Pietro Pallotta
- Accepting New Clients
- Accreditation: Registered Clinical Counsellor #21390
- Availability: Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday
- Therapy Formats: In-Person, Virtual
- Clientele: Individuals (18+), Couples, Family, LGBTQIA2S+
- Languages Spoken: English, Italian
Ready to Move Forward?
Long before his degree in Counselling Psychology and graduate training in couples’ work, Pietro’s lived experience included the challenges of trauma and addiction, and his own journey through therapy, healing and positive change. His earlier life was shaped by a first-generation immigrant experience — and the conflict between family duties and values and his own individual goals, beliefs, and self-fulfilment. As a long-time husband and father, Pietro knows first-hand that managing the hardest parts of the roads we walk is both possible and meaningful. Pietro brings both expertise and empathy to his work, with the goal of creating a compassionate space where clients can explore, heal, and grow toward greater authenticity and emotional wellbeing.
Areas of Focus:
- Addiction
- Anxiety
- Attachment
- Depression
- Divorce & Separation
- Emotion Regulation
- Life Transitions
- Immigration & Acculturation Support
- Personal Growth
- Perfectionism
- Premarital & Marriage
- Relationships
- Spirituality
- Stress & Burnout
- Trauma
- Trust & Infidelity
- Boundaries
- Communication
- Cultural Identity
- Family Dynamics
- Family Planning
- Family Trauma
- Goal Setting
- Identity
- LGBTQIA2S+
- Men's Health
- Older Adults
- People Pleasing
- Purpose & Meaning Making
- School & Work Difficulties
- Self-Esteem
- Virtual Counselling
Therapeutic Modalities:
- Bowen Family Systems Theory
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Trauma-Focussed CBT
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Culturally Sensitive
- Existential Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Strengths-Based Approach
“As the poet Rilke wrote long ago, ‘Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other.’ None of us is an island—we are shaped by our relationships, and by the self-beliefs and behaviours they create. These relationships may be with intimate partners, parents, or friends, but also with the parts of ourselves that have been wounded and speak through symptoms like anxiety, depression, addiction, and self-sabotage. Some of these old patterns can be tenacious, holding us down and keeping us fixed in place. At times, the roles and dynamics first formed in early life repeat themselves well into adulthood—often in our marriages and most important relationships. By working together, and by creating the space, time, and safety we all need, we can bring awareness to these patterns, create distance from them, and begin the work of change. Together, we can explore what no longer serves you, challenge limiting beliefs, and nurture new, more life-affirming ways of being. I believe each of us has the capacity for growth, healing, and a more authentic and fulfilling life.”