Affirming Psychology
Group Practice
250 Baker Drive, Suite 233, Dartmouth, NS B2W
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At Affirming Psychology, we are committed to creating a safe space for people of all races, ethnicities, disabilities, religions, genders, sexual orientations, and relationship structures. Using an empathetic approach, our therapists invite clients to become more open to their expanding experience, become more attuned to their own needs while balancing the needs of others, and process underlying trauma. We offer individual and relationship therapy, and assessments for Autism, ADHD, and other psychiatric disorders. Our therapists treat issues such as sexual issues, trauma, navigating disabilities, disordered eating, and OCD.
Our Team
I am a registered clinical psychologist who works with adults struggling with issues such as trauma, disordered eating, emotional dysregulation, and religious conflict. I work with individuals and couples. I am committed to creating a safe space for clients of different gender identities, sexual orientations, religions, and people with different types of romantic and/or sexual relationships. I take a collaborative, feminist, and empathetic approach, ensuring I am providing evidence-based treatment. Additionally, I offer assessments for adults for Autism Spectrum Disorder.
I am a registered clinical psychologist who works with adults struggling with issues such as trauma, disordered eating, emotional dysregulation, and religious conflict. I work with individuals and couples. I am committed to creating a safe space for clients of different gender identities, sexual orientations, religions, and people with different types of romantic and/or sexual relationships. I take a collaborative, feminist, and empathetic approach, ensuring I am providing evidence-based treatment. Additionally, I offer assessments for adults for Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Dr. Kathleen (Kat) Merwin
Psychologist, PhD, RPsych
1 Endorsed
Dartmouth, NS B2W
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in the treatment of adults and couples/relationships experiencing: sexual issues/dysfunctions (e.g., low desire/arousal, erectile/orgasmic difficulties, pain during sex, sexual difficulties following breast cancer treatment, and persistent genital arousal disorder/genitopelvic dysesthesia), trauma, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and relationship issues (e.g., communication difficulties, sexual desire discrepancies, open or polyamorous relationship issues). Everyone comes into therapy with unique past experiences and future goals. I actively tailor evidence-based treatment to the unique needs and values of each client.
I specialize in the treatment of adults and couples/relationships experiencing: sexual issues/dysfunctions (e.g., low desire/arousal, erectile/orgasmic difficulties, pain during sex, sexual difficulties following breast cancer treatment, and persistent genital arousal disorder/genitopelvic dysesthesia), trauma, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and relationship issues (e.g., communication difficulties, sexual desire discrepancies, open or polyamorous relationship issues). Everyone comes into therapy with unique past experiences and future goals. I actively tailor evidence-based treatment to the unique needs and values of each client.
I am a pre-licensed, doctoral-level clinician providing therapy to adults from diverse backgrounds for concerns such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, stress/burnout, OCD, and other barriers to well-being. I often support clients navigating life transitions, such as the postpartum period or becoming a caregiver for a loved one. I also specialize in health psychology, supporting clients with physical symptoms, medical conditions, and disabilities affecting their mood, relationships, or daily functioning. I aim to create a trauma-informed space where clients can approach their experiences and emotions with curiosity and compassion.
I am a pre-licensed, doctoral-level clinician providing therapy to adults from diverse backgrounds for concerns such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, stress/burnout, OCD, and other barriers to well-being. I often support clients navigating life transitions, such as the postpartum period or becoming a caregiver for a loved one. I also specialize in health psychology, supporting clients with physical symptoms, medical conditions, and disabilities affecting their mood, relationships, or daily functioning. I aim to create a trauma-informed space where clients can approach their experiences and emotions with curiosity and compassion.
I'm a queer/genderqueer, neurodivergent, politicized practitioner working through intersectional feminist and trauma-informed lenses. Compassion, curiosity, and experimentation are at the heart of counselling for me; co-creating a space for exploring, digesting, unfurling, and feeling into deeper relationships with ourselves and others. I come to counselling with a background in community programming, facilitation, and the arts. I help adult clients work through issues related to chronic shame, complex trauma, attachment issues, anxiety, depression, grief, Neurodivergence (e.g., Autism/ADHD), and gender and sexuality.
I'm a queer/genderqueer, neurodivergent, politicized practitioner working through intersectional feminist and trauma-informed lenses. Compassion, curiosity, and experimentation are at the heart of counselling for me; co-creating a space for exploring, digesting, unfurling, and feeling into deeper relationships with ourselves and others. I come to counselling with a background in community programming, facilitation, and the arts. I help adult clients work through issues related to chronic shame, complex trauma, attachment issues, anxiety, depression, grief, Neurodivergence (e.g., Autism/ADHD), and gender and sexuality.