Meet Your Therapist
Lee Merkley (they/them)
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
evolvewiththerapy@gmail.com
I seek to empower clients through safety and connection.
I am a trans, non-binary, neuro-divergent human, with 8+ years in recovery from addiction.
My lived experience informs my ability to show up with clients in a wholistic, human first kind of way.
Experience
Residential Treatment Centres 6+ years
Private practice 3+ years
Co-facilitating Equine Therapy 3+ years
Recovery from addiction 8+ years
Worked predominantly with military and first responders
Clinical management/supervision
Approach
I combine many standard treatment modalities and embrace the unique presentation of each client, allowing us to build diverse and wholistic treatment plans together.
Person first, trauma informed language informs all interactions
Mindfulness Based Therapies, Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Humanistic Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy
Contact Lee to explore therapy options:
Location and Cost
Lee offers psychotherapy online or in-person.
We are located between Burk’s Falls and Magentawan in the Almaguin region (think Muskoka North). See our Land Acknowledgement here.
Sessions are 50 minutes.
$175/hour
Sliding scale options are available.
Services will be covered by some insurance companies.
