Providing in-person, online or phone sessions

Approach: My approach is trauma-informed, with a focus on somatic integration to deeply connect mind, body, and spirit. I embrace a client-centered, holistic approach that integrates various evidence-based therapies, including ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), IFS (Internal Family Systems), EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy), and DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy).

I take an individualized approach, drawing from your frame of reference to tailor our therapy sessions to suit your unique needs. Collaborating closely with you, my primary aim is to establish goals that are meaningful for you, nurturing growth and facilitating healing. My commitment is to support you wherever you are in your path towards well-being.

Areas of Focus -I work with individuals experiencing a variety of challenges including:

• Anxiety, Depression, Boundary Setting, & Burnout

• Body Dysmorphia & Eating Disorders

• Emotional Regulation & Somatization

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Providing In-person, online or phone sessions

Approach: I use an eclectic approach according to clients’ specific needs and goals. I tend to incorporate both past- and present-focused techniques, and techniques which work with one’s thoughts, behaviours, emotions, and bodily (somatic) experience of emotions.

I also have a special interest in the intersection between mental and physical health (e.g., exercise and nutrition) and where desired, I can support you to find support in these additional areas.

The therapeutic modalities I primarily use are:

-Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). Includes skills to support individuals towards increased mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.

-Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Focuses on identifying and modifying unhelpful thinking styles, beliefs, and behaviours.

- Person-Centred Therapy. Includes foundational counselling skills such as unconditional positive regard, empathy, and congruence.

-Solution-Focused Therapy. Influenced by positive psychology, focuses on supporting clients to identify and amplify their strengths, and to identify and describe their future goals.

Providing In-person, online or phone sessions

Approach: The therapeutic modalities I primary use are Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT) and Compassion Focused therapy (CFT). I use these modalities within a client-centered, trauma informed and anti-oppressive framework. This includes acknowledging how trauma experiences effect people in their day-to-day life, taking into consideration the power dynamics that exist in society, and working towards empowering clients who have experienced oppression, trauma, and discrimination. To me, creating growth-fostering relationships are an important part of the therapeutic process.

Areas of Focus: My areas of focus include anxiety, depression, life transitions, stress management, trauma, interpersonal relationships, grief, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, highly sensitive, sexuality, neurodiverse populations, and gender identity.

Hi! My name is Claire Bergen, and I am a registered psychotherapist. As a therapist, I aim to create a safe, warm, and welcoming space for people to open up about their experiences. Every individual is unique and there are many reasons for seeking out counselling, therefore I make ever effort to meet my clients where they are at in their own journey. I believe a strong therapeutic relationship is a powerful and essential component of the healing process.

Providing In-person, online or phone sessions

Approach: The therapeutic modalities I primarily use are Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Emotional Focused Therapy (EFT), and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). The foundational approach I use with all of my clients is a Person-Centered approach, otherwise known as Client-Centered Therapy (CCT).

Areas of focus: I have experience working with individuals providing one-on-one therapy, from a variety of populations. I have experience working with youth, adolescents/teens, adults, and LGBTQ+ community. While my goal is to provide support to clients with a variety of needs, my areas of focus include: anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship/family conflict, attachment, mood disorders, stress, phobias, suicide, LGBTQ+, and self-esteem.

My name is Kandice and I am a Registered Psychotherapist. As a therapist I help people work through many different kinds of challenges, whether that is looking at how their day-to-day lives are being impacted or working through deeper-rooted concerns. There are times in life when we all struggle, helping individuals work through the challenges they face in life by walking beside them is my passion and is always the main focus in my work.

Providing In-person, online or phone sessions

Approach: I am rooted in a holistic, relational, and trauma-informed approach to wellness, and firmly believe that our creativity is an outward expression of our inner world. I have training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), psychodynamic therapy, addictions counselling, trauma-informed approaches, and mindfulness techniques. I am also trained in music/creative arts therapy, which means I specialize in utilizing creative mediums as important and transformational tools in the therapy space (i.e., creating and listening to music, doing artwork, drama, movement, etc.). I typically implement a mix of talk therapy and creativity in sessions, depending on what is going to be best for your personal journey.

Areas of Focus:

• Trauma, PTSD, and C-PTSD

• Addiction

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Self-esteem/self-worth

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Providing in-person, online or phone sessions

Approach: No one client is the same, and my priority lies in finding an approach (or combination of approaches!) that work for you. My therapeutic approach is primarily relational and collaborative - I believe the client is the expert in the therapy room, and I am there to provide support in achieving the goals we outline together.

When introducing more tangible tools or frameworks into sessions, I pull from a variety of evidenced-based approaches such as Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), as well as narrative therapy and existential therapy.

Areas of focus:

• ADHD

• Anxiety (Social anxiety, generalized anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder)

• Trauma and PTSD

• Depression

• Adolescent mental health

• Grief

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Providing In-person, online or phone sessions

Approach: I utilize a range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches in order to suit each clients needs. The modalities I primarily use are Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Mindful Self Compassion, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Along with these different modalities, I work from an attachment-based and trauma informed lens.

Areas of Focus: I have worked with a variety of individuals with different presenting concerns, providing one on one counselling. My areas of focus include:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Grief
• Relationship Issues
• Self esteem / Confidence
• LGBTQ support
• Anger
• Trauma
• Life Transitions

It is part of the human experience to have ups and downs in life. My passion as a therapist is holding space for those struggling or navigating through life’s difficulties. As a client centered therapist, my goal is to provide clients a warm, safe and accepting environment where they can feel comfortable to share their story. Each individual person is unique, and it is important to me to understand all of the aspects of a persons life that make them who they are.

Providing In-person, online or phone sessions and EMDR therapy

Approach: My work as a therapist is built on a foundation of safety and respect. Healing can occur when we feel safe to open up, explore, and take risks in a supportive relationship. I practice from a trauma-centered lens that is rooted in attachment, systems, social learning, conflict, and psychodynamic theory. I also take an integrative approach, which recognizes the intimate relationship between our emotional, mental, spiritual, physical, and social wellbeing. In seeking to attend to the whole person, I use a variety of approaches including:

Somatization: Building awareness and fostering a re-connection with our physical body.

Emotion Focused and Mindfulness work: Building greater understanding and acceptance of thoughts and emotions held and experienced in the mind and body.

Trauma Processing: Processing and making meaning out of memories and traumatic experiences through Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), talk therapy, art therapy, and body-focused work.

Therapeutic modalities primarily used: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Narrative Therapy (NT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Somatic Body Movement.