Pamela Li

Pamela Li

CATA, RP

Registered Psychotherapist, EMDR Therapist, Professional Art Therapist

Pamela uses an integrative, client-centered approach tailored to each person’s unique goals and needs. She offers a warm, non-judgmental environment where clients can safely explore their experiences, deepen self-awareness, and develop practical strategies for navigating life’s challenges.

Languages
English, Mandarin
Sees
Adults, Adolescents
Sessions
Virtual

Approach to treatment

Pamela uses an integrative, client-centered approach tailored to each person’s unique goals and needs. She offers a warm, non-judgmental environment where clients can safely explore their experiences, deepen self-awareness, and develop practical strategies for navigating life’s challenges. Her practice is grounded in the belief that healing occurs through connection, creativity, and recognizing each person’s inherent strengths and potential.

Through art therapy, EMDR, and a range of evidence-based therapeutic modalities, Pamela supports clients in expressing, externalizing, and processing their thoughts and emotions in both verbal and symbolic ways. Her approach emphasizes meeting clients where they are and helping them discover new possibilities for growth, insight, and wellbeing.

Areas of focus

Emotional & Mental Health

  • Depression and low mood
  • Anxiety and stress management
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Anger management and emotional regulation

Life Transitions & Identity

  • Grief and loss
  • Self-esteem and identity exploration
  • Major life transitions

Cognitive & Developmental Support

  • Alzheimer’s and other dementias
  • Developmental disabilities
  • Cognitive impairments and adaptive challenges

Therapeutic approaches

Pamela incorporates several evidence-based modalities, including:

Art Therapy
Creative expression as a symbolic, non-verbal pathway for emotional processing
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Processing traumatic memories and reducing emotional distress
Person-Centered Therapy
Honouring lived experiences and empowering clients as experts of their own lives
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
Building on strengths and focusing on practical, achievable steps
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Understanding how thoughts, feelings, and behaviours influence one another
Mindfulness-Based Approaches
Cultivating present-moment awareness and self-compassion
Psychodynamic Therapy
Exploring patterns and understanding how past experiences shape the present

Education and experience

Pamela is a graduate of the Toronto Art Therapy Institute and brings over seven years of experience working with individuals and groups across diverse clinical, community, and residential settings.

She has supported clients living with a wide range of mental health conditions, behavioural challenges, cognitive impairments, and physical disabilities. Throughout her work, she remains committed to meeting clients with compassion, creativity, and a deep respect for their lived experiences.

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