Stephen Buzzelli, ND, RPhe/him

I work well with people who want therapy to feel like a relaxed, authentic conversation and are open to being challenged. Rather than trying to get rid of difficult emotions, I use them as clues to uncover unmet needs and patterns that may no longer be working. Insight matters, but so does action. Through practical behavioural experiments, I help clients try new ways of responding, relating, and making decisions while building awareness of the connections between emotions, thoughts, behaviour, and the body.

I am both a registered psychotherapist and naturopathic doctor. For clients wanting to explore physical and mental health together, I offer a separate adjunctive service informed by my naturopathic training, allowing us to consider lifestyle and physiological factors impacting mental health as an optional, not mandatory, complement to psychotherapy. Mental health is shaped by physiology, social connection, diet, movement, and stress, and when it makes sense, I can bring that lens into our work.

Like you, I have faced my own emotional, physical, and existential struggles. At times, we all need support from someone outside our lives who is empathetic and understanding, and whom we can also trust professionally. My approach is flexible, eclectic and unstructured and draws on ACT, biopsychosocial lens, IFS, somatic awareness, schema therapy, and solution-focused methods, adapting to what you actually need rather than fitting you into a single framework.

I see adults and older adults individually, and I am LGBTQ+ affirming. Areas I work with include anxiety, depression, stress, grief, trauma, life transitions, relationships, sexuality, self-esteem, chronic illness, OCD traits, and substance misuse. Please email before calling to book a free 15-minute consultation.