Therapists in Ottawa, ON

Imagine, you’ve been working for 15+ years and you’re unhappy in your career. You’re about to turn 40 and you don’t understand why this dissatisfaction has been following you in every single job you’ve ever held. You might even wonder if there’s something wrong with you? (FYI - no nothing is wrong with you).

As a career counsellor I support and guide my clients in a reflective and strategic process, helping them to identify and leverage the power of their lived experiences and diverse talents. I work with clients who are seeking perspective, clarity and customized approaches as they navigate change, challenges, and fulfillment in their career lives. I coach clients who are experiencing stress/burnout to discover and integrate positive and sustainable solutions. I assist young adults in building the foundations for a career life. I help clients redefine and create new work after age 60, and map out personally meaningful next steps.

What matters most is finding the right support for you, getting to workable solutions through professional collaboration with the right counsellor. For many life challenges, this means having a professional ally like Howard, as thousands of satisfied clients have experienced first-hand. After 15 years of counselling experience in Vancouver campus and agency settings, he recently spent over 2.5 years as a popular counsellor for students at Algonquin College, assisting adult students addressing challenges on a range of the "issues" listed on this page. Howard relishes fostering mental health, wellness, and strategies for adult life.

Do you need help with a work-related decision or problem? Looking for a better job? I can help you get inside the mind of a hiring manager. Changing career direction due to illness or injury? I use 20 years of experience and a PhD in Work/Business Psychology to solve career & HR problems. I specialize in career issues faced by high earners, underemployed specialists, mature employees, diversity & inclusion, and sensitive/high stakes HR matters. Your own Career & HR Psychology Specialist is as close as your smartphone. You have nothing to lose and may have everything to gain. The first 15 minutes are free. Discreet & confidential.

Finding a therapist can be overwhelming! The men I see feel stuck, lost, powerless, distracted, disconnected, or broken. Men often struggle with their mental health without seeking help for far too long. I work with men from all walks of life who struggle with managing ADHD and other neurodivergent challenges, career and life transitions, sports performance anxiety, depression, grief and loss, and addiction. In each of these instances, my aim is to help provide a safe, supportive, and therapeutic setting for you to learn more about yourself and find healing. Book a free 20-minute consultation by clicking the "website" button now.

Would you like to move up in your career, change jobs or improve your leadership skills? Are you struggling with work life balance? Want to clarify your vision - professionally or personally? Are you ready to be a stronger leader that can easily communicate with senior leadership as well as inspire your team?

My clients range in age and experience from young people seeking to enter the workforce to individuals in mid-life seeking a new career direction. I have extensive experience in helping individuals cope with work-related stressors and in developing strategies for maintaining a well-balanced lifestyle.

For 10 + years, I have provided therapy to a wide variety of different people and problems. Common topics that I have experience working with are anxiety, depression, relationships, trauma, and career counseling. I aim to work with you to co-construct a life you want to live to feel empowered by your choices. My approach to our sessions is warm, responsive, and playful. I want sessions to be useful and welcome honesty, feedback, and laughter in sessions.

Are you struggling with self-esteem? Is stress following you around wherever you go? As adults, we take on so much, and if your mental health and mindset fall behind, the journey gets tough. Sometimes, stress, anxiety, and career woes get hard to shake off. We all need support during those challenging stretches of the journey. You find that you function fine, but all the little stressors of daily life are building up. You want insight into why this is happening and how to solve it. Let’s work together, talk it through, and sort it all out so you can reclaim power over your journey. Stop surviving and start thriving!

Accepting new clients! I am glad you are considering therapy! Whatever you are going through: depression, anxiety, difficult relationships, career changes - my big message to you is that it can get better. I've helped countless people make amazing progress in their lives and I can assure you: life gets better when you take concrete steps to work on yourself. I believe in the power of human connection to transform patters that no longer serve my clients. Therapy is a safe space for self-exploration, humour and concrete steps towards change.

