Therapy for Anxiety, OCD, Burnout & More — Ottawa & Virtually Across Ontario
Evidence-based support for the patterns that quietly run the show.
What I Help With
I work with adults navigating anxiety, OCD, burnout, depression, perfectionism, and the kind of stuck that doesn't always have a name. Many people experience more than one of these at the same time — and you don't need a diagnosis or a clear label to begin therapy.
What matters most is whether something in your life feels stuck, heavier than it should be, or smaller than you want it to be.
Who I Work With
Adults (18+) in Ottawa and virtually across Ontario
People seeking individual therapy (no couples or family therapy)
An affirming, respectful, and inclusive space for people of all backgrounds and identities — including LGBTQ2S+ clients, neurodivergent clients, and clients from all cultural and religious backgrounds
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Persistent worry, overthinking, physical tension, racing thoughts, difficulty relaxing or slowing down. Anxiety often shows up as a feeling that something bad is about to happen, even when nothing in particular is wrong.
Therapy here focuses on understanding why anxiety has been running things in the background, learning to relate to anxious thoughts differently, and gradually building a life where you're not constantly scanning for the next threat.
We use approaches grounded in ACT and CBT to help you respond to anxiety, rather than fight it.
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Unwanted thoughts, compulsions, reassurance-seeking, mental checking, and difficulty tolerating uncertainty. OCD is exhausting in a way that's often invisible to the people around you, the work happens entirely in your head.
Treatment for OCD looks different from general anxiety therapy. We use evidence-based approaches like Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and ACT to help you gradually reduce the rituals and reassurance behaviours that fuel OCD, without forcing or flooding. The goal isn't to make intrusive thoughts disappear (they won't). It's to take their power away.
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High internal pressure, fear of mistakes, exhaustion, the feeling that rest is never enough. Perfectionism often looks like high performance from the outside, and feels like a slow grind from the inside. Burnout is often what happens when that grind finally cracks.
Therapy here helps you understand the cost of running on perfectionism, identify the patterns that keep you stuck in over-functioning, and slowly rebuild a relationship with rest, "good enough," and self-worth that isn't tied to output.
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Loss of motivation, numbness, hopelessness, or feeling disconnected from yourself or your life. Depression can be acute or low-grade — sometimes it shows up as crying for no reason, and sometimes it just shows up as a flat sense of "what's the point."
Therapy for depression isn't about forcing yourself to feel better or chasing motivation. It's about understanding what's underneath the low mood, taking small, values-led actions even when motivation hasn't shown up yet, and gradually rebuilding a life that feels worth being present for.
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Academic pressure, procrastination, fear of failure, difficulty balancing expectations from school, work, family, or yourself. Performance stress is especially common among graduate students, early-career professionals, and people in high-stakes industries.
Therapy here helps you separate productive striving from anxious striving, understand what's driving the pressure, and develop a more sustainable relationship with achievement — one that doesn't burn you out or define your worth by your last performance.
Change doesn't require having everything figured out
Book a free 15–20 minute consultation.
No pressure, no commitment — just a chance to see if working together feels right.
