Susan DeJonge
Registered Psychotherapist
Associate Therapist
She/Her
**Susan is now accepting new clients!**
Delivery
Phone | Video | In Person | Walk & Talk
Type
Individuals | Couples | Family | Group
Age Range
18+
Fees
$150/hour
“Navigating life’s challenges and problems in uncertain times can feel lonely and overwhelming. To live is to experience human struggle within ourselves and with others. Although we cannot choose our struggles, every human being has the agency and freedom to build a pathway forward.”
ADHD
RELATIONSHIPS
AUTISM
STRESS & BURNOUT
Relationships
Assertiveness
Boundaries
Neurodivergence
Attachment
Family Conflict
Mood Disorders
LGBTQ+
Gender Identity and Sexuality
Education and Learning Disabilities
Support for Educators
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change
ourselves.” Viktor Frankl
Do you feel conflicted and confused about your purpose and meaning in life? Are you struggling with the relationship that you have with yourself and others? To live is to experience human struggle; human struggle within ourselves and with others. Navigating life’s challenges and problems in uncertain times can feel lonely and overwhelming. Thoughts, emotions and behaviours make it difficult to live in the present, leaving us anxious and unsettled about the future. Although we cannot choose our struggles, every human being has within themselves the agency and freedom to navigate their pathway forward. The act of reaching out for help is a sign of strength and a desire for connection. I use an integrative approach to therapy, taking guidance from you, the expert on yourself and your life. I create a safe space for you to explore your feelings, while challenging thoughts and behaviours. We’ll take a drive together in the “therapy car”, talking, noticing, making turns, visiting new places, and creating new roads that are interesting and yet to be travelled.
I am a learner! I have always been curious about learning about and alongside people. I started out in my early twenties, embarking on a career in education, spending 30 years in schools. During a Master’s of Education degree from University of Toronto, I began to think of new possibilities in my generative years. This led me to embarking on a five year passion and endeavour to become a therapist. I hope to never stop learning!
Here are some of my continued education and training courses:
Relational Life Therapist Part 1, February, 2025
Sex Positivity, 2024
ADHD and Work, Rethinking ADHD: A New Treatment Approach, Time Management and Executive Functioning Strategies for Adults with ADHD, ADHD, Relationships, and Sex. PESI Certification, May, 2024
Sue Johnson’s Emotionally Focused Therapy: Attachment-Based Interventions for Couples in Crisis, January, 2024
Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist Intensive Training (ASDCS), October, 2023
LGBTQ+ Summit, May, 2023
ADHD Psychotherapy Matters, May, 2023
Walk and Talk Training Course Certificate, February, 2023
Positively Impacted: The Art and Science of Applying Positive Psychology in Counselling and Psychotherapy Certificate, February, 2023
2SLGBTQ Foundations Course Certificate, January, 2023
Brief Focused Counselling Skills Certificate from Crisis and Trauma Research Institute, December, 2022
Sleep Disturbance in Frontline Workers: Practical Ways to Improve Your Sleep, November, 2022
Sexual Abuse Prevention Certificate, Ontario College of Teachers, 2022
Suicide ASIST Certification, HWDSB, 2018
I bring to my sessions an awareness of the multitude of my identity as a 50+ cisgender woman who inherited privilege that comes with being involved in the education and counselling system. I am a partner, parent, friend, daughter and reader of feminist literature.
Personally, I have struggled with perfectionism which resulted in chronic fatigue and burnout at the age of 40. As I reflect back to these years, I grateful that I sought support through therapy in an ongoing way as this has allowed me to be more
intentional and compassionate with myself and others.
When I’m not working, I am reading, convincing myself to go to yoga classes, doing Wordle and Connections, eating chocolate, barely keeping the plants alive in my home, and enjoying time with family and friends.
Ready to get started? Reach out today
susan@rootsinwellness.ca
(365)544-4050
Address 911 Golf Links Rd., Unit 200
Ancaster ON
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Therapy at Roots in Wellness ranges from $90-$170 depending on the experience of the therapist that you choose.
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