# Shift Collab: Expert Online Therapy & Mental Wellness in Canada > Shift Collab is Canada's leading online therapy practice, offering award-winning counselling and mental healthcare from coast to coast. We help over 16,000 Canadians navigate life's challenges with expert support, ensuring a personalized and effective virtual therapy experience. ## Our Core Service * **Online Therapy:** Top-tier virtual counselling and mental health support for Canadians. Our approach is designed to feel as effective as in-person therapy. ## Why Choose Shift Collab? (Our Differentiators) * **Curated Therapists:** Less than 5% of applicants are hired, guaranteeing collaboration with highly qualified, top-tier professionals. * **Proven Experience:** Our therapists average 11 years of clinical experience, ensuring you are in the care of seasoned experts. * **Fit Guarantee:** If you're not totally satisfied with your therapist after 30 days, we'll provide a free rematch and session. * **High-Touch Service:** We offer responsive support 7 days a week for a seamless online therapy experience. * **Real People, Real Support:** Our diverse team of over 125 social workers and psychotherapists are trained to meet you where they are, offering flexible, effective, and personalized online counselling. ## Our Expertise and Specialties * **Impact:** Over 16,000 Canadians have found support with Shift Collab. * **Specialties:** Our virtual therapists excel in over 80 different specialties and use over 50 different clinical approaches. * **Common Mental Health Challenges Supported:** * Depression & Isolation * Anxiety, Stress & Burnout * Family & Parenting Issues * Pregnancy, Postpartum & Fertility Concerns * ADHD & Productivity * Identity & Sexuality * Relationships & Intimacy * Chronic Pain or Illness * Mood & Behavioural Disorders * Grief & Loss * Self-Esteem * Perfectionism & OCD ## How Our Online Therapy Works We make starting online therapy easy, supportive, and enjoyable. 1. **Tell Us About YOU:** Fill out a quick, confidential questionnaire to help us understand your needs and goals. 2. **Get Matched with a Therapist:** Our care team handpicks a therapist based on your goals, preferences, and personality (no bots, no guesswork). 3. **Start Your Sessions:** Begin your virtual counselling journey. If it's not the right fit, our Fit Guarantee ensures a free rematch within 30 days. ## Explore Online Therapy (Blog Resources) * **Is Therapy Right for Me?** [https://www.shiftcollab.com/blog/is-therapy-right-for-me](https://www.shiftcollab.com/blog/is-therapy-right-for-me) * **Your Comprehensive Guide to Beginning Therapy:** [https://www.shiftcollab.com/blog/your-no-nonsense-guide-to-starting-therapy](https://www.shiftcollab.com/blog/your-no-nonsense-guide-to-starting-therapy) * **5 Surprising Benefits of Therapy:** [https://www.shiftcollab.com/blog/5-surprising-benefits-of-therapy](https://www.shiftcollab.com/blog/5-surprising-benefits-of-therapy) ## Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) * **FAQ Centre:** Our comprehensive FAQ Centre provides honest answers to common questions about online therapy. * **Mental Health Challenges Supported:** We support a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, burnout, relationship issues, parenting stress, and more. If in crisis, call 911 or refer to Canada's mental health services list. * **Choosing Your Therapy Type:** Our therapists are trained in over 50 modalities, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), EMDR, and Mindfulness-Based Therapy. They often combine approaches to best suit your goals. * **Insurance Coverage:** Most Canadian extended health insurance plans cover online therapy, especially services from a Registered Social Worker (RSW) or Registered Psychotherapist (RP). Psychotherapy and counselling are typically not covered by OHIP, ODSP, or OW, but often included in employer benefits. We recommend checking your plan for coverage. --- ## Meet Our Online Therapists > Discover our online therapists offering high-quality mental health counselling to over 16,000 Canadians. Our team specializes in 80+ clinical areas, including anxiety and trauma, and provides exceptional, tailored, compassionate, and humanizing online therapy experiences. * **View All Therapists:** [https://www.shiftcollab.com/therapists](https://www.shiftcollab.com/therapists) * **Expert Care:** Leveraging over 80 different specialties and 50 clinical approaches, each therapist is hand-picked to provide exceptional care. --- ## The ADHD Clinic by Shift Collab > Identifying ADHD is only the start. Our virtual therapy offers support, practical tools, and a team that gets it, created by and for ADHDers across Canada. Finally, therapy that makes sense for ADHD minds. * **Learn More:** [https://www.shiftcollab.com/clinic/adhd](https://www.shiftcollab.com/clinic/adhd) * **Personal Connection:** Co-Founder and CEO, Megan Rafuse, shares her personal experience with ADHD, inspiring the clinic's creation. * [Watch Megan's Video](https://videos.sproutvideo.com/embed/a49bdab01716e8c92e/6f72b9191e985e0e?playerTheme=dark&playerColor=16434a) * **Common ADHD Presentations:** * Difficulty staying focused: Easily distracted and struggles to maintain attention on tasks or conversations. * Impulsivity: Acting without thinking, such as interrupting others or making hasty decisions. * Restlessness: