Celissa Vipond, RSW, MSW. Expert Trauma & OCD Therapist in Ontario.

Seeking help takes courage. If you live with OCD, emetophobia, anxiety, or trauma, you already know how exhausting it is to carry that weight every day. Celissa Vipond, RSW, MSW, gets it — and she knows how to help.

Celissa is a Registered Social Worker and the Co-Founder and Clinical Director of Virtual CBT Psychotherapy. She has worked in mental health for over 18 years. She earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto in 2010, where she was later featured as an alumni making a difference in her community.

She specializes in OCD, emetophobia, phobias, anxiety, and trauma. She uses evidence-based treatments that research shows work — including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD, and Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy. She holds CACBT certification through the Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies. She is also a registered CPT Provider and a registered PE Therapist and Consultant.

Celissa does not just treat — she teaches. She serves as a Faculty Member and Clinical Supervisor with the Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program (OSP), where she trains therapists across Ontario in CBT, CPT, ERP, and PE. She has supervised therapists privately since 2021. She completed supervisor training at the Beck Institute and the Adler Graduate Professional School. When you work with Celissa, you work with someone other therapists turn to for guidance.

She has treated dozens of clients with emetophobia and the full range of OCD presentations — including harm OCD, ROCD, moral scrupulosity, and sexual obsessions like POCD. She accepts Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) and Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB), and she can direct-bill through Telus Health eClaims.

Celissa brings warmth, honesty, and directness to every session. She creates a space where you can say the things you have never said out loud — without fear of judgment. She works with adults and teens (16 and older) across Ontario — all online, from wherever you are.

You do not have to keep living in survival mode. Book a free 15-minute call to find out if Celissa is the right fit for you.

Celissa’s Therapist’s Specialties

• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and trauma

• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), including sexual obsessions and POCD

• Anxiety and phobias (e.g. emetophobia)

• Supervision

Therapist’s Registrations & Certifications

• Registered CPT (Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD) Provider

• Registered PE (Prolonged Exposure for PTSD) Therapist

• Registered PE (Prolonged Exposure) Consultant

• Certified Complex Trauma Therapist

• CACBT Certified (Canadian Association of Cognitive & Behavioural Therapies)

• Verified by Psychology Today and endorsed by 19 colleagues

• Registered with Best Therapists

• Registered therapist with the International OCD Foundation

Therapy Modalities

• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

• Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD

• Written Exposure Therapy (WET) for PTSD

• Prolonged Exposure (PE) for PTSD

• Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD

Population Served

• Adults

• Teens (16 years of age and older)

• Ontario residents

• PTSD and First Responders

• Nurses and PTSD

• Teachers

Appointment Availability

• Evenings

Therapist Fees

See our therapy fees.

Celissa is also a trained supervisor and educator of CBT.

• She has taken various courses, including Training CBT Supervisors (Beck Institute), Clinical Consultation through the Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program, and Clinical Supervisor (Adler Graduate Professional School).

• She has been providing private supervision since 2021 and has been a clinical supervisor and faculty member (teaching and training therapists across Ontario) with the Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program since 2018.