Michaela Whitley
Michaela Whitley, M.A.
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Office Hours + Location
- Alta Vista/Ottawa South
- Office Hours:
Monday 10am -8 pm,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10am – 5 pm.
Practice Areas
- Individual counselling
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Career and Workplace
- Caregiving/Burn-out
- Change & Transition
- Chronic Illness
- Codependency
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Divorce
- Existential Angst
- Bereavement, Grief, and Loss
- Happiness / Positive Psychology
- Interpersonal Communication
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Relationship Issues
- Parenting/Post-partum
- Personal Growth
- Postpartum Depression
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Health
- Spirituality
- Stress Management
- Self-Esteem/Worth
- Trauma
- Women’s Issues
Education and Training
- Master of Arts, Counselling, Psychotherapy & Spirituality – Saint Paul University
- Bachelor of Arts: Honours English, Minor French – Wilfrid Laurier University
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Training, ACT 1
Counselling Philosophy
I work collaboratively with clients in their journey toward growth, strength, health, and attaining each client’s own unique personal goals. I work on providing a safe and secure space to work alongside clients as we explore struggles and challenges and how they are affecting daily life. Together we will look at how a client may be coping, what is working or not and how to move toward more adaptive and sustainable coping strategies and healing.
I believe in creating dynamic treatment plans for each client based on the particular needs of each individual. In this way, I use an integrative approach, based in person-centred therapy and utilizing aspects from a myriad of other approaches (including CBT, ACT, Psychodynamic, and Internal Family Systems).
I invite you to reach out if they feel you are struggling or encountering challenges in your life so we can begin working toward deeper self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and mental health together.
Professional Membership
- College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
I am under the consultation / supervision of Dr. Martin Rovers, (mrovers@rogers.com) Ontario Registered Psychologist, for the ongoing development of my professional and ethical learning and for psychological services to my clients. I consult with Dr. Rovers regarding my clients on a regular basis. The receipt you will receive will be in my name, as a Registered Psychotherapist, which is acceptable by many insurance companies (e.g. Sunlife / government, others). If need be, I could issue a receipt in the name of Dr. Martin Rovers, Registered Psychologist, for the counselling services provided by me, a Registered Psychotherapist. It is your responsibility to determine which receipt works for our workplace insurance and benefits.
The regular fee for counselling is $150 (plus HST).