Feeling the need to constantly move, fidget, or being unable to sit still. * Forgetfulness: Frequently forgetting important details, tasks, or appointments. * **Tailored Journey:** Our clinic model is designed with the ADHD brain in mind, focusing on your strengths, challenges, and way forward in each 50-minute session. * **ADHD Toolkit:** Resources like blog posts, bite-sized tools, and workshops are available to help ADHDers navigate daily life beyond therapy sessions. * **ADHD Shiftie Community:** Sign up for bi-weekly emails from our ADHD co-founders for early access to workshops, therapist insights, helpful blogs, and mental wellness tools. --- ## Individual Therapy Services > Grow self-awareness with online counselling. Work with experienced therapists to develop strategies for a better future. Individual therapy is the most common session for adults looking to improve their mental well-being through talk therapy. * **Learn More:** [https://www.shiftcollab.com/services/individual-therapy](https://www.shiftcollab.com/services/individual-therapy) * **How Individual Therapy Helps:** Offers a confidential space to explore thoughts and feelings, helping you gain clarity and insight. Therapists develop tools, strategies, and goals for a better future, empowering you to navigate life's complexities with personalized support. * **How Individual Counselling Works:** A collaborative process where you work with a trained therapist to delve into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Sessions identify personal challenges, set tangible goals, and foster self-awareness and growth, often engaging in techniques like talk therapy, cognitive-behavioral strategies, and mindfulness practices. An essential part is developing a personalized care plan. * **Common Challenges & Issues Navigated:** * **Self-Worth:** Helping individuals recognize and embrace their intrinsic value, combat negative self-perceptions, and build confidence. * **Relationships:** Addressing challenges related to communication breakdowns and trust concerns. * **Trauma and Abuse:** Offering a compassionate space to heal and rebuild, providing coping strategies and support to process experiences. * **Fears & Phobias:** Helping individuals understand the root of their fears and develop tools and coping strategies to confront phobias. * **Physical Health:** Addressing the psychological impact of chronic pain, disability, and illness. * **Parenting:** Addressing diverse challenges of parenting and co-parenting dynamics, offering strategies for effective communication, discipline, and emotional support. * **Mood & Behavioural Disorders:** Providing strategies to manage symptoms, improve emotional regulation, and work towards behavioral changes. * **Identity & Self:** Empowering clients to discover and affirm their true selves, fostering a healthy self-image. * **Grief and Loss:** Addressing profound emotional pain, providing strategies to cope with loss and understand the grieving process. * **Addiction:** Identifying triggers, developing coping strategies, and fostering healthier habits to support recovery. * **Popular Clinical Approaches Used in Individual Therapy:** * **Internal Family Systems (IFS):** Addresses multiple sub-personalities to foster internal harmony. * **Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR):** Helps reduce distress from traumatic memories. * **Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT):** Focuses on adult relationships and attachment, re-patterning interactions for secure emotional bonds. * **Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT):** Effective for emotional regulation and interpersonal relationships through mindfulness, distress tolerance, and communication skills. * **Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT):** Focuses on identifying and restructuring negative thought patterns. * **Attachment-Based Therapy (ABT):** Strengthens client-important figure relationships, helping understand early attachment impact on current mental health. --- ## Couples Therapy Services > Enhance your relationship with expert online couples therapy. Connect with licensed therapists to resolve challenges and foster intimacy today! Shift Collab offers a supportive space for couples to enhance communication, work through challenges, and reconnect — all through flexible, secure online couples therapy across Canada. * **Learn More:** [https://www.shiftcollab.com/services/couples-therapy](https://www.shiftcollab.com/services/couples-therapy) * **Who is Couples Therapy For?** * Dating, engaged, or married couples. * Close friends navigating challenges together. * Couples facing conflict or growing apart. * Those rebuilding trust after a rupture. * Couples exploring open or non-traditional relationships. * New parents feeling overwhelmed. * LGBTQ+ couples looking for affirming support. * **How Couples Therapy Helps:** Designed to strengthen and repair relationships, assisting couples in improving communication, resolving conflicts, and fostering intimacy. Offers a collaborative and non-judgmental environment. * **How Couples Therapy Works:** Involves joint sessions where partners discuss concerns with a trained therapist. The therapist acts as a neutral third party, mediates conversations, and facilitates structured dialogue. * **Common Relationship Challenges & How Couples Therapy