Depression Therapists in Ottawa, ON
I work with people who are experiencing trauma, grief and loss, personality-related patterns, emotional overwhelm, anxiety, depression, and stress from high-responsibility roles.
You've handled a lot. Therapy can be a place where you don't have to. You may be someone who has spent years thinking your way through pain, yet still feels stuck. Perhaps trauma, grief, or intense emotions shape your inner world, or relationships feel hard to navigate. You might be a first responder, caregiver, or someone living with complex patterns tied to personality struggles. You're ready for deeper work, to slow down, feel safely understood, and explore what's beneath the surface so real change can take root.
I work with people who are experiencing trauma, grief and loss, personality-related patterns, emotional overwhelm, anxiety, depression, and stress from high-responsibility roles.
You've handled a lot. Therapy can be a place where you don't have to. You may be someone who has spent years thinking your way through pain, yet still feels stuck. Perhaps trauma, grief, or intense emotions shape your inner world, or relationships feel hard to navigate. You might be a first responder, caregiver, or someone living with complex patterns tied to personality struggles. You're ready for deeper work, to slow down, feel safely understood, and explore what's beneath the surface so real change can take root.
You will see improvements in your mood and self esteem, reducing anxiety, depression, anger, having better relationships, better communication, finding meaning, and most importantly, enjoying life.
Is your mind plagued by obsessions? Are your relationships out of control? Do you long to feel confidence in yourself and satisfaction with your life? My specialized approach to understanding can help change the emotional and behavioural patterns that cause barriers between you and wellness.
You will see improvements in your mood and self esteem, reducing anxiety, depression, anger, having better relationships, better communication, finding meaning, and most importantly, enjoying life.
Is your mind plagued by obsessions? Are your relationships out of control? Do you long to feel confidence in yourself and satisfaction with your life? My specialized approach to understanding can help change the emotional and behavioural patterns that cause barriers between you and wellness.
I also support anxiety and depression and other obstacles that present themselves at all stages.
It takes great courage to begin taking steps towards starting therapy. As your therapist, I will walk alongside you on your therapeutic journey. My initial goal is to create a safe and compassionate environment for you to begin your healing process. From experience, all clients are unique, and my priority is to mould my therapeutic approach to suit your individual needs and goals. I use a strength-based, client-centred and collaborative approach meeting you where you are in your journey and empowering you to achieve growth.
I also support anxiety and depression and other obstacles that present themselves at all stages.
It takes great courage to begin taking steps towards starting therapy. As your therapist, I will walk alongside you on your therapeutic journey. My initial goal is to create a safe and compassionate environment for you to begin your healing process. From experience, all clients are unique, and my priority is to mould my therapeutic approach to suit your individual needs and goals. I use a strength-based, client-centred and collaborative approach meeting you where you are in your journey and empowering you to achieve growth.
I have experience working with people struggling with depression, anxiety, self-harm behaviours, suicidal ideation, relationship issues, coping with stress, and trauma-related issues.
Life can sometimes become overwhelming and people can benefit from a safe, open space to share their stories and receive support. Counselling and psychotherapy are services delivered through a therapeutic relationship with someone who is trained to support others. Some benefits to engaging in counselling and psychotherapy are: finding ways to solve problems, improving your self-esteem, practicing new and more positive behaviours, learning to manage emotions from stressors, developing a greater degree of self-awareness, learning to love and accept yourself, and improving your overall well-being.
I have experience working with people struggling with depression, anxiety, self-harm behaviours, suicidal ideation, relationship issues, coping with stress, and trauma-related issues.
Life can sometimes become overwhelming and people can benefit from a safe, open space to share their stories and receive support. Counselling and psychotherapy are services delivered through a therapeutic relationship with someone who is trained to support others. Some benefits to engaging in counselling and psychotherapy are: finding ways to solve problems, improving your self-esteem, practicing new and more positive behaviours, learning to manage emotions from stressors, developing a greater degree of self-awareness, learning to love and accept yourself, and improving your overall well-being.
