Motivational Interviewing (MI) therapists in Gatineau, Quebec QC, Canada CA
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Jennifer Morley
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, MA, BSc, BA, CCPA
It’s not easy being human right now. Especially when you’re carrying anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, or the quiet exhaustion that comes from holding everything together for everyone else. I work with individuals and couples who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from themselves or the people they care about, and who are ready for meaningful change.
My approach to therapy is warm, grounded, and collaborative. I draw from evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches, helping clients build insight, emotional regulation, and healthier patterns in relationships. I place strong emphasis on safety, trust, and understanding the whole person, not just the symptoms that brought them to therapy.
I have extensive experience supporting individuals navigating anxiety, high stress, relationship challenges, grief, and life transitions. I believe therapy should feel like a space where you don’t have to perform, explain away your feelings, or have it all figured out. Together, we slow things down, make sense of what’s happening beneath the surface, and work toward greater clarity, connection, and emotional ease.
3 Years Experience
Online in Gatineau, QC Quebec (Online Only)
Zmira King
Psychologist, Psychologist Ph.D, OPQ
I am a clinical psychologist supporting and helping families, youth and adults for over 20 years. My expertise is in addressing various anxiety and mood disorders as well as helping manage difficult life transitions and circumstances. I also have expertise in working with parents on developing effective parenting skills and in helping them learn how to respond to their child's anxiety. I value compassion in treatment as well as mutual collaboration, and my approach is to tailor my interventions depending on the clients’ needs.
23 Years Experience
Online in Gatineau, QC Quebec
Alessia Zita | Zita Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapy (Qualifying)
My number one goal for my clients to walk away feeling empowered because you are able to build a versatile toolbox that meets your current goals but can also support you through anything life throws your way. I want you to walk away feeling confident that you have developed life skills that make you feel more resilient. However you define resilient.
2 Years Experience
Online in Gatineau, QC Quebec (Online Only)
Nathan Kretzschmar
Registered Psychotherapist, RP
Finding your way back to a sense of balance, clarity, and inner steadiness is not always easy. Life can feel painful, confusing, or overwhelming at times, especially when you are carrying anxiety, trauma, emotional overwhelm, grief, identity questions, or major life transitions.
In therapy, I see our work as collaborative. You are the expert on your own life and story, while I bring clinical training, curiosity, and experience to help us better understand what you are facing. My approach is person-centred, trauma-informed, and grounded in mindfulness. I integrate approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, CBT, MBCT, EMDR, CBT-I, and the Unified Protocol when appropriate.
I do not see mental health as the absence of painful thoughts or emotions. Difficult experiences are part of being human. What often matters is how we relate to those experiences and whether we can still move toward a life that feels meaningful, connected, and aligned with our values.
My hope is to offer a grounded, nonjudgmental space where you can feel understood as a whole person, not simply a collection of symptoms or problems. Together, we can work toward greater self-understanding, emotional steadiness, and meaningful change.
13 Years Experience
Online in Gatineau, QC Quebec (Online Only)
Our Landing Place
Therapist, RCC, CCC, RSW, RP, RCT
We are a collective of 2SLGBTQIA+ identified counsellors offering sex-positive, affirming and competent online and phone counselling across Canada (Turtle Island). We work through an anti-oppressive intersectional feminist lens.
We have a variety of levels of experience and professional qualifications on our team to suit your needs.
16 Years Experience
Online in Gatineau, QC Quebec (Online Only)
Gatineau sits directly across the Ottawa River from Canada's capital and functions as the Quebec side of the Ottawa-Gatineau National Capital Region, with a predominantly French-speaking population of federal government workers who access many services in both official languages. The city's identity is distinct from Ottawa — more working-class and francophone in character — and French-language therapy is the norm, with access to English-speaking practitioners limited relative to the Ontario side of the river. CISSS de l'Outaouais provides public mental health resources, and many Gatineau residents access the broader Ottawa-Gatineau therapy ecosystem via the bridges connecting both cities. Therapists here frequently encounter the stresses of public service careers, bilingual professional demands, and the particular challenges of raising families in a bicultural, bilingual metro area.
Motivational Interviewing (MI) therapists in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada Statistics
Motivational Interviewing (MI) therapists in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada average 9 years of experience and charge around $173 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (77%), Self Esteem (73%), and Stress (73%).
Average years in practice
9 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$173
Accept insurance
82%
Offer sliding scale
82%
Gender ID
| 61% |
Female |
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| 27% |
Male |
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| 8% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 64% |
Online Only |
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| 36% |
In Person and Online |
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Top Specialties
| 77% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 73% | Self Esteem |
| 73% | Stress |
| 68% | Depression |
| 64% | Women's Issues |
| 59% | ADHD |
| 59% | Social Anxiety |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 86% | Young Adult |
| 64% | Senior |
| 59% | Teen |
| 23% | Children |
Client Focus
| 68% | Men |
| 55% | Women |
| 50% | LGBTQ+ |
| 36% | Christian |
| 36% | Middle Eastern |