Online Therapy for Ottawa

Online therapy for Ottawa, at a glance. TEO Counselling provides online therapy to adults and couples across Ottawa and the National Capital Region — Kanata, Orleans, Barrhaven and Nepean — by video, with no Ottawa office. Two Ontario-registered clinicians serve Ottawa: Mohamad Shabib, a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the CRPO (#14298), in English or Arabic, and Rola Shbib, a Registered Social Worker with the OCSWSSW (#866715), for individual therapy. Appointments run 3:00 pm to midnight Eastern, seven days a week. Individual sessions are $150 and couples sessions $175, each 60 minutes, with no intake or assessment fee; OHIP does not cover psychotherapy in private practice, every session comes with an insurance-ready receipt, and direct billing is available with Mohamad for Pacific Blue Cross and TELUS eClaims plans (Canada Life, Manulife). The first step is a free 15-minute consultation by video or a scheduled phone call, booked online, no referral needed.

A Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) Serving Ottawa

Mohamad Shabib, MACP, CCC, is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and a Canadian Certified Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. As a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Mohamad practises with clinical supervision — an added layer of professional oversight built into your care. Sessions are available in English and Arabic.

He's joined by Rola Shbib, BSW (Hons), RSW — a Registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, based in London, Ontario. Rola offers counselling to clients across Ontario, including Ottawa, with a focus on crisis support, grief and loss, anxiety, and addictions.

Why Ottawa Clients Choose Online Therapy

Between demanding schedules and long winters, online therapy can be a realistic way to get consistent weekly support. Trauma work, including EMDR, and couples work both run by video here, and the sessions follow the same structure they would in a room — what changes is that you keep the same clinician wherever in the region you are, and the appointment fits inside an evening instead of consuming it. We also work with clients in Toronto, Hamilton and Sudbury, and our Ontario therapy page covers the rest of the province.

Who you would be working with

Ontario is the one province where two TEO clinicians are registered, so Ottawa clients can be matched rather than simply assigned.

Mohamad Shabib, MACP, CCC is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. His training is concentrated in trauma and relationships: Advanced EMDR through an EMDRIA-approved programme, Internal Family Systems Levels 1 and 2, the Gottman Method Levels 1 and 2 for couples, and CBT for Trauma Levels 1 and 2. He has also worked directly in concurrent trauma and addictions treatment. Sessions in English or Arabic. If EMDR is part of what you are looking for, our EMDR therapy online in Ontario page covers how it works over video. As a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) he practises with clinical supervision — a second experienced clinician involved in the oversight of your care.

Rola Shbib, BSW (Hons), RSW is a Registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, and she lives in Ontario herself. Her background spans crisis intervention and suicide-prevention work, addictions, and grief and loss — she holds an honours degree in thanatology, the study of death, dying and bereavement. Sessions in English.

Which of them you see depends on what you are bringing and who has room, and that is settled on the free consultation call rather than guessed at now.

EMDR therapy in Ottawa — by video

EMDR for Ottawa clients is with Mohamad Shabib, who trained in Advanced EMDR through an EMDRIA-approved programme and delivers it by video. EMDR is an eight-phase approach to processing distressing memories — the phases are described by the EMDR International Association — and over video the bilateral stimulation is done with on-screen eye movements or self-tapping rather than a therapist’s hand moving in front of you.

It does not start on the first day. The early sessions are history-taking and preparation — building the steadying skills you will use when a memory is activated, and agreeing on a stop signal you control — and reprocessing begins only once there is enough stability to make it worth doing. That order is the same online as it would be in a room, which is why a first EMDR session is a talking session rather than a memory session.

What you need is a private space, a stable connection and an hour you will not be interrupted in. If you are weighing EMDR against IFS or CBT-based trauma work, the free consultation is the place to ask; the EMDR therapy online in Ontario page covers how the sessions run in more detail.

Appointment times in Ottawa

Sessions run from the Pacific coast, from noon until nine in the evening, seven days a week. Ottawa is three hours ahead, which puts the window at 3:00 pm until midnight Eastern time.

That is an unusual shape for a therapy practice and it is the most useful thing on this page for some people. Appointments that start at nine, ten or eleven at night are ordinary here rather than a special favour — which matters if you work rotating shifts, if you are only free once the children are asleep, or if leaving the office early for a mid-afternoon appointment was never realistic.

The trade-off is honest: mornings are not available. Nothing starts before three in the afternoon your time. If your only workable hours are before lunch, this is not the right practice for you, and it is better to know that now than after a booking.

Common questions

Do you have an office in Ottawa?

No. TEO Counselling is virtual only — every session is by video, anywhere in the National Capital Region and across Ontario. No commute, no waiting room, and currently no waitlist.

Is therapy covered by OHIP?

No. Psychotherapy in private practice is not covered by OHIP anywhere in Ontario. Coverage comes through extended health benefits, an employee assistance programme, or private payment. Federal public service plans in particular may include a mental health benefit — it is worth checking which designations yours names — Mohamad is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the CRPO and Rola is a Registered Social Worker with the OCSWSSW.

How late can I book?

Sessions run until midnight Eastern time, seven days a week, because the practice operates on Pacific hours. That suits shift work and long days better than a nine-to-five clinic does. Mornings are not available — nothing starts before 3:00 pm your time.

Do you offer sessions in French?

No. Sessions are available in English, or in Arabic with Mohamad. In a bilingual city that is worth stating plainly rather than leaving you to discover it at the consultation — if you want to work in French, you are better served elsewhere.

Can I be seen outside the city?

Yes, anywhere in Ontario. Kanata, Orleans, Barrhaven, Nepean, the Valley or further afield makes no difference to a video session. Sessions can run by phone rather than video where the connection is unreliable.

Do you offer couples therapy in Ottawa?

Yes. Couples therapy for Ottawa is by video with Mohamad Shabib, trained in the Gottman Method at Levels 1 and 2. Sessions are $175 per 60-minute session, partners can join from the same room or from two different places, and appointments run until midnight Eastern seven days a week. It starts with a free 15-minute consultation that either or both of you can attend.

Can I do EMDR online from Ottawa?

Yes. EMDR for Ottawa clients is delivered by video by Mohamad Shabib, who trained in Advanced EMDR through an EMDRIA-approved programme. The bilateral stimulation uses on-screen eye movements or self-tapping, the preparation phase comes before any memory work, and a private room with a stable connection is all the setup required. Sessions are $150 per 60-minute session.