Seven Benefits of good therapy

1. Increased capacity to enjoy life.
2. More in the moment - alert and fresh.
4. Enhanced capacity to learn new material.
5. Emotional stability.
6. Enhanced capacity to build and maintain intimate relationships.
7. Inner peace and calm

What is it like to work with me as a therapist?

Three Ways that I work as a therapist
1. I Save time and money by getting right down to work without a long assessment phase. My plan is to make a difference at every session. We pray and ask the holy Spirit to be our guide (for active Christians).

2. I do listen to my clients. I am a good listener with a purpose - to share my insights with you. Expect to gain fresh insights at every session.

3. We agree on a focus for each session and work on in-depth changes. I have access to three evidence-based ways to bring in depth emotional healing to you and so you can experience real change.

Three ways I provide in-depth emotional healing to you
1. listening Prayer Therapy. listening prayer therapy is a Christian, professional and evidence-based intervention that aligns well with the psychological research on memory reconsolidation. The guidance of the Holy Spirit and listening for God's truth revelations is very efficient and effective in creating permanent life change.

2. Emotionally Focused Therapy. EFT (Emotionally focused therapy) is effective for couples and individuals because it focuses on attachment and emotions, and uses methods that are effective in facilitating change in core issues.  

3. Bilateral Stimulation (EMDR - Eye movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). I am a trained EMDR therapist who is effective in the use of bilateral stimulation (EMDR - Eye movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) to facilitate in depth emotional change. Bilateral Stimulation (EMDR - Eye movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a helpful alternative to talk therapy and is widely accepted by psychological associations as a proven form of psychotherapy. Bilateral Stimulation (EMDR - Eye movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) has a great track record at dealing with trauma and PTSD.

About me

My name is George Hartwell. My primary job as your therapist is to guide your life journey. To help identify and slay the dragons on your path.  My hope is that working with me you will experience successful life transitions and gain the capacity for an enhanced life.
I hold a Masters degree in clinical Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology at University of Calgary, and have behind me over  40 years of practical experience as a professional Christian counsellor. Clients benefit from my fresh insights and rapid understanding of what they are sharing with me.
​I am a Registered Psychotherapist who is skilled in using:

1. Listening Prayer Therapy,
2. Emotionally-focused therapy (EFT), and
3. bilateral stimulation (EMDR - Eye movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).

Focus. My focus is on transforming core beliefs, healing significant memories and traumas so as to reduce anxiety and depression, producing a healthier way of living so that you can enjoy loving relationships and achieve enhanced performance.  My process achieves freedom from symptoms of PTSD, panic disorder, and social anxiety. 

Some therapists focus in immediate behaviour change and short-term goals. Evidence suggests that focus on short-term behaviour change does not produce permanent change in emotional learning. And emotional learning is the source of our personality and emotional issues and is the most important target of effective psychotherapy. See more in my discussion of Peak Psychotherapy.
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Cost and Contact: Professional fees for sessions is $120 per hour session on phone. Zoom or Skype. For clients in USA that is $120 USD per hour and for clients in Canada it is $120 CDN per hour. No taxes added.

I would be delighted to be a guide on your journey toward deep emotional healing, and significant personal transformation so that you are ready for a fuller life.

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​My Promise
No session is ever wasted. Your time and financial investment will bring you and long-term benefits that are permanent. I use three different methods to achieve depth-oriented brief therapy.

The important thing is to experience your own true inner healing. However, ultimately, your investment is not only in yourself but also in your children, your marriage, your family, your closest relationships, and your work place. Where one gets healed we all get healed.
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I’m excited to start this process. Ready whenever you are.

Contact me for a free consultation on this process to see if I am a good fit for you.
George Hartwell M.Sc.
Cell: (416) 939-0544
​ Email: ghartwell at rogers.com

How clients experience sessions with George:
“In my childhood I was often neglected, abandoned and rejected. George helped me to understand the root of family issues after one session. He uncovered core issues that were holding me back as an adult and has given me the emotional and spiritual support to rise above the abandonment and rejection I went through as a child.” - Katherine, Toronto

“George has a great sense of humour that compliments his sincere nature, which is backed up by a deep faith in the Lord. His counselling helped give me a more positive self-image and erased typical pitfalls that my Christian faith had fallen into. He is very flexible and truly caring. With God's help, he guided me to a path that I think eventually will lead me out of my tendency towards depression and past hurts.” - Tish, Ontario, Canada.

“I desperately needed someone to talk with and help me work out the struggles that I was facing. George was the first therapist I had ever sat down with and I felt completely relaxed. His healing prayer therapy had a tremendously positive effect on my life; I literally was freed from strongholds that were at work in my life. I am very grateful to George and sincerely recommend him." - Gene A., Toronto, Ontario

"I have found George to be an extremely insightful counsellor. One of his greatest gifts is his ability to be empathic. He maintains a harmonious balance between psychological and Biblical principles. His emphasis in listening prayer therapy has proven to be tremendously helpful to me in my search for self-awareness and healing. I am amazed at the results. Not only has God given me tremendous insight into my emotional scars and the lies I had believed, He has also replaced these with His truth." - Sharon of Beaton, Ontario
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“We feel much better about ourselves and our relationship. You have taught us the skills to effectively communicate with each other and in doing so have brought us much closer together. You have handed us so many useful tools that we will forever use to better ourselves. Our deepest thanks.” - Peter and Cathy of Toronto, Ontario

Through July 2010:
​#123- 1454 Dundas Street East, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
L4X 1L4 

​On-line sessions after July 2020.

ghartwell at Rogers dot com

 Cell Phone:
 (416) 939-0544

Photo by ​​William Bout on Unsplash, Photo by Paulius Dragunas, 

Links to Using EMDR for Anxiety therapy, Fear Desensitization and Phobia Treatment
              Using EMDR for Enhanced Learning, Peak Performance and Treating Test Anxiety

​Peak Psychotherapy makes systematic use of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) to:

1. generate peak learning and peak performance,
2. treat symptoms of stress, trauma and PTSD (Post traumatic stress disorder)
3. to heal our emotional personal trigger points, 
4. to bring healing to our own personal blocks to intimacy and
5. to deal with core belief issues and relationship traumas, ​
6.  for healing painful childhood memories and
7. for reducing panic and severe anxiety.