Elena Tikhostoup
RP (Q) · BA (Hons) Behavioural Psychology · MACP Candidate
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) · Student Intern · Newmarket Therapy Centre
In-Person & Online (Ontario-wide)
🌎 English & Russian
Your first session is free. Sliding-scale rates available for high school, college & university students with a valid student ID.
Receipts issued under supervisor registration — many extended health plans reimburse. Please check with your insurer.
New clients please contact Susan first — she will match you with the right therapist.
About Elena
Elena Tikhostoup is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) completing her internship at Newmarket Therapy Centre, working with adults, couples, teens, and adolescents in both English and Russian. She brings together a unique foundation in Behavioural Psychology (BA Hons) and a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, offering a thoughtful blend of practical guidance and emotional depth.
Drawing on extensive professional experience supporting neurodivergent individuals and people with disabilities, including brain injuries, Elena has developed a strong understanding of the emotional and practical challenges faced by both individuals and their families — including chronic stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue — helping them restore balance, build resilience, and reconnect with their well-being.
Elena also has extensive experience supporting individuals navigating grief and loss. She recognizes that loss extends beyond the death of a loved one and may include divorce, relationship changes, job loss, health challenges, life transitions, or other significant changes. She provides a compassionate and supportive space where clients can process their experiences, honour their emotions, and gradually move toward healing and renewed meaning.
Hear from Elena directly
Choosing a therapist is a personal decision. Take a moment to meet Elena in her own words — a little about who she is, how she works, and what it's like to begin.
Book with ElenaClinical Approach
Elena uses an integrative, flexible approach tailored to each individual. Drawing on evidence-based therapies — including Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) — she supports clients in understanding their emotions, developing practical coping skills, reconnecting with their values, and recognizing their strengths.
At its core, Elena's work is grounded in a strong Person-Centred approach, in which the therapeutic relationship itself becomes a safe, supportive foundation for growth — empowering clients to gain greater clarity, confidence, and a deeper sense of connection with themselves, moving toward a more balanced, meaningful, and authentic life. She understands that each person's story is unique, and takes time to truly listen and meet clients where they are, with empathy, cultural humility, and unconditional positive regard.
Therapy Approaches
Who Elena Works With
5-Session Stress & Anxiety Program
A structured, supportive program to help you understand your stress and anxiety, build practical coping tools, and reconnect with a sense of calm and balance — one focused session at a time.
Education & Training
MACP — Counselling Psychology
Yorkville University (in progress)
BA (Hons) — Behavioural Psychology
Seneca Polytechnic
Registered Psychotherapist (Q)
CRPO · Student Intern under senior NTC supervision
About Elena's student-intern rate: Elena's $80/hour rate reflects her status as a Master's-level student intern in the final stage of her clinical training, working under the direct supervision of senior NTC clinicians. Your first session is free. Sliding-scale rates are also available for high school, college, and university students with a valid student ID — please inquire with Susan.
Newmarket Therapy Centre
Newmarket, Ontario
In-person and online sessions available across Ontario. Susan, our Client Care Manager, will personally match you with the right therapist before your first session.
Call (289) 500-8039 ›Coverage under extended health benefits varies for student-intern psychotherapy — please check with your insurer in advance.
Receipts provided after each session.
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Ready to Work with Elena?
Elena is accepting adults, couples, teens, and adolescents at Newmarket Therapy Centre — in person and online across Ontario. Sessions available in English and Russian. Your first session is free, then just $80/hour — with sliding-scale rates for students with a valid ID.