Gregory Smith
Registered Psychotherapist
“I strive to create a warm and empathetic space where clients feel heard and supported. With extensive experience in trauma, anxiety, and relational challenges, I tailor my approach to each individual, helping them gain insight, build resilience, and navigate life’s complexities with greater confidence and clarity.”
About Me
I aim to provide a truly supportive space for you to openly explore your experiences. When facing trauma, anxiety, or relationship difficulties, I tailor our work to your unique needs. We can collaborate to gain insight into underlying patterns. Sessions also focus on developing practical strategies for building resilience. My approach helps those seeking a clear path forward, fostering greater confidence in navigating life's challenges.
Approach
Together we explore patterns with curiosity and practical focus, noticing how past experiences shape present reactions and daily choices. Sessions in Ottawa or via secure online video, conducted in English, move at a steady, collaborative pace that balances emotional processing with concrete skills. I introduce brief experiments, grounding practices, and relational reflection to support managing anxiety, processing trauma, navigating attention differences, and shifting interaction cycles; between sessions I suggest small, doable steps to reinforce change. This way of working often suits people seeking clearer coping tools and kinder self-understanding.
Services
Services Offered:
- •Relationship Counseling
- •Online Therapy
- •Psychotherapy
Works With:
- •Adults
- •Couples
- •Families
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
- •Addiction
- •Anxiety
- •ADHD / Attention
- •Mood Disorder
- •LGBTQI+ Support
- •Relationship Counseling
- •Trauma
Professional Title:
- •Registered Psychotherapist
Qualifications
Yorkville University
Registrations
College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
Registered Psychotherapist