My role is to work alongside you on your personal journey towards the growth you seek to achieve. Our sessions are your time and dedicated to addressing what you deem important, within the safe and confidential environment of psychotherapy practice. I offer non-judgement and acceptance. I value your autonomy and freedom. I provide the space for you to recognize your truth, and unburden your suffering, as you deserve to be heard and understood . I work from a multi-modality approach and tailor evidence-based techniques to individual client needs.
I also work with families/couples to facilitate connection and relationship repairs.
My role is to work alongside you on your personal journey towards the growth you seek to achieve. Our sessions are your time and dedicated to addressing what you deem important, within the safe and confidential environment of psychotherapy practice. I offer non-judgement and acceptance. I value your autonomy and freedom. I provide the space for you to recognize your truth, and unburden your suffering, as you deserve to be heard and understood . I work from a multi-modality approach and tailor evidence-based techniques to individual client needs.
I also work with families/couples to facilitate connection and relationship repairs.
Over more than ten 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.
My work is grounded in the Existential approach, and I also draw from Positive Psychology. While techniques are important tools in therapy, valuing the human aspect of each client is central to my work.
Over more than ten 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.
My work is grounded in the Existential approach, and I also draw from Positive Psychology. While techniques are important tools in therapy, valuing the human aspect of each client is central to my work.
The Centre for Psychodynamic Insights is a virtual psychotherapy clinic specializing in Psychodynamic psychotherapy. This approach focuses on revealing, understanding, and resolving underlying emotions and root causes of symptoms through evidence-based interventions and a comprehensive treatment plan. With an in-depth collaborative discussion and analysis of unconscious thoughts and emotions from childhood until the present day, we can explore how they inform us today to help relieve symptoms and develop targeted strategies to foster change.
The Centre for Psychodynamic Insights is a virtual psychotherapy clinic specializing in Psychodynamic psychotherapy. This approach focuses on revealing, understanding, and resolving underlying emotions and root causes of symptoms through evidence-based interventions and a comprehensive treatment plan. With an in-depth collaborative discussion and analysis of unconscious thoughts and emotions from childhood until the present day, we can explore how they inform us today to help relieve symptoms and develop targeted strategies to foster change.
Facing our biggest fears and challenges takes a tremendous amount of courage. So, from the very beginning, I want to commend the courage that it takes to begin therapy. Finding a therapist who is a good fit for you is the first step towards improving your sense of well-being. Below is a description of how I typically work & I invite you to contact me to discuss my practice further. I look forward to speaking with you.
Facing our biggest fears and challenges takes a tremendous amount of courage. So, from the very beginning, I want to commend the courage that it takes to begin therapy. Finding a therapist who is a good fit for you is the first step towards improving your sense of well-being. Below is a description of how I typically work & I invite you to contact me to discuss my practice further. I look forward to speaking with you.
The Centre for Mental and Psychological Health has been established to bring international quality psychological treatments to our clients without compromise. We are a multidisciplinary team of Psychotherapists, Psychologists, Social Workers and Psychiatrists who offer assessment, diagnostic consultation, psychotherapy and wider psychosocial care services, including liaison with other healthcare professionals. We are committed to providing you with timely access to a range of evidence-based psychotherapies including CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) and others, as determined by your need. We also provide training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapies through our partner organization, Unified CBT Academy. (https://unifiedcbt.com/)
The Centre for Mental and Psychological Health has been established to bring international quality psychological treatments to our clients without compromise. We are a multidisciplinary team of Psychotherapists, Psychologists, Social Workers and Psychiatrists who offer assessment, diagnostic consultation, psychotherapy and wider psychosocial care services, including liaison with other healthcare professionals. We are committed to providing you with timely access to a range of evidence-based psychotherapies including CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) and others, as determined by your need. We also provide training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapies through our partner organization, Unified CBT Academy. (https://unifiedcbt.com/)
We specialize in disability, psychodiagnostic and neuropsychological assessments and treatment of workplace injuries, trauma, anxiety, anger management, depression, phobias, personality disorders and adjustment to injury/disability.
