Therapists in Bedford, NS

Life can be messy sometimes. Let Deirdre help you manage your head. Explore and understand your personal patterns, feelings, beliefs and behaviours. Consistent or recurring negative thoughts, overwhelming feelings, impulsive behaviours, pain, fatigue, loss of short-term memory and self-harm are just a few symptoms that therapy can help with. Challenge influential memories and heal inter-generational trauma in a safe, confidential environment.

I primarily work with those in relationships, both romantic and families, aiming to help people learn how to grow well in life individually and together. If you would like to strengthen a stagnant marriage, hedge against divorce, improve communication, or recover from an affair, I can help. I also work with children (ages 6 and up), teenagers, and family units navigate parenting issues, emotion regulation, ADHD, and trauma. Although I specialize in marriage and familes, I love working with individuals battling mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, past trauma, grief, addictions, and more.

I work with individuals and couples 16 years of age and older. I specialize in supporting individuals who are struggling with relational issues, substance use, addiction, self-harm, suicidal ideation, anxiety and depression.

I work with individual clients to increase levels of happiness and fulfillment through building strengths, better coping and communication strategies, and probing for the root causes of current issues. I guide clients through self-doubt, overwhelm, and trauma-related outcomes. I have experience working with anxiety, depression, trauma, and more. Start prioritizing yourself today with empirically studied methods for coming out of low mood and work toward the future with purpose. If you are ready to make a change, get in touch for your free 15-minute consultation. Let's work together to bring positive change to your life.

As a trained Transpersonal Counseling Therapist with more than 10 years of professional experience, I work both in and outside the box of traditional talk therapy. I coach parents and first time fathers, provide concrete tools for technology addictions and emotional challenges, offer deep counseling therapy for trauma survivors and psycho-spiritual support for people exploring beyond the material world for answers. If we can meet in person, we have access to 5 different locations in Nova Scotia for Wilderness Therapy with horses, ocean, forests, rivers and plants. If we can only meet online, we'll open to the Wild near you.

I provide client-centred counselling services across the life span. However, my ideal clients are children, youth and neurodivergent folks.

Currently accepting new clients. I am a registered clinical psychologist who is passionate about working with youth from school-aged to emerging adulthood. I specialize in supporting young people in learning to navigate big feelings, life stressors, relationships, and coping with change. I also have experience working with caregivers in finding strategies to support their loved ones struggling with mental health challenges.

I work with adults and teens dealing with various challenges such as anxiety, depression, life transition, grief, addiction, work stress/burnout, and interpersonal challenges (e.g. intimate relationships, family, work). I work with individuals ready to address old patterns/habits, acknowledge the cost of those conditioned responses, and ultimately live life, led by their true, authentic self.

It’s as if you’re walking around with an invisible tide of emotions inside of you that the rest of the world is unable to see. And in your worst moments these big emotions and what if’s threaten to overwhelm you. It seems no matter how hard you try to live in the now and free yourself from these deep feelings and negative self-judgements, they can be like a wall, preventing you from fully being present and real, even when you want to be. As much as you try to remain calm, when poked, these raw spots spark emotions of sadness, grief, defensiveness, or insecurity.

Stressed? Anxious? The strategies you've always used to cope haven't been working as well as they did before. It's time to make changes, but where to begin? You're ready to find a warm, supportive professional who can help you get back to living the life you want.

On the outside, you look like you have it all together, but truth is, on the inside you're a mess. You used to pride yourself on being able to balance a successful career, kids and a healthy relationship. But now, you feel burnt out and anxious; your worries are always rolling around in your mind. Lately, you've been more irritable and frustrated toward your kids and spouse, which makes you feel terrible. Worse yet, you've completely forgotten about yourself. It feels like you are drowning under the weight of your problems and you are desperate to get free. You never imagined yourself seeing a therapist, but you know you need help.

Many of the people I see are struggling with depression, anxiety, self-injury, thoughts of suicide, family stress, and life changes (such as changing careers, graduating university, or entering the workforce). I am also interested in working with men's issues, and helping people who have never attended therapy. Counselling is available for professionals as well, such as physicians, veterinarians, and dentists.

Is it tough to stay balanced and positive during these difficult times? Are you and your partner feeling a disconnect? Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) can help! A world renown approach to individual or couples counselling that provides a safe, judgement free space, while improving connection. I also offer EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) which assists in processing trauma. The natural healing process resolves unprocessed traumatic memories in the brain; EMDR speeds up this process!

Hello, my name is Catherine (she/her), I am a Registered Counselling Therapist (Candidate). I base my work on a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, person-centred framework and strive to create an atmosphere of safety. Building allyship, to advocate, validate, and support clients in the development of coping skills that support a variety of mental health concerns. Though I have a particular fondness for working with children and adolescents, I enjoy working with clients across the lifespan and welcome anyone in need of a caring, safe, and supportive space to share their story.

It’s difficult to watch your usually thoughtful child/teen struggling with their big emotions. Your child who is usually wise beyond their years becomes quickly unglued. You’re pretty sure that anxiety, worries or low self-esteem are hiding under the big tears, emotional meltdowns, ‘sassy’ attitude and anger. While you desperately want to be there to support your child and help them through this turbulent time, the accumulation of stressors from the demands of life and parenting through a pandemic make it hard for you to be the parent you want to be in those moments.

I am a Psychologist (Candidate Register) who works individually with adults (18+) who are experiencing posttraumatic stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and relational issues. I specialize in LGBTQIA2+ health, and work from an anti-oppression framework to provide the best care possible for folks belonging to marginalized groups. I am seeing clients both in person and over video or phone, and will continue to update here as the situation changes.