Christian Therapists in Lacombe, AB
Are life’s challenges starting to feel heavy or overwhelming? Are you looking for someone who will truly listen, offer fresh perspective, and walk alongside you as you figure out your next steps? I would be honored to support you. As a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Counselling Psychology, I bring extensive experience from the education system, working with children, youth, and couples. I strive to create a safe, confidential space where you feel heard, valued, and empowered to make meaningful and lasting change.
Are life’s challenges starting to feel heavy or overwhelming? Are you looking for someone who will truly listen, offer fresh perspective, and walk alongside you as you figure out your next steps? I would be honored to support you. As a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Counselling Psychology, I bring extensive experience from the education system, working with children, youth, and couples. I strive to create a safe, confidential space where you feel heard, valued, and empowered to make meaningful and lasting change.
Hi, I’m Brooklynn and I’m really glad you found your way here. If you’re here, there’s probably something in your life that feels heavy, confusing, or harder than it used to be. Maybe you’re a mom who feels like she’s lost herself a bit. Maybe you’re in a relationship that feels disconnected. Maybe you’re doing fine on the outside but struggling on the inside.
Hi, I’m Brooklynn and I’m really glad you found your way here. If you’re here, there’s probably something in your life that feels heavy, confusing, or harder than it used to be. Maybe you’re a mom who feels like she’s lost herself a bit. Maybe you’re in a relationship that feels disconnected. Maybe you’re doing fine on the outside but struggling on the inside.
I work from an attachment-based perspective, helping individuals and couples better understand their patterns in relationships and create more secure, connected ways of relating.
Whether you’re feeling stuck in conflict, struggling to communicate, or wanting to rebuild closeness after difficult experiences, we’ll work together to slow things down, make sense of emotions, and strengthen connection.
I also support concerns such as emotional regulation, grief, life transitions, family roles, anger, and self-esteem.
Appointments are available for individuals (14+) and couples, with direct billing for most insurance providers.
I work from an attachment-based perspective, helping individuals and couples better understand their patterns in relationships and create more secure, connected ways of relating.
Whether you’re feeling stuck in conflict, struggling to communicate, or wanting to rebuild closeness after difficult experiences, we’ll work together to slow things down, make sense of emotions, and strengthen connection.
I also support concerns such as emotional regulation, grief, life transitions, family roles, anger, and self-esteem.
Appointments are available for individuals (14+) and couples, with direct billing for most insurance providers.
We are all longing for connection. Everyone wants to be seen, heard, and valued. When someone struggles with childhood wounds or trauma, they often feel unworthy of love or acceptance and that affects their day-to-day life and relationships. Maybe you have even developed some unhealthy coping skills like addictions, avoidance, or negative self-talk. Pushing away your needs and not working through these challenges can lead to long-term issues for your mind and body. It should not be so hard to live a better life. Together, we can find connection, hope, and change!
We are all longing for connection. Everyone wants to be seen, heard, and valued. When someone struggles with childhood wounds or trauma, they often feel unworthy of love or acceptance and that affects their day-to-day life and relationships. Maybe you have even developed some unhealthy coping skills like addictions, avoidance, or negative self-talk. Pushing away your needs and not working through these challenges can lead to long-term issues for your mind and body. It should not be so hard to live a better life. Together, we can find connection, hope, and change!
My clients are individuals, children, adolescents, and families seeking to navigate complex personal challenges, such as trauma, relational conflicts, or acculturation stress. I provide a safe, culturally responsive space for healing and self-discovery. A place to move from feeling stuck to redefining your life narrative and achieving empowerment.
My clients are individuals, children, adolescents, and families seeking to navigate complex personal challenges, such as trauma, relational conflicts, or acculturation stress. I provide a safe, culturally responsive space for healing and self-discovery. A place to move from feeling stuck to redefining your life narrative and achieving empowerment.
Counselling offered for individuals, couples, and families with school age children seeking compassionate and effective support for their mental and emotional well-being. Maybe you are wanting help with life changes, struggling with anxiety or depression, or looking to improve relationships. Are you looking for a safe, non-judgemental space to openly explore your feelings and experiences? Are you wanting to heal from trauma, stress and improve relationships? I offer an individualized approach from different evidence based therapies to support you in reaching your goals for counselling.
Counselling offered for individuals, couples, and families with school age children seeking compassionate and effective support for their mental and emotional well-being. Maybe you are wanting help with life changes, struggling with anxiety or depression, or looking to improve relationships. Are you looking for a safe, non-judgemental space to openly explore your feelings and experiences? Are you wanting to heal from trauma, stress and improve relationships? I offer an individualized approach from different evidence based therapies to support you in reaching your goals for counselling.
