Therapists in Cochrane, AB
I generally work with individuals navigating life transitions, relationship changes, emotional overwhelm, and a desire to live more authentically. Many experience burnout, self-doubt, or feel stuck in patterns shaped by others’ expectations. I often support in managing ADHD, anxiety, PTSD, or complex trauma (C-PTSD), especially when these impact identity, boundaries, or relationships. Many of my clients identify experiencing burnout, self-doubt, or a sense that they’ve been living according to others’ expectations for too long.
I generally work with individuals navigating life transitions, relationship changes, emotional overwhelm, and a desire to live more authentically. Many experience burnout, self-doubt, or feel stuck in patterns shaped by others’ expectations. I often support in managing ADHD, anxiety, PTSD, or complex trauma (C-PTSD), especially when these impact identity, boundaries, or relationships. Many of my clients identify experiencing burnout, self-doubt, or a sense that they’ve been living according to others’ expectations for too long.
I work with children, adolescents, and adults who may feel stuck in cycles of anxiety, OCD, panic, intrusive thoughts, overthinking, depression, ADHD, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, or major life transitions. Together, we look beyond symptoms to explore the thoughts, emotions, relationships, and past experiences that may be shaping what you are going through. My goal is to help you better understand yourself, break unhelpful patterns, and feel more confident moving forward.
I work with children, adolescents, and adults who may feel stuck in cycles of anxiety, OCD, panic, intrusive thoughts, overthinking, depression, ADHD, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, or major life transitions. Together, we look beyond symptoms to explore the thoughts, emotions, relationships, and past experiences that may be shaping what you are going through. My goal is to help you better understand yourself, break unhelpful patterns, and feel more confident moving forward.
My work is rooted in the belief that wellness is multidimensional and deeply personal. I partner with clients to identify what they hope to change or strengthen, and together we choose therapeutic approaches that best support their growth. My approach is grounded in a whole‑person perspective, attending to the interconnectedness of mind, body, psyche, and spirit.
With more than 2 decades of experience, I have helped clients facing depression, anxiety, eating disorders, workplace injuries, and trauma‑related issues such as PTSD. It is a privilege to walk alongside people as they rediscover their resilience and capacity for healing.
My work is rooted in the belief that wellness is multidimensional and deeply personal. I partner with clients to identify what they hope to change or strengthen, and together we choose therapeutic approaches that best support their growth. My approach is grounded in a whole‑person perspective, attending to the interconnectedness of mind, body, psyche, and spirit.
With more than 2 decades of experience, I have helped clients facing depression, anxiety, eating disorders, workplace injuries, and trauma‑related issues such as PTSD. It is a privilege to walk alongside people as they rediscover their resilience and capacity for healing.
Chari Tomczak
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), DKATI, RTC, CT, RP(Q)
5 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Life can bring waves of grief, sorrow, and overwhelm that feel almost unbearable. In those moments, having a steady, compassionate presence can make all the difference as you find your way back to solid ground. I believe we each carry an innate capacity to heal and navigate hard seasons. Together, we will make space for whatever you are feeling, cultivating inner steadiness, insight, and practical tools to support you through life's storms.
Life can bring waves of grief, sorrow, and overwhelm that feel almost unbearable. In those moments, having a steady, compassionate presence can make all the difference as you find your way back to solid ground. I believe we each carry an innate capacity to heal and navigate hard seasons. Together, we will make space for whatever you are feeling, cultivating inner steadiness, insight, and practical tools to support you through life's storms.
Dr. McGrath believes we all have the ability to solve our problems. We may feel ‘stuck’ from past traumas or stresses or overwhelmed by present events. When we experience stress or trauma, it can be difficult to access these solutions because we are weighed down by our emotions. At Healing Change Centre, Dr. McGrath’s role is to facilitate finding solutions during a crisis so that people know ‘they can get through tomorrow’. He also aids his clients in becoming more aware of their emotions and expressing them in a different way, so they have the ability to stay connected.
Dr. McGrath believes we all have the ability to solve our problems. We may feel ‘stuck’ from past traumas or stresses or overwhelmed by present events. When we experience stress or trauma, it can be difficult to access these solutions because we are weighed down by our emotions. At Healing Change Centre, Dr. McGrath’s role is to facilitate finding solutions during a crisis so that people know ‘they can get through tomorrow’. He also aids his clients in becoming more aware of their emotions and expressing them in a different way, so they have the ability to stay connected.
