Therapy for Anxiety, Trauma, and Life Transitions
In person in London, Ontario, Virtually across the province.
Maybe you’re used to holding things together, thinking things through, and finding ways to keep pushing forward. But lately, the ways you’ve always coped aren’t working as well.
You may feel anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in patterns you can’t seem to change. You might understand why you feel the way you do and still find yourself responding in ways you wish you could change.
Therapy can help you understand what’s happening beneath the surface and create more choice in how you respond.
Alison Bekendam,
RSW, MSW, Psychotherapist
Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, carrying the effects of trauma, or feeling stuck in patterns that no longer seem to work, therapy can be a place to slow down and understand what’s happening beneath the surface.
I’m Alison, a Registered Social Worker and therapist in London, Ontario. My approach is warm, thoughtful, and primarily informed by Internal Family Systems (IFS). Together, we get curious about the parts of you that worry, criticize, avoid, shut down, or try to stay in control. Rather than fighting these patterns, we work to understand what they’re protecting and create more compassion and choice in how you respond.
Before becoming a social worker, I spent several years working in midwifery, supporting people through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. This experience continues to inform my work, particularly with pregnancy, birth trauma, postpartum adjustment, and the transition to parenthood.
How I Can Help
I work with adults navigating anxiety, trauma, self-criticism, and difficult life transitions.
I also have specialized experience supporting people through pregnancy, birth trauma, postpartum adjustment, and the transition to parenthood.
Trauma and PTSD
A compassionate approach to experiences that continue to affect how you feel, respond, and relate to yourself.
Life Transitions
Support when life changes, your circumstances shift, or the ways you’ve always coped no longer seem to fit.
Anxiety and Overthinking
Support for worry, overthinking, self-criticism, burnout, and patterns that leave you feeling stuck.
Perinatal Mental Health
Specialized support through pregnancy, postpartum depression, difficult birth experiences, and the transition to parenthood.
A Different Way of Understanding Yourself
You may know that you overthink, criticize yourself, shut down, avoid things, or feel the need to stay in control. You may even understand where some of these patterns come from—and still feel unable to change them.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) offers a different way of approaching these patterns.
Rather than fighting the parts of you that are struggling, we get curious about what they may be trying to protect. Over time, this can create more understanding, compassion, and choice in how you respond.
I also draw on somatic approaches, Flash and Rewind for trauma processing, and CBT, ACT, and DBT when useful. The approach is collaborative and tailored to you.
Let’s Talk
You don’t need to know exactly what’s wrong or have everything figured out before reaching out.
A free 15-minute consultation is a chance to ask questions, tell me a little about what’s bringing you to therapy, and see whether we might be a good fit.
No pressure. Just a place to start.
If you are in crisis
I don’t provide crisis or emergency services. If you’re experiencing a mental health emergency, please go to your nearest Emergency Department, call 911, or call/text 988.
Proudly affirming of all identities. Everyone deserves care that sees them fully.