Female Therapists in Ottawa, ON
I offer online therapy to women going through breast cancer, and to folks who experience anxiety, grief and loss, and depression.
I have 11 + years of working as a therapist in different settings, and I am also a breast cancer survivor. When you work with me, I will take the time to listen to what is happening for you, and help you to clarify your goal(s) for change. You will learn practical tools and connect with confidence and hope to navigate challenging experiences.
I offer online therapy to women going through breast cancer, and to folks who experience anxiety, grief and loss, and depression.
I have 11 + years of working as a therapist in different settings, and I am also a breast cancer survivor. When you work with me, I will take the time to listen to what is happening for you, and help you to clarify your goal(s) for change. You will learn practical tools and connect with confidence and hope to navigate challenging experiences.
Maureen Hannah Maher Clinical Counsellor Hypnotherapist Emdr
Counsellor, BA, DO, CCPA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Ottawa, ON K2A
I Work primarily with women who want to achieve a better quality of life through Counseĺling combined with hypnotherapy or EMDR.
Our work together will empower you. Whether you simply want to conquer a troublesome behavior or build your confidence in any situation, e will set a plan to change that by access the wisdom that lies hidden in your subconscious mind and help you re-create a stronger sense of self esteem and behavioral change.
I Work primarily with women who want to achieve a better quality of life through Counseĺling combined with hypnotherapy or EMDR.
Our work together will empower you. Whether you simply want to conquer a troublesome behavior or build your confidence in any situation, e will set a plan to change that by access the wisdom that lies hidden in your subconscious mind and help you re-create a stronger sense of self esteem and behavioral change.
Imagine if you had a free, safe and effective tool right at your fingertips to reduce stress and overwhelm right in the moment. Hello and welcome. My name is Marina Johnston and I am an RN Psychotherapist registered in Ontario. I am also a certified EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) Practitioner and certified Transformational Coach. I typically work with professional women dealing with issues of anxiety, perfectionism and imposter syndrome. I provide a supportive, strengths based approach that engage the body, mind and spirit. My clients learn to manage their anxiety and cultivate new ways of being, thinking and healthy coping.
Imagine if you had a free, safe and effective tool right at your fingertips to reduce stress and overwhelm right in the moment. Hello and welcome. My name is Marina Johnston and I am an RN Psychotherapist registered in Ontario. I am also a certified EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) Practitioner and certified Transformational Coach. I typically work with professional women dealing with issues of anxiety, perfectionism and imposter syndrome. I provide a supportive, strengths based approach that engage the body, mind and spirit. My clients learn to manage their anxiety and cultivate new ways of being, thinking and healthy coping.
I specialize in helping women (25-40, Type A, smart, anxious, possible ADHD, boundary issues, and complex family ties) create lives they deserve.
Are you struggling with stress, anxiety, people-pleasing and emotion regulation? Do you feel like you’re not quite good enough, you can never actually reach your goals, or you just can’t seem to do “life” right? Maybe you experienced trauma from growing up in a household with emotionally immature parents. Maybe you have late-diagnosed (or undiagnosed) ADHD, and chronic feelings of being “defective” loom over you constantly. You need a therapist who will help you actually PROCESS what's going on, not just listen. You need somebody who can hold you accountable to making real change in your life, and call you on your shit.
I specialize in helping women (25-40, Type A, smart, anxious, possible ADHD, boundary issues, and complex family ties) create lives they deserve.
Are you struggling with stress, anxiety, people-pleasing and emotion regulation? Do you feel like you’re not quite good enough, you can never actually reach your goals, or you just can’t seem to do “life” right? Maybe you experienced trauma from growing up in a household with emotionally immature parents. Maybe you have late-diagnosed (or undiagnosed) ADHD, and chronic feelings of being “defective” loom over you constantly. You need a therapist who will help you actually PROCESS what's going on, not just listen. You need somebody who can hold you accountable to making real change in your life, and call you on your shit.
I help all men and women with anxiety, depression, questions of identity, grief, and life challenges.
I offer a flexible, collaborative approach informed in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and internal family systems (IFS). Whether you’re new to therapy or are restarting your journey, I would be honoured to guide and help you.
I help all men and women with anxiety, depression, questions of identity, grief, and life challenges.
I offer a flexible, collaborative approach informed in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and internal family systems (IFS). Whether you’re new to therapy or are restarting your journey, I would be honoured to guide and help you.
I identify as a white, cisgender, queer woman with a passion for baking, writing, and social justice.
I aim to work collaboratively with clients on various issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship counselling, substance use and addiction, 2SLGBTQ+ support, life transitions and more. I incorporate Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and mindfulness into my interventions with clients, acknowledging that each client holds a unique and individualized life story. I value compassion, empathy, empowerment, and the development of coping skills and emotional regulation.
