our SERVICES

VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON
psychological and counselling services

SERVING CALGARY, OKOTOKS, AND SURROUNDING AREAS

individual counselling

Life can feel overwhelming, leaving you disconnected from yourself, your loved ones and your goals. At times it is difficult to know how we got to this place, and at other times an event (trauma) takes place which can leave us not recognizing ourselves or our life. Individual therapy provides a confidential, safe, validating, supportive space to explore your emotions, heal from trauma, and develop strategies for personal growth.

Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, parenting, or various life transitions including grief, therapy helps you gain clarity, resilience, and a renewed sense of purpose. Together, we will tailor an approach that meets your unique needs and empowers you to take meaningful steps towards sustainable change and healing.

couple & family counselling

Relationships evolve, and challenges can arise that create distance, misunderstandings, or unresolved tension and resentment. Whether you're a couple looking to rebuild trust, improve communication, or reignite emotional connection, or a family seeking greater harmony, therapy provides the tools to foster deeper understanding and lasting change.

We offer a safe space to navigate conflict, address long-standing issues, and strengthen the foundation of your relationships. By working collaboratively, you can restore balance and rediscover joy in your connections.

group counselling

Sometimes, healing is best achieved within a supportive community. Our group therapy sessions provide a structured yet compassionate space to explore shared experiences, gain insights, and build resilience. We offer groups on topics like grief, parenting, self-esteem, emotional well-being, and personal growth.

Group settings provide a unique opportunity to connect with others facing similar challenges, offering both validation and new perspectives. Check our website for upcoming groups or reach out to discuss custom group options that fit your needs.

Our Approach & Therapeutic Modalities 

We utilize a variety of therapeutic modalities tailored to each client’s goals, taking an integrative, holistic approach that honours the connection between mind, body, and spirit. We believe in self-compassion, mindfulness, and the idea that we are all doing the best we can in any given moment. These core beliefs are woven throughout our therapeutic interventions. Here at Illumination Therapeutic Services we honor your time and financial investment. For this reason, we pride ourselves on working in a respectful, yet direct manner, which often differs from traditional therapy. Together we will set goals and review progress at regular intervals in order to ensure you are getting the most out of each and every session.

  • Attachment Theory

    Explores early relationships and their impact on emotional and social development and connection. Support with understanding how our caregivers, or those we are in relationship with, respond to us influences how we relate to others throughout our life.

  • CBT

    COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
    Focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns to improve emotional well-being.

  • DBT

    DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
    Combines mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation as well as interpersonal effectiveness strategies to increase ones resilience.

  • EMDR

    EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING

    Utilizes bilateral stimulation, such as guided eye movements, tapping, or auditory cues, while recalling traumatic experiences. This helps the brain integrate and ‘re-wire’ memories so they become less distressing.

  • EFT Tapping

    EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE
    A therapeutic method that reduces emotional distress by tapping on acupressure points while focusing on a particular issue or emotion. It aims to reduce stress, anxiety, pain and emotional distress by balancing the body’s energy system.

  • Expressive Art Therapy

    Uses creative expression as a tool for healing and self-discovery. It encourages self-expression and personal insight, often bypassing verbal communication to access deeper feelings and experiences.

  • Grief Therapy

    Supports clients with moving toward healing at their own pace, whether in anticipatory grief, processing loss or coping with secondary losses along this journey.

  • Grief Yoga

    Integrates movement and mindfulness to help release grief-related emotions trapped inside the body.

  • IFS

    INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS
    A strength-based, person-centered approach that is based on the concept that our minds are composed of multiple sub-personalities and “parts”, many of which may be conflicted. IFS  helps clients understand and heal these different parts of themselves.

  • Mindfulness

    Encourages being in the present moment non-judgmentally, while increasing self-awareness in order to manage stress and improve well-being.

  • Narrative Therapy

    Helps clients reframe and reclaim their personal stories in a way that empowers them.

  • Parent Support & Coaching

    Supports parents in navigating often overwhelming and confusing behaviours their children may exhibit. As well as provides tools to understand and respond to children. Based on an understanding of neuroscience, child brain development, positive parenting, attachment theory as well as how our nervous systems respond to our environment.

  • Polyvagal Theory

    Centred around understanding how our nervous systems work to regulate emotions, and how this impacts our responses to stress. Once people understand why they are reacting as they are, it becomes possible to implement coping mechanisms to allow them to shift into a calmer state.

  • Solution Focused Therapy

    A goal-oriented approach that emphasizes strengths and problem-solving skills.

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