Breakthrough Counselling & Psychotherapy Services
Psychotherapy, Psychiatric Consultation, Clinical Supervision & Workshops
IN-PERSON IN OTTAWA
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ONLINE & TELEPHONE ACROSS ONTARIO AND QUEBEC
About Me
Almarine Thomas, Registered Psychotherapist
If you’re looking for a therapist who combines clinical expertise with genuine warmth and compassion, you’re in the right place. With over 20 years of experience, I help individuals, couples, families, and teens process trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship challenges with confidence and support.
My approach is both evidence‑based and deeply personal. I draw from CBT, DBT, TF‑CBT, EFT and EMDR to help you create a customized plan that fits your goals, values, and pace. Whether you prefer a Christian faith‑based lens or a non‑faith‑based approach, I meet you exactly where you are.
My goal is simple: to help you feel safe, understood, and empowered as you create meaningful, lasting change in your life.
Welcome!
Compassionate Counselling to Support Your Wellbeing.
Welcome — I’m really glad you’re here. If life feels heavy, confusing, or overwhelming, you don’t have to carry it alone. I support individuals, couples, families, and teens experiencing trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship problems. With over 20 years of experience, I offer a gentle, grounded space—faith‑based (Christian) or not—where you can feel safe, understood, and supported as you heal and find clarity.
Support for Every Stage of Life and Relationship
Counselling for Individuals, Couples, & Families in Ottawa, ON
Individual Therapy
A supportive space to explore emotions, reduce stress, gain insight, and build tools for healing, growth, and meaningful change.
Couples Counselling
Helps partners improve communication, repair trust, navigate conflict, and reconnect with understanding, care, and healthier relationship patterns.
Family Counselling
Supports families in improving communication, reducing conflict, and building skills for connection, cooperation, and respect through life’s changes.
Therapy is thoughtfully tailored to individuals, couples, and families across different life stages. Treatment may include a range of evidence-based modalities, such as EMDR and trauma-informed approaches, selected based on need. For a more detailed overview, please visit the services and modalities pages.
Therapy Grounded in Your Values
Offering evidence-based psychotherapy and Christian faith-integrated counselling, depending on your preferences.
Evidence-based Psychotherapy
A supportive space to explore emotions, reduce stress, gain insight, and build tools for healing, growth, and meaningful change.
Faith-based Counselling
Integrates therapy with your faith, offering a respectful space to explore challenges, healing, and growth through a Christian lens, if desired.
Everyone’s beliefs and values are different, and therapy should respect that. I work with clients who prefer a non-religious approach, as well as those who want their Christian faith integrated into counselling. You choose what is included, and therapy is shaped around your preferences.
Exploring EMDR Therapy?
EMDR is an evidence-based therapy used to treat trauma, anxiety, and distressing life experiences.
EMDR is a structured, evidence-based therapy that helps reduce the emotional impact of difficult or distressing experiences. It supports the brain’s natural ability to process memories that may feel stuck, overwhelming, or unresolved. Rather than reliving the past, EMDR helps experiences feel more distant and manageable, allowing greater emotional balance, clarity, and relief. Many people find it helpful for trauma, anxiety, grief, and stress.
Additional Services & Offerings
Specialized services available beyond ongoing therapy.
Psychiatric Consultation
Provides psychiatric assessment, medication guidance, and collaborative care to support mental health alongside ongoing therapy.
Workshops & Groups
Workshops and group therapy offering practical tools, education, and guided skill-building to support emotional well-being, relationships, and personal growth in a supportive group environment.
Supervision
Offers reflective support, skill development, and ethical guidance for therapists seeking growth, confidence, and thoughtful clinical practice.
Who I Work With
Support for Individuals, Couples, & Families Seeking Meaningful Change.
I support teens (14+), adults, couples, and families seeking a safe, compassionate space to navigate life’s challenges and create meaningful change. Whether you’re coping with trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, or feeling stuck, you don’t have to face it alone. I offer both faith-based and non-faith-based therapy, tailoring our work to your values and experiences. Together, we create space for healing, clarity, and renewed hope—in person in Ottawa or online across Ontario and Quebec.
- Teens (14+), adults, couples, and families
- Trauma, grief, anxiety, and depression
- Relationship challenges and life transitions
- Faith-based and non-faith-based therapy options
What You Can Expect
How Sessions Unfold & How I Support You Along the Way.
Therapy is a space for reflection, honesty, and growth. You can expect to be met with curiosity, care, and respect as we explore what matters most to you. My goal is to help you feel safe and supported while building insight, skills, and confidence to create meaningful, sustainable change.
- A safe, non-judgmental space
- Collaborative, goal-focused sessions
- Thoughtful pacing guided by your needs
- Practical tools for daily life
- Support for insight, healing, and growth
How To Get Started With Therapy
Book A Consultation
Meet with me for a 15 minute consult to ask questions and get a feel for the space.
Schedule Your First Appointment
Set up a time that fits your schedule.
Begin Your Journey
Each session supports your growth in a way that feels steady and manageable.
Let’s Connect!
Feel Free to Ask Any Questions & I’ll be Happy to Answer Them
Office Hours
Online & Phone Sessions
Monday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
In-Person, Online & Phone Sessions
Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Sunday & Statutory Holidays: Closed