About me

I feel honoured to have worked with a wide range of individuals - who hold diverse backgrounds, cultures, races, gender identities, and sexual orientations in English and Spanish.

My main focus is to assist people in overcoming personal challenges and helping people to feel empowered.

By growing from my own life’s challenges, I have developed a level of compassion and empathy to accompany people going through crisis and/or grieving processes.

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I'll help you regain trust in your own strength to help uplift you through your life.

Through active listening, open-minded encouragement, and other creative interventions, I will assist you in identifying your blind spots, allowing you to move successfully through difficult situations, life transitions, and/or crisis.

Credentials

I have been in private practice since 2013, treating adults of various cultural backgrounds, religions, gender identities, and sexual orientations in both English and Spanish.

I have created, and continue to lead, programs helping immigrant women integrate into the community for 15 years. I have provided Multicultural Counselling at the Halton Women's Centre since 2009.

  • Registered Psychotherapist License No: 004431 Ontario
  • Transformational Arts College / Diploma – 2014
  • Transformational Arts College / Spiritual Psychotherapy – 2014

Focuses

I'm passionate about working with people who are open to expanding and actualizing their current life experience.

Whether you are facing:

  • Anxiety
  • Anger
  • Coping Skills
  • Crisis
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Emotional & Behavioural Issues
  • Family Conflicts
  • First Responders
  • Grief & Loss
  • Gender & Sexuality
  • Trauma & PTSD
  • Life Transitions
  • Parenting
  • Relationships
  • Self Esteem
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Shame

Contact me

Let's work together on designing your experience of life.

Send an email

[email protected]

Send a text

1+ (905)399–9970

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Charo Villa's qualifications as a psychotherapist?

Charo Villa is a Registered Psychotherapist (License No: 004431 Ontario) who graduated from the Transformational Arts College with a diploma in Spiritual Psychotherapy. She has been in private practice since 2013 and has extensive training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and more.

What languages does Charo Villa provide therapy in?

Charo Villa provides psychotherapy services in both English and Spanish, helping individuals overcome personal difficulties and feel empowered in a caring and safe space.

Professional Development

I'm passionate about working with people who are open to expanding and actualizing their current life experience.

  • Psychotherapy Bachelor of Arts Diploma Transformational Arts College - Toronto, ON
  • EMDR Training - 2022 with Roy Kiessling EMDRIA - Ashley, NC
  • Ericksonian Hypnosis Techniques with Jeffrey Zeig Cape Cod Institute - MA
  • EFT 4 day Externship with Sue Johnson Ryerson University - Toronto, ON
  • Couple's Counselling training with Esther Perel and Terry Real Toronto, ON
  • Couple's Counselling 2 day training with Esther Perel and Terry Real Boulder, CO
  • MBSRP (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program) with Dr. Treyvaud Oakville, ON
  • Trauma Survivors with Janina Fisher London, ON
  • SEUS (Use of Self) 4 day Training with Sandra Finkleman Toronto, ON
  • Family Constellations Training Hellinger Institute - Toronto, ON
  • Peer Couseling Training Halton Women's Centre - Oakville, ON
  • Interior Design Diploma EDIM - Lima, Peru
  • Marketing Masters Degree Adolfo Ibanez University - Santiago, Chile
  • Mental Health First Aid Certificate CAMH
  • Post Traumatic Growth Workshop with Marsha Linehan, Pat Odgen, Sue Johnson, Steven Porges, Kelly McGonical, Rick Hanson, Ron Siegel, Christine Padesky, Stan Tatkin, etc
  • Core Beliefs Workshops with Jack Kornfield, Michael Yapko, Bill O'Hanlon, Kelly McGonical, Steven Porges, Sue Johnson, Ron Siegel, Stan Tatkin, Marsha Linehan, etc
  • Self-Compassion Workshops with Kristin Neff and Brene Brown
  • Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference Presenting Aaron Beck, Paul Ekman, John and Julie Gottman, Sue Johnson, Biesel Van der Kolk, Peter Levine, Jack Kornfield, Christine Padesky, Irvin Yalom, Philip Zimbardo, Dan Siegel, amongst others. 2017
  • Couple's Conference Presenting Dan Siegel, Stan Tatkin, Pat Love, Helen Fisher, Ellyn Byder, Harville Hendrix, Esther Perel, amongst others. 2016 - San Francisco, CA
  • Energy Psychology Conference 2015 Toronto, ON