Find a Therapist in Sylvan Lake, Alberta.

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.

Life stressors are inevitable. Healthy coping and mental health are critical to dealing with life's obstacles and unforeseen circumstances. Working with a mental health professional can assist you to deal with these stressors and move your life forward in a healthy and positive direction. Psychotherapy is a process of addressing life struggles, conflicts, and learning healthy coping strategies.

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!

My work as a psychologist involves forming an intentional relationship with each individual I meet that allows for, and at times opens up, a path towards change. This journey of change and growth enables the integration of balance throughout one's emotional, cognitive, physical, social and spiritual ways of being. Integration in the face of complexity is a sure indication of health, with the many gifts it brings being clarity of mind, states of happiness and harmony, and an overall sense of peace and equanimity.

My work has grown from my compassion for others as they work through various challenges, as well as my belief that every individual is equal and valuable and has the potential to grow in personal wellness and healthy living. Difficult events and circumstances in our lives can contribute to negative beliefs and thinking patterns. It is my belief and experience that all people have the potential to heal from hardship and find freedom from painful emotions. My practice revolves around providing a supportive environment in which people can come to better understand their challenges, further develop their ability to take care of their emotions, and experience a more fulfilled life.

My approach to my work involves the compassionate application of techniques that are designed to provide my clients with the awareness that tends to precede their personal change. Clients will be encouraged to think and feel in a manner that opens up new perspectives that promote personal growth. Clients will be supported in their efforts to make changes in their thoughts, feelings and actions that will sustain the desired change in their life.

Deborah has a Masters degree in Counselling Psychology from the University of Alberta and has locations in Lacombe and Red Deer, Alberta . She offers psychotherapy to address a variety of concerns such as trauma, PTSD, anxiety, panic attacks, OCD, depression, anger, stress, grief, abuse, among other concerns . Please visit www.centralabcounselling.com or call 587-876-2632 for more information.

[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 offered to parents and children. Keystone focuses on understanding attachment relationships and helps clients develop an understanding of how attachment impacts both our behavior and our children's behaviors. Solution-focused counseling and cognitive behavioral therapy are utilized to provide practical strategies to meet clients goals.