Isobel McDonald, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Welcome, I’m glad you’re here. Reaching out for therapy can be a meaningful first step toward feeling less alone with what you’re carrying. Whether you’re seeking support as an individual, a couple, or an adult family, my hope is to offer a space where you feel welcomed, respected, and met with care. My approach to therapy is integrative, relational, and collaborative. I draw from relational, systemic, existential, psychodynamic, narrative, and anti-oppressive approaches, depending on what feels most helpful for you. I pay close attention to how families, communities, institutions, and cultures shape our lives, while also recognizing the insight, agency, and wisdom each person brings to their own experience. In our work together, we can explore what feels painful, stuck, confusing, or difficult to name. This may include patterns in relationships, questions of identity or belonging, experiences of grief or disconnection, or the sense that certain parts of yourself have been left unturned and uncared for. I see therapy as a place where these hidden or overlooked parts can be approached with curiosity and compassion, rather than judgment. My interdisciplinary background in psychotherapy, critical disability studies, philosophy, activism, acting, and improvisation also informs how I listen and engage. These experiences have deepened my interest in how people make meaning, adapt to difficult circumstances, and seek connection in a world that can often feel alienating or overwhelming. Ultimately, I believe in the transformative power of relationships, including the therapeutic relationship, to help return us to ourselves and widen our horizons of meaning. Through our work together, my hope is that you can better understand your patterns, clarify what matters to you, and build more meaningful connections with yourself and others.