Semra Lamky, RP (Q), MA
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Focus: Individual, youth and couples counselling; anxiety, depression, violence, abuse, relational issues, and other interpersonal and emotional issues.
As a therapist, I believe that providing clients with a nonjudgmental, supportive, and safe environment encourages self-awareness, self-exploration, and self-compassion while working together as a team when exploring their life challenges. As a bicultural woman, mother, and wife, I find managing too many roles and responsibilities challenging, which can lead to mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, and low self-esteem. I can assist you in navigating these challenges while remaining focused and engaged, working towards and achieving your life goals and authentic self. I respect cultural diversity and offer a safe space to process your experiences, thoughts, and emotions. I believe in compassion and empathy through a strength-based and holistic approach when assisting you gain access to your interior wisdom, fostering a closer relationship with yourself and a greater sense of self-worth. I tailor therapeutic modalities and techniques for your unique needs to help you find self-acceptance, empowerment, and inner peace. I engage in therapeutic approaches, including solution-focused, strength-based, compassion-focused, person-centred, trauma-focused, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and narrative therapy when supporting individuals with depression, anxiety, violence, abuse, and other interpersonal and emotional issues.
I value understanding the individual through their own perspective, and I look forward to walking alongside you through your journey while assisting you in engaging in self-exploration, self-esteem, and self-compassion and building secure attachments to achieve meaningful changes in your life.
Semra is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO), completing her Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University. She is qualified to provide counselling and psychotherapy under supervision. Her education also includes a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Science. I speak English and Turkish.
“I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become.” - Carl Jung
Certificates
PESI Certificate: Complex Trauma with Internal Family Systems (IFS), 2022
The Gottman Institute-Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Level 1, 2022
Applied Suicide Interventions Skills Training (ASIST) (2023),
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) Training Level 1 & 2 with Stacy Lane Stoddard - EMDRIA-Approved,
Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist Intensive Training (ASDCS) (PESI)
