Alex Spears, MSW, RSW

Registered Social Worker

It's important that you can be yourself and ensure that the process is collaborative. There isn't a "one size fits all" approach to therapy. Our sessions will fit your specific needs and concerns.

Hi! I'm Alex. I’m a calm and easy-going social worker practicing psychotherapy in Muskoka. Like everyone else, I'm human. I've been through both wonderful and difficult experiences that have shaped who I am and how I help. 

I enjoy working with youth and adults. I often draw from an internal family systems and strengths-based perspective, while empowering clients to explore their patterns, relationships, and past experiences as a way to understand their present ways of being. 

I hold a Master of Social Work Degree and my experience comes from working in community mental health and private practice. I apply various evidence-based, integrative techniques for treatment of depression, anxiety, trauma, and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. I have a strong passion for supporting women through their reproductive journey, pregnancy, postpartum and beyond. 

You can ask me questions about my approach and we can decide together how I can help. Reach out today for a free 15-minute phone consultation.


Issues and Treatments

  • Life transitions

  • Relationship difficulties

  • Perinatal mental health 

  • Managing bipolar disorder

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Mood disorders

  • Trauma


Treatment Approaches

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)

  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

  • Narrative Therapy

  • Solution Focused Therapy