Trusted Virtual Counselling in Ontario

Specializing online treatment for Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, & OCD: Your Path to Healing and Growth

Are you Looking for effective virtual counselling in Ontario? Need some help setting goals? Practicing mindfulness? Setting boundaries with someone?

Meet our Virtual Therapists in Ontario

Social Workers

Psychotherapists

Psychologists

What Can Counselling Help with?

OCD

Trauma and PTSD

ADHD

Depression

Phobias (e.g. driving phobia, emetophobia, etc.)

Anxiety and stress

Grief & loss

Post-partum depression, anxiety or OCD

Men’s issues

Needing someone to talk to

Setting boundaries

We offer virtual supportive counselling. It can be a good option for people who aren’t interested in the structure of psychotherapy or CBT. They just want somebody to talk to. For example, maybe you are having a mid-life crisis or a divorce. You want someone to talk to who isn't a friend or family member.

Book a free consultation by clicking the button. Our Clinical Directors will meet with you and match you with a therapist based on your mental health symptoms.

Melissa and Celissa are the Co-Founders of Virtual CBT Psychotherapy, an online therapy practice in Ontario

How Does CBT Work? (Source: Psych Hub)

What is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)?

CBT is a form of talk therapy that has been very well-researched by experts. It will help you to feel better by helping you to look at your thinking and behaviours.

It has proven to be effective in treating a range of mental health conditions, including:

  • Depression

  • Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

  • Social anxiety

  • Phobias and fears (emetophobia/vomiting, animals and insects, blood and needles, claustrophobia, etc.)

  • Panic attacks or panic disorder

  • Insomnia and sleep disturbances

  • Health Anxiety

  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or trauma (complex trauma)

Virtual counselling means that you will meet by video (online) or by telephone with a therapist registered in Ontario.

How Many Counselling Sessions Will I Need?

On average, clients start to feel better after 6-8 weekly virtual counselling sessions. Some need up to 12 sessions. If you struggle with depression, seeing a therapist twice per week can often help you feel better faster.

Some people have had mental health concerns for a long time. They may need long-term virtual counseling. This can include work on core beliefs.

Through core belief work, you can examine negative beliefs. They may be about yourself, others, and the world around you. This work may take up to 20+ virtual counselling sessions. But, you can always discuss how often to meet with your therapist. So, if you're ready to take the first step to a healthier mind, consider virtual counselling today. You can book a free consultation by clicking on the black tab below.

Treatment Components

  1. Assessment: a therapist will meet with you to better understand who you are and what you are looking for. This will start with a free 15-minute consultation.

  2. Psychoeducation involves a therapist teaching you about your symptoms. They will also teach you how to get better.

  3. Cognitive or Thinking skills: the therapist will teach you how to analyze your thinking. For example, is my thinking helpful and is there another way of looking at this situation?

  4. Changing Behaviours: This can include many things. It includes tests of your thoughts, facing fears, and doing valued activities. For example, behavioural activation for depression.

  5. The purpose of relapse prevention is to get you ready for the end of treatment. It's also to start reducing your counselling sessions. Your therapist will help you start being more independent. Maybe, they will help you schedule self-therapy sessions.

Optional Treatment Components in Virtual Counselling

  1. Mindfulness

  2. Relaxation Skills

  3. Problem-Solving

  4. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Skills (e.g. mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and radical acceptance)

  5. Social Skills Training

Important Things to Know About Our Counselling:

  • Virtual counselling and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) are available in English and Farsi.

  • You can choose to work with a Social Worker, Psychologist, or Psychotherapist. You can also work with a Nurse therapist for your virtual therapy.

  • You can also choose a male or female psychotherapist.

  • We provide virtual (telephone and video) appointments to people across Ontario.

  • Our therapists are based out of Midland, Barrie, and Ottawa - Ontario.

Celissa and Melissa, Co-Founders of Virtual CBT Psychotherapy and registered social workers in Ontario