MN Psychotherapy Services

11/16/2025

I am preparing a presentation to help transitional housing staff understand and support the mental health needs of LGBTQ+ refugees

09/23/2025

🌍 Join me on October 9th at the Royal Ottawa Hospital for a rare and essential conversation:
Working with People Who Survived War and Torture.

This is a topic we often overlook in our practices—yet it is deeply needed. Together, we will explore the lived realities of war trauma, exile, and healing.

📍 Royal Ottawa Hospital
🔗 Register here: https://www.theroyal.ca/events/lives-exile-war-trauma-immigration-and-pathways-healing

05/30/2025

I am sharing this upcoming webinar if you are interested. I am one of the speakers on the panel.

Refugee claims based on s*xual orientation, gender identity and expression, and s*x characteristics have specific challenges.

05/24/2025

Q***r refugee relationships are rarely discussed in therapy or any q***r spaces.

Here are some important points to remember:
Many LGBTQ+ refugees enter relationships while still:

1- Awaiting refugee status.
2- Maybe dependent on partners for housing, financial stability, or community protection.
3- Navigating isolation, rejection and resettlement.

These create asymmetrical power dynamics, which may blur lines between support, coercion, and consent.

A relationship with an LGBTQ refugee isn’t just about love. It’s about unlearning. It’s about building safety where there used to be fear.

Do you agree with me? Write your comments.

Feel free to call me for a free consultation and free therapy sessions.

613.266.6203.

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04/30/2025

Next week, a colleague and I will present a session at the Ottawa Immigration Law Conference on “Breaking Bad News to Clients: Legal Strategies and Coping with the Stress.” I’ll be focusing on self-­care strategies for lawyers.

We’ve all experienced that moment when the law doesn’t go our clients’ way, and delivering the news can feel like carrying someone else’s heartbreak.

If you are attending, let's connect afterward, and please stop by and say hello!

Send a message to learn more

04/15/2025

Check out the latest events I'm leading with enthusiasm and purpose.

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Mego Nerses - Ottawa Psychotherapy Services is a private practice psychotherapist based in Ontario, Canada. Offering one-on-one and online counseling to clients 18+ in English, Arabic, and Armenian; and helping individuals searching to make authentic, meaningful, and mindful choices about how to liv...

03/01/2025

Your truth matters. Your safety matters. Your identity is valid. 💙🏳️‍🌈

📌 If you haven’t received your IRB hearing date yet, join our support group:
🔗 https://www.megonerses.com/refugeelgbtqsupportgroup/

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💬 Have you been through an IRB hearing? What helped you feel more prepared?

Feel free to contact me if you have questions
613.266.6203
mnpsychotherapy@gmail.com

02/16/2025

🆘 To Those Living in Fear Right Now: You Are Not Alone. 💔🏳️‍🌈

Many refugee claimants in Canada are feeling deep fear, uncertainty, and grief as deportations intensify just across the border. The fear of losing safety and being sent back to danger is a weight no one should carry.

To our LGBTQ+ refugee community: I see you. I hear you. I stand with you. 🫂

🌿 You deserve safety. You deserve dignity. You deserve to be here.

If you are struggling with anxiety, trauma, or fear, please reach out to trusted community groups and mental health support. Reach out to me for support!

💙 Stay connected. Stay informed. Stay supported.


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12/31/2024

With the turning of the year, I wish you all moments of clarity and strength as you continue to shape your path, guided by the stories and hopes that define you. May this year bring balance—between rest and action, solitude and connection—and an unwavering belief in your worth.

Wishing you a year filled with meaning, peace, and gentle joy.

Warm Regards,
Mego Nerses MEd, RP

10/27/2024

Amid the stressors of daily life, we often need moments of calm and tranquility.

Access this concise, free course to learn effective techniques for regulating your nervous system:

Introduction: The Importance of Nervous System Regulation

https://www.megonerses.com/course/introduction-the-importance-of-nervous/