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Tanya Beattie
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Tanya is a kind, open, warm therapist. She works with people who are childhood trauma survivors. She believes in cultivating a genuine, authentic connection between her and her clients in order to untangle past traumas. She is a lover of books, and enjoys her time with her family, two dogs and two cats.
My experiences and interests give me a unique understanding of…
- How childhood impacts a person, especially since for the most part, we are discouraged from believing just how important our experiences from birth to adulthood are in defining who we become. We are taught that our parents did the best they could and that is all that mattered. What if there is more to the story? That our parents may have done the best they could, but they are human, imperfect, and frequently their best simply didn't meet all of the needs of their children, causing harm or childhood trauma.
- How difficult it can be to understand how experiences from childhood impact as throughout adulthood. For me, I was convinced I was fine and whatever happened back then was a long time ago and didn't matter. I definitely couldn't imagine it was possible for life to feel easy, enjoyable, safe.
- What it is like when these experiences start showing up. I started to struggle with feeling anxious, afraid, depressed when I was around 35. I didn't know it at the time but I was about to start on a path that led me to my own therapy work where I learned over the next 10 or so years that I could actually start to believe that life wasn't supposed to feel so hard and scary, that I could feel safe and enjoy my life. I decided then that I wanted to help other people who were living in the same way I was, and I knew there were a lot of us, so I went back to school to study to become a therapist.
- The things that can cause trauma in our childhoods. There are the more obvious and easy to understand traumas, and then there are the traumas that occur when our emotional needs are not met - these are not well understood and frequently dismissed - but they are just as impactful as the more obvious ones and this deserves attention and healing just as much.
My cultural or ancestral background is…
- Is shaped by my family's history. My father's side immigrated to Canada from The Netherlands in 1948 when he was six years old, born during Germany’s occupation of his country. As a result, I am a first-generation Canadian on my father's side.
- On my mother's side, her family lived in poverty, and her father fought in World War II. PTSD, alcohol abuse, and poverty created a traumatizing childhood for my mother and her siblings.
- Intergenerational trauma is a significant part of my family's history—it is woven into my genetics, my biology, and has influenced the way I have survived.
My work as a therapist is inspired by (not limited to)...
My clients describe me using words like…
- Kind
- Compassionate
- Non-judgemental
- Safe
- Open
- Genuinely cares
- Knowledgable
- Understanding
- Patient
- Comforting
- Encouraging
- Reassuring
Expertise
Areas of Focus
Specializations
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Complex Trauma (CPTSD)
Childhood trauma
Intergenerational trauma
Attachment trauma
Trauma processing
My clients often self-identify as…
- Gen X, Millenials, and Gen Z
- Individuals who want to understand themselves and their current, past, and future relationships. Including relationships with their parents, siblings, romantic partners, workplace, and friendships. Many are very much interested in learning how to be the kind of parent they needed when they were growing up.
I’m the right therapist for you if…
- You want to understand how your childhood is impacting you today
- You struggle to like yourself, believe you are enough and that you matter
- You want to feel safe, cared about, and never judged
- You want to be able to be more present and enjoy your life
Therapeutic Frameworks & Approach
Attachment-Based Therapy
Anger and Stress Management
Trauma-Informed
Self-Compassion
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Existential Therapy
Health at Every Size (HAES)
Integrative Client-Centered Model (ICCM)
Inner Child Work
Somatic and Body Awareness
Narrative Therapy
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If we work together you can expect to feel...
- That our relationship is my top priority.
- Safe, seen, heard, and understood. Like how you were supposed to feel when growing up. Childhood trauma significantly impacts all of our relationships. It makes it very difficult to build and maintain healthy relationships.
- That you are not alone. Therapy is not easy, it requires us to sometimes explore difficult, confusing, and painful things. You won't be doing this alone, I will be there to support and guide you.
Served Populations
Adults (18+)
Practice Details
Service Offerings & Rates
Initial Consultation (15 min)
Free
Individual Therapy (60 min)
Sliding scale offered on case by case basis
Couples Therapy (60 min)
Sliding scale offered on case by case basis
During your free consultation, we'll go over...
- what brings you to seek support.
- any goals you may have, it's okay if you don't really know.
- any questions you have.
- what it is like working with me, how I will work with you.
If we work together you can expect me to…
- create a space where you can feel accepted no matter what and genuinely cared about.
- help you understand yourself better, learn to regulate your emotions, and the role that your thoughts, emotions, nervous system and beliefs about yourself play in every minute of your day.
Insurance & Benefits Coverage
Coverage depends on the insurance plan. Check with your provider to see if your plan covers one of the listed designations.
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In Person Location
2703 Lockview Cres, Kingston, Ontario, K0H 2N0
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Education
Yorkville University
Masters of Arts Counselling Psychology
2021
Certifications
Queen's University
Masters of Public Administration
2013
Bachelor of Science Honours - Life and Environmental Science
1999
Languages
English
Contact
Tanya