Are you or your child struggling with anxiety, emotional overwhelm, or relationship challenges? You may feel stuck, disconnected, or unsure how to move forward. I support children, teens, young adults, and couples in understanding their emotions, building confidence, and creating healthier relationships.
With a background in both education and counselling, I offer a supportive, practical approach that meets clients where they’re at.
Are you or your child struggling with anxiety, emotional overwhelm, or relationship challenges? You may feel stuck, disconnected, or unsure how to move forward. I support children, teens, young adults, and couples in understanding their emotions, building confidence, and creating healthier relationships.
With a background in both education and counselling, I offer a supportive, practical approach that meets clients where they’re at.
Are you experiencing distressing memories, images, thoughts, and perceptions of your traumatic experience? Maybe you are encountering nightmares and flashbacks and reliving the events as if they were still happening increasing irritability, difficulty sleeping, hyper-vigilance, exaggerated startle responses, and detachment from those around you. Your experience may have triggered your inner alarm system keeping you in a place where you think you can’t escape your feelings and feel out of control.
Are you experiencing distressing memories, images, thoughts, and perceptions of your traumatic experience? Maybe you are encountering nightmares and flashbacks and reliving the events as if they were still happening increasing irritability, difficulty sleeping, hyper-vigilance, exaggerated startle responses, and detachment from those around you. Your experience may have triggered your inner alarm system keeping you in a place where you think you can’t escape your feelings and feel out of control.
Do you struggle with feeling disconnected from yourself and others? Do you put your needs last? Maybe you are just not feeling like yourself. Perhaps you are feeling anxious, overwhelmed and uncertain about how you are supposed to manage all the things on your plate. Pushing away your own needs and living in survival mode can lead to long term issues for your mind and body. I believe it shouldn’t be so hard to live a better life.
Do you struggle with feeling disconnected from yourself and others? Do you put your needs last? Maybe you are just not feeling like yourself. Perhaps you are feeling anxious, overwhelmed and uncertain about how you are supposed to manage all the things on your plate. Pushing away your own needs and living in survival mode can lead to long term issues for your mind and body. I believe it shouldn’t be so hard to live a better life.
Everyone should offer themselves at least one priceless gift per year. A priceless gift is one that fosters our quality of life. Neutralizing the impact of negative past experiences or current stress, getting to know ourselves better, becoming more resilient, improving our experience of life, exploring new life directions and addressing challenging life transitions are all great examples of priceless gifts we can offer ourselves. Our mental health impacts all aspects of our life, the quality of our relationships, and how we experience the world. So, are you ready to give yourself the priceless gift of improved mental health?
Everyone should offer themselves at least one priceless gift per year. A priceless gift is one that fosters our quality of life. Neutralizing the impact of negative past experiences or current stress, getting to know ourselves better, becoming more resilient, improving our experience of life, exploring new life directions and addressing challenging life transitions are all great examples of priceless gifts we can offer ourselves. Our mental health impacts all aspects of our life, the quality of our relationships, and how we experience the world. So, are you ready to give yourself the priceless gift of improved mental health?
Hello! I am a Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCC)/ Counselling Therapist in Alberta specializing in trauma, grief, couple relationship problems among many others. I became a counsellor because I believe everyone deserves a safe place to explore their story without judgement. Over the years I have worked with adolescents, adults, couples, and families throughout Central Alberta. I work collaboratively to support you in building the skills and strategies you need to achieve your goals and lead a fulfilling life.
Hello! I am a Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCC)/ Counselling Therapist in Alberta specializing in trauma, grief, couple relationship problems among many others. I became a counsellor because I believe everyone deserves a safe place to explore their story without judgement. Over the years I have worked with adolescents, adults, couples, and families throughout Central Alberta. I work collaboratively to support you in building the skills and strategies you need to achieve your goals and lead a fulfilling life.
Iska Hollman is a thanatologist, grief therapist, and the founder of Through Life & Grief. Welcome!
For more than two decades, she has walked alongside individuals, couples, and families, providing compassionate support through end-of-life experiences, grief, and major life transitions.
Iska Hollman is a thanatologist, grief therapist, and the founder of Through Life & Grief. Welcome!
For more than two decades, she has walked alongside individuals, couples, and families, providing compassionate support through end-of-life experiences, grief, and major life transitions.
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If you’ve been thinking about talking to someone about what’s going on in your life, my team and I would be happy to meet with you and support you through whatever you’re facing.
Using approaches such as EMDR, Gottman, CBT, and other methods, we work with people who are struggling with relationships, confidence, depression, anxiety, trauma, behavioral concerns, life transitions, health issues, workplace challenges, and leadership growth.
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If you’ve been thinking about talking to someone about what’s going on in your life, my team and I would be happy to meet with you and support you through whatever you’re facing.
