Medavie Blue Cross Therapists in Southwest Calgary, Calgary, AB

Mrs. Scott has over twenty years of experience in providing psychotherapy to children, teens, adults, couples and families from different backgrounds with Depression, Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Tic Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Specific Learning Disorder, giftedness. Mrs. Scott helps clients with emotional self-regulation, anger management, social skills, defiance, social anxiety, separation, grieving, and parenting skills. Her goal is to genuinely support people to develop skills, build resilience and excel their lives towards growth, healing, plenitude and success.

Are you over stressed, short of time, energy, or motivation? What drives your daily actions? What are you doing to cope? Is it aligned with the person you want to be? What is happening internally while faced with stress? In what ways are painful past learnings keeping you stuck? Using a focused approach, I want to help you uncover root causes to the current struggles you are facing. In my experience, people often struggle with one of two things: 1) the ways in which they are currently behaving, or 2) the symptoms that are preventing them from behaving and acting in the ways they want to be.

I am a registered psychologist who specializes in working with Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults struggling with Anxiety, ADHD, Depression, Low Self-Esteem, and Behavioural Issues. Coping with social anxiety, self-hate, school problems, or behaviour outbursts is hard to do alone. I can help you and your child take the first step in creating change.

Christina has an amazing range of experience that she brings to the counselling relationship from years of working in school, residential, community, and private-practice settings. Her areas of expertise include Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), trauma, attachment, depression, anxiety, self esteem, self harm, family conflict, parenting and relationships. While she works with clients from all walks and stages of life, she has a special interest in adolescent, parenting, and family work. She takes a client-centered approach, and infuses solution-focused, narrative, cognitive-behavioural, and art-therapy principles.

Take this moment, right now, and bring to mind a situation where you were met with an obstacle and managed to overcome it. Bring to mind the images you had at the moment you succeeded. Bring to mind what you told yourself and how you felt. Close your eyes and remember. Many of us often forget that we already possess qualities of inner strength; internal resources that, when tapped into, can reveal solutions to our problems and give us fresh perspectives and new insights. I am well-positioned to accompany you along your path and guide you towards a brighter future, so that you thrive even during life’s most difficult moments.

With more than 20 years of experience, I specialize in PTSD, Depression and Anxiety, including with RCMP and Canadian Armed Forces. My goal is to alleviate your emotional distress and increase your positive life experiences. My professional style involves treatment within a warm, caring, respectful, straightforward relationship. I am open-minded, non-judgmental, experienced and highly competent. My extensive experience enables me to quickly and accurately assess your area of need. I will teach you effective symptom management strategies, problem-solving techniques and positive changes. My goal for you is a better quality of life.

I want to help you tap into your innate capacity to heal - help you become open to experience, learn to trust yourself, develop an internal evaluation of yourself and have a willingness to continue growing. In private practice, I provide individual, family, marital/relationship, and group counselling. I treat people across the lifespan including children, adolescents (e.g. navigating identity), adults (e.g. working through relationships, parenting, and career issues), and the elderly (grief and life transitions).

Scheduling new client intakes in February 2023. Did you know that most clients have been thinking of getting help for months, if not years. 100% of my clients rate my services as Very Good-to-Excellent, and would refer a friend or family member to me. I am a psychologist and I specialize in counselling, working with people who are feeling stressed, distressed, sad, worried, overwhelmed, stuck and unhappy. My office is close to Market Mall, UOC, Foothills, and downtown; lots of free parking and transit route access.

You have had substantial challenges and they have changed the way you feel about yourself and the world. You have tried all the things that you can. You always work hard, and you want see it pay off. You want to change the way you see yourself, or perhaps, the way that you have been working in relationship to yourself and others. You are really ready to build a life that you consider worth living.

Does your anxiery, depression, weight concern, or emotions paralyze you? Much of the current research, including my own, shows that it's often in the on-going attempts to rid ourselves of "symptoms" that actually intensifies the problem. Often times it is these "avoidance" strategies that are largely responsible for keeping us trapped in an ongoing cycle of increased psychological suffering. Our anxiety, worry, unease and fears result in our living too much in the past or future. Through mindfulness and values-based living, we can work together to help you live a more authentic and present life.

