Mental Healthy Living

Common Reasons Seniors & Adults Reach Out

• Feeling persistently sad or empty
• Worry, anxiety, or a constant sense of dread
• Loneliness since moving into a retirement community or losing a partner
• Grief after bereavement — loss of a spouse, friend, or one’s own health
• Difficulty adjusting to retirement or loss of independence
• Caregiver exhaustion
• ‘I don’t feel like myself anymore’

Services: Support that Builds Strength for Life

• Understanding and overcoming depression
• Overcoming anxiety and worry
• Building self-compassion
• Improving sleep quality
• Managing perfectionism
• Dealing with grief and loss
• Building assertiveness
• Reducing panic
• Managing health anxiety

  Jasvinder’s approach to Senior Mental Health

  As a Registered Occupational Therapist and Registered Psychotherapist with 28 years in the field — including her current role as Senior Mental Health Consultant at UHN Geriatric Psychiatry — Jasvinder understands that mental health and daily function are inseparable. She treats the whole person: mind, body, meaningful activity, and the relationships that make life worth living.

  Why Group Therapy is Especially Powerful for Seniors

  Research confirms that group psychotherapy is as effective as individual therapy for many conditions — and for older adults facing isolation, it offers something one-on-one sessions cannot: human connection. A 2018 peer-reviewed systematic review (PubMed, PMID 29933137) found that group CBT and reminiscence therapy significantly outperform control conditions in reducing geriatric depression. Our groups are built on exactly this evidence.