{"id":2754,"date":"2025-01-21T14:30:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T14:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leonpsychology.ca\/?page_id=2754"},"modified":"2026-05-14T19:07:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T19:07:41","slug":"online-psychologists-ottawa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leonpsychology.ca\/en\/online-psychologists-ottawa\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Child and Teen Psychologist in Ottawa – Online Therapy in the National Capital Region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Online therapy services for school-age clients in the National Capital Region – English-language sessions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Online Therapy for Children, Adolescents, and Teens<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In Ottawa, parents seeking a licensed child or teen psychologist often face wait times of 6 to 12 months in the public system, and limited availability with private practitioners across the Ottawa-Gatineau region. Many families end up commuting for in-person sessions or postponing care altogether. Leon Psychology Clinic offers online psychotherapy for children (ages 9 to 13), adolescents (ages 14 to 17), and parental coaching, with no commute and no waiting list. Sessions take place from your home or your child preferred environment, in a clinical and confidential frame conducted by licensed psychologists trained in evidence-based methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For children, therapy often focuses on understanding and managing emotions like frustration, sadness, or anxiety. Using age-appropriate strategies, our psychologists help children build resilience, develop coping mechanisms, and improve their ability to regulate emotions. For children younger than nine, parent coaching is key in fostering strong attachment and addressing behavioural difficulties. Adolescents and teens, meanwhile, may face heightened struggles such as social anxiety, self-esteem issues, or challenges with friendships and family dynamics. Our tailored approaches, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), empower teens to overcome these difficulties by building self-awareness, confidence, and problem-solving skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes our approach unique is the emphasis on collaboration with parents. While sessions are often conducted one-on-one with the child or teen, we work closely with caregivers to provide guidance and strategies that reinforce progress at home. Whether addressing behavioral challenges, grief, or academic stress, our goal is to help children and teens build strong emotional foundations and foster healthier relationships with themselves and those around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why consult a child or teen psychologist in Ottawa?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pediatric mental health needs across Ontario have grown faster than the public network can absorb, and Ottawa-area children and adolescents often face long delays in publicly funded services. Many families across the Ottawa-Gatineau region, including Nepean, Kanata, Orleans and Barrhaven, turn to private online therapy to reduce these delays. Common reasons parents reach out include school anxiety, oppositional behavior, attention difficulties, sleep problems, social struggles, or the need to navigate a major life event such as a separation, a move, or the arrival of a sibling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our therapeutic approach with children and teens in Ottawa<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For young clients in Ottawa, therapy is built around a bilingual reality and the dynamics of a national-capital region where many parents work shifts at federal departments, the military, or hospital networks. With children 9 to 13, our psychologists combine structured conversation, age-appropriate exercises, and play-based work that translates feelings into observable behaviors. With adolescents 14 to 17, we lean on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, and emotion regulation strategies adapted to their level of autonomy and the bilingual schooling context (OCDSB, OCSB, CECCE, CEPEO). Parents of younger children may also book parental coaching separately. Every clinician on our team is registered with the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario (CPBAO) and trained in evidence-based methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frequently asked questions about child and teen therapy in Ottawa<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Will I be involved in my child therapy in Ottawa?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Parental involvement depends on the age of the young client. Children 9 to 13 benefit from a model that includes parents in the initial assessment and at regular update meetings – this is what allows what is built in session to land in the daily life of Kanata, Orleans, or Barrhaven families. With teens 14 to 17, the work is private and any contact with parents is negotiated in advance with the adolescent, except where ethics require otherwise. The full contract is laid out during the free 15-minute introductory call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will my private insurance cover my child sessions?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sessions with a psychologist registered with the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario (CPBAO) are reimbursable under most private group insurance plans in the National Capital Region – Sun Life, Manulife, Canada Life, GreenShield, Equitable Life, and Desjardins Insurance. For federal employees and their dependents, the Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP) also covers psychology services up to its annual ceiling. Receipts we issue qualify both as supporting documents for insurance and as eligible expenses for the federal medical expense tax credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can your psychologists communicate with my child school?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With written parental authorization (or by the teen aged 14 and over for their own file), our psychologists can communicate with the school team across Ottawa – whether that means a teacher, the school social worker, or a child and youth counselor at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB), the Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB), the Conseil des ecoles publiques de l’Est (CEPEO), the CECCE, or a private institution. This collaboration is particularly valuable when an Individual Education Plan (IEP), an exam accommodation, or a managed return to class is in motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I live near Ottawa but in a surrounding municipality. Can my child still consult?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Our online sessions cover all of Ontario, so families in Kanata, Orleans, Barrhaven, Nepean, Stittsville, Manotick, Gloucester or Cumberland can consult from home. The same applies on the Quebec side – Gatineau, Aylmer or Hull – where families with cross-border lives often find online sessions easier to schedule than in-person ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How quickly can my child get a first appointment?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Most Ottawa families schedule the free 15-minute introductory call within 5 to 10 days. The call is used to clarify the concern, define objectives, and confirm whether the assigned psychologist matches the needs of the child or teen. The first full session is then booked within 1 to 3 weeks, depending on the chosen clinician calendar and the family schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Contact information<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Email: <\/strong>info@leonpsychology.ca<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phone: <\/strong>819-200-7718<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When contacting us, please leave your full name and phone number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also book a FREE 15-min introductory call directly in our calendar:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Expertise in Psychological Care for children, adolescents and parents<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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At Leon Psychology Clinic, we believe that mental health support should be accessible and personalized. Using proven methods like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)<\/strong> and integrative therapeutic approaches, our team is equipped to help kids, teens and parents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n