Move Beyond Insight & Create Real Change
Who looks outside dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
C.G. Jung
About
Overview
Often what we call symptoms are actually parts of us trying, in their own way, to cope with experiences that once felt overwhelming. When we begin to understand these patterns rather than fight against them, new possibilities for change can emerge.
At Insight to Change, I offer counselling for individuals, couples and families. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, trauma, conflict, disconnection or a difficult life transition, we can slow things down and recognize recurring patterns to find a more workable way forward. My approach is warm, direct and collaborative, and draws on evidence-based approaches while respecting the complexity of each person and relationship.
I have particular interest and experience working with anxiety and intrusive thoughts, relational conflicts and ruptures, behavioural addictions and uncommon attractions, and other ways people cope with overwhelming feelings, and the lingering effects of past experiences. Areas of focus can include assertiveness and boundary development, relationship and family conflict, parenting highly sensitive or difficult to parent youth and adult children, and experiences of spiritual emergence, existential questioning, or profound aloneness and grief.
My background in mediation and conflict resolution also informs how I understand relational dynamics. I pay close attention to emotional systems, both within individuals and between people, which can help bring clarity to patterns that once felt confusing or overwhelming. Often when we understand the patterns that shape our reactions, new choices and ways of responding begin to open up.
Many clients come to therapy feeling anxious, overwhelmed by their thoughts, or caught in difficult relational dynamics and want a thoughtful space to make sense of what is happening and begin responding in new ways. It helps to have a place where both psychological and spiritual dimensions of life can be explored safely and without judgment. It is an honour to accompany people as they come to better understand themselves, build better relationships, reconnect with their inner wisdom, and move toward a life that feels more grounded, authentic, and alive. If something in this description resonates with you, I would be glad to connect and see whether working together feels like a good fit. I offer a free initial consultation so you can get a sense of me and how well we might work together.
About Me
I’m Lynn Trauzzi, a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and registered with the IFS Institute. My work is grounded in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and relational psychotherapy, approaches that help people understand and work compassionately with the different parts of themselves that developed in response to life experiences. I offer Individual, couples and family counselling. I offer virtual and in-person counselling sessions with adults and youth. Daytime, evening sessions available. (see the Group Therapy tab at the top of the page for information on group sessions available)
My areas of specialty are addictions, anxiety, assertiveness training, intrusive thoughts, conflict in relationships, parenting difficult to parent children & youth, spiritual emergence and exploration, and trauma & dissociation.
Academic Training
Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology - Yorkville University
Bachelor of Arts - York University
IFS, Level 1 training - IFS Institute
IFS: A Spiritual & Energetic Approach - IFS Institute
IFS: A Compassionate Approach to Addictive Processes - IFS Institute
IFS: Trauma & Legacy Burdens - IFS Institute
Addiction Care & Treatment, Certificate - University of British Columbia
CBT, Certificate in Fundamental Skills - University of Toronto, OISE
DBT, Certificate, An Intro to Essential Components - Sick Kids Centre for Community Mental Health - Learning Institute
Therapeutic Approach
I tend to work well with people who are noticing certain patterns repeating in their lives or relationships and are ready to understand them more deeply.
Although my approach is informed by the model of Internal Family Systems (IFS), I also use a variety of therapeutic approaches to help to address whatever is coming up in the moment.
The elegance and beauty of an integrative approach is that as you move through various stages of healing the therapeutic approach will organically evolve in step. I follow no set formula and have no timelines for you to meet. I will simply keep pace with you and allow my inner wisdom and training to guide us.