Therapist · Coach · Educator
I’m Blake Anderson.
I help adults make sense of difficult family patterns and find more room for their own feelings, choices, and relationships.
My work brings family-systems thinking together with a practical question: what would help you live differently now?
Registered Social Worker · MSW · Toronto, Ontario
The person behind the work
Understanding matters.
So does feeling understood.
My own experience with the scapegoat role has shaped my interest in the isolation, self-doubt, and grief that difficult family dynamics can leave behind.
That experience informs my empathy. Your history, relationships, and decisions remain your own.
There is more to you than the family story.
I’m interested in what you have lived through, the ways you adapted, and what you want to make room for next.
Outside my work, I’m a runner, music lover, and videographer. Films, philosophy, and depth psychology continue to shape the questions I bring to life and learning.
My approach
See the pattern. Make space for the person.
Understand the relationships.
Family-systems thinking helps us look at roles, triangles, expectations, and patterns across generations—without reducing your experience to a label.
Listen to what is happening inside.
Parts work and depth-oriented perspectives make room for protective responses, grief, conflict, identity, and feelings that have been hard to name.
Practise something useful.
We connect reflection to everyday choices: a pause before responding, a clearer limit, a conversation, or a step toward a life that feels more your own.
I draw on Bowen family systems, IFS, Jungian, and Integral perspectives. In individual work, the focus and pace depend on the person and the service. In my teaching, these ideas become tools for reflection and practice.
Professional background
Social work, relationships, and real-life context.
My background includes youth and family support, child and family services, counselling, and private practice. Those settings have shaped how I think about a person within their relationships and wider circumstances.
- Master of Social Work, McMaster University.
- Bachelor of Social Work, University of Calgary.
- Registered Social Worker in Ontario.
- Private practice established in 2020.
Choose your starting point
Different ways to learn and work with me.
Individual support
Ontario psychotherapy and video coaching are distinct services. A free consultation can help clarify which service is appropriate for your situation and location.
Explore individual supportCourse & community
The Ascent course and The Holding Space community bring together self-paced teaching, reflection, and two live calls each week.
Explore The AscentFree teaching
Begin with my YouTube teaching, articles, or newsletter. Newsletter subscribers receive an Ascent workbook in the welcome email.
Get the newsletter + workbookWhen you’re ready
Let’s find a useful next step.
You don’t need a polished explanation of your history to ask about working together.
Questions about fit or getting started?
info@blakeanderson.coach
(437) 747-7417
For a first email, a brief question is enough; you don’t need to send personal or clinical details.
Toronto, Ontario · Online sessions
In-person location: 50 Carroll St, Toronto. Confirm arrangements when booking.
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