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New Client | Complementary 15-Minute Consultation Phone Call
Complementary 15-minute Consultation Phone Call that provides you the opportunity to share briefly what you are hoping to get out of the therapy process and for your therapist to help answer any questions you may have.
Your therapist will call you at the number you provide at the time of your scheduled consultation. Please keep in mind, your therapist may call you from a PRIVATE/UNKNOWN number.
Adult Therapy
Individual Counselling for Adults
Our individual counselling services are available to clients aged 18 and older, offering personalized support tailored to your unique concerns. Sessions can be conducted either in person or online for your convenience. When booking, please specify your preferred session type.
Teen/Young Adult Counselling
Counselling services for clients aged 13-18, designed to address the unique challenges faced during adolescence. Sessions are available both in person and online to best suit your needs. Please specify your preferred session type when booking.
Child Psychology
Counselling for clients ages 5-12. The child/youth is the primary client. The first session may be with parents/guardians only to provide an opportunity for you and your child's therapist to clarify concerns and identify goals for therapy.
Couples Counselling
Counselling and ongoing support for partners in any stage of their relationship.
Our couples counselling services provide a supportive environment to explore your concerns and aspirations together. We offer 50 or 80-minute sessions to ensure ample time for meaningful dialogue and progress. Please choose your preferred session duration when booking to best support your needs.
Family Therapy
Family therapy provides a safe, neutral space to interrupt unhelpful patterns that have developed over time, helps reduce distress by supporting each family member and the family unit as a whole in finding shared meaning, learning to take perspective, and how to find a path forward.
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), is a therapeutic approach that helps the brain process and heal from traumatic experiences. EMDR leverages the brain's natural healing mechanisms, similar to those that occur during REM sleep, aiding in the resolution of past trauma and ongoing worries about the future. EMDR helps slow down the emotion brain to allow clients to process through traumatic memories. EMDR can be used to treat forms of anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD.
Supervision
Intern or Provisional Psychologist Supervision
Marcus (Max) Wood
(He/Him/His)
MC
Max specializes in helping clients navigate complex life challenges by addressing core issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and burnout. His approach is grounded in evidence-based practices that focus on providing practical solutions and emotional healing. With extensive experience in private practice, psychiatric settings, and working with survivors of domestic violence, Max offers a compassionate and collaborative space for clients to break free from overwhelming patterns and create lasting change.
Recognizing that mental health is influenced by both psychological and biological factors, Max integrates Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) into his sessions. He tailors his approach to each individual, helping clients quickly identify and address the roots of their struggles while building effective coping strategies. Max’s trauma-informed perspective ensures that clients feel safe and supported throughout their therapeutic journey, no matter how complex their experiences may be.
For younger clients, Max incorporates his expertise as an Accredited Music Therapist, offering an alternative form of expression when words may not suffice. By using music therapy, he helps children and teens access difficult emotions, similar to the benefits of play therapy, making it easier for them to work through challenges like anxiety, self-esteem issues, and relationship dynamics.
Max has a particular focus on assisting adults and professionals dealing with stress, burnout, and relationship concerns. He guides clients in developing healthier self-concepts and finding greater balance between their personal and professional lives. By combining a structured, results-driven approach with creative modalities, Max helps clients discover pathways to well-being and resilience.
Client Focus: Adults, Teens, Children
Therapies: CBT, DBT, EFT, SFBT, Person-Centered Therapy, Trauma-Informed Care
Specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Burnout, Trauma, Self-Concept, Relationship Issues, EMDR
Max’s commitment to staying informed on the latest research ensures his clients benefit from a blend of both established and emerging therapeutic techniques. Whether helping clients navigate trauma, reduce burnout, or build healthier relationships, Max’s approach is centred on equipping them with the tools and insights needed to thrive.
**Credentials:
Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association #11250599
The Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta #1617 (Music Therapy)
*Max’s services are covered by benefits plans that reimburse for “Psychological Services”. Please consult our office with any questions we can help answer.
