East Plains Counselling & Assessment

At our practice, we are all about personalized care – no cookie-cutter solutions here! We believe in tailoring our approach to fit your needs, beliefs and values. Whether you're an individual, a couple, a family, or a child, our team works closely with you to understand your unique feelings, needs, and strengths, paving the way for reaching your goals.

We get that starting therapy can be nerve-wracking, which is why we prioritize creating a safe, confidential and welcoming space. During your first visit, we'll chat about your background and what's on your mind, and don't worry – you only talk about what you're comfortable with. We are here to help you learn about yourself, make a unique plan to meet your needs and break down the steps needed to put that plan into action.

Krista is a Registered Psychologist with an Authorized Practice Endorsement (APE) which means she been approved by the Saskatchewan College of Psychologists to make diagnoses.  Krista has worked in a clinical private practice setting since 2007. She provides counselling to individuals, couples, and families. Krista resides locally and is the mom of two adult and two teen children, one of whom has special needs.  

Krista has a broad range of experience. She works with clients from preschool-aged to the elderly. She works one-on-one with adults and couples. She also works with children/youth and their families to address behavioral, peer, family, and academic/school concerns.

Krista’s approach is based on empirically (research) based diagnostic, assessment, intervention, and treatment strategies. She provides support in many areas including:

·        Anxiety/Depression

·        Parenting

·        Family relationships/Marital relationships

·        Work/life balance; Stress; Burnout

·        Life transitions (marriage, death, divorce, blended families, and adapting to life with a disability/diagnosis)

·        Prenatal/postnatal struggles

·        Parenting a child with special needs

·        2SLGBTQIA + Issues

Krista is the clinician that offers marital and relationship counselling at East Plains Counselling & Assessment. She is comfortable and experienced working with clients from a variety of family structures including nuclear, step-families, same-sex, and non-traditional family structures. She recognizes that each family requires an individualized approach and works to ensure the counselling meets the needs of all family members.

Krista is passionate about working with clients to come up with a unique and individualized plan. She bases this plan on current research into human wellness alongside a client’s values, beliefs, and strengths and works alongside clients to set goals and implement plans to achieve those goals. She helps clients break down their goals into manageable steps so that they can implement lasting changes and see growth in the areas that they identify as important to them. She helps clients to gain insight and recognize the skills that they have to navigate the hurdles that come their way in life. Whether clients are looking to gain insight into themselves, navigate a difficult situation or relationship, discuss a past situation or problem solve for the future, Krista’s goal is that each client leaves feeling heard, respected, and like they have a realistic and doable plan moving forward.

Stephanie holds a Master of Educational Psychology degree and is registered with the Saskatchewan College of Psychologists with an APE designation. She is a member of the Psychological Association of Saskatchewan and she has over 24 years of experience in the healthcare setting and 6 years of experience as a private practice clinician.

Stephanie supports adult clients who are struggling with stress, anxiety, symptoms of ADHD and life transitions (new parents, retirement, work stress/burnout, empty nesters, career change) and managing work and home life balance. She incorporates a variety of techniques for helping clients to manage mood and develop coping skills. In addition to this, she has specialized training in Hypnotherapy and Brainspotting. She also assigns homework so that you can learn, develop, and implement new strategies between sessions.

Her approach to counselling is person-centered and holistic. She also incorporates cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), mindfulness and solution-focused approaches depending upon your needs. Her training and experience in education, psychology, and mental health, has provided her with a wide array of knowledge and approaches for helping others. She believes in focusing on your strengths and helping you to learn new skills to help build resilience so that you can use these tools throughout your life. The approaches that she uses are evidence-based and they focus on learning and development.

Stacey offers psycho-educational assessments with children and youth up to age 21 years. This type of evaluation focuses on assessment and interpretation of educationally related psychological tests and educational tests, including tests of cognitive abilities, memory, achievement, learning as well as measures of behaviour. She also offers ADHD assessment.

Stacey has a broad range of experience working in the public school system, palliative care, child and youth treatment programs, and private practice. Within these settings, Stacey has provided counselling and assessment with children, youth, and adults dealing with a variety of issues such as trauma, grief, challenging behaviours, learning difficulties, mood disorders, and neurodevelopmental disorders.