Find a Therapist in De Winton, Alberta.

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.

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....

Shift’s original psychotherapy for individuals for ages 11 and up. It’s results-driven, structured, and proactive. It is delivered by specially trained psychologists and counsellors, who have invested additional time in becoming exceptional clinicians, despite already having stellar credentials. Non-nurturing element identification Creation of a master psychotherapy progress checklist A “why” session which demonstrates the motivation for all dysfunctional behaviour, emotions, and thoughts Identification of the most active Limiting Beliefs through the creation of a visual neural tree.

Psychotherapy is a process where we explore and question what's going on in your life, to illuminate and consider new ways of self understanding. We all have a way of conceptualizing or telling ourselves and others the stories of our lives. The process you and I will begin is a way of changing the way you perceive your story. This conversation is at the heart of psychotherapy, a way of reframing or changing perspective on the way you are experiencing your life. When you know it differently, you don't change the facts, but you empower yourself to act differently within and about your life..

I have the benefit of various clinical methods that can offer a variety of methods specifically designed to best meet the needs of people who come in. I have a great deal of confidence in the inner resourcefulness of people, thus counselling focuses on fostering another's internal wisdom to support wellness. Diverse training in a number of therapy methods such as, Mindfulness-based, Acceptance & Commitment (ACT), Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR), Play, Expressive Arts, Attachment, Emotion-focused, Family Systems and Gottman therapies means there is enough versatility to ensure almost everyone can benefit from their psychotherapy experience.

Gerard has diverse experience as a psychologist and leader in social services, schools, university, workplaces, and his private practice. Using a theoretical foundation of social learning and cognitive-behavioural training, he is well-versed in various kinds of formal and informal assessment and solution-focussed approaches. He listens carefully to understand your needs and relies on his extensive experience to help you find solutions.

Dr. Val has been a psychotherapist for almost twenty years. She is versatile in her approaches and acquainted with many theoretical bases, but above all she is a good listener and really cares about her clients, and they can feel that. What Dr. Val has found is that this is a two-way relationship and generally speaking, her clients can be as helpful to her as she is to them. How empowering is that for each person who walks in? Clients build their confidence with Dr. Val.

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.

Tanya has experience in providing psychotherapy to teenagers, adults, marriage and family , vocational rehabilitation, and groups. If you have a request for group psychotherapy, please contact Tanya and she will try to organize group psychotherapy upon request. Psychotherapy is provided using a caring and goal-oriented approach. Tanya has extensive training in integrating psychotherapy with biblical theology and will integrate this perspective into therapy upon your request.

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.

Psychotherapy can be effective for a wide range of concerns such as anxiety, depression, grief/loss, relationships, addictions, spirituality etc. By creating a safe place for you to explore concerns and express feelings, we will be able identify unhealthy patterns and replace these with more functional ways of being in the world. The overall aim is to increase the quality of your life and assist you in using your strengths in order to find solutions to life's difficulties. I provide a non-judgemental sounding board for you and offer suggestions in order to help you successfully navigate life's many hurdles.

In the psychotherapy counselling time, a space will be provided to discuss all your concerns. Commonly discussed will be a number of past situations and current difficulties. People often feel less upset or hurt after the sessions. They may also view themselves and others in a more positive light and have a variety of skills for difficult situations that they previously did not have. People often benefit from having a private and confidential place to talk about many difficult and hurtful situations.

My primary activity is offering psychotherapy: The specific therapeutic approach I use depends on the unique needs, problems, and personalities of each individual client. Here are some of my main therapeutic approaches: Person-Centered Therapy Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Existential Psychotherapy Motivational Interviewing Solutions-focused Brief Therapy Gottman Method for Couples Therapy

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.

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 therapy involves helping individuals and couples see beyond the obvious. I use a combination of Brief solution focused therapy, CBT and spirituality as my main approach. I focus on how individuals would like their life to look and show them techniques to reshape the way they are looking at their world. I use plenty of metaphors, which has been shown to help some make sense of concepts.

Therapy using a variety of methods can help you experience relief from distressing symptoms and resolve, or learn to deal with, problems of life. In an accepting relationship I facilitate healing by listening to your unique story and by sensitively helping you work through deeply personal, and often highly uncomfortable, topics. Even though the tendency is to resist anything that is painful, when you feel what you have been trying to avoid and discover insight about what has been causing your personal and/or relationship difficulties, you are better able to make the changes you want.

My approach to psychotherapy is to work with clients to increase their day to day presence and overall satisfaction in life. My goal is to help individuals make positive changes and move past the barriers that may be creating distress in their lives. It is practice approach to have clients understand their circumstances and find new ways of coping from within.

Investing in psychotherapy, counselling, or therapy is an important and life-affirming decision that prioritizes your own mental health and wellbeing. Psychotherapy, counselling, and therapy can provide a space for you to deepen your awareness of your own experience, to discuss aspects of your life that may be challenging or difficult, and to explore options for navigating the ups and downs of life. Our days can be full and psychotherapy, counselling, and therapy can provide the space to examine what is and is not serving you in your life.

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.

Psychotherapy is the use of 'psychological methods' to help individuals overcome problems, through resolving/changing troublesome behaviors, thoughts, emotions, beliefs, etc. There is no 'one size fits all' in therapy, therefore in-depth knowledge, skill, and experience is needed to match the right therapy intervention for the right person at the right time. I am an experienced doctoral-level psychotherapist with extensive training and practice in multiple therapy approaches, and expertise in blending and integrating therapy interventions to meet the unique needs of my clients, with the goal of improving mental health and well-being, and achieving fulfillment and satisfaction in life.

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.

Specific treatment modalities such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy or Dialectical Behavioural Therapy can be effective in helping people with the symptoms of diagnosable mental health conditions such as mood disorders. Cognitive distortions often take the place of more rational thinking and once these distortions can be discovered, even the realization of the distortion can help a client learn new ways of thinking and thus feeling. Such a distortion could be something like 'all or nothing thinking'. A client may present suggesting that "things are always this way." By finding positive exceptions to this we can realize that things are never all good or all bad.

Life can be hard. Help is here for you. Challenges and problems are part of life. It's good to reach out for help. You are the expert in your life, in your goals, values and aspirations. I am here to provide tools, accountability, support, encouragement and help in revealing to you all your inner awesomeness. I have unwavering confidence in your capabilities and potential, even when you find it hard to see them. Together we create a place to step back and gain perspective, test ideas, create solutions and move towards a life that is fulfilling, meaningful and connected.