As a child and adult psychologist, Dr Cotler specializes in reproductive and maternal mental health as well as parent-child attachment. With her unique training, she brings a mindfulness to her integrative approach and helps identify your origin story so that you can be present in your relationship today without the pain of the past clouding the present.
It can be a pivotal and powerful experience to truly see the child in front of us. In being present, you can help put words to your child’s emotions, validate their feelings, establish trust, and show them that you’ll consistently be there for them. Once they feel seen and heard, they’ll know you carry their mind in your mind. This gives permission to your child to move through whatever it is they are feeling in a safe way.
About
Dr. Cotler received her Masters and PhD in Clinical Psychology from Adelphi University, Derner Institute for Psychological Studies where the focus of her research was in the areas of attachment science, mentalization, and emotion regulation.
Dr. Cotler has a post-doctoral certification in Parent Infant Psychotherapy from Columbia University, NY and nearly two decades of experience in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), mindfulness-based practices and Psychodynamic Orientated Psychotherapy and trauma informed therapies.
As an insight-oriented, psychodynamically trained relational therapist, Dr Cotler recently co-founded RENNI, an integrative mental health clinic located in Toronto, Ontario.
With nearly two decades of researching and working clinically with across the developmental spectrum of child to adult as well as working with a broad range of mental health challenges including anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma, loss, and bereavement. Her expertise in working with maternal reproduction mental health sees a journey from conception, changes in pregnancy, adoption, miscarriage, loss, and early childhood and parent attachment.
As a psychologist with experience in emergency room settings, in-patient units and out-patient care, preschool, and college, and community or private practice, Dr Cotler has practiced across various levels of the mental health system. Her unique training and approach have seen significant impact and her message of hope and resilience teaches that we all have the capacity to move through when we don’t feel alone and are provided with the guidance and holding of a skilled professional.
*Dr Cotler continues to see private patients as well as conduct her well recognized therapy groups and workshops both virtually and in person at RENNI. For more information contact Dr. Tanya Cotler here or visit www.Renni.ca
Background
Dr. Cotler has a post-doctoral certification in Parent Infant Psychotherapy from Columbia University, NY and nearly two decades of experience in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), mindfulness-based practices and Psychodynamic Orientated Psychotherapy and trauma informed therapies. She has experience working at various levels of the mental health system – from emergency to inpatient and outpatient hospital settings – as well as in school- and community-based not-for-profit programs.
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