Alcohol Use Therapists in Saskatoon, SK
My name is Jessica Vik and I have worked in the mental health field for over five years and have experience in many areas including addictions, anxiety, depression, stress, life transitions, suicide prevention, and trauma. I would love to journey with you as you learn to understand your experiences and face whatever may be holding you back! With proper support and understanding you will learn, overcome and develop the tools needed to face hard times and grow through what you go through!
My name is Jessica Vik and I have worked in the mental health field for over five years and have experience in many areas including addictions, anxiety, depression, stress, life transitions, suicide prevention, and trauma. I would love to journey with you as you learn to understand your experiences and face whatever may be holding you back! With proper support and understanding you will learn, overcome and develop the tools needed to face hard times and grow through what you go through!
Your grief is welcome here. Death of Spouse. Family Member Loss. Anticipatory Loss. Traumatic Loss. Complicated Grief. Divorce. You may feel lost and alone right now. Your world is shattered. Grief is lonely, intense, and scary. I can help you expand your capacity to hold this sorrow and regain your balance. You can move forward from simply surviving to thriving. I will remind you of your strengths, as you find meaning and your true identity. You already know your life will never be the same because of this loss. Yet, you can gather the pieces to carry your loss forward with love and peace.
Your grief is welcome here. Death of Spouse. Family Member Loss. Anticipatory Loss. Traumatic Loss. Complicated Grief. Divorce. You may feel lost and alone right now. Your world is shattered. Grief is lonely, intense, and scary. I can help you expand your capacity to hold this sorrow and regain your balance. You can move forward from simply surviving to thriving. I will remind you of your strengths, as you find meaning and your true identity. You already know your life will never be the same because of this loss. Yet, you can gather the pieces to carry your loss forward with love and peace.
I am accepting new clients, and have immediate openings.
For over 30 years I have helped individuals and couples with: Depression, Stress/Anxiety, Addictions, Abuse & Trauma, Anger, Grief, ADHD, Relationship Problems, and more. My primary focus is counselling with individuals and couples, although I have also taught extensively at the U of S, supervised graduate students’ clinical training and research, and testified as an expert Psychologist in assault and murder trials.
I am accepting new clients, and have immediate openings.
For over 30 years I have helped individuals and couples with: Depression, Stress/Anxiety, Addictions, Abuse & Trauma, Anger, Grief, ADHD, Relationship Problems, and more. My primary focus is counselling with individuals and couples, although I have also taught extensively at the U of S, supervised graduate students’ clinical training and research, and testified as an expert Psychologist in assault and murder trials.
I can provide an client-care plan to build to explore what social issues that you are experiencing with in the present and to work together on you personal healing. Tansi! My name is Laura Clarke. I am Indigenous Woodland Cree speaker. I am a registered social worker since 2002 and I have my Bachelor of Indigenous Social Work 2002. My work experience is working with children, youth, families and all walks of life.
Astam, reach out, I am a phone call away to help your healing begin.
I can provide an client-care plan to build to explore what social issues that you are experiencing with in the present and to work together on you personal healing. Tansi! My name is Laura Clarke. I am Indigenous Woodland Cree speaker. I am a registered social worker since 2002 and I have my Bachelor of Indigenous Social Work 2002. My work experience is working with children, youth, families and all walks of life.
Astam, reach out, I am a phone call away to help your healing begin.
I believe that people are incredibly resilient. Often, the struggles we face are not signs that we are broken, but rather evidence of the ways we've learned to adapt, survive, and make sense of difficult experiences. My role is to help clients better understand those patterns, reconnect with themselves, and discover new pathways toward healing and growth.
I believe that people are incredibly resilient. Often, the struggles we face are not signs that we are broken, but rather evidence of the ways we've learned to adapt, survive, and make sense of difficult experiences. My role is to help clients better understand those patterns, reconnect with themselves, and discover new pathways toward healing and growth.
Mató Čaŋté (mah-toh chahn-teh) is Dakota for Bear Heart. The name reflects the kind of space I aim to create—steady, grounded, and rooted in Indigenous values of strength, balance, and connection. I work with individuals navigating addiction, mental health, depression, and anxiety. My approach is real and direct, focused on building trust, getting to the root of things, and helping you move forward with clarity and purpose.
