Chronic Pain Therapists in K2C
Brahm Solomon
Psychologist, PhD, CPsych
Verified Verified
Ottawa, ON K2C
My special clinical and research interests in working with individuals with terminal illness have led me to become well versed in end-of-life and existential considerations and approaches, such as acceptance and commitment therapy, dignity therapy, and meaning-making.
I offer assessment, therapy, and consultation services to adults and couples contending with a range of challenges related to adjustment to significant life events and transitions, anxiety, depression, end-of-life considerations, grief and loss, interpersonal difficulties, post-traumatic stress, and treatment adherence. While I emphasize an experiential (i.e., emotion-focused, mindfulness-based) approach to therapy, integrated within interpersonal and systems frameworks, I am also able to draw on cognitive-behavioural techniques.
My special clinical and research interests in working with individuals with terminal illness have led me to become well versed in end-of-life and existential considerations and approaches, such as acceptance and commitment therapy, dignity therapy, and meaning-making.
I offer assessment, therapy, and consultation services to adults and couples contending with a range of challenges related to adjustment to significant life events and transitions, anxiety, depression, end-of-life considerations, grief and loss, interpersonal difficulties, post-traumatic stress, and treatment adherence. While I emphasize an experiential (i.e., emotion-focused, mindfulness-based) approach to therapy, integrated within interpersonal and systems frameworks, I am also able to draw on cognitive-behavioural techniques.
Hannah Richardson
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MA (Ed)
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Ottawa, ON K2C (Online Only)
If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, ADHD, insomnia, grief, chronic pain, or are a couple facing relationship conflict, a lack of trust or feelings of disconnect, I can help. I am currently accepting new individuals and couples for online psychotherapy sessions. I am inspired by human resilience, believing therapy should invite clients to feel connected, supported and empowered. My goal is to develop meaningful relationships with my clients that are built upon trust, empathy and positive regard.
If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, ADHD, insomnia, grief, chronic pain, or are a couple facing relationship conflict, a lack of trust or feelings of disconnect, I can help. I am currently accepting new individuals and couples for online psychotherapy sessions. I am inspired by human resilience, believing therapy should invite clients to feel connected, supported and empowered. My goal is to develop meaningful relationships with my clients that are built upon trust, empathy and positive regard.
Psychotherapy Clinic of Lana Michaels (Mikhailova)
Registered Psychotherapist, PhD, RP
Verified Verified
Ottawa, ON K2C
I offer a variety of therapy approaches, including CBT, EMDR, Hypnosis, Mindfulness, Pain Reprocessing Therapy, Couple Therapy, EFT and others.
Life can be overwhelming at times... You may be suffering from trauma, anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, depression, or struggling with relationship difficulties...Why not use professional help and see how science and therapy benefit you? We could together analyze what your current difficulties are and determine contributed factors for these issues. The primary goals for therapy are positive changes, new options, eliminating or reducing symptoms and/or using better coping strategies. The sessions are structured, yet relaxed.
I offer a variety of therapy approaches, including CBT, EMDR, Hypnosis, Mindfulness, Pain Reprocessing Therapy, Couple Therapy, EFT and others.
Life can be overwhelming at times... You may be suffering from trauma, anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, depression, or struggling with relationship difficulties...Why not use professional help and see how science and therapy benefit you? We could together analyze what your current difficulties are and determine contributed factors for these issues. The primary goals for therapy are positive changes, new options, eliminating or reducing symptoms and/or using better coping strategies. The sessions are structured, yet relaxed.
Megan Beninger
RN, CNP (Q)
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Nepean, ON K2C (Online Only)
I am a Registered Nurse Psychotherapist who has a passion for helping people like you. If you're struggling or have been struggling for a while, you might feel stuck, tired or frustrated. It is possible to get life back on track. I work with individuals with a variety of mental health struggles including anxiety, depression, coping with chronic illness, overwhelm, stress, caregiver burnout, and interpersonal concerns. I believe the client is the expert of their life and tailor my approach to the individual. I integrate techniques and approaches grounded in evidence-based practices like CBT, DBT and mindfulness based interventions.
I am a Registered Nurse Psychotherapist who has a passion for helping people like you. If you're struggling or have been struggling for a while, you might feel stuck, tired or frustrated. It is possible to get life back on track. I work with individuals with a variety of mental health struggles including anxiety, depression, coping with chronic illness, overwhelm, stress, caregiver burnout, and interpersonal concerns. I believe the client is the expert of their life and tailor my approach to the individual. I integrate techniques and approaches grounded in evidence-based practices like CBT, DBT and mindfulness based interventions.
Dr. Tammie Ricci
Psychologist, PhD, CPsych
Verified Verified
Ottawa, ON K2C
I own and operate a group private practice, Ricci & Associates. Our psychologists, neuropsychologists and psychotherapists offer assessment and treatment of a variety of mental health issues. We offer psychodiagnostic and neuropsychological assessments to help you better understand the nature of your difficulties and how best to manage them. We are dedicated to providing you with an accessible, inclusive and personalized environment where you can feel safe to explore the challenges you face. We offer client centered, evidence-based treatments for individuals, couples and families.
