Registered Psychotherapist · CRPO
Hannah Smith
Registered Psychotherapist · Barrie & Online
A compassionate, evidence-based space to navigate relationship struggles, anxiety, and life transitions, built around your unique needs, with experience across crisis counselling, private practice, and community care.
CRPO Registration No. 009501 · verify on the public register
Get to know me
Meet Hannah
You deserve to feel heard and supported.
Life can look perfectly fine from the outside while feeling anything but on the inside. You may be carrying anxiety, relationship struggles, stress or self-doubt, wondering why the same challenges keep showing up despite your best efforts. If you feel stuck or overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself or the people you love, you do not have to work through it alone.
I work with adults and couples who want more than temporary relief. They want to understand themselves better and make changes that last. Maybe it is a major life transition, recurring conflict with your partner, emotional overwhelm, or the sense that you have lost your direction. Therapy gives you room to stop and think, and to move forward with more clarity and confidence.
My approach is warm and grounded in the belief that healing happens through understanding. We will look at the patterns and beliefs that have shaped your life, and build practical strategies that help you communicate more clearly and handle difficult emotions with more confidence. The aim is healthier relationships, with yourself as much as with anyone else. I believe every person already has strengths to build on, and therapy helps find them.
My approach
My work draws from evidence-based therapies, including: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness and Person-Centred Therapy.
Every therapy plan is individual, because meaningful change looks different for every person and every relationship.
My background
Throughout my career I have been drawn to helping people understand themselves and the relationships that matter most to them. Working with adults and couples has reinforced my belief that lasting change begins with curiosity and self-awareness, and with the courage to approach things differently. I try to build a therapeutic relationship where you feel supported enough to sit with difficult emotions, and encouraged enough to act on what you find.
A little about me
I am naturally curious about people and what helps them grow. Outside the therapy room I spend time outdoors, read, learn, and see the people who matter most to me. Those hours are a reminder that healing is about more than getting through the hard parts. It is also about building a life with connection and balance and a sense of purpose.
Starting takes courage. Come with the questions you have about yourself and about the people closest to you, and we will build from the strengths that are already there.
Good to know before you book
Session fees
Individual sessions run 55 minutes at $180. A first appointment for adults is a 70-minute assessment at $245. Couples sessions run 85 minutes at $280.
Insurance & billing
Most private insurance plans cover a portion, and we direct bill Sun Life, SSQ and Green Shield.
Getting started
No referral is needed. You can book directly. Sessions are private and confidential.
Location & language
Barrie office · Online across Ontario. Sessions in English.
CRPO Registration No. 009501
Ready to begin?
If you are ready to start, I would be honoured to support you. We would work toward change that outlasts the sessions.
Member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario · Reg. No. 009501 · verify on the public register