As the Founder and Leader of Indigo Psychology, Lauren is passionate about guiding clients towards lasting positive changes in their daily lives through utilizing effective treatment models. She brings experience from working with diverse populations from the Calgary Counselling Centre, Carya (formerly Calgary Family Services), Distress Centre, and Society for Treatment of Autism. As Lauren believes that the best indicator of counselling success is the relationship between the client and their counsellor, she strives to create a warm and welcoming environment for clients utilizing an empathetic and compassionate approach. She has experience working with individuals, couples, and families, as well as children and adolescents.

Lauren operates from a Client-Centred approach in that the primary framework will depend on the specific and individual needs of the client, but primarily draws from Cognitive Behavioural and Solution Focused Therapy approaches. When helpful, Lauren will incorporate other methods including Motivational Interviewing, Positive Psychology, and Family Systems Therapy. Lauren utilizes methods proven by research to move towards positive, lasting results for clients.

Lauren is a native Calgarian and is a Registered Psychologist in Alberta. She completed her Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) in Psychology at the University of Calgary and her Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University.

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Shaheena is a Registered Psychologist with extensive training and education in mental health. With over 8 years of experience, her focus is on children, youth, and their families to support them to overcome a variety of challenges, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, ASD and other behavioural or social challenges.

Working with families in a number of settings, Shaheena has widespread experience involving home/family life, socialization, and academic settings. With this all-inclusive view and background, Shaheena understands the impact - mood, behaviours, and socialization has on the overall functioning and inclusion of children, youth, and their families.

With the ever-evolving challenges that children and youth face today, Shaheena has chosen to focus her practice on this crucial and underserved area of mental health. In her work, she creates a non-judgemental and empathetic environment that offers the flexibility and security for children and youth to thrive in and succeed. Shaheena graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta and earned her Masters in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. She also holds a diploma in Child and Youth Care from Grant MacEwan University.

In addition to Counselling and Psychotherapy, Shaheena also conducts Psychoeducational Assessments.

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Hello! My name is Vanessa. I am registered as a provisional psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists and a member of the Psychologist’s Association of Alberta. I completed my Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto where I majored in psychology and specialized in exceptionality in human learning. I also received a Master of Education in Developmental Psychology at the University of Toronto. In addition, I’ve completed a multitude of counselling courses at Yorkville University such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Crisis and Trauma Counselling and Assessments in Counselling.

I have experience working with children and families. I provided early intervention to children with developmental delays (motor skills, speech delays, everyday activities, etc), neurodevelopmental disorder (ASD), as well as behavioural challenges. I often provide intervention plans for the family to work on in the comfort of their home, as well as to strengthen their communication skills.

My modalities include play-based therapy (Synergetic play therapy), and a mixture of motivational interviewing, as well as solution-focused therapy. I also pull techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and Gottman’s method depending on the clients’ wants and needs.

My approach aims to facilitate a strong therapeutic relationship where we can work together as a team to achieve the clients’ goals. I’m looking forward to working with you!

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Hello! My name is Daisy. I am a Pre-Licensed Professional Counsellor and Certified Professional Coach. I provide personal growth and well-being counselling service in English and Mandarin. Besides treatment for anxiety & depression, trauma recovery, relationships, and communication, I am good at dealing with immigrant and teenage clients (16+) for their specific work and study challenges, acculturative stress, and parenting and interpersonal relationship issues. I am familiar with both Western and Eastern work and life cultures based on previous worldwide business and study experience and 20+ years of multinational client service experience. Helping clients handle life transitions, personal development dilemmas, entrepreneurial journeys, and career and business stress with positive energy, emotion, and rational recognition is also my strength. With rich organizational leadership and entrepreneurship experience, I deeply understand the pressure of career & business on individuals and families.

No matter what you are facing, or is holding you back, you’ve got a safe and confidential space to talk and explore. I am ready to listen to your struggles fully, and help you to know yourself, your relationship, and your career and life better while accompanying you unpack issues and exploring the future.

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Hello, my name is Elizabeth. I am a Registered Provisional Psychologist in Alberta and Canadian Certified Counsellor with over 20 years of experience in various roles working with diverse clients in community mental health settings. I enjoy working with individuals, couples, families, and teens 16+.

My educational background includes completion of a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Arts degree in Counselling Psychology. I aim to build strong relationships with clients through empathy and compassion to create a safe and accepting space that facilitates clients’ comfort with exploring difficult emotions and challenging experiences. Along with setting a therapeutic environment, I strive to work collaboratively with clients to deepen their self-awareness, promote change and healing, and strengthen resiliency.

I utilize approaches and interventions based on clients’ specific needs and what will be most helpful for them. I am trained in various evidence-based approaches including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) skills, and the Gottman Method.

My areas of focus include concerns related to anxiety, stress, depression, trauma/PTSD, relationships, couples’ issues, parenting, life transitions, self-esteem, boundaries, anger, and grief and loss. I believe we can find meaning even from our most painful experiences and that while the road may be bumpy, we are all moving forward towards change. I am deeply honoured to walk with you and provide support during your change journey.

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Hello! My name is Teresa, a Practicum Student in the Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MACP) at Yorkville University.

It has always been my personal and professional goal to help others succeed and strive in life! I have learnt about social structures and human interaction through the Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at the University of Calgary and advocated for social change as human resources personnel for various organizations and human services within government and non-profit agencies. Over the years, I have realized that people need more than a safe and stable external environment to persevere. We need mental and emotional support as we experience our trials in life. As a first-generation immigrant from Hong Kong, a wife and a mother of three children and a dog, my goal is to support individuals and families through difficulties at work, at home, and in life transitions.

I look forward to connecting with you and understanding your situation through your worldview. I hope to work alongside you while exploring your strengths using biopsychosocial and metatheoretical lenses and co-creating therapeutic strategies through methods from Solution-Focused and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

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