Meet our Team

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robyn understands that everyone struggles with difficult emotions at times but with a safe and supportive environment, some curiosity, and ’emotional coaching’, clients can obtain important information and new strategies to navigate their patterns of emotionality and build ‘new wiring’ towards emotional agility.  She appreciates the uniqueness of each client and tailors therapy based on individual needs and what ‘best fits’ rather than a “one-size-fits all solution”.  She listens intently to understand where clients have been on their journey and collaboratively explores what may be needed to get to where they want to go.

Also, Robyn seeks to help clients feel hopeful in the process of change by highlighting strengths, deconstructing goals into achievable steps, exploring creative perspectives and through non-judgmental caring.  She has a passion to help clients achieve emotional, mental, relational, spiritual and physical well-being.

Robyn uses Emotion-Focused Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy as main roadmaps but integrates other approaches and elements from Attachment Theory, Neuroscience, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Narrative Therapy, therapeutic play and mindfulness.

In her work with children and adolescents, Robyn has several tools in her kit including a variety of therapeutic play techniques and activities, neuroscience, CBT to help them process difficult emotions and situations, develop skills and build resilience.  She has completed Green Stream with Rocky Mountain Play Therapy Institute and has used that experience to equip the Refresh Counselling Play Therapy Room.

Emotion Focused Family Therapy and Family Systems are useful in working with parents and families to foster deeper emotional connections and help families work better together as a unit.

With couples, she utilizes Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy to understand the different ‘dances’ they do in attempt to stay emotionally connected.  Once couples have more awareness around their contributing steps and learn new ways to move, there is more space to be able to share, negotiate, support, and thrive together.  She is also currently training in the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy.

Robyn is originally from Toronto but now calls Calgary home. She received her Bachelor of Science (Honours) at the University of Toronto and Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology at Providence University & Seminary in Calgary and is a Registered Psychologist.

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Authenticity. This is what I’ve been told I do well. I’m not going to pretend I’m perfect, and nor do I want you to. Life is messy, let’s wade through some of the mess together.

I will provide the opportunity and space for you to be authentically you. Let’s chat about who you are, what you love, what makes you tick, and what you would like to see different in your life. This is where your vulnerability and my expertise make magic. I will teach you a few things, give you new tools and skills to work through low and anxious feelings. Together we will assess where you’re ready to make changes, and help you make decisions or manage difficult situations in your life. I’m not going to pretend this is going to be easy, the big stuff rarely is, but we will walk together through the hard parts and give you the power to take your health back and prioritize you. We will work through the tools to stop the overthinking, take the stress down a few notches, and address the pressures of life. I will do my best to meet you just where you’re at.

Together, we will use cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), and collaborate to find the thoughts and actions creating obstacles in your life, test them out, and combat them to decide if they’re helping or hindering you. I have experience helping people with a variety of concerns including, but not limited to stress, anxiety, depression and relationships. Most of all, I want to help you reach your potential, and make the way there a little easier.

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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/Rogerian 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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I am passionate about working collaboratively with my clients to assist in creating, achieving, and maintaining their personal goals.  I make it a priority to offer a warm, safe and supportive space for my clients while working together to ensure we use the best method of therapy specific to them; this is how I build a strong therapeutic relationship with clients.

Uniquely, as a second generation Canadian, I have the ability to  take a step back and understand different perspectives – allowing me to take a holistic view for each of my clients.  Whether you were born in Canada (or elsewhere around the globe), I am able to identify and work with different characteristics to help you.

Although numerous theoretical approaches are used in my sessions, I will tailor a treatment plan utilizing such models as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), and Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) to reach your goals.

I have spent my career working with families and individuals in multiple settings including community and school environments, large counselling centres, and a domestic violence shelter.

Through my years working with a diverse group of people, I have discovered that I am particularly passionate about guiding couples to create meaningful and lasting relational change.

I am a registered provisional psychologist and have called Calgary home since early childhood.  Having completed my Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology at the University of Calgary, and my Masters of Counselling degree at City University.

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