Online Therapy in Ontario
Virtual Counselling & Teletherapy
Get Support From Anywhere in the Province
Life doesn't pause when you can't make it to an office. Whether you're juggling work deadlines, parenting responsibilities, mobility challenges, or you simply feel more comfortable at home—online therapy gives you access to expert mental health support without the commute.
Virtual therapy in Ontario isn't a compromise. It's professional, effective counselling that fits into your real life.
Flexible Scheduling Including Evenings and Weekends
Virtual Therapy Across Ontario
Get Matched With a Therapist Within 24 Hours
Are You Looking For...
✓ Anxiety therapy you can access without leaving your safe space?
✓ Trauma counselling with EMDR-trained therapists via secure video?
✓ Couples therapy when coordinating schedules makes in-person impossible?
✓ ADHD support that works around your executive function challenges?
✓ Depression treatment when getting out of bed feels like climbing a mountain?
✓ Grief counselling during a time when connection feels impossible?
✓ LGBTQ+ affirming therapy in areas where local resources are limited?
You deserve mental health support that actually works with your life, not against it.
Online counselling in Ontario through The Relationship Agency connects you with registered social workers, psychotherapists, and trauma specialists who provide the same evidence-based care you'd receive in our Ajax or Oshawa offices—just from wherever you feel most comfortable.
How Online Therapy Works in Ontario
1. Get Matched With Your Therapist
Fill out our brief intake form and we'll match you with an Ontario online therapist who specializes in what you're dealing with—whether that's anxiety, relationship issues, trauma, ADHD, or life transitions. You'll hear from us within 24 hours.
2. Schedule Your First Session
Choose a time that works for you. We offer flexible appointment times including evenings and weekends because we know 9-5 doesn't work for everyone.
3. Join From Anywhere
Log into our secure, HIPAA-compliant video platform from your home, car, office, or anywhere with a private internet connection. No special software needed—it works right in your browser.
4. Experience Real Therapy, Virtually
Your virtual therapist uses the same evidence-based approaches as in-person sessions: EMDR for trauma, EFT for couples and emotional healing, CBT for anxiety and depression, IFS for understanding yourself more deeply.
Our Online Therapists' Areas of Expertise
Every Ontario online psychotherapist and registered social worker on our team is licensed, insured, and trained in evidence-based therapeutic approaches:
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) for trauma
EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) for individuals and couples
IFS (Internal Family Systems) for understanding your inner world
ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) for living a values based life
CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) for anxiety and depression
DBT skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Narrative Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
PACT (Pscyhobiological Approach to Couple Therapy) for couples therapy
Gottman Method for marriage counselling
Attachment-based therapy for relationship patterns
Trauma-informed care across all services.
What We Can Help You With Through Online Therapy
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Anxiety and Panic
Racing thoughts, constant worry, panic attacks that come out of nowhere. Online therapy for anxiety helps you understand what's driving your nervous system into overdrive and gives you practical tools to calm it down.
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Depression
When getting dressed feels impossible, virtual counselling meets you where you are—literally. You don't have to muster the energy to leave the house. Just show up as you are.
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Trauma and PTSD
Our virtual therapists are trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), which works effectively online for processing traumatic memories, childhood wounds, and PTSD symptoms.
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ADHD Support
Executive function challenges make getting to appointments hard. Online ADHD therapy removes that barrier while helping you develop strategies for focus, organization, emotional regulation, and time management.
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Grief and Loss
Whether you're grieving a death, a relationship ending, a life change, or a version of yourself you've outgrown—virtual grief counselling gives you space to process without having to "hold it together" in public.
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Life Transitions
Career changes, relocations, becoming a parent, divorce, retirement, coming out—major life shifts bring up big feelings. Online therapy helps you navigate the uncertainty.
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LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapy
Access gender-affirming, sexuality-affirming care regardless of where you live in Ontario. Our therapists understand coming out journeys, gender exploration, navigating family rejection, and dating while queer.
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Black and BIPOC Therapy
Find therapists who understand racialized trauma, microaggressions, intergenerational wounds, and the unique mental health challenges facing Black and racialized communities.
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Maternal Mental Health
Postpartum depression and anxiety, pregnancy loss, infertility, birth trauma—our virtual therapists provide specialized support during one of life's most vulnerable times.
Why Choose Virtual Therapy in Ontario?
Access Expert Therapy Online, No Matter Where You Live
Therapy That Fits Your Schedule
No commute time. No rushing through traffic. No scrambling for childcare. Virtual counselling in Canada means you can attend your session during your lunch break, after the kids are in bed, or before your workday starts.
Breaking Down Geographic Barriers
Living in a smaller Ontario community shouldn't mean settling for limited mental health options. Teletherapy in Ontario gives you access to specialized therapists—trauma specialists, LGBTQ+ affirming counsellors, ADHD experts, couples therapists trained in evidence-based methods—regardless of where you call home.
