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Dr. Ralph Lubbers
PhD, C. Psych.

* Not currently accepting new clients.

See Video Introduction at bottom of page.

You may be like many of my clients, perhaps well into your career, maybe an entrepreneur or a free thinker, with dreams and goals not yet accomplished. In fact, despite years of work, the long and patient grind, you find yourself spinning your wheels and getting nowhere — nowhere in work, relationships, or the big picture. Now you are entertaining seeds of doubt that you won’t make it. Given where you have come from and how much you have overcome, being saddled with these feelings is not the real you.

Let me reassure you – I too have been there – wondering whether it is time to quit or pack it in. Despite this, I have pressed ahead. Now, using what I have learned through academic and clinical training as well as with life experience, I have dedicated myself to helping those who are trapped or anxious about whether they will achieve what they have been striving for.

Here is the framework that has helped my clients and will guide our work together:

  1. Stop ignoring the pain, clarify your values and goals, and begin to direct your own story.

  2. See where change is possible.

  3. Start taking the desired steps and seeing the power of even small changes.

  4. Learn to accept setbacks, adjust and refocus, and continue pressing toward the goal.

This framework is designed to help you move to where you want to go. Hit the Get Started Now button to contact our Intake Coordinator and begin work on the issue you are facing.

Clinical Background and Interests

  • Registered Psychologist, College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario - Clinical, Counselling, and Rehabilitation Psychology with adolescents, adults, and couples.

  • PhD, University of Toronto (2003).

  • After studies in theology and related work, I pursued a career in psychology.

  • Certification in Medicolegal Expertise (CMLE) and Catastrophic Impairment - Mental/Behavioral C-CAT (MB) conferred by CSME/CAPDA.

  • Admitted to Canadian Register of Health Service Psychologists (CRHSP).

  • Owner and practice director at Advance Health Inc.

  • I use cognitive-behavioral, narrative, and client-centered therapies.

  • My clinical work has included assisting those with:

    • Depression

    • Anxiety

    • Posttraumatic Stress

    • Chronic Health Problems

    • Difficult Relationships

    • Workplace Stress

  • My work is primarily focused on helping therapists achieve success and satisfaction in their career.

  • Interests: Cycling. Outside of work you can often find me taking my kids to hockey, soccer, or dance.

Getting started in therapy will put you in the driver’s seat of your own story. Failure to engage may leave you spinning your wheels. Therapy is designed to move you from feeling stuck or anxious — to gaining hope, taking steps forward, and realizing your hopes and dreams!

Hit the Get Started Now button to contact our Intake Coordinator and begin work on the issue you are facing.