Meet Dr. Ottawa, Psychotherapist / Professional  Counselor

Dr. Ottawa Easingwood, Ph.D, offers caring and professional counselling services.

Background / Qualifications

Dr. Ottawa Easingwood was born in Red Lake Ontario.  She left home to continue her studies and was working in the helping industry.  In 1984, she married.  She and her husband went to the Northwest Territories, where they worked in a cross cultural context in several capacities, (mission work, the field of Social Services and Drug & Alcohol.)  They started their family, (three children), and left the north to continue their studies whereupon she obtained a masters degree and two doctorate degrees in counselling.   She has been working in private practice for over 18 years, and has been a sessional instructor at Grant Macewan University for the past 6 years. 

Dr. Ottawa Easingwood believes that every marriage and every relationship is worth saving. 

“Your family, relationships and marriage are important to me” 

“Marriages, relationships requires time, commitment and investment” 

"This year my husband and I are celebrating 25 years of marriage.  In reflection of these last twenty-five years, I can say that there have been more good times than bad times however those bad times almost tempted us to quit, to give up. Through much self searching and our faith, we both made the decision to give our relationship another chance. We pushed ahead, took responsibility for our issues and worked through. Great strides can be attained if we are willing to believe in ourselves and give ourselves a chance. I would like to encourage you to give your relationship a chance.

Counseling Philosophy / Values

1.  Safety. Dr. Ottawa believes each individual has the right to be treated with dignity and respect and endeavours to create a climate of safety.  

2. Right to self determination. Dr. Ottawa will respect the client’s right to self determination and independence. All  interviews  and sessions will be classified as confidential as per the intake form.

3.  Clear Direction and goals. Dr. Ottawa believes that the time spent in counselling is valuable and will purpose to provide clear direction and goals in each session. 

4.  Develop skills, problem solve and insight. Along with working through one’s difficulties, individuals will develop skills, problem solve , find solutions, obtain resources and insight to their particular situation(s).

5.  Feel better and more hopeful. In a matter of a few sessions, individuals will begin to feel better, and feel more hopeful. Just as physical health problems take some focused and corrective steps to experience wellness, Dr. Ottawa believes that continued focus and corrective steps will  improve relationships and personal well being.

6.  Commitment. Dr. Ottawa believes that recovery is possible, redirecting your life, your marriage is possible, it is possible to fall in love again. She is very committed to those individuals she is seeing.

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