Parenting Therapists in Ottawa, ON
Registered Psychotherapist
It takes a lot of courage to start a healing journey! I listen with empathy and respect as you explore the challenges that life has brought you. I am known to be warm, calm and non-judgmental. I provide a safe, reassuring environment, allowing you to grow in self-awareness, self-compassion and a sense of hope.
Registered Psychotherapist / Psychothérapeute autorisée
Welcome! I support my clients in healing from burn-out so that they can get back to feeling like themselves and to being able to handle the demands and pressures of work and home life in a healthy way. I use my knowledge in CBT, SFBT, and mindfulness to support my clients in a compassionate, collaborative, pragmatic, goal-oriented, and trauma-informed way. I look forward to meeting you!
Clinical Counsellor, M.A, RCC, CCC.
I'm a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) based in Vancouver, BC, with over 9 years of clinical experience supporting adults with ADHD, BPD, and emotional regulation challenges.
Registered Psychotherapist and Executive Coach
Feeling overwhelmed, burned out, or stuck in patterns that no longer work? I help professionals and individuals navigate anxiety, stress, and life or career transitions. As a Registered Psychotherapist and Executive Coach, I offer a supportive, practical space to gain insight, build resilience, and move forward with clarity and confidence.
MA, RSSW, CC-PMH
I'm currently accepting new virtual clients in Ontario as well as in-person clients in Toronto with immediate availability and no waitlist, including limited sliding scale spaces. 2SLGBTQQIA+, Neurodivergence, Trauma, Perinatal
Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist
Welcome! My name is Kanica and I am a registered Social Worker with over 10 years of experience working with children, teens and adults. I work from a trauma informed lens and specialize in providing support to individuals experiencing anxiety, OCD, depression, ADHD, relationship challenges, parenting, school-related stressors (i.e. academics, attendance, bullying), self-harm, suicide, and self-e…
Registered Psychotherapist
Are you navigating the tender seasons of family building, pregnancy, postpartum, or early parenthood? You might feel overwhelmed, unlike yourself, or wonder if you’re experiencing postpartum anxiety or depression. A tough birth, NICU stay, feeding issues, or grief may have shaken your sense of self, body, or relationships. Are you hoping to feel more seen and understood in this vulnerable time?
Registered Psychotherapist/ Canadian Certified Counsellor
Hi, I’m Maria, a Registered Psychotherapist and Canadian Certified Counsellor. I provide a supportive, non-judgmental space to explore patterns, beliefs, and challenges. Through mindfulness and evidence-based approaches, I help you gain clarity, shift perspective, and create meaningful, lasting change.
Registered Clinical Social Worker/Mental Health Therapist
*Chronic Illness/Rare Disease Therapist & Trauma/Grief Specialist* Kristy's practice focuses on the intersection between trauma and grief/loss. Kristy has a special interest in the areas of trauma, grief/loss, rare/chronic illness, palliative care, and adoption/foster/kinship care.
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
I support women who have spent years caring for everyone else and now feel exhausted, guilty, disconnected from themselves or unsure who they are beyond their responsibilities. My work focuses on childhood and relational trauma, shame, people-pleasing, difficult family relationships, grief and the struggle to establish boundaries without feeling selfish.
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MACP, BA (she, her)
Are you looking for a therapist that knows what it's like to feel lost or overwhelmed and how to find your footing again? Noticing yourself feeling more anxious, "just tired", and craving a space to slow down and reconnect with a sense of meaning or purpose? Trying to make sense of shifts in mood, questioning careers, exploring relationships, parenting and identity, or a major life transition?
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), ADHD-CCSP, MS, HBA, BA
My approach is compassionate, culturally attuned, and collaborative. I draw from CBT, strengths-based, solution-focused, and trauma-informed approaches to support ADHD, anxiety, depression, burnout, grief, life transitions, and relationship patterns. Together, we focus on building practical tools, emotional balance, and a stronger sense of self-trust.
