Catherine Nesbitt, MACP (Candidate), RP (Q)

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

  • (613) 604-4732
  • catherine.nesbitt.ocp@gmail.com
  • 356 Woodroffe ave., Ottawa, Ontario

    Suite 201

  • $90
  • English
  • In-Person, Virtual
  • Individual Therapy
  • Emotional overwhelm, ADHD and executive functioning challenges, Substance use and other coping patterns, Self-criticism and shame, Identity and sense of self
  • I provide Pro Bono services
  • I provide sliding scale services
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I’ve been providing addiction and mental health counselling to adults in community health for several years. I’ve worked with people with many different concerns and life experiences and have found that I work particularly well with those who have busy, active minds and tend to be curious and reflective, but still get stuck in patterns that are hard to change. You might feel mentally overloaded, have emotions that can be hard to manage, be hard on yourself, struggle to follow through on things you want to do, or feel like you’re not where you should be, even when parts of your life are going well. For some people, ADHD is part of the picture.

In therapy, we can slow things down and look more closely at what is happening: the patterns you find yourself returning to, what you are feeling or needing in those moments, and what might be contributing to the way you respond. I tend to follow what feels most important to you rather than coming into sessions with a fixed agenda, and I try not to assume that I know what an experience means for you. We can try to make sense of it together and see where that takes us. That might mean exploring something more deeply, developing greater acceptance, trying practical strategies, or finding more flexibility and choice in how you respond.

The relationship we build is an important part of therapy. Feeling understood, being able to be honest about what is and isn’t working, and having space to explore things without judgment can make it easier to look at difficult experiences more openly and consider possibilities that may have been harder to see on your own.

As part of my Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, I am completing my clinical practicum at OCP under the supervision of Yena Bi, M.Ed., R.P., and Yoshie Martinez, M.Ed., R.P., C.C.C., SEP.

List of Degrees

  • - Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MACP), Yorkville University — In Progress
  • - Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science, Carleton University

List of Certifications

  • - Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) (CRPO) #23572

List of Professional Development

  • 2025 - Certified ADHD Professional (ADHD-CCSP) Intensive Training Course: Evidence-Based Strategies for Managing ADHD Across the Lifespan
  • 2024 - 2-Day Transforming Traumatic Grief: New Strategies for Meaningful Healing from Traumatic Loss, Kate Truitt, PhD, MBA
  • 2024 - Substance Use Disorders: Stigma-Free, Trauma-Informed, Recovery-Based Treatment, Paul Brasler, LCSW, CAIP
  • 2024 - Transforming Trauma with Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT), Leanne Campbell, PhD
  • 2024 - Clinical Applications of Internal Family Systems Therapy, Alexia (Lexi) D. Rothman, PhD
  • 2023 - 2-Day Anxiety Certification Course: Integrate CBT & Exposure & Response Prevention for Treatment of GAD, Panic Disorder, OCD, Social Anxiety, & Phobias, Kimberly Morrow, LCSW & Elizabeth DuPont Spencer, MSW, LCSW-C
  • 2023 - DBT for Adolescents (DBT-A), The Association for Psychological Therapies (APT)
  • 2023 - Acceptance & Commitment Therapy: 2-Day Intensive ACT Training, Daniel J. Moran, PhD
  • 2023 - Janina Fisher’s Trauma Treatment Certification Training (CCTP): The Latest Advances and Proven Techniques to Resolve Deeply Held Trauma, Janina Fisher, PhD
  • 2021 - 17th Annual ADHD Conference, Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (CADDRA)
  • 2021 - Solution Focused Brief Therapy: Revisited & Recharged, Elliott Connie, MA, LPC
  • 2021 - Building Tolerance for Emotional Distress / Expert Strategies to Help Clients Develop Tolerance for Emotional Distress, NICABM multi-expert training (including Peter Levine, Deb Dana and others)
  • 2018 - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Psychosis (CBTp), Noah Lazar, PhD, C.Psych
  • 2017 - Training Enhancement in Applied Cessation Counselling and Health (TEACH) Certification, CAMH
  • 2014 - SMART Recovery Facilitator Certification
  • 2014 - Calming the Emotional Storm: Using DBT to Help Your Clients Manage Their Emotions, Sheri Van Dijk, MSW, RSW
  • 2013 - Concurrent Disorders Training, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
  • 2012 - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), LivingWorks
  • 2012 - Motivational Interviewing, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)

List of Relevant Work Experience

  • - I have worked in community mental health since 2012 and have been providing addiction and mental health counselling since January 2020 as part of a clinical team, with supervision from a Registered Psychotherapist.

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