Counselling and Therapy in Oshawa

Great relationships start with self-awareness, healing, and growth. Whether you're working on your relationship with a partner or yourself, we’re here to help you do it with clarity and confidence.

Relationships can be hard—whether it’s with your partner, family, or even yourself. At The Relationship Agency, we help you understand yourself on a deeper level, heal from past experiences, and turn challenges into opportunities for growth. Our counselling and therapy in Oshawa is real, effective, and designed to create lasting change.

We can guide you to improved emotional regulation, meaningful relationships, and personal mastery. We offer individual, couple, child and family therapy, both in person in Oshawa and virtually across Ontario, so you can access the support you need wherever you are. Book a FREE 20-minute consultation with one of our therapists today.

Our Counselling Services

Maybe it’s stress at work, tension in your relationship, or just feeling stuck. The truth is, so much of what challenges us comes back to our relationships—especially the one we have with ourselves.

The anxiety you feel going to work with that terrible manager, the worry you carry about how you’re parenting, the stuck feeling you have in your career and friendships, the grief you carry around the loss of a loved one - they all have one thing in common - relationships - and our counselling in Oshawa and across Ontario can help.

Our counsellors and therapists are experts at helping you navigate your stressors and lead a more peaceful and fulfilling life. Therapy can help you understand your patterns, heal old wounds, and handle conflict in a way that actually brings you closer to the people who matter most

  • Virtual Therapy Across Ontario

    We know life can get busy, and making time for in-person therapy isn’t always possible. That’s why we’re proud to offer virtual therapy for clients across Ontario. Our secure and flexible online sessions bring expert support right to your home. Wherever you are in Ontario, we’re here for you.

  • Couples Counselling

    Couples Counselling strengthens your relationship by improving communication, navigating conflicts with care, rebuilding trust, and fostering deeper intimacy in a supportive and compassionate environment.

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  • Individual Relationship Therapy

    Gain clarity on your relationship goals, heal past wounds, stop people-pleasing and build balanced, loving connections. We offer expertise through our training in attachment, trauma, emotions-focused methods, and cognitive-based methods.

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  • Premarital Counselling

    Our premarital counselling is designed to strengthen communication, connection, and shared goals. Set your relationship up for long-term success with our evidence-based Prepare/Enrich program.

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  • ADHD Therapy

    We combine training in social work and psychotherapy techniques, expertise in what ADHD is and how it works, and understanding and lived experience with what it’s like to live with ADHD to support you.

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  • Anxiety and Burnout

    Anxiety therapy is designed to help you find relief from racing thoughts and overwhelming stress. We provide compassionate support, proven strategies, and tools to step into a more peaceful and fulfilling life.

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  • Grief and Caregiving

    Honour your losses and gently find your way to a new normal. Our compassionate support, specialized grief therapy, and tools to navigate caregiving challenges and life transitions can help you find peace.

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  • Women's Therapy

    We are passionate about working with women who, like us, know that there is more to life than living to work and who want to take control of building their own futures. Our women’s therapy is here to support you.

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  • ADHD Couples Counselling

    Navigate the unique challenges of ADHD in relationships. Improve communication, rebuild connection, and create balance with compassionate support for couples where one or both partners have ADHD.

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  • Child Therapy

    Our child therapy services help kids aged 5 to 15 express emotions and develop healthier relationships. We provide support for children as they navigate anxiety, depression, grief, social challenges, ADHD, and school-related issues.

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  • Family Therapy

    Our family therapy sessions focus on reducing conflict, understanding tension, and healing from past hurts. Together, you’ll create a supportive and peaceful home with stronger connections and a renewed sense of hope.

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Our Counselling & Therapy Services in Oshawa Can Help

At The Relationship Agency, we provide therapy tailored to your unique challenges and goals, helping you break free from what’s holding you back and move toward a more fulfilling life. 

We’re proud to offer in-person counselling and therapy in Oshawa to clients in Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa, Bowmanville, and across Durham Region. We also offer virtual counselling sessions for residents across Ontario.

