I am a licensed Clinical Social Worker who has maintained a thriving private practice for well over 30 years assisting couples, individuals and families in a variety of life areas. Many struggles such as anxiety, grief & loss, addiction, depression and anxiety can be rooted in trauma experiences. There is hope! As a trained trauma professional I can work with you to explore and help heal these traumas in a safe, supportive and confidential environment.

**COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGIST** **REGISTERED AND REGULATED ** Specialized treatment that is confidential, respectful, responsive to your needs. Sandra has many years of experience working with children, youth, & adults. Sandra takes a systemic approach to counselling and considers many factors that may affect an individual's wellness. Sandra enjoys counselling youth, individuals, couples and families. Her areas of specialty are intimate partner violence, family violence, parent-teen relationships, and emotional regulation (anger management). She helps with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, life-transitions, and family conflict.

Life and healing are like a spiral. We walk it, holding the experiences life hands us (suffering, joy, and everything in between) with an invitation to grow, heal, and become our best self. I walk the spiral of my own life lead by heart and intuition, and I work with people in the same way. Healing is a sacred journey into self discovery and holding space for your process of discovery in counselling, it is my goal to support you. I am passionate about understanding your story and working collaboratively with you. I am a Canadian Certified Counsellor (ccc designation) with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.

Accepting New Clients* I am a compassionate, non-judgmental and empathetic Registered Provisional Psychologist who offers clients unconditional positive regard. I have a passion for promoting the mental health, well-being, and resiliency in children, adolescents, adults and their families. I have experience and enjoy working in the following areas: Depression, anxiety, stress management, emotional regulation, grief and loss, parent/child issues, self- esteem, and adjustment/life transitions. Additionally, I am able to provide therapy through the use of Animal Assisted Interventions with my canine partner.

"Now accepting new clients." I am passionate about helping people rediscover and improve their quality of life following a traumatic event or events. I understand the fear and hesitation people experience when they first reach out for help. I offer kindness, patience, and safety to people needing support to move forward and regain a sense of relief from their circumstances.

Are you a parent looking for support for your child or teen? Is their anxiety, anger, separation, grief or self-esteem eating away at them or making home life hard? Do they seem overwhelmed frequently or shut down and not themselves? You may find yourself thinking about it all the time, researching tools to try, asking for advice from friends and family, wondering if what you're doing is enough, and even whether they are going to be able to move past this. If this is what you're feeling you are not alone. Many parents feel overwhelmed, worry about their kids future, and wish to make their troubles go away.

*Accepting new clients* When an individual experiences trauma or is faced with severe life stressors, it is not uncommon for their lives to unravel. Reaching out can often be challenging and yet can be rewarding. Are you looking for support or guidance, or ways to cope during a time of loss, change in career, relationship or uncertainty in your current situation? Therapy is a process of guided personal exploration.

Unlike many people in private practice, my practice focuses specifically on supporting people to heal from trauma. When we think of "trauma", many of us often think of significant events that cause difficulties with coping. However, the experience of trauma is much more than an event. The experience of abuse, neglect or living with prolonged exposure to stress can have a significant impact on physical, emotional and spiritual health. I work with trauma that can occur from single events as well as trauma where there has been exposure over a longer period of time. I work with both youth and adult populations.

I really enjoy clients who are motivated to do the work with his/her presenting concerns. Working together to find ways of managing anxiety and depression, finding that edge for performance enhancement, struggling with relational concerns and setting boundaries, needing to improve self-esteem and confidence, and are willing to do that work to move past the concern, that's where I find the most fulfillment in this work!

My areas of interest and where most of my experience lies is working with adults in post-secondary addressing challenges such as anxiety (social/generalized), depression, trauma, attachment, life transitions, self-esteem/personal identity, stress management, and relationships. I have an undergrad in Social Work, Master of Counselling, and am a Registered Clinical Social Worker. I take a client- centered approach and often use CBT, Emotion Focused techniques, Solution Focused Therapy, EMDR, somatic/body-focused approaches, and resume a strength-based approach.

Welcome! I have been privileged to play many different roles throughout my life. Of all these roles, my role as a parent has brought the most rewards as well as the most challenges. Starting my own parenting journey led me to take extensive training in supporting children, adolescents and families in navigating the many challenges that can be encountered during these crucial developmental stages. I also have a strong interest in supporting those seeking therapy on a more individual basis, while still incorporating the impacts of family systems and previous developmental experiences on current perceptions and functioning.

Life can be difficult to navigate at times - and sometimes we need a gentle guide to help us make sense of our experience and develop new ways to manage and cope with our challenges. I offer a safe, non-judgmental and empathetic space; where together we can explore those areas in your life where you might be struggling. I take a non-pathological approach which will allow you to fully explore yourself without the fear of being given a label. Labels can often lock us into one way of perceiving ourselves and our daily struggles - my role is to help you see yourself as a whole, complex, and ever changing individual.

I work with clients who are experiencing out of control sexual behaviour in an inclusive non shaming atmosphere. I also help spouses and partners heal from the pain of betrayal trauma. Additionally, I believe that human sexuality has a depth of various expressions. As a therapist, my range of expertise includes providing sex therapy for couples and supporting the rainbow end of the sexuality spectrum.

Are you looking for a caring professional to help you with anxiety/depression or work through traumatic life experiences you have had? Are you a parent whose child/teen is struggling? I am a registered psychologist with specific training and experience related to trauma with children, teens, and adults. I am certified to practice EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) and have received trauma focused training at the Rocky Mountain Play Therapy Institute. I integrate interventions from cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, solution focused therapy, play therapy, and somatic therapy.

***Private Entrance Available*** Practicing general psychology with a specialty in health, and a sub-specialty in trauma, working with First Responders since 1994. Congratulations on taking the first step towards taking better care of you! :) We often heal best in relationship, and to that end, my primary goal is to create a sanctuary, where you can be comfortably authentic, and where we can work together using what we have both learned along this journey of life. Being mature in age, I bring a combination of professional skills and a wide breadth of life experiences to help lighten your load and find greater wellness.

Registered Psychologist working within a vast array of clinical areas. I enjoy meeting each individual client with where they are at and what will be the best treatment plan based on their own unique needs. visit www.huttonpsychologicalservices.ca to book today!

I help people who are genuinely looking to add meaning and purpose to their lives but are having a hard time figuring out how. With me a lot of clients want to explore meaning, generate motivation, and discover direction. I also help families change the patterns of behaviour that cause so much interpersonal conflict.

I am a registered psychologist (#4117) offering counselling to adult individuals and couples. My intention with each client that I see is to provide a safe and caring environment and maintain a present and open posture. I want to support you in creating the life you want want to live while helping to alleviate the unnecessary suffering that we sometimes experience. Although sometimes suffering is inevitable, I want to walk through it alongside of you.

From a young age I have had a desire to hear people's stories and have loved to connect with children and more recently parents and women who are pregnant. It has always fascinated me to learn about family dynamics and it has become my passion to be able to work alongside families. ​

From my experience, most emotional or even physical suffering stems from unhealthy relationship patterns and experiences. I love working with couples and individuals who are motivated and committed to improving their relationships! I work with clients who are single, seeking healthy relationships, cohabiting, engaged, married, experiencing intimacy issues, have discovered an affair, and contemplating divorce. My goal is to help each one transform their unhealthy or negative patterns into healthy ones that promote mutual growth and healing, and learn how to achieve the relationship of their dreams, preferably with the same partner!