Hi, my name is Ian Magega, and I am excited to be part of the Thrive Teens team as a Master’s Intern. While I complete my Master’s, I am working under the supervision of a Registered Psychologist. I have a Bachelor of Education degree and have 9 years experience as a teacher and counsellor working with youth, teens and young adults. For the past few years, I have been working as a high school counsellor while completing my Master of Counselling at Athabasca University.

I have a passion for working with youth and teens. I am always deeply inspired by the energy or resilience that teens bring to each interaction. Adolescence is a time of immense growth and change,and I feel privileged to guide and support young people through these pivotal moments. Whether they are navigating challenges related to school, relationships, self-esteem, or other mental health concerns, I find it profoundly impactful to help them discover their strengths, potential and help support them.

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Hi, I’m Tania! I am a Registered Provisional Psychologist with a Master’s in Counselling Psychology. I offer a relatable, empathetic, and warm approach in therapy. I like to provide psychoeducation on emotion regulation, habit formation, and that complicated thing we call the brain. I believe the therapeutic bond between a client and their therapist is one of the most important factors in therapy, so I strive to provide a safe and comfortable space where youth can truly be themselves. I am trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Narrative therapy, and I find this mix of approaches helps address both the scientific and artsy parts of our brain. Of course, no approach is one-size-fits-all, so this is something I will work on together with my client to tailor therapy to their best fit.

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Hi, I am Laura! I am a Registered Psychologist with a PhD in School and Clinical Psychology. I have specialized training in therapy as well as psycho-educational assessment. In addition to my work as a practitioner, I am a full-time faculty member in the Department of Psychology at MacEwan University where I teach about psychology and assessments.

We all have the capacity to stray from our authentic selves, sometimes to gain approval or acceptance from others, or because our worth is tied to something outside of us. The further we shift from our truest selves, the more we see issues like anxiety and depression arise. I understand that seeking counselling and discussing your concerns with a stranger can be very intimidating. There are times in our lives, however, when this may not only be helpful, but even necessary. My goal is to help you rediscover your authentic self and to find the courage to begin living from a place of truth.

I believe that individuals hold, within themselves, the power to change their circumstances. My goal is to provide the right environment to encourage that growth and development.

Over the past 15 years, I have acquired education, training, and experience in working collaboratively with clients to help them achieve their personal goals. I practice within a person-centered framework and focus on creating an environment where my client feels safe and unconditionally accepted, so they may begin to live more authentically.

At Thrive, I am excited to be offering a variety of assessments for youth, children and young adults on a part time basis.

I would be honoured to support you in your journey of finding and accepting your truest self.

Laura

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I am a Mental Health Therapist, completing my Master’s in counselling psychology. While I complete my Master’s, I work under the supervision of a licensed therapist. My previous experience includes working with kids, teens, and parents. My goal is to create an environment where you feel valued, safe, and empowered to explore whatever is on your mind. You are in the driver’s seat!

My philosophy is to approach mental health from a holistic perspective, including the mind, body, environment, social context, and culture in which an individual situates themselves. I also believe that therapy should be a collaborative process in which both the therapist and client are actively involved. There are many elements that make up who we are, and I believe that all of these contribute to our strengths and challenges. I welcome individuals from all cultures, genders, and sexual identities.

The areas I work in include friend and family relationships, ADHD, conflict resolution and problem solving, anxiety, depression, and body image.

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Hello! I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association. I have worked with children, teens, young adults and families from various cultures and backgrounds over the years. At Thrive, I am looking forward to collaboratively working with children, youth, and parents to help them achieve their goals. I am passionate about helping my clients find their strengths in times they feel challenged and working with them as they gradually reach their fullest potential. I am a mother to three teenage children, and I learn and grow alongside them navigating through their teenage years. I understand that life is not easy for teenagers, and I realize the value of a safe, empathetic presence in a youth’s life as they explore these challenges.

I support, clients with anxiety, depression, self-esteem, stress management, friendship issues, and family-relationship issues, through a blended approach utilizing person-centered therapy with Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Therapy(SFT).

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I am a Registered Canadian Certified Counselor with over 7 years of experience working in the mental health field with children, youth, adults, and families. I believe that everyone has the potential to make progress and achieve the changes they desire.

I have experience with a variety of concerns including anxiety, depression, anger, trauma, burnout, suicide, self harm, parenting/co-parenting stress, parent-child issues, divorce/separation, academic/behavioral issues, boys/mens issues, family conflict and more.

