Anxiety Therapy in Ottawa

We offer individual therapy (that’s just you and the therapist) in person in Ottawa West. We’re happy to welcome individuals for in-person therapy at our Centrepointe office location or virtually by video anywhere in Ontario.

What Anxiety Looks Like

Feeling anxious? Maybe?

If you experience any or all of the following symptoms, you might know our old friend, anxiety. Does this sound like you?

Trouble staying present, often thinking about what’s next and what could go wrong
Ruining your own fun by fixating on the worst case scenario
Trouble getting to sleep or remaining asleep
Doubting yourself
Feeling restless and unable to settle
Planning for every possible outcome
Feeling “stuck in your head” and unable to get out of your thought patterns

How anxiety works

What is anxiety anyway?

Anxiety is a term that gets tossed around a lot in today’s world. In general, anxiety is an experience of worry, nervousness, or overall unease tied to the unknown or any potential event with an uncertain outcome. For some, this manifests as anxiety around social situations. For others, the anxiety is around daily life tasks and events. For still others, relationships cause a flurry of anxiety that impacts your everyday life.

We live in a fast-paced world that encourages anxiety. It makes so much sense that so many of us experience anxious thoughts and feelings. We get it, and we work with clients like you. We offer therapy for anxiety in Ottawa West and online.

Working with Anxiety

What does working on your anxiety look like?

We believe in working with anxiety by helping you connect more deeply with your emotional world—not just your thoughts. While anxious thoughts often get the spotlight, anxiety is also a felt experience in the body. Therapy can help you tune into those emotions with curiosity and compassion, rather than judgment or avoidance.

Rather than trying to “think your way out” of anxiety, we often guide our clients to gently explore what your anxiety is trying to say. Is it protecting you from something? Is it trying to keep you safe from past hurt or disappointment? Anxiety often shows up when deeper emotional needs—like the need for safety, connection, or acceptance—aren’t being fully met.

In session we may work on:

Slowing down and tuning in to how anxiety feels in your body
Gently exploring what core emotions might be underneath the anxiety (like sadness, shame, or fear)
Processing past experiences that may be linked to your current anxiety patterns
Building your capacity to respond to emotional discomfort with self-compassion, rather than avoidance

The goal isn’t to get rid of anxiety completely—it’s to help you feel more grounded, emotionally aware, and confident in your ability to handle what comes up.

What to expect

Anxiety therapy at Levity

We’re trained as therapists to tailor our treatment to your unique needs. This means we can’t give one solid “This is how we work with anxiety all the time always” claim here. We can tell you that we most often work with anxious thoughts and feelings in these ways:

We’ll discuss what you’re experiencing and give you information that helps you understand your experience better
We’ll work on how you relate to your anxious thoughts (e.g., in what ways are these thoughts trying to help? Can we soothe them and keep moving with our day? Or maybe give them a high five to thank them and invite them to join us as you go to work or your kids’ soccer game?)

We’ll have you noticing when your anxious thoughts come up most and what you can do for yourself in those moments (e.g., soothing ourselves, being kinder to ourselves, finding humour in our anxious minds)
We will be there with you as you feel your anxiety. We’ll encourage you to be with yourself as you feel your anxiety – rather than trying to run away from it.

Take a look at our psychotherapist profiles to see who might feel like the right fit for you.

We make getting started as smooth as possible

We understand reaching out takes effort. We try to make it as simple as possible. Send us an email, book a session using the link at the top of this page, review our Contact page – there is truly no wrong way to get in touch with us! And we aim to get back to you within 24-48 hours, because we know the wait can be a drag.

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Let us know how we can help you!