Depression therapists in Ottawa, Ontario ON, Canada CA
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Christina Tawdrous
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist (qualifying)
Depression can make life feel heavy and isolating. I provide a supportive space to address the root causes of depression, develop coping strategies, and help you rediscover meaning, joy, and connection.
2 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, Ontario (Online Only)
Liz Dean
Registered Social Worker, M.S.W., R.S.W
Depression is a deep hopelessness that colours and crowds out other things that are important to us. I can help you untangle your depression so you can see it clearly and understand how it impacts your self view, as I find the worst part of depression is that it is often misinterpreted by the self and others as a lack of effort or care and can lead to low self-esteem and self-blame. Anxiety can feel like a constant battle through negative thoughts, feelings or body sensations that crowd out other things that are important to us. I can help you untangle your anxiety so you can understand and see it and how it impacts your self view as I find the worst part of anxiety is that it is often misinterpreted by the self and others as a lack of effort or care and can lead to low self-esteem and self-blame. My goal is to help you hold all of this and help you find a new path forward.
11 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, Ontario (Online Only)
Ben Urvari
Registered Psychotherapist, MEd, RP(Q)
Depression can have a severe impact over your ability to take action. My goal is to help you gradually take steps that will improve your mood, and help you find relief from what might be triggering your struggles with negative mood.
1 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, Ontario (Online Only)
North Star Therapy-- Cleo Haber
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
Are you feeling sad, down, hopeless and/or helpless? Are you having difficulty focusing and have little motivation? Do you find yourself pulling back from social engagements and are not enjoying the things you used to like doing? These symptoms can be associated with depression and can be debilitating over time. Individual psychotherapy can help through compassionate, non-judgmental support to manage your symptoms. It can help you access your strengths and inner-resiliencies in order to cope and heal from difficult feelings.
24 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, Ontario (Online Only)
Watras Counselling and Psychotherapy Services
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, MACP, BSc
Getting to the root of one's depression, why it occurs, and how it presents itself is imperative in understanding how one can remedy it. By working with clients to explore and comprehensively understand their depression, we will be able to better manage, mitigate, or eliminate the cognitions, behaviours, and feelings tied to our depression. How we became depressed is only the first step in one's work on depression; figuring out how to create change, support, and maintain change is the bulk of it.
4 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, Ontario (Online Only)
Zanna Seipp-Katz
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MSW, RSW
Depression tends to feel like we are alone on an island, even if others are around. I will join you on your island in hopes of helping you create small changes that will allow you to regain your footing to get back to land.
I offer a free 15-minute phone consultation. Please do not hesitate to reach out.
8 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, Ontario (Online Only)
Devka Andotra
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, RP
Depression can drain your energy, motivation, and joy, making it hard to see a way forward. In therapy, I provide a compassionate and structured space where we uncover the root causes of your depression and build a personalized path toward healing. Through CBT, existential exploration, and strengths-based work, I help you shift patterns of unhelpful thinking, reconnect with your inner self, and move toward a life with greater fulfillment and purpose.
4 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, Ontario (Online Only)
Jaswir Dhillon
Registered Psychotherapist, MA
Depression can feel like a heavy fog that makes even the smallest tasks seem overwhelming. You might feel numb, hopeless, or disconnected from yourself and the world around you. It’s easy to believe things will never change. You are not alone. Together, we’ll create space for your pain, explore its roots, and work toward restoring hope, motivation, and a sense of meaning in your life.
7 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, Ontario (Online Only)
Mankind Therapy - Men's Mental Health Clinic
Registered Psychotherapist
At Mankind, we have dedicated therapists specializing in helping men navigate depression with expertise and compassion. We understand that depression can manifest in many ways—persistent sadness, lack of motivation, irritability, exhaustion, or even physical symptoms. Our approach is tailored to men’s unique experiences, offering practical tools and evidence-based strategies to help you regain control, find hope, and build strength. You don’t have to face depression alone—our team is here to support you. Listed below are our therapists who specialize in supporting men with depression.
4 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, Ontario (Online Only)
Chantelle Carrier
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Depression can be hard to live with and feel like a huge weight in your life. We will spend time together working through those feelings and lifting that weight, so you can get back to being yourself and experiencing joy again.
19 Years Experience
In-Person in Ottawa, ON
Online in Ottawa, Ontario
Delphine Amer
Registered Psychotherapist, M.Sc., Registered Psychotherapist
When a dark cloud has descended and life feels unbearable, it can be so challenging. Sometimes, life can seem so difficult and sadness, guilt, shame and worry can overwhelm us, The good news is that so much can be learned about lifting that dark cloud and watching it float away! Together, we will explore the roots of your depression. I will utilize CBT strategies, person-centred, kind and empathic listening and develop an understanding of the roots of the depression before employing typical CBT strategies of identifying avoidance, structuring daily plans and encouraging behavioral activation. I will teach you how to feel truly relaxed and begin to enjoy life again. Congratulations on deciding to make changes and welcome.