Margaret believes that Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) efficiently takes the pain out of the memories and that "Laughter is the best medicine" particularly when paired with music and self-help strategies! Due to COVID-19, I will assist you safely and securely via OnCall Health video on your computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone or via telephone or texting. *Alberta residents only, please and thank you, as per my registered psychologist license. 1-403-680-9707 Cel.

Have you noticed that your relationship is effected by stress, anxiety or even having children? Have you noticed that your communication with your partner is harder or even non-existent? Are you avoiding having difficult conversations? Do you struggle with a lack of intimacy or wonder if your partner really understands what you need in the relationship? Making it work and thriving as a couple is one of the most desired, but often most challenging goals. If you answered yes to any of the above questions, chances are you are looking to make it work or why else would you fight for the relationship.

Charles Dickens once remarked that “a wonderful fact to reflect upon is that every human is a profound secret and mystery to every other." Despite how unique we all are, we often tend to spend much of our lives suffering, searching for happiness in places we struggle to ever find. Our wounds are the gateways to the most sacred parts of us and when we are open to new possibilities, we find what we had hoped for. It would be my honour to help make those possibilities your present realities.

Offering only online sessions.I am a Registered Psychologist and a trained EMDR therapist specializing in working with adults and couples. I am a compassionate and authentic individual that offers unconditional positive regards and genuine empathy. As a therapist, I am very person-centered and uses integrate techniques and strategies from the Advanced Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, Gottman Couples Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Narrative Therapy and Mindfulness to best support clients' personal needs and discover their individual strengths.

Sometimes life is difficult and messy, and no matter what you do, you feel like you cannot get traction and move forward with your life. You do your very best, and yet you are still weighed down by frustration, anxiety or despair. You continue to wrestle with grief, lingering thoughts or memories that keep you from feeling lighter, happier and, overall, more well. But you are ready, you are ready to start the journey and move towards the life you have always wanted, and I can help you.

As a Registered Clinical Social Worker, I offer a safe place for you to address difficulties with emotions, thoughts and behaviours. I can assist with concerns you may have such as anxiety, relationship conflicts, addiction, phobias, depression, grief and loss as well as post-traumatic stress disorder. I have been working in the field of helping since 2006 and have experience working with a diverse group of clients. I work with individuals as well as I provide couples therapy. I have worked extensively with first responders and am an approved provider with VAC and RCMP.

Are you a parent? Does your child/youth struggle with anxiety, managing big feelings, managing their busy bodies? Do you feel like they are closing off? Do you feel like there is a meltdown every other day? Have the effects of COVID-19 taken a toll on your family? You may find yourself wondering how best to support your kid when half the time you don’t even know what’s going on. You are not alone. Many parents feel at a loss with their kids from time to time. And I don’t blame you! There’s no instruction manual to parenting. Counselling provides a safe space for kids to explore, express, and understand.

Hello & Thanks for taking time to view my profile. I find clients are quite aware of how unhappy they are & the impact on their lives, but they don’t know how to fix it. Since 2005, I have worked alongside courageous clients to eliminate distress & make lasting remarkable change. I avidly believe most Mental Health concerns are NOT problems you are stuck with and change is achievable. I work with older adolescents and adults who want treatment for Trauma, Depression, Anxiety, Binge Eating and Complex Health & Weight Concerns. E-mail to start changing how you feel, think, do & relate to others- change the course & joy in your life!

I focus on treating children, youth and adults (ages 6 and up). My areas of focus are ADHD, developmental disorders, and other issues which impact learning. I also treat issues like depression, self-esteem, anxiety, or behavioral issues. I enjoy working directly with individuals, but also provide parenting support and interventions. In addition to providing services in English, I am fluent in Punjabi, and I am passionate and interested in working with clients from all backgrounds.