Clinical Supervision for Ottawa Psychotherapists
CRPO-compliant clinical supervision for Registered Psychotherapists, RP (Qualifying), and graduate students across Ottawa, Gatineau, and eastern Ontario. Virtual sessions designed to fit around full clinical days — $95 per session for group and dyadic, $185 for individual.
Supervision built for the Ottawa clinical landscape
Ottawa's psychotherapy community has a distinct shape. Unlike Toronto, where most clinicians are concentrated in private group practices, Ottawa's caseload is split across several worlds: federal public service EAPs (PSHCP, Homewood Health, LifeWorks), CHEO and The Royal's referral networks, military and veteran-serving clinics around CFB Petawawa and Rockcliffe, francophone and bilingual practices in Vanier, Orléans, and across the river in Gatineau, and a growing private practice scene in Westboro, the Glebe, Kanata, and Barrhaven.
That mix shapes what supervision actually needs to do here. An Ottawa supervisee might be working a federal trauma-informed file in the morning, a private fee-for-service couple in the afternoon, and a community agency intake in the evening — three different clinical frames in one day. Good supervision has to hold all of that.
We've been working with Ottawa-based supervisees since 2024. We're not a Toronto practice that happens to take Ottawa clients — we've intentionally built our supervisor bench to include clinicians with experience in the federal EAP system, trauma work with serving members and veterans, and bilingual practice contexts.
What CRPO actually requires (and why geography isn't on the list)
To count toward CRPO registration, your supervisor needs to be in good standing with a regulatory college whose members may practise psychotherapy, with at least five years of clinical experience, independent practice status (1,000 DCC hours and 150 supervision hours), 30 hours of directed learning in providing clinical supervision, and completion of CRPO's online supervision module.
What CRPO does not require: that your supervisor live in your city. CRPO doesn't pre-approve supervisors, and the responsibility to verify your supervisor's credentials sits with you — not with a registry.
Every supervisor on our team meets the criteria above. We provide:
Supervision agreements written to align with CRPO standards
Hour-tracking exportable from Jane App in audit-ready format
Receipts and records suitable for both CRPO and CRA purposes
All three CRPO-recognized formats: individual, dyadic, and structured group (capped at 8)
For a deeper walkthrough of the regulatory side, see our [complete guide to CRPO supervision requirements].
Who we work with in Ottawa
RP (Qualifying) clinicians building supervised hours while their caseloads grow. A common Ottawa pattern: hours accumulated through a community agency or hospital placement, supplemented with private fee-for-service work to reach the 1,000 DCC threshold faster.
Graduate students from Ottawa-area programs. We're an approved external supervisor for Yorkville University's MACP and regularly support practicum students from programs across the province. We're also familiar with the CRPO recognition status of the University of Ottawa's M.Ed. in Counselling Psychology and Saint Paul University's counselling and psychotherapy programs — useful if you're navigating the difference between "recognized program" and "non-recognized program" pathways at CRPO.
Clinic owners and group practice leads across Ottawa — particularly in Westboro, the Glebe, and Kanata — looking to outsource supervision rather than carry it internally. We can supervise an entire team and consolidate the administrative side into one place.
Clinicians directed by CRPO to seek additional supervision following a complaint, intake, or quality assurance flag. This is more common than people think and rarely as catastrophic as it feels in the moment. We provide a structured, non-judgmental space for that work.
Supervision formats and rates
Group Supervision — $95 per two-hour session. Five specialized weekly cohorts, capped at eight therapists. Organized around clinical orientation — integrative, relational/attachment-focused, ACT/EFT, and child & youth — so you're not the only trauma clinician in a room of CBT generalists, or vice versa.
Dyadic Supervision — $95 per supervisee per hour. Paired with one other supervisee. More focused than group, more accessible than individual. We'll match you with a partner based on caseload, experience level, and clinical focus.
Individual Supervision — $185 per hour. One-on-one with a supervisor who builds a real working knowledge of your practice over time. Best for complex case formulation, navigating ethical grey zones, or working through specific clinical material.
External supervision for graduate students whose programs require an outside supervisor. Pricing varies by program requirements — contact us.
The honest case for virtual supervision in Ottawa
We get the appeal of in-person supervision. There's something about being in a room together that video can't fully replicate. But for Ottawa-based clinicians specifically, the math usually favours virtual:
Time. A one-hour supervision session that requires 25 minutes of driving from Kanata to downtown, plus parking, plus the walk in, is a two-hour commitment for a one-hour session. Run that calculation across a year of weekly supervision and the answer becomes obvious.
Winter. Ottawa winters reliably take supervision sessions off the calendar for clinicians relying on in-person scheduling. Virtual doesn't have that problem.
Bench depth. A local-only Ottawa practice can match you with maybe a dozen supervisors. We can match you against a network that spans the province, which means a much higher likelihood of finding someone whose clinical focus and schedule actually fit yours.
Office continuity. Many Ottawa clinicians prefer taking supervision from their own office between client appointments — same chair, same setup, no transition friction.
If you genuinely want in-person supervision, we'd point you toward a local practice rather than push virtual on you. But if your real priority is finding a qualified supervisor whose specialty and availability fit your work, virtual is almost always the better answer.
Hour tracking and attestation
Our Jane App setup can produce a complete record of every supervision session you've attended — dates, times, format, supervisor — exportable as a single document. Attestation forms get emailed to admin@ontariosupervision.ca and come back signed within 24 to 48 hours.
In our years providing CRPO supervision, we've never had a single hour declined. Book your free consult
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an Ottawa-based supervisor to satisfy CRPO? No. CRPO's criteria are about credentials and experience, not location. Virtual supervision counts the same as in-person.
I work for a federal department's EAP — does that complicate anything? No. Your supervision arrangement is separate from your employment contract. Most federal EAP clinicians we work with use private supervision precisely because their employer doesn't provide it in a CRPO-compliant way.
Can supervision happen from my office between client sessions? Yes, and many of our Ottawa supervisees do exactly this. The only requirements are a private space and a stable connection.
Do you offer evening sessions? Yes. Several cohorts run in the evening, and individual supervision can usually be arranged outside business hours.
Are you an approved external supervisor for Ottawa-area graduate programs? We're approved for Yorkville University's MACP. For University of Ottawa, Saint Paul University, and other local programs, the answer depends on your specific program's policies — email us with your program name and we'll confirm directly.
I'm in Gatineau — can I still work with you? Yes, if you're registered (or working toward registration) with CRPO. CRPO governs the practice in Ontario regardless of where you physically sit during a virtual session, so if your clients are in Ontario, our supervision counts.
How quickly can I start? Most new supervisees are matched and scheduled within a week of their free consult. Group cohorts have rolling availability; individual and dyadic can usually start sooner.
Ready to get started?
Book a free 15-minute consult and we'll match you to a supervisor, format, and schedule that fits your Ottawa practice.
Questions? Email admin@ontariosupervision.ca