Make your move towards better mental health and wellness through real change and healing

Weekdays: 9am to 5pm (in-person only)
​Home "Garage" Office: ​5106 Ridgewell Road, ​Burlington, ON

​​A B O U T  -  M A R A L Y N   E L L I S

A diverse background leading to effective change and transformation

Hello, my name is Maralyn Ellis. ​I am passionate in recognizing and honouring individual differences and in being a catalyst for change in order to help find the unique path forward towards health and healing for clients with stress, anxiety, depression and triggers or trauma. My formal education is in psychology, environmental studies, and psychotherapy—including the therapeutic-memory reconsolidation process (TRP) of Coherence Therapy, EMDR, IFS-informed EMDR, Hypnosis—with experience working with individuals, couples and families. My background includes career counselling at Futures Found and job skills development with Autism Job Club. ​I enjoy helping people of all ages to better their overall wellbeing—in life and on the job—with a special interest in neurodivergent (autistic/adhd/gifted) clients with concurrent, persistent, mental health concerns.

"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate."
​—Carl Jung

Serving individuals, couples, families, groups, as well as the neurodivergent population

Would you like to work to improve your physical, emotional and psychological health and wellness in order to increase your sense of well‐being, alleviate feelings of stress, reframe negative thoughts, or work through any recent crises or past traumas? 

​Your current thoughts, behaviours, feelings, environment or circumstances may be maintaining stress, grief, anxiety, depression, addiction, or other issues. Counselling or psychotherapy provides the focus and intention—through individualized tools, techniques, and a strong therapeutic alliance—for you to process issues towards your future growth, development or change.
NE Burlington (near Appleby/Dundas) 
Home "Garage" Office (in The Orchard)
12-Mile Trail (along Bronte Creek)
Rates – $205 (50-60mins) - $275 (75-90mins). Payment – Due at the end of your in-person session.
Free Consult – A 15-minute phone or in-person consultation is available at no charge to potential new clients.
Methods of Payment – Cash, eTransfer, Debit or Credit Card. Sliding Scale – Available when low or no insurance coverage.
Extended Health Plans – Talk to your benefits provider to see if "psychotherapist" is covered and note the annual total.
Cancellation Fee – 1 'freebie,' then $50 for cancellations made less than 24 hours before a scheduled appointment time.
Cancel or Change Appointment – Call or email; for appts made online, changes possible online until <24 hours before.

My credentials

RP | Registered Psychotherapist #008854, CRPO
CT | Coherence Therapy Practitioner, Level 1
EMDR | EMDRIA Certified Therapist (+ IFS-Informed EMDR)
​HYP | Hypnotherapist, MMHA Certificate
MACP | Master of Arts (Counselling Psychology)
MES | Master of Environmental Studies (Ecopsychology)
BSc | Bachelor of Science (Psychology)

My current or past special projects

Futures Found | Employment + Career Counselling
​Project SEARCH Halton | Transition to Employment Program
iNOD | Inclusive + Neurodiverse Organizational Development
Brain in Hand by Distinctability | Executive Function Support
Autism Job Club | Neurodivergent Employment Guidance

​S E R V I C E S + M E T H O D S

"You are more important than your attachments." —Gabor Maté 
This is true for you as an adult, and the power of memory reconsolidation therapies ​is to bring this truth to your childhood self as well!

Addressing wellness, personal growth, mental health and psychological illness, trauma or distress

add/adhd
addiction
anger management
anxiety
assertiveness
autism/aspergers
bullying
career development
complex trauma
depression
divorce
eating disorders
family issues
gender identity
grief/loss
learning disabilities
life management
mood disorders
nature connection
ocd
parenting issues
personality disorders
phobias
physical illness
ptsd
relationships
self-esteem
sleep issues
stress management
trauma
women’s issues
work stress

Individualized treatment approaches designed to meet unique and complex needs 

attachment
cbt (and related)
coherence therapy
eco-psychotherapy
emdr / hypnosis
generational / legacy
ifs + family systems
memory reconsolidation (trp)
​narrative (backstory / lore)
positive psychology
psychodynamic
​relational

More than counter-active strategies or "talk therapy" - discover CT (coherence therapy) and EMDR

What is CT (Coherence Therapy)?
CT (Coherence Therapy) and 'Symptom Deprivation.'
What is EMDR therapy?
How does EMDR work?
How does EMDR work for children?

IFS (internal family systems), CBT (not preferred) and attachment theory explained

How does IFS work for adults+kids?
A common approach, NOT my preference.
An early template for later trauma.

Therapeutic hypnosis, an extension of EMDR to get beyond the conscious 'thinky' brain

What is hypnosis?
How does hypnosis work?
Therapeutic... not stage hypnosis!

M O R E   S E R V I C E S

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new."
​—Dan Millman

Career counselling + tutoring at Futures Found and a workshop in neurodiversity

What's your next move? At Futures Found, we combine objective assessment tools and experienced insight to guide you in your planning and decision-making to help you figure out your next steps in your education and/or career. Our unique models go beyond traditional career counselling and tutoring. Futures Found takes a modular approach to academic support in order to mentor and coach students based on their learning styles, unique needs + individual differences.

Past presentation by Futures Found and tv/film from Autism JOB CLUB

Career Counselling -
​Too Many Choices
Inspiring Youth TV -
​Autism Part I
Inspiring Youth TV -
​Autism Part II
Autism Job Club - 
Everyday Heroes

S H O R T - T E R M   S T R A T E G I E S

"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.
​In our response lies our growth and our freedom."
​—Viktor Frankl

Suggestions for coping with stress, anxiety or depression during this unprecedented time

The following detailed suggestions were made by CAMH to help you to decrease your stress, anxiety and depression... read more
•Accept that some anxiety and fear is normal
•Seek credible information
•Assess your personal risk
•Find a balance: stay tuned-in but know when to take a breather
•Bring an intentional mindset to unplugging
•Deal with problems in a structured way
•Remember you are resilient and be careful with "What ifs"
•Challenge worries and anxious thoughts
•Decrease other stress
•Practice relaxation and meditation 
•Seek support
•Be kind to yourself
•Eat healthily
•Avoid substance use (smoking/vaping, caffeine, alcohol, etc.)
•Get proper rest and sleep
•Stay active

​T H I N K - F E E L - B E T T E R

Make your move towards better mental health and wellness through real change and healing

Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm (in-person only)
​Home "Garage" Office: 5106 Ridgewell Road, ​Burlington, ON
Maralyn Ellis BSc, MES, MACP 
Registration #008854 - Registered Psychotherapist (RP) with CRPO | OAMHP Member #6098-G
​hello [at] maralynellis .ca  |  5106 Ridgewell Road, Burlington, Ontario, Canada  |  905.407.1494
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