Parenting Therapists in Calgary, AB

Experiencing challenges in different areas of our lives is a human experience, and some of us find ourselves needing support as we navigate these difficulties. As a clinician, I believe that people are the experts in their own lives and have within them the strength and the capacity to enact change. I see that my role as a therapist is to help empower people to begin making those changes, to write their own life stories, to explore their own values and beliefs about how the world works, and to develop authentic fulfilling relationships.

My passion is relationships. I love to work with parents who are struggling to manage (and mystified by) their children's behaviours. I adhere to an attachment based parent coaching model that puts parents back in the driver's seat. With my couples, I pay particular attention to those interactions where couples get stuck, those moments where the "signals get scrambled'. Using a researched backed model called EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy), I assist couples to de-escalate the emotional reactivity and re-establish the connection in their relationship.

I am a registered child psychologist specializing in helping toddlers, young children (up to age 12), and their families with common emotional, cognitive, and behavioural difficulties. I provide assessment and treatment tailored to meet the specific needs of each child and family. Because young children depend so heavily on those around them to address their developmental needs and challenges, I collaborate closely with parents. The parent -child relationship often provides the best opportunity for effective intervention. I provide a respectful and caring environment for parents to understand what their child's behaviour is communicating, what their child needs, and how they can meet those needs.

Hi! I am a Registered Provisional Psychologist with over 10 years of experience working with individuals and families. I am passionate about helping women navigate through life transitions and parenting /mothering issues. I focus on women’s mental health around fertility, pregnancy, maternal depression/anxiety, postpartum depression/anxiety, mothering issues, adoption and step- parenting . I practice from an integrative approach and adjust my therapeutic method based on each individual’s unique needs and experiences, and am committed to making counselling a collaborative, comfortable, and positive experience.

For more information and to directly book a session with Melissa Clark, please visit www.rootandradiate.com. Melissa has ten years of experience providing excellent and research-based psychological care to children, adolescents and their families. She is specifically sought out to address behavioural, emotional and relationship-based challenges. Families seek help for a variety of reasons ranging from anxiety/depression symptoms to co- parenting issues to emotional changes in their child. Perhaps these concerns have been there a long while, perhaps COVID has exacerbated the issues or maybe you know this is the time for a change.

Development throughout one’s lifetime is a dynamic and complex process that is influenced by many factors. Periods of change are often accompanied by disorganization in thinking, emotions and in our relationships among other areas of our lives. At times our capacity to move through these periods of disorganization is strained and I aim to support you in navigating through these challenging times in your life.

Dr. Clark is a Registered Psychologist and co-founder of the Calgary-based private practice: Taylor Clark Psychological Services. Dr. Clark has over ten years of clinical experience, first in California and more recently in Alberta, specializing in divorce and separation. She is dedicated to providing evidence-based practices and she is committed to staying current in her field with peer-reviewed research and regularly attending internationally and nationally renowned conferences and workshops.

My career has centered around my primary area of interest concerning relationship dynamics and the impact and understanding of insecurity, frustration, anxiety and loss. I am passionate about supporting parents in understanding the influence of early life experiences and how those shape emotional development and our ability to remain connected to our children. My work is influenced by attachment-based therapy, narrative therapy, humanistic and experiential play approaches.

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.

How’s your relationship, marriage or intimate partnership? Is there conflict, disconnection or loneliness between you? Or are you on autopilot and you know you both deserve better? Is it affecting your parenting ? Or maybe you’ve suffered from trauma in your past and it won’t let go. Anxiety or depression are taking over. You are not alone if you're feeling stuck in negative patterns. It happens to us all. You don't have to stay there. Counselling and coaching are ways out. I'm here for you. Let's build back your strength, resilience, and loving connection together.

Children experience the world differently. Adults can talk; children prefer to play. Play therapy allows freedom and growth. The play experience takes children's focus off negative self-talk and promotes positive self-awareness. Play therapy helps to explore emotions, work through challenges, and nurtures mastery and resilience. As a Registered Play Therapist with advanced training in play therapy, I can help you find a way to connect with your child. A fully equipped playroom with special toys allows children to fully express their feelings, and supports their growth and changes.

I believe mental health is just as important as physical health and believe passionately that when people have someone to listen, they can uncover and understand themselves exponentially. I believe in coming alongside individuals in a compassionate and nonjudgmental way so they feel safe and comfortable sharing their experiences. I believe our past plays an important role in how we navigate situations in the present and work to uncover core beliefs and how they affect our behaviour. I support individuals and couples as well as provide parent support for those raising neurodiverse children, such as Autism, ADHD, PDA, Anxiety & FASD.

Are you feeling helpless, stressed, anxious, depressed, traumatized, grieving, struggling with OCD, parenting , or other life issues? I’m here to tell you that I have your back and will walk the walk with you in solving these problems that life may have presented you. Is there also a possibility that you may be scared, overwhelmed or discouraged by the thought of attending therapy? Well, be rest assured that these kinds of feelings are normal whenever we consider making the tough changes, we so desire in our lives. Congratulations, you have taken the right first steps by summing up the courage to seek help and support!

My practice specializes in relationship therapy and is based in attachment theory. I have over 30 years experience in family and couple/marital therapy and advanced skills in pediatric mental health, child development and best practices in parenting theory. I have worked in hospital based in patient and out patient programs, community mental health and social services as well as university teaching and administration. Currently I am employed with Alberta Children’s Hospital as well as my own private practice.

Pregnancy, motherhood and parenting are hard work, and there are a variety of emotional and physical challenges that come up during this phase of life. Those that reach out to me for help are typically suffering from depression, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and issues coping with this very emotionally demanding stage of life. I support individuals that want to learn skills to regulate, manage anxiety, and improve their coping, and enjoy pregnancy and parenting .

Parenting is the most invested relationship one can partake in. There are many tasks and challenges involved in guiding little people towards becoming adults. Life can force families to face events that impact children's ability to feel safe and function successfully. This is when it becomes key to incorporate "it takes a whole community to raise a child", and I believe that people do the best they can with what they know. I have dedicated 23 years to helping children express their needs. And I can help increase your "knowing" so that we can enrich your child's relationships and increase their tolerance for the difficult stuff