I identify as a white, cisgender, queer woman with a passion for baking, writing, and social justice.
I aim to work collaboratively with clients on various issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship counselling, substance use and addiction, 2SLGBTQ+ support, life transitions and more. I incorporate Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and mindfulness into my interventions with clients, acknowledging that each client holds a unique and individualized life story. I value compassion, empathy, empowerment, and the development of coping skills and emotional regulation.
I also have experience in the social work field, from providing youth programming and working with children, to guiding women in domestic abuse shelters and supporting dual-diagnosis adults with varying disabilities.
I primarily use Exposure & Response Prevention therapy to treat OCD and anxiety-related disorders at the Behavioural Wellness Clinic of Ottawa, Ontario, as well as other evidence-based methods to treat trauma and depressive disorders. I have skills to help navigate others through crisis situations.
I also have experience in the social work field, from providing youth programming and working with children, to guiding women in domestic abuse shelters and supporting dual-diagnosis adults with varying disabilities.
I primarily use Exposure & Response Prevention therapy to treat OCD and anxiety-related disorders at the Behavioural Wellness Clinic of Ottawa, Ontario, as well as other evidence-based methods to treat trauma and depressive disorders. I have skills to help navigate others through crisis situations.
I have experience working in corporate environments and am passionate about working with women dealing with anxiety, burnout, parenting challenges and depression.
You’re navigating the stages of life and change, taking care of everyone around you and hoping things will get better. You are successful, but can’t shake the feeling that you are not good enough, that you could always be doing more at work, at home and in your relationships with others. You’ve read all the books, listened to all the podcasts, googled everything you can think of but it all seems overwhelming and you feel even more isolated.
I have experience working in corporate environments and am passionate about working with women dealing with anxiety, burnout, parenting challenges and depression.
You’re navigating the stages of life and change, taking care of everyone around you and hoping things will get better. You are successful, but can’t shake the feeling that you are not good enough, that you could always be doing more at work, at home and in your relationships with others. You’ve read all the books, listened to all the podcasts, googled everything you can think of but it all seems overwhelming and you feel even more isolated.
Aniqa Sheikh - Piya's Place
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, MA, BSc, BA
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Ottawa, ON K2J
Additionally, my intersectionality as a Muslim woman, South Asian, and "third-culture kid" allows me to adopt a culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and anti-oppressive perspective.
Accepting New Clients - Are you feeling stuck and looking to gain momentum in your life? Whether you're grappling with grief, anxiety, trauma, relational conflict, or depression, some experiences can exert a particular hold on us, affecting our sense of self, relationships, and overall well-being. As a registered psychotherapist with training in individual, couples, and family therapy, and with a background in Islamic spirituality and religious studies, I offer holistic, evidence-based psychotherapy and counselling services to my diverse clients.
Additionally, my intersectionality as a Muslim woman, South Asian, and "third-culture kid" allows me to adopt a culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and anti-oppressive perspective.
Accepting New Clients - Are you feeling stuck and looking to gain momentum in your life? Whether you're grappling with grief, anxiety, trauma, relational conflict, or depression, some experiences can exert a particular hold on us, affecting our sense of self, relationships, and overall well-being. As a registered psychotherapist with training in individual, couples, and family therapy, and with a background in Islamic spirituality and religious studies, I offer holistic, evidence-based psychotherapy and counselling services to my diverse clients.
I work effectively with male and female clients from a wide range of employment backgrounds.
I am a seasoned therapist with a proven track record of helping clients achieve their goals. My approach integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS), mindfulness, self-compassion, and CBT, creating personalized plans for resilience and lasting positive change.
I work effectively with male and female clients from a wide range of employment backgrounds.
I am a seasoned therapist with a proven track record of helping clients achieve their goals. My approach integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS), mindfulness, self-compassion, and CBT, creating personalized plans for resilience and lasting positive change.
Jessica Bastonnais, Therapie Sanare Therapy
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, MSS, TS
Verified Verified
Online Only
I specialize in therapy for men! I also work with women and people, regardless of their gender identification, sexual orientation, their ethnic and cultural background! :) Do you feel trapped? Nobody understands you? You have tried everything but nothing works? You've said it, shouted it, screamed it but no one heard you? It is difficult or impossible to say no without feeling guilty? You have been told that crying is for the weak? You've been told that something is wrong with you? I can help you work through all of this and help you become yourself again! I also offer ADHD coaching and couple's therapy (for Ontario's residents).
I am human and I am working with humans! I use differents approches that I adapt to your specific needs. I provide a safe place where you can be yourself and feel that it's ok to talk about what hurts you the most. I will use your strenght to help you grow and developp new skills to improve your well being. I believe in action, and I will suggest activities!
