Suzanna Derewicz, RP
Registered Psychotherapist
About Suzanna.
HQ: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M6S 3Z3
Client Range: Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon
Client Age: Teens + Adults
Accepting New Clients? Yes
Sessions Offered: Virtually + In-Person
As your therapist, I'll serve as your guide and collaborator while we explore and work to make sense of the thoughts, feelings, and experiences you bring into sessions. I will do this while prioritizing your agency, your expertise about your own life, and what works and doesn't work for you. I am both interested in reducing your suffering and providing you with strategies to cope, while also exploring what may be at the root of your struggles, that which may not always be obvious, clear, easily named, or perfectly understood just yet. I may also support you in getting to know parts of yourself that may have gone unseen or unrecognized throughout your life. The treatment approaches I use would be most complimentary to someone searching for both strategies and tools, as well as context and understanding for their experiences in the interest of deepening self-understanding and capacity for self-advocacy.
Superwell Specialties.
Creative-Specific Support
My time spent as a professional in the world of the performing and literary arts affords me a special understanding when it comes to working with creatives, both those who create professionally, such as artists and entrepreneurs, as well as those who’d otherwise consider creative expression to be intrinsic or fundamental to their being. I’m interested in helping clients to scaffold their self esteem and self confidence when it comes to their creative work, and their sense of self while navigating industry-specific barriers or challenges. I may also provide emotional support during periods of feeling stuck, numb, or a lack of meaning, utilizing both skills-based and depth therapy frameworks.
Creative-specific Education Includes:
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre, York University (2013)
Neurodivergent-Specific Support
As a Neurodivergent therapist, I'm keenly aware of the ways the world can feel like it was designed for other people, leaving us and us alone to accommodate for or prioritize the nuanced needs of our neurotype. This can leave us vulnerable, isolated, misunderstood, exhausted, emotionally or cognitively stretched, shut down, masked, and generally (or specifically) struggling in certain areas of our lives. I’m interested in supporting folks to find, grow, sustain, and own a rhythm of moving through the world that works for them, while creating a safer container for processing experiences related to neurodivergence that may land tenderly or painfully, and that may ask for extra holding space and care.
Neurodivergent-Specific Training Includes:
Certificate in DBT Informed Therapy: Adler Graduate Professional School (2024)
OPCC Lecture Series on Autism Spectrum Disorder: Carolyn Caesar RP (2019)
OPCC Lecture Series on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Firouzeh Sharifi RP (2019)
OPCC Lecture Series on Borderline Personality Disorder: Barbara Dewar PhD, RP (2018)
Additional Specialties.
Populations:
Women
LGBTQ+
Non-Monogamy
Sex Work Positive
Issues:
Anxiety
ADHD
ASD
BPD
Burnout
Complex Trauma
Codependence
Depression
Emotional Regulation
Family Conflict
Grief
NPD
Relationships
Self Esteem
Fun Stuff.
What is your favorite book (or 4)?
All of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels, Anything by Celeste Ng, and Unmasking Autism by Devon Price
What are your creative outlets?
Collage, Dance, DJ, Poetry, Theatre
What would you do with $10M?
Fund a pay-what-you-can grocery store chain, or several
Professional Stuff.
Education and/or Training Institute:
Ontario Psychotherapy and Counselling College, Diploma of Psychotherapy (2022)
Professional License:
Registered Psychotherapist