Here’s how our therapists in Oshawa can help you:

Find Clarity + Take Action

Feeling stuck or unsure about what direction to take at home or work? Our relationship counselling Oshawa can help you find clarity and take action, lending our courage and expert knowledge along the way.

Find Support + Relief

Are you exhausted and overwhelmed, feeling buried under the weight of school, your career, or your relationship? Are you struggling with a loss and feeling buried by grief? We will support you in finding relief.

Set up a Future with Fulfilling Love

Need help navigating the dating world or healing through a breakup or divorce? We will walk alongside you to understand your pain and unhealthy patterns and set you up for a future with fulfilling love. Most importantly, we support you as you develop unconditional love for yourself.

Boost Communication + Intimacy

Tired of constantly fighting in your relationship and feeling unheard? A TRA relationship therapist near you can teach you how to have better communication and more intimacy, let go of resentments, and create the relationship you’ve always wanted.

Break Free from Trauma and Harmful Cycles

If you’re wondering why you keep finding yourself in the same situations over and over and are sick of feeling this way, we are exactly who you need to finally break free and redesign a life based on your values and goals.

Relationships are everything.

We know that therapy has the power to transform lives, and the most impactful way to improve your life is to improve your relationships. 

You don’t have to figure it all out on your own. Whether you want better communication, more trust, or just a deeper understanding of yourself, we’re here to help. Let’s start the conversation

Find the right relationship counsellor for you.

Seeking support for your mental health can feel overwhelming, especially if you’ve never done it before. Whether you're trying to navigate relationship issues, rebuild trust, or make sense of personal challenges, we’re here to guide you every step of the way.

Here’s why clients trust us to help them create meaningful change:

Why Choose Us?
We’re Experienced and Understanding

With specialized training in several approaches to relationship therapy, we offer the knowledge – and the heart – you need to feel supported.

We Meet You Where You Are

Our relationship counselling Oshawa is all about you. That means we listen, understand, and tailor every session to your goals and challenges.

We Make Support Accessible

Prefer to meet in person at our office? Need virtual therapy in other areas of Ontario? We offer flexible options, so getting help is one less thing to worry about.

We Provide a Safe Space

Sharing your story can feel scary, but we promise to make it safe. No judgment – just compassion, care, and understanding.

We Use What Works

Our therapy is grounded in proven techniques that have helped countless individuals, couples, and families move toward healing and growth.

Relationships are everything.

We know that therapy has the power to transform lives, and the most impactful way to improve your life is to improve your relationships. 

Find the right relationship counsellor for you.

Meet Your Ideal Therapist Near You

Choosing a therapist near you is a personal and important decision. That’s why our team is dedicated to creating a space where you feel comfortable, supported, and truly heard.

  • Maria Yammine, MSW, RSW

    Registered Social Worker/Psychotherapist

    Specialties: Couples and families, relationships, ADHD, trauma, anxiety/depression, children, grief/loss, LGBTQI+/queer affirming therapy, inter-racial couples/families, racial identity exploration

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  • Sara Mottola, MSW, RSW

    Registered Social Worker/Psychotherapist

    Specialties: Grief and loss, caregivers and helping professionals, anxiety and burnout, relationships and life transitions, older adults, dementia.

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  • Rohan Thompson Headshot

    Rohan Thompson, MSW, RSW

    Registered Social Worker/Psychotherapist

    Specialties: Couples, relationships, men’s issues, life stressors, grief and bereavement, anxiety, depression.

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  • Laura Bloom, MSW, RSW

    Registered Social Worker/Psychotherapist

    Specialties: Anxiety and burnout, adults with ADHD, life transitions, relationship and family dynamics, brain re-wiring, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

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  • Michelle Garraway, MSW, RSW

    Registered Social Worker/Psychotherapist

    Specialties: Couples, ADHD couples, relationships, women’s issues, racial identity.

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  • Oshawa therapist Leigh Hunter

    Leigh Hunter, BSW, RSW

    Registered Social Worker/Psychotherapist

    Specialties: Relationships, substance use, trauma, LGBT/queer & women’s identities, life changes, mental health & wellness.

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