Montréal · Therapists

Veronica Blackbourn

Psychotherapist, Guidance Counsellor

Responds within 10 hours

Veronica Blackbourn

Psychotherapist, Guidance Counsellor

Responds within 10 hours

MontréalSees clients at 5515 Chemin Queen Mary and online.

IndependentRunning their own practice from Montréal.

Things to know

Client ages

Teenagers to seniors (ages 13 and up).

Languages

English

About

Painful psychological and emotional symptoms are a form of communication from the psyche and the body. I seek to understand what a client's symptoms may be saying in order to best respond to the needs they express.

How I work

I see therapy as a process of self-exploration, understanding, and acceptance that can open up space to let go of old and repetitive patterns and self-concepts. The context of a warm and supportive therapeutic relationship makes it possible to uncover a liberating new array of thoughts, feelings and ways of being. In this work I approach my clients, and encourage my clients to approach themselves, with both compassion and curiosity, trusting in their innate ability to change and to grow.

Veronica self-identifies as LGBTQ2S+.

Services

What I can help with

anxietydepressiontraumainherited traumasystemic traumagender explorationsexuality explorationself exploration

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mourningacceptanceintegration of aspects of self and experiencerelationshipsfamily historypsychodynamic psychotherapypsychoanalytic psychotherapy

Qualifications

Veronica

Psychotherapist

9Years in practice

2Credentials

10 hTypical reply

Ordre des conseillers et conseillères d'orientation du Québec (OCCOQ)

201720657-17Valid in Québec

Veronica Blackbourn

Professional titles linked to this credentialGuidance Counsellor

receipts issued under the guidance counsellor title can be claimed as business expenses on taxes

Ordre des psychologues du Québec (OPQ)

201961829-19Valid in Québec

Veronica Blackbourn

Professional titles linked to this credentialPsychotherapist

The psychotherapy title is recognized by most insurance companies

Direct billing

Medavie Blue Cross

With another insurer, you pay and claim with your receipt.

Where I work

Online

Video sessions

Montréal

5515 Chemin Queen Mary, Montréal, Québec, H3X 1V4, Canada

Good to know

Questions you might have (but haven't asked yet)

Veronica BlackbournFeb 24, 2026

What should I expect to do outside of sessions?

Observe yourself, be curious about what you see, notice strong emotions, remember dreams

Veronica BlackbournFeb 24, 2026

My therapeutic style and approach

I am psychodynamically trained, which I consider to be a form of witnessing and accompaniment; the sessions reveal their own structure, and in my experience we end up following the threads we need to follow. I strive to think and practice from an anti-oppressive framework, recognizing that individuals face not only their own personal challenges, but also inherit the struggles of the wider social and political contexts they inhabit.

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Medavie Blue Cross Covered Professionals

Many international students in Montreal are covered by Medavie Blue Cross through their university health plan, including students at McGill and Concordia. The psychologists, social workers, and psychotherapists listed here have credentials recognized under Medavie Blue Cross plans, meaning sessions are typically eligible for reimbursement after you pay upfront and submit a claim.

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