Meagan Yarmey PhD, MA, MSW, RSW
Psychotherapy
For capable people who are stuck.
You understand the pattern. You can trace where it came from.
It continues anyway
Insight is necessary. It is not sufficient.
The focus is not only on understanding the pattern, but on changing what happens when it takes over.
I work with capable, insightful professionals whose confidence, clarity, or decisiveness become less accessible when pressure increases.
What this looks like in practice
You delay decisions you know need to be made. You revisit conversations long after they are over. You carry doubt that does not match your actual record.
This is not a deficit in intelligence or self-awareness. It's a pattern and patterns can be changed.
What working together is like
Sessions are conversational, engaged, and structured.
I ask questions, offer perspective, and introduce frameworks when useful. The focus isn't only on understanding what's happening, but on changing how it unfolds in real time.
Many people I work with already understand the pattern. The work focuses on what maintains it and how to respond differently when it matters.
The approach is direct, but not impersonal. You'll be challenged to think differently about familiar problems without being reduced to them.
What success looks like
Not constant confidence. Different action.
Making decisions without exhaustive certainty. Addressing conflict directly rather than circling it. Noticing the doubt and moving forward anyway.
The pattern may still show up. It no longer runs the show.
Practical Details
Offered virtually across Ontario.
50-minute sessions.
Fee: $250 per session.
Extended health insurance may apply depending on your plan.
What Clients Have Said
"Knowledgeable, kind, but also straightforward and honest. She doesn't let you kid yourself."
— CBT Group Participants, University of Waterloo Counselling and Psychological Services
A brief conversation to look at what's going on and whether this work makes sense for you.
Not ready yet? Download the free guide: Why Waiting to Feel Confident Is Keeping You Stuck.