Treatment Specialties for Psychological Therapies
People's reason for seeking therapy is personal or unique. However, as a Registered Psychologist in Calgary I have work with people who have/are:
Struggling with worry, feeling sad, down, or can't fall or stay asleep
Stressed, overwhelmed, tense, struggling to find joy and meaning in their lives
Experienced trauma in their childhood, or recent lives and are finding it difficult to cope
Struggling with diet, body image concerns
Facing substance use issues (e.g., alcohol/drugs, food, spending) which is impacting different areas of their life
Police Officers, Military Veterans, EMS and other First Responders
Feel immense grief, sadness, loss, or loneliness
Struggling with career or other life changes (e.g., life transitions)
Facing identity and/or relationship issues (e.g., newly married, divorced or separated)
People struggling with their job or career (e.g., feeling unmotivated, unproductive, feeing burnout)
Struggle with their faith, sprituality, connection to family, friends
And in terms of issues, people I work with have experienced including but not limited to:
Grief and Bereavement - following death of a loved one and living grief or ambiguous/complicated grief situations
Anxiety - including Situational Anxiety, Generalized Anxiety, Social Anxiety
Trauma - including PTSD, Acute Stress Disorder, Adjustment Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Phobias
Death and Dying & End of Life
Suicidality - support through suicidal ideation, and support for loved ones affected by suicide
Issues related to Sex and Sexuality - including issues related to dating, marriage, monogamous or polyamorous relationships; and Sexual concerns such as decreased libido, pain with intercourse, premature ejaculation disorder, etc)
Communication - between partners, between colleagues, between friends, within families, etc.
Resiliency, Self-Empowerment, and Coping Skills
Self-Concept, Self-Confidence, and Self-Worth
Body Image and Body Dysmorphia
Creating new meaning in life, reconnecting to your passions, reconnecting to a new or changed identity after a significant life event - e.g. establishing a new business, finding your voice, dating after divorce, sex after onset of chronic illness...and so on.