Shane Pokroy
Registered Psychotherapist | Philosopher
Many people arrive feeling capable on the outside and quietly strained within. Anxiety sits in the background of the day. Relational patterns keep repeating. Or a transition has come and something inside has not caught up.
I offer a steady place to understand your inner life.
Sessions are 50 minutes.
We begin with a free 20-minute discovery call.
Meet Shane
I recorded a short video so you can get a sense of how I speak and work. You are welcome to watch it before we talk.
My hope is that this offers you a quiet window into my presence and approach. You are welcome exactly as you are.
If This Sounds Familiar
In this work we begin with lived experience itself — the textures of thought and feeling, the quiet intelligence of the nervous system, the patterns that shape how we meet ourselves and one another. Rather than offering techniques to apply, I offer a steady, attentive presence in which you can begin to understand your own inner world with more kindness and clarity. This is not about fixing what is broken. It is about coming into a more honest and spacious relationship with the life that is already here.
How we work
We start with what is actually happening in your experience. Thoughts. Feelings. The body. The way you meet other people. We go slowly enough that something true can come into view.
I do not apply a program to you. I sit with you while you come into a clearer, kinder relationship with your own life.
This is psychotherapy for adults and couples. It is virtual across Ontario.
Ways We Can Work Together
I work with adults and with couples.
Individual Psychotherapy
A 50-minute conversation for adults who want a steady place to look at anxiety, inner patterns, and the questions that surface in a life transition. Sessions are virtual across Ontario.
Couples Therapy
A place to look at the pattern between you, not only the story each of you already knows. The same argument. The distance. The moment that keeps repeating.
All work begins with a free 20-minute discovery call.
Living Inquiry
From time to time I write about the textures of ordinary life. These pieces are personal reflection, not clinical advice.
"One of the quiet turnings in the inner life is the moment we stop trying to fix ourselves and begin to understand ourselves instead."
Shane Pokroy
Getting Started
The first step is a free 20-minute discovery call. There is no pressure and no obligation. You can say a little about what is happening. I can answer questions about how I work. We can both sense whether it feels like a fit.
You do not need to have it figured out before we speak.
Common Questions
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We start with a free 20-minute discovery call. There is no obligation. It is a chance to meet and see whether working together feels right.
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Yes. Sessions are online and available to adults and couples anywhere in Ontario.
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Full sessions are 50 minutes. We usually meet weekly. That rhythm can change if we decide together that another pace is better.
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Fees are discussed on the discovery call. I provide receipts for insurance reimbursement. I do not bill most plans directly.
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Yes. Couples work is part of the practice. We can talk about whether that is the right starting place on the discovery call.
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That uncertainty is normal. The discovery call exists for it. You can leave the call with no next step.
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Yes. What you share is private, with the legal and ethical limits that apply to psychotherapy in Ontario.