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.
We specialize in disability, psychodiagnostic and neuropsychological assessments and treatment of workplace injuries, trauma, anxiety, anger management, depression, phobias, personality disorders and adjustment to injury/disability.
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.
While supporting you through challenges like anxiety, burnout, and depression, I offer a compassionate hand to navigate these complexities.
I prioritize creating a safe and non-judgmental space, where individuals can address mental health difficulties, relational issues, and identity concerns. With a special focus on emotion regulation, fear, shame, and anxiety disorders, I employ evidence-based techniques like Person-Centered, Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), and Psychodynamic approaches.
While supporting you through challenges like anxiety, burnout, and depression, I offer a compassionate hand to navigate these complexities.
I prioritize creating a safe and non-judgmental space, where individuals can address mental health difficulties, relational issues, and identity concerns. With a special focus on emotion regulation, fear, shame, and anxiety disorders, I employ evidence-based techniques like Person-Centered, Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), and Psychodynamic approaches.
Together, we work on increasing emotional regulation skills, communication skills, rebuilding relationships and lifestyle balance that become protective factors against depression, relapses and worsening anxiety.
Hello there! Do you find yourself feeling tired, uninspired, disconnected from others, often feeling worried about anything or everything? Are you neurodivergent? Or perhaps you notice yourself turning to substance use to manage tough feelings? If you recognize yourself as living any of these experiences, you aren’t alone, and you definitely don’t have to go through it alone.
Together, we work on increasing emotional regulation skills, communication skills, rebuilding relationships and lifestyle balance that become protective factors against depression, relapses and worsening anxiety.
Hello there! Do you find yourself feeling tired, uninspired, disconnected from others, often feeling worried about anything or everything? Are you neurodivergent? Or perhaps you notice yourself turning to substance use to manage tough feelings? If you recognize yourself as living any of these experiences, you aren’t alone, and you definitely don’t have to go through it alone.
Are you are a curious person, who loves to creatively explore what matters most to you? Especially with someone who listens and can often reflect the things that you are struggling to express? Who can offer a perspective about what might get in the way of those things that matter? I can help! Sometimes we spend so much time analyzing a problem in our lives that we understand it completely but have no idea where to start to find the solution? I have provided successful solution focused therapy for the past 16 years, and have an interest in, collaboratively, helping people to overcome obstacles to creating a rich, meaningful life.
Are you are a curious person, who loves to creatively explore what matters most to you? Especially with someone who listens and can often reflect the things that you are struggling to express? Who can offer a perspective about what might get in the way of those things that matter? I can help! Sometimes we spend so much time analyzing a problem in our lives that we understand it completely but have no idea where to start to find the solution? I have provided successful solution focused therapy for the past 16 years, and have an interest in, collaboratively, helping people to overcome obstacles to creating a rich, meaningful life.
You might be feeling anxious, overwhelmed, stuck in negative patterns, or unsure of who you are or where you’re headed. Whether you're dealing with self-doubt, stress, relationship challenges, or big life transitions, I offer a space where you can feel heard and supported.
You might be feeling anxious, overwhelmed, stuck in negative patterns, or unsure of who you are or where you’re headed. Whether you're dealing with self-doubt, stress, relationship challenges, or big life transitions, I offer a space where you can feel heard and supported.
I help adults struggling with anxiety, depression and adaptation to life challenges and losses.
I work with individuals, couples and families and help them to identify negative patterns and codependent dynamics that bring them pain and result in disconnection and isolation. We all are complex beings seeking wholeness and meaning in life while navigating through everyday life’s challenges and complexities.
I help adults struggling with anxiety, depression and adaptation to life challenges and losses.
I work with individuals, couples and families and help them to identify negative patterns and codependent dynamics that bring them pain and result in disconnection and isolation. We all are complex beings seeking wholeness and meaning in life while navigating through everyday life’s challenges and complexities.
