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.

Psychotherapy sounds complicated. It does not need to be. It occurs when two people talk it can be effective or ineffective. With a combination of experience, education and practice a therapist can help create a therapeutic encounter that is beneficial and effective for a person. Raue, Goldfried, & Barkham, (1997) highlight how the therapeutic relationship is key to a client progress or engagement in therapy. It is my desire to create a space where this relationship can grow and be beneficial to my clients.

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.

[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.

We often experience emotional wounds. We think we've got over them but the pain can lead us to use unhelpful self-protection. This includes ways of relating to others, addictions, rage and other coping mechanisms that might have helped us in past but don't today. Let me help you change the pattern. Using an understanding of how trauma affects us we can change your patterns so you can have the life you desire.

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.

Life can be daunting, challenging, and overwhelming. At Mah's Counselling Services I use a variety of therapies to help cope with these feelings, develop greater understanding of yourself and your relationships, and new skills to enhance your life. If you are struggling and need a space where you can safely work through these struggles call to book an appointment.

"I was doing so well... and then it all crumbled." Do you feel like your relationship or career is on the rocks? Or has something huge happened that you don't know how to get-over? Sometimes big, unexpected life changes can derail our plans - leaving us with racing minds, intense emotions, and afraid we'll never get back to normal. Just know - there is a path to healing. With humor, warmth, and powerful techniques, I help clients develop insight, get relief, and find solutions for challenging life issues. If you're ready to finally stop suffering, step into freedom and harmony with others, and see real movement towards your goals, don't hesitate to reach out.

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.