4.0/ 5

Overall Quality Based on 2 ratings

Athem Houssein

Therapist specializing in Addiction in Ottawa, ON

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I'm Athem

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Credentials: MSW, RSW

Session Fee: $180 (sliding scale available)

✓ Offers Telehealth / Online Sessions

Languages

French

About

Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck? Do you feel disconnected from yourself or others? Do you find it hard to manage everyday stress or emotions? Are you struggling with past trauma or painful memories? Is your child or teen facing emotional or behavioral challenges? Have relationships in your life become a source of stress or conflict? Are you battling addiction or harmful coping patterns? Have recent life changes left you feeling lost or uncertain?

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Specialties, approaches & insurance

Specializes In

AddictionAnger ManagementAnxietyBehavioral IssuesCancerChronic IllnessCoping SkillsDepressionDivorceEating DisordersFamily ConflictFirst RespondersGriefOtherLife TransitionsMen's IssuesPeer RelationshipsOtherRacial IdentityRelationship IssuesSchool IssuesSelf EsteemStressTrauma and PTSDLGBTQ+TeenAdultsElders (65+)Bisexual AlliedGay AlliedHIV / AIDS AlliedImmuno-disordersIntersex AlliedLesbian AlliedLittle Person AlliedNon-Binary AlliedQueer AlliedRacial Justice AlliedSingle MotherTransgender Allied

Therapy Approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-basedCognitive Behavioral (CBT)Cognitive Processing (CPT)Dialectical (DBT)EMDRMotivational InterviewingNarrativePerson-CenteredPlay TherapyProlonged Exposure TherapySolution Focused Brief (SFBT)SomaticTrauma FocusedOther

Insurance Accepted

AetnaAlberta Blue CrossAllianceBlue CrossBlue ShieldBlueCross and BlueShieldCanada LifeChambers PlanDesjardinsEmpire Blue Cross Blue ShieldEquitable Life of CanadaFirst CanadianFirst Choice HealthFirst NationsGreat-West LifeGreen Shield CanadaGuardianHealth NetHomewood HealthJohnson Health PlanJohnston GroupLifeWiseManulifeMilitary OneSourcePacific Blue CrossRoyal Canadian Mounted PoliceSentara Health PlansSunLifeTELUS HealthThe Co-operatorsVeterans Affairs CanadaWSIB

2 Therapist Ratings

Quality

4.0
Mar 3, 2026
Would Recommend: YesFelt Heard: YesHelped w/ Goals: YesSessions: 15

helped me set better boundaries, good stuff

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Quality

4.0
Sep 21, 2025
Would Recommend: YesFelt Heard: YesHelped w/ Goals: YesSessions: 3

good fit for me

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