Joanne has worked with children, teens, adults, couples, and families who have a variety of presenting concerns including anxiety, anger, depression, relationship issues, parenting, trauma, domestic violence, addictions, separation and loss, and life dissatisfaction. Although, at this season of her life, she is a better fit for adults, couples, and families. Joanne has also facilitated groups for parents who are separating or divorcing, for children whose parents don’t live together, for people who want to learn anger management skills, and for women who want to become empowered. She also has experience working with people who have disabilities and special needs.

Because of her years in the North, Joanne is privileged to work with Indigenous peoples and can direct bill Indigenous Services Canada through the NIHB. She also does SAFE home assessments for people interested in fostering or adopting children.

Joanne believes in the importance of giving back to the community so, in addition to hiking, kayaking, horseback riding, square dancing, and line dancing, she also volunteers at the Cochrane Humane Society and at the Rocky Mountain Rotary Club.

Psychoeducational Assessments

Sarah conducts comprehensive psychoeducational assessments for children, youth, and adults. These assessments are designed to diagnose and understand various psychological and educational disorders, providing a foundation for effective treatment and support. Sarah's extensive experience ensures that each assessment is thorough, accurate, and personalized.

Play Therapy

Sarah has a natural affinity with children, who are drawn to her warm and approachable demeanour. She is exceptionally skilled at connecting with children, adapting to each individual child, and finding ways to connect through their various interests, personalities, and communication styles.

In her counselling practice, Sarah uses play-based therapy to support children aged 3-12. Her approach integrates strength-based, solution-focused, and cognitive-behavioural theories. Children often struggle to understand and verbalize their emotions, making play the primary mode of communication. Play-based therapy fosters emotional wellness, enhances personal strengths, improves relationships, facilitates communication, and helps children process difficult events to gain a sense of control. Play-based therapy can effectively address trauma, adverse experiences, low self-esteem, anxiety, ADHD, bullying, social skills, OCD, attachment and adjustment issues, aggression, depression, and perfectionism.

Children, Teenagers, and Adults

Alongside her work with children, Sarah assists teenagers and adults dealing with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Believing in a holistic approach, Sarah considers multiple factors that contribute to challenging behaviours or distressing symptoms, ensuring her therapeutic interventions address the whole person.

Sarah is also an NIHB provider, supporting Indigenous individuals with registered status, and offers services through FSCD, including in-home services, clinic sessions, and parent consultations. She supports children through parental separation, offers co-parenting support, and helps parents enhance their parenting skills.

Sarah is an active member of the College of Alberta Psychologists, the Canadian Psychological Association, and the Canadian Association of Play Therapy. Originally from England, Sarah moved to Canada in 2008. She is a dedicated mother of two young boys, balancing her professional and parental roles. Her experiences enable her to provide compassionate, effective psychological care.

Cam’s collection of experiences has shaped his worldview and his psychological practice. Therefore, he strives to provide culturally competent services that are carefully tailored to meet the specific needs of every individual and family. Cam provides a strength-based and family centred approach to determine the roots of challenges, and he systematically identifies and implements solutions. He works with children, youths, and adults, and provides psychological and psychoeducational assessment, intervention, consultation, and school/academic support. He has extensive training and experience with assessing, diagnosing, and providing intervention for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, intellectual developmental disorder, learning disorder(s), harmful and maladaptive behaviours, anxiety, and/or depression, as well as those who may be gifted. He has provided assessments for individuals applying for Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) and for the Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) program. He also has experience supporting individuals with a history of trauma and/or adverse childhood experiences, and he utilizes a trauma-informed lens in all aspects of his practice.

Cam lives in Calgary with his partner and son along with their parrot and three cats. In his spare time, he enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking and dirt biking, reading, playing videogames, and digital art.

Chelsey is passionate about supporting people to identify old patterns that may no longer be serving them, empowering her clients with practical skills and insights to begin taking action towards living in a way that fosters greater resilience, connection, and fulfilment. Chelsey approaches her work through understanding the context of the relationship to self, others, and environment, encouraging her clients towards self-compassion and meaningful change. Chelsey embraces an integrative approach, drawing from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), self-compassion, and mindfulness-based approaches. Above all, Chelsey values the importance of warmth and authenticity within the client/therapist relationship.

Outside of work, Chelsey enjoys spending quality time with her loved ones and her dog, going on adventures, extreme sports (snowboarding, mountain biking), and expanding her knowledge and skills through continued education.

In her spare time, Rai enjoys being yoga, walking her dog, outdoors, attending cultural events, and life in general.