Sara MacDonald
Registered Psychotherapist
You deserve support through every stage of life. It’s never too late to find your way forward.
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In-Person and Virtual Appointments Available
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Individual:
$175 / 50-minute session
$262.50 / 90-minute session
Couples:
$200 / 60-minute session
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Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Women and Gender Studies
Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MACP)
EMDR Certified Therapist - EMDRIA
EMDR EMDR Level 2 and Level 2.0
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Clinical Counsellor on the Counselling & Treatment Team at Addictions and Mental Health Services
Practicum Placement in the Family Services Clinic at Kingston Community Health Centres
Area Manager of Schizophrenia Society of Ontario – Southeast Region
Marketing and Communications manager – Canadian Hearing Society
About Sara
Are you grieving someone you loved deeply? Has your health has changed in ways you didn't expect? Perhaps the life you carefully built looks different than you imagined, and you're not sure how to find your footing again.
If any of that feels familiar, Sara may be exactly who you’ve been looking for.
Sara works primarily with adults in midlife and beyond — roughly ages 45 to 85 — who are carrying the unique emotional realities of the second half of life: loss, life transitions, health concerns, caregiving stress, identity shifts, and the question of what now?
As an older adult herself, Sara brings more than clinical training. She brings lived wisdom, perspective, and a grounded understanding of how complex life can become.
Sara’s approach is reflective, compassionate, and trauma-informed. She helps clients understand how past experiences may still be affecting the present — including attachment wounds, unresolved grief, relationship patterns, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm.
As a Certified EMDR Therapist, Sara also integrates EMDR to help clients process painful experiences and reduce the lasting impact of trauma.
If you’re looking for a therapist with depth, warmth, wisdom, and over two decades of experience, Sara may be the right fit for this chapter of your life.
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Trauma
Addiction
ADHD
Anxiety
Caregiver Burnout
Depression
Grief & Loss
Life Transitions
Living with Neurodegenerative Disorders
Loneliness
Mood Disorders
Self Esteem Issues
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Adults
Seniors
Couples
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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Narrative Therapy
Interpersonal Therapy
Brief Solution Therapy
Sometimes life doesn't go the way we imagined it would. A loss, a disappointment, a moment when the future you pictured suddenly looks very different. If you're carrying that kind of pain — and wondering if anyone will truly understand it — I'd like to sit with you.
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One-on-one sessions focused on understanding your experiences and the patterns shaping how you cope, relate, and feel.
This work supports you in processing grief, trauma, and emotional challenges—so you can feel more grounded and able to move forward.
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A structured approach that helps process past experiences and reduce their ongoing impact.
EMDR supports you in working through difficult memories and patterns—so they no longer feel as overwhelming or present in your day-to-day life.
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Support for couples looking to improve communication, strengthen connection, and work through challenges together.
This includes navigating conflict, life transitions, grief and loss, and the impact of past experiences on your relationship.