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Alex Lam, BSW, RSW
Offers
In-person and virtual appointments
- Social Worker
Accepting new patients
Provider's hours
Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:00 am
-
8:00 pm
Tuesday
4:00 pm
-
8:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am
-
8:00 pm
Thursday
Closed
Friday
4:00 pm
-
8:00 pm
Saturday
By appointment only
Description
As a Registered Social Worker - Psychotherapist with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW), my goal is to provide a safe and non-judgmental space for clients with diversified needs to share their experience. Empowering them to gain support, feel heard and understood as well as walk alongside them on their healing journey. I am trained with different therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Narrative Therapy, mindfulness which helps me to better tailor-made the therapy to fit your needs.
Conditions
- Abuse
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adjustment disorder
- Adoption
- Alcohol Abuse
- Anger
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality disorder
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- Bullying
- Codependency
- Communication
- Compulsive gambling
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse or Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating disorders
- Emotion Regulation
- Emotional Abuse
- Family planning
- Grief, loss, bereavement
- HIV/AIDS
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility or Adoption
- Infidelity
- Insomnia
- Intellectual Disability
- Internet Addiction
- Learning Disabilities
- Loneliness
- Men's Issues
- Mental Disorders
- Mood disorders
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Obesity
- Obsessive- Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Panic disorder
- Personality Disorders
- Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Quiet Borderline Personality Disorder
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sex, sexuality, intimacy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep Disorder
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Social Isolation
- Somatic symptom disorder
- Stopping Smoking
- Stress
- Substance Abuse
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Thoughts
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma
- Video Game Addiction
- Weight Loss
- Workplace stress
Services
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Applied behavior analysis
- Attachment-based therapy
- Career counseling
- Coaching
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Cognitive processing therapy
- Cognitive stimulation therapy
- Compassion-focused therapy
- Culturally sensitive therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Emotionally focused therapy
- Existential therapy
- Exposure and response prevention
- Family systems therapy
- Forgiveness therapy
- Gestalt therapy
- Group counselling
- Humanistic therapy
- Integrative therapy
- Interpersonal psychotherapy
- Life Coaching
- Marital counselling
- Marriage and family therapy
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
- Motivational interviewing
- Multicultural therapy
- Narrative therapy
- Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
- Person-centered therapy
- Positive psychology
- Psychoanalytic therapy
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Rational emotive behavior therapy
- Reality therapy
- Relational therapy
- Relationship counselling
- Social recovery therapy
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Strength-based therapy
- Structural family therapy
- Teen mental health
- The Gottman method
- Therapeutic intervention
- Transpersonal therapy
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
Clientele
- Adults (18+)
- Couples
- LGBTQ2+
- Teens (13-17)
Languages spoken
- Cantonese
- English
- Mandarin
Professional designations
- Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
- Registered Social Worker (RSW)
Education
- RSW, BSW
Facility Information
True Balance Psychotherapy
Summary
True Balance's approach to psychotherapy emphasizes: 1. Holistic wellness: Addressing the interconnected aspects of an individual's life, including thoughts, feelings, and physical health. 2. Personal growth: Fostering self-awareness, self-acceptance, and self-compassion to promote long-term positive change. 3. Empowerment: Encouraging individuals to take ownership of their lives, make informed choices, and develop resilience. If you're seeking support, True Balance Psychotherapy is a safe and non-judgmental space to explore your thoughts, feelings, and goals with qualified therapists.
Business hours
Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:00 am
-
8:00 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am
-
8:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am
-
8:00 pm
Thursday
9:00 am
-
8:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am
-
8:00 pm
Saturday
By appointment only
Services & supplies
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Applied behavior analysis
- Attachment-based therapy
- Career counseling
- Christian counseling
- Coaching
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Cognitive processing therapy
- Cognitive stimulation therapy
- Compassion-focused therapy
- Culturally sensitive therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Emotionally focused therapy
- Existential therapy
- Experiential therapy
- Exposure and response prevention
- Family counselling
- Family systems therapy
- Feminist therapy
- Forgiveness therapy
- Gestalt therapy
- Group counselling
- Humanistic therapy
- Integrative therapy
- Interpersonal psychotherapy
- Life Coaching
- Marital counselling
- Marriage and family therapy
- Mentalization-based therapy
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
- Motivational interviewing
- Multicultural therapy
- Narrative therapy
- Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
- Person-centered therapy
- Positive psychology
- Psychoanalytic therapy
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Rational emotive behavior therapy
- Reality therapy
- Relational therapy
- Relationship counselling
- Social recovery therapy
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Somatic therapy
- Strength-based therapy
- Structural family therapy
- Teen mental health
- The Gottman method
- Therapeutic intervention
- Transpersonal therapy
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
Amenities
- Close to public transit
- Wheelchair accessible
100 Richmond Street West, Toronto, ON M5H 3K6