Can Help:** * **Financial Stress:** Developing healthy communication around finances and building mutual understanding. * **Conflict and Frequent Arguments:** Managing recurring conflicts, emotional outbursts, and unproductive patterns, providing tools for resolving disagreements with empathy. * **Emotional Intimacy and Connection:** Helping couples who feel emotionally distant, supporting partners in rebuilding intimacy and deepening their emotional bond. * **Trust and Infidelity:** Guiding couples through rebuilding trust after betrayal, offering a safe environment to explore root issues and work toward healing. * **Sexual Intimacy:** Addressing challenges related to sexual connection, mismatched libidos, or intimacy concerns, creating a supportive space to explore needs. * **Communication:** Supporting couples navigating communication breakdowns and misunderstandings, helping develop healthier communication patterns and active listening. * **Life Transitions:** Supporting couples navigating major life transitions (career changes, moving, becoming parents) that strain the relationship. * **Parenting:** Addressing diverse challenges of parenting and co-parenting dynamics, offering strategies for effective communication, discipline, and emotional support. * **Popular Clinical Approaches Used in Couples Therapy:** * **Internal Family Systems (IFS):** Recognizes and addresses multiple "parts" within individuals to foster internal harmony. * **Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR):** Helps reduce distress from traumatic memories. * **Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT):** Focuses on adult relationships, attachment, and bonding, helping clients re-pattern interactions for secure emotional bonds. * **Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT):** Emphasizes psychosocial aspects, effective for emotional regulation and interpersonal relationships. * **Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT):** Focuses on identifying and restructuring negative thought patterns. * **Attachment-Based Therapy (ABT):** Strengthens client-important figure relationships, helping understand early attachment impact on current mental health. * **Common Questions about Starting Couples Therapy:** * **Is online couples therapy effective in Canada?** Yes, it's flexible and effective, providing a safe and confidential space from home. * **What cities in Canada do you offer couples therapy?** We provide online couples therapy across all of Canada, accessible from anywhere with a secure internet connection. * **Can couples therapy help if we're not in a crisis?** Absolutely. Many couples use it to strengthen communication, build deeper emotional connection, or proactively navigate life changes. * **Do you offer 2SLGBTQ+ inclusive couples therapy in Canada?** Yes, we proudly offer 2SLGBTQ+ affirming couples therapy, with therapists experienced in supporting diverse identities and relationship structures. Our approach emphasizes mutual understanding, empathy, and practical tools. --- ## Family Therapy Services > Enhance family communication with our online therapy sessions. Connect with licensed psychologists for support and positive change today! A session type designed for families experiencing ongoing conflict, adjusting to major changes, or facing behavioral and mental health challenges together. * **Learn More:** [https://www.shiftcollab.com/services/family-therapy](https://www.shiftcollab.com/services/family-therapy) * **How Family Therapy Helps:** Focuses on strengthening family dynamics and resolving conflicts. Experienced therapists work with families to improve communication, build resilience, and navigate challenges together, offering a collaborative space for positive change. * **How Family Therapy Works:** Confidential sessions involving multiple family members working with a therapist to identify and address challenges. Therapists use a systemic approach, considering the family as a whole, aiming to create a supportive and cohesive family unit through dialogue, skill-building, and fostering understanding. * **Common Challenges & Issues Navigated:** * **Relationships:** Addressing various relationship issues within the family, from communication breakdowns to trust concerns, providing strategies to strengthen connections and resolve conflicts. * **Fears & Phobias:** Helping family members understand and cope with fears and phobias that disrupt daily life. * **Physical Health:** Addressing the psychological impact of physical health challenges on the family unit. * **Parenting:** Addressing the diverse challenges of parenting and co-parenting dynamics, offering strategies for effective communication, discipline, and emotional support for both parents and children. * **Mood & Behavioural Disorders:** Providing strategies to manage symptoms and improve emotional regulation within the family context. * **Identity & Self:** Supporting family members struggling with their sense of identity and self, fostering healthy self-image and well-being within the family. * **Grief and Loss:** Addressing profound emotional pain from losing someone or something significant, providing strategies to cope as a family. * **Why Choose Shift Collab for Family Therapy:** * **Curated Therapists:** Less than 5% of therapists who apply are hired, guaranteeing top-tier professionals. * **Proven