Using approaches such as EMDR, Gottman, CBT, and other methods, we work with people who are struggling with relationships, confidence, depression, anxiety, trauma, behavioral concerns, life transitions, health issues, workplace challenges, and leadership growth.
We are a multi-disciplinary team of psychologists, counsellors, social workers and mental health therapists. Although you have one therapist, you get to take advantage of the expertise of our whole team.
We offer in person sessions in Ponoka and Maskwacis Alberta. We also offer online sessions to people who reside in Alberta.
We are a multi-disciplinary team of psychologists, counsellors, social workers and mental health therapists. Although you have one therapist, you get to take advantage of the expertise of our whole team.
We offer in person sessions in Ponoka and Maskwacis Alberta. We also offer online sessions to people who reside in Alberta.
Tara-Leigh Barker Blankenstein
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, RSW, RCSW, MALM
3 Endorsed
Serves Area
Accepting new clients. Finding a therapist you connect with can be challenging. I have honed much of my knowledge and practice in the criminal justice system, forensic psychiatry, working with sexual abuse/trauma and addiction for many years. Working with youth (15+) through adults, we together can navigate areas such as trauma, mental health, anger management and spirituality. Areas of focus are men's mental health, religious trauma/abuse, victims /survivors of crime, adult adoptees, and spiritual leaders/pastors. I am a NIHB provider and provide clinical supervision and consultation for social workers, therapists and students.
Accepting new clients. Finding a therapist you connect with can be challenging. I have honed much of my knowledge and practice in the criminal justice system, forensic psychiatry, working with sexual abuse/trauma and addiction for many years. Working with youth (15+) through adults, we together can navigate areas such as trauma, mental health, anger management and spirituality. Areas of focus are men's mental health, religious trauma/abuse, victims /survivors of crime, adult adoptees, and spiritual leaders/pastors. I am a NIHB provider and provide clinical supervision and consultation for social workers, therapists and students.
Do you struggle with anxiety, depression addiction or a challenging relationship that affects your ability to cope. I have worked for many years in the mental health field. I will help you see how your past affects your present and guide you through you the process to lessen your symptoms. I use an integrated approach so that we can get to the root of the issue and work through it.
Do you struggle with anxiety, depression addiction or a challenging relationship that affects your ability to cope. I have worked for many years in the mental health field. I will help you see how your past affects your present and guide you through you the process to lessen your symptoms. I use an integrated approach so that we can get to the root of the issue and work through it.
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Life can be difficult. There are times when it is more challenging. Sometimes, it can be overwhelming especially if we do not have the proper support we need. There are also those people who struggled with multiple barriers because of background, ethnicity, sexual orientation, economic status, age, and other related factors. Because of these, they went through a lot of trauma which created a huge impact in their lives. They want to heal from their hurts and develop towards becoming the best versions of themselves.
Life can be difficult. There are times when it is more challenging. Sometimes, it can be overwhelming especially if we do not have the proper support we need. There are also those people who struggled with multiple barriers because of background, ethnicity, sexual orientation, economic status, age, and other related factors. Because of these, they went through a lot of trauma which created a huge impact in their lives. They want to heal from their hurts and develop towards becoming the best versions of themselves.
Are you looking for a Christian therapist?
I bring a unique ability to incorporate faith into therapy. If you want prayer or desire spiritual insight to expedite your healing it would be my honour to. If you have been hurt and lost faith or trust in people, it would also be my honour to provide you with a nonjudgemental, safe, and confidential place to heal.
Are you looking for a Christian therapist?
I bring a unique ability to incorporate faith into therapy. If you want prayer or desire spiritual insight to expedite your healing it would be my honour to. If you have been hurt and lost faith or trust in people, it would also be my honour to provide you with a nonjudgemental, safe, and confidential place to heal.
I have a unique blend of educational and counselling experience within K-12, postsecondary, and private practice arenas. My areas of focus are assessment, evaluation, and counselling therapy. Offering mobile and teleservices, my philosophy is ever changing, but is grounded in the belief that perceptions precipitate behaviour. My goal is to guide you in a respectful and collaborative manner, as you work to gain the knowledge and skills for solutions that will allow you to lead a more balanced and fulfilling life.
I have a unique blend of educational and counselling experience within K-12, postsecondary, and private practice arenas. My areas of focus are assessment, evaluation, and counselling therapy. Offering mobile and teleservices, my philosophy is ever changing, but is grounded in the belief that perceptions precipitate behaviour. My goal is to guide you in a respectful and collaborative manner, as you work to gain the knowledge and skills for solutions that will allow you to lead a more balanced and fulfilling life.
