Registration
Registered Psychotherapist, College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. CRPO #19786.
About Olea
A therapist for aging, caregiving, and the family roles underneath both.
Olea Ahmann is a Registered Psychotherapist based in Toronto. She works primarily with older adults and their families, including adults caring for aging parents.
Why this work
Older people were part of daily life before they were part of a care plan.
Olea grew up in Kazakhstan, where older people were part of daily life: at the table, in family stories, and in the everyday ways people looked after one another. Her grandparents and great-grandparents were early teachers: sources of memory, continuity, and connection.
After immigrating to Canada, she noticed how easily aging can become separated from community, family life, and the stories that make a person feel known. That contrast is part of why she works with older adults, caregivers, and families navigating later-life change.
Her work holds both sides of care: the older person who wants to be seen as more than their needs, and the caregiver who is trying to help without disappearing into the role.
Training and credentials
Grounded, psychodynamic, and specialized in later life.
Psychodynamic training
Trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy at the Toronto Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis.
Geriatric mental health
Additional training in aging, dementia care, and geriatric mental health through CAMH, McGill, and Rush University.
Languages
Therapy is available in English and Russian.
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