Carmel Shalom
Registered Provisional Psychologist, BSCN, RN, MCP, CCC, (P)Psyc
1 Endorsed
Cochrane, AB T4C
I have been a nurse since 1984 and completed my master's of psychology in 2019. I have continued my studies and I am currently a Doctor of Psychology Candidate in private practice. I use my unique position as a registered nurse and provisional psychologist to promote a holistic approach, meeting clients where they are, seeking to understand their situation and what brought them to therapy. I am passionate about collaborating with clients to explore their challenges, strengths, goal setting, and practical skill development. I aim to create a space to support clients as they discover a life that is more meaningful to them.
I have been a nurse since 1984 and completed my master's of psychology in 2019. I have continued my studies and I am currently a Doctor of Psychology Candidate in private practice. I use my unique position as a registered nurse and provisional psychologist to promote a holistic approach, meeting clients where they are, seeking to understand their situation and what brought them to therapy. I am passionate about collaborating with clients to explore their challenges, strengths, goal setting, and practical skill development. I aim to create a space to support clients as they discover a life that is more meaningful to them.
Life doesn’t pause for convenience, as change can arrive in unexpected ways and at unpredictable times. Whether you’re adjusting to a major life transition, navigating health changes, or living with anxiety, you don’t have to face it alone.
As a registered social worker with a background in medical social work, I bring clinical knowledge and lived experience of how the body, mind, and self are interconnected. My work with adults across the lifespan has allowed me to witness the strength of people adapting to change – sometimes with grief, sometimes with grace, often with both.
Life doesn’t pause for convenience, as change can arrive in unexpected ways and at unpredictable times. Whether you’re adjusting to a major life transition, navigating health changes, or living with anxiety, you don’t have to face it alone.
As a registered social worker with a background in medical social work, I bring clinical knowledge and lived experience of how the body, mind, and self are interconnected. My work with adults across the lifespan has allowed me to witness the strength of people adapting to change – sometimes with grief, sometimes with grace, often with both.
Life transitions and expectations can be overwhelming. Maybe you are wearing many hats and feel like you've lost yourself balancing everyone else's needs. Or perhaps the losses you have faced are so heavy that it feels almost impossible to take the next step. I have over a decade of experience supporting individuals and families from diverse backgrounds who face challenges with relationships, grief or parenting. My experience includes supporting first and second-generation immigrants and mixed-raced individuals from a cross-cultural lens that addresses Identity, belonging, and intergenerational healing.
Life transitions and expectations can be overwhelming. Maybe you are wearing many hats and feel like you've lost yourself balancing everyone else's needs. Or perhaps the losses you have faced are so heavy that it feels almost impossible to take the next step. I have over a decade of experience supporting individuals and families from diverse backgrounds who face challenges with relationships, grief or parenting. My experience includes supporting first and second-generation immigrants and mixed-raced individuals from a cross-cultural lens that addresses Identity, belonging, and intergenerational healing.
Are you navigating the complexities of adult ADHD, sleep challenges, mental health struggles, relationship issues—or perhaps a combination of these? As a dedicated Counselling Therapist & RN, I provide compassionate, customized support to help you overcome these challenges and improve your overall well-being. Together, we’ll create a personalized plan that blends evidence-based approaches and practical lifestyle strategies. Whether you're seeking to improve sleep, manage ADHD symptoms, or address the effects of PTSD on your relationships, I’m here to guide you toward the life you deserve. Let’s work together to help you thrive.
Are you navigating the complexities of adult ADHD, sleep challenges, mental health struggles, relationship issues—or perhaps a combination of these? As a dedicated Counselling Therapist & RN, I provide compassionate, customized support to help you overcome these challenges and improve your overall well-being. Together, we’ll create a personalized plan that blends evidence-based approaches and practical lifestyle strategies. Whether you're seeking to improve sleep, manage ADHD symptoms, or address the effects of PTSD on your relationships, I’m here to guide you toward the life you deserve. Let’s work together to help you thrive.
Life can feel overwhelming when you're carrying the weight of trauma, anxiety, or depression. You may feel stuck in survival mode, constantly overthinking, emotionally exhausted, or disconnected from the life you want to live. You don't have to navigate it alone.
I provide compassionate, trauma-informed counselling for adults who are ready to better understand themselves, heal from difficult experiences, and create lasting change. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, the effects of past trauma, or a major life transition, I offer a safe, supportive space where you can feel heard without judgment.
Life can feel overwhelming when you're carrying the weight of trauma, anxiety, or depression. You may feel stuck in survival mode, constantly overthinking, emotionally exhausted, or disconnected from the life you want to live. You don't have to navigate it alone.
