Find a Therapist in Calmar, Alberta.

The best way to ensure your child's mental health? Addressing your mental health. At Nest, we provide psychotherapy to address mental health concerns regarding fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood as well as those coping with grief and loss. Our team of compassionate and knowledgeable therapists are specially trained to support perinatal and parent mental health and offer non-judgemental and supportive space for all.

Want to build new ideas, clarify difficulties with emotions, motives, and interactions with others that lead to confusion? Rebuilding confidence and trust in yourself is crucial for change to be achieved. Our lives and our pathways are not written in stone. When we tell our stories in ways that can make us stronger, we can discover - we are not the problem - the problem is the problem. When we separate ourselves from the problem we can begin to revise our relationships with problems and gain new insight into different ways we can live our lives. I can help you rewrite what you tell about yourself and discover new ways to reclaim your past and re-envision your future.

When we work together in psychotherapy, you will have a safe and supportive space to share and explore what is on your mind and heart. I will help you learn tools to manage your emotions, feel more grounded, and improve your overall well-being. If you are open to it, we can also look at the deeper roots of what you are going through to create meaningful, lasting change. My goal is to support you in feeling more balanced, understood, and empowered in your life.

Sometimes the angst we feel doesn’t have a definable problem, we just know that life feels off, and long for it to feel better. Through talking with a therapist insights into yourself, and compassion for your pain emerges. Through this process you learn to see your past and yourself differently and a new way of being in the world emerges. Old unhelpful ways of living erode and are replaced with healthier more hopeful perspectives.

Psychotherapy is the use of psychological methods to help a person change behavior and overcome problems in a positive manner. Its aim is to help people understand the thoughts behind feeling anxious or depressed and addressing these thinking patterns. Psychotherapy will help you change behaviors and habits that are limiting you, to experiencing your fullest potential.

Shift’s original psychotherapy for individuals for ages 11 and up. It’s results-driven, structured, and proactive. It is delivered by specially trained psychologists and counsellors, who have invested additional time in becoming exceptional clinicians, despite already having stellar credentials. Non-nurturing element identification Creation of a master psychotherapy progress checklist A “why” session which demonstrates the motivation for all dysfunctional behaviour, emotions, and thoughts Identification of the most active Limiting Beliefs through the creation of a visual neural tree.

Psychotherapy happens when the right conditions are met that support the psyche to heal and come into congruence. The relationship with the therapist is authentic, meaningful and changes both the therapist and the client. The focus is on emergence of your true self and healing from the confusion, shame and trauma that has caused so much damage to your whole self.

Tamara's counselling practice is client centered. She seeks to help her clients feel validated and understood. She takes a genuine interest in how you see yourself and your story. Tamara uses an integrative approach as needed and at all times she seeks your feedback in the counselling process. She often begins her relationship with you by ensuring that you understand that your constructive feedback is always welcome. Relationship is key in therapy with children, adults and couples.

In the therapeutic process, I strive to foster an environment of trust and understanding, allowing you to explore your thoughts and feelings without judgment. Together, we'll work towards identifying and addressing challenges, developing coping strategies, and building a foundation for lasting positive changes. My commitment is to walk alongside you on your journey offering support and encouragement as you navigate the path towards your healing and personal growth. Remember, in this space, your experiences are valued, and your progress is celebrated.

As a Registered (Provisional) Psychologist, I will work along side you to support you in what you want to change about your life. Consider me a partner, coach, therapist, and collaborator as we work together to develop an understanding of the issues and challenges you face. I believe that change requires a road map so that we know the direction we are headed. Imagine taking a trip without a map or destination in mind. Once we have an idea or plan of where you want to be in your life, charting a course for change becomes a process of discussing alternative ways to get there. My client-centered approach adapts to the goals, needs, and learning preferences of clients.

Psychotherapy is a process of working through beliefs, emotions, trauma and current life events that enables you to move forward uncencumbered by destructive beliefs and emotions. Psychotherapists are trained to listen and interact with you in ways that facilitates the unlocking of traumatic and habitual ways of thinking and behaving so that you can live more freely and consciously.

Do you wake up tired/exhausted, wanting to stay in bed, asking yourself “what's the point”, feel stuck, alone, overwhelmed, stressed, and isolated or withdrawn? Are you thinking to yourself, I’m not good enough, I am a failure, and unimportant? Are you lacking focus and concentration, as well as have a loss of interest or pleasure in life? Are memories of your childhood, a recent death, or an accident interfering in your daily activities of living? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, and are looking for something different, better, or more, we can work together on creating a treatment plan that will give you hope, help guide you, support you, in having more functioning life

Psychotherapy is really just a fancy term for talk therapy. It involves organized sessions between the therapist and client where both parties discuss the presenting issue that brought the client to therapy. I strive to provide a safe, non judgemental space where you can explore your thoughts and emotions with the hope of improving your overall functioning and well being.

