Kelly Tennant, Synapse Counselling Services
Counsellor, PhD, CRC, RTC, CT (she, they)
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Living with chronic illness, disability, or neurodivergence is hard. Getting through the overwhelm of everyday life feels impossible. You're starting to feel like all you think about is your condition and everything it has taken away from you - work, hobbies, sleep, relationships. Your family and friends don’t get it. They try to help and probably mean well, but sometimes the dismissive way they say things makes you feel worse. You try to hide your symptoms to seem “normal” but inside, you feel like you might break.
My clients come to me feeling this same way. I offer a safe place to talk about all the thoughts going through your head (even the scary ones), vent about your symptoms, dream of a life beyond masking and burnout, or strategize about how to cope with your struggles and have more good days than bad.
I'm Kelly, a counsellor with a passion for providing non-pathologizing and anti-oppressive therapy that is disability, neurodivergence, and LGBTQ2SIA+ affirming. I practice from a trauma informed, inclusive, sex positive and fat liberation lens. I take pride in creating a space that is safe and welcoming and I look forward to meeting you!
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $150
- Couple Sessions $150
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Cash, Cheque, Discover, Mastercard, Paypal, VisaInsurance
- Alberta Blue Cross
- Alberta School Employee
- Blue Cross
- Canada Life | Great-West Life
- Equitable Life of Canada
- Green Shield Canada
- Group Source
- iA Financial Group
- Manitoba Blue Cross
- Medavie Blue Cross
- Pacific Blue Cross
- Saskatchewan Blue Cross
- SunLife
- Victim Services
Kelly Tennant, Synapse Counselling Services
Counsellor, PhD, CRC, RTC, CT
Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now.
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Degree/Diploma from The University of Texas at Austin Kelly Tennant
- In Practice for 9 years
- Attended University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Masters Certificate in Rehabilitation Counselling, Graduated 2021
- License: Association of Counselling Therapists of Alberta 2494 / 2026
- License: Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada 3058 / 2026
Counsellor: Kelly Tennant
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Kelly Tennant, Synapse Counselling Services
Counsellor, PhD, CRC, RTC, CT
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Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Chronic Illness
- Autism
- ADHD
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Bisexual
- Body Image
- Cancer
- Chronic Pain
- Developmental Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Intellectual Disability
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Neurodivergence
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- PDA
- Perimenopause
- Polyamory & ENM
- Self Esteem
- Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Women's Issues
Kelly Tennant, Synapse Counselling Services
Counsellor, PhD, CRC, RTC, CT
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Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Deaf Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Little Person Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Deaf Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Little Person Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Clinical Supervision and Qualified Supervisors
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Family / Marital
- Feminist
- Humanistic
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Motivational Interviewing
- Person-Centered
- Relational
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Kelly Tennant, Synapse Counselling Services
Counsellor, PhD, CRC, RTC, CT
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