I provide compassionate, trauma-informed counselling for adults who are ready to better understand themselves, heal from difficult experiences, and create lasting change. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, the effects of past trauma, or a major life transition, I offer a safe, supportive space where you can feel heard without judgment.
I offer therapy for teens, adults, and families navigating a wide range of challenges, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, addiction, relationship difficulties, family conflict, and life transitions. With over 20 years of experience, I bring a practical, grounded approach to helping people move through difficult seasons and build meaningful change.
I offer therapy for teens, adults, and families navigating a wide range of challenges, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, addiction, relationship difficulties, family conflict, and life transitions. With over 20 years of experience, I bring a practical, grounded approach to helping people move through difficult seasons and build meaningful change.
Is your child struggling in school?
I provide comprehensive psychological assessments for school-aged children and adolescents, including assessment of learning disabilities, ADHD, and other mental health conditions. Assessments are thorough, evidence-based to support clear diagnosis, practical recommendations, and meaningful next steps for home and school.
I also offer individual and couples therapy. Specialties include the management of anxiety, stress, and depression, as well as Gottman-based couples therapy focused on strengthening communication, trust, and emotional connection.
Is your child struggling in school?
I provide comprehensive psychological assessments for school-aged children and adolescents, including assessment of learning disabilities, ADHD, and other mental health conditions. Assessments are thorough, evidence-based to support clear diagnosis, practical recommendations, and meaningful next steps for home and school.
I also offer individual and couples therapy. Specialties include the management of anxiety, stress, and depression, as well as Gottman-based couples therapy focused on strengthening communication, trust, and emotional connection.
Whether facing challenges or striving for personal growth, seeking support is a sign of strength. I view the counselling process as a collaboration between client and therapist to construct an achievable path to meet individualized needs. The importance of recognizing and utilizing personal strengths to achieve goals is a key to success. Over the last 20 years, I have gained experience working with adolescents and their families in Corrections and in Calgary area high schools. As a therapist, I help individuals and families identify challenges, foster healthy communication, promote understanding, and strengthen relationship bonds.
Whether facing challenges or striving for personal growth, seeking support is a sign of strength. I view the counselling process as a collaboration between client and therapist to construct an achievable path to meet individualized needs. The importance of recognizing and utilizing personal strengths to achieve goals is a key to success. Over the last 20 years, I have gained experience working with adolescents and their families in Corrections and in Calgary area high schools. As a therapist, I help individuals and families identify challenges, foster healthy communication, promote understanding, and strengthen relationship bonds.
I’m a registered provisional psychologist who works at the intersection of mental health and performance, with a strong interest in youth sport. I’m drawn to improving not just individual outcomes, but the systems around athletes—how teams, organizations, and clinics support mental health, injury, and long-term development.
I’m a registered provisional psychologist who works at the intersection of mental health and performance, with a strong interest in youth sport. I’m drawn to improving not just individual outcomes, but the systems around athletes—how teams, organizations, and clinics support mental health, injury, and long-term development.
Sometimes our journey in life takes an unexpected turn, it can leave us feeling confused, angry, hopeless, and alone. It can also be exhausting trying to balance and maintain all our responsibilities. You might be a child/teen trying to navigate social media, friends, school, and life transitions; or your an adult unsure of what's next for you, struggling in a relationship, a profession, paying bills, or raising a family. I provide a non-judgmental, collaborative, and integrative approach to therapy. I incorporate evidence-based principles from a variety of therapy models to individualize treatment and prioritize your goals.
Sometimes our journey in life takes an unexpected turn, it can leave us feeling confused, angry, hopeless, and alone. It can also be exhausting trying to balance and maintain all our responsibilities. You might be a child/teen trying to navigate social media, friends, school, and life transitions; or your an adult unsure of what's next for you, struggling in a relationship, a profession, paying bills, or raising a family. I provide a non-judgmental, collaborative, and integrative approach to therapy. I incorporate evidence-based principles from a variety of therapy models to individualize treatment and prioritize your goals.
You may look capable on the outside while feeling overwhelmed, misunderstood, exhausted, or disconnected underneath. Maybe you’ve spent years adapting, masking, overthinking, or holding everything together. You understand yourself well, but insight hasn’t been enough to change what keeps you stuck, burned out, anxious, or disconnected. You want support from someone who understands that your brain, experiences, and needs may not fit the expected mould. Maybe there are things you don’t feel safe saying to friends or family. Thoughts that feel too heavy, too complicated, or too difficult to explain. You don’t want to worry anyone.
