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What is Psychotherapy ?
Psychotherapy is a mental health care process in which a trained professional helps people who are experiencing emotional difficulties or life challenges by talking about their feelings and experiences. Psychotherapy aims to increase self-understanding, relieve symptoms, improve relationships and enhance well-being using evidence-based treatment methods. A variety of issues can be addressed through psychotherapy. These include difficulties coping with daily life, trauma, medical illness, loss, like the death of a loved one, and specific mental health issues, such as depression or anxiety. There are several different approaches to psychotherapy services, and some types may work better with certain problems or issues. Psychotherapy Services in Ottawa - Mental Health Therapy Ontario.
Approaches of Psychotherapy
Mental health professionals use several approaches of therapy. The choice of therapy type depends on the client’s particular difficulties, circumstances and preference. Therapists may combine elements from different approaches to best meet the needs of the person receiving treatment.
Here are some examples of therapy approaches:
Individual Therapy
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Trauma & PTSD Therapy
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Sexuality & Gender Identity
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Relationships & Sex Therapy
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Private counselling and psychotherapy can help you get beyond presenting issues in your life
Experienced Psychotherapist in Ottawa
Mego Nerses
I have been providing therapy in Ottawa since 2011.
There are many ways that counselling can be useful and there is no limit to the kinds of issues that can be addressed in therapy. Your therapy sessions will help you through any personal or mental heath issues you may be having.
I have build a set of core competencies that creates a supportive, confidential relationship with each of my clients. My approach to your well-being is based on what you need at the moment and I can support and assist you in a number of ways.
Take the first steps to overcoming your personal difficulties
Get in touch to arrange your first psychotherapy session. You can reach me by phone, email or by using our online booking form.
It is normal to feel a bit anxious during your first appointment. At the end of this first meeting you will be able to decide if you would like to continue with further sessions. Information about fees for my counselling services might also be useful. For those considering online therapy, more information about counselling online may help.
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FAQ
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People seek counselling or psychotherapy for many different reasons. Help is available for all types of life issues. Though counselling can be used to discuss anything, these are some of the more common personal issues we have helped our clients understand and resolve:
- stress and anxiety
- anger management
- self-esteem and confidence issues
- problems within personal relationships
- loss and bereavement
- family issues
- addiction
- sexuality issues (gay, lesbian and bisexual issues)
- career or work-related matters
- meaning and purpose of life issues
- issues arising from physical, emotional or sexual abuse
- coping with transition
- personal problem solving
- sexual and intimacy issues
- eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia)
- cancer and cancer treatment issues
- obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- phobias
- infertility issues
- co-dependency
- self-harming behaviour
- depression / unhappiness
- general life support
If you are experiencing problems in your relationship, you may want to consider couples counselling.
It is not always convenient for some people to attend face-to-face meetings at my offices in Ottawa. Therapy is available online using secure platforms like Janeapp. If you would prefer to have therapy from your home or office, I also provide online counselling and psychotherapy.
I offered online therapy, online couples counselling and other online mental health services for many years.
Most of my clients prefer to meet at my offices in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Some of my clients prefer online sessions or a combination of both face-to-face and online counselling.
Therapy can be short or longer-term. Some people come for a few sessions while others continue longer. You may end therapy at any time, simply by letting me know.
In general, the privacy of all communications between the therapist and you (the client) is protected by law. I can only release information about our work to others with your written/verbal permission. But there are a few exceptions. I will discuss these exceptions with you during your first session. You also will sign off on a consent form which describes these exceptions in details.
For those individuals from other countries who are living in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, I am experienced in providing culturally-sensitive counselling that takes into consideration different ethnic, religious and cultural beliefs and other intersectional views. I have worked with people from many parts of the world.
Counselling is a unique personal experience that evolves from the relationship between you and me. Everyone experiences therapy differently. A first meeting or an online session with me can be arranged here.
If you haven’t tried therapy before, counselling may seem scary and unpleasant. These are normal to feel if you have not attended counselling sessions.
Counselling goes beyond just listening. My work it to really understand the clients, and in doing so help them to understand themselves. Counselling is about increasing self-awareness and making changes.
An important ingredient in this transformation is compassion. Most of us beat ourselves up for not being good enough in some way or another. Having a therapist understand why you are the way you are and accept you just as you are can encourage you to be more compassionate with yourself.
Another important ingredient is awareness. Positive change stems from awareness and counselling can hold up mirrors to our blind spots. Therapists help clients understand how events in their past influence their present beliefs and behaviours, and how those beliefs and behaviours may be hindering them. This increased awareness can liberate clients to choose different ways of being.
There is no limit to what can be discussed in therapy and the more open you are, the more effective counselling will be.
Some people think their problems aren’t significant enough. Others fear they have too much to say, that they might overwhelm the therapist or open a can of worms they won’t be able to close. Some worry that there are right things and wrong things to talk about in therapy, that they don’t have the proper language or that there’s no point in talking about anything as it can’t change the past anyway.
All these worries are normal and completely understandable. There is no right or wrong way to talk and no subject matter that can’t be explored. Most clients who struggle with what to say find that it becomes easier with a little time. Therapists are trained to help people talk, and the empathy and non-judgemental approach therapists adopt soon enables clients to open up.
For those who think their problems aren’t important enough, that just isn’t the case. If something affects a client, then it’s worth talking about. Often the clients who think their problems aren’t important are the ones who haven’t been listened in their lives.
The boundaries that therapists put in place can feel very containing for clients who worry about having too much to say or opening a can of worms. Clients are encouraged to go at their own pace, without any pressure to go into topics they are not yet ready to address.