11 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, Ontario (Online Only)
Beyond Talk Psychotherapy
Licensed Psychoanalyst, RP, CAT, CCC, ATPQ, ACNN
Depression can be defined as having a negative thought patterns. A combination of CBT and Narrative would be beneficial in identifying and exploring a clients relationship to depression and developing a healthier thought pattern. Art could help a client draw what their depression looks like and explore ways to diminish it.
3 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, Ontario (Online Only)
Melanie Fuller
Registered Psychotherapist, Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Each person has their own description of what depression is like for them. Often, people express feelings, thoughts, and bodily experiences of 'stuckness', 'lack of motivation', the sense of 'hopelessness' (to name only a few). In psychotherapy, I will collaborate with you to form a treatment plan which addresses the fundamental challenges of clinical depression.
6 Years Experience
In-Person in Ottawa, ON K2B 8H6
Online in Ottawa, Ontario
Stephanie Wojciechowicz
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapists, CCC, c.o.
For depression, I utilize a cognitive behavioural therapy approach. The focus is on one's thoughts, emotions and behaviours as they all influence and impact each other. By identifying the pattern, each can be challenged and adapted to in an effective way.
4 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, Ontario (Online Only)
Berry Didier Nibogora - Bilingual CBT therapist @ CMAP Health
Counsellor/Therapist, RP(Q), CCPA, LLM
Feeling sad, demotivated, low energy and uninterested in activities you use to enjoy are the hallmarks of a depressed mood and depression remain the leading cause of disability. My approach to helping those experiencing depression is to start from outside to inside. By doing manageable tasks, one activity at the time, those struggling with depression progressively get back in contact with rewards. By doing what gives you pleasure or is important for you, according to your values and where you want to be in life, while pausing and celebrating milestones and achievements, you will get better. This is hard in the first days as depressive symptoms keeps the affected person down and demotivated. I am clear with my clients, right from the very beginning: do not fall in the trap that you will start doing something when you get motivation. It does not work that way and sleeping in or sitting on your couch because you feel demotivated is an avoidance strategy that will be feeding in your depression. Most clients start with behavioural activation strategies/principles first before doing the cognitive work of changing the unhelpful thinking or rumination that equally feed into the spiral depressive whole. Make no mistake: what you do or not do impact on the situation you are facing. If you decide to get started doing something small, you will feel different and the more you engage in mood boosting activities, the more you enjoy them and start to see the world and yourself with positive lenses. Should your clinical depression turns out to be treatment-resistant, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy will be an in-house option for you once you go through screening and assessment.
1 Years Experience
In-Person in Ottawa, ON K2C 3N6
Online in Ottawa, Ontario
Lindsay Becker
Counsellor/Therapist, MACP, MST, C.C.C.
I have experience working with clients dealing with depression.
3 Years Experience
In-Person in Ottawa, ON
Online in Ottawa, Ontario
Aelea Syed
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist
Depression is a common mental health issues that can occur briefly or be prolonged. The experience of depression can leave one to have a low self-esteem, lack of motivation and disinterest in the things previously enjoyed. Navigating through these symptoms is often challenging and make one feel lonely. I use a humanistic approach to help clients develop self awareness by finding the meaning and purpose to heal. Contact me today to book a free consultation.
4 Years Experience
In-Person in Ottawa, ON
Online in Ottawa, Ontario
Semra Lamky, Emotional Peace Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist (RP), MACP, Bsc
I support individuals experiencing depression by providing a safe, nonjudgmental space to explore difficult emotions, persistent low mood, and feelings of hopelessness or disconnection. Depression can make even small tasks feel overwhelming and impact your sense of self and relationships. Through an integrative, trauma-informed approach—including CBT, DBT, and psychodynamic therapy—I work with you to uncover root causes, build coping strategies, and gently guide you toward renewed motivation, self-compassion, and emotional healing.
2 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, Ontario (Online Only)
Dennis Keefe
Registered Psychotherapist, M.A.
My approach to depression is usually to start with the basics. Is the client getting enough sleep, sunlight, proper nutrition, exercise/movement, social contact? I also like to use CBT, particularly behavioural activation, to see if we can start to implement small behaviours that help lift the client a bit. This is then accompanied by deeper discussions about what the client's experience is. Have they lost a sense of control or meaning in their lives? How can we increase motivation and agency?
4 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, Ontario (Online Only)
Matthew Pitts
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist
Wherever your depression stems from, we can work on understanding it better and seek healing together. I offer a safe space where you can express yourself and be heard, and I bring an empathic but analytical style. If this resonates with you, reach out for a free Zoom consultation.
1 Years Experience
Online in Ottawa, Ontario (Online Only)