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Avery Rozak
Avery Rozak provides practical, results-oriented therapy, focusing on helping clients identify and break free from negative thought patterns and unhelpful beliefs. Her work is grounded in guiding individuals through emotional challenges, life transitions, and decisions around mental health care, including medication options. Avery works to ensure clients gain the skills they need to manage anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship issues with more confidence and clarity.
Specializing in both adult and child therapy, Avery employs targeted strategies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Emotion-Focused Therapy to help clients quickly identify core concerns and develop actionable steps to move forward. For children, she integrates art and play to make therapy engaging and meaningful, while working closely with parents to ensure progress is supported at home.
Avery has a particular interest in supporting neurodivergent women and those navigating complex medical decisions. She helps clients advocate for themselves in medical settings, making informed choices about treatments that align with their personal needs. By fostering a collaborative and supportive environment, she ensures her clients not only feel heard but also equipped to create meaningful change in their lives.
Client Focus: Adults, Children, and Families
Therapies: ACT, Solution-Focused Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy
Specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Self-Concept, Child Anxiety, Social Skills, Relationship Issues, Medication Transitions
Avery’s diverse background, including a Master’s degree in Counselling and a Bachelor’s degree in Biology, gives her a unique perspective that blends science and empathy. Her approach is holistic, integrating her knowledge of psychological research with compassionate care to help clients achieve both emotional and practical outcomes. Whether it’s navigating medication, managing stress, or improving family dynamics, Avery’s structured, supportive therapy helps clients find tangible solutions to their challenges.
Credentials: Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association #11246272
Avery’s services are covered by benefits plans that reimburse for “Clinical Counselling Services,” such as Sunlife and Blue Cross. Please consult our office with any questions we can help answer.
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Celeste Tio
With over two decades of experience in alternative health and counselling, Celeste is passionate about helping individuals find clarity, connection, and healing. Specializing in working with those struggling with anxiety, depression, and feeling stuck or overwhelmed, Celeste focuses on guiding clients who feel disconnected from themselves or others, empowering them to move forward and thrive in their personal lives.
Celeste combines her counselling expertise with an integrative approach, blending alternative health practices with evidence-based interventions. She is particularly skilled at helping clients process trauma and regain control through Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). This powerful technique assists in healing past trauma, reducing current distress, and fostering a more balanced, connected future.
Celeste’s therapeutic style is direct yet supportive. She is known for working with clients who are ready to actively address their challenges, keeping them focused on their goals while providing a safe, non-judgmental space. Her methods are rooted in client-centered, strength-based, solution-focused, and trauma-informed approaches, creating a collaborative and results-oriented journey toward healing and growth.
Beyond her professional practice, Celeste is committed to her own personal growth and well-being. She enjoys hiking, participating in book clubs, and exploring new ways to live a balanced life. Celeste’s compassionate and direct approach makes her a strong advocate and support for those who are ready to make meaningful changes.
Client Focus: Adults
Types of Therapy: Client-centered, Strength-Based, Solution-Focused, Process-Oriented Therapy, Trauma-Informed, EMDR
Issues:Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Overwhelm, Stress, Relationship Challenges, Grief, Neurodiversity, Self-Concept
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Claire Granson
Life’s challenges can feel overwhelming, leaving you stuck in patterns that no longer serve you. Whether you’re navigating relationship struggles, work stress, or personal growth, Claire provides a supportive space where you can pause, reflect, and move forward with greater clarity and confidence.
Claire specializes in working with adults and couples, helping them strengthen relationships, improve communication, and overcome life’s obstacles. She also welcomes children, teens, and families, bringing a compassionate and practical approach to supporting emotional well-being at any stage of life.
Her work is guided by the belief that healing happens within connection—whether that’s within yourself, your relationships, or the broader support system around you. Claire helps clients recognize their own strengths and develop strategies to create meaningful and lasting change.
