Iara Da Costa, PhD

Offers In-person and virtual appointments
  • Psychologist
  • Woman
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars. 745 ratings.
  • More than $250 per visit
Accepting new patients

Provider information

Description

I am a clinical psychologist and provide psychological treatment to adults, including individuals, couples, and groups. I also provide supervision to mental health clinicians.

I am trained in emotion-focused, cognitive-behavioural, dialectical behavioural, and mindfulness approaches. In addition, I have trained in Behavioural Sleep Medicine and CBT for Insomnia. Together we will choose the approach that is most beneficial for the issues you want to work on.

My therapeutic style is down-to-earth and informal while my work remains grounded in science and clear goals.

Conditions

  • Abuse
  • Adjustment disorder
  • Adoption
  • Aging
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Codependency
  • Communication
  • Depression
  • Emotion Regulation
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Family planning
  • Fears / Phobias
  • Grief, loss, bereavement
  • Infertility or Adoption
  • Infidelity
  • Insomnia
  • Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Relationship Issues
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder
  • Self Esteem
  • Sex, sexuality, intimacy
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sleep Disorder
  • Stress
  • Trauma
  • Workplace stress

Provider's hours

Sunday
By appointment only
Monday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Tuesday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Thursday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Saturday
By appointment only

Services

  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Compassion-focused therapy
  • Culturally sensitive therapy
  • Emotionally focused therapy
  • Existential therapy
  • Experiential therapy
  • Exposure and response prevention
  • Humanistic therapy
  • Integrative therapy
  • Life Coaching
  • Marital counselling
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
  • Multicultural therapy
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Psychological therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Strength-based therapy
  • The Gottman method
  • Therapeutic intervention
  • Trauma informed care

Clientele

  • Adults (18+)​
  • Couples​
  • LGBTQ2+

Languages spoken

  • English

Professional designations

  • Doctorate in Psychology (PhD)

Education

  • M.A. - clinical and counselling psychology, University of Toronto
  • Ph.D. - clinical and counselling psychology, University of Toronto

Professional associations

  • Registered member of the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario (CPBAO)
  • Member of Ontario Psychological Association (OPA)
  • Member of the International Society of Emotion Focused Therapy (ISEFT)
  • Member of International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)

Summary

Psychology practice offering individual and couple psychotherapy to clients 18 years of age and older.

Focus on trauma, insomnia,  OCD, relationship issues, pre-marital counselling, couple therapy, depression, anxiety, stress and burnout, addiction issues, etc.

Our practice is trauma-informed and provides evidence-based treatments such as emotion-focused therapy (EFT) cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), and mindfulness.

Besides English, some of our clinicians provide therapy in Portuguese.

Oferecemos terapia em Português.

Business hours

Sunday
By appointment only
Monday
8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Tuesday
8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Thursday
8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Services & supplies

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Compassion-focused therapy
  • Culturally sensitive therapy
  • Emotionally focused therapy
  • Existential therapy
  • Experiential therapy
  • Family systems therapy
  • Humanistic therapy
  • Integrative therapy
  • Interpersonal psychotherapy
  • Marital counselling
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Psychological therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Strength-based therapy
  • The Gottman method
  • Therapeutic intervention

Amenities

  • Close to public transit
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Wheelchair accessible
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Provider's hours

Sunday
By appointment only
Monday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Tuesday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Thursday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Saturday
By appointment only

Business hours

Sunday
By appointment only
Monday
8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Tuesday
8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Thursday
8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 4:00 pm