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Alexis Banyai

Alexis Banyai

MACP Intern Registered Psychotherapist, Qualifying

Alexis works with adults who are navigating anxiety, trauma-related concerns, emotional regulation difficulties, and challenges related to self-esteem. Many of her clients describe feeling on edge, emotionally overwhelmed, self-critical, or disconnected from themselves or others, despite being thoughtful and capable people. Past experiences may show up through persistent worry, hypervigilance, perfectionism, emotional shutdown, or difficulty feeling safe and grounded. Alexis understands how trauma and chronic stress can shape the nervous system, relationships, and sense of safety in the world, and she offers a supportive space to begin creating change.

Therapy with Alexis is warm, collaborative, and grounded in a person-centred, trauma-informed approach. She integrates evidence-based practices, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based interventions, compassion-focused therapy, somatic approaches, and motivational interviewing. Sessions are guided by the client’s needs, comfort level, and pace, with a strong emphasis on safety, consent, and collaboration. Alexis helps clients build practical coping skills while increasing emotional regulation and bodily attunement, to support greater regulation and reduced reactivity. 

Alexis will meet you where you are and support you in developing self-compassion, resilience, and a stronger sense of internal stability. She believes healing is not about “fixing” oneself, but about building awareness, learning to respond with intention, and cultivating a kinder relationship with oneself. Clients often describe Alexis as warm, thoughtful, and grounding. Whether you are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected, Alexis is honoured to support you in moving toward a life that feels more grounded, present, and aligned with who you are.

Therapeutic Approach:

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Compassion Focused Therapy
  • Humanistic
  • Mindfulness-Based
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Person-Centred
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma-Focused
  • Somatic Psychotherapy

Specialities:

  • Anxiety
  • Addiction
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Narcissistic Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Life Transitions
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Stress
  • Trauma and PTSD

Supports

  • Family Therapy Hamilton Teens
  • Emotion Focused Therapy Adults
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder Hamilton, Anxiety Therapy Hamilton, CBT Hamilton, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Hamilton, Cognitive behavioral treatment Hamilton, CBT therapy Hamilton ,Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Elders (65+)

Credentials:

  • Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology- Yorkville University (Expected April 2026)
  • Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) – College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario
  • Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
  • Mental Illness & Shared Care: Substance Addiction, Domestic Violence, Criminality & Homelessness – Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
Therapist Location Fees & Session Cost
Hamilton, Oakville & Online $150 Per Session, Sliding Scale Available

Favourite Quotes

“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become” 

– Carl Jung

“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”

– Carl Jung

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