Angelica Di Capua
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
BA, MACP (In Progress), RP(Q)Welcome! My name is Angelica. Whether you're looking for support for yourself or you're worried about your child, I offer a warm space to understand what's going on and figure out what might help.
7+ — Barrie + Newmarket + Virtual — Individual Therapy — Accepting New Clients
A little about me
Sometimes you may know that something isn't feeling quite right without knowing exactly what you need. You might feel anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected from yourself, or much harder on yourself than you'd like. Maybe you're struggling with confidence, body image, relationships, emotions, or a major transition. You may even understand some of your patterns intellectually but still find yourself repeating them.
Sometimes what we're struggling with now has roots much further back.
Experiences from childhood can shape the beliefs we develop about ourselves, what we expect from relationships, how safe it feels to express our needs, and the ways we learn to cope when things become difficult. You may have grown up feeling criticized, overlooked, responsible for other people's emotions, pressured to be a certain way, or simply without the support you needed at the time. As an adult, those experiences can show up as self-criticism, people-pleasing, perfectionism, difficulty trusting yourself, relationship patterns, or feeling like you're never quite enough.
I work with children 7+, teens, young adults, and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, self-esteem and body image concerns, perfectionism, emotional regulation difficulties, relationship challenges, grief, identity questions, and life transitions. I also work with clients who want to unpack childhood experiences or past relationships and better understand how those experiences may still be affecting them today.
I have a particular interest in neurodivergence, including ADHD and Autism. For children and teens, this may involve understanding emotions, navigating school or relationships, developing confidence, and learning about the way their brain works without seeing themselves as a problem that needs to be fixed. For adults, it may involve making sense of longstanding patterns, understanding yourself differently, or reconsidering years of self-criticism through a more compassionate lens.
You don’t need to know exactly what’s wrong or what you need before reaching out.
Working with children and young people has been an important part of my life well before becoming a therapist. My background as an Early Childhood Educator has given me experience supporting children with a wide range of emotional, behavioural, developmental, and neurodivergent needs. I've also worked with children and teens in classrooms, schools, camps, and community settings. These experiences taught me to look beyond behaviour and become curious about what someone may be experiencing underneath it.
My own experience with therapy as a young teenager also influenced my decision to enter this field. I was 13 when I first experienced how meaningful it could be to have someone outside of your everyday life genuinely listen and help you make sense of what you're going through. That experience stayed with me and continues to shape the kind of space I want to create: one where you can feel heard, understood, and comfortable being yourself.
I also have a particular interest in self-esteem and body image, including the ways our relationship with ourselves and our bodies can affect confidence, relationships, and everyday life. Health, fitness, and sports-related experiences can also affect our sense of identity. When something important to you changes or is taken away, the emotional impact can extend far beyond the physical experience itself.
My approach is warm, collaborative, trauma-informed, and strengths-based. I draw from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT), and experiential approaches. Sometimes therapy involves practical strategies. Other times, it means slowing down and understanding what's underneath a pattern, where it may have come from, and whether it still serves you today.
When working with children and teens, I adapt therapy to their age, personality, interests, and developmental needs. Therapy doesn't always have to mean sitting across from one another and talking. Creativity and developmentally appropriate activities can give younger clients different ways to express and explore things that may be difficult to put into words.
You don't need to be in crisis to come to therapy. Whether you're trying to support your child, understand yourself differently, heal from something in your past, or simply recognize that the way things have been isn't how you want them to continue, we can start there.
Angelica Works With:
Individuals (7+)Accepting new clients
Newmarket evening | Barrie daytime + evening + weekend | Virtual daytime + evening + weekend
Individual therapy ($65/hr)
Grief & Loss
Depression
Sports Injuries
Body Image
Perfectionism
OCD
Healing from the Past
Neurodivergence
Self-Esteem
Anxiety
ADHD
Autism
Identity
Life Transitions
School Issues
Peer Relationships
Emotional Regulation
Trauma