Existential Therapists in Ottawa, ON

Clients engaging in therapy with me can expect to feel valued. I listen to my clients’ successes and challenges and help clients capitalize on their strengths. I also treasure my clients’ background and culture. In the first session, I will listen to your stories and use current research and assessment tools to help with diagnosis. Collaboratively, we will set treatment goals and a treatment plan. Whether you are coming to treat mood, stress, or personality, or to learn how to deal with life’s difficult transitions, I will tailor the treatment plan to match your personality and goals.

I believe people can grow and live meaningful and healthier lives. Seeing them gain insight over the course of therapy and thrive is my passion. I aim to provide a safe and nonjudgmental setting for all my clients by respecting their values and challenges as unique. Over more than eight years in the field of mental health, I have worked with and been able to assist individuals, couples and families with issues such as anxiety, depression, challenges in career, and relationship conflicts.

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.

I believe that therapy is like building a warm and safe sanctuary together. A therapeutic space is one where we can comfortably be ourselves and process our past and present lives. Drawing from my South Asian and Muslim background, I bring an integrative and culturally sensitive approach to healing, rooted in trauma-informed practices. My aim is to provide you with a safe and non-judgemental space to share your life story and work collaboratively to discover or rediscover your values and meaning in life. Picture yourself as the driver, steering your life's journey, with me as your passenger.

Therapeutic alliance is one of the biggest factors of change–I encourage you to schedule a free consultation to see if we might be a good match and ask any questions you may have. My general approach to therapy is: identify the context and function of thoughts/emotions/behavior as they relate to your goals; practice noticing patterns in action; and from this place of recognition, start to tell a story aligned with your values. To suffer is human–but to grow and heal is also human. I offer evidence-based care with a focus on mindfulness, compassion-focused interventions, as well as on uncovering and elevating your existing strengths.

Your experience of life is unique to you. Whatever your situation, my goal is to hear you and understand your experience from your perspective. I aim to create a safe place and a strong alliance so we can understand where you are now, define your goals, and how we can achieve them. With a focus on developing a confident, positive mindset, we will connect your triggers, emotions, and actions, make corrective experiences, and align your actions with your values and needs so you can thrive in your life. I primarily work with individuals and couples.

I have been helping persons improve their life circumstances to gain lives of greater achievement for the last 30 years in Ottawa. I have collaborated with persons from all walks of life. I am experienced in working with LGBHT persons. My therapeutic modalities are Adlerian, Existential, and Jungian. Using a client-oriented, experiential approach, I provide Individual, Family and Group Therapy, along with Addiction assessment &12-Step facilitation. My approach is based in depth psychology, and accessing creative skills and processes. M.A. Adlerian Psychotherapy & Counseling (Concurring Disorders); Cell: 613-295-4026 Email: ronkell@addictionsandpsychotherapy.com

Since 2001, I have supported individuals and couples to deal with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, work place stress, burnout, sexual and relationship and self-esteem issues, and existential issues related to meaning and purpose. I can help you deal with couple problems (e.g., intimacy, communication), repair your relationship after injuries, such as affairs or betrayals, and improve your sex life. I have presented at national conferences and published book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles in the area of couples and sex therapy. I can support you to build a more, secure resilient self and strengthen your relationships.

Bonjour! I have been a registered social worker for over 15 years and I am offering individual psychotherapy services for people dealing with a variety of issues such as anxiety, depression, childhood trauma, interpersonal problems and life transition challenges.

I am a Ph.D. Registered Psychotherapist practicing at, and directing, Ottawa Psychotherapy Center (ottawapsychotherapycenter.com). I use evidence-based interventions to resolve difficulties in the now, while promoting growth overall. I see myself make the most meaningful contributions in Crisis & Trauma, which first called me to the profession over a decade ago, and for advancing Self-Growth & Self-Development through emotional, relational, professional, somatic, spiritual, or sexual focus. I also research, teach & train so that I, too, can continue to grow.

I work well with daydreamers, soul-seekers, free spirits with haunting pasts - and those who have had trouble fitting in. More specifically, I work with adult clients, using an integrative approach that employs techniques from Mindfulness, Existential, Narrative, and Depth Psychology. I am queer-identifying, gender and sexuality-affirming, weight-inclusive, trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and sex positive. I love working with clients who are spiritual, and those who have had strange experiences. I also have a special interest in helping asexual spectrum clients, gender non-binary clients, and other LGBTQIA2S+ folx.

You are not alone in this journey. I am here to support you whether you are suffering from anxiety or depression, facing relationship issues, wanting to explore who you truly are, or finding meaning in life, in a safe and non-judgemental way. I offer a genuine and warm integrative approach that combines different therapies to support you in ​exploring past or present experiences that are affecting your life and addressing current symptoms.

Challenges and obstacles are a part of life, but no one will experience a challenge in the same way as another. My goal is to help individuals and couples understand what is happening for them to help them achieve their goals and thrive. Relationships are a key focus in my practice.

Being an adult human is already hard, adding mental health struggles, trauma and unhealthy relationship patterns on top of that can be overwhelming. You are not alone. I work with couples and individuals who struggle with relationship issues, trauma, depression, self-esteem challenges and anxiety. In couples therapy I will be able to guide you through improving your communication, resolving conflict and breaking free from your old relationship patterns. My goal is to help you navigate life's hardships through a compassionate lens so you can begin living your best life.

Life is full of beautiful moments as well as obstacles in our path, like anxiety, depression, trauma, existential questions, etc. In those moments, it's important to reach out for help. I offer individual, couple, and family therapy with adults and teens and work from an integrative approach to adapt to your needs and preferences.

To me, therapy is a warm, comfortable space we build together; it’s an hour outside of your everyday life, a shared place we can process whatever needs to be processed from the safety of. Care, compassion, non-judgement, and a genuine therapeutic relationship are the foundations of our work together and are my main priorities. My focus is always holistic: we have to look at every layer - from the cues your body and nervous system are giving you to the systemic messages surrounding you - to reach not just the bandaids but the deeper roots of distress and, ultimately, growth. I work from an actively affirming and anti-oppressive lens.

It takes courage to begin taking steps toward starting therapy. Has your life become too overwhelming and stressful to manage alone? Are you grieving? Trust me, I have been there too, and feeling anxious and fearful is normal. As your therapist, I will walk with you on your healing journey. A safe and supportive ambiance would be created where we can share openly and address your concerns. I would like to help you, especially if you are experiencing relationship/identity issues, anxiety, grief, or trauma. If you are open to working with me, together we could develop a personalized treatment plan that aligns with your unique goals.

As a social work trained psychotherapist (Ontario) with over a decade of private practice experience, I hope to bring an open and accepting mind to a wide variety of clientele. Finding a good fit in a therapist is so hard, especially if it is your first time reaching out for help. It can be daunting. To me a good therapeutic space is one in which trust and compassion can be established, where a person can feel both supported and sometimes gently challenged, and where a relationship is created in which one can feel not only heard, but also understood.

Hello! I am passionate about helping people heal their relationship with food & their body, break free from mental & emotional suffering, and live meaningful & joyful lives. Along with my lived experience of eating disorder recovery and my work as a psychotherapist and Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor, I have over a decade of professional experience in holistic health services, including yoga teaching, addiction & mental health counselling, body positive personal training, and intuitive eating coaching. Services supervised under Michelle Sorensen, M.Ed., Clinical Psychologist #5770.