Mató Čaŋté (mah-toh chahn-teh) is Dakota for Bear Heart. The name reflects the kind of space I aim to create—steady, grounded, and rooted in Indigenous values of strength, balance, and connection. I work with individuals navigating addiction, mental health, depression, and anxiety. My approach is real and direct, focused on building trust, getting to the root of things, and helping you move forward with clarity and purpose.
I use a holistic approach to comprehensively understand and address the many factors which can undermine mental health, and have particular interest in the mind-body connection. I have experience in a vast array of clinical settings which include work within mental health & addictions practice, brain injuries rehabilitation and other hospital settings. I am experienced in providing effective treatment strategies for a range of mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, Indigenous trauma, PTSD, low self-esteem, drug and alcohol challenges, chronic pain, relationship issues and disability management.
I use a holistic approach to comprehensively understand and address the many factors which can undermine mental health, and have particular interest in the mind-body connection. I have experience in a vast array of clinical settings which include work within mental health & addictions practice, brain injuries rehabilitation and other hospital settings. I am experienced in providing effective treatment strategies for a range of mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, Indigenous trauma, PTSD, low self-esteem, drug and alcohol challenges, chronic pain, relationship issues and disability management.
I offer a compassionate, trauma-informed approach rooted in transpersonal psychology principles. With decades of experience, I support individuals navigating anxiety, depression, grief, abuse, trauma, narcissism, addictions and spiritual or existential concerns. My work is grounded in neurobiologically-based, affect-focused trauma treatment, and shaped by a deep respect for diverse cultural and spiritual backgrounds.
I offer a compassionate, trauma-informed approach rooted in transpersonal psychology principles. With decades of experience, I support individuals navigating anxiety, depression, grief, abuse, trauma, narcissism, addictions and spiritual or existential concerns. My work is grounded in neurobiologically-based, affect-focused trauma treatment, and shaped by a deep respect for diverse cultural and spiritual backgrounds.
If you are feeling like you just can't live this way anymore, whether it is anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, or relationship issues, there is hope. I will help you develop a variety of skills and coping strategies for successfully managing home and work stress. I will help you overcome the fear that is holding you back from experiencing the life you want. I can certainly help you to develop the sophisticated cognitive-behavioral oriented skill to improve your relationships or manage your anger. I take a gentle, nonjudgmental, and safe counseling approach.
If you are feeling like you just can't live this way anymore, whether it is anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, or relationship issues, there is hope. I will help you develop a variety of skills and coping strategies for successfully managing home and work stress. I will help you overcome the fear that is holding you back from experiencing the life you want. I can certainly help you to develop the sophisticated cognitive-behavioral oriented skill to improve your relationships or manage your anger. I take a gentle, nonjudgmental, and safe counseling approach.
Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or living life on autopilot? Struggling with stress, anxiety, self-doubt, relationship challenges, trauma, addiction, or performance-related pressures? Since 1999, I have helped individuals, couples, families, children, adolescents, and athletes overcome obstacles, build resilience, and create meaningful change. My approach is strengths-based, supportive, and goal-oriented. Together, we will develop practical strategies to improve mental health, relationships, confidence, performance, and overall well-being.
Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or living life on autopilot? Struggling with stress, anxiety, self-doubt, relationship challenges, trauma, addiction, or performance-related pressures? Since 1999, I have helped individuals, couples, families, children, adolescents, and athletes overcome obstacles, build resilience, and create meaningful change. My approach is strengths-based, supportive, and goal-oriented. Together, we will develop practical strategies to improve mental health, relationships, confidence, performance, and overall well-being.
I enjoy working with a variety of clients, with adult clients I offer Somatic Experiencing, practicing from a trauma informed lens, I utilize strengths based and Family Systems theory. I work with a lot of youth and families that are struggling with anxiety, stress, self-esteem, and family conflict. I support couples seeking to communicate better understand each other and improve their relationship.
I enjoy working with a variety of clients, with adult clients I offer Somatic Experiencing, practicing from a trauma informed lens, I utilize strengths based and Family Systems theory. I work with a lot of youth and families that are struggling with anxiety, stress, self-esteem, and family conflict. I support couples seeking to communicate better understand each other and improve their relationship.
I have experience working with the following: Depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, OCD, ADD/ADHD, suicidal ideation, self-harm, addiction, trauma/PTSD, loss/grief/bereavement. I support my client's while they process out their trauma and help them to learn coping for their mental health struggles. I use a holistic approach and incorporate the four quadrants of health: Mental, emotional, physical and spiritual. Being mindful of each client's individual and unique needs. I am approved as a mental health counsellor for both NIHB as well as Victim's Services.