I specialize in therapy for men! I also work with women and people, regardless of their gender identification, sexual orientation, their ethnic and cultural background! :) Do you feel trapped? Nobody understands you? You have tried everything but nothing works? You've said it, shouted it, screamed it but no one heard you? It is difficult or impossible to say no without feeling guilty? You have been told that crying is for the weak? You've been told that something is wrong with you? I can help you work through all of this and help you become yourself again! I also offer ADHD coaching and couple's therapy (for Ontario's residents).
I am human and I am working with humans! I use differents approches that I adapt to your specific needs. I provide a safe place where you can be yourself and feel that it's ok to talk about what hurts you the most. I will use your strenght to help you grow and developp new skills to improve your well being. I believe in action, and I will suggest activities!
Meet Our Female Counsellors
Mickeelie Farrell
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MACP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I offer therapy to women seeking a supportive, relational space to explore these experiences & to young adults navigating life transitions.
I come alongside you wherever you’re at in your journey to help you gently explore the parts of your life that hold pain, difficulty, or challenges. I offer a holistic, relational, and integrative approach that is responsive to your story and needs so that you have a safe place to process, heal, and find a way forward that makes sense for you.
I offer therapy to women seeking a supportive, relational space to explore these experiences & to young adults navigating life transitions.
I come alongside you wherever you’re at in your journey to help you gently explore the parts of your life that hold pain, difficulty, or challenges. I offer a holistic, relational, and integrative approach that is responsive to your story and needs so that you have a safe place to process, heal, and find a way forward that makes sense for you.
Anxiety | Self Esteem | Attachment - Lindsey Cepek
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I work with women struggling with anxiety, anger, parenting, and stress.
Accepting New Clients! As someone who has been to counselling myself, I understand how important it is to find someone you can truly open up to. Life can throw a lot at you, from daily stressors to major events that leave you feeling lost. Whatever you're facing, big or small, I'm here for you. Let's team up and turn those challenges into opportunities for growth. Together, we can pave your path to a more peaceful and confident life. You don't have to face your problems alone.
I work with women struggling with anxiety, anger, parenting, and stress.
Accepting New Clients! As someone who has been to counselling myself, I understand how important it is to find someone you can truly open up to. Life can throw a lot at you, from daily stressors to major events that leave you feeling lost. Whatever you're facing, big or small, I'm here for you. Let's team up and turn those challenges into opportunities for growth. Together, we can pave your path to a more peaceful and confident life. You don't have to face your problems alone.
My ideal client is a female-identifying or non-binary adult navigating the complexities of ADHD, autism, or both.
I offer a warm, collaborative, and strengths-based approach tailored to neurodivergent minds. With a feminist, intersectional, and trauma-informed lens, I help clients unpack their identity, unmask, reduce self-criticism, navigate emotional overwhelm, recover from burnout, and develop self-advocacy skills.
My ideal client is a female-identifying or non-binary adult navigating the complexities of ADHD, autism, or both.
I offer a warm, collaborative, and strengths-based approach tailored to neurodivergent minds. With a feminist, intersectional, and trauma-informed lens, I help clients unpack their identity, unmask, reduce self-criticism, navigate emotional overwhelm, recover from burnout, and develop self-advocacy skills.
I have a keen interest in working with women in building their self-worth to become the best version of themselves.
My approach is to use a collaborative, strengths-based, non-judgemental environment that cultivates empowerment and self-growth for my clients. I employ evidence-based therapeutic models such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
I have a keen interest in working with women in building their self-worth to become the best version of themselves.
My approach is to use a collaborative, strengths-based, non-judgemental environment that cultivates empowerment and self-growth for my clients. I employ evidence-based therapeutic models such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
Are you a high-achieving woman in a helping profession—healthcare, education, law, or leadership—who feels burned out, overwhelmed, or stuck?
You pour into others daily, yet struggle to prioritize yourself.
I help with:
- Overcome burnout, stress, and emotional fatigue
- Tackle imposter syndrome & perfectionism
- Build unshakable confidence & self-trust
- Set healthy boundaries (without guilt!)
Reconnect with your purpose and joy
I offer coaching for personal growth and career fulfillment as well as therapy for deeper healing (where applicable).
Are you a high-achieving woman in a helping profession—healthcare, education, law, or leadership—who feels burned out, overwhelmed, or stuck?
You pour into others daily, yet struggle to prioritize yourself.
I help with:
- Overcome burnout, stress, and emotional fatigue
- Tackle imposter syndrome & perfectionism
- Build unshakable confidence & self-trust
- Set healthy boundaries (without guilt!)