Psychologist (Supervised Practice)
By processing the nature of your psychological struggles and seeking adaptive strategies to cope with difficult situations, you can find relief from pain. You deserve to seek out the best possible psychological care as a crucial step towards self-care and self-advocacy. I value your courage, and I believe that together we can embark on a journey of self-exploration and insight.
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Virtual and In-person Psychotherapy in Burlington for teens (12+), adults, couples, and families. I work with clients experiencing relationship difficulties, emotional disconnection, anxiety, grief, and trauma-related concerns. I draw from emotion-focused and attachment-based perspectives, including EFCT-informed work, as well as other integrative approaches.
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Registered Psychotherapist
My approach is integrative and conversational with a focus on intersectionality and the therapeutic relationship. I have specialized training in ACT for ADHD, CBT-I (for Insomnia) and have worked with young parents and women who have survived or are fleeing violence.
Registered Psychotherapist (RP)
I’m Shelley, a psychotherapist offering integrative, mind–body therapy that goes beyond talk therapy. My work combines insight with nervous system, physiological, and gut–brain understanding to help clients truly make sense of their experiences. Through psychoeducation and compassionate support, I help people reconnect with their inner wisdom and create meaningful, lasting change.
Registered Clinical Counsellor & Couples Therapist
Julia Finetti (MA, CCC, RCC) is a compassionate therapist specializing in relationships, life transitions, and emotional healing. She creates a warm, grounded space where clients finally feel at ease. With a practical, insight-driven approach, Julia helps people set boundaries, break old patterns, and reconnect with themselves - delivering real, lasting change.
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
If you are here now, you recognize something in your life is not working and you need to try something different. My hope is to offer you a safe and compassionate place to explore your life from a new perspective. I am here to learn more about your journey and work collaboratively with you to find new and effective ways of addressing the challenges you face.
Registered Psychotherapist, Qualifying
Feeling stuck in painful relationship patterns or life transitions? I offer a warm, collaborative space to help you rebuild trust, improve communication, and find clarity through healing. You don’t have to do it alone—reach out for a brief consultation to explore if we’re a good fit.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Parenting
What does parenting therapy involve?
Parenting therapy supports parents in developing effective, responsive approaches to raising children. It may involve learning specific parenting strategies, understanding child development and behaviour, improving communication with children of different ages, managing parenting stress, and exploring how your own upbringing shapes your parenting style. Therapy is appropriate for parents of children at any age — from toddlers to teenagers — and is not a sign of failure; it is a sign of commitment to your child's wellbeing.
What parenting challenges does therapy address?
Common reasons parents seek support include managing a child's behavioural issues, ADHD, anxiety, or emotional dysregulation; navigating a child's mental health crisis; supporting children through divorce or family change; co-parenting challenges; parenting a child with developmental differences; managing the exhaustion and loss of identity that can accompany parenthood; and healing reactive parenting patterns that trace back to a parent's own childhood experiences.
What therapy approaches are used for parenting support?
Evidence-based parenting programs include Parent Management Training (PMT), Triple P (Positive Parenting Program), and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). Attachment-based approaches focus on strengthening the parent-child bond. Many therapists also work with parents on their own history and patterns using CBT or psychodynamic approaches — because how we were parented profoundly shapes how we parent, often in ways we do not consciously choose.
Should my child be in therapy too, or just me?
This depends on the situation. For younger children especially, parent-focused work is often at least as impactful as child-focused work — children's behaviour and emotional regulation are strongly influenced by the parenting environment. Both parent therapy and child therapy may be recommended simultaneously for more complex situations. A therapist experienced with children and families can assess whether individual child therapy, parent work, family therapy, or a combination is most appropriate.
Can parenting therapy help when I feel I am repeating patterns from my own childhood?
Yes — this is one of the most important things therapy can address. Research shows that unresolved trauma, loss, or attachment wounds from a parent's own childhood are among the strongest predictors of parenting difficulties. Therapy helps you understand the link between your history and your current reactions, process unresolved feelings, and make conscious choices about what to repeat and what to change. This kind of "earned security" in parents strongly predicts secure attachment in their children.