Experience:** Therapists average 11 years of clinical experience. * **Fit Guarantee:** Free rematch and session if not satisfied after 30 days. * **High-Touch Service:** Open 7-days a week and hyper-responsive for a hassle-free online therapy experience. --- ## Our Blog > Discover valuable mental health insights and support options from Shift Collab therapists. Explore our blog for expert guidance and resources. * **Visit Our Blog:** [https://www.shiftcollab.com/blog](https://www.shiftcollab.com/blog) * **Filter Blog Posts By Category:** * ADHD * Guides * Therapy * Self-Care * Love & Intimacy * Life & COVID * Tips & Life Hacks * Work & Life * Shift Spotlight * Grief & Loss * Healthy Relationships * Anxiety, Stress & Coping * Family & Parenting * Equity & Identity --- ## Our Process: Why Choose Shift Collab for Your Care? > Discover what makes great therapy and why choose Shift Collab for your care. Get started on your journey to wellness with our proven process. Book your appointment now! Finding a therapist is especially hard in 2025. At Shift Collab, we’ve created a team of exceptional therapists that are carefully curated to support you through the challenging chapters of your life. We only hire about 5% of the therapists that apply to work with us. Plus, we have your back with our Fit Guarantee, and our customer service is high-touch and we’re open everyday. * **Learn More:** [https://www.shiftcollab.com/our-process](https://www.shiftcollab.com/our-process) * **What Makes Great Therapy?** * **PRINCIPLE ONE: Therapy is for everyone.** It's a core part of a modern wellness regimen, and everyone can get results. * **PRINCIPLE TWO: Therapy is a good thing anytime.** Helpful even in good times to build resilience, increase happiness, improve motivation, and understand yourself better. It helps manage stress, reduce anxiety, and set future goals. * **PRINCIPLE THREE: Therapy can be like talking with a trusted friend.** Pairs you with a skilled therapist to work towards goals, explore emotions, gain new perspectives, develop coping strategies, and find satisfaction. * **PRINCIPLE FOUR: Therapy evolves over time — just like you.** Your therapy needs will evolve as you progress in life. Shift Collab matches you with the right therapist for the moment, and your therapy team can change seamlessly as you do. --- ## Get Started: Find Your Ideal Therapist > Complete our quick matching quiz to connect with the perfect therapist from our expert team. Book your session today! Scrolling through endless lists but still not sure who’s the best fit? Skip the overwhelm — our quick therapist matching questionnaire does the work for you. We’ll pair you with the right therapist for your needs, so you can start feeling better, faster. * **Start Your Matching Questionnaire:** [https://www.shiftcollab.com/start](https://www.shiftcollab.com/start) * **Benefits of the Questionnaire:** * Only takes 5 minutes to complete. * 100% confidential and secure — encouraging openness and honesty. * Get matched with the top 3 therapists who best fit your needs. * **Key Metrics:** * **16,000+** Canadian clients supported. * **125+** Psychotherapists + Social Workers. * **80+** Clinical specialties. * **97%** of clients are highly satisfied with their care. * **100%** Virtual — therapy anytime, any place. --- ## Main Site Navigation & Key Resources * **Get Started (Book a Session):** [https://www.shiftcollab.com/start](https://www.shiftcollab.com/start) * **Our Therapists:** [https://www.shiftcollab.com/therapists](https://www.shiftcollab.com/therapists) * **All Therapy Services/Session Types:** [https://www.shiftcollab.com/services](https://www.shiftcollab.com/services) * Individual Therapy: [https://www.shiftcollab.com/services/individual-therapy](https://www.shiftcollab.com/services/individual-therapy) * ADHD Therapy Clinic: [https://www.shiftcollab.com/clinic/adhd](https://www.shiftcollab.com/clinic/adhd) * Couples Therapy: [https://www.shiftcollab.com/services/couples-therapy](https://www.shiftcollab.com/services/couples-therapy) * Family Therapy: [https://www.shiftcollab.com/services/family-therapy](https://www.shiftcollab.com/services/family-therapy) * **About Shift Collab (Our Story):** [https://www.shiftcollab.com/story](https://www.shiftcollab.com/story) * **Our Process (How it Works):** [https://www.shiftcollab.com/our-process](https://www.shiftcollab.com/our-process) * **Testimonials:** [https://www.shiftcollab.com/testimonials](https://www.shiftcollab.com/testimonials) * **Contact Us:** [https://www.shiftcollab.com/contact](https://www.shiftcollab.com/contact) * **Careers:** [https://www.shiftcollab.com/careers](https://www.shiftcollab.com/careers) * **Our Blog:** [https://www.shiftcollab.com/blog](https://www.shiftcollab.com/blog) * **Referral Programs:** * Refer a Friend: [https://www.shiftcollab.com/refer-a-friend](https://www.shiftcollab.com/refer-a-friend) * Healthcare Provider Referral: [https://www.shiftcollab.com/healthcare-provider-referral](https://www.shiftcollab.com/healthcare-provider-referral) * Student Referral: [https://www.shiftcollab.com/student-referral](https://www.shiftcollab.com/student-referral) ## General Contact Information * **Email:** hello@shiftcollab.com * **Phone:** 1-800-661-8681 * **Current Client Login (JaneApp):** [https://shift.janeapp.com/login](https://www.shiftcollab.com/login)