Simona Ilieva

Structural barriers, systemic pressures, and the weight of everyday life can quietly erode a person’s sense of direction — and Simona Ilieva built her practice around that reality. Working from Ottawa with individuals aged 16 and up, couples, and families across Ontario, she holds that mental health cannot be understood apart from the external forces shaping it. Her role is to help clients see both those forces clearly and the internal strengths they already carry.

Simona works with people navigating anxiety, trauma, depression, grief, anger, addiction, life transitions, relationship difficulties, intimate partner violence, parenting challenges, questions of cultural and racial identity, LGBTQ2IA+ concerns, body image, and issues of intimacy and sexuality. She draws on cognitive behavioural techniques alongside experiential approaches, tailoring the combination to each person rather than applying a fixed method.

The aim in her work is not only symptom relief but the cultivation of relationships and a way of living that feel genuinely authentic. Sessions begin with a free fifteen-minute consultation, and all appointments are held online through Psychotherapy Collective, her Ontario-based clinic.