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Therapy Services

 
“In our isolation, we deprive ourselves of the very things that we require
to stay emotionally vital: community, ritual, nature, compassion, reflection, beauty, and love ... Facing the sorrows of the world requires that we remain intimate with the world”
— Francis Weller

It is not good to suffer alone.  Loneliness, particularly suffering in isolation, can be one of the most painful human experiences.  We need human encounter to feel alive, to feel connected, to feel like we have the capacity to endure our circumstances.  We also need relationship with ourselves to have a feeling for who we are, to make authentic decisions, and to continue forward in our lives.  At Wellwood Counselling, we believe so firmly in this that we are committed to being with you as you bear your suffering, connect with your abilities, and discover deeper aspects of yourself. 

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Meet Our Team

 
 
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Janelle Drisner, MA, CCC, Registered Provisional Psychologist

Areas of Focus:

- Existential Concerns | identity crisis, loss of meaning, authenticity
- Grief and Bereavement | death, divorce, separation, loss of pets
- Life Transitions | retirement, career, geographical moves, physical displacements
- Chronic Pain
- Illness | chronic, terminal
- Anxiety | social anxiety, death anxiety, generalized anxiety
- Depression
- Climate Crisis | ecoanxiety, ecogrief, ecodespair, meaninglessness
- Trauma | acute, developmental
- Spirituality | spiritual integration, change in belief systems, spiritual/religious abuse, trauma & harm
- Self Awareness | introspection & growth
- Astrology | integration of client’s natal chart into their therapeutic process

Therapeutic Approach:
- Existential Psychotherapy | Existential Analysis, Logotherapy
- Trauma-Informed
- Somatic & Spiritually Integrated
- Ecotherapy
- Astrological Counselling

 
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Ben Bentum, MA, Registered Psychologist

Areas of Focus

- Grief and Bereavement | death, divorce, separation, loss of pets, other loss
- Anxiety | social, generalized, trauma related
- Trauma | abuse, neglect, accidents
- Identity | self awareness and self understanding
- Meaning | loss of meaning, meaning making, purpose
- Existential counselling
- Depression
- Relationship issues | communication, boundaries, processing family dynamics, past and present
- Emotional Regulation | understanding and regulating intense emotions and associated behaviours
- Parenting | emotional and practical support

 
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Megan England, MA, Registered Provisional Psychologist

Areas of Focus

- Anxiety | social, generalized
- Depression
- Shame
- Anger Management
- Emotional Regulation | dealing with intense emotions & associated behaviours
- Parenting | emotional and practical support
- Relational Issues | navigating and processing family dynamics, past and present
- Self Development | self-criticism, self-esteem, self-awareness & understanding
- Boundaries | identifying and setting boundaries

Note: Megan is not accepting clients at this time.

 

Note: Jennifer provides online sessions only.

Jennifer Chow, MCP, Registered Psychologist

areas of focus

- Trauma | acute, complex, developmental, intergenerational
- Existential Concerns | loss of meaning, identity formation 
- Ethnic and Racial Identities | intergenerational trauma, identity process, integration of cultures
- Spirituality | spiritual trauma, spiritual integration, self-awareness and reflection
- Life Transitions | geographical moves, integration into new environments, school, career
- Anxiety 
- Depression 
- Relationship Concerns | interactions, communication, boundaries
- Grief and Bereavement | death, divorce, loss of relationships
- Chronic Pain
- Emotional Regulation | deepening awareness of emotional rhythms and navigating through it.

Therapeutic Approach:
- Trauma-informed | Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner with Somatic Experiencing® International
- Compassion-Focused
- Spiritually Integrated
- Existential Psychotherapy - Existential Analysis and Logotherapy

 

Tim Wood, MCP, MDiv

areas of focus

-Personal Development |self-kindness, self-awareness, self-criticism, strength integration
- Spirituality | integration, spiritual trauma, existential questioning
- Faith | integration, processing church harm, questioning
- Relationship Concerns | communication, boundaries, relational dynamics
- Identity | confidence, self-awareness, meaning/purpose
- Shame
- Depression
- Emotion Regulation
- Anxiety | social, generalized
- Grief and Bereavement | separation, divorce, loss
- Parenting | communication, boundaries, emotional and practical support

Fees

 

phone consultation

Free.

Once you submit an intake or a request to talk with us, we will schedule a 15-20 minute phone consultation to discuss what therapy will look like and to determine if we are the best fit for your needs.

Individual therapy

$200.00 - 50-minute therapy session for Psychologists

Therapy available in person and online.

Fees will increase to $220 in January 2024 (according to recommended fee schedule of the Psychologists’ Association of Alberta)

Please speak with your therapist to explore sliding scale options.

Please note that we do not offer couples counselling at this time.