190 Harwood Avenue S Ajax, Ontario Virtual Therapy Across Ontario

Meet Althea Fernandes, MC, RP, CCC

It's time to build a life you actually want to wake up to.

I'm an Ajax-based psychotherapist offering in-person and virtual therapy across Ontario, specializing in burnout, anxiety, and financial stress for high-responsibility professionals.

When a client comes into my office, looks at my couch and says "I just want to sleep here."

I honestly get it. When we've been running on empty for as long as you have,

finding a space that finally feels safe enough to rest in is everything.

Working together looks a little different than you might expect.

We start simply - by talking about what's been hard. What brought you here.

And what you're hoping life looks like on the other side of this work.

Maybe you've been thinking about this for a while. Maybe you've tried things before that didn't quite land. Either way - there's no agenda, no checklist, no pressure. This is your space. To say the things you haven't said out loud yet.

Without judgment. Without shame.

One of the most humbling things I witness is when someone looks at me and says "I've never told anyone this before."

That moment of finally feeling heard and truly seen - that's where the real work begins.

And then something shifts. A little more lightness. A quiet "maybe I've been looking at this all wrong."

The relief of realizing the exhaustion, the overthinking, the financial worry - it doesn't have to stay the way it's been.

That's what we're working toward together.

I get it. More than you might think.

I never planned to be a therapist. I trained as a paramedic, applied to medical school, worked two jobs while studying full time, faced rejection more than once and kept going anyway. Because that's what you do when you're the capable one, right?

You keep going. You don't disappoint anyone. You find a way. Even when you're exhausted. Even when part of you is quietly screaming that you can't keep doing this.

I know that feeling. The tiredness that sleep doesn't fix. The weight of feeling like you have no choice but to keep showing up, no matter what it costs you.

Every part of that journey taught me something. And I found my way to the other side of it. Now I get to help other people do the same, ideally before it costs them as much as it cost me.

That's why I called my practice In Time Counselling. Because the best time to do this work isn't when everything falls apart. It's now. While there's still time to protect what matters.

Just IN TIME.

Training & Credentials

I bring years of specialized training to every session so, you can trust that what I'm doing together is grounded, intentional,

and evidence-based.

Degrees & Designations

  • Master of Counselling Psychology (MC)

  • Registered Psychotherapist (RP)

  • Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)

  • Post-Graduate Certificate, Advanced Certificate in Couple and Family Therapy Studies

  • Post-Graduate Certificate, Adult Education

Specialized Training

  • Trauma of Money Certification (2026 - in progress)

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)(2024)

  • Brief Therapy Certificate (2022)

  • Internal Family Systems: Skills and Competencies (2021)

  • Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy — Dr. Sue Johnson (2020)

  • Emotionally Focused Family Therapy — Gail Palmer (2019)

  • Emotionally Focused Core Skills — Robin Blake & Debbie Wang (2019)

  • Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Externship — Dr. Sue Johnson (2018)

  • Bereavement Education Certificate (2014)

  • Grief and Trauma Counselling Certificate (2013)

A little more about me — beyond the letters after my name.

currently obsessed with

Ballroom Dancing

You'll find me

By the lake

Best ADVICE I've Ever Had

Do it afraid

I live by

Faith, Authenticity & Curiousity

There is no perfect time. But there is a right time. This might be it.

The first step is just a conversation. No pressure, no commitment — just a chance to see if we're a good fit.

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Free 15-Minute Consultation

Bring your questions, ask what you need to ask and choose your next step.

Free consult, no pressure.

Virtual and In-Person Therapy

Support that fits your real life, therapy in Ajax,

and virtually anywhere in Ontario.

Therapy for High-Responsibility Professionals

Help for the person who keeps pushing through & knows something has to change before it costs them more.

GET STARTED

Phone: 289 - 536 - 4995

VISIT US

In-Person Therapy (Appointment only)

190 Harwood Avenue S,

Ajax, Ontario, L1S 2H6

Virtual

Across Ontario

HOURS

Tuesday: 8:00am - 6:30pm

Wednesday: 8:00am - 6:30pm

Thursday: 8:00am - 6:30pm

IN TIME COUNSELLING & CONSULTING SERVICES

Supporting high-responsibility professionals in building a sustainable life without burnout, anxiety & financial stress in Ajax, Pickering, Whitby, Oshawa, Bowmanville, Durham Region, Markham, Scarborough and Toronto. In-person therapy in Ajax & online therapy across Ontario.

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