Therapy in Ottawa and Across Ontario
ABOUT SESSIONS
Based in Ottawa and serving clients across Ontario, Sessions Therapy provides counselling for children, youth, parents, couples, and families through both in-person and virtual therapy.
We believe therapy should offer a supportive space to slow down, reflect, and better understand the challenges you're facing. Whether you're navigating anxiety, relationship difficulties, parenting stress, family conflict, or life transitions, our goal is to help you move forward with greater clarity and confidence.
Through thoughtful conversation, collaboration, and evidence-informed care, we support meaningful and lasting change while honouring your unique experiences, strengths, and goals.
APPROACH TO THERAPY
Real Support, Meaningful Change
Therapy is personal, and no single approach works for everyone.
At Sessions, therapy is collaborative, relational, and shaped around what matters most to you. Together, we slow things down, make space for what you’re experiencing, and look at your emotions and relationships with greater clarity and support.
Our work draws from approaches including Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), attachment-based and family systems work, Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and trauma-informed care. Together, we'll find an approach that feels supportive, practical, and meaningful for you or your family.
These approaches are integrated in a way that supports not only relief, but a deeper understanding of yourself and your relationships.
Whether you're seeking support for anxiety, relationships, parenting challenges, emotional wellbeing, or family concerns, therapy is tailored to your unique needs and goals.
ABOUT DEBORAH
Deborah is the Founder and Principal of Sessions Therapy and a Registered Social Worker (RSW) with more than 20 years of experience supporting children, youth, couples, and families through life's challenges.
Over the course of her career, Deborah has worked across hospital, community, and leadership settings, including BC Children's Hospital Mental Health Programs, Community Child and Youth Mental Health services, and senior leadership roles supporting mental health and social services. She also held a clinical faculty appointment with the University of British Columbia, where she taught psychiatric residents and other mental health professionals, helping to shape the next generation of practitioners.
At Sessions Therapy, Deborah creates a space where people can slow down, reflect, and make sense of difficult experiences. Her approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in evidence-informed therapies while remaining responsive to each person's unique circumstances, strengths, and goals.
Drawing on both her clinical and leadership experience, Deborah understands the realities of navigating complex relationships, parenting challenges, emotional wellbeing, and the pressures that often accompany high-responsibility roles. She believes people make sense in context and that meaningful change begins with understanding, connection, and practical support.
Based in Ottawa, Deborah provides both in-person and virtual therapy to clients across Ontario.
Clients often describe her presence as calm, clear, and compassionate. She works collaboratively with people to strengthen relationships, navigate difficult emotions, and move toward lasting and meaningful change.
Experience, Perspective & Practical Support
LOCATION
Accessible Care Wherever You Are
Based in Ottawa, Sessions Therapy offers both in-person counselling and virtual therapy across Ontario.
Whether meeting face-to-face or online, you'll find the same thoughtful, supportive space for conversation, reflection, and meaningful change.
Virtual sessions are delivered through a secure, confidential platform, making it easier to access therapy from home or another private location.