Catherine Sullivan Counselling Services

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Catherine Sullivan Counselling Services Trauma and EMDR therapy in West end Ottawa. I'm a therapist who is emphatic, compassionate and uses humour. Let's unpack and process your trauma.

I will validate your experience and make you feel heard. Let me guide you on your healing journey. Accepting new clients! In person appointments on Friday mornings. EMDR can help you re-process traumatic memories so they aren’t disturbing anymore. Talk therapy can help you learn new ways to understand your feelings. I work with those who have experienced trauma to help them heal and gain a better understanding of how to move forward. I now offer I-CBT to help treat OCD. This is an upstream treatment that targets the obsessional doubt(s) underlying the compulsive behaviour(s). I can help you regain your confidence, re-establish connections with yourself and others, and rebuild your sense of safety. I offer a safe space for you to unpack the relationship patterns that haven’t been working, and explore how trauma may be impacting your life. Together we’ll rebuild the foundation of your relationships with yourself and others. Using an eclectic mix of therapeutic techniques, including EMDR and I-CBT, I can help you begin to feel like yourself again. From this stronger foundation you can move forward and not have your past trauma(s) continue to affect you in the present. You can learn how to re-shape obsessional narratives into reality based ones. By reconnecting with yourself, you can learn to regulate your emotions and set healthy boundaries in your relationships with yourself and others.

10/08/2026

Another way to do your final resting pose if you have lower back issues
It's called constructive rest.
Lie back, rest and relax.

10/06/2026

Review of 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard.
I was surprised by this book. It was a well written thriller that kept me guessing until the end.
The end didn't feel forced like some thrillers do as if they have to wrap it up quickly.
I highly recommend. If you're not a reader it's also a show on Prime.

Check out my October Blog post! It's all about the use of Grounding in therapy.Grounding is such an important tool, esp...
10/02/2026

Check out my October Blog post! It's all about the use of Grounding in therapy.
Grounding is such an important tool, especially in trauma therapy, because our trauma responses tend to have us focusing on the past or the future instead of the present.
Using Grounding helps bring us back to the present and into our Window of Tolerance.
I also have a new FREE handout on one of the easiest grounding techniques called 5-4-3-2-1. Check out the link in my bio or on my website!

10/01/2026

Savasana aka final resting pose aka co**se pose
This is the most grounding pose because your body is in contact with the ground in so many areas
Just lie back, relax and enjoy!

September 30th is Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It’s a time to remember the childr...
09/30/2026

September 30th is Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
It’s a time to remember the children who never returned home and to honour Survivors and their families.
Reconciliation is rooted in the courage to listen, the humility to acknowledge past and ongoing harms, and an unwavering commitment to upholding the truth while confronting denialism in all forms.
I stand in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples today and every day, committing myself to the essential, ongoing work of truth-telling and meaningful reconciliation.

09/30/2026

Truth and Reconciliation Day. Orange shirt day.

09/27/2026

Review of A Deadly Episode by Anthony Horwowitz
This is a book in a series. I've read all the other books.
They're funny and I like the concept. Similar to Thursday Murder Club kind of vibe.
I recommend starting at the beginning of the series.

09/24/2026

Mountain pose
Excellent for grounding and centering yourself

Check out my FREE 4FS of trauma response handout! You can download it by clicking on the link in my bio or going to the...
09/23/2026

Check out my FREE 4FS of trauma response handout! You can download it by clicking on the link in my bio or going to the FREEBIES section on my website!
This handout shows the evolutionary and trauma responses and how your body responds. It will help you figure out which of the 4Fs your system tends to gravitate towards. There is usually one or two you fall into most often.

I have good news for people who were waiting to work with me!I'm accepting clients again!The summer was busy but now tha...
09/23/2026

I have good news for people who were waiting to work with me!
I'm accepting clients again!
The summer was busy but now that fall is upon us I have space to welcome new clients and supervisees into my practice!
Click the link in my bio to setup a FREE Consult and get started!

Address

1439 Woodroffe Avenue, Unit 1
Ottawa, ON
K2G1W1

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 11:30am
Friday 8:45am - 12pm

Telephone

+13433405031

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