Anxiety Therapists in Ottawa, ON
My areas of expertise include anxiety, parent-child relationships, family functioning, behavioural difficulties and school difficulties, among others.
Hello, I am a registered psychotherapist who specializes in working with children, youth and families. I have over 15 years of experience working in both community and clinical settings with children, youth and families who present with varying concerns. I strive to create a safe and caring therapeutic environment, along with mutually respectful relationships to collaboratively work towards therapeutic goals. I use an integrative approach to therapy from attachment, cognitive-behavioural, and collaborative-based frameworks to ensure services are tailored to the needs of yourself, your child, or your family.
My areas of expertise include anxiety, parent-child relationships, family functioning, behavioural difficulties and school difficulties, among others.
Hello, I am a registered psychotherapist who specializes in working with children, youth and families. I have over 15 years of experience working in both community and clinical settings with children, youth and families who present with varying concerns. I strive to create a safe and caring therapeutic environment, along with mutually respectful relationships to collaboratively work towards therapeutic goals. I use an integrative approach to therapy from attachment, cognitive-behavioural, and collaborative-based frameworks to ensure services are tailored to the needs of yourself, your child, or your family.
My ideal clients are individuals, youth, couples, and families navigating anxiety, ADHD, trauma, grief, burnout, addiction, relationship stress, or major life transitions.
I help adults, youth, couples, and families who are struggling with trauma, anxiety, ADHD, burnout, grief, addiction recovery, stress, relationship challenges, and life transitions. My approach is warm, practical, direct, and trauma-informed, focused on helping clients feel understood while building real tools for change. I offer evidence-based counselling,
My ideal clients are individuals, youth, couples, and families navigating anxiety, ADHD, trauma, grief, burnout, addiction, relationship stress, or major life transitions.
I help adults, youth, couples, and families who are struggling with trauma, anxiety, ADHD, burnout, grief, addiction recovery, stress, relationship challenges, and life transitions. My approach is warm, practical, direct, and trauma-informed, focused on helping clients feel understood while building real tools for change. I offer evidence-based counselling,
I work primarily with clients who are learning how to cope with challenges related to neurodivergence (suspected or diagnosed ADHD and/or autism), anxiety, depression, OCD, and queer identity.
I believe that the client is the expert on their own experience, and that my job as a clinician is to hold a safe container for the client to connect with themself and explore new ways of approaching their challenges.
I work primarily with clients who are learning how to cope with challenges related to neurodivergence (suspected or diagnosed ADHD and/or autism), anxiety, depression, OCD, and queer identity.
I believe that the client is the expert on their own experience, and that my job as a clinician is to hold a safe container for the client to connect with themself and explore new ways of approaching their challenges.
With over a decade of experience supporting individuals and couples through life's most complex transitions, I help new and expecting parents navigate postpartum anxiety, identity shifts, and relationship changes with clarity and calm.
Becoming a parent, adjusting to new responsibilities, or redefining your identity can bring unexpected emotional challenges. Many of my clients describe feeling anxious, overstretched, or unsure of who they are becoming, even when life looks "good" on paper.
With over a decade of experience supporting individuals and couples through life's most complex transitions, I help new and expecting parents navigate postpartum anxiety, identity shifts, and relationship changes with clarity and calm.
Becoming a parent, adjusting to new responsibilities, or redefining your identity can bring unexpected emotional challenges. Many of my clients describe feeling anxious, overstretched, or unsure of who they are becoming, even when life looks "good" on paper.
We are all wired for growth and healing, and have a deep desire to be seen and known. Sometimes, what we encounter in life overwhelms us and we are unable to flourish, or even cope. Through the experience of feeling safe and supported, crisis and suffering provide opportunities to awaken extraordinary capacities within us that may otherwise remain inaccessible. Together we can address a variety of difficulties that may contribute to your sense of feeling overwhelmed, stuck and unable to move forward in life. Whatever challenges bring you here, I commit to supporting your inherent capacity to heal and to thrive.
We are all wired for growth and healing, and have a deep desire to be seen and known. Sometimes, what we encounter in life overwhelms us and we are unable to flourish, or even cope. Through the experience of feeling safe and supported, crisis and suffering provide opportunities to awaken extraordinary capacities within us that may otherwise remain inaccessible. Together we can address a variety of difficulties that may contribute to your sense of feeling overwhelmed, stuck and unable to move forward in life. Whatever challenges bring you here, I commit to supporting your inherent capacity to heal and to thrive.
Accepting New Clients! You’re thoughtful, driven, and care deeply, but relationships still feel confusing, draining, or leave you questioning your worth. You might overthink interactions, avoid conflict, or feel like you're always the one giving more. Underneath it all, there’s a quiet voice asking, Do I matter here? I work with adults struggling in interpersonal relationships and self-esteem to help untangle old patterns, build confidence, and create more balanced, authentic connections, starting with the one you have with yourself.