Ottawa Therapist - Maiah
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MEd, RP(Q)
5 Endorsed
Ottawa, ON K2P
Starting therapy can feel like a big decision—especially if you’re not quite sure where to begin. If you’re here, you’ve already taken an important step toward support and clarity. Whether you’re navigating a current challenge, trying to make sense of the past, or wanting to build more self-confidence, we will work together to gain insights, build resilience, and create meaningful, lasting change.
Whatever you’re carrying, you don’t have to hold it alone. You’ve taken the first step—let’s take the next ones together.
Starting therapy can feel like a big decision—especially if you’re not quite sure where to begin. If you’re here, you’ve already taken an important step toward support and clarity. Whether you’re navigating a current challenge, trying to make sense of the past, or wanting to build more self-confidence, we will work together to gain insights, build resilience, and create meaningful, lasting change.
Whatever you’re carrying, you don’t have to hold it alone. You’ve taken the first step—let’s take the next ones together.
How to find hope? If you are feeling STUCK, engaging in therapy can help get moving again. You have encountered your own challenges in life. This may act as a BARRIER to you living an adaptive, HAPPY, and JOYFUL life. You are not alone when you find yourself stuck, empty, anxious, or wondering why you’re not happier. I believe you can rediscover yourself AND find the meaning you have been searching for. I strive to create a safe, non-judgemental, and empathic space for my clients.
How to find hope? If you are feeling STUCK, engaging in therapy can help get moving again. You have encountered your own challenges in life. This may act as a BARRIER to you living an adaptive, HAPPY, and JOYFUL life. You are not alone when you find yourself stuck, empty, anxious, or wondering why you’re not happier. I believe you can rediscover yourself AND find the meaning you have been searching for. I strive to create a safe, non-judgemental, and empathic space for my clients.
Stephanie Kale
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, RP, PhDcand
4 Endorsed
Ottawa, ON K2P
Waitlist for new clients
I have supported people who have experienced trauma, childhood abuse/attachment injuries, sexual assault, anxiety & depression, addiction, relational issues, spirituality & self-growth.
I am trained in somatic therapy & other evidence-based approaches, which support the mindful exploration of your thoughts, emotions & body experiences from a place of self-compassion. In my experience, taking an integrated holistic mind-body approach allows a supportive healing journey to unfold, while you strengthen existing resources & discover new ones.
I have supported people who have experienced trauma, childhood abuse/attachment injuries, sexual assault, anxiety & depression, addiction, relational issues, spirituality & self-growth.
I am trained in somatic therapy & other evidence-based approaches, which support the mindful exploration of your thoughts, emotions & body experiences from a place of self-compassion. In my experience, taking an integrated holistic mind-body approach allows a supportive healing journey to unfold, while you strengthen existing resources & discover new ones.
I try to create a welcoming, comfortable space where you can address the concerns that brought you to therapy. I believe that you already have what you need to get to where you want to be; I may just give you the perspective, the time, and the space you need to see it, and together we will find a path forward.
I try to create a welcoming, comfortable space where you can address the concerns that brought you to therapy. I believe that you already have what you need to get to where you want to be; I may just give you the perspective, the time, and the space you need to see it, and together we will find a path forward.
I am a Registered Psychotherapist who works with adolescents (18 and older), adults and seniors in a safe and supportive environment to help with the treatment of depression, anxiety, self-esteem, grief and loss, relationship issues, life transitions, identity, problems adjusting to life situations, career decision making and stress management.
I work with Olympic, high performance and recreational athletes to address obstacles that may be in the way of them achieving optimal performance.
I am a Registered Psychotherapist who works with adolescents (18 and older), adults and seniors in a safe and supportive environment to help with the treatment of depression, anxiety, self-esteem, grief and loss, relationship issues, life transitions, identity, problems adjusting to life situations, career decision making and stress management.
I work with Olympic, high performance and recreational athletes to address obstacles that may be in the way of them achieving optimal performance.
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What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognise and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioural activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.