Amanda Barnes
M.Ed. Registered Psychotherapist
I'm a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and a Canadian Certified Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA). I'm also a registered Guidance Counsellor in the province of Quebec (OCCOQ).
In private practice I work mainly with adolescents and young adults providing counselling and psychotherapy services for a variety of issues and mental health difficulties.
Services
Counselling and Psychotherapy for Adolescents and Young Adults. Specific concerns and areas of experience include:
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Self-esteem
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Depression
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Anxiety
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Self-injury
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Suicidal ideation
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Grief
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Stress
Consultation & Fees
Each therapy session lasts approximately 50 minutes with a fee of 150$
Payment is accepted through cash, cheque or e-transfer and a receipt will be provided.
Please note that OHIP does not cover psychotherapy provided by a psychotherapist, however some private insurance plans do. Please check with your provider to see if my services may be covered. If they cover psychotherapy provided by Registered Psychotherapists or Canadian Certified Counsellors then my credentials should be recognized. Insurance providers may require a medical prescription for psychotherapy services, I'd encourage you to verify this ahead of time as well.
You can keep your receipts as a medical expense for income tax purposes.
My approach
My approach to counselling & therapy is collaborative. I try to create a safe place for clients to share their lives and stories with me which include the challenges and struggles they are facing.
My therapeutic approach often combines different modalities including Client Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, Solution focused Therapy, and techniques based in Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing.
My belief is that if clients have a trusting, safe environment to explore themselves and their difficulties they can grow and often find solutions within themselves. Through the client centered approach I build and establish a working therapeutic relationship with my clients based in empathy, genuineness and unconditional positive regard through which positive change can take place.
I have a supervised practice with an experience practitioner, Caroline Elson, Registered Psychotherapist with CRPO and Certified Counsellor and Supervisor with CCPA as my supervisor.
Contact Me
Office location
444 Maclaren St. (2nd floor)
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0M8
Tel: 613-261-8841
Email: amandabarnes.RP@gmail.com