I offer Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, Super Hero Therapy, Rock Climbing Therapy and other types of therapy to facilitate growth and success.

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ADHD - exploring strengths & improving executive functioning

School concerns & learning challenges

Junior high age girls

Social anxiety & stress

Building social skills

Coping skills & overwhelming emotions

Neurodivergent teens

Siblings & families of autistic youth

Strategies for school support

Healthy relationships & friendships

Divorced & separated families

Strength based counselling, DBT, Assessments, CBT, ADHD trainings

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I am a Registered Provisional Psychologist with a Master of Education in Counselling Psychology. I feel grateful to have worked with youth and young adults across diverse cultures and developmental stages. From this, I have found that my ultimate goal is to provide compassionate support to clients while encouraging you to view yourself with greater acceptance and self-confidence. I recognize that our teenage years come with unique experiences that shape who we are.

Therefore, I enjoy working with youth and young adults in helping them explore their identity, build self-esteem, manage emotions, and foster healthy relationships and a positive body image. I am also passionate about working with all types of anxiety symptoms, whether it is tied to stress, perfectionism, social skills, life transitions or ADHD symptoms. In my values, I believe each person has a unique and valuable story to tell, and my role is to empower you to discover those strengths.

I acknowledge that exploring these topics can be a vulnerable experience. Thus, I prioritize developing an accepting, warm and friendly space to work together at a pace that feels right for you. In doing so, I use multiple evidence-based therapies that I personalize to your unique goals.

Some of these approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and Narrative Therapy. If it is an interest of yours, I also enjoy incorporating art and creativity into our sessions.

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Hi, I’m Jaslyn, an educator and counsellor with over 10 years of experience working with children and youth of all ages in various educational settings. I hold a Master’s degree in Education and am currently pursuing a Master’s in Counselling, a field where I bring a unique blend of academic knowledge and practical experience. I am a certified teacher and love to work wtih both young children and teens. While I complete my Master’s, I am working under the supervision of a Registered Psychologist.

As a counsellor, I hope to offer trust, respect, kindness, and compassion to create a brave and collaborative relationship. Instilling cultural safety is fundamental to my approach, ensuring a supportive environment for individuals and their families. I believe in tailoring treatment to the unique needs of each individual. I have significant experience working with neurodivergent children and youth.

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I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. I am passionate about working with children, teens, and young adults and helping them achieve growth.

I believe that everyone has an unlimited number of strengths within themselves. Collaborative with my clients, I love to explore these strengths to exemplify how strong they are. I meet my clients where they are at and tailor the therapeutic experience to meet their needs and goals.

The areas that I work in include anxiety, depression & low motivation, healthy relationship, emotional regulation, behaviour management, self-esteem & confidence, and grief & loss. I have extensive experience and knowledge in working with indigenous youth.

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NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS I am a Registered Provisional Psychologist with a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology and degrees in Elementary Education and Fine Arts. I have experience working with children and youth from varying backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs from ages 13 to 25 years old.

I work with teens & young adults on a range of presenting concerns such as anxiety, depression, body image concerns, eating struggles, gender and sexual identity, friendship repairs, school struggles, struggles at home, self-esteem and self-confidence, and much more.

I provide an eclectic, humanistic approach to my counselling that incorporates my areas of training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Somatic Therapy. I also provide the option to integrate art and creativity into our sessions.

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I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor who provides support teens and young adults around LGBTQ2S+ specific issues, family dynamics ie. divorce, separation, blended families as well as self-esteem, grief and loss, peer struggles, relationships

My main goal is provide an inclusive safe space for you to share your story, to be heard, validated and for us to work through challenges on your journey to healing. I work from a system of collaboration, with therapeutic foundation in Emotion Focused Therapy, Solution Focused and Relational-Cultural Therapy. I really focus in on supporting labelling emotions, highlighting your strengths and exploring how life has impacted you.

I have an array of experience I spent most of my career working with vulnerable inner city children and youth so I understand the importance of having a trauma informed approach and meeting individuals with where they are at.

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I am a Registered Provisional Psychologist with my Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. I have spent the last 5 years of my career working with university students as a Student Advisor at the University of Alberta. I’m so excited to work with youth in a new capacity as a clinical intern!

Therapy isn’t one-size-fits-all, and I am looking forward to creating a space, an approach, and solutions that work for you! I’m thrilled to work with clients of varying cultures, backgrounds, genders, and sexual orientations.

The areas I work in include LGBTQ2S+ issues, career counselling, preparing for life after high school, anxiety, and depression. My therapeutic interests include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Person-Centred Therapy.

