Anxiety Therapists in Ottawa, ON

Dr. Stradwick provides psychological services to children, adolescents, and adults. Areas of specialty include depression, anxiety , ADHD, grief and loss, developmental trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and chronic pain/illness. She offers a range of psychological services, including Neurofeedback/Biofeedback, Psychotherapy/CBT, Mindfulness Training, and Psychological Assessment. The therapeutic approach with clients is holistic. She utilizes an attachment-related, client-centered framework to provide an emotionally safe and compassionate environment for building trust and therapeutic rapport. She incorporates CBT, psychodynamic, and interpersonal based techniques to assist each client in developing greater self-awareness as well as to facilitate symptom reduction,resilience, and personal growth.

I provide psychotherapy for children, youth, and adults struggling with anxiety , self-esteem, and difficulty moving through life transitions. As a passionate, affirming, and collaborative therapist, my goal is to provide an environment of unconditional acceptance, learning, and genuine connection to help support your healing and growth. I am an integrative therapist which means we may spend time talking through a difficult problem or work on a skill to help manage your mental health.

“You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” (C.S. Lewis) My therapeutic presence is warm, non-judgmental, genuine and relaxed. I blend creativity, knowledge, professional training and experience. Sessions are collaborative in nature. You will bring your wisdom, life experiences, values, strengths, vulnerabilities, concerns and challenges. I aspire to help you heal, promote growth, find balance and experience self-acceptance.

My clinical social work practice is focused on adults who are experiencing difficult transitions. I excel at working with people on a variety of issues related to grief and loss, anger management, caregiver stress and distress, depression and anxiety , self-esteem, issues specific to women, blended families, aging parents and improving parenting skills.

Welcome to Markus Williams Counselling and Psychotherapy Services, here I provide state-of-the-art and evidence-based treatment for anxiety , depression, trauma/PTSD, relationship issues, and lastly, sexual dysfunctions. I bring research to practice to ensure you receive the highest quality of psychotherapy. I bring authenticity and compassion to individuals and couples who are looking to heal past wounds, acquire new relational skills, and how to stand up to their anxiety , depression, and trauma so that they may have a better quality of life.

As a therapist I offer a warm, compassionate and open presence for my clients. I seek to provide a safe space for clients to look at their life with more curiosity and less fear, while empowering them to listen for their deepest needs and desires. I believe that each person brings their own unique story into therapy, and my role as a therapist is to help remove the barriers that prevent clients from hearing their own inner wisdom. I work from an Integrative approach, pulling from different approaches. Some of these include: Psychodynamic, IFS informed, Mindfulness Self-Compassion and Somatic/body based and Existential.

I provide evidence-based, client-centred care to clients with mental health issues such as depression, social anxiety , adult ADHD, generalized anxiety , health anxiety and panic disorder. I use Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which helps clients learn, build skills and achieve goals. CBT is considered the gold standard of therapies and it is recommended as a first-line treatment for many mental health disorders because of the extensive evidence of its effectiveness. In CBT, the therapist is a coach, helping you to become the expert of your own mental health.

I am a Registered Psychotherapist and the director of YourTherapist Psychotherapy and Counselling Clinic with locations in Ottawa, Kingston and the GTA. My experience includes years of advanced training in psychology, neuroscience and genetics, providing trauma-informed interventions for clients with anxiety , depression, and trauma. I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) and a Certified Addictions-Informed Mental Health Professional (CAIMHP). I utilize a client-centred methodology to provide a compassionate and safe therapeutic environment for my clients.

I accompany clients from a place of compassion, creativity, warmth, and humour as they move from the wounds of interpersonal, systemic, and intergenerational trauma (e.g., neglect, identity-based violence, childhood or intimate partner violence, premature death) towards fulfilling lives rooted in posttraumatic growth. In addition to working with clients who have experienced trauma and its related effects, I also work with clients who identify as experiencing stress (including anxiety disorders), sadness or depression, persistent guilt and shame, life transitions, grief, and existential questions related to life purpose and identity.