I own and operate a group private practice, Ricci & Associates. Our psychologists, neuropsychologists and psychotherapists offer assessment and treatment of a variety of mental health issues. We offer psychodiagnostic and neuropsychological assessments to help you better understand the nature of your difficulties and how best to manage them. We are dedicated to providing you with an accessible, inclusive and personalized environment where you can feel safe to explore the challenges you face. We offer client centered, evidence-based treatments for individuals, couples and families.
Allison Tugwell
Registered Psychotherapist, MEd, RP
Verified Verified
Ottawa, ON K2C (Online Only)
Accepting New Clients. Whether you’re struggling with a stressful situation or ongoing mental health concerns, these instances can make it difficult to see a way forward. They may lead you feeling overwhelmed, but with the guidance of a therapist, it becomes possible to discover a clearer path to navigate through them. In my practice, I focus on ensuring you feel safe, listened to and well supported. I take a gentle approach, making certain that we move at a comfortable pace and discuss the concerns that are important to you when you feel ready. My goal is to alleviate your distress, thereby helping you to address your concerns.
Accepting New Clients. Whether you’re struggling with a stressful situation or ongoing mental health concerns, these instances can make it difficult to see a way forward. They may lead you feeling overwhelmed, but with the guidance of a therapist, it becomes possible to discover a clearer path to navigate through them. In my practice, I focus on ensuring you feel safe, listened to and well supported. I take a gentle approach, making certain that we move at a comfortable pace and discuss the concerns that are important to you when you feel ready. My goal is to alleviate your distress, thereby helping you to address your concerns.
Lydia Lee, OT Reg. (Ont.), Psychotherapist
Occupational Therapist, MScOT, OT Reg
Verified Verified
Ottawa, ON K2C (Online Only)
You may be here because it's a struggle to function in your daily life right now. You feel easily overwhelmed or have intrusive thoughts. It’s difficult to focus, be productive or sleep through the night. In therapy, we'll address your emotional, cognitive and behavioural challenges and how they impact your ability to engage in meaningful daily activities and relationships. You’ll learn to use coping skills, emotional acceptance, behavioural strategies and mindfulness. My clients experience a gradual lifting of their symptoms and regain their sense of self after starting therapy.
You may be here because it's a struggle to function in your daily life right now. You feel easily overwhelmed or have intrusive thoughts. It’s difficult to focus, be productive or sleep through the night. In therapy, we'll address your emotional, cognitive and behavioural challenges and how they impact your ability to engage in meaningful daily activities and relationships. You’ll learn to use coping skills, emotional acceptance, behavioural strategies and mindfulness. My clients experience a gradual lifting of their symptoms and regain their sense of self after starting therapy.
Robert Anderson
Registered Psychotherapist, PhD, RP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Ottawa, ON K2C
I offer an eclectic approach that helps you uncover, work with, and release the issues that you want resolved. Since no two people are alike, I adapt my approach to suit your needs. Who you are now and who you can become is what I am interested in helping you discover.
I offer an eclectic approach that helps you uncover, work with, and release the issues that you want resolved. Since no two people are alike, I adapt my approach to suit your needs. Who you are now and who you can become is what I am interested in helping you discover.
Rory Batchilder
Registered Psychotherapist, BSc, MEd, CCC, RP
Verified Verified
Ottawa, ON K2C (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Private practice 20 yrs. Instructed at Counsellor Training Institute (CTI) for two years. Postgraduate Diploma in Couples Therapy in addition to Master's Degree. Your story will emerge . . . your goals and passions. Depression, anxiety, conflict, anger, addictions, self-esteem, spiritual searching, communication, relationship and intimacy issues. Familiar with complementary healing; mindfulness, inner-child, ego-states, positive psychology, visualization & meditation. Certified by: College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario ( 002563) & CCPA ( 8192). Fully Insured.
Private practice 20 yrs. Instructed at Counsellor Training Institute (CTI) for two years. Postgraduate Diploma in Couples Therapy in addition to Master's Degree. Your story will emerge . . . your goals and passions. Depression, anxiety, conflict, anger, addictions, self-esteem, spiritual searching, communication, relationship and intimacy issues. Familiar with complementary healing; mindfulness, inner-child, ego-states, positive psychology, visualization & meditation. Certified by: College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario ( 002563) & CCPA ( 8192). Fully Insured.
Ashley MacLellan
Counsellor, MEd, RP, SEP-T
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Ottawa, ON K2C
"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it" (H. Keller) is a statement which motivates me to be versatile and adaptive so I may best meet my client's needs in an integrated practice, to facilitate empowerment and holistic well-being. I utilize strength-based, somatic, creative and expressive modes of therapy tailored to suit the unique needs of individuals from various walks of life.
"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it" (H. Keller) is a statement which motivates me to be versatile and adaptive so I may best meet my client's needs in an integrated practice, to facilitate empowerment and holistic well-being. I utilize strength-based, somatic, creative and expressive modes of therapy tailored to suit the unique needs of individuals from various walks of life.
