A space for your whole self.
Collaborative, affirming therapy that attends to your experiences, relationships, and the context of your life.
Explore working together →Pauline O’BrienRP, CCC-S · SHE/THEY
Hamilton, Ontario · Psychotherapy & clinical supervision
Room to be you.
Space to become.
I bring curiosity, compassion, and a commitment to inspiring social justice in therapy, and clinical supervision. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, my work makes room for identity, lived experience, and the relationships that shape us.
Compassion.
Trauma focusedQueer affirmingNeurodivergent affirmingAnti-oppressive
Different paths. Shared values.
Work that meets you
where you are.
Reflect. Connect. Grow.
Thoughtful support for counsellors and psychotherapists navigating clinical complexity, ethical questions, and professional growth.
Enquire about supervision →Learning with purpose.
Clinical supervision education grounded in reflective practice, trauma awareness, and an anti-oppressive approach.
The Empowered Supervisor ↗Meet Pauline
Professional experience.
Lived understanding.
I’m Pauline O’Brien, RP, CCC-S—a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, educator, and researcher based in Hamilton, Ontario.
With 25 years of experience in counselling and psychotherapy, I bring a commitment to inspiring social justice in therapy, and clinical supervision.
Read my story →Research & writing
Questions that move
the work forward.
My interests connect lived experience with professional practice: how we come to know ourselves, how we care for others, and how we sustain meaningful work.
Coming out later in lifeTrauma stewardshipEmbodied awarenessProfessional resilienceInclusive supervision
Let’s connect
Start with a conversation.
Connect about psychotherapy, clinical supervision, teaching, or research.