vitalminds

Virtual Therapy In Ontario, In Person Therapy in Hamilton, Oakville & London

Linette Sapper

Linette believes that meaningful change begins with feeling understood. She strives to create a warm, collaborative space where you can explore life’s challenges openly while building the skills needed for lasting change. She works with teens, adults and couples, and understands that feeling truly seen and supported can help you navigate life’s challenges, whether that’s anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, eating disorders, OCD, attachment wounds, borderline personality disorder, low self-esteem, relationship or communication struggles, or a major life transition.

You can expect an empathetic and genuine space where you feel safe to identify patterns, regulate emotions, gain insight, and develop the skills you need using evidence-based approaches like CBT, DBT, ACT, ERP for OCD-related patterns, and attachment-based, psychodynamic, and Adlerian approaches for relational and identity work. With couples specifically, this often means understanding the patterns behind recurring conflict or distance and rebuilding communication and trust. Explore how past relationships and experiences shape the way you connect with yourself and others. By building self-awareness and healing past wounds, you can create more fulfilling relationships and a stronger sense of self.

Linette is passionate about supporting you in building emotional resilience, healing past wounds, and developing the skills for lasting well-being and growth. She creates a warm, inviting space where you feel truly seen, heard, and at ease as you explore both your challenges and strengths. Together, you will work toward a deeper understanding of who you are and what truly matters to you, helping you move closer to living a fulfilling, authentic life.

Therapeutic Approach:

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Adlerian
  • Attachment-Based
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
  • Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
  • Femminist
  • Humanistic
  • Integrative
  • Mindfulness Based (MBCT)
  • Psychodynamic
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused Therapy

Specialities:

  • ADHD
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment-Related Issues/Attachment Wounds
  • Behavioural Issues
  • Borderline Personality Disorders
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • Grief
  • Identity/Cultural Integration
  • Life Transitions
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Peer Relationships
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Women’s Issues

Supports

  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Oakville, DBT therapy Oakville Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Emotion Focused Therapy Oakville: Why Emotions Matter More Than ‘Fixing’ the Problem Couples

Credentials:

  • Honours Bachelor of Arts in Social Psychology – McMaster University
  • Master of Counselling Psychology (Psychotherapy Field) – University of Toronto (in progress)
  • Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI) (2025)
  • CPR & First Aid Certification (2025)
  • Complex Trauma and Dissociation – Workshop led by Niki Gomez-Perales
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy
  • CBT and Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP) for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Panic Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Social Anxiety, and Phobias
  • Somatic Psychotherapy Skills for Trauma Treatment
Therapist Location Fees & Session Cost
In person Hamilton and Virtual Individual $150 per session-sliding scale available
In person Hamilton and Virtual Couples $200 per session-sliding scale available

Favourite Quotes

“The best way out is always through”

– Robert Frost

“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do”

– Brené Brown

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