About Tender Threads Counselling & Psychotherapy
People make sense
when you understand
what they’ve lived through.
Tender Threads is a somatically focused psychotherapy practice offering virtual therapy for kids, teens, adults and couples, with in person care coming soon to Ontario.
We believe meaningful change begins when there is space to understand not only what you are feeling, but the experiences, relationships and protective responses underneath it.
From Our Founder
The belief behind the practice.
Tender Threads was created from a belief I carried long before I became a therapist: people make sense when you understand what they’ve lived through.
I’ve known what it is to move through seasons of life that change you. I’ve known grief. I’ve known what it means to rebuild. And I’ve learned that healing rarely happens in a straight line.
Those experiences do not make me an expert on your life. You are. But they shaped the therapist I became and the kind of practice I wanted to build.
Anasztázia Mátrai, MACP, B.Sc., RP (Qualifying), CCTP-II SpecialistFounder & Clinical DirectorRegistered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) | Trauma Specialist
Why Tender Threads
Because none of us arrives
here as a blank slate.We are made up of
thousands of threads.
The people we’ve loved. The people we’ve lost. The things that happened to us. The things we wish had not. Our relationships, identities, memories, cultures, bodies, hopes, fears and all the ways we learned to survive.
Some threads feel like home. Some are tangled. Some we have been carrying for so long that we have forgotten they can be put down.
We do not believe therapy is about tearing apart everything you have become and starting over. It is about understanding the threads. Which ones belong to you. Which ones were handed to you. Which ones are hurting. Which ones protected you. And which ones you are ready to weave differently.
That is the work we do here.
How We Work
Going deeper than
symptom management.
Coping strategies can be useful, but they are not always the whole answer. You may understand a pattern intellectually and still feel it take over in the moments that matter.
Our work is relational, experiential and body aware. We pay attention to emotions, relationships, protective responses and how experiences may be held within the body.
Our therapists may draw from EMDR, AEDP, IFS, psychodynamic therapy and other trauma informed, attachment focused and somatically informed approaches. Therapy is shaped around the person in front of us rather than forcing everyone into the same method.
What you can expect here.
Human before clinical
You are a person to understand, not a collection of symptoms to manage.
Curiosity without judgment
We make room for complexity instead of deciding who you should be.
Depth with practical support
We explore what is underneath while helping you navigate what is happening now.
Therapy shaped around you
Your pace, needs, identity and lived experience guide the work.
One Practice • Many Therapists
Different therapists.
One shared standard of care.
As Tender Threads grows, our team will bring different personalities, lived experiences, specialties and ways of working. What they share is a commitment to thoughtful, ethical and genuinely human therapy.
Every therapist is selected for their ability to practise with warmth, integrity, cultural humility and respect for the whole person.
You do not have to know exactly what you need before you begin.
A free 15 minute consultation gives you space to ask questions, tell us what has been happening and find the therapist who may feel right for you.