Therapy That Helps You Move Forward - Not Stay Stuck
A safe, compassionate space to work through mental health, substance use, and life’s hardest transitions.
Meet Marisa Edson
I’m a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University in New York. Since 2014, I’ve had the privilege of supporting adults, adolescents, and families as they navigate life’s challenges, build stronger relationships, and discover resilience through growth and change.
My work focuses on helping people facing addiction, trauma, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, parenthood transitions, and the everyday complexities of life.
Outside of my practice, you’ll likely find me in a cardio or hot Pilates class, reading with a strong coffee in hand, or chasing after my two energetic kids. Most evenings end with my husband, our cat, and a bag of Reese’s on the couch which is my favourite way to unwind.
Relationships are what keep me grounded. Whether it’s time spent with family, close friends, or the people I support through my work, it’s those genuine connections that bring purpose and meaning to my life.
Wellness Services
Explore our comprehensive range of therapy services designed to support your mental and emotional well-being.
Addiction Recovery & Substance Use Support
Providing compassionate, evidence-based support for individuals navigating substance use or working toward addiction recovery. Together, we explore coping strategies, harm reduction approaches and tools to help you reclaim a sense of stability and control.
Trauma-Informed Mental Health Therapy
Offering a safe, supportive space to process difficult experiences and build emotional resilience. Trauma-informed care can support anxiety, depression and other mental health concerns while helping you move forward at your own pace.
Anxiety and Depression Management Therapy
Helping you navigate the complexities of anxiety and depression through personalized therapeutic approaches. Sessions may draw from DBT- and ACT-informed strategies to support emotional regulation and everyday functioning.
Welcome to Marisa Edson Wellness – Professional Wellness Services Ontario
At Marisa Edson Wellness, we offer a supportive space where emotional well-being, personal growth, and meaningful life change feel accessible and grounded. Our approach centers on you—your needs, your pace, and your goals.
We provide professional wellness services in Ontario using evidence-informed therapy that integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). We support anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, burnout, relationship stress, pre- and postnatal experiences, and life transitions. We also work with substance use and behavioural addictions, including patterns such as social media overuse, gambling, or bingeing. Our focus is on helping you build steadier coping strategies and a life that feels more aligned.
What Do We Do?
We support individuals looking for wellness services in Ontario, Canada who want practical tools, deeper self-understanding, and steadier emotional footing.
- Understanding patterns that drive stress, overwhelm, or disconnection
- Building coping skills you can use in real moments (not just “in session”)
- Strengthening emotional regulation, boundaries, and relationships
- Identifying triggers and creating concrete strategies for change
- Reconnecting with values, direction, and self-trust
How Our Services Support Your Wellbeing
Our work focuses on mental, emotional, and relational care shaped by evidence-informed methods. Clients often reach out for professional wellness services Ontario residents rely on when they feel stuck in cycles like overthinking, people-pleasing, emotional intensity, avoidance, or burnout.
- ACT to build psychological flexibility and values-led action
- DBT (Mindfulness, Emotional Regulation, Distress Tolerance, Interpersonal Effectiveness) for skill-building in high-emotion moments
- CBT to understand and challenge the relationship between thoughts, emotions, sensations, and behaviours
This combination allows therapy to feel both grounded and practical—supporting insight and real-life change.
Key Focus Areas
We offer categories of support that reflect what many people seek when exploring wellness services Ontario Canada providers offer.
- Emotional dysregulation (anxiety, low mood, overwhelm)
- Stress and worry
- Burnout and depletion
- Life transitions and identity shifts
- Difficult relationships and interpersonal strain
- Prenatal, perinatal, and maternal mental health
- Substance use & behavioral dependencies (including alcohol/drugs, and behavioural patterns like social media or gaming)
Each area offers room to explore deeper patterns while learning practical strategies for daily wellbeing.
How We Enhance the Client Experience
We structure sessions around clarity, comfort, and emotional steadiness. Clients often appreciate the balance between therapeutic depth and skills they can apply between sessions.
- Calm, grounded conversation that supports exploration without pressure
- Reflective exercises that deepen self-awareness and emotional clarity
- Values-based tools that support meaningful action and consistency
- Identifying internal and external triggers (especially related to dependency patterns)
- Building concrete coping strategies for cravings, urges, emotional spirals, and high-risk moments
- Supportive pacing that helps you feel settled, respected, and understood
Our Services Overview
At Marisa Edson Wellness, our professional wellness services in Ontario support emotional steadiness, coping skills, and meaningful change. Each service creates space for insight, healing, and real-life application.
Interpersonal Relationship Support
Relationships can feel exhausting when communication breaks down, boundaries blur, or conflict becomes a recurring cycle. We support you in understanding relational patterns and building skills for clearer, healthier connection.
