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Jae Chantler is a registered psychologist with an M.A. in Psychology from the American Public University, Charles Town, West Virginia, graduating summa cum laude. She is a member of the College of Alberta Psychologists, and the Psychologists’ Association of Alberta.

Jae is easy to connect with and creates a safe and supportive space where her clients can experience steady, genuine care. She fosters a compassionate, collaborative relationship with her clients, tailoring therapeutic practices to their unique challenges, circumstances, and goals. While rooted in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), she may integrate techniques from a variety of evidence-based theoretical orientations including client-centred, rational emotive behaviour therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, interpersonal therapy, existential therapy, narrative therapy, inner family systems, and solution-focused therapy.

Jae enjoys working with adolescents, adults, couples, groups, and families. She also welcomes persons of all cultures, races/ethnicities, faiths, abilities, identities, and orientations. Clinically, she supports her clients with the following concerns: emotion regulation, relational conflict and trauma, anger, anxiety, depression, ADHD, injury and sports counselling. Her other areas of focus include burnout and life transitions/adjustment, stress management, impostorism, perfectionism, issues around eating and body image, self-esteem, shame, sexuality, spirituality, and personality-related problems.

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Nicole is a Registered Psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Calgary and a Master of Counselling in Counselling Psychology from Athabasca University.

Using a Trauma-Informed lens, Nicole brings warmth, patience and gratitude into the therapy room and aims to foster an environment of trust and safety. She has been trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) but also incorporates elements of Mindfulness, Narrative and Solution Focused Therapy. As a result of these approaches, she focuses on past experiences and how they can shape the way we view ourselves and the world. Through this focus, we can begin to address and challenge our perceived limitations in addition to harnessing our strengths and abilities to achieve our therapeutic goals.

Nicole is passionate about supporting individuals of various abilities who are experiencing adversities with their mental health. She has experience counselling young adults, adults, and seniors with differing abilities. She specializes in trauma and individuals diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Intellectual Disability. She also has experience working with anxiety, depression, and issues related to self-esteem.

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Chantelle is a registered counselling psychologist with a B.A. in psychology (First Class Honours) from Simon Fraser University and a M.A. in Counselling Psychology from the University of British Columbia where she was trained in clinical assessment and evidence-based models of therapy. She has specialized training in various interventions including CBT, ACT, mindfulness and relaxation training, trauma-focused approaches to adults, children and youth including EMDR, trauma-focused CBT as well as dynamic experiential approaches to treatment such as play-based therapy, parent-child therapy, and couples therapy.

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Leigh-Anne uses a collaborative approach with her clients to identify goals and provide a safe space, free of judgement. She believes that self-awareness is key to bring change. She works with clients to identify patterns of unhelpful coping strategies/communication styles and encourages the practice of tools discussed in therapy. She integrates therapeutic tools to meet clients where they’re at and tailors her approach to each client’s unique needs. Leigh-Anne works with adults, young adults, and children.

Leigh-Anne is also trained in providing psycho-educational and mental health assessments. She works with both children and adults to uncover learning styles, mental health needs, and identify appropriate supports.

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Mary Makowski is a Registered Psychologist with a B.A. in psychology (Honours) from the University of Victoria and a Masters of Education in School and Applied Child Psychology from the University of Calgary. She offers psycho-educational assessments and counselling. Mary has a passion for inclusion and helping people view themselves with understanding, compassion and acceptance. Mary prioritises helping her clients see value in the everyday and in finding moments of joy during the daily routine.

Mary has many years of experiencing working with children, teens and adults with diverse abilities and complex needs, and has worked as a Custody Supervisor, a Support Worker and an Employment Mentor prior to becoming a psychologist.

Mary specializes in working within the family unit and supporting parents to understand their children’s needs. She works from a supportive framework that understands the challenges, joys, and complexities that go along with being a parent. Mary primarily uses a combination of Cognitive Behaviour techniques and a Narrative lens to focus on: co-parenting in different households, behavioural support for children and adults, parent support and consultation, and counselling for anxiety, depression or other mental health concerns for children and adults.

When working with Mary, she will bring her passion for life, enthusiasm and compassion to every session. Come as you are, and you will be accepted. When not in the office, Mary fills her bucket by attempting to walk every street in Calgary, crafting, and exploring dog parks with her hyper pup Sansa.

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Jenny Peetoom is a registered psychologist with a master degree in counselling psychology. She is a member of the College of Alberta Psychologists and the Psychologists’ Association of Alberta.

Jenny approaches therapy as a collaborative process between client and therapist and works to create a welcoming space to be oneself, to hear a compassionate, outside perspective, and to engage in change. Jenny roots her practice in Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behaviour therapy (CBT), and has specialized training in Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT).

Jenny works primarily with adult and adolescent clients and provides individual, couple’s, and group therapy. She focuses her practice treating the following concerns: anxiety (including social anxiety, panic disorder, and phobias), OCD, BDD (and other compulsive disorders) and interpersonal relationship difficulties. Other treatment areas include low self-esteem, adjustment issues, trauma, grief and loss, emotion regulation, and behaviour change.

Jenny acknowledges that she is a settler in Treaty 7; the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy, the Tsuut’ina and Stoney Nakoda Nations and the Metis Nation of Alberta, Region 3. She is grateful to be living and working within this beautiful land.

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Dr. Dennis Pusch is a registered Clinical Psychologist who completed his B.A. in Honours Psychology at Trinity Western University (graduating summa cum laude) prior to completing his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Calgary.

Dennis brings years of training and experience in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to his clinical work, but adds other therapeutic models and perspectives to his work according to the needs of his clients, including acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), mindfulness, motivational interviewing, existential therapy and relapse prevention. He is committed to using therapeutic strategies that have been consistently proven to be effective, but believes that those strategies are most helpful if they are offered in a therapy relationship that is supportive, friendly, and respectful. Dennis’ clients are generally adults (including seniors) and adolescents, and he is pleased to offer services to people from all faiths, races, and orientations. He works with clients who are struggling with depression, anxiety in all its forms (e.g., panic, OCD, social anxiety, phobias, generalized anxiety), work stress, trauma, addictions (including drug and alcohol addictions as well as behavioural addictions like sex addiction, gambling, Internet, video games or shopping), and death or loss. He also provides marital therapy, as well as assessments for educational and vocational purposes. Dennis has been qualified as an expert witness in court, and maintains memberships in the College of Alberta Psychologists, the Psychologists’ Association of Alberta, the Canadian Psychological Association, and the Canadian Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

While his first passion remains his work as a therapist, Dennis has maintained a broader range of professional interests. He has been a field supervisor for the Clinical Psychology program at the University of Calgary and has trained graduate students and psychology residents in assessment and therapy, as well as supervising a number of provisional psychologists. He has served as a member of the Adult Mental Health Advisory Council for two years. He was instrumental in developing and leading the Behavioural Health Consultation program in Calgary, and he has served as the project lead and chair of a working group that developed a clinical pathway for depression in primary care. He is also collaborating with Dr. Keith Dobson (University of Calgary) in leading a multi-year research program designed to assess the impact of childhood trauma on physical and mental health outcomes later in life, and to develop treatments that can be offered in primary care settings for adults who experienced traumatic events in childhood. His work has been presented at numerous conferences and in peer-reviewed academic publications.

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