• Camila Espana, Registered Social Worker
    Relational Specialist

    Hello, I’m Camila. My pronouns are she/her.

    I am a relational therapist with extensive clinical experience working with individuals, couples and families. I place strong value on the therapeutic alliance and view it as a central mechanism of change. I understand humans are shaped by both internal systems and external relational dynamics, each continually attempting to achieve balance, coherence and synchrony.

    Camila is accepting clients for appointments virtually and in-person at our downtown location.

    Camila offers therapy in English and Spanish.

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    Professional Practice

     

    Individuals

    I have experience working with men struggling with out-of-control sexual behaviours, effects of childhood and adulthood trauma, and sexual performance concerns. My work in this area focuses on understanding the psychological, relational and emotional drivers underlying behaviour, rather than reducing concerns to symptoms alone. I draw from a range of evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioural therapy, solution-focused therapy and psychodynamic frameworks, as well as trauma-focused modalities such as EMDR and Cognitive Processing Therapy. Treatment is non-pathologizing, collaborative, intentional and paced to support both insight and nervous system regulation.

    Couples

    I hold a post-graduate specialization in Couples and Family Therapy and have expertise supporting couples experiencing high-conflict communication patterns, betrayal trauma, opposing perspectives and differences in sexual desire. I also provide discernment counselling for couples facing uncertainty about the future of their relationship and offer couples intensives for those navigating acute rupture or crisis. My clinical approach integrates specialized structural couples therapy, emotion-focused therapy, the Gottman Method and mediation-narrative therapy, allowing interventions to be tailored to the couple’s attachment dynamics, values and relational goals. Sessions are deeply attuned to the emotional and relational patterns that shape our closest connections.

    Families

    With a specialization in family therapy, I have expertise in working with families experiencing high-conflict dynamics, family reunification and estrangement, blended family transitions and the impact of trauma on family systems. My work with families focuses on improving communication, restoring relational roles, strengthening boundaries and supporting emotional processing across generations. Therapy is guided by systemic and relational frameworks that honour each family member’s experience while working toward greater cohesion and stability within the family unit.

    Clinical Supervision & Consultation

    I am passionate about supporting intern therapists strengthen their assessment and intervention skills, as well as develop their therapeutic presence and voice. I am also elated to support therapists looking to learn more about relational approaches and sex therapy.   

     

    Clients often describe me as genuine, warm, highly prepared, intentional and collaborative. 

     

    I describe myself as caring, deeply attuned to the dynamics within the therapy room and genuinely grateful to be entrusted with the work I do.   


    My Practice and Credentials

    My favorite therapeutic modalities:

    Credentials that I earned:

    • Post Graduate Diploma in Couples and Family Therapy – University of Calgary
    • Master of Social Work (Clinical Focus)- University of New England: Maine, USA
    • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Psychology- Carleton University
    • Certified Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessor
    • Certified Sex Offender Treatment Provider 

    Professional associations that I belong to:

    • Registered Social Worker- Ontario College of Social Workers & Social Service Workers
    • Associate Marriage & Family Therapist- Canadian Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (Supervised by a Registered Marriage and Family Therapist)

    Speaking Engagements/Media Features

    Invited Speaker at the 2023 Taboo Show in Toronto: Reigniting Sex and Intimacy as well as Sexual Performance Anxiety

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    Trauma, Sex, and Couples Therapy in Toronto
    Offered Virtually or In-Person at Spadina and Queen