Financial Therapy Specialist

Esanju Bonga, MEd, RP, CCC, CFWA

Esanju supports individuals and families navigating burnout, financial stress, and the complex ways our relationship with money shapes our inner lives.

  • MEd, RP, CCC, OCT, CFWA
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  • ● Accepting new clients
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  • Virtual or In-Person (St. Agatha)
Esanju Bonga, MEd, RP, CFWA

Who Esanju Supports

Adults and families (up to two family members together) dealing with parenting stress, anxiety, depression, grief, sudden financial change, family-business stress, workplace burnout, cultural transitions, and identity. Esanju also works with children (8+) and teens (13+), and with couples on parenting or financial concerns specifically.

  • Financial stress and money anxiety
  • Burnout
  • Parenting stress
  • Anxiety and depression
  • Grief and loss
  • Cultural transitions and identity
  • LGBTQIA2S+ experiences

Therapy Approaches

A strengths-based, evidence-informed model drawing on narrative therapy, CBT, and DBT.

"Esanju's approach is nonjudgmental, strengths-based, and relational — with over 20 years of experience supporting children, teens, adults, and families."

What Sessions With Esanju May Feel Like

Sessions draw on emotional self-regulation work, anxiety and depression support, and the emotional side of money. Format: virtual Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday; in-person in St. Agatha on Tuesday. 48 hours' notice is requested for cancellations.

Booking: ebonga.socc@gmail.com · 519-746-2323, ext. 306

Ways to Work With Esanju

Individual, family, or parenting session

Esanju's rate is confirmed directly rather than published — reach out and she'll discuss her current fee with you before your first session. See fees for the other therapists here →

Contact for rate

Insurance & Receipts

Some extended health plans cover services provided by a Registered Psychotherapist (RP) or Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCC). We accept e-transfer, credit card, and cheque. We don't offer direct billing; a receipt is provided for every session. See fees and insurance →

Financial Therapy → · Child, Youth & Family Therapy →

Also Practising Independently

Esanju also runs her own practice, Progression Counselling, focused on family wealth and succession planning for high-net-worth individuals and families — a distinct, specialized offering separate from her general practice here. Visit progressioncounselling.com →

Ready to Talk to Esanju?

Confidential counselling — in person in St. Agatha, or online across Ontario.

If you're in crisis, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency department. Talk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566 (24/7).