Long Way Home415 Bloor St W #203Open today until 5:00 PMView clinic

Monica Lau

About Monica

You're going to experience loss — that's not in question. What's less talked about is what loss tends to expose: complicated relational and family history that was already there, sometimes for generations, waiting to be named. A death, an estrangement, a relationship ending, or watching someone you love decline before they're gone — any of it can crack that open. Loss changes things: your identity, your values, your sense of what's safe. There's no simple "going back" to who you were before. We name that honestly in therapy. I don't sugarcoat it, but I'll walk beside you through it. Who I Work With Individuals navigating grief — from death, estrangement, or a relationship ending People with complicated or intergenerational family history, often across cultures People navigating anticipatory grief, caregiving, or existential crisis First-time grievers who don't have anyone around them who's been through it Clients exploring spirituality, continuing bonds, or meaning-making after loss How I Work Relational and somatic first — the body matters as much as the mind I draw on IFS, attachment, trauma-informed, and psychodynamic work, plus Cognitive Processing Therapy where it fits Sessions are spacious, direct, and grounded — we follow what's real, not what's expected We might explore Grief, loss, and meaning Family and relational patterns, including intergenerational trauma Caregiver identity and boundaries Dreamwork, signs, or spiritual connections Where psychedelics or plant medicine might fit, if that's something you're curious about About Me Registered Psychotherapist (RP) 2nd generation Chinese Canadian Background in healthcare, hospice, and plant medicine/psychedelic integration Comfortable naming hard things for what they are — and staying with you through it Looking for Support? If you're searching for: Grief counselling in Toronto Support through complicated family history or estrangement Support through caregiving or anticipatory loss ...Let's talk. I work with individuals in Toronto and across Ontario, virtually or in person.

Often treats: AbuseAgingAnxietyDepressionElderly Persons DisordersGeriatric CounsellingGrief, loss, bereavementLonelinessPost-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
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Racial IdentityRelationship IssuesSpiritualityStressWomen's Issues
Sees: Adults (18+) · Couples · Seniors (65+)
Trained at: Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychotherapy, Yorkville University, 2023
Credentials: Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (M.ACP.)
Member of: Yorkville University

Services & prices

3 options across 2 treatments

Free ConsultationNew patient

Free 20 minute consultation

20 min

Individual - Psychotherapy

In-Person Psychotherapy (Bloor & Spadina) Also, select reminder to be received 2 hours before the scheduled session to get the current door code for entry.

2 options

50 min