The Same Quality Care
Research consistently shows that online therapy is just as effective as in-person counselling for most mental health concerns. You're getting the same trained therapists, the same evidence-based approaches, the same professional care—just delivered through a screen instead of across a room..
Your Safe Space, Your Choice
Some people feel more comfortable opening up from their own couch than in an unfamiliar office. Online therapy lets you choose your environment—whether that's your bedroom, a quiet corner of your home, or even your parked car if that's where you find privacy.
Reduced Barriers to Consistent Care
When weather, transportation, physical health, or energy levels make leaving the house difficult, virtual therapy removes those obstacles. Consistency matters in therapy, and online sessions make it easier to show up week after week.
We can match you with a therapist
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Is Online Therapy as Effective as In-Person?
The short answer: Yes.
Research consistently demonstrates that virtual therapy produces the same outcomes as face-to-face counselling for most mental health concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, and ADHD.
Here's what the evidence shows:
Therapeutic Alliance Still Forms
The connection between you and your therapist—the single biggest predictor of therapy success—develops just as strongly through a screen. You'll still feel seen, heard, and understood.
Evidence-Based Approaches Work Online
CBT, EMDR, EFT, IFS, and other proven therapies are just as effective when delivered virtually. Your therapist uses the same techniques, just adapted for the online format.
Some People Actually Prefer It
Many clients report feeling more comfortable and open during online therapy. Being in your own space can reduce anxiety and help you access vulnerable feelings more easily.
What Online Therapy Works Best For:
Anxiety and panic disorders
Depression
PTSD and trauma (including EMDR)
Relationship and couples therapy
ADHD support
Grief counseling
Life transitions
LGBTQ+ identity exploration
When In-Person Might Be Better:
Active crisis situations requiring immediate safety intervention
Severe dissociative disorders
Situations where privacy at home isn't possibles.
It’s Easy to Get Started.
We Can Match You With a Therapist Within 24 Hours.
Fill Out The Form Below.
What Makes Our Virtual Therapy Different
1. You're Not Getting a Script—You're Getting Specialized Expertise
Our virtual therapists are all Master’s level Registered Social Workers. They aren't generalists reading from a CBT workbook. They're specialists in trauma recovery, relationship repair, ADHD support, grief work, and LGBTQ+ affirming care who happen to deliver that expertise online.
2. No Waitlists
Most virtual therapy Ontario services have weeks-long waitlists. We match you with a therapist within 24 hours because when you're ready for support, you shouldn't have to wait.
3. Therapists Who’ve Done Their Work
Every therapist at The Relationship Agency has walked their own healing journey. We know what it's like to sit in vulnerability, to wonder if you'll ever feel better, to take the risk of being truly seen.
That lived experience shapes how we show up for you—with genuine empathy, not clinical detachment.
4. Privacy and Security You Can Trust
We use encrypted, HIPAA-compliant video platforms that meet all Ontario privacy standards. Your sessions are confidential and secure.
5. Flexible and Accessible
Evening and weekend appointments available
No need to take time off work or arrange transportation
Works with most Ontario insurance plans that cover virtual therapy
Option to switch between online and in-person sessions (Ajax/Oshawa) if desired
Frequently Asked Questions About Online Therapy in Ontario
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No. Our secure video platform works in your web browser. You just need a device with a camera and microphone (phone, tablet, laptop, or computer) and a stable internet connection.
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Most Ontario extended health insurance plans that cover psychotherapy or social work services also cover virtual sessions. Check your specific plan or contact us and we can help you understand your coverage.
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Many clients attend sessions from their parked car, a private office, or even a quiet outdoor space with headphones. As long as you have privacy and internet access, it can work.
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Yes! EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is highly effective via teletherapy. Your therapist will guide you through the process using online adaptations of bilateral stimulation.
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No problem. If you're in the Ajax or Oshawa area, you can transition to in-person appointments at our offices anytime.
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All our therapists are registered with their professional colleges (College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario) and carry professional liability insurance. You can verify credentials directly through these regulatory bodies.
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Yes. We use encrypted, HIPAA and PHIPA-compliant platforms. Your sessions are private and protected under the same confidentiality standards as in-person therapy.
Ready to Start Online Therapy in Ontario?
You don't have to figure this out alone. And you don't have to wait weeks for an appointment or drive across town to get support.
Virtual therapy with The Relationship Agency gives you access to expert mental health care that fits your life—with licensed Ontario therapists who specialize in what you're actually dealing with.
Get matched with a virtual therapist within 24 hours.
Serving clients virtually across Ontario | Also offering in-person therapy in Ajax & Oshawa