Christie Heart Psychotherapy

Therapy that follows you — and leads when you need it.

At Christie Heart we are client-centered, meaning we follow you. Yet, if you need someone to take the lead, speak to your therapist and we can take the reins.

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20 Minute Consultation: FREE · individual, couple & family sessions available

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Rising, together. Named for Jean Christie — kindness, compassion and love.
Our approach
“You set the pace. We walk beside you — and when carrying it alone gets heavy, we help carry it.”

Sessions are collaborative, judgement-free and shaped around what you need on the day you arrive.

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Kindness comes first. A warm, collaborative space where you can be heard without judgement.
About Us

A place to feel heard, understood and supported.

At Christie Heart Psychotherapy, we believe therapy should feel like a space where you can be yourself. Our approach is collaborative, compassionate and centered around what you need.

We work with individuals, couples and families through life's difficult moments, helping you understand what is happening, discover new ways forward and build meaningful change at a pace that feels right for you.

Client-centered and collaborative care
A judgement-free environment
Individual, couple and family support
Therapy shaped around your needs
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Services

Support for individuals, couples and families

A range of evidence-based modalities, chosen with you rather than for you.

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Couple Therapy

Reconnect as a team

Rebuild connection, communication and trust as a team.

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Emotion-Focused Therapy

Feel it to shift it

Understand and work with the emotions underneath the pattern.

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Calm meditation practice

Dialectical Behavioural Therapy

Skills for hard moments

Distress tolerance, regulation and steadier relationships.

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Quiet moment of pause

Anger Management

Respond, don't react

Recognise triggers and respond with intention, not reaction.

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Structured learning session

Applied Behavioural Analysis

Structured skill building

Goal-led behavioural support, measured step by step.

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Rewire the thought loop

Shift the thinking patterns that keep you stuck.

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Family Dynamic

See the pattern at home

Explore the roles and patterns shaping life at home.

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Family Therapy

Everyone gets heard

Work through conflict together, at a pace that feels safe.

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Grief and Loss Work

Room for the missing

Space for grief bursts, memory and the love that remains.

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Individual Therapy

One-to-one, your pace

Focused work on what matters most to you right now.

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Narrative Therapy

Retell your story

You are not the problem — the story can be told differently.

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Solution-Focused & Brief Therapy

Forward in fewer sessions

Practical, momentum-building work aimed at what's next.

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What is Christie Heart?

In memory of Jean Christie

Jean Christie was born on November 12th, 1964. Jean was someone special to a lot of people, but no one more than myself (Nigel) her son. My mom always demonstrated kindness, compassion and love to all those around her more so than to herself. Jean always had a smile on her face and would have those around her smile and laugh whether it was making dirty jokes, poking fun at myself, laughing at herself; she always tried her best to ensure those around her were filled with all the love they required and more.

Jean Christie was born in Nova Scotia, but did not truly know her birth family until into the later part of her life. My mother had anything but a “normal” life growing up, experiencing trauma from a very early age.

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Meet Nigel

Owner & Psychotherapist

Christie Heart carries my mother's name and her way of being with people: kind, honest, and unafraid of the hard parts. My work is client-centered — I follow your lead, and when you need someone to take the reins for a while, I will.

Whether you come alone, as a couple, or as a family, the goal is the same: that you leave feeling more understood than when you arrived.

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Sessions & rates

Rates we try to keep manageable

At Christie Heart we try to make our rates manageable for each client. Normal therapy sessions are 50 minutes. We offer 80 minute sessions at an increased rate and 30 minutes at a decreased rate to fit your needs of the day.

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20 Minute ConsultationFREE!
No obligation, no pressure — just a conversation. 

Individual sessions

30 minutes$50
50 minutes$120
80 minutes$140

Couple & family sessions

30 minutes$70
50 minutes$130
80 minutes$160

Ready when you are

Individual, couple and family appointments 
nigel@christieheartpsychotherapy.ca 

Session length, your choice

Normal therapy sessions are 50 minutes. We offer 80 minute sessions at an increased rate and 30 minute sessions at a decreased rate to fit your needs of the day.

Cancellation policy

Life happens, and we at Christie Heart understand that at times there are things we cannot control. Our cancellation policy is 24 hours notice, otherwise the card on file will be charged. If concerned, please talk to your therapist as it is at their discretion to make an exception for you.

In case of emergency

You're number 1 priority

If you feel as though your safety or someone else's safety is in jeopardy, please contact one of the following numbers.

911Police Department — when there is risk to life or injury
211Emergency / Crisis helpline
988Suicide Crisis Helpline
416-408-4357Toronto Distress Centres
519-539-8055Crisis Centre (CMHA)
Contact

Let's begin with 20 free minutes

Send us a note and we'll find a time that works for you. No pressure — we follow your lead from the very first message.

nigel@christieheartpsychotherapy.ca
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