Reconnect with your purpose and joy
I offer coaching for personal growth and career fulfillment as well as therapy for deeper healing (where applicable).
I step into the therapeutic space as a woman of colour and a psychotherapist.
I hold a master's degree in creative arts therapies, am a professional art therapist (CATA) and registered psychotherapist through the CRPO. My experience covers neurodivergence, Anxiety, Depression, Burnout, Racial Identity, Grief & Loss, Life Transitions and Relationships. I use an eclectic blend therapeutic approaches to best meet your needs and goals.
I step into the therapeutic space as a woman of colour and a psychotherapist.
I hold a master's degree in creative arts therapies, am a professional art therapist (CATA) and registered psychotherapist through the CRPO. My experience covers neurodivergence, Anxiety, Depression, Burnout, Racial Identity, Grief & Loss, Life Transitions and Relationships. I use an eclectic blend therapeutic approaches to best meet your needs and goals.
Anxiety Therapy for Women - Caitlin Bailer
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Accepting new clients! If you're a woman dealing with anxiety, I'm here to help.
I work with women struggling with anxiety, anger, stress, self esteem and trauma. I am a compassionate, insightful, and dedicated professional who is deeply committed to your personal growth and wellbeing.
Accepting new clients! If you're a woman dealing with anxiety, I'm here to help.
I work with women struggling with anxiety, anger, stress, self esteem and trauma. I am a compassionate, insightful, and dedicated professional who is deeply committed to your personal growth and wellbeing.
Aya Abdulkarim
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MSc, RP (Q)
Verified Verified
Ottawa, ON K1H
As a Muslim Iraqi immigrant woman, I'm aware of the stigmas that fall within society, and I want to use my cultural competence acquired through my education, clinical and lived experience to help clients struggling with their mental health.
I completed a Master of Science in Neuroscience and Mental Health from King's College London, and am completing my practicum hours at Yorkville University's MACP program. Understanding the neurobiology of mental health provides a different perspective to my clients. Through that, I can provide multifaceted services to my clients to help engage both physiological and psychological understanding of their mental health. Knowledge is power, and by gaining our power, we begin to heal.
As a Muslim Iraqi immigrant woman, I'm aware of the stigmas that fall within society, and I want to use my cultural competence acquired through my education, clinical and lived experience to help clients struggling with their mental health.
I completed a Master of Science in Neuroscience and Mental Health from King's College London, and am completing my practicum hours at Yorkville University's MACP program. Understanding the neurobiology of mental health provides a different perspective to my clients. Through that, I can provide multifaceted services to my clients to help engage both physiological and psychological understanding of their mental health. Knowledge is power, and by gaining our power, we begin to heal.
As an Arab woman, I work within a decolonizing, anti-oppression framework.
Counselling with me does not pathologize your experiences but rather emphasizes the health of the whole person. We both bring something special to the counselling relationship — you bring wisdom about yourself, while I offer my expertise and deep listening. Together we build a compassionate connection and as a team we focus on bringing balance and healing.
As an Arab woman, I work within a decolonizing, anti-oppression framework.
Counselling with me does not pathologize your experiences but rather emphasizes the health of the whole person. We both bring something special to the counselling relationship — you bring wisdom about yourself, while I offer my expertise and deep listening. Together we build a compassionate connection and as a team we focus on bringing balance and healing.
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Does it matter what gender my therapist is?
In general, there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or because they feel more comfortable with a therapist of their own gender due to shared life experiences or perspectives. Considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender may matter or improve their therapeutic experience. The most important consideration is that a client is able to build a trusting relationship with their therapist.
Should I see a female therapist?
Many people—not just women—prefer to see a female therapist. For women, this could be because they believe that they will be able to better connect with a woman, and that a female therapist will be able to relate to their specific challenges and personal issues. It may be particularly beneficial for women to see a female therapist, for example, for gender-specific issues, such as sexism in the workplace, relationship issues, and gender roles. The most important factor in therapy is the client-therapist connection, and a therapist's gender as well as many other factors may play an important role in this.
Do therapists get specific training to help with women’s concerns?
Therapists are trained to provide care to clients of any gender. However, some therapists may pursue additional training in feminist therapy, gender-specific issues, or women’s mental health. Female clients may wish to ask prospective therapists whether they have received specific training in the client’s primary area(s) of concern, or whether they have worked extensively with women on issues similar to their own.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience in treating women?
It’s OK—even encouraged!—to ask a therapist directly whether and how often they have treated women in the past, or whether they have treated women dealing with the client’s most prominent concern(s). Competent therapists will be happy to share their educational background, preferred treatment modalities, and prior client experience to help an individual find the therapist best suited to their needs.