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About Adrianna

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Adrianna Lebar is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology, providing online therapy across Ontario with in-person services coming soon to Ottawa, Ontario for children, teens, and adults. She works with clients experiencing anxiety, OCD, depression, self-esteem challenges, and identity-related concerns. Adrianna also supports LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent clients, including individuals exploring whether OCD or neurodivergence may be part of their experience, with or without a formal diagnosis.

Drawing from several years of experience supporting autistic and neurodivergent individuals across a range of developmental and emotional needs, Adrianna takes a neurodiversity-affirming, strengths-based approach to therapy. She integrates evidence-based approaches including ACT, CBT, ERP, mindfulness, and humanistic therapy, tailoring treatment to each client’s unique needs, communication style, and lived experience.

Adrianna is trained in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), the leading evidence-based treatment for OCD. She supports clients experiencing intrusive thoughts, compulsions, reassurance-seeking, perfectionism, anxiety, emotional dysregulation, and executive functioning challenges. Her work focuses on helping clients build practical coping tools, increase emotional awareness, strengthen self-understanding, and develop more flexible and compassionate ways of relating to themselves.

As a queer and neurodivergent therapist, Adrianna brings both professional expertise and personal understanding to her work while creating a warm, non-judgmental space where clients and families feel supported, understood, and empowered. Her approach is compassionate, collaborative, and paced to meet each person where they are, helping clients feel more confident when navigating daily challenges and creating meaningful change.

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  • Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

    Adrianna is registered with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario as a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying). This designation indicates that she has met the education and training requirements for registration and practices under the standards and oversight of the profession's regulatory body.

    CRPO Registration #19434

  • Education

    Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MACP)
    Yorkville University

    Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology
    Minor in Sexuality Studies
    Western University

    Specialized Training

    • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD - 27-hour intensive training presented by Thea Gallagher, PsyD.

    • OCD Foundations Training - Completed through the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF).

    • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT-Web 2.0) -Training developed by the Medical University of South Carolina.

    • Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice - Additional training in supporting Autistic and ADHD clients, including sensory-aware and affirming therapeutic approaches.

    • Trauma-Informed Practice - Continuing education in trauma-informed care, risk assessment, and safety planning.

    Continuing Professional Development

    Adrianna regularly engages in continuing education to stay current with evidence-based practices in psychotherapy, with particular interests in OCD, anxiety, trauma, neurodiversity, and inclusive mental health care.

    • Conducted autism-focused research at Western University during undergraduate studies, focusing on neurodevelopmental differences and supports for autistic individuals.

    • Worked in a behavioural therapy setting supporting autistic children and families, where she contributed to shifting practice toward more neurodiversity-affirming and autonomy-focused approaches. As Clinical Lead, reviewed client progress, supported program development with senior clinicians, and helped revise training and clinical guidelines accordingly.

    • Adrianna brings lived experience of neurodivergence, queerness, and chronic illness to her affirming and inclusive approach to therapy.