I have experience working with the following: Depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, OCD, ADD/ADHD, suicidal ideation, self-harm, addiction, trauma/PTSD, loss/grief/bereavement. I support my client's while they process out their trauma and help them to learn coping for their mental health struggles. I use a holistic approach and incorporate the four quadrants of health: Mental, emotional, physical and spiritual. Being mindful of each client's individual and unique needs. I am approved as a mental health counsellor for both NIHB as well as Victim's Services.
What keeps us feeling like we are in limbo/stuck? Unresolved issues and traumas can keep us feeling and/or thinking that we are not progressing as we'd like, resulting in many feelings of being overwhelmed, burned out, and experiencing physical/emotional pains. Over 22 years of clinical experience, I can help you to discover and identify the core issues/patterns/beliefs, while inspiring hope and courage while you walk a more integrated path living life with more joy and abundance; with feelings of rejuvenation and release; and with an expanded self-awareness, emotional balance, and clearer thinking.
What keeps us feeling like we are in limbo/stuck? Unresolved issues and traumas can keep us feeling and/or thinking that we are not progressing as we'd like, resulting in many feelings of being overwhelmed, burned out, and experiencing physical/emotional pains. Over 22 years of clinical experience, I can help you to discover and identify the core issues/patterns/beliefs, while inspiring hope and courage while you walk a more integrated path living life with more joy and abundance; with feelings of rejuvenation and release; and with an expanded self-awareness, emotional balance, and clearer thinking.
Cathy Nickel, BA(Adv)Psy, C.Hyp is a trained professional with over 40 years of experience as an individual, group, family and marriage counsellor. Cathy is also available for workshops and lectures. Cathy is respectful of her clients. She uses a multidisciplinary approach. Cathy added Clinical Counselling Hypnotherapy to her practice and she is finding it a very transformative tool. Cathy is known as being straightforward and courteous. Cathy is gifted in bringing out the positives in her therapy sessions. She is also a Usui trained Reiki Master and teacher.
Cathy Nickel, BA(Adv)Psy, C.Hyp is a trained professional with over 40 years of experience as an individual, group, family and marriage counsellor. Cathy is also available for workshops and lectures. Cathy is respectful of her clients. She uses a multidisciplinary approach. Cathy added Clinical Counselling Hypnotherapy to her practice and she is finding it a very transformative tool. Cathy is known as being straightforward and courteous. Cathy is gifted in bringing out the positives in her therapy sessions. She is also a Usui trained Reiki Master and teacher.
At PPC Therapy Group, we support children, teens, adults, couples, and families facing a variety of life challenges. Clients often come to us feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma, grief, stress, life transitions, or a sense of feeling stuck. Our diverse team of psychologists, counsellors, and social workers works collaboratively to provide personalized, evidence-based care. We meet clients where they are, helping them gain insight, build practical coping skills, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful changes that support long-term well-being.
At PPC Therapy Group, we support children, teens, adults, couples, and families facing a variety of life challenges. Clients often come to us feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma, grief, stress, life transitions, or a sense of feeling stuck. Our diverse team of psychologists, counsellors, and social workers works collaboratively to provide personalized, evidence-based care. We meet clients where they are, helping them gain insight, build practical coping skills, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful changes that support long-term well-being.
I desire to help you imagine a better story, create healthier relationships, and experience greater flourishing in life. I am committed to being an empathic presence with you in your pain and struggle (emotional, relational, or spiritual), whose compassion, curiosity, and collaboration help you discover within yourself the resources to respond with courage and wisdom to the challenges you are facing.
I desire to help you imagine a better story, create healthier relationships, and experience greater flourishing in life. I am committed to being an empathic presence with you in your pain and struggle (emotional, relational, or spiritual), whose compassion, curiosity, and collaboration help you discover within yourself the resources to respond with courage and wisdom to the challenges you are facing.
I provide a client-focused, safe, and non-judgmental space for individuals to share their experiences, offer support, and empower them to enhance their health, healing, and overall well-being.
I practice Person-Centred Therapy, Compassion-Focused Therapy, Strength-Based Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Humanistic approaches. These varieties enable me to collaboratively design therapeutic strategies tailored to your unique needs, promoting healing and a fulfilling life.
I provide a client-focused, safe, and non-judgmental space for individuals to share their experiences, offer support, and empower them to enhance their health, healing, and overall well-being.
