Individual Therapy & Counselling
in North Bay & Huntsville

Individual Therapy in
North Bay & Huntsville

Individual therapy at O.W.L. Counselling & Wellness is a one-on-one space to slow down, look beneath the surface, and start moving toward a life that feels
more like yours.

Work With Us

“We work in a way that’s Own. Willful. Living. Helping you make conscious, value-aligned choices rather than running on autopilot or
other people’s expectations.”

What Is Individual Therapy?

North Bay & Huntsville Therapy

Individual therapy is a confidential, one-on-one conversation with a trained psychotherapist or social worker. It’s not advice-giving and it’s not “just venting”, it’s structured, evidence-based work where we look at the patterns in your thoughts, feelings, body, and relationships, and build skills to shift the ones that are getting in your way. Some people come in with a clear goal. Most arrive somewhere in the middle of “something needs to change,” and we figure out the rest together.

We work in a way that’s Own. Willful. Living. Helping you make conscious, value-aligned choices rather than running on autopilot or other people’s expectations.

Our Approach

Therapy at OWL is trauma-informed and anti-oppressive. We honour your full story; including how identity, culture, family, and life experience have shaped what you’re carrying, and we move at your pace.

Our team is integrative and evidence-based. Depending on what you’re working on and who you’re working with, your
therapist may draw from:

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) : recognizing and reframing unhelpful thought patterns.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) : emotion regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness skills.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) : building tolerance for hard feelings while moving toward what matters.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) : exploring the parts of yourself in conflict, especially in trauma and self-criticism work. (If you’ve been searching IFS therapist near me, Shae Graham on our team works extensively with IFS.)

Mindfulness-based approaches : building a steadier, more compassionate relationship with your own mind.
Attachment-Based Therapy : making sense of how early relationships shape current ones.
Solution-Focused and Motivational Interviewing : moving forward when the goal is clear and the path isn’t.
Play-based and DBT-informed approaches for children and adolescents.

What Individual Therapy Supports

We're Here To Help & Support

If you’ve been searching anxiety therapist near me — racing thoughts, panic, social anxiety, perfectionism, the constant feeling of being “on” — anxiety therapy gives you tools to slow your nervous system and step out of the loop.

Anxiety.

Depression isn’t always tears, sometimes it’s numbness, exhaustion, irritability, or going through the motions. Depression counselling at OWL focuses on what’s underneath, not just symptom management.

Depression

ADHD counselling helps adults, teens, and children make sense of their brain, build systems that actually work, and untangle the years of shame that often come with it. Multiple OWL therapists specialize in ADHD, and we hold space for both formally diagnosed and self-identifying clients.

ADHD

Whether trauma is from a single event, childhood, or years of surviving what no one else noticed, our trauma therapy moves at your pace. We use gentle, body-aware approaches that don’t require you to retell every detail.

Trauma & PTSD

Depression isn’t always tears, sometimes it’s numbness, exhaustion, irritability, or going through the motions. Depression counselling at OWL focuses on what’s underneath, not just symptom management.

Grief & Loss

Whether trauma is from a single event, childhood, or years of surviving what no one else noticed, our trauma therapy moves at your pace. We use gentle, body-aware approaches that don’t require you to retell every detail.

OCD & Intrusive Thoughts

Depression isn’t always tears, sometimes it’s numbness, exhaustion, irritability, or going through the motions. Depression counselling at OWL focuses on what’s underneath, not just symptom management.

Burnout, Stress &
Life Transitions

Whether trauma is from a single event, childhood, or years of surviving what no one else noticed, our trauma therapy moves at your pace. We use gentle, body-aware approaches that don’t require you to retell every detail.

Self-Esteem, Identity & Inner-Critic Work

Whether trauma is from a single event, childhood, or years of surviving what no one else noticed, our trauma therapy moves at your pace. We use gentle, body-aware approaches that don’t require you to retell every detail.

Self-Esteem, Identity & Inner-Critic Work

Therapy for Teens, Youth & Children

Teen Therapy & Counselling for Youth

If you’ve been searching youth counsellor near me, teenager therapist near me, or therapy for teens near me; adolescents today are navigating academic stress, social media, identity questions, and family dynamics that adults didn’t grow up with. We have team members who work explicitly with teens and adolescents using CBT, DBT-informed, ACT, play-based, solution-focused, and psychodynamic approaches. We support teen anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, self-harm, school stress, gender and identity exploration, and family conflict.

Child Counselling
(Ages 6+)

For parents searching kids therapist near me — children communicate in different ways than adults, and our child therapy uses play-based, art-based, and mindfulness approaches alongside parent collaboration. We support kids navigating big emotions, behavioural challenges, ADHD/ADD, anxiety, family changes, school stress, and trauma. Hannah Gauvreau is the team’s primary child therapist.

Inclusive, Affirming Care

OWL is 2SLGBTQ+ affirming (listed on Rainbow Health Ontario), Indigenous-affirming, and culturally sensitive. We work with clients across the gender spectrum, in all relationship structures, and from all cultural backgrounds. We are registered with NIHB, MNO, IRS-RHSP, and Victim Services.

If you’re an Indigenous client, a 2SLGBTQ+ client, or someone whose past experiences have made therapy feel risky; that’s exactly what we built this practice for.

Frequently Asked Questions

You don’t have to be in crisis to benefit. If something has been bothering you for a while, or if you keep running into the same wall in different relationships or seasons of life, therapy is a reasonable place to look.
It varies. Some people see meaningful change in 6–10 sessions, especially with clear, focused goals (e.g. anxiety symptom management). Trauma, longer-standing patterns, and complex grief usually take longer. Your therapist will check in regularly about how the work is going.
We combine a thoughtful, human-centered approach with clear communication and reliable results. It’s not just what we do—it’s how we do it that sets us apart.
You can reach us anytime via our contact page or email. We aim to respond quickly—usually within one business day.
We offer flexible pricing based on project type and complexity. After an initial conversation, we’ll provide a transparent quote with no hidden costs.
Collaborative, honest, and straightforward. We're here to guide the process, bring ideas to the table, and keep things moving.