Accepting New Clients! You’re thoughtful, driven, and care deeply, but relationships still feel confusing, draining, or leave you questioning your worth. You might overthink interactions, avoid conflict, or feel like you're always the one giving more. Underneath it all, there’s a quiet voice asking, Do I matter here? I work with adults struggling in interpersonal relationships and self-esteem to help untangle old patterns, build confidence, and create more balanced, authentic connections, starting with the one you have with yourself.
Ottawa Valley Counselling & ADHD Coaching
Registered Social Worker, RSW, MSW, ADHD
1 Endorsed
Ottawa, ON K1R
I have been involved in the counsellin field for more than 36 year and bring a wealth of experience working with youth, families and individuals for over two decades. I provide individual counsel services to children, adolescents, adults, and seniors. I also provide family counselling including Premarital Counselling, Couple Counselling, Family Conflict Resolution and Family Communication Improvement. I can help one to address personal, educational, and professional challenges by way of identifying and accessing internal resources to increase resiliency, explore solutions and regain a sense of power and control over their own lives.
I have been involved in the counsellin field for more than 36 year and bring a wealth of experience working with youth, families and individuals for over two decades. I provide individual counsel services to children, adolescents, adults, and seniors. I also provide family counselling including Premarital Counselling, Couple Counselling, Family Conflict Resolution and Family Communication Improvement. I can help one to address personal, educational, and professional challenges by way of identifying and accessing internal resources to increase resiliency, explore solutions and regain a sense of power and control over their own lives.
I bring extensive experience supporting individuals with anxiety disorders, depression, OCD, and PTSD.
I use a collaborative approach and bring the best available science to the challenges I help people navigate. Client preferences and values are always central to my cognitive behavioural approach.
I bring extensive experience supporting individuals with anxiety disorders, depression, OCD, and PTSD.
I use a collaborative approach and bring the best available science to the challenges I help people navigate. Client preferences and values are always central to my cognitive behavioural approach.
Do you feel anxious, disconnected, overwhelmed by emotions, or stuck in internal conflict that makes being human feel heavier than it should?
I offer trauma-informed, relational therapy using emotion-focused, attachment-based, existential, and parts-based approaches, along with DBT when helpful. Together we explore your inner world, process difficult emotions, work with internal conflict, and cultivate insight, compassion, and connection. My approach is warm, open, and collaborative.
Do you feel anxious, disconnected, overwhelmed by emotions, or stuck in internal conflict that makes being human feel heavier than it should?
I offer trauma-informed, relational therapy using emotion-focused, attachment-based, existential, and parts-based approaches, along with DBT when helpful. Together we explore your inner world, process difficult emotions, work with internal conflict, and cultivate insight, compassion, and connection. My approach is warm, open, and collaborative.
I am a qualifying registered psychotherapist under the direct supervision of Aline Maia (RP)
I work well with someone who may feel weighed down by anxiety, self-doubt, or life changes and just wants to feel more at ease in their own skin.
I can help by offering a safe, nonjudgmental space where you feel heard and supported. Together, we’ll explore what’s weighing on you and find practical tools to manage stress, anxiety, or life changes. I draw from ACT, CBT and internal family systems approaches to help you shift unhelpful patterns, build resilience, and reconnect with your strengths.
I am a qualifying registered psychotherapist under the direct supervision of Aline Maia (RP)
I work well with someone who may feel weighed down by anxiety, self-doubt, or life changes and just wants to feel more at ease in their own skin.
I can help by offering a safe, nonjudgmental space where you feel heard and supported. Together, we’ll explore what’s weighing on you and find practical tools to manage stress, anxiety, or life changes. I draw from ACT, CBT and internal family systems approaches to help you shift unhelpful patterns, build resilience, and reconnect with your strengths.
I work with individuals of all ages experiencing ADHD, stress, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm.
Evening and Weekend Availability! You're mentally drained, overwhelmed, and running on empty, but still pushing through. Whether it’s ADHD, work, school, or family life, burnout can sneak up and leave you feeling stuck, scattered, and like you're never doing enough. I specialize in supporting adults who are exhausted from holding it all together. Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), I’ll help you get unstuck from self-doubt and avoidance, build practical tools for daily life, and reconnect with what truly matters to you. You don’t have to figure this out alone.
I work with individuals of all ages experiencing ADHD, stress, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm.
