About Ekta Sehgal, Registered Psychotherapist in Kingston, Ontario
A thoughtful, grounded approach to therapy
Hi, I'm Ekta Sehgal, a Registered Psychotherapist and the founder of MindBound Counselling and Psychotherapy in Kingston, Ontario.
If you're considering therapy, you may be wondering what kind of therapist you're looking for.
Someone who will simply listen?
Someone who will give you practical tools?
Someone who will help you understand why you keep responding to situations in the same way?
For me, therapy can be all of these things.
I believe there is usually more beneath the surface.
You may come to therapy saying you're anxious.
But underneath the anxiety may be self-doubt.
You may say you're struggling with your relationship.
But underneath the conflict may be unmet emotional needs, attachment patterns, or difficulty communicating what you really need.
You may say you're exhausted.
But underneath the exhaustion may be years of perfectionism, people-pleasing, responsibility, or feeling that you always have to hold everything together.
My role is to help you become curious about those layers—without judgment.
A Little About My Journey
Sometimes life doesn't follow the plan we carefully built for it.
I know what it feels like to have a life that looks one way in your mind—and then have circumstances change it completely.
Before becoming a therapist, I spent more than a decade building a career as a radiologist. I had invested years of education, training, hard work, and identity into a profession that was an important part of who I was.
Then, as an immigrant navigating a major life transition, I experienced the loss of that career.
Starting over was not something I had planned for.
It meant navigating uncertainty, grief, questions about identity and purpose, and the difficult process of figuring out who I was when the path I had worked so hard to build was no longer available to me in the same way.
That experience taught me something I now carry into my work as a therapist:
Life has a habit of humbling us.
Sometimes it gently nudges us in a different direction.
Sometimes it throws a curveball we never saw coming.
And sometimes, the transitions we resist most become the ones that change us in ways we could never have anticipated.
I know what it is like to begin again.
How I See Therapy
I don't believe you need to be "fixed."
I believe people develop ways of coping that make sense in the context of their experiences.
Sometimes those strategies continue long after we no longer need them.
Therapy gives us an opportunity to understand those patterns, develop greater awareness, and consider new ways of responding.
My work is grounded in a strength-based, person-centred and relational approach, while drawing from multiple therapeutic frameworks depending on your needs.
An inclusive and affirming space where you don’t have to perform
As a Registered Therapist in Kingston, Ontario, I am committed to offering a space that is respectful, inclusive, and affirming of diverse identities and lived experiences.
This includes supporting neurodiversity and providing an LGBTQ+ affirming environment where all aspects of who you are welcomed without judgment.
Let’s connect
Starting therapy is a meaningful step. To learn more about my services click here
If you’re considering working together, you’re welcome to reach out to see if this feels like the right fit for you.