Meet Tina Bells
Hi - I’m Tina.
I’m a Registered Psychotherapist offering therapy for children and adults across Ontario and In-Person therapy Downtown Toronto. I support people walking through deep grief, sudden loss, spiritual harm and work related trauma. The kinds of experiences that don’t always fit into neat words but leave their mark on your life.
I do this work because I know how disorienting it can feel to carry something heavy and wonder if anyone truly sees it. Whether you’re navigating grief, trying to make sense of spiritual or religious harm or feeling overwhelmed after supporting others in crisis, therapy is a space where your experience is taken seriously.
My Story
Before entering private practice, I spent over a decade working in spiritual care, crisis response, community-based mental health and addictions services. I’ve sat with people in shelters, residential treatment settings, justice and corrections and front-line support roles. Spaces where grief, trauma and burnout intersect in real and human ways. I’ve supported organizations and teams through program development, workshops and training on grief, spiritual care and mental health.
My years on the front lines taught me something essential: healing isn’t about “fixing what’s broken.” It’s about being met with care, and curiosity. And having the freedom to be fully yourself, even if you don’t know what that looks like, yet. These days, I have the privilege to work in hospice care and in this private practice with clients like you.
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I work relationally and at your pace, with deep respect for your values, identities and lived experiences. My approach is trauma-informed, brain-injury informed, collaborative and grounded in modalities that support the whole person. Whether in therapy or in guiding teams and organizations. Together, we focus on understanding, and creating space to move forward in a way that feels right for you.
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) - for grief, trauma and distressing memories.
Narrative Therapy - helping you make sense of your story in a way that feels true to you.
Dialectal Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Parts-Based work - to understand emotional and internal experience.
As well as others, we’ll only use what’s useful.
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I hold a Masters of Art in Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy (2014), and EMDRIA-Approved EMDR Training, as well as specialized training in Narrative Therapy, DBT, IFS/Parts Work, along with many others.
I’ve supported people with grief, trauma, PTSD, identity questions, spiritual harm and the weight of life in a range of settings.
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Maybe you’re grieving a death that came too fast.
Maybe you’re trying to understand harm that happened in a spiritual or religious context.
Maybe you’re carrying the weight of grief and trauma from caring for others.
I do this work because I know the value of needing a safe space to process, without judgement with someone who is experienced and not afraid to go there with you.
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In therapy with me, we create a space for what you need, that could be:
Slowing down and reconnecting with your inner voice.
Honouring the complexity of grief, trauma and loss.
Exploring meaning, spirituality or faith on your own terms.
Rebuilding safety in your body, relationships and life.
This isn’t about telling you how you should feel, what matters to me is that walking with you through what you are experiencing.
Let’s Connect
If something here resonates with you, even a little, I invite you to reach out for a free mutual fit call. You don’t need to have the right words, you just need a place to start.
Contact us
Interested in working together? Fill out some info and I will be in touch shortly. I can’t wait to hear from you!
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