Amina Virgolici (she/her) - Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)
Languages: Romanian and English

If you would like to be connected with Amina, please email her at [email protected]
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Availability 
Mondays 8:00 am - 11:00 am (Virtual)
Tuesdays 2:00 pm - 9:00 pm (In person at Mount Pleasant)
Wednesdays 8:00 am - 12:00 pm (Virtual)
Thursdays 10:00 am - 6:00 pm (Virtual)

About
Hi, I’m Amina! I know how vulnerable it can feel to talk about sex, desire, fantasies or intimacy. Many of us carry shame, confusion, or fear around these parts of ourselves, even though they’re central to how we connect with others and ourselves. My role as a therapist is to create a space where you can feel safe, curious, and empowered to explore yourself without judgment.

I’m currently completing my certification in sex therapy through the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT). My work is grounded in trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and pleasure-positive frameworks, which means I honor both the tender and playful parts of your journey. Together, we can explore topics such as:
•        Desire discrepancy in relationships
•        Sexual shame, anxiety and low self-esteem 
•        Compulsive sexual behaviours 
•        Kinks, fetishes, alternative sexual practices and orientations 
•        Challenges with arousal, orgasm, or painful sex (dyspareunia, vaginismus, endometriosis, PSOC and erectile difficulties)
•        Navigating relationship dynamics (non-monogamy, polyamory, or other relationship structures)
•        Exploring gender, sexual, or cultural identity
•        Healing from trauma that impacts intimacy or sexual expression and infidelity
•        Repair, accountability, rekindling intimacy and connection 
•        Communication barriers, ruptures and conflict 
I know how complex it can feel to navigate identity, belonging, and systems of oppression, and I aim to create a therapeutic space where all of who you are is welcome. I have extensive experience working alongside the 2SLGBTQIA+, polyamorous, sex work, and neurodivergent communities.

In sessions, I draw from IFS/parts work, EFT, narrative therapy, solution-focused therapy, intersectional feminism, and sex-positive interventions, always through a holistic and collaborative lens. My goal is to help you build confidence, connection, and freedom in your sexual and relational life.

Outside of therapy, you can find me practicing shibari, climbing rocks, or cuddling with animals.

Approaches
  • Attachment
  • Cognitive Behavioral 
  • Emotion-focused 
  • Internal Family Systems & IFIO
  • Gottman 
  • Kink Affirming & Pleasure Positive
  • Narrative 
  • Harm Reduction
  • Somatic
  • Sensate Focus 
  • Sex Therapy 
  • Intersectional Feminism
  • Trauma- Informed 

Selected Trainings
  • #RaceAnd Gendre Binary, Race Forward, The Centre for Radical Justice Innovation 
  • Boundaries: The True Power in BDSM with Nicki Line, Pineapple Support PESI 
  • Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) Level 1 Certificate with Susan Johnson   
  • Desire Discrepancy - Martha Kauppi via Institute for Relational Intimacy 
  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1 and Level 2 via Gottman Institute
  • Mindful CBT Certification with Seth Gillihan, PhD via PESI
  • Treating Affairs and Trauma via Gottman Institute 
  • Putting Polyvagal Theory into Practice with Deb Dana    
  • San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training - San'yas Anti-Racism Indigenous Cultural Safety Training  
  • Open, Poly, Consensual, Swinging, Monogamish and More with Modern SexTherapy Institute
  • Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO) via IFS Institute     
  • Sex and Relationships After Baby - Erin Davidson, RCC, CST   
  • The Sexual Competent Therapist (Foundations): Integrating Sex Therapy into your practice - Diana Sadat, RCC, CST 
  • Sexual Trauma Clinical Training: Interventions to Cultivate Safety, Release Shame, and Nurture Boundaries - Ashley Charbonneau, LCSW   
  • Understanding and supporting minor attracted person (MAP) - Jessica VerBout, LMFT, CST, CST-S

Amina's Rates
15-min Phone Consultation: No Cost

Individual Counselling
50 min
Sliding scale: Closed/Full
Standard: $150
Generous: $155+
75 min
Sliding scale: Closed/Full
Standard: $225
Generous: $230+

Relationship and Family Counselling
50 min
Sliding scale: Full/Closed
Standard $190
Generous $195+
75 min
Sliding scale: Full/Closed
Standard: $285
Generous: $290+