We approach therapy with the knowledge that dealing with emotional distress can feel overwhelming.
Sandham Psychological Services
At Sandham Psychological Services we approach therapy with the knowledge that dealing with emotional distress can feel overwhelming. We understand that going to therapy can be scary, especially for the first time. To alleviate this fear, we strive to provide an environment that is safe, non-judgmental, and focused on the therapeutic relationship. You are the expert in your life, and our role is to act as a guide and work collaboratively with you on your journey to attain empowerment, autonomy, and healing.
We provide virtual therapy to adults living in Alberta, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. We also provide in-person therapy to adults living in Edmonton. Our areas of interest include childhood trauma, trauma, working with supporting therapists, and career transitions of dancers and athletes. To work with concerns that clients bring to therapy, we take a hope-focused approach and incorporate emotion-focused therapy and EMDR.
Diversity Statement
Sandham Psychological Services strives to provide a supportive and welcoming environment for individuals from the 2SLGBTQI+ communities, Indigenous communities, and racialized communities. We engage in self-reflection to promote self-awareness, and educate ourselves on cultural issues through training, readings, and consulting, however, this does not replace lived experience. At Sandham Psychological Services, we believe that clients are the experts in their culture and lives, and we are the guide, on the client’s healing journey, who is knowledgeable about mental health, wellness, and the change process. Thus, we approach diversity with curiosity, humility, and an eagerness to learn, with the hope of providing all clients a brave space to find healing.
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that Sandham Psychological Services is located on Treaty 6 territory, within the Metis homelands, and the Metis Nation of Alberta Region 4. We recognize that this land is the historical and contemporary home of the Nehiyaw (Cree), Denesuline (Dene), Nakota Sioux (Stoney), Anashinaabe (Saulteaux), Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), and Metis People. We acknowledge the devastating impacts of colonization on the Indigenous Peoples, including the loss of land, and the loss of traditional knowledge, language, and culture. As well as the physical, psychological, and inter-generational harm that continues today. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose traditional lands we reside on.
