Elena Mikhaylova

For Elena Mikhaylova, the work begins where life gets hard to carry alone. A Registered Psychotherapist based in Oakville, Ontario, she works with adults navigating anxiety, depression, eating disorders, personality challenges, grief, and the accumulated weight of relationship strain — whether that pressure shows up in a marriage, a family, or a person’s private sense of who they are.

Her background spans clinical practice, academic research, and organizational consulting, which gives her an unusually grounded understanding of what people need when work burnout collides with low self-esteem, or when a career crossroads lands in the middle of an already strained household. She draws on Person-Centered, Cognitive Behavioural, Dialectical Behavioural, Existential, and Solution-Focused approaches, choosing what fits the person rather than applying a fixed formula — and she holds a PhD in Psychology alongside her Canadian registration as a Registered Psychotherapist.

Elena believes that each client carries their own inner resources, and that the therapist’s role is to help those resources become accessible. She works with individuals and couples, and offers online sessions for those who need flexibility. Her practice includes support for parents and families working through conflict, communication breakdowns, and the quiet erosion of connection that happens when everyone is present but no one is quite together.