Relationship Anxiety Therapy in Ottawa & Across Ontario
Personalized Therapy for Relationship Anxiety in Ottawa & Across Ontario
If you are seeking relationship anxiety therapy in Ottawa or virtual psychotherapy for relational anxiety in Ontario, I provide personalized support for adults who struggle with a nervous system on high alert. Relationship anxiety is a heightened sense of unease in close relationships that often manifests as overthinking interactions, replaying conversations, or a persistent worry that you are “too much” or “not enough.”
Even in safe relationships, your nervous system may remain on high alert—scanning for signs of conflict, disconnection, or abandonment.
In my practice, relationship anxiety treatment supports Ontario residents who struggle with trusting reassurance or experience anxiety in close relationships, providing a depth-oriented path to move beyond emotional exhaustion and build lasting security.
How Past Experiences Shape Present Relationships: Attachment Therapy
Relationship anxiety is a nervous system response, shaped by early attachment experiences. When closeness once felt unpredictable or unsafe, your body learned to stay vigilant in relationships.
In my work as an attachment-based psychotherapist in Ottawa, I often see relationship anxiety linked to earlier attachment experiences or unresolved relational wounds where connection felt inconsistent, emotionally unsafe, or conditional—whether in childhood or later relationships.
Relationship anxiety often reflects old relational patterns resurfacing in present-day relationships. When closeness once felt uncertain, anxiety became a protective strategy—helping you anticipate disconnection, conflict, or rejection before it occurred.
Gal Zohar, Ottawa Psychotherapist Specializing in Relational Anxiety
In my work with clients, I noticed profound healing begins when we explore the emotional and relational roots beneath relationship anxiety; understanding what your anxiety might be protecting you from and why it developed in the first place.
Together, we can explore:
How relationship anxiety shows up in your body, emotions, and relationships
Triggers that activate fear of disconnection, rejection, or abandonment
Attachment patterns and early relational experiences
Anxious or protective parts of you that are trying to keep you safe
How past experiences shape present relationships
Building internal security while staying connected to others
Expressing needs and boundaries without self-abandonment
While coping strategies can be helpful in the moment, lasting change comes from addressing the relational and emotional roots beneath the anxiety. Therapy becomes a space where your nervous system can experience consistency, attunement, and emotional safety.
Online Psychotherapy in Ontario: Benefits for Relational Anxiety
Engaging in online psychotherapy in Ontario can help you shift from hyper-vigilance to secure connection. Therapy can help you experience:
Increased emotional regulation and self-trust
Less reactivity and overthinking in relationships
Clearer communication of needs and boundaries
Greater sense of safety in closeness
More secure and fulfilling connections