Meet Nicole
Nicole Ritonja, RP
Registered Psychotherapist
Specialties
Stress, anxiety/panic, depression
Trauma and relational trauma (including dissociative symptoms)
Somatic symptoms and medically unexplained symptoms
Attachment injuries and difficulties
Interpersonal relationship difficulties
Post-concussion and TBI
Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) and Functional Movement Disorder (FMD)
Adjustment difficulties around neurological conditions (including Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, stroke, and more)
Please note that I am currently on maternity leave until January 2026
I am a Registered Psychotherapist who has a passion for working with clients dealing with a variety of mental health difficulties and symptoms. My practice focuses on helping individuals navigate and manage difficulties with stress, anxiety/panic, trauma, attachment injuries, and somatic symptoms, including medically unexplained symptoms. I also have a specific interest in helping clients cope with the difficulties they are experiencing post-impairment and diagnosis for a variety of chronic illnesses and conditions, including those with neurological impairments (i.e., concussions, MS, strokes etc.). This includes a special interest in working with Functional Neurological Disorder, Functional Movement Disorder, and Somatic Symptom Disorder.
My approach focuses on using therapies such as Somatic Experiencing (SE), Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT Level 2), Integral Somatic Psychology, interpersonal therapy, polyvagal theory, and other body-based/mindfulness interventions to help the client overcome barriers that may be preventing them from reaching their full potential. My approach focuses on using body-based approaches to promote regulation and resilience in the nervous system as well as exploring the emotions (especially negative emotions) that show up for us. This approach strives to help the client better understand how these emotions often are integral to our daily functioning and are necessary to us living happy, healthy and meaningful lives.
Clients of Nicole Ritonja Psychotherapy Services also have access to evaluation and medical monitoring with a psychiatrist with no wait times through her affiliation with Psychotherapy Matters as and needed.
