Registered Psychologist

Each person that I have worked with has taught me the importance and value of really listening, understanding and validating an individual’s unique reality. I have learnt that although it may be difficult, healing occurs when we can share and hold this emotional space with another person. It is during this time that we discover what we need in order to take the first small step towards healing, change and growth. I support people in their readiness for change as they start to self-reflect and as they stay open to new experiences and understanding.  

About

I am a Registered Psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists and a member of the Psychologists Association of Alberta.  I have worked with children, adolescents, adults, families and couples in a variety of settings including non for profit and school settings. Listening to each person’s unique experience it is important that I work collaboratively with the person to create a plan that is meaningful to them. I use a variety of approaches including Cognitive-Behavioral, Solution Focused, Narrative, and Attachment-based. I have training in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). 

Over the past 7 years, I have also facilitated therapeutic groups for men that have experienced intimate partner violence as well as psycho-educational workshops for managing anger, parenting and blended families. I have facilitated the FOCIS on communication workshop which teaches communication strategies to separated and divorced partners who are co-parenting their children.

Some Areas of Practice Include:

• Addictions (impact on family members/children)

• Anxiety

• Anger management

• Blended family challenges

• Communication

• Depression

• Domestic violence/healthy relationships

• Divorce (adjustment for adults and children)

• Grief and Loss

• Life Transitions

• Parenting Growth/Challenges

• Personal Growth

• Relationship issues

• Self-esteem

• Stress management

• Trauma

Therapy Approaches

• cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

• emotionally focused therapy

• EMDR

• existential

• family systems

• gottman

• mindfulness-based cognitive therapy

• narrative

• person-centered

• play

• psychodynamic

• solution focused

• sensorimotor psychotherapy

favourite quote

“One of the hardest lessons in life is letting go. Whether it’s guilt, anger, love, loss or betrayal. Change is never easy. We fight to hold on and we fight to let go.”  

– Mareez Reyes

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