Evening and Weekend Availability! You're mentally drained, overwhelmed, and running on empty, but still pushing through. Whether it’s ADHD, work, school, or family life, burnout can sneak up and leave you feeling stuck, scattered, and like you're never doing enough. I specialize in supporting adults who are exhausted from holding it all together. Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), I’ll help you get unstuck from self-doubt and avoidance, build practical tools for daily life, and reconnect with what truly matters to you. You don’t have to figure this out alone.
My areas of practice include: anxiety, depression, self-esteem, PTSD, perinatal and postpartum support, premarital and marital support, parenting, women’s issues, interpersonal relationships, cultural identity conflicts, and time and stress management.
I truly believe that the key to a prosperous community lies in the well-being of each and every member of that community. As a therapist, my goal is to provide you with a comfortable and empathetic environment, built on trust and transparency. I use a collaborative therapeutic approach, and I work with you to develop an action plan; integrating evidence-based practices that suit your needs. I have several years of experience in mentoring youth and young adults, and I have experience providing therapy to teenagers and adults from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
My areas of practice include: anxiety, depression, self-esteem, PTSD, perinatal and postpartum support, premarital and marital support, parenting, women’s issues, interpersonal relationships, cultural identity conflicts, and time and stress management.
I truly believe that the key to a prosperous community lies in the well-being of each and every member of that community. As a therapist, my goal is to provide you with a comfortable and empathetic environment, built on trust and transparency. I use a collaborative therapeutic approach, and I work with you to develop an action plan; integrating evidence-based practices that suit your needs. I have several years of experience in mentoring youth and young adults, and I have experience providing therapy to teenagers and adults from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Life can present its share of challenges, and we all encounter bumps along the road, whether in our personal lives, relationships, family, or careers. These hurdles might feel overwhelming at times, making it tough to discover joy in everyday moments. But with the right support, healing and embracing peace and happiness are absolutely within reach. I genuinely believe that each of us carries inner wisdom that can light our way through life's journey. By partnering together, we can tap into your unique strengths and insights, helping you gain clarity, heal from past experiences, enhance your mental well-being,
Life can present its share of challenges, and we all encounter bumps along the road, whether in our personal lives, relationships, family, or careers. These hurdles might feel overwhelming at times, making it tough to discover joy in everyday moments. But with the right support, healing and embracing peace and happiness are absolutely within reach. I genuinely believe that each of us carries inner wisdom that can light our way through life's journey. By partnering together, we can tap into your unique strengths and insights, helping you gain clarity, heal from past experiences, enhance your mental well-being,
If you are looking for someone to hear your story with empathy and a lack of judgment, I am here to help. I am open-minded and would strive to create a strong sense of trust and safety with you. I believe in working collaboratively and exploring your individual experience with compassion.
If you are looking for someone to hear your story with empathy and a lack of judgment, I am here to help. I am open-minded and would strive to create a strong sense of trust and safety with you. I believe in working collaboratively and exploring your individual experience with compassion.
Maybe it’s the pressure to have it all together, or the anxiety that sneaks in when you’re trying to rest.
I work with teens and women who want therapy that aligns with their faith. Anxiety, life transitions, identity, and women’s issues are my focus. I offer a space that’s supportive, grounded, and respectful of where you are in your spiritual and personal journey. We’ll work toward clarity, peace, and stronger self-trust.
Maybe it’s the pressure to have it all together, or the anxiety that sneaks in when you’re trying to rest.
I work with teens and women who want therapy that aligns with their faith. Anxiety, life transitions, identity, and women’s issues are my focus. I offer a space that’s supportive, grounded, and respectful of where you are in your spiritual and personal journey. We’ll work toward clarity, peace, and stronger self-trust.
I specialize in anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, substance use, relationship issues, disordered eating and trauma.
I bring non-judgmental and unconditional care to every session. I will work at a pace that feels right for each unique client. I aim to provide empathy, support and gentle challenges as we work together to process inner experiences and develop insight into your life so that you may heal, grow, and develop coping tools and move forward towards your goals.
I specialize in anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, substance use, relationship issues, disordered eating and trauma.
I bring non-judgmental and unconditional care to every session. I will work at a pace that feels right for each unique client. I aim to provide empathy, support and gentle challenges as we work together to process inner experiences and develop insight into your life so that you may heal, grow, and develop coping tools and move forward towards your goals.
We work with adults to improve the quality of their lives and relationships. We focus on helping clients (18+) with self-understanding, self-awareness, and self-compassion, and then transform this insight into meaningful and lasting change. We integrate several evidence-based modalities into our work with clients, though this is always grounded in authenticity and collaboration, leaving space for each client's uniqueness and individual preferences. Our clinic emphasizes inclusivity and equity, and we enjoy working with clients from all walks of life; no matter what, you are welcome, valued, and appreciated here.