Are you a little different? Queer or Trans? ADHDer? Autistic spouse? Survivor of Religious Trauma? Maybe you have a specific set of unique personalities in your family. Maybe you have a bunch of labels but what you really want to talk about is being lonely. Maybe you've never found someone who really acknowledged that thinking your way through your problems doesn't work. Your problems don't fit in a neat little category, and you don't have a nice little summary of who you are, where you came from, and what is ailing you. Guess what? That's exactly how therapy starts: with the best pieces of you all tangled up with fear and shame.
Are you a little different? Queer or Trans? ADHDer? Autistic spouse? Survivor of Religious Trauma? Maybe you have a specific set of unique personalities in your family. Maybe you have a bunch of labels but what you really want to talk about is being lonely. Maybe you've never found someone who really acknowledged that thinking your way through your problems doesn't work. Your problems don't fit in a neat little category, and you don't have a nice little summary of who you are, where you came from, and what is ailing you. Guess what? That's exactly how therapy starts: with the best pieces of you all tangled up with fear and shame.
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What can a Christian therapist help with?
Many Christian counsellors incorporate faith-based principles into psychotherapy and draw guidance from biblical writings. This approach may be particularly helpful if you are experiencing concerns related to faith, prolonged grief, substance use, or questions about life’s purpose. Christian therapists may also offer marital, premarital, or family counselling. These can be helpful options if your concerns are more relational in nature, such as communication challenges in a marriage, conflict within a family, or adjustment following a major family transition, such as divorce or a move.
How does Christian faith shape the therapy experience?
Christian faith can shape the therapy experience by giving you a familiar framework for discussing meaning, purpose, forgiveness, relationships, and hope in sessions. For clients who want faith included in therapy, a Christian therapist may draw on Christian values, prayer, or spiritual reflection alongside other therapeutic approaches. In addition, while training, qualifications, and experience are always important, research has shown that a strong alliance between you and your therapist is a major contributor to therapeutic success. An alliance is likely to be strengthened with a therapist who not only is responsive to questions and concerns, but also shares a client’s faith and values. Nevertheless, an ethical Christian therapist should be clear about how they incorporate faith and should respect the level of spiritual discussion that feels right for you.
Does Christian therapy work across different denominations?
Christian therapy can be helpful for people from various different Christian traditions, including Catholic, Protestant, Evangelical, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, and Anglican backgrounds. Many Christian therapists are able to support clients across denominations by focusing on shared Christian values, such as faith, prayer, forgiveness, and hope. That said, denomination can matter for some clients. A person’s identified denomination may shape how they understand relationships and life roles. If these differences are important to you, it may be helpful to ask a therapist whether they have experience working with clients from your specific denomination or faith tradition.
Can a Christian therapist help with marriage and couples counselling?
Christian faith-based therapy can take many different forms, including marriage counselling and couples counselling. Some therapists may also offer Christian pre-marital counselling. In these settings, Christian therapists may work with couples on concerns such as communication, conflict, trust, intimacy, parenting, and major life transitions. A Christian therapist may also help couples explore how shared Christian beliefs shape the relationship. They may encourage you and your partner to practise skills learned in therapy in your everyday lives, including both faith-based practises and non-faith-based tools, such as prayer or communication skills.
Can a Christian therapist help with sensitive issues like sex, trauma, or addiction?
Therapists with adequate training should be equipped to help with a number of sensitive issues, including sex, trauma, and addiction. For clients who want faith included in therapy, a Christian therapist may help explore how your spiritual beliefs relate to your challenges, healing, and recovery. A competent and ethical Christian therapist should not judge, shame, or impose a particular belief when discussing these topics, and if you feel judged, it may be time to seek another therapist.
How can a Christian therapist support family therapy?
Christian family therapy can help families address conflict, communication challenges, parenting concerns, grief, or adjustment following a major life transition. A Christian therapist may support family members in understanding one another’s perspectives, improving communication, setting healthier boundaries, and rebuilding trust. For families who want faith included in therapy, a Christian therapist may also help explore how family values related to Christianity can support healing.
How might I enquire about a therapist's experience working with Christian clients?
If religion is important to you in therapy, it can be helpful to ask a prospective therapist whether they have experience working with Christian clients. In initial conversations with potential therapists, you might ask how they incorporate Christian values into therapy or how they approach certain topics that matter to you. As sessions begin, it can be helpful to notice how the therapist responds to your concerns. A strong therapeutic alliance does not necessarily require a therapist to share your religious background, but they should respond to your concerns with respect and cultural humility. If you feel dismissed, misunderstood, or find yourself having to explain your beliefs constantly, it may be worth considering another therapist.
Who is included in Psychology Today's directory of Christian therapists?
The directory of Christian therapists includes professionals who have shared their background in their profiles and have identified as Christian. It shows therapists who indicate that they have extensive experience working with Christian clients, regardless of their own background or religious affiliation. However, not all therapists choose to disclose this information, and they may not appear in search results for this reason.