My approach to psychotherapy is that change takes time. I work long term with most of my clients so that they may realize "real" change in their lives. Psychotherapy to me, is more than counseling. Counseling tends to focus on techniques and solutions; however, psychotherapy is a process of change. This process will the experienced with me in the room and also during the time between sessions. The commitment to the process of change is crucial for successful results.

Psychotherapy sounds complicated. It does not need to be. It occurs when two people talk it can be effective or ineffective. With a combination of experience, education and practice a therapist can help create a therapeutic encounter that is beneficial and effective for a person. Raue, Goldfried, & Barkham, (1997) highlight how the therapeutic relationship is key to a client progress or engagement in therapy. It is my desire to create a space where this relationship can grow and be beneficial to my clients.

In psychotherapy a safe, professional, nonjudgemental, and caring environment is established to assist clients in change, healing, and the development of tools to respond to life's challenges and transitions in healthy and constructive way. In psychotherapy, I integrate a variety of approaches to help individuals work through issues such as anxiety, depression, anger, grief, marriage/relationship conflict/communication, and significant life transitions.

Talking it out, is one of the best ways in which we as humans are able to process information that is overwhelming us or making life stressful. When we can sit down and speak to a neutral and non-judgement person we can begin to sort things out for ourselves; making life simple instead of complicated. I am here to help you sort out your thoughts and feelings which will help change your perspective and ultimately; your circumstances.

Our psychotherapy services are effective in helping clients meet their goals and live a happier, more meaningful life. Psychotherapy can be brief and solution focused, or more depth oriented, to help you explore the underlying factors causing distress and unhealthy patterns in your life. We will work with you to find the approach that best suits your needs and personality.

Often we know what we need to do differently, it's not that we don't have the wisdom, it's that it can be hard to apply! Doing Psychotherapy with me is a gentle and compassionate process of uncovering and tending to the old wounds and patterns that can be steering our behaviour and leading us astray. This frees up the space to live in the present with mindfulness, and create the future that we dream of!

I approach therapy knowing that it is often very difficult to openly express yourself to someone you don't know, and it's a great investment of your time and finances. My approach is to help you as efficiently and effectively as possible. I want to know what YOU want for you life, and I'll help you move towards that! If you want practical steps, I can offer that. If you just want to process some thoughts and emotions, even deeper questions, I can certainly be there guiding you through that as well!

Psychotherapy is an incredible opportunity to focus on you! In therapy I work collaboratively with each client to create and improve the treatment plan that is right for them. Each person is unique and deserves a personal and unique experience in therapy. I work with respect, integrity, honesty and openness to ensure that you are heard and valued, and to offer a special time and place to work on the things that are important in your life. This is the deep value of Psychotherapy! To enter into a helping relationship, free from judgment, with the opportunity to overcome life's challenges and to thrive!

Struggling with anxiety, anger, addiction, or trauma? You’re not alone. Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or hopeless is tough, but it doesn't have to be permanent. I'm here to help. With specialized techniques and a compassionate approach, we can work together to find relief, gain control, and rediscover joy. Imagine a life where you feel calm, empowered, and in control. Book your free 15-minute consultation today to take the first step towards healing. Let’s turn your pain into strength and reclaim the life you deserve. Schedule now and start your journey to a better tomorrow.

Do you find that certain life circumstances are out of your control? Does this bring up strong negative emotions? Sometimes, we react like a child or a teenager, other times, like a mature adult. What is it within us that brings up these varied responses? Why is it that we at times feel stuck and helpless to bring about any changes? Together, in the process of psychotherapy, we can explore these questions and more, within a safe, confidential and non-judgemental space.

[I OFFER VIDEO SESSIONS THROUGHOUT ALBERTA AND ONTARIO]. I have been a psychologist since 1986. I have expertise in several approaches. My main approaches include cognitive behaviour therapy, psychodynamic therapy, person-centred therapy, and existential therapy. If you want to see someone with extensive training and experience in psychotherapy, book a time by visiting https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=14249112

I practice integrative psychotherapy, combining both knowledge from psychological theory of change along side our increasing understanding of neuroscience and neurological process of thought, behavior, and emotions. Through combining the science of psychotherapy with neuroscience (neuropsychotherapy) we can find meaning for your experience and distress that is supported by existing evidence.