Matt Segal
Matt is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) in Ottawa providing in-person and online counselling sessions to adult individuals.
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Online & In Person at 437 Gilmour
Adult Individuals
English
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The world can be a difficult place in which to exist authentically. It can ask us to compromise and repress important parts of the Self to fit in, to be accepted, to succeed, to be loved, and even to survive. For many of us, these pressures are internalized so early in life that they feel subtle, invisible, and inseparable from who we are.
Over time, these patterns can become overwhelming, leaving us feeling disconnected, anxious, or hopelessly caught in familiar and uncomfortable cycles. Often, we come to therapy when the parts of us that learned to survive feel locked in conflict with our desire to live authentically. Both of these drives are honourable aspects of the human experience, and I seek to understand and honour this tension rather than fight or extinguish it. Together, we can explore these experiences with curiosity and compassion, without judgement.
Much of what shapes our inner lives lies beyond our conscious awareness, in the deeper, less familiar parts of ourselves. Using an integrative psychodynamic approach, I work with clients to explore unconscious processes, emotions, needs, fears, desires, and the different parts of ourselves through imagination, dreams, fantasies, and recurring patterns. By bringing these experiences into our awareness, we can better understand how our past shapes our present, opening possibilities for meaningful change and a deeper connection to Self.
My clinical concentrations include:
Self-Esteem, Identity & Personal Growth
Anxiety & Depression
Trauma & Grief
Relationship Difficulties, Family Conflict & Estrangement
My psychotherapeutic approaches include:
Psychodynamic
Jungian
Attachment-based
Existential
Object Relations
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
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50 Min Session = $150
50-minute sessions are covered by most extended health insurance policies since John is supervised by Jeff, a Registered Psychotherapist. Check your policy for “psychotherapy” coverage.
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