Debra Barran, MDiv, RP

Locations: Vaughan and Phone/Video
Disciplines: Individual Therapy and Couple Therapy
Languages: English and Spanish (intermediate)
Top Specialties: Depression, Anxiety, Relationship Issues, Chronic Pain, and Trauma & PTSD

Education
Master of Divinity (Clinical Counselling Stream), Tyndale University
-Bachelor of Arts, University of Toronto

License and Memberships
College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario: 0099529
-Canadian Association of Marriage and Family Therapists

About Debra

“I am not what has happened to me; I am what I choose to become.”
Carl Jung.

If you are stuck in the “I wish things had been different” mode,” and feel like there is little hope for change in your life, therapy provides an avenue to be heard, to grieve, to discover acceptance, and to create a new path forward, as you and I work together to formulate small, but consistent steps toward your goal. I believe that each person is unique and brings individual strengths and skills to forge new paths in their lives and in their relationships. I work with both individuals and couples.

My particular strengths are working with the mind-body connection in areas such as mindfulness to address the overtaxed central nervous system, experiential therapy to process the authenticity and intuition of emotions, and cognitive behavioural therapy to restructure thoughts that contribute to dysfunctional relationship with self and others. I have also trained in Solution Focused Therapy, Family Systems, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and bring a working knowledge of integrating Spirituality into your mental health care plan, if so desired.

My own journey in mental health has embodied the mind, body and spirit, to heal and thrive. I provide a safe, and compassionate space so that you can feel heard and supported to move toward the change you seek. If you want to discover whether I can be the right therapist for you, I offer a free 15 minute telephone consultation. I look forward to hearing from you.

Specialties

Addiction
Alcohol Use
Anger Management
Antisocial Personality
Anxiety
Behavioural Issues
Bipolar Disorder
Career Guidance
Chronic Illness
Chronic Impulsivity
Chronic Pain
Codependency
Coping Skills
Depression
Divorce
Domestic Abuse
Eating Disorders
Education and Learning Disabilities
Emotional Disturbance
Family Conflict
Gambling
Grief
Hoarding
Infertility
Infidelity
Internet Addiction
Learning Disabilities
Life Coaching
Life Transitions
Marital and Premarital
Mood Disorders
Obesity
Peer Relationships
Pregnancy Prenatal Postpartum
Racial Identity
Relationship Issues
Self-Esteem
Sexual Abuse
Sleep or Insomnia
Spirituality
Sports Performance
Stress
Suicidal Ideation
Trauma and PTSD
Weight Loss
Women’s Issues

Age Range

Adolescents/Teenagers (14-19)
Adults
Elders (65+)

Therapy Types

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Art Therapy
Attachment-Based
Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
Compassion Focused
Culturally Sensitive
Emotionally Focused
Existential
Experiential Therapy
Family Systems
Gottman
Integrative
Motivational Interviewing
Movement Therapy
Person-Centered
Relational
Solution Focused Brief
Somatic
Strength Based
Structural Family Therapy
Trauma Focused

Communities

Aviation Professionals
Body Positivity
Cancer
HIV / AIDS Allied
Immuno-disorders
Racial Justice Allied
Single Mother
Vegan Allied
Veterans