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Your Space. Your Time.
Your Session.

About
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Choosing to lean in to healing
& growth. 

I graduated from McGill University (2003) with a Masters Degree in Social Work (clinical focus in therapy and counselling).  Throughout my career I have worked in the mental health field  and diverse professional settings, ranging from high schools, community health, medical primary care, as well as the Akwesasne community. I have extensive experience working with trauma (childhood/family of origin trauma, operational stress injuries, PTSD) as well as anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship issues, medical/physical, stress/worry, addiction, adjustment and traumatic grief/loss.  To learn more about my scope of practice, read about it under my Approach.

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Services

Counselling and Psychotherapy Services

My scope of practice and focus is individual mental health, couples and relationship therapy.  I dedicate the majority of my practice to Veteran’s, Canadian Armed Forces, First Responders as well as other therapists and health care providers.

 

Couples

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Approach

Approach

I have training in a variety of therapeutic modalities which strengthens my capacity to offer and provide integrative psychotherapy and counselling services.

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My clinical training and framework includes interventions and techniques grounded in the following: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing), Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy in Clinical Counselling, Exposure Therapy, Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy (PACT) thepactinstitute.com. Therapies are drawn upon and utilized to design and deliver psychotherapy and counselling that fits with the individual and/or relationship/couple’s situation and   personal goals. I work from the stance that individuals, and couples/ relationships can heal from psychological and emotional wounds leading to personal growth and strengthened relationships.

Contact
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880 Taylor Creek Drive   Orleans, ON  K4K 0Z9

 

451 Daly Avenue   Ottawa, ON  K1N 6H6

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caren@ottawa-counselling.com

Tel: 613-794-0308

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Virtual and in-person sessions

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