Abigail Whitney
Registered Psychotherapist, MA:I, MA:Coun, CCC, RP
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Ottawa, ON K2C
You are struggling with feelings of stress, overwhelmedness, and stuck-ness that might be new—or you’ve had them as long as you can remember. You might be feeling low, unmotivated, and having a hard time getting back to your ‘usual self'. Your life, career, or relationships just aren't going the way you'd like them to, and you want to create more helpful patterns and experiences. These and other issues (grief, parenting and pregnancy/postpartum) are all things people I see are experiencing and wanting to change. I am fluent in ASL and understand the unique issues clients who are Deaf or hard-of-hearing face.
You are struggling with feelings of stress, overwhelmedness, and stuck-ness that might be new—or you’ve had them as long as you can remember. You might be feeling low, unmotivated, and having a hard time getting back to your ‘usual self'. Your life, career, or relationships just aren't going the way you'd like them to, and you want to create more helpful patterns and experiences. These and other issues (grief, parenting and pregnancy/postpartum) are all things people I see are experiencing and wanting to change. I am fluent in ASL and understand the unique issues clients who are Deaf or hard-of-hearing face.
Leena Sarkar
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Ottawa, ON K2C
I have 24 years of experience working with a diverse clientele. I specialize in working with anyone who is going through a major life transition and is in need of support . I welcome activists, artists, sexual, racial and cultural minorities and anyone who is struggling to find their own way through major changes in themselves, their relationships or their work. Therapy helps people uncover and express their needs and process their emotions in a safe environment. Long time patterns and beliefs can be looked at in a compassionate way and new choices can be made that better support one's life and relationships.
I have 24 years of experience working with a diverse clientele. I specialize in working with anyone who is going through a major life transition and is in need of support . I welcome activists, artists, sexual, racial and cultural minorities and anyone who is struggling to find their own way through major changes in themselves, their relationships or their work. Therapy helps people uncover and express their needs and process their emotions in a safe environment. Long time patterns and beliefs can be looked at in a compassionate way and new choices can be made that better support one's life and relationships.
Besma (Bess) Benali
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
Ottawa, ON K2C
As a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist who’s trauma-informed, my work focuses on helping clients re-establish and rebuild safety with their emotions, their body and to assimilate challenging experiences.
As a Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist who’s trauma-informed, my work focuses on helping clients re-establish and rebuild safety with their emotions, their body and to assimilate challenging experiences.
Dr. Gila Foomani
Psychologist, PsyD, CPsych
Verified Verified
Nepean, ON K2C (Online Only)
Hi! I understand how overwhelming and challenging life can be at times. Whether you're facing anxiety, depression, relationship issues, or just feeling stuck, therapy can offer the support and guidance you need to move forward with confidence and resilience. As a licensed psychologist, my approach to therapy is grounded in empathy, kindness, and a deep respect for the unique experiences and perspectives of each of my clients.
Hi! I understand how overwhelming and challenging life can be at times. Whether you're facing anxiety, depression, relationship issues, or just feeling stuck, therapy can offer the support and guidance you need to move forward with confidence and resilience. As a licensed psychologist, my approach to therapy is grounded in empathy, kindness, and a deep respect for the unique experiences and perspectives of each of my clients.
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Chronic Pain Counsellors
How does chronic pain therapy work?
Engaging with a psychotherapist to help treat chronic pain does not mean that one’s pain is all in their head. Therapy for chronic-pain patients has been shown to benefit both the mind and the body, targeting physical symptoms and increasing daily functioning. In other words, for many, addressing their emotional health through therapy affects their physical health. A therapist can help a client challenge unhelpful thoughts about pain and develop new ways to respond to it, such as distraction or calming breathing techniques. Studies have found that therapy can be as effective as surgery for certain cases of chronic pain and many doctors recommend trying psychotherapy in advance of considering invasive surgery.
What are the most effective treatment options for chronic pain?
Stress, anxiety, depression, catastrophising, ruminating, lack of activity, and social withdrawal all make chronic pain worse. Addressing these issues, research shows, can help people gain control over their pain symptoms. Therapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy, biofeedback, and mindfulness-based stress reduction, along with greater pain-management education, have been found to help people reduce fear and disability.
Are there new treatments for chronic pain?
Many cases of chronic pain, particularly those involving back pain, remain medically unexplained. But there is evidence that changes in the brain or nervous system are caused by previous physical ailments such as tissue damage; in such cases, the brain may continue to send out pain signals despite the physical cause having healed. To aid patients under these circumstances, a recently developed treatment known as pain reprocessing therapy (PRT) is designed to help the brain “unlearn” this response. A PRT practitioner helps individuals to reduce the “threat value” of their ongoing pain signals until they can reappraise them as less threatening and fear-inducing. They also help an individual to develop new emotional regulation skills.
How long does therapy for chronic pain take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from chronic pain, especially as there may be a range of physical and psychological causes for any individual’s discomfort, but most patients should expect to see a therapist for a number of weeks or months, typically spanning at least 12 sessions. Studies of pain reprocessing therapy found that many individuals’ experience of pain lessened in eight sessions over four weeks.