We work with adults to improve the quality of their lives and relationships. We focus on helping clients (18+) with self-understanding, self-awareness, and self-compassion, and then transform this insight into meaningful and lasting change. We integrate several evidence-based modalities into our work with clients, though this is always grounded in authenticity and collaboration, leaving space for each client's uniqueness and individual preferences. Our clinic emphasizes inclusivity and equity, and we enjoy working with clients from all walks of life; no matter what, you are welcome, valued, and appreciated here.
You might look like you’re holding it all together on the outside, yet inside feel anxious, exhausted, overwhelmed, or disconnected.
I offer a warm, compassionate, trauma-informed space where you can feel truly seen, heard, and supported. At a pace that feels right for you, we’ll cultivate greater stability, self-trust, and deeper, more meaningful connection—both within yourself and in your relationships.
You might look like you’re holding it all together on the outside, yet inside feel anxious, exhausted, overwhelmed, or disconnected.
I offer a warm, compassionate, trauma-informed space where you can feel truly seen, heard, and supported. At a pace that feels right for you, we’ll cultivate greater stability, self-trust, and deeper, more meaningful connection—both within yourself and in your relationships.
I believe we all have many strengths although at times we may lose sight of them—I provide honest feedback to help mirror these strengths back to you. I believe that we all, at one time or another, find it difficult to explore our thoughts and feelings—I honour such acts of courage, bringing confidentiality, non-judgement, and unconditional care to session. Working at a pace that feels right for you, I provide support and gentle challenges as you process your experiences and develop insight into your life so that you may heal, grow, and ultimately be free to live your life in a way that is fulfilling and true to who you are.
I believe we all have many strengths although at times we may lose sight of them—I provide honest feedback to help mirror these strengths back to you. I believe that we all, at one time or another, find it difficult to explore our thoughts and feelings—I honour such acts of courage, bringing confidentiality, non-judgement, and unconditional care to session. Working at a pace that feels right for you, I provide support and gentle challenges as you process your experiences and develop insight into your life so that you may heal, grow, and ultimately be free to live your life in a way that is fulfilling and true to who you are.
Healing is relational. As a therapist and director at the Ottawa Psychotherapy Center, I believe healing takes place in connection to others. I support people who want to live more authentically and create deeper connections. I offer a warm, grounding and non-judgmental space where you can bring the most vulnerable parts of yourself. Since our trauma and emotions live in our body, I believe that therapy needs to move beyond “just talking”. My approach is deeply experiential and somatic to help you tap into your authenticity and inner wisdom. In our sessions I show up with authenticity, deep empathy and ready to do the work with you.
Healing is relational. As a therapist and director at the Ottawa Psychotherapy Center, I believe healing takes place in connection to others. I support people who want to live more authentically and create deeper connections. I offer a warm, grounding and non-judgmental space where you can bring the most vulnerable parts of yourself. Since our trauma and emotions live in our body, I believe that therapy needs to move beyond “just talking”. My approach is deeply experiential and somatic to help you tap into your authenticity and inner wisdom. In our sessions I show up with authenticity, deep empathy and ready to do the work with you.
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When should I seek treatment for anxiety?
Everyone feels anxious at times, but when anxiety causes disruption to your daily life, it may be time to seek help. Such disruption can be mental, physical, or both: having fear dominate your thoughts, avoiding situations or objects that bring on feelings of anxiety, or experiencing shortness of breath, sweating, dizziness, or panic attacks. When these symptoms are recurrent and distressing, it may be time to talk to someone.
What are the most common types of treatment for anxiety?
Talk therapy, particularly cognitive behavioural therapy, is the most common treatment for anxiety. Studies have shown it is equally effective as medication. Other forms of therapy are popular, depending on a patient’s experience. Exposure therapy, for instance, can be useful for people dealing with fears and phobias, or who have experienced traumatic events. Dialectical Behavioural Therapy may be useful for patients who need help with emotion regulation. Anxiolytic medications, like benzodiazepines, can also help with calming a person enough to focus on the skills they’ve learned, and physical exercise has been shown to help symptoms of anxiety across the board.
How long does therapy for anxiety take to work?
The amount of time needed to alleviate symptoms depends on the severity of a person’s condition. Some therapies may take 5-20 weekly sessions to show results. Anti-depressant medications typically take two to four weeks before a benefit is felt. Anti-anxiety medications are felt typically within 20-30 minutes. Medications are best used to offer a patient a better headspace in which to work on techniques learned in therapy. Exercise, improved sleep habits, and meditation are effective, but takes weeks or months to show results.
How effective is treatment for anxiety?
Treatment for anxiety has been shown to be moderately to highly effective, according to a large body of psychology studies and analyses. For some people, treatment using CBT or exposure therapy alone is effective. Others respond best to a combination of medication and therapy.