, experiences, and patterns that shape how you relate to yourself and others. In our work together, we focus on building emotional awareness, strengthening coping strategies, and fostering a greater sense of safety within yourself and your relationships.

My approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in empathy, with a genuine, human touch incorporating a bit of humour along the way. I aim to create a space where you feel comfortable being fully yourself, where even the more vulnerable parts of your experience are met with care and understanding. Having my own lived experience with mental health challenges, I recognize how difficult it can be to reach out and trust someone with the parts of yourself that are usually kept hidden.

My goal is to help you feel more connected, grounded, and confident as you move through life, with a deeper sense of clarity, resilience, and inner peace.

Experience:
Rachael is a Registered Social Worker and graduate of the University of Toronto, where she completed her Master of Social Work with a specialization in Mental Health and Health. She graduated with distinction and has been providing counselling services in community mental health settings for the past 2.5 years. Most recently, Rachael worked on an Early Psychosis Intervention team in Toronto, where she provided assessment and therapeutic services to adolescents and adults experiencing psychosis and a range of concurrent mental health challenges, including anxiety, depression, OCD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, substance use concerns, relational difficulties, and trauma.