Ivan Wong,M.Div., M.T.S., R.P.

 

Registered Psychotherapist, EMDR Therapist

CREDENTIALS

Ivan Wong is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO).
To verify registration, visit: https://my.crpo.ca/publicregister

 

AREAS OF FOCUS

Ivan’s areas of practice include:
  • Marital and premarital counselling
  • Relationship concerns
  • Work Stress and emotional well-being
  • Self-discovery and self-esteem
  • Grief, trauma, and addiction
  • Life transitions

LANGUAGES

Ivan is fluent in English and Cantonese.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Ivan received his Master of Theological Studies degree and Master’s degree in Clinical Counselling from Tyndale University College and Seminary in 2014 and 2017, respectively. He also completed PREPARE/ENRICH Facilitator Training and became a Certified Facilitator in 2014, supporting couples in building strong marriages and resilient relationships. He began his clinical training in 2016 as a counselling intern at Dr. Tat-Ying Wong’s clinic and continued developing his clinical practice at Dr. Michael Paré’s clinic beginning in 2017.

Since 2018, Ivan has worked as a counsellor and psychotherapist at a family service agency serving diverse and Asian communities across the Greater Toronto Area. The agency has been serving the Toronto community for nearly 40 years. Ivan brings extensive clinical experience supporting individuals and couples as they navigate emotional and relationship challenges. Since 2023, he has also supervised counselling students completing their internship placements at the agency.

APPROACH TO TREATMENT

Ivan understands that each person’s experience of life’s difficulties and transitions is unique. He listens with patience and compassion and walks alongside clients throughout the counselling and psychotherapy process.

He integrates a range of evidence-informed psychotherapy approaches to help clients explore their experiences, develop insight, and move toward meaningful change and growth. These approaches include:

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) to help couples strengthen their emotional connection and address relationship concerns;
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help clients explore the connections among thoughts, emotions, and behaviours and develop more effective ways of coping;
  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) approaches and skills to support emotional regulation, stress management, and interpersonal effectiveness;
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) to explore inner experiences, emotional pain, and internal conflicts;
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help clients process distressing and traumatic experiences, including those related to motor vehicle accidents; and
  • Grief Recovery Method (GRM) to support clients as they navigate grief, loss, and significant life changes

Ivan is committed to working collaboratively with clients toward greater insight, healing, and connection. He strives to create a compassionate, supportive therapeutic space where clients feel comfortable exploring their experiences, emotions, and struggles.

 

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