My love and professional dream is to enhance individual therapy with group practice. This is instant training of new skills. And it is much cheaper than individual therapy.

Many behavioral features simply do not arise in the situation of individual sessions, so for some cases group therapy is more effective.

Children can practice communicating and regulating their behavior instantly in a group. We analyze difficult situations, and immediately practice behaving in a new way.

The sessions look like a play dates. We play different games, analyze difficult situations that arise, get acquainted with the theory of effective communication, regulation of emotions, and try to behave differently on the spot.

The group is led by two clinicians so that each child receives the necessary individual attention, can work at a comfortable speed and with the necessary support.

After some classes, the children receive homework - the level is not difficult, parental help is usually not required.

Do you have friends? Is there good contact with the teacher? Does the child share impressions with you? Can he or she lose? Stand up for himself or herself? Play in a large company and do projects in a small one?

We teach all this to children in the "circle" - group therapy for children in grades 2-4 or 5-8. In person, in a cozy office in Waterloo.
10 classes on Thursdays + a session on the results with parents as a gift

Attention: classes are held in English, as we train communication skills at school and in other social situations - it is important to be as close to reality as possible and immediately learn suitable phrases in the appropriate language.

All details about Fall Stream 2025 is on the website: mkelim.wixsite.com/my-site-3

Yes.
My work is covered by psychotherapy insurance benefits if you're in Canada.
You pay for sessions out of pocket after they are completed. Then you receive a receipt for payment, which you present to your insurance company for reimbursement within 2 business days after payment was received.

To avoid unpleasant discoveries, it is better to check with your insurance company in advance whether your package specifically covers Psychotherapy (NOT Psychology) and how much your coverage is.

License details for verification: Vera Kelim, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) #14322.

Good question.

It is important to work with a therapist who is competent in your request, and who you also like emotionally.

The most effective way to find out is to call by phone or online to get to know each other.
You will tell your request, and I will be able to answer whether I am competent in this area (or recommend a list of colleagues).
You will also be able to feel how comfortable you are communicating with me, and whether there is a desire to work together.

Remember, you can always change the specialist, psychotherapy is YOUR process.

The work of psychotherapists in Canada is supervised by special colleges.
We need to have the appropriate education, pass exams, and gain hours of practice to obtain a license.
My CRPO license - College of Registered Psychotherapists in Ontario - confirms that I have all of listed above.
The college checks the quality of my work every two years, and also ensures that I undergo supervision and improve my qualifications.

I have Bachelor and Master Degrees in Psychology (St. Petersburg State University, 2005),
25 years of practical experience
more than 30 advanced training programs
2 diplomas of additional education:

• psychology of crisis and extreme situations (2007),
• Bridging Program for Mental Health Specialists in Ontario (2023)

More than 15,000 hours of work with children aged 0-18 and adults.

First, It is best to call and talk for 15-20 minutes. It is free.
Such an acquaintance will give a general idea of ​​whether you want to work together at all.

After that, if there is a willingness to work, I recommend checking the possibility of insurance coverage for our work (psychotherapy).

Then you can schedule the first session. We can meet both in person in the office and online.

The first session (intake) lasts a little longer than the others, since I ask you a lot of questions, asking you to tell me in as much detail as possible what you want to change. At the end of the first session, I do my best to formulate my ideas of the work for you - what goals and what methods seem realistic.

During the sessions, we sit in soft chairs, and can also stand or move, if such is the technique. We talk, imagine, write, sometimes draw, rearrange the figures and analyze the images. You can talk only, or you can say almost nothing - there are various methods of psychotherapy that allow you to work in the most comfortable mode for you.

Remember, psychotherapy is your process, your energy and desire. My task is to offer you methods and techniques that will help you move forward in life.

Unpleasant emotions and unexpected memories may surface during the process - this is normal. At the same time, I try to finish the session in a calm, resourceful state so that you can continue your day.

Session timing is approximately as follows:

5-10 minutes - establishing contact, diagnosing the current state
10-15 minutes - clarifying the situation, tuning in to solving the request, choosing a technique
20-30 minutes - working on the request, performing techniques
5-10 minutes - completion, returning to a resourceful state

Session usually lasts 50-60 minutes in total.

*It is not recommended to do sessions more often than once a week so that your mind and body has time to process and assimilate previous thoughts and impressions.

Please warn in advance about your desire to finish the work, since it is important to properly close the therapeutic processes. To do this, it is enough to say that the next session will be the last.

The duration of therapy depends greatly on the request and can take from 2 to 20 sessions, rarely longer.

Psychotherapy is your process. At any time you can say "stop", ask to change the method and ask any clarifying questions.

Welcome.

You come together.
We start getting to know each other, I ask everyone to introduce themselves and tell why they decided to come.
I ask questions, offer games and test methods for all of you according to your age. Be ready to tell about your favorite color, animal, hobby, and games, throw a ball and play hide and seek.

After the initial part, if your child got contact with me, we will let you go drink coffee on the couch, while we stay to talk in private. This will give me more information for diagnostics, and more chances to build trust with the child for future work.

Subsequent sessions take place with the child primarily as they are the main client.
We do our best to keep you informed about the process, answer questions, and provide recommendations.