You may look capable on the outside while feeling overwhelmed, misunderstood, exhausted, or disconnected underneath. Maybe you’ve spent years adapting, masking, overthinking, or holding everything together. You understand yourself well, but insight hasn’t been enough to change what keeps you stuck, burned out, anxious, or disconnected. You want support from someone who understands that your brain, experiences, and needs may not fit the expected mould. Maybe there are things you don’t feel safe saying to friends or family. Thoughts that feel too heavy, too complicated, or too difficult to explain. You don’t want to worry anyone.
Are you a parent of an anxious adolescent? Do you struggle with over thinking, and emotional dysregulation? Are you navigating a significant life transition, or wondering how to strengthen your relationships? When managing alone is no longer possible, I am here to help. I equip my clients with the tools and insight needed to move towards healing and change.
Are you a parent of an anxious adolescent? Do you struggle with over thinking, and emotional dysregulation? Are you navigating a significant life transition, or wondering how to strengthen your relationships? When managing alone is no longer possible, I am here to help. I equip my clients with the tools and insight needed to move towards healing and change.
Mental, emotional, social and behavioural disorders in childhood/adolescence can cause long-term problems that may affect the health and well-being of young people and families. Treating mental health problems as soon as possible can help children reduce problems at home, in school and in forming friendships. "When it comes to your kids, you are aiming a lot higher than mere survival…your ultimate goal is to raise kids in a way that lets them thrive. You want them to enjoy meaningful relationships, be caring and compassionate, do well in school, work hard and be responsible, and to feel good about who they are." - Daniel J.
Mental, emotional, social and behavioural disorders in childhood/adolescence can cause long-term problems that may affect the health and well-being of young people and families. Treating mental health problems as soon as possible can help children reduce problems at home, in school and in forming friendships. "When it comes to your kids, you are aiming a lot higher than mere survival…your ultimate goal is to raise kids in a way that lets them thrive. You want them to enjoy meaningful relationships, be caring and compassionate, do well in school, work hard and be responsible, and to feel good about who they are." - Daniel J.
I have been working with children, adolescents, and families since 2012. I have a gift for connecting with those that have had a difficult time trusting and working with others. My passion is supporting children from the ages of 7 through adolescence. I specialize in working with anxiety, emotion dysregulation, ADHD, trauma, adjustment and behavioural issues. I also work with adults - please reach out to see if I can help.
I have been working with children, adolescents, and families since 2012. I have a gift for connecting with those that have had a difficult time trusting and working with others. My passion is supporting children from the ages of 7 through adolescence. I specialize in working with anxiety, emotion dysregulation, ADHD, trauma, adjustment and behavioural issues. I also work with adults - please reach out to see if I can help.
Justine VanderWijn - ADHD and Trauma
Registered Provisional Psychologist, MC, CCC
6 Endorsed
Cochrane, AB T4C
I am a Registered Provisional Psychologist with nearly two decades of experience working in the human services using music, art, and storytelling to promote wellness in the lives of youth, adults, and communities at large. My job is to provide you with a safe, confidential, and honest space to process your struggles, organize your emotions, and set goals to experience more harmony in your life. Over the years I have seen that healing begins the moment we feel aligned with and supported by the right therapist. I'd be happy to be that therapist for you so feel free to book a free consultation to see if it feels like the right fit.
I am a Registered Provisional Psychologist with nearly two decades of experience working in the human services using music, art, and storytelling to promote wellness in the lives of youth, adults, and communities at large. My job is to provide you with a safe, confidential, and honest space to process your struggles, organize your emotions, and set goals to experience more harmony in your life. Over the years I have seen that healing begins the moment we feel aligned with and supported by the right therapist. I'd be happy to be that therapist for you so feel free to book a free consultation to see if it feels like the right fit.
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Number of Counsellors in Cochrane, AB
100+
Average cost per session
$225
Counsellors in Cochrane, AB who prioritize treating:
| 94% | Anxiety |
| 94% | Social Anxiety |
| 94% | Health Anxiety |
| 94% | Driving Anxiety |
| 91% | Depression |
| 84% | Self Esteem |
| 79% | Stress |
Average years in practice
9 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 77% | Alberta Blue Cross |
| 74% | Green Shield Canada |
| 59% | Manulife |
How Counsellors in Cochrane, AB see their clients
| 89% | In Person and Online | |
| 11% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 83% | Female | |
| 16% | Male | |
| 1% | Non-Binary |