Support for Ontario Teachers
You don’t have to carry this alone.
🌟 New: Six-Week Teacher Reset Programs
Teaching is emotionally heavier than ever. You are not meant to carry this alone.
We now offer six-week therapy and support programs—available one-on-one or in small groups—to help you reduce burnout, regulate your nervous system, and feel more grounded through the toughest parts of the school year.
This is not “one more thing to do.”
This is someone helping you carry the load.
👉 Gentle structure
👉 No homework
👉 Trauma-informed
👉 Designed for real teachers in real classrooms
You Deserve Support, Too
Teaching today requires far more than curriculum.
You’re supporting overwhelmed students, navigating emotional storms, absorbing stress from every direction, and trying to stay regulated in environments that shift minute by minute.
If you’re exhausted, anxious, overstimulated, or barely getting through the day, it doesn’t mean you’re failing.
It means your nervous system is carrying far more than it was ever meant to hold — alone.
You deserve a space where you can breathe again.
Why Everything Feels Overwhelming — And Why It’s Not You
What’s happening in classrooms is bigger than any individual teacher.
Students are coping with:
anxiety
overstimulation from screens
emotional immaturity that’s no one’s fault
pressure from a rapidly changing world
fear about their future
hopelessness (“the last generation” language)
social disconnection
unprocessed stress
Parents are overwhelmed, too.
Communities feel fragmented.
And teachers end up holding the emotional overflow.
You feel it in your body every day — and of course you’re tired.
You Don’t Have to Carry This Alone
Therapy gives you a steady place to land.
A confidential space where your feelings make sense and where you can receive support that’s grounding, practical, and created for the reality of teaching in Ontario.
Together we work on:
calming your nervous system
reducing overwhelm and overstimulation
stabilizing after difficult classes
softening anxiety
recovering from compassion fatigue
emotional boundaries
rebuilding emotional capacity
navigating tough interactions
coping with increasing classroom needs
finding steadiness without numbing out
This isn’t about pushing harder.
It’s about helping your system find relief.
Who I Support (You May See Yourself Here)
Teachers often think they’re supposed to “just handle it,”
but no one was designed to carry this alone.
Here are a few of the teachers who come to me for support:
✨ The Overwhelmed Teacher
You’re doing your best, but the classroom energy, noise, conflict, and constant emotional management leave your body buzzing by noon.
You collapse when you get home.
You’ve lost the part of you that used to feel grounded.
✨ The Burned-Out Caregiver
You care deeply — and that’s the problem.
Your compassion is tapped out.
You’ve given so much for so long that there’s nothing left for you, your relationships, or your joy.
✨ The Teacher Who Holds Everything Together
You’re “the strong one.”
Students come to you.
Colleagues vent to you.
Parents lean on you.
But nobody checks on you.
You’re exhausted from carrying everyone else’s feelings.
✨ The Teacher Who Loves the Job But Is Struggling to Cope
You don’t want to leave teaching.
But the emotional load, behaviours, and constant dysregulation are wearing you down.
You want tools, boundaries, and a way to stay in the career you still care about.
If you see yourself in any of these, you’re not alone.
And you’re not broken.
You’re carrying too much — and you deserve care, too.
What Therapy Looks Like
You don’t need to show up polished or prepared.
You can come overwhelmed, frustrated, emotional, numb, or unsure — and it’s okay.
Sessions are:
warm
grounded
steady
trauma-informed
inclusive
non-judgmental
paced around your capacity
We meet in ways that fit your life:
online (convenient, confidential, flexible)
evenings available
weekly, biweekly, or maintenance care
sliding scale spaces
covered by teacher benefits (ETFO, OSSTF, OECTA, etc.)
This is a space created for you.
Support for the Moments No One Sees
Teaching is full of invisible emotional moments:
the anxious rush before a difficult class
the spike of panic after a conflict
the guilt when you react out of overstimulation
the heaviness after being disrespected
the exhaustion after giving everything and having nothing left
the crash on the drive home
You don’t just need coping strategies.
You need tools that work in real time.
We create a personalized, teacher-specific support system:
30-second grounding tools
4-minute reset practices
classroom co-regulation skills
emotional-first-aid techniques
after-school decompression rituals
sleep-support practices
nervous-system literacy
emotional boundary tools
These are Love Loops — small, steady moments of reconnection that rebuild your capacity.
Free Tools for Teachers
You don’t need to wait for a session to get support.
Teachers tell me these tools help immediately:
4-Minute Teacher Reset (PDF)
Teacher Daily Check-In
Boundary Phrases for Hard Moments
Classroom Co-Regulation Tools
End-of-Day Decompression Audio
Quick Emotional First Aid
You may be a teacher who…
sits in the car before walking into the building
comes home with nothing left for your own family
feels guilty for being drained
feels overwhelmed by escalating behaviour
dreads conflict with parents
is missing the joy you used to feel
wonders how long you can keep doing this
You’re not broken.
You’re overloaded.
And healing starts with support—not shame.
About Darren
I’m a Registered Psychotherapist and former Ontario teacher.
I understand the emotional labour you carry because I’ve lived it — and because I’ve supported teachers through exactly what you’re facing.
My work integrates:
trauma-informed therapy
nervous system science
emotional maturity
relational repair
Love Loops — a gentle, effective way to reconnect with yourself and others
This isn’t about “fixing” you.
It’s about helping you feel supported in a world that asks too much.
You’re not alone in this.
SESSION DETAILS
Location:
Online (Ontario)
In-person (Downtown Toronto)
Rate:
$175/session
Sliding scale available for teachers
Availability:
Evening & weekend sessions available
INSURANCE COVERAGE
Most teachers are covered.
We provide insurance receipts for:
OTIP
ETFO
OECTA
OSSTF
CUPE
Other extended health plans supporting Registered Psychotherapists
You Deserve Care, Too
Nothing is wrong with you.
You’re not weak.
You’re not failing.
You’re overwhelmed because the system is overwhelmed.
And you don’t have to keep holding it alone.