Stride Psychology

Phone: (403) 768-2208 Address: Suite 1800, 330-5 Ave SW T2P 0L4

COUNSELLING

Throughout your life, it is not uncommon to experience periods of turbulence, making it challenging to manage your emotions and behaviour. While it might not seem like it, your emotions actually can be controlled, even when life appears anything BUT controllable. The way you react to certain stressors doesn’t have to be negative, instead, you can learn to channel your feelings into proactive behaviours. Stride offers individual and group counselling services that can help you to gain mastery over your emotions, providing you with the tools to remain positive and calm, even while navigating through painful stressors.

Counselling helps people change their thoughts, emotions, and behaviours in order to live more fulfilling and prosperous lives. At Stride, we provide a supportive environment to talk openly and confidentially about concerns and feelings.

We use a collaborative approach and a combination of evidenced-based therapies to guide our practice, including cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), solution-focused therapy, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT).

INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING

Areas of counselling that we specialize in, but are not limited to:

ADHD
Stress
PTSD
Anxiety
Insomnia
Depression
Self-Esteem
Chronic Pain
Parent Coaching
Social Skills Issues
Career Concerns
Anger Management
Relationship/Marital Issues
Perinatal/Postpartum Mood Disorder
Behavioural Dysregulation (i.e., high risk behaviours, self-harm)
Trauma (i.e., motor vehicle accidents, death of a loved one, exposure to violence)

While it depends on the individual, we typically recommend 8 to 10 counselling sessions. These sessions are typically scheduled weekly at first but taper off to bi-weekly as individuals learn how to better regulate their emotions and behaviour.

*We currently offer counselling at a rate of $150-220/hour.

***Many extended healthcare insurance benefits cover the cost of counselling either partially or in full.***

GROUP COUNSELLING

SOCIAL SKILLS PROGRAM

Many children who struggle with emotional and behaviour regulation often demonstrate difficulties with social skills. At Stride, we believe that children are capable of developing these abilities if they are explicitly taught and have opportunities to practice these skills. Our social skills program is designed to help children develop and strengthen their social and emotional development. The program is delivered by a Registered Psychologist.

Topics covered:

Conversation Skills
Friendship Skills
Problem-Solving
Dealing with Strong Emotions (anger, frustration, sadness)
Positive Self-Talk
Identifying and Expressing Feelings
Addressing Negative Thoughts
How to Handle Bullying
Appropriate and Inappropriate Behaviours
Building Confidence and Self-Esteem
Relaxation and Mindfulness

Note: Your child does not need to have a diagnosis to participate in our social skills program.

When:

8 sessions (once a week for 1 hour each time). This program will run for a total of 8 weeks.

***Many extended healthcare insurance benefits cover the cost of program fees either partially or in full.***

PARENT COACHING WORKSHOP

Stride Psychology presents a workshop to support parents and caregivers in providing tools to manage children's social, emotional and behavioural functioning. The program is delivered by a Registered Psychologist.

When:

4 sessions (once a week for 1 hour each time). This program will run for a total of 4 weeks.

***Many extended healthcare insurance benefits cover the cost of program fees either partially or in full.***