I practice Person-Centred Therapy, Compassion-Focused Therapy, Strength-Based Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Humanistic approaches. These varieties enable me to collaboratively design therapeutic strategies tailored to your unique needs, promoting healing and a fulfilling life.
You can break free from the cycle of anxiety, depression, worry, addictions and unhealthy relationships! I’m a medical social worker specializing in mental health and addictions and will work with you to determine the root causes of your concern or situation. Proper recognition and integration of these experiences enables the individual to break negative or destructive patterns and build better ways of dealing with the world as it is. Through our work together you will develop skills and tools to deepen your self-awareness, strengthen your emotional resilience, build better relationships and start feeling good again!
You can break free from the cycle of anxiety, depression, worry, addictions and unhealthy relationships! I’m a medical social worker specializing in mental health and addictions and will work with you to determine the root causes of your concern or situation. Proper recognition and integration of these experiences enables the individual to break negative or destructive patterns and build better ways of dealing with the world as it is. Through our work together you will develop skills and tools to deepen your self-awareness, strengthen your emotional resilience, build better relationships and start feeling good again!
Aspire Too Counselling & Professional Services
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, RPsych, CCC
Saskatoon, SK S7M
Aspire Too is a well established firm with highly skilled and experienced therapists in the heart of the prairies. With our large team of therapists in multiple locations across Saskatchewan (Prince Albert, Melfort, Kindersley, Humboldt and Saskatoon), we are able to offer high quality services, both in-person and virtual, across the province and western Canada. We also provide service in several Indigenous communities as well as serve many organizations (private sector and public) and special groups and teams.
Aspire Too is a well established firm with highly skilled and experienced therapists in the heart of the prairies. With our large team of therapists in multiple locations across Saskatchewan (Prince Albert, Melfort, Kindersley, Humboldt and Saskatoon), we are able to offer high quality services, both in-person and virtual, across the province and western Canada. We also provide service in several Indigenous communities as well as serve many organizations (private sector and public) and special groups and teams.
You know something needs to change, but you are not sure where to start. Maybe you are exhausted from the pressure of work, running on empty, or moving through a transition that has left you feeling unsteady. I work with adults navigating anxiety, burnout, stress, depression, and life transitions, including career changes, relationship shifts, and those stretching moments of uncertainty about what comes next. If you have spent years putting everyone else first and are ready to understand yourself better and build a life with more clarity and balance, you are in the right place.
You know something needs to change, but you are not sure where to start. Maybe you are exhausted from the pressure of work, running on empty, or moving through a transition that has left you feeling unsteady. I work with adults navigating anxiety, burnout, stress, depression, and life transitions, including career changes, relationship shifts, and those stretching moments of uncertainty about what comes next. If you have spent years putting everyone else first and are ready to understand yourself better and build a life with more clarity and balance, you are in the right place.
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Alcohol Use Counsellors
Are there specific medications for alcohol use?
There are oral medications approved to treat alcohol use disorder—such as disulfiram, acamprosate, and naltrexone, which also comes in an injectable form. These medications do help people reduce their drinking as well as avoid the problem of relapse. Naltrexone helps reduce cravings, disulfiram can make a person feel sick when they drink, and acamprosate may help ease symptoms like poor sleep and anxious feelings.
How do alcohol recovery or rehabilitation programs work?
In inpatient programs, individuals live in a facility with other patients in recovery; in outpatient programs,individuals live at home. These facilities are staffed with healthcare professionals including physicians, nurses, psychologists, counselors, and psychotherapists. Staff can also include people who have recovered themselves, serving as mentors and guides. These programs may use abstinence, harm reduction, detoxification, psychotherapy, and other tools for recovery.
How do 12-step programs combined with psychotherapy work?
Members of 12-step programs help each other reach abstinence and work to maintain it. These programs promote complete change in the individual’s emotional, mental, physical, and even spiritual perspectives. Some programs require that new members attend 90 meetings in 90 days. Many people do attend these programs in conjunction with their work in psychotherapy; the combination of therapy along with 12-step can be extremely effective.
How does harm reduction combined with psychotherapy work?
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, harm reduction prevents death, injury, disease, overdose, and substance misuse. People who choose harm reduction for alcohol use reduce the amount of alcohol they intake. It is not abstinence-based like a 12-step program, but combining harm reduction with psychotherapy proves to be effective for many people.