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I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. I received my Master’s from the University of Alberta through an intensive program that specifically focused on youth mental health. I have extensive experience working as a Teacher and School Counsellor. I believe everyone has the potential to succeed in life and I also understand that sometimes there are challenges that can get in the way of our success. My goal is to help my clients recognize those challenges and work together on solutions to address them.

I bring an open, non-judgmental and friendly approach to therapy. Developing a trusting rapport & including humor are also an important part of my sessions. Although we work together through difficult challenges, it’s important for me that my clients enjoy the therapy process as much as possible.

The presenting concerns I support clients with are anxiety, depression, self esteem, body image, school concerns, motivation challenges, anger issues, self harm, family relationship challenges, stress management, strengths and values identification and ADHD.

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I am a Registered Provisional Psychologist passionate about providing a non-judgemental, safe and supportive environment for you to express yourself freely. My approach to counselling involves providing culturally sensitive care through the values of compassion, empathy and validation. I prioritize your unique experiences and background and recognize that everyone’s journey is different.

I aim to empower you to become the best version of yourself by acknowledging your strengths, supporting you through challenges and helping you develop effective coping strategies.

I have experience working with children, adolescents as well as University students and use evidence-based therapeutic interventions in my practice. I completely understand the courage it takes to reach out for help. You deserve to prioritize your wellbeing. I aim for you to leave every session feeling better than you did when you first walked in.

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Life can be hard - I don’t need to tell you that, it’s a universal truth. What I have learned though is that everyone needs a “helper” sometimes, and I love that I can fill that role for teens! I have been a registered psychologist for over 10 years, and have worked in the mental health field much longer. My passion is working with teens and young adults to provide support during a time in life where big emotions reign supreme. I offer a safe, non-judgemental space to explore life challenges, self, and relationships with a focus on making positive shifts to live a more authentic life.

Some of the many issues I work with are anxiety, depression, communication skills, OCD, perfectionism, stress management, self-care, healthy friendships, boundaries, values identification, career exploration & identity. My approach differs for each person who walks through my door - it would be ridiculous of me to assume that people are exactly the same. Some general approaches that align with my values are CBT, DBT, ACT, strengths-based, solution-focused, family systems, and mindfulness.

I have some other important roles in my life too. I go by the name of mom/mama/mommy/bro/bruh to a couple of active, busy, school-aged kids, and I have a big orange cat named Buster Moon. I’m pretty passionate about teaching psychology as well, so when I’m not in the counselling office, you’ll find me working with university students in several psychology courses at Athabasca University. I also really love coffee, distance running, podcasts, and hydroponic gardening.

Spoiler alert - I am also an imperfect human with an imperfect life. Some people think therapists are people who live perfect lives with perfect relationships, perfect self-care, perfect families… blah, blah, blah… simply not true. Just another human being trying to live an authentic life over here, and I hope to help you live yours.

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I am a Master of Social Work. I have over 10 years of experience supporting children and families across diverse populations. My passion is working with children and families. With creativity, honesty, curiosity, and humor, I create a safe, warm, and empowering environment where children and families can share, explore and brainstorm solutions. I strongly believe in the power of play, (not just for children – for everyone) Play is a fundamental need of children and that is how they communicate, with that approach in mind I focus on play therapy so that children can effectively express their feelings, inner conflicts and heal in a way that is natural and safe.

I am also a mother to one grade-schooler child and I have learned that children’s and youth’s brains are still developing, making them experience emotions differently than adults. In challenging times children do not have the coping skills or the ability to regulate their emotions. From personal experience, I have learned that asking for support for you or your child is okay and that is the first step toward wellbeing and healing.

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I’m a Registered Provisional Psychologist with a Master’s in Counselling Psychology, and over 5 years of experience working with youth. I have experience working with neurodiverse kids and teens, such as those diagnosed with ADHD or autism, and youth struggling with overwhelming emotions. I find working with youth both rewarding and inspiring; I love learning about the fast paced lives of my youth clients along with their hobbies and interests!

I understand that going to therapy for the first time can feel a bit scary and uncertain. That’s why I focus on meeting you where you are and customizing the whole experience to fit what you need and want to achieve. Let’s make it work for you! My approach to counselling is person-centered and collaborative. I work to empower my clients to find their values-aligned path and build self-esteem, confidence, and promote healing. I use an integrative approach with modalities such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), person-centered therapy, and dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) to support my clients in reaching their therapy goals!

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