Kerry is currently completing a master’s degree in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University, and is a student member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA). She also holds Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) degrees from the University of Alberta. Previously, she worked for several years in leadership roles in communications/PR providing consulting services to clients across many sectors in Canada and the United States. Kerry has also served on volunteer boards including the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and the Stollery Women’s Network (SWN), as well as in mentorship roles supporting young professionals and students.

Through Kerry’s two decades of corporate experience, and training with Dr. Gary Namie from the Workplace Bullying Institute, she also brings a nuanced perspective regarding the complex issues impacting people at work and how to cope.

Inspirational Quotes:

“What lies behind you and what lies in front of you pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.” – Lao Tzu

“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” / “With the certainty of tides, just like hopes springing high, still I’ll rise.” – Maya Angelou

How do you believe counselling can help?

Healing and coming into one’s own with a greater sense of self-acceptance is a journey. This includes effectively managing and negotiating relationships with others, which can be challenging and complicated. Counselling can help provide individuals a doorway into greater self-revelation and insight that can help carry a person through life’s challenges with greater confidence and resiliency.

Your approach to counselling:

I aim to provide a respectful space supported by an empathic and collaborative style rooted in compassionate listening and understanding where clients can explore their own self-discovery and grow to become their best selves. I take an integrated approach from a client-centred theoretical perspective where individuals are holistically appreciated. And I incorporate tools and techniques that are suited to supporting people’s own unique paths, including drawing upon cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), compassion focused, and solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) interventions.

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Marcus is a Master of Social Work graduate of the University of British Columbia. Additionally, he has a BA (UAlberta), BSW (UCalgary), and is a Registered Clinical Social Worker with the Alberta College of Social Workers.

Marcus works with individuals, couples, and families, aged 12-100. His strongest interest is relationship counselling.

Marcus became a counsellor to help people change and grow through intentional work within a professional relationship.

Specialties in Counselling:

• Marriage & family therapy
• Reconciliation counselling
• Discernment in decision-making
• Men’s issues
• Grief
• Anxiety
• Depression

Inspirational Quote: Ecclesiastes 3:1-9 “To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven, a time to be born, a time to die; a time to plant, a time to reap; a time to kill, a time to heal; a time to break down, a time to build; a time to weep, a time to laugh; a time to mourn, a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to speak, and a time to keep silent; a time for war, and a time for peace.”

How do you believe counselling can help? “With and through supportive accompaniment, people can more deeply understand themselves and their social environment and can build skills for successful living and hope for a different future. Skilled and compassionate service to others is my hallmark.”

Your approach to counselling: Systems – working with people in the context of their lives (e.g., bio-psycho-social, relationships, work, culture, faith and spirituality).

Strength-based – identifying and harnessing people’s innate and acquired abilities and skills.

Existential – exploring purpose, meaning, and vocation in people’s lives.

Availibility: Thursdays: 5, 6:30, 7:30 Fridays: 10:30, 11:30; 1:30

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Freda completed her undergraduate degrees at the University of Saskatchewan and Athabasca University, and her Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University. Freda has worked for several years with children, youth, and families, and provides support for people experiencing trauma, anxiety, depression, substance use, ADHD and relationship conflict. Freda is passionate about working towards equality and justice for all members of our community.

Inspirational Quote:

“When you have more than what you need, build a longer table, not a higher fence.”-Unknown

How do you believe counselling can help?

I believe that people create stories out of the events which take place in their lives, and that those stories help us to understand who we are, where we come from, and where we are going. Sometimes the stories of our lives are not what we’d like them to be, and often the environment we are living in contributes to those less-than-desirable plot lines.

You could think of me as a ghost writer. I can help you with the writing, but the story is yours, and you are always in control of what you want it to say. I use many different strategies as we work together, based on what we are working on and what feels comfortable to you.

Your approach to counselling:

I use strategies from a variety of different counselling perspectives, primarily narrative therapy, person-centred therapy, and ACT. I believe that the best approach is one that is tailored to the needs and wishes of the person.

Availability: Mondays 2:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Tuesdays 2:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Wednesdays 2:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Thursdays 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Saturdays 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Specialties in Counselling:

• ADHD (management)
• Anxiety
• Brain injuries
• Couples
• Depression
• Relationship Issues
• Substance use
• Trauma

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Melissa is a Registered Provisional Psychologist who completed her Master of Counselling degree through City University of Seattle in Canada. Her undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology from Concordia University of Edmonton. She has been working in the mental health field for roughly 10 years and has been counselling for the past 5 years.

Melissa was initially attracted to a career as a therapist because she observed how helpful therapy has been to people close to her. This belief has been reinforced through her work with clients seeking to overcome childhood wounds and other relational ruptures that have led to the development of mental health problems. Melissa’s therapeutic work is currently focused on adults (particularly young adults) who live with depression, anxiety, stress, and various forms of trauma. When she isn’t counselling, Melissa enjoys reading good books, coffee, gardening, hiking, and spending time with her husband and kids.

Inspirational Quotes:

“Fortunately the human psyche, like human bones, is strongly inclined toward self-healing. The psychotherapist’s job, like that of the orthopaedic surgeon’s, is to provide the conditions in which self-healing can best take place.”- Bowlby, 1988

“Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.” – Brown, 2010

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” – Rogers, 1961

How do you believe counselling can help?

I believe our deepest wounds often occur because our relationships with others are less than ideal. Counselling helps by providing a safe, judgement-free space to process how these relationships create maladaptive assumptions about ourselves, the world, and our safety in it. We are then able to begin creating and testing new assumptions and ways of interacting with ourselves and the people around us.

Your approach to counselling:

My approach to counselling is deeply rooted in attachment theory, influenced by the work of John Bowlby and Sue Johnson. I also pull heavily from cognitive behavioural interventions (how thoughs, feelings, and behaviours mutually influence one another) and the mindfulness interventions of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Finally, I am a client-centred therapist who tries to tailor my approach to my clients’ needs and readiness to change.

Availability: Tuesdays 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Wednesdays 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Fridays 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Specialties in Counselling: Anxiety Attachment-informed counselling Depression Life transitions and coming of age issues Post-secondary students Stress management Trauma (past/current)

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Landor initially practiced as a Pastoral Counsellor for 9 years until he chartered as a Registered Psychologist in 1984 and has been a practicing Counselling Psychologist for a total of 37 years. Landor’s graduate education includes the following: M.Div., 1975; M.Sc. (Human Ecology), 1984; Ph.D. (Education), 2005. He works with adult individuals, couples, Indigenous individuals, and couples. His interest in counselling is “helping people in their becoming” – Bruno Bettelheim.

Landor was an ordained minister for a number of years – through his work at Cornerstone he have been afforded the opportunity to work with persons seeking counselling from a range of faith and Christian denominational perspectives.

Specialties in Counselling:

• Individual psychotherapy
• Marital/relationship counseling
• Custom pre-marital counseling
• Career/executive assessments
• Life coaching

Inspirational Quote: “…every individual is unique – is a new set of experiences, a new universe: has been granted the ability to bring something new into being; is capable of participating in the act of creation itself. It is the expression of this capacity for creative action that makes the tragic conditions of life tolerable, bearable – remarkable, miraculous” (Peterson, Jordan B., 1999, Maps of meaning, Routledge, London & New York).

How do you believe counselling can help? “Through the art of being present to another person”, Mahoney suggests, “the client/therapist relationship provides a context for vital experiments in living…a transformational crucible” (2003).”

Your approach to counselling: “Existential & integrative”

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Shelby completed her Master of Counselling degree at City University of Seattle in Edmonton and is a Registered Psychologist through the College of Alberta Psychologists. Her previous education includes a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Applied Psychology and a minor in Education from Concordia University of Edmonton.

Shelby works with adults, adolescents, children, couples, and families from all walks of life. She believes that we are all responsible for creating our own meaning in life. Our past plays an important role in shaping who we are as individuals, but it does not determine who we become. Shelby will work with you to overcome the things that may be holding you back in life and to strengthen your genuine self.

Specialties in Counselling:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Suicide & Self-Harm
• Anger Management
• Stress Management
• Self-Esteem
• Relationships

Inspirational Quote: “Meanings are not determined by situations, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give to situations.” – Alfred Adler

How do you believe counselling can help?: Each person has a unique perspective that shapes the way they view the world and make sense of things. These perspectives dictate how and why a person behaves the way that they do, but sometimes we get stuck in negative patterns that are hard to get out of. Awareness of our unique patterns and ourselves is the first step to creating a meaningful life. Counselling provides a safe environment in which we can explore and work towards a healthier version of ourselves.

Your approach to counselling: As a counsellor my role is to teach, guide, and encourage people in creating a better understanding and changing the parts of their life story that is holding them back. My goal is to create a cooperative, optimistic, respectful, and growth-focused therapeutic environment in which people can feel safe. Although much of my practice is influenced by Adlerian psychotherapy, I draw on other counselling models to fit the unique needs of each individual.

Availability:

Mondays 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Wednesdays 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Thursdays 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Fridays 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Andrew McBeth is a Registered Provisional Psychologist. Before completing a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University, Andrew worked in the world of radio broadcasting. He went on to complete a Bachelor of Religious Studies and spent time serving as a pastor with the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada.

For Andrew, working as a therapist is viewed as an act of human service, from which professional excellence and quality care entwine to promote a sense of safety and wellbeing for people seeking counselling. Andrew finds nothing more fulfilling than the experience of journeying alongside individuals during times of difficulty, helping them navigate the countless complexities of life en route to therapeutic change.

Andrew is also interested in spirituality and the exploration of what people consider to be spiritually sacred. He believes the counselling process, when integrated with spirituality, can facilitate health and wellbeing as people discover more of themselves through an inquisitive investigation of what is held most sacred.

Inspirational Quote “Reality is more what we make of it than what it might really be.” –Steve De Shazer

How do you believe counselling can help? Counselling provides a bridge between problematic situations and change. As the cornerstone of counselling, the therapeutic relationship provides people with the opportunity to address and work through deep-seated psychological concerns free from such obstacles as bias and judgement. No matter the issue—emotional turmoil, life change, crisis, doubts, difficulties, frustrations, spirituality, or suicidality—counselling lays the groundwork for resiliency and provides a path forward towards personal healing and transformation.

Your Approach to Counselling As a counsellor, my role is to facilitate depth of discovery by helping you develop a deeper understanding of yourself and your potential to enact change in your life. Through an integrative approach to counselling that draws from numerous therapeutic methods, the goal is to tailor the approach to your unique circumstance and needs. Aside from the therapeutic method, the counsellor-client relationship is paramount in that you and I, through a collaborative relationship, co-create a therapeutic experience conducive to the outcomes that you’re seeking to achieve.

Availability: * Mondays 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. * Tuesdays 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. * Wednesdays 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. * Thursdays 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. * Fridays 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Specialties in Counselling: * Addictions * Anger management * Anxiety * Depression * Grief and loss * LGBTQ+ related topics * Life transitions * OCD * Post-traumatic stress disorder * Relationship Issues * Stress management * Suicide and self harm * Trauma

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Marliss graduated with her Ph.D in 1988 from the University of Alberta. She has her Ph.D in Educational Psychology and has been counselling for 27 years.

Marliss works with individuals, couples, families, primarily adults, but also works with children and adolescents (when working with children it is essential to work with the parents as well.)

From the time that she was involved in planning her university career, she was interested in Psychology. Her mother was a special education teacher and her father was an Administrator in Social Work. She was always interested in their work and in their attitudes of caring for and helping others. When she took her first psychology course, she was totally inspired and knew that it was the direction that her career would take. She continued to believe that it was the most wonderful choice of career for herself. Marliss has always been fortunate to love her work. Marliss’s strongest interests in counselling are stress management, marriage counselling, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, understanding cognitive disabilities and special education needs, managing behavior problems, depression, and anxiety.

Specialties in Counselling:

• Marriage counselling
• Family counselling
• Managing behavior problems in children & adolescents
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (Diagnosis & Management)
• Stress management
• Managing depression & anxiety
• Grief counselling
• Dealing with children with special needs cognitive ability assessment, interpretation, & programming
• Issues related to self-esteem
• Recovering from marriage/relationship break-ups
• Anger management
• Addictions

How do you believe counselling can help? “Providing support in a nonjudgmental fashion, allowing people to have their feelings, recognizing the vulnerabilities, but also the strengths that individuals bring to the situation, offering observations and suggestions from a helpful perspective, and by helping clients to resolve their concerns within an accepting environment.”

Your approach to counselling: “I use a supportive, client focused approach. I strongly believe in Cognitive Behavior Therapy as well. I listen, ask questions, and provide observations, but also try to provide theoretical perspectives that will assist the individual to explore, understand, and resolve their concerns.”

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Steve received his undergrad in Psychology from the University of the Fraser Valley and his MA in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. He has much experience in working with adolescents in various capacities as well as adults. He is most interested in working with people with various types of anxiety, phobias, and depression since his theoretical orientation is both CBT and REBT.

The most rewarding part of being a psychologist is seeing people grow and change and being able to be a part of that. In his free time, he loves watching and playing sports, specifically hockey and football.

Specialties in Counselling:

• OCD
• Depression
• Social Anxiety
• Mindfulness
• CBT
• Emotional Dysregulation
• Relationships

Inspirational Quotes: “Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them.” – Epictetus

How do you believe counselling can help? “I believe therapy can help by developing trust with people while they begin to share very personal aspects of their lives. As clients start to open up and feel comfortable, they often discuss issues that they have never disclosed before, and it is often during these times that the process of change starts to occur.”

Your approach to counselling: “My approach to therapy involves seeing the client as the expert, as they know themselves better than anyone. Regardless of which modality I use, I always take a client centered approach by showing empathy, congruence, and unconditional positive regard which is arguably most important.”

Availability: Wednesdays 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Thursdays 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Saturdays 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

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Sean graduated from the University of Alberta with his Bachelor of Arts in 1991. He went on to the University of Minnesota earning his Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology in 1994.

Sean completed an internship in adoption, attachment disorder and play therapy in 1996. He has been counselling for 21 years and his strongest interests are military families and the stresses they face, the impact of childhood trauma, adoption and how people adjust to later adoption, family dynamics, and adjustment to family transitions.

Sean works with children, families and couples. He works with children beginning in infancy, but any work with children younger than 5 takes the form of parental consultation and focuses on building therapeutic parenting skills. Sean does counselling and assessments with children and families. He chose to become a counsellor because he was always drawn to service based careers that involved helping others: policing, military, counselling, and teaching. He believes that counselling impacts lives in a very personal and satisfying way. It is humbling and awe-inspiring to be part of a person’s efforts to improve themselves, and overcome the pain in their lives.

Specialties in Counselling:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Abuse victims
• Attachment and bonding
• Adoption
• Foster care
• Family relationships
• Stress
• Bullying
• Couples issues
• Step families
• Divorce
• Academic issues
• Anger management
• Behavioral problems

Inspirational Quotes: “Be the person you want your child to become” – Noah ben Seah

“Experience consists of mistakes from which you learn. Failure consists of mistakes from which you don’t.” – Gary Emery

How do you believe counselling can help? “Through the application of compassion, insight, and specific techniques within the context of a trusting therapeutic relationship, counselling offers people the opportunity to alter their frame of reference and re-write their working models (the assumptions we have about ourselves, others and the world around us). These assumptions colour our experience, decisions, and emotional responses. They are learned through our past personal experiences, and create our expectations about the present and the future. A person’s anxieties or unhappiness today result from their past experiences, and the working models the person has created based on those experiences.”

Your approach to counselling: “Eclectic. At its base, my approach arises from Humanistic-Existential psychology. I make heavy use of Cognitive Behavioral techniques. My work with children is fairly systemic, taking into account the context in which the child lives, and involving the parents in an ongoing consultation process, even when the work is focused on the child.”

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Alex is a Registered Psychologist and has been counselling at Cornerstone since January of 2021. One of the things she loves most about counselling is the privilege that comes through sitting with courageous individuals each and every day. She learns through her interactions with clients and is grateful for the opportunity to walk alongside them through various stages of life.

Since beginning her work, Alex has met with individual clients and couples from a wide range of backgrounds. She enjoys working with many diverse topics which may include: emotional regulation, relationship difficulties, spirituality, addiction, trauma, and much more. Alex received a Master of Arts in Counselling from Providence Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Alberta.

Inspirational Quote: “Choose, everyday to forgive yourself. You are human, flawed, and most of all worthy of love.” – Alison Malee

How do you believe counselling can help? Therapy is a collaborative process where both the therapist and client work together. In creating a therapeutic connection, individuals can feel heard and seen at their deepest levels. Through this, we can build on your unique strengths and cultivate hope and growth. I truly believe that change best occurs through positive human connection.

Your Approach to Counselling: I strive to create a compassionate, dignified, and safe environment. My approach, at its core, is rooted in attachment with an emphasis on existential, feminist/liberationist, and emotion-focused theories. In this space, there can be collaborative work in exploring new areas, inspiring awareness, and fostering healthy lifestyles and relationships. Additionally, I have received formal training in Gottman Level 1 and 2 Couples Counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing).

Availability: Mondays 1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Tuesdays 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Wednesdays 10:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Thursdays 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Fridays 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Specialties in Counselling:

• Addictions
• Anger management
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Grief and loss
• LGBTQ+ related issues
• Life transitions
• Relationship Issues
• Self-compassion & self-esteem
• Stress management
• Trauma

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Ann-Renee completed her Masters of Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University. She has a Bachelor of Religion and Child & Youth Care from Taylor University Seminary. Ann-Renee has extensive history working with children, teens, and their families with acute psychiatric challenges as in-patients within a hospital setting. She currently works with the Children’s Mental Health Education Team, running various single sessions and parenting groups for both caregivers and educators.

Ann-Renee is passionate about helping children, teens, and adults as they walk through their journey of life. She values the importance of a positive relationship between counsellor and client in recognizing and enhancing the strengths that already exist within the client.

Inspirational Quote: “To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.” – Bono (Pop group U2 front man)

How do you believe counselling can help? We are all trying to go through life as best we can, using the gifts that God has given us to the best of our abilities. Counselling allows us to recognize those gifts more clearly and use them in a positive and helpful way as we travel through the peaks and valleys of our own unique journey.

Your approach to counselling: My main goal as a counsellor is to listen and work collaboratively with clients in achieving their goals. I aim to offer a safe and judgement-free space in which the client can learn and grow. I try to use theoretical approaches that will best suit the client; however, my background is in Solution-Focused Therapy.

Availability:

• Mondays 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
• Tuesdays 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Specialties in Counselling:

• Anger management
• Exposure therapy
• OCD
• Parenting and family challenges
• Psychiatric challenges with children/teens
• Solution-focused therapy

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Emily received her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Counselling Psychology from the University of Alberta in 2006 and has been counselling for 20 years.

She works with individuals, couples, families, and groups. Emily’s interests in counselling are anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, communication, marital and relational difficulties, stress management, family of origin issues, and faith-based counselling.

Emily is a committed Christian and incorporates these values into her sessions for clients who want this perspective. She loves counselling and feels privileged to be able to support and help individuals who desire to improve their quality of life.

Specialties in Counselling:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Trauma
• Grief & loss
• Communication
• Marital & relational difficulties
• Stress management
• Family of origin issues
• Faith-based counselling

Inspirational Quote: Emily does not have a single quote that guides her life. Her inspiration comes from the Bible.

How do you believe counselling can help? “I believe that the key to therapeutic change lies in the quality of the therapeutic relationship. If clients experience complete acceptance, empathy, genuineness, openness, respect, and an understanding of the problem from the therapist, as well as ideas about its solution, it empowers them and causes them to feels free and safe to explore their issues.”

Your approach to counselling: “I am an integrative therapist and vary my counselling approach to accommodate my individual clients and the circumstances that bring them into counselling.”

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Agnes is currently a Master of Counselling Psychology Student at Athabasca University. She has a Bachelor of Sociology and Psychology and a Master of Science in Family Ecology and Practice, both from the University of Alberta. Agnes has over 15 years of experience working in the field of human services with disadvantaged individuals, families, and children at risk in various capacities. She currently works for Alberta Community and Social Services coordinating services for vulnerable clients with complex needs and those most at risk for falling through the gaps in government processes.

Agnes’ desire to become a therapist comes from having experienced and witnessed many human struggles. She believes that people have an innate capacity for growth, change, and reaching their fullest potential. She is passionate about people becoming their best selves. In her free time, she enjoys running, yoga, and gardening. Agnes lives close to God and draws strength from Him.

Developing Competency In:

· Anxiety

· Depression

· Trauma

· Grief and Loss

· Immigration

· Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

· Life Transitions

· Parenting

· Relationships

· Family of Origin Issues

· Couples and Families

Inspirational Quote

“Just keep swimming” – Dory in the movie Finding Nemo

How do you believe counselling can help

Counselling is a gift to yourself. It provides a safe space to get to know the real you, explore your challenges, and find meaning, healing, and peace.

