Paul LeBlanc, Ottawa, ON

Paul LeBlanc providea therapy, counselling in the Ottawa region for 15 years. In addition to my private practice, I also provide hospital-based mental health care. As a therapist I am current in a number of therapeutic models and I keep up with current best practices in therapy and counselling techniques by regularly attending conferences and workshops. Also, working in a major teaching hospital allows me to learn from a large, multidisciplinary health care team. My style of therapy relies on two fundamental beliefs. One, that our relationships, personalities and mood have been influenced by the early bonds we experience as children and youth. Second, that our genetics and circumstances, things we are powerless over as children and youth, also influence the development of our personality and mood stability.