I have nine years of experience working with individuals with chronic stress, anxiety, perfectionism, self criticism, depression, and burn out. I support individuals through one-on-one counselling and mindfulness groups. I work in collaboration with individuals and their support team in order to create a holistic treatment plan that is well suited for their needs.

I often wonder why there is so much pain and suffering. I realized that what we need is not homeostasis or a tensionless state. Instead, we need the right amount of tension for change, growth, and development to take place. I had the privilege to journey with people facing different aspects of the human condition (suffering, grief, loss, meaninglessness, etc.) I am often amazed by human determination, courage, and strength in the process toward growth and development as they face life challenges. Life is full of challenges and adversity; it would be a privilege to journey with you toward a meaningful and purpose-driven life.

We all face challenges at different phases in our lives. Perhaps you are feeling stuck and having difficulty finding direction or making a life decision. You may have experienced a loss and need some help to work through the grief. Or you may be struggling with symptoms of stress, anxiety or depression. Sometimes the struggle is related to relationship issues or parenting difficulties.

If you are feeling stuck, in despair or suffering low self esteem, the impact of trauma or addiction, I want to be there to help and support you. I understand the pain you are in as I have been there myself. My own journey in recovery has led me to choose to help people like yourself to explore avenues for change and to feel better about yourself and your life.

I have 20 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.

My name is Lise Bélanger, I'm a counsellor and psychotherapist at Bélanger Counselling Services. I work with couples and individuals from ages 16 to the elderly. If you're feeling stressed, experiencing emotional distress or having difficulty with everyday life challenges, you may benefit from consulting with a counsellor. I offer therapy to deal with a wide variety of personal and career issues. I believe that forming a therapeutic alliance is one of the most important aspects of therapy. I have a wealth of personal life experience and over 15 years of work experience in the mental health field.

Warm hello, if you are on this site for yourself or a loved one, it may be helpful to know that people seek my services for help with stress, depression, anxiety, pain, trauma, grief and loss. I value the role of humour and compassion to support personal growth and optimal well-being. I believe that life's difficulties are workable and can teach us a lot if we can lean into the discomfort, interrupting our habitual patterns of avoidance, and to relate to our pain (physical or emotional) consciously and compassionately. It is my intention to support you to maximize your inner and outer resources.

The most important consideration for you is that you are comfortable with your choice of therapist. If you decide to work with me, I will provide a safe, non-judgmental space. With support you can build self-awareness, insight, and learn how to reframe thoughts, change behaviours or process emotions in healthier ways. I work compassionately, respectfully and collaboratively to help clients achieve their treatment goals. My integrative approach draws from Cognitive Behaviorial Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, Brief Solution Focused and Attachment.

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.

I have been working in clinical and community settings in mental health and addictions since 2011. I am honoured to support individual adults who are experiencing grief due to death or other loss, self-esteem and relationship issues, substance use, depression, anxiety, and traumatic injury. We all have within us a resilience to confront and handle even the most challenging of issues and I have such admiration of an individual's courage to explore and seek guidance in enhancing the quality of their life. A confidential, compassionate, and personalized approach to care is my priority.

Are you experiencing conflict, stress, or grief? Not connecting with your partner? Worried about your child or teen? Our team of 8 therapists at Family-Therapy, can help you with life's challenges. We work with individuals, children, teens, families, couple, and stepfamilies. We address addictions, anxiety, blended family issues, burnout, parenting depression, communication, divorce, affairs, grief, loss, PTSD, parent-youth issues, personal development, relationships, postpartum issues, school issues, bullying, stress, GBLTQ issues, workplace conflict and more. We offer respectful, nonjudgemental & compassionate care. Call today.

As a therapist, I look to develop a collaborative working relationship with my clients, focusing on teaching skills of living as appropriate to life circumstances and presenting difficulties. I specialise in the treatment of PTSD and its consequences, but also see many clients with depression & anxiety without a history of trauma. In addition, I teach Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for recurrent depression and chronic unhappiness.

*Accepting new clients* Dear life-giver, you have been endowed with a great ability, the ability to bring life through time. While this can bring great joy, it can also be the cause of loss, guilt, shame and overwhelm. From termination of pregnancy, miscarriage, birth trauma, and perinatal anxiety and depression, I am here to support you so that you can start feeling uplifted, at peace and simply well. Life-giving is hard! You deserve to find empowerment and joy within it.

Are you looking to develop insight into how to change negative patterns of thinking and behaviour in your life? I use cognitive behavioural therapy, which is based on years of research and empirical evidence, to help people get to the roots of their problems and make lasting change. I also integrate mindfulness training into my approach. This involves developing self-compassion, accepting what we cannot control and living in the present moment. I strongly believe in a collaborative approach to therapy, and take a very active role in guiding my clients.

I originate from a Northern Ontario community but have been happily settled in the Ottawa area for almost 20 years. I am a bilingual (fluent in French and English), Social Worker and it has been my great pleasure to work in the field of mental health social work with Children, Youth and Adults since 2006. I believe that everyone runs into challenges in their life that they shouldn't be expected to resolve alone and I am happy to be there to guide them on their road to recovery. Lets work together to re-establish fulfillment in your life.

I have been working in Social services for over 30 years; over 20 in private practice. I enjoy using the eclectic combinations of modalities that I have learned. In general I find that as humans, our minds cause us a great deal of suffering. Learning to understand our minds so that we can change the negative scripts that keep us stuck in the same patterns is the greatest gift I have to offer. It is only then that we can experience our full potential of happiness and fulfillment in life. I use a client-centred approach. My practice welcomes the diversity of all humans.

I am accepting new clients. We all stumble and work to find our way back, but sometimes life adds challenges that make these ups and downs harder to navigate. Relationship struggles, shifting goals, social pressures and the added stress that comes with change can leave us overwhelmed, make us feel stuck, make us question if we're good enough or make make our decisions feel impossible. Support can help us to examine our paths and patterns and to regain our confidence so that we can build the life we want.

I typically work with adults and adolescents who are experiencing a variety of concerns, including, anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, and relationship problems. I often hear from clients that they need time and space to freely express and explore their thoughts and feelings with someone who holds an outsider's perspective and is also understanding, nonjudgmental, authentic, and offers expertise in the issues the client is bringing to the table. I can provide this space to help sort out your thoughts in order to find the empowerment and insight within.

*Telephone, video, and in-person sessions available*. Life can be tough and our inner struggles can become overwhelming. Navigating the depths of our own distress may be a daunting task. Luckily, we don't have to be alone. I provide therapy to adolescents, adults, seniors and couples from all backgrounds, in an environment that is open, safe and judgement-free. I have experience working with a range of issues: PTSD and trauma, depression/anxiety, self-esteem, substance use, relationship issues and more. Learn more about my approach to therapy, office locations, other FAQs through my website.

I supervise a skilled team of therapists who provide integrative and compassionate therapy services to adolescents and adults for stress, worry, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting challenges, sadness, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, perfectionism, difficult life transitions and other emotional problems that interfere with day to day functioning. We offer comprehensive assessments to children and adults for attention and/or learning style differences like Gifted Abilities, ADHD, reading difficulties (Dyslexia), writing difficulties and mathematics difficulties and Autism Spectrum Disorder.