Experience: Claire holds a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology from Athabasca University and has worked with a diverse range of clients, including individuals, couples, and families. She integrates evidence-based approaches such as Emotionally Focused Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, CBT, and DBT, tailoring each session to her clients’ needs.
With a background in Functional Family Therapy (FFT), Claire also has specialized experience in helping families navigate conflict, improve communication, and foster stronger connections.
Client Focus: Claire specializes in working with Children (all ages), Adolescents, Adults, Couples, and Families.
Therapeutic Approaches: Claire integrates aspects of Emotionally Focused Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, CBT, and DBT into her practice.
Beyond Counselling: Claire’s dedication to well-being extends beyond her professional life. An enthusiast of sports and fitness, she engages in activities such as squash, cycling in the city and mountains, and challenging workouts at the gym. Claire also enjoys travel, especially when she has the opportunity to attend football games in England or Germany with her family.
College of Alberta Psychologists #P7698
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Joe Seddon MC, Certified Canadian Counsellor # 11242651
Joe specializes in working with those who notice their struggles have impacted their identity or sense of self. He works with his clients to heal from challenging circumstances, events or conditioning that has occurred over time and to develop a new personal narrative aligned with their strengths and a positive self-concept.
The stories we tell ourselves can influence how we think, feel, and interact with others. Joe’s approach to therapy takes into consideration the internal and external barriers that could be contributing to your concerns.
Engaging in therapy can bring feelings of overwhelm and anxiety. Joe walks alongside his clients to ease any feelings of discomfort using a variety of modalities and well-placed humour. Although getting to your preferred future takes work, that work can be filled with positivity and even a bit of fun.
Experience: Joe is a Certified Canadian Counsellor, with an undergraduate and master’s degree in counselling psychology. Over the past 16 years, Joe has dedicated his life and career to the mental health field. And has worked in schools, managing group homes and mental health programs, and is now working in a private setting. In these positions, Joe has worked with a diverse range of clients navigating a variety of diagnoses and mental health concerns.
Client Focus: Adolescents (starting at 14+), Mens Issues, Individuals, Couples, and Families
Types of therapy: Narrative, IFS, Humanistic theories, CBT
Issues: (Standard) Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Shame. (Specialties) Infidelity, Addictions, Parenting Issues, Disabilities, Dual Diagnosis, BPD
More than just his work: Joe has travelled extensively, living and working in 4 countries. He used to play competitive football (soccer), and still finds joy in it today, on a more recreational level.
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Brock Tinnell Supervised by Lisa Thomson, Registered Psychologist #4974
Brock is passionate about supporting individuals and those navigating diverse relational dynamics through some of life’s most pivotal challenges. Many adults today face significant hurdles with mental health, identity, and relational well-being, often feeling overwhelmed, misunderstood, or disconnected from themselves and their partners. This can lead to frustration, stress, and burnout. Brock helps clients who experience feelings of loneliness, self-concept struggles or are adjusting to a late-in-life diagnosis of ADHD or other neurodivergent experiences and challenges. He understands the complexities that can accompany these experiences, especially in a world where men often feel pressure to mask their struggles. Brock provides a safe, accepting space where clients can shed these masks, explore who they truly are, and develop pathways to well-being and fulfillment.
For adults navigating significant life transitions—such as relocation, career changes, or evolving relationship dynamics—Brock offers a grounded approach that facilitates clarity, resilience, and connection. He works with individuals in a variety of relational structures, providing support for long-distance dynamics, adjusting to co-habitation, exploring intimacy, and adapting to the demands of change. Brock’s sessions blend empathy, insight, and practical strategies to help people strengthen their bonds and align their goals, whether they’re facing new challenges or seeking to connect with themselves and others. He works collaboratively with clients to reconnect them with their core values, supporting them in developing healthy boundaries and regulating emotions. Brock promotes mental and physical well-being by integrating mindfulness, wