Ottawa Counselling & Psychotherapy,
With the Choice in Your Hands
For more than 20 years, Capital Choice Counselling has helped individuals, couples, and families across the Ottawa region move forward. Browse 40+ psychologists, registered psychotherapists, and registered social workers by concern, credential, location, and availability, then choose the person who feels right to you.
Prefer to talk it through first?
Call for a free consultation: 613-425-4012
Ottawa Counselling & Psychotherapy,
With the Choice in Your Hands
Helping Ottawa Find the Right Support Since 2006
Years Serving the Ottawa Region
People Who Reached Out in the Last Decade
Ottawa-Area Locations & Virtual Counselling
Session Fees, With Sliding-Scale Options
Our Therapy &
Counselling Services
Our experienced therapists support individuals, couples, and families across a wide range of mental health, relationship, and personal concerns. Explore our services to find the support that best fits your needs and what you’d like to work on.
Ottawa Psychotherapy
At Capital Choice Counselling Ottawa, our therapists work to create an environment of collaboration. By changing your thoughts, and the way you approach challenges you can change your overall experience of life.
Marriage Counselling / Couples Counselling
Capital Choice’s marriage counsellors specialize in helping partners strengthen their relationship, by improving communication, listening to each other, and rekindling your love for your partner.
Addictions: Substance and Internet
Addictions counselling can help by making you your own hero by overcoming your addiction. Our psychotherapists are trained in addictions counselling and helping those who struggle with addiction find freedom.
Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive behavioural therapy enables patients to recognise harmful or unproductive thought and behaviour patterns and replace them with more accurate and functional ones.
Youth Counselling (16+)
Being a teenager can be overwhelming—but you don’t have to face it alone. Capital Choice Youth Counselling offers support, guidance, and tools to help you navigate life and grow with confidence.
Family Counselling
What Can Counselling Help With?
You don’t need to know which type of therapy is right before reaching out. Start with what you’re experiencing, then search our team by that concern to see who works with it.
What Can Counselling Help With?
Meet Our Team of Experienced Therapists & Counsellors
Capital Choice brings together 40+ psychologists, registered psychotherapists, and registered social workers under one roof. That means you can choose the person and the credential that suit you, which can also matter for your benefits plan. Every profile lists the therapist’s focus areas, approach, location, and availability.
How to Choose Your Therapist
You lead the process. Here’s how it works.
Start with what matters.
Explore your options, your way.
Search by what matters to you
Explore counsellors by concern, approach, location, and the type of support you're looking for.
Not sure where to start? We offer free consultations and can help you narrow down your options. Call 613-425-4012
The Right Fit Makes the Difference
The relationship between you and your therapist is one of the most important parts of what makes counselling helpful. That’s why we put the choice in your hands, with a team large enough to give you real options.
About Capital Choice Counselling
Capital Choice began in 2006, helping relationships through psychotherapy, workshops, and seminars. Twenty years later, it’s one of the largest counselling networks in the Ottawa region, with 40+ therapists across 6 Ottawa-area locations.
More than 20,000 people have reached out to us for support in the last decade alone.
Martin, a retired psychologist, professor, writer, and workshop leader with 35 years of experience, still guides the practice. He answers most intake calls and offers free consultations to help people find a therapist who suits them.
Clear, Upfront Fees
Counselling should come with clarity, including what you'll pay. Explore our session fees, lower-cost options, and insurance considerations.
Fees vary depending on your therapist's qualifications.
Lower-cost counselling options based on financial need.
Your plan may cover counselling.
Many extended health plans include counselling coverage. Filter our team by the professional credentials covered under your plan.
Counselling Across Ottawa and Eastern Ontario
Meet in person at one of our six Ottawa-area offices, or online from anywhere in Eastern Ontario, including Belleville, Brockville, Cornwall, Pembroke, and Hawkesbury. With offices in Kanata, Barrhaven, Orléans, Manotick, and central Ottawa, it's easier to fit counselling around your workday.
Old Ottawa East
233 Main Street, Ottawa, ON K1S 1C4
Online Counselling
With Capital Choice
Online sessions give you the same choice of therapist, from wherever you feel comfortable. Fit counselling around work and family, skip the commute, and meet by secure video.
Counselling & Therapy in Ottawa FAQs
We provide answers to your most commonly asked questions. If you have additional questions or want to learn more, please contact us.
How do I find a therapist in Ottawa?
How do I find a therapist in Ottawa?
Start with what you’d like support with and what matters most to you: credentials, location, availability, and whether you’d prefer to meet in person or online. Just as important is finding someone you feel comfortable talking to.
Our counsellor search tool lets you do this yourself. Search by your main concern, then compare therapists by expertise, credentials, location, and availability until you find the one who feels right. If you’d like a second opinion along the way, Martin offers free consultations at 613-425-4012.
How much does a therapist cost in Ottawa?
How much does a therapist cost in Ottawa?
Capital Choice Counselling provides counselling and psychotherapy for individuals, couples, families, and youth. Our therapists support clients with a broad range of mental health, emotional, relationship, and life concerns.
Depending on the therapist, areas of support may include anxiety and stress, depression and low mood, trauma, grief and loss, relationship and marriage concerns, parenting and family challenges, addiction and substance use, anger and emotional regulation, self-esteem, personal growth, and major life transitions.
Because therapists have different areas of training and experience, choosing a therapist whose expertise aligns with the reason you are seeking counselling can be an important part of getting started.
What types of counselling and therapy do you offer?
What types of counselling and therapy do you offer?
Standard counselling sessions range from $180 to $220 per hour, depending on the therapist’s qualifications. For more affordable options, our Counselling Interns offer sliding-scale sessions at $100 or less, based on financial need. Visit our Fees & Payment page for more details.
What therapeutic approaches do your therapists use?
What therapeutic approaches do your therapists use?
Our therapists draw from a range of therapeutic approaches rather than using the same method with every client. The approach used will depend on your concerns, goals, preferences, and the training and professional experience of the therapist you choose.
Depending on the practitioner, therapy may incorporate approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), solution-focused approaches, mindfulness-based techniques, and other evidence-informed methods. Your therapist can explain their approach and how it may apply to what you want to work on during your initial sessions.
How much are your fees? Is there a sliding scale or discount available?
How much are your fees? Is there a sliding scale or discount available?
The regular fee is $180 per 1 hour session. Some fees vary according to the expertise of the counsellor. There are Counselling Interns whose fee is usually $100 and can slide down further as need be.
How many sessions do I need? Is it ongoing?
How many sessions do I need? Is it ongoing?
The number of sessions depends on your situation, your goals, the type of therapy and other factors. Some clients choose to maintain an ongoing counselling relationship, doing a number of sessions at first and then having an occasional session every now & then.
Can I attend counselling in person or online?
Can I attend counselling in person or online?
Yes. You can meet in person at any of our six Ottawa-area locations, or online from anywhere in Eastern Ontario. Some clients prefer face-to-face sessions; others find online easier to fit around work, family, or travel. You can filter our team by format when you search.
What can I expect at psychotherapy sessions?
What can I expect at psychotherapy sessions?
Psychotherapy provides a supportive space to understand and work through emotional, behavioural, and mental health challenges. It can help with concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, major life changes, and other difficulties affecting your wellbeing or daily life.
Therapy may be short-term and focused on a specific concern, or longer-term for more complex or ongoing challenges. Depending on your needs, psychotherapy can be provided individually or as part of couples, family, or group therapy. Your therapist will work collaboratively with you to understand your concerns, establish goals, and determine an approach that fits your needs.
A trusting relationship and active participation are important parts of the process. Your therapist may also recommend strategies or activities between sessions to help you apply what you’re working on in therapy to everyday life.
Is counselling or therapy covered by insurance?
Is counselling or therapy covered by insurance?
Counselling and psychotherapy may be covered by extended health insurance, but coverage depends on your individual benefits plan and the professional designation of the therapist providing the service. For example, a plan may provide coverage for certain registered mental health professionals while having different limits or requirements for others.
Before starting counselling, check your insurance policy for eligible practitioner types, annual or per-session limits, referral requirements, and reimbursement procedures. If insurance coverage is important when choosing a therapist, you can take the therapist’s credentials into consideration before booking.
