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Nate Venema @ Psychotherapy for You
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW (he, him)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
1 Endorsed
Chatham, ON N7L
Let's Connect (343) 805-0202
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I am a Registered Social Worker and a virtual counselor in Ontario. My educational background includes a Bachelor of Psychology, a Master of Education, and a Master of Social Work. I provide strength-based therapy services for children, young adults, individuals, couples, and families using an anti-oppressive, integrated approach tailored to the unique needs of each new client. There are so many changes that happen as families grow and develop with the passing years, and I’m here to help with these transitions. For over twenty years I have worked in a variety of settings with diverse clients, including both long-term and brief
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interventions. I have training and experience in multiple modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, Dialectical Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, suicide and crisis de-escalation, and trauma-informed care. My areas of expertise include: - Children and adolescents with behavioral and mood issues-
Males struggling with anger, addictions, and ambivalence to treatment - Anxiety and depression (including issues related to FASD and addiction) - Phase-of-life changes, grief, and loss - Life stresses, transitions and next steps - Neurodevelopmental issues, academic issues, and ADHD. I believe that change happens when people are given the support
Call or Email Nate Venema @ Psychotherapy for You now for a free 15 minute consultation - (343) 805-0202
Let's Connect (343) 805-0202
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $160
- Couple Sessions $170
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Cheque, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa
Insurance
- Aetna
- Alberta Blue Cross
- Alberta School Employee
- Alliance
- Any/Out-of-network Insurance
- Arete
- Beneva | SSQ
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Canada Life | Great-West Life
- ComPsych
- CVAP | Crime Victim
- Desjardins
- Empire BlueCross BlueShield
- Equitable Life of Canada
- First Canadian Health
- First Choice Health | FCH
- First Nations Health Authority
- Great-West Life
- Green Shield Canada
- Guardian
- Health Net
- Homewood Health
- Humana
- iA Financial Group
- Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
- Interim Federal Health Program
- LifeWise
- LifeWorks | Morneau Shepell
- Manulife
- Medavie Blue Cross
- Medicare
- Meridian
- Military OneSource
- MultiPlan
- Optima | Sentara
- Pacific Blue Cross
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- SunLife
- The Co-operators
- UHC UnitedHealthcare UBH United Behavioral Health
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- WSIB
Check fees and, if listed, ask to verify your insurance coverage. Email or (343) 805-0202
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Nate Venema @ Psychotherapy for You
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with Ontario College of Social Workers & Social Service Workers Nate Venema
Registered Social Worker: Nate Venema
Specialties and Expertise
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Anxiety
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism
- Behavioural Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Body Positivity
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Cancer
- Career Guidance
- Child
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Relapse
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Dementia
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Intellectual Disability
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Medical Detox
- Medication Management
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Psychosis
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Testing and Evaluation
- Thinking Disorders
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Veterans
- Video Game Addiction
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
Endorsement
Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Bisexual Allied ,
Deaf Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Little Person Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Indigenous Peoples ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Bisexual Allied ,
Deaf Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Little Person Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Indigenous Peoples ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Adlerian
- AEDP
- Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA)
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Biofeedback
- Brainspotting
- Christian Counselling
- Clinical Supervision and Qualified Supervisors
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing (CPT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dance Movement Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused
- Energy Psychology
- Existential
- Experiential Therapy
- Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
- Expressive Arts
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Forensic Psychology
- Gestalt
- Gottman Method
- Humanistic
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Jungian
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Music Therapy
- Narrative
- Neuro-Linguistic (NLP)
- Neurofeedback
- Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychobiological Approach Couple Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Psychological Testing and Evaluation
- Rational Emotive Behaviour (REBT)
- Reality Therapy
- Relational
- Sandplay
- Schema Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Transpersonal
- Trauma Focused
Location
Additional Location
Psychotherapy for You
Ottawa, ON K2E
(343) 805-0202Call for a free consultation now - (343) 805-0202
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Nate Venema @ Psychotherapy for You
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW