Find a Therapist in De Winton, Alberta.

Contrary to popular psychology, believing that just the right psychological theory, intervention and technique will act like a health-care “magic pill” that can make one’s worries suddenly disappear is mistaken. Most of the therapeutic change that happens during psychotherapy is due to the therapeutic alliance: rapport, relationship and resources. Rapport is about the connection the client and therapist feel for each other. Relationship is about the constructive cognitive/emotional exchanges and trust that a client and therapist build up over time. Resources are about how the therapist helps the client activate their existing emotions, thoughts and behaviours in service to healthy change.

Life is difficult for all of us and it's often a trap when we focus on "just being happy." The truth is we've evolved for survival, NOT HAPPINESS. Happiness is a by-product of living a meaningful and fulfilling life. How do we do that? By living in alignment with our values, that is, what matters to us and what we really are about. It's been said that we're either living for our resume or for our eulogy. My therapy is called ACT - a dynamic new approach based on mindfulness, acceptance and committed action. Check it out here - http://www.amazon.ca/Happiness-Trap-Struggling-Start-Living/dp/1590305841/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1453052421&sr=1-1&keywords=the+happiness+trap

In therapy, I play a small role in creating a space for you to talk openly, and confidentially, about your thoughts, feelings and concerns. I work collaboratively with my clients to set each session agenda, to develop meaningful goals and to evaluate our progress together. I am transparent about how I conceptualize my client's situation and how ready they may be to make changes. You may find it unique that I was trained to avoid note-taking during therapy in order to be fully present for my clients.

[NOTE: MY OFFICE IS IN CALGARY -- I DO VIDEO SESSIONS ELSEWHERE IN ALBERTA]. I am a psychologist with 31 years of experience. I have expertise in several approaches. My main approaches include cognitive behaviour therapy, psychodynamic therapy, person-centred therapy, and existential therapy. If you want to see someone with extensive training and experience in psychotherapy, book a time by visiting https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=14249112

Psychotherapy is designed to increase your insight into your issues and support you in making positive changes in your life. Once you understand your feelings, and what makes you feel positive, anxious, or depressed, then you can learn to cope with difficult situations in a more adaptive way in the future. I provide a safe place to explore your issues and choose strategies that are based on your unique situation to help you move passed the any experiences or emotions that have been holding you back in life and find a happier and healthier future.

The motivations for individuals seeking out psychotherapy are as varied and unique as people themselves. Some engage in psychotherapy to explore challenging experiences or situations which they’d like to talk about in a safe and confidential setting. These might include issues such as loss and grief, relationship issues, separation, or other major life transitions, or experiences from the past. Others ask for help in how to change and or deal with certain emotional or behavioral traits. Some people seek Talk Therapy to help them explore a general feelings that their lives are not quite right, or to cope with feelings of depression, while others look to Talk Therapy as part of their efforts to discover or create meaning in their lives. Individuals are often...(view profile to read more)

My approach to Interpersonal Psychotherapy (ITP) is a safe, respectful, natural, and dynamic interactive process. I view the client-therapist experience as an interpersonal relationship that is founded on the principles of mutual respect and genuine caring. The therapeutic focus is largely on current relationships and how those relationships are perceived in a client’s life. Additionally, I encourage the exploration of conscious and unconscious emotional issues. Most persons possess a wealth of undeveloped strengths, assets, and capacities. Most of us use only a small percentage of our physical, mental, spiritual, and relational potentialities. By accessing a range of therapeutic techniques s....

I am an optimist with an unwavering confidence and belief in the strength and courage of every individual, and the capacity for change. I am not the expert in your life -- you are. I will stand beside you -- guiding, supporting, challenging -- as a collaborator and partner in pursuing the changes that you choose in your life. I can help you plan out your journey in the ocean of life, and balace what's on deck. When the waters get a little rough, I'll help you find ways to adjust your sails -- or weather the storm. Being human is about change and about growth -- I can help you do both. I can help you improve your quality of life and live a quality life.

I strive to create a warm and compassionate environment where people feel safe to explore the issues they are struggling with. My work is informed by my belief that we are all the best experts of our own lives and that we each have the self-righting ability to heal and move towards increased wellness. I have created a unique and effective way of supporting others to overcome life's challenges by combining the latest research in brain development and attachment theory and the use of EMDR, Mindfulness based Cognitive Therapy, and Family System theory.

I embody a person-centered approach in which I provide my clients with a safe, nonjudgmental, and confidential space to explore and resolve their struggles. My work is based on a foundation of collaboration and trust as I believe that each client is the expert of themselves and my role is to assist, teach, and empower you to create and implement solutions and that these skills will persist long after the termination of therapy.

Whether we face challenges, recognize negative thinking, behaviour, or relationship patterns or we simply strive for personal growth and potential psychotherapy can be very beneficial. It helps us to understand why we do what we do; it helps us to understand who we are and how to initiate a change. It is important to learn how to live here and now and to be able to say hat is important to us. I incorporate elements of psychodynamic therapy and I agree that increased self-awareness can initiate a change.

Psychotherapy is a very personal experience. I work to collaboratively individualize your therapy to meet your particular needs, personal interactions, help change in ways you hope to and overcome problems in ways you desire. I strive to optimize your own personal strengths, increase self-understanding and awareness, and increase confidence to reach your goals.

Most of us at one time or another will suffer from some form of emotional or psychological distress. Our feelings are a result of the complex interaction of our upbringing, our experiences, our relationships, our behaviours, and the way we think about things. Psychotherapy allows us to change our feelings by changing the way we think and behave. It can help you with communication to improve your relationships and make your life more joyful. I use cognitive behaviour therapy, mindfulness, and other approaches to help you change old habits and ways of thinking in order to help alleviate your emotional suffering.

Living Well's approach to psychotherapy is research-based and holistic. Because we attend to the current needs of clients, in addition to their long term goals, therapy tends to have greater long lasting results. Symptom management is important, and can be accomplished with CBT based interventions, but lasting results from therapy are also key. Far too many people seek therapy only to have it 'not work' or work just temporarily. For a holistic, strength based, research informed approach, Living Well is the ideal place to seek help.

~ I specialize in providing Psychotherapy services to individuals of all ages, using Client-Centered and Mindfulness-Based therapeutic approaches, with a focus on addressing issues such as Anxiety, Stress and Depression, as well as Self-Inquiry and Personal Growth. ~ I am also a Usui Reiki Ryoho Master offering Psychotherapeutic Soul Reiki. This is a unique new therapy modality that blends Eastern Energy concepts, with Mindfulness and Western Psychotherapy models and perspectives. ~ I use a creative and holistic approach to healing, by integrating mind, body and soul to help you on your journey.

When life feels like it's falling apart, we offer help in putting it back together. Come and experience wholeness in your emotions, your mind, your spirit and your relationships through both the techniques of psychology and the healing power of Christ. Life just wasn't meant to be lived in pieces and, now, there is a Christian Counselling option that gives you the tools to ensure you don't have to.

Do you need to talk? Sometimes getting through life's difficulties can seem daunting and talking with someone may provide a sounding board, an empathic ear, a fresh perspective and a different way of looking at things. Sometimes talking can help clear the confusion and make options more obvious. Learn to share about the things that are bothering you and weighing on you and creating stress and find ways to win at life.

I help clients using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), a skill-based approach in which I am certified. Practicing skills to change your thinking and behaviour leads to success in addressing issues in the same way that practicing skills leads to success in a career, academics, sports, music and many other endeavours. I track progress using clients' reports of their well-being and monitor the quality of my relationship with clients by soliciting written feedback.

Psychotherapy is a process of gaining an awareness of one's issues which leads to improving the understanding of one's issues. Following this, the process of psychotherapy is to follow through with some form of therapeutic action to either improve the awareness, increase one's understanding or resolve the issues that one originally came in to psychotherapy for.

Counselling is a safe, gentle, and supportive space where you can explore healing and growth. There are many ways to approach counselling and I can work with you to explore what might be a good fit for you. My hope is that counselling is a space where you feel heard, learn new skills, improve wellbeing, and/or where you can find authentic and meaningful ways to move forward in your life. I can provide counselling using a variety of emotional, cognitive, somatic, and behavioural approaches.

Psychotherapy takes a lot of courage to begin but it will help you grow and live the life you desire. I use an integrative approach to psychotherapy. I draw from multiple different theories because I want help you in a way that suits your need and personality. The primary theories I use are Attachment theory, Emotion Focused Therapy and Interpersonal Neurobiology. Most of our distress comes from our unhealthy view that we have of ourselves, our emotions, others and the world. Our time together will be processing these beliefs, developing new ones and fostering strengths and coping strategies.

Using a personalized approach tailored to you, I help you discover what you need to flourish. As an engaged and empathetic listener, I provide a caring, supportive space to experiment and experience changes in action, thoughts, and belief. With access to a variety of techniques from several different models for therapy (CBT, DBT, IPT, REBT, Rogerian), people seeing me have consistently experienced greater life and relationship satisfaction.

Psychotherapy is the use of psychological methods to help a person change behavior and overcome problems in a positive manner. Its aim is to help people understand the thoughts behind feeling anxious or depressed and addressing these thinking patterns. Psychotherapy will help you change behaviors and habits that are limiting you, to experiencing your fullest potential.

Often we know what we need to do differently, it's not that we don't have the wisdom, it's that it can be hard to apply! Doing Psychotherapy with me is a gentle and compassionate process of uncovering and tending to the old wounds and patterns that can be steering our behaviour and leading us astray. This frees up the space to live in the present with mindfulness, and create the future that we dream of!

As a therapist, I am guided by the notion that crises, trauma and hardships represent opportunities for change when healing is allowed to take place. I also work with the premise that a major component of healing is the relationship between the client and the therapist. Therapy provides an environment that can give you the opportunity to gain insight, process emotions, understand yourself better and facilitate positive change. I offer a safe, comfortable environment that is free of judgement where you will be accepted and met just where you are in your healing journey. I use a variety of techniques that are tailored uniquely to you.