SECOND NATURE
Child, Youth & Family Therapy
Welcome.
The Second Nature team provides psychotherapy, counselling, and assessment services to children, youth, and families that repair and enhance relationships.
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We help families cultivate social and emotional skills through specialized mental health counselling and education services that are attachment-focused and rooted in nature.
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Book an indvidual session for your child, your teen, your spouse, or just for you. Together, we can find your strength so that you can continue being the parent that you were meant to be.
Who We Are Called to Serve
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Children and youth with special rights.
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Parents of children with exceptionalities.
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Parents and families.
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Postpartum parents and new parents.
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Educators.
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Women.
Meet the Owner
Anastasia Machan, R.E.C.E., B.A., M.A.,
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My name is Anastasia Machan and I am a mental health counsellor specializing in children, youth, and families. My background in Early Childhood Education, Women's and Gender Studies, and Psychology, as well as my experience as a mother of a neurodiverse child, has had a profound effect on how I view mental health, ability, and well-being. I provide culturally responsive and socially just counselling services that take into consideration the biological, sociological, and cultural underpinnings that form our unique worldviews. I support parents, families, and educators in becoming intentional and attachment-focused caregivers who are able to respond to their family's needs while balancing the importance of self-care.
Services
Address
1746 Ainsley Drive,
Ottawa, Ontario
Phone
613-884-6272