Meet The Larô Team

Our all-Filipino team combines professional expertise with our own lived experience as immigrants, bringing the cultural insight that's often missing from Western mental health approaches.

We believe relatability creates accessibility—when mental health care feels familiar and connected to your community, it becomes truly possible.

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    Elda Almario, RP

    (she/her/siya)

    FOUNDER

    Registered Psychotherapist • Client & Supervisee Caseload Full • Virtual in Ontario • Children, Youth, Adults • Filipino/Tagalog, English

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    Mek Yambao

    (she/her/siya)

    CARE COORDINATOR

    Filipino/Tagalog, English, Italian, French

  • Coming Soon

    Thank you. for your patience. :-)

Meet Elda Almario

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I’m Elda—a first-generation Filipino immigrant, psychotherapist, and big sister to an Autistic brother. I work with children, youth, adults, and families who are exploring identity, navigating transitions, or unpacking complex lived experiences like immigration, diagnosis, or generational trauma. Whether you’re feeling out of place, misunderstood, or just tired of masking or code-switching, I offer a space to make sense of it all—gently, collaboratively, and without shame.

My approach is grounded in cultural responsiveness, neurodiversity-affirming care, anti-oppressive values, and malasakit—genuine care. I draw from my lived experiences, training, and a whole lot of listening—to co-create a space where you’re not expected to perform or prove your worth. We move at a pace that feels right and focus on what you’re ready to explore.

I’m also a clinical supervisor and speaker, supporting racialized therapists and the wider community. Whether I’m mentoring others to decolonize their practices or speaking about mental health in our kababayan circles, my work is always about making care more accessible, human, and connected.

  • Bridge to Registration and Employment in Mental Health (BREM), Ontario, Canada

    Post-graduate coursework, M.Sc. Human Development Psychology, De La Salle University, Philippines

    BS Psychology, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines

  • College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)

    Ontario Association of Mental Health Professionals (OAMHP)

    Canadian Association for Play Therapy (CAPT)

  • Integrative person-centred approach inclusive of the following:

    Narrative

    Play

    Psychodynamic

    Theraplay-Informed Practice

    Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

    Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

    Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy

    Mindfulness

    Solution-focused

    Internal Family Systems-Informed

    Liberation Psychology

Coming soon.

Thank you for your patience. :-)

Learn More About How We Can Support You

  • Psychotherapy

    For Filipino Immigrants

  • Psychotherapy

    For the Autistic Community

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  • Play Therapy

    For Children and Youth

  • Clinical Supervision

    For BIPOC Therapists

  • Speaking

    For Organization and Events