Maddy Prosserman (She/Her)

I am the type of psychotherapist who shows up authentically as myself. My hope is to create and sustain a safe space where others feel comfortable and welcome to do the same. In my approach, I walk alongside my clients to explore how early experiences and patterns are continuing to influence current symptoms and difficulties. I do this through helping them move through experiences somatically (in the body), emotionally (feelings), and cognitively (thoughts). I don’t fix people (p.s. you don’t need fixing) – I help them see the truth of their patterns and be with them in their process. Somatically, this looks like prioritizing the mind-body connection and the intelligence of the nervous system, recognizing that much of what we carry lives in the body, not just the mind. We slow down to listen to sensations, breath, numbness, impulses, and tension as meaningful information about our safety, protection, and unmet needs. Emotionally, the work looks like expanding skills to identify, express, and feel your emotions. My goal is to be with you, see you, and be attuned to your emotions; I have learned to genuinely love and stop avoiding my own emotions, I aim to help you to (slowly) stop avoiding yours too. Cognitively, working with me looks like bringing greater awareness to the narratives and beliefs you are stuck in, aiming to get clear on your patterns.

As a whole, I take a humanistic, client-centered approach. I believe you are the expert of your own life, and I walk alongside you and go as you flow. My style is warm, direct, and grounded, often weaving in mindfulness, meditation, and other present-focused strategies to help clients reconnect to themselves in real time. Over time, this creates greater regulation, emotional range, and a deeper sense of internal power - reconnecting with your body not as something to control, but as something to trust and listen to.

Along with somatic, mindfulness, and psychodynamic techniques, I integrate a variety of evidence-based and experiential modalities including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), narrative therapy, Parts Work, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Motivational Interviewing. Every treatment plan is uniquely tailored to each client’s needs, values, and goals, with space for creativity and authenticity in the process.

Outside of session, I feel most alive connecting with others and with nature - whether that’s hiking, camping, being at community retreats, or spending time with friends and family. For the past two summers, I worked as the Mental Health Professional at an Ontario lakeside overnight camp for youth, a role that combined my love for the outdoors and playfulness with my dedication to supporting mental health and well-being.