Shane Pokroy
Registered Psychotherapist | Philosopher
About Me
I am a Registered Psychotherapist. I work with adults and couples across Ontario who want a steady place to understand their inner life and their relationships.
I am also a philosopher. That is not a second practice. It is the habit of staying with experience long enough to see it clearly. It belongs on this page because it shapes how I listen. The work itself is psychotherapy.
Shane Pokroy, RP. CRPO 13240. Virtual psychotherapy across Ontario.
A Personal Note
Like many people who find their way here, I have known the weight of overthinking, the ache of disconnection, and the quiet wish for a more grounded way of being. I was born in South Africa and now live in the Toronto area.
I hold an Honours degree in Philosophy from the University of Toronto and a Master’s in Counselling Psychology. Those two threads have never felt separate to me. They shape the way I sit with people: with grounded attention, and with respect for the intelligence already at work in a life.
I do not offer myself as someone who has finished the work. I offer the presence of someone who is still living the questions he sits with.
How I Work
Sessions are 50 minutes and virtual across Ontario. We start with what is actually happening: thoughts, feelings, the body, and 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. The work is collaborative. It moves at a pace we can both stand.
The aim is not to become someone new. It is to come into a more honest relationship with the life that is already here.
Who Finds Their Way Here
People often arrive with anxiety that has become the background of the day, a relational pattern that keeps repeating, or a transition that has come while something inside has not caught up. Some look capable from the outside and feel quietly strained within. Many have already tried to think their way through it.
You do not need a crisis. You do not need the story already organized. Whatever has brought you here, you are welcome.
If Something Here Resonates
If this feels like the right kind of conversation, the first step is a free 20-minute discovery call. There is no obligation. You do not need to have it figured out before we speak.