Registered Psychotherapist

Susan Zuidema

Emotionally focused therapy for individuals, couples, and families navigating anxiety, trauma, and relationships.

Therapy with Susan

Registered Psychotherapist, MDiv, CRPO #16180

Meet Susan

Grounded, compassionate therapy shaped by decades of life experience.

Susan Zuidema, Registered Psychotherapist sitting in her Brantford counselling office

Susan brings lived experience of parenting, divorce, remarriage, years of public school teaching, and community advocacy to her work with clients. Her extensive work with people facing homelessness, addiction, trauma, and mental illness has helped her understand the impact these experiences can have on people’s lives and their ability to cope day to day. She strives to meet each individual with genuine respect, safety, and care.

In therapy, Susan creates a space where clients feel heard and supported as they explore their history and the patterns that have shaped their lives and relationships. Together with her clients, Susan develops a plan that fits their needs and helps them move toward a full and meaningful life.

For clients who desire it, faith can be part of the therapeutic conversation.
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Susan's Commitment

I believe that therapy is most effective when you feel safe, heard, and truly understood. I aim to create that kind of space – one where you feel supported as we explore your challenges, strengths, and the resources around you. We’ll build on this to create a plan that fits your needs and helps you move forward.

As a Christian, I believe that healing is meant for the entire person: mind, body, and soul. For those who request it, I am prepared to respectfully integrate prayer and Scripture with other elements of your therapy.

~ Susan

Specialized Training & Certification

Susan brings specialized training in Emotionally Focused Therapy, with a particular focus on attachment, relationships, trauma, and emotional health. She continues to deepen her clinical practice through ongoing education and supervision.

Professional Certifications

Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)
ICEEFT Certified EFIT Therapist

Prepare & Enrich
Certified Prepare & Enrich Facilitator

Susan Zuidema, Registered Psychotherapist, provides virtual therapy across Ontario

Additional Clinical Training

Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)

Trauma • Grief • Anxiety & Depression
Transforming Trauma with EFIT

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT)

Externship • 5-Day Intensive • PESI Certificate
EFT Supervision with Herman Chow

Other Modalities

DBT • CPT • IFS • ASIST

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is one of the most extensively researched approaches to improving relationships and emotional well-being. Originally developed for couples, EFT has since been adapted for individuals and families, with a growing body of research supporting its effectiveness.

Education

Master’s Degree (M. Div.) in Clinical Counselling, Tyndale University

Susan’s electives:

The Theoretical and Clinical Perspectives in Trauma
Therapy Interventions for Trauma, Abuse, and Violence.
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Spiritual Care of the Dying and Grieving.

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