By now, you’ve learned that you can’t just sail through life. Sometimes, you find yourself caught in rough waters filled with inner struggles that you don’t know how to navigate. Do you feel overcome with anxiety, stress, depression or burnout? Are you troubled by past trauma, unhealed grief or other unresolved hurt? Are you stuck in thought loops or patterns of behaviour that are pulling you further away from the life you want to live? Do you find yourself caught in a current of emotions you can’t see beyond? Do you feel lost at sea? Then, you may want to work with me as you carry on your journey toward greater mental well-being.

Life can be challenging, and we commonly face difficulties in our personal lives, relationships, family, and career. These challenges can be overwhelming and make finding joy in life hard. But healing and finding peace and happiness is possible with the right support. My practice operates on the belief that we all possess the inner wisdom to guide us through life's journey. By working together, we can tap into your inner strength and knowledge to help you gain clarity, heal from past wounds, and improve your mental well-being. So, I can support you in gaining clarity to repair the past and restore peace to your present situation.

Currently accepting clients! Are you experiencing low mood, high stress, conflict in your relationships, and/or low self-esteem? I want to assure you that you are not alone. As a Registered Psychotherapist, my job is to help you navigate these difficult times through the use of evidence-based approaches. I believe every client has their individual set of strengths, and together we will work to highlight and incorporate them into the treatment plan.

Feeling anxious, caught in the cycle of people-pleasing or struggling with an eating disorder? Are you disconnected from your true self or struggling with relationships? Childhood trauma can have lasting effects that limit us, impacting our self-esteem, direction, and relationships. If you're navigating the conditioning from emotionally immature or neglectful parents, or if relationships don't feel safe, holistic psychotherapy can be your compass for healing. There's hope for breaking free from old patterns, knowing your true needs and desires, and living a life aligned with your authentic self, not just societal expectations.

Welcome to Horizon.Nurse.Therapy. You've come to the right place! If you're navigating really exhausting life transitions right now, I know what you're going through. It sucks! But it doesn't have to stay that way. Whether it's coping with the end of a relationship, a career change, experiencing burnout, or dealing with the loss of a loved one, these circumstances often lead to feelings of anxiety and depression that are difficult to overcome by yourself.

Stuck in a bit of a rut? Maybe haven't been feeling like yourself for a while? Thinking about changing in your something but don't know what? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you are not alone. We are all human beings, and we all have it rough sometimes (and man, can it get rough!). I believe that we all have the tools we need to move in our desired direction - sometimes we just need a reminder that they are there, and sometimes we need a little help dusting them off.

Right now our world is at a new level of unpredictability and may be triggering uncomfortable feelings. I am here to create a safe and supportive space for you to explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences within transitions life presents. In our work together we practice and reflect on the integration of new strategies to meet your needs on a deeper level, often involving mindfulness and self-compassion, trauma informed somatic experiencing, and attachment and ego-state (i.e. inner child & critic) therapeutic approaches.

Disconnected. Isolated. Broken. Hopeless. Powerless. Stuck. Many men we work with tell us this is how they feel. You may be struggling with anxiety, anger, depression, shame, guilt, grief, sadness, trauma, or depression - and struggle with an addiction (sex/porn/alcohol/marijuana/video games/gambling/fantasy) or underlying thoughts, beliefs, and feelings you have held since childhood. Relationships with those you care about, including the one with yourself, may have been impacted by your behaviours. Ready to take the first step? Prêt à faire le premier pas? Suivis/ services thérapeutiques offerts en français.

Disconnected. Broken. Hopeless. Powerless. Stuck. Many men tell me this is how they feel in our first session. Taking the first step to make change in your life and accept support can sometimes feel the most challenging and overwhelming. As a male therapist, I have learned that working with men requires a focus on practical solutions, a safe and comfortable environment, a therapist who understands the unique personal and societal challenges men face, an emphasis on self-compassion and self-acceptance, and a willingness to address underlying issues. Book a free 20-minute consultation. Click the "website" button to start your journey.