I’m Anysha Reid-Henry, a Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist, and Community Researcher specializing in reproductive mental health.
I offer a warm, relational space to explore the experiences that shape how you understand yourself, your body, your relationships, and the life unfolding around you.
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Reproductive Experiences Rarely Stay in Just One Part of Our Lives.
They can change how we understand our bodies, our relationships, our identities, and the futures we imagined for ourselves.
That is part of what draws me to reproductive mental health. These experiences are deeply personal, but they also unfold within families, communities, cultures, healthcare systems, and expectations about what our lives are “supposed” to look like.
As both a psychotherapist and community researcher, I’m interested in the whole story: not only what happened, but what it meant to you, what you’ve had to carry because of it, and what you need now.
My role isn’t to tell you how you should feel. It’s to create room for you to understand your experience on your own terms.
Therapy Rooted in Relationship.
We make room for emotions rather than treating them as something to overcome. Together, we can explore what your feelings may be communicating and develop a deeper understanding of yourself.
Our relationships shape us. Therapy can help us notice patterns, understand how we connect with ourselves and others, and explore new ways of relating.
Your experiences don't exist outside of the world around you. Culture, identity, family, community, power, and systems can all shape our mental and reproductive health. There is room to name those realities here.
Experience That Informs the Work.
During my clinical training at Women’s College Hospital, I provided psychotherapy to individuals and families navigating infertility, pregnancy loss, pregnancy and postpartum transitions, and evolving family dynamics.
My work in reproductive mental health is also informed by community-based research exploring reproductive health, access to care, and the experiences of communities whose needs and voices have too often been overlooked.
Before specializing in this work, I spent more than eight years supporting youth and young adults through complex life experiences. That foundation continues to shape how I practice today: with curiosity, cultural humility, compassion, and respect for the expertise you already hold about your own life.
Who I Work With
I provide virtual psychotherapy for women and birthing people aged 16 and older across Ontario, with a particular focus on reproductive mental health across the lifespan.
My work includes support around fertility and IVF, pregnancy and postpartum, pregnancy loss and reproductive grief, abortion and reproductive decision-making, PMDD, endometriosis, perimenopause and menopause, as well as the anxiety, relationships, identity shifts, stress, and life transitions that can accompany these experiences.
Your reason for coming to therapy doesn't need to fit neatly into one category. We can start with what matters to you.
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Finding the right therapist is personal. A free 20-minute consultation gives us a chance to connect, talk about what you're looking for, and see how it feels to begin.
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You Might Be Wondering...
My work draws from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Narrative Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and somatic approaches. Rather than using one approach for everyone, I integrate different techniques based on what you’re experiencing and what feels most helpful to you.
We might use CBT to explore patterns in thoughts and behaviours, DBT to build skills for navigating intense emotions, Narrative Therapy to explore the stories and meanings that shape how you see yourself, emotion-focused work to process what you’re feeling, or somatic approaches to notice how emotions and experiences are held and expressed in the body.
Therapy isn’t one-size-fits-all, and your care shouldn’t be either.
Warm, thoughtful, and human. You don’t need to arrive with the perfect words or know exactly what you want to work on. There can be space for difficult emotions, reflection, curiosity, and humour. We begin wherever you are.
No. While I specialize in reproductive mental health, I also support clients navigating anxiety, depression, relationships, identity, self-worth, stress, burnout, and major life transitions. Often, these experiences overlap rather than fitting neatly into one category.
I support clients across the reproductive lifespan, including fertility and IVF, pregnancy and postpartum, pregnancy loss and reproductive grief, abortion and reproductive decision-making, PMDD, endometriosis, perimenopause, menopause, and the emotional and relational experiences that can accompany them.
No. My role is not to decide what is right for you. Whether you’re navigating a pregnancy decision, fertility treatment, a relationship, a transition, or another complex choice, therapy can give you room to explore what you feel, what matters to you, and what you need without judgment or pressure.
Not at all. You decide what you’re ready to share and when. Building trust is part of therapy, and we can move at a pace that feels manageable for you.
You don’t have to know before we meet. That’s part of what the free 20-minute consultation is for. You can tell me a little about what’s bringing you to therapy, ask questions about how I work, and get a sense of whether working together feels right.
Yes. I support clients navigating the emotional, relational, and identity changes that can accompany perimenopause and menopause. Therapy can offer space to explore changes in mood, relationships, body image, sense of self, and the experience of moving through this stage of life.
Absolutely. Therapy after abortion does not have to be about regret. You may feel relief, grief, certainty, sadness, anger, peace, or several emotions at once. You may also simply want a private space to process the experience. There is no expectation that you feel any particular way about your abortion.
Yes. I support clients navigating the emotional and mental health impacts that can accompany PMDD and endometriosis, including changes in mood, relationships, body image, daily functioning, and the experience of living with reproductive health concerns.