- Communication skills and repair
- Boundary-setting and self-advocacy
- Navigating difficult relationships
- Reducing reactivity and increasing emotional steadiness in connection
Anxiety, Stress & Worry
If your mind doesn’t stop, your body feels tense, or worry hijacks your day, we work on practical strategies to calm your system and change the patterns that keep anxiety active.
- Overthinking and rumination
- Performance pressure and uncertainty
- Panic, tension, and nervous system overwhelm
- Emotional regulation skills for daily stability
Depression, Low Mood & Emotional Dysregulation
Low mood doesn’t always look like sadness—it can look like numbness, irritability, shutdown, or a lack of motivation. We support you in understanding what’s happening emotionally and building momentum in manageable steps.
Burnout & Overwhelm
When you’re running on empty—emotionally, mentally, or physically—we help you identify what’s draining you, rebuild boundaries, and develop sustainable coping strategies.
Major Life Transitions
Transitions can be destabilizing even when they’re “good” changes. We help you process uncertainty, identity shifts, and new roles with steadier emotional grounding.
- Career changes and workplace stress
- Relocations, separation, shifting family dynamics
- Identity changes and life stage transitions
Prenatal, Perinatal & Maternal Mental Health
We offer a supportive space for fertility, pregnancy, postpartum changes, and the emotional complexity of early parenthood—without minimizing how intense this season can feel.
Substance Use & Behavioral Dependencies
We support individuals navigating substance use and behavioral dependencies, including patterns involving alcohol/drugs and behaviours such as social media, gaming, or other compulsive coping strategies.
- Understanding the role the behavior plays (stress relief, numbing, control, escape)
- Identifying internal triggers (thoughts, emotions, sensations, memories)
- Identifying external triggers (people, places, times, conflict, environments)
- Building concrete coping strategies for urges and cravings
- Strengthening emotional regulation and relapse prevention skills
- Moving toward change through values-based action—not shame or pressure
Perfectionism & Self-Criticism
When internal standards become rigid, perfectionism can drive anxiety, avoidance, and burnout. We help you soften the self-criticism and build more flexible, sustainable ways of showing up.
Signature Therapy Approach
At Marisa Edson Wellness, our approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in evidence-informed care. While ACT remains an important part of our work, your therapy is not limited to one modality. We intentionally integrate ACT + DBT + CBT so sessions feel both supportive and practical.
What This Looks Like in Sessions
We offer a supportive space for fertility, pregnancy, postpartum changes, and the emotional complexity of early parenthood—without minimizing how intense this season can feel.
ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy)
Helps you build a different relationship with difficult thoughts and feelings so they don’t control your life. We focus on psychological flexibility and values-led action.
DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy)
A skills-based approach that supports emotional stability and healthier relationships through the 4 pillars:
- Mindfulness
- Emotional Regulation
- Distress Tolerance
- Interpersonal Effectiveness
CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy)
Helps you understand and challenge the relationship between thoughts, emotions, sensations, and behaviours—and shift patterns that keep anxiety, low mood, or avoidance going.
Why Choose Our Wellness Services in Ontario
Choosing support is a meaningful step. Clients choose Marisa Edson Wellness because therapy feels steady, human, and focused on real-life change.
- A calm, confidential space
- Practical coping tools and emotional skill-building
- A collaborative pace that respects your readiness
- Support that reflects your real challenges: emotional dysregulation, burnout, dependencies, relationships, and transitions
- An approach grounded in ACT, DBT, and CBT—not one method only
MY PROFESSIONAL PATH
Offering mental health counselling in Toronto with a focus on substance use, addiction recovery, DBT and ACT.
Marisa Edson provides compassionate, evidence-based support for adults and adolescents.
FAQ
A supportive, structured space where we build emotional clarity and practical coping skills using ACT, DBT, and CBT—based on your goals and pace.
Yes. We work on nervous system grounding, emotional regulation, thought patterns, and skills for real-life moments—especially when emotions feel intense or hard to manage.
Yes. We focus on boundaries, sustainable coping strategies, and restoring emotional capacity—without pushing “productivity” as the goal.
Yes. We support both substance use and behavioural dependencies (including social media/gaming), focusing on triggers, coping strategies, and values-led change.
We can support clients with trauma histories, but trauma therapy is not the primary focus of this practice. Our specializations are anxiety/depression (emotional dysregulation), burnout, prenatal/maternal mental health, life transitions, relationships, and substance/behavioral dependencies.
Use the booking link to schedule your first appointment. We’ll start by understanding what you’re navigating and what kind of support will feel most helpful.