Veterans Therapists in Ottawa, ON

Are you struggling with loss, life changes, or finding belonging? Are you concerned about the weightiness of your past experiences in life or your daily overwhelm? Do you just want to feel a deeper comfort in yourself and your strengths? Perhaps you're looking to develop your boundaries and cultivate a softness both in and around yourself. I specialize in the treatment of youth, adults, and families facing mental health challenges, including those stemming from trauma, neurodivergence, immigration (first and second generation), and the military . All with the goal of supporting ease, healing, and self-acceptance.

I am a servant-leader, having retired as a Major with 16 years of service in the Canadian Armed Forces. While serving, I gained significant experience in vocational counselling for military personnel at all rank levels, including wounded soldiers and people transitioning from military to civilian life. With a firm belief in the innate worth of each person, I am passionate about respecting each person’s dignity and ideas while walking alongside them in their healing journey.

Welcome to my practice! I am both a clinical therapist and a forensic therapist. In my clinical practice I help people work through issues such as depression, anxiety, ADHD, PTSD, and other challenges. In my forensic practice I specialize in high conflict separation and divorce, focusing on the best interests of the child. I work with children ages 2-18, adults, couples and families. I also have extensive experience and training working with Military and Law Enforcement. For additional information, you can find me on YouTube under Kelly Savage parental alienation.

Hi there! Reaching out for help can be scary, so be proud of what you are accomplishing in order to propel yourself forward. I am a registered Mental Performance Consultant (MPC) passionate about helping you achieve your goals and becoming the individual you aspire to be. Our work together will harbour a relationship where self-awareness, honesty, trust, and autonomy are valued, which is what I believe creates the best basis for a successful working relationship. Previous client demographics include athletes (varsity, recreational, competitive) coaches, students, military personnel, hospital patients, and professional businesses.

Accepting New Clients: Stacey is a registered Social Worker (MSW) with 20+ years in Canada and Great Britain. Stacey focuses on unlocking one's inherent resiliency to meet life's biggest challenges and develops the skills to process, cope and flourish. Having worked extensively with children, teens, adults and families, Military , Police and Veterans in a variety of settings including NICU, Pediatric Oncology, Canadian Armed Forces Bases and Palliative Care. Stacey knows that life's struggles can come in many different forms and coping can be one of life's biggest challenges.

I'm accepting new clients! Welcome, my name is Lethicia, Founder & Therapist of LK Psychotherapy. Drawing from the best practices in emotional, cognitive and behavioural science, we’ll craft a therapeutic space for you to deepen your self-understanding, your motivation for healing and wellness and build a toolbox to strengthen your relationships, personally and professionally. As a therapist, I have an anti-oppressive lens, while using a systemic, psychodynamic, and trauma-informed approaches.

Are you struggling with the demands of everyday life? Many of us strive to keep up and stay on top of things, so much so that we often forget about ourselves in the process. I provide a safe, non-judgmental and empathic environment for adults experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, interpersonal conflict, chronic illness, workplace stress, caregiver stress, and issues with self-esteem. I work collaboratively with clients to help them find the most effective, long-term solutions to their challenges. My goal is to help build resiliency by exploring the challenges we are faced with - no matter what the situation may be.

My practice is concentrated around a client-centred approach, always bearing in mind the philosophy of ‘unconditional positive regard’ that should be afforded every person. Working together with my clients we will identify challenges, make goals and work towards recognizing and removing obstacles. My aspiration as a therapist is to create a safe environment in which work can be collaborative, address the impacts of trauma, stress, anxiety, depression and/or grief and make the changes necessary to live the healthy and fulfilling life that my clients want. Some of my specialized training and experience includes CBT, Narrative Therapy

Gerard Vardy is a dedicated and compassionate professional addiction counselor, trauma and spirituality psychotherapist and family consultant with over twenty years of experience.

My approach is person centered, holistic and supportive. It is based on a belief that every person has the unique potential to discover and develop their own inner resources and strengths. Our time together will provide you with a safe and collaborative space within which you may explore your life challenges, the changes you may wish to make that can lead towards greater personal insight, growth and wholeness. ​

When you begin your healing journey with me we take time to cultivate a treatment plan that honours your unique goals, circumstances, assets and challenges. I take a holistic approach to therapy that integrates the components of well-being relevant to each client. Therapy is conducted through a person-centred, integrative framework, incorporating evidence-based, trauma-informed models like Polyvagal Theory, Internal Family Systems, cognitive behavioural interventions and more. I am basic trained in EMDR and am a Certified Canadian Counsellor in good standing with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.

I am a Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology at the Université Laval and I practice as a Doctoral Associate under Dr. Melisa Arias-Valenzuela’s, C.Psych. supervision. I provide individual services to teens and adults (13+). I am experienced in providing assessments and therapy for people struggling with depression, anxiety, stress and burnout, grief, body image and disordered eating, trauma and PTSD, relationship and communication difficulties, procrastination, perfectionism and low self-esteem. I also have special interest and experience helping people experiencing sleep disturbances and military populations.

Welcome to Lucie Brandt Psychotherapy Services. Since I began my counselling practice in 2010 my areas of focus have included: single and multiple incident traumas, accidents on work sites, childhood trauma, sexual abuse, medical trauma, serious or terminal illness, fertility stress, pregnancy loss, physical & emotional violence, experiences in war and conflict zones. I work with grieving clients, including persons impacted by a sudden death, suicide, homicide, and those whose family members have gone missing. I work with persons impacted by the Indian residential school system in Canada, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

I have a wide range of experiences in providing psychological services, most recently in providing trauma focused therapy for active members and veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces. My theoretical orientation is eclectic with an emphasis on Cognitive-Behavioural, Client-Centred, Experiential, Systemic as well as Interpersonal approaches to understanding and effectively working with your presenting issues and concerns.