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Established in 2018, Drice Psychotherapy is an Ottawa based practice that offers mental health services to individuals from a variety of psychotherapy modalities across Ontario. Our professionals are client centered, strengths based, and culturally informed. We value collaboration, anti-oppression, compassion, and spirituality. Our approach is centralized in the value of inclusivity and allyship.

PLEASE NOTE

Unfortunately, we are not welcoming new clients at this time. We welcome prospective clients to reconnect with us to schedule a consultation in September 2024.

To connect with a trusted clinician that has more immediate availability, please consider: Ogunlana Psychotherapy & Counselling, Shanuja Manoratnam, Therapy with Empathy, Elmi Counselling and Wellness, or Myriam Georges-Estigene

Therapist and Supervisor, Shamira Drice

Hello and welcome! 

My name is Shamira (pronounced like Shakira, but with an M replacing the K). I am a Registered Psychotherapist (RP) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO), and Clinical Supervisor. 

I accompany individual adults (18+) on their journey to enhance their ability to live with experiences that align with symptoms of ADHD, anxiety disorders, and relational trauma. My goal as a therapist is to provide meaningful support that promotes lasting improvements to mental health and emotional well-being. My approach integrates emotional deepening, insightful exploration, practical takeaways, your strengths and inner resources.

As a supervisor, I find myself drawn to offering support to novice therapists of colour (interning or qualifying) manage the particular challenges of our role. The supervisory atmosphere with me promotes reflective practice, support, confidence building, and professional development. Supervisees can expect a supportive space where they can explore their questions, share victories, attend to areas that require our focus and vent about challenges.

Our Services

  • Individual Therapy

  • Reduced Fee Therapy

  • Individual & Dyadic Supervision

  • Practicum Opportunities

  • ADHD Courses

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Areas of Support

  • Acculturation stress refers to the challenges that come with adapting to a new and different culture, typically the dominant one. These mental and emotional challenges can include:

    • transitional loneliness

    • reverse culture shock

    • shame

    • the pressure felt to maintain the balance that is required to meet the needs of multiple cultures

    • interpersonal conflicts

  • Helping clients manage symptoms of ADHD through practical strategies to enhance executive functioning, strenghts-based interventions, psychoeducation, and promoting self-compassion is Drice Psychotherapy’s primary specialty area.

  • The unfortunate state of our current world has produced a stressful environment bound to induce feelings of anxiety. Therapy can help with regulation, management, and understanding of these feelings. We can also help with feelings and symptoms that may fall under these categories of disorders:

    • Generalized Anxiety Disorder

    • Panic Disorder

    • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

      • including hair pulling (Trichotillomania) and skin picking (Dermatillomania)

    • Social Anxiety

    • Phobias

    Please note that you do not need a diagnosis to seek our services.

  • Depression and low mood can lead to experiences of persistent sadness, negative thinking, loneliness, loss of interest and despair. Therapy can help individuals cope with depression and low mood through emotional processing, self compassion, cognitive restructuring, and practical tools.

  • Relational trauma is a result of historical unreliability in the connection between one and the people they most want(ed) and need(ed) to be loved, protected and nurtured by. The wounds produced from these experiences can fuel the mental and emotional dysregulation that compromise ones’ ability to feel safety in relationships with others - and even themselves. Therapy can help individuals

    • make sense of their history

    • process and unpack their pain

    • work towards cultivating and seeking environments that support corrective emotional experiences

    • Adverse Childhood Experiences

      • abandonment

      • attachment trauma

      • childhood trauma (emotional, physical, verbal abuse)

      • neglect

      • parentification

      • spousification

    • Emotional Regulation

      • anger management

      • emotional dysregulation (intense emotional responses and reactions, impulsive behaviours)

    • Interpersonal Conflicts

    • Life Transitions

      • starting or ending a relationship (of any form, in any stage)

      • starting or ending a job/career

      • starting or ending an educational path

      • health issues

      • moving

    • Peer Relationships

      • bullying

      • communication skills

      • dissatisfaction

      • social skills

    • Self Esteem

    • Stress

  • Our Mission

    Drice Psychotherapy is a psychotherapy practice of mental health professionals who share a common set of values and principles which are grounded in compassion, inclusion, high-quality standards of care, and professional practice. Our practice is a safe space all communities, like, African, Caribbean, and Black identifying individuals, People of Colour, the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and those with learning and thinking differences. Our mission is to serve the well-being and growth of all as we intend to cultivate the care necessary for our community. Regardless of your path, you are welcome here at Drice Psychotherapy.

  • Our Vision

    The therapists at Drice Psychotherapy have lived experiences as individuals from racialized communities and immigrant families. Some of us identify as queer, or live with learning differences, or have once lived in poverty. Because of our journeys, we can understand and empathize with the complex barriers involved in accessing safe, destigmatized, and culturally relevant mental health services. Our vision is to assist in the dismantling of those barriers that limit access in the certain communities that do not often seek mental health services, as a result of said barriers.

  • Our Approach

    We engage in a collaborative approach with clients; focusing on their strengths as a basis for deepening the awareness of their thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and needs in order to identify a personalized path for healing and growth. Our belief lies in the notion that the psychotherapy space requires trust, vulnerability, and commitment. Our therapists are dedicated to providing a safe and confidential environment so our clients can explore their thoughts and feelings, and work towards achieving their personal goals. Each individual is unique and that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to therapy. Therefore, we tailor your journey with us to fit your specific needs and goals. Our therapists are licensed and certified mental health professionals who specialize in a range of therapeutic approaches like; Attachment-based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Self Compassion. We affirm the importance of employing evidence based methods and upholding professional standards of practice for our clients’ safety.

Comfort Boxes

Comfort boxes provide us with items to help us stay grounded and to remind us that we are deserving of comfort, presence and love. We have carefully curated items from 5 black woman-owned businesses to appeal to your 5 senses. Interested in buying a comfort box? Send us an email to purchase and arrange for a pick up in the Ottawa area!