"I am here to listen and respond with acceptance, compassion and empathy,
providing a safe space for you to explore what is causing you to feel stressed, anxious, frustrated, sad, or whatever is preventing you from feeling fulfilled in your life."
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About 

Lystra Mahabir Mongroo - Psychotherapist / Clinical Social Worker
BA/BSW, MSW. EMDR II, C.HYP

Life's problems and challenges can often seem overwhelming. As a result, feelings of helplessness, frustration, sadness, loneliness, even hopelessness, may develop. Counselling and psychotherapy involves exploring these issues in a safe, non-judgemental  environment with a therapist trained to be unbiased, supportive and confidential
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This provides a conducive atmosphere that enables the client to feel comfortable to express their feelings and develop strategies to deal with difficult situations.
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The basic belief that every individual is unique in their experience and deserves to be respected as such is at the core of a meaningful therapeutic relationship.
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Lystra Mahabir-Mongroo is a professionally qualified Registered Psychotherapist and Clinical Social Worker with a wide range of experience in dealing with psycho-social and mental health issues. She is also an experienced lecturer, trainer, workshop facilitator and intern supervisor (for social work, psychology and mental health counselling students). 

Along with her private psychotherapy practice and consultancy, she has been employed in both the public and private sector, in the areas of mental health, education, and employee assistance programs in the following settings: universities, hospitals, community agencies, and business organizations. Her clinical experience includes work in psychiatric clinics, child guidance clinics, addiction treatment centres, university student counselling, and trauma/critical incident response.

Lystra Mahabir-Mongroo earned her academic and practitioner degrees from McMaster University and the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. She has pursued many postgraduate certifications in her over thirty years of practice, including
  • EMDR therapy                                                     
  • Clinical Traumatology                                   
  • Gottman Seven Principles Educator (Marriage Therapy) 
  • Compassion Fatigue Specialist                         
  • Mindfulness Meditation
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Clinical Hypnotherapy

​  "I am here to listen and respond with acceptance, compassion and empathy, providing a safe space for you to explore what is causing you to feel stressed, anxious, frustrated, sad, or whatever is preventing you from feeling fulfilled in your life".
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Issues addressed include:
  • Trauma ( due to accident, assault, natural disaster, crime, present/past abuse etc.)
  • Anxiety (social anxiety, perfectionism, phobias, generalized anxiety etc.) 
  • Abuse Issues (domestic abuse, sexual abuse, childhood abuse, workplace abuse)
  • Sexual Assault
  • Grief and Loss
  • Sexuality Issues
  • Harassment Issues  (including Bullying)
  • Life Balance
  • Relationships ( Couples, Marriage)
  • Parenting  and Children's issues
  • Depression
  • ​Suicidality
  • Stress Management​
  • Crisis Intervention​                                                                                                
I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become" - Carl Jung