Your Approach to Counselling

I approach counselling from a humanistic, person-centered perspective where clients are accepted unconditionally, with empathy, and without judgement. I believe people’s lived experiences hold clues towards understanding themselves and alleviating their current distress. I am learning to practice in a culturally responsive and socially just way by attending to clients’ cultural identities and spirituality. Keeping in mind each individual/family’s unique needs, I am drawn to integrated psychotherapy approaches including Solution Focused Therapy, CBT, REBT, Spiritually Oriented, and Mindfulness-Based Therapies.

Availability

Mondays: 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Thursdays: 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

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Caryn is a provisional psychologist and a doctoral student. She obtained a Master of Education degree in Educational Psychology and Special Education (School and Counselling Psychology) from the University of Saskatchewan. Currently, she is pursuing her PhD in Educational Psychology (Counselling Psychology) at the University of Alberta. Caryn is passionate about working with adolescents and adults to address life’s challenges and find a way forward. Her research interests include shame related to racism and ways to address it.

Caryn is a first-generation immigrant (1.5 generation according to some!) and has firsthand understanding of life in a new culture and what it’s like to live between two cultures. The moment she knew she was changing from a big(ger)-city BC girl to a prairie girl was when she wondered how a lack of snow would impact the farmers. She has yet to see the northern lights, but some day!

Inspirational Quote: “Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it.” – Confucius

How do you believe counselling can help: Along the path of the journey of life, we all come across challenging times where we need a safe place to just be ourselves and be heard. Talking to someone, gaining new perspectives and skills, and being seen can help make the journey easier. Even when things are going well, there are times where having a safe ear can be helpful because the twists and turns in life can sometimes leave us a little disoriented. Counselling can help make things clearer and help us discover where we want to go and how to get there.

Your Approach to Counselling: Caryn’s approach to counselling is integrative, not adhering strictly to one way of counselling. Central to it all is the relationship she builds with clients. She believes in being flexible in her approach and meeting clients where they’re at. Caryn strives to work together with clients to identify where they are, where they want to go, and how to get there. Her approaches include narrative therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, and person-centred approaches. She integrates elements of expressive arts therapy, emotionally focused therapy, and discussing in-the-moment experiences. She is also trained in cognitive processing therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Availability: Mondays 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Tuesdays 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Saturdays 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Specialties in Counselling:

• Adolescents
• Adults
• Anxiety
• Couples
• Cultural issues
• Depression
• Emotional regulation
• Individuals
• Life transitions
• Relationship Issues
• Trauma

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Tanisha received her bachelor’s in psychology in 2003, and a master’s in counselling psychology from Northern Caribbean University in 2005. She also pursued further training in the field at Athabasca University and California Southern University. Tanisha has several years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. She has provided therapeutic interventions for individuals presenting with various psychological issues such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, anger, grief, and loss. She has also supported individuals struggling with parenting issues, relationship problems, history of abuse, stress, and trauma. Tanisha is also able to provide spiritual support and Christian counselling.

Inspirational Quotes: “The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, suffering, struggles, loss, and have found their way out of the depts.” – Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

How do you believe counselling can help?

When we go through challenges and struggles as individuals, our thought patterns usually become negatively skewed and our ability to cope and solve problems often diminishes. Counselling can provide a safe, caring, nonjudgmental environment to share concerns and express our feelings. Counselling helps to release tension, restore hope, bring new perspectives, and generate solutions.

Your approach to counselling:

I mainly utilize cognitive behavioural techniques in helping clients examine their challenging thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. I believe that counselling should be client-centred as everyone is unique and possess their own answers and solutions within them. When suitable, I also integrate other theoretical approaches, prayer, play therapy and art.

Availability:

• Mondays 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
• Tuesdays 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
• Wednesdays 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
• Thursdays 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Specialties in Counselling:

• Abuse victims
• Anger management
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Family relationship issues
• Grief and loss
• Parenting
• PTSD
• Self-esteem
• Social skills building
• Stress
• Trauma

Tanisha received her bachelor’s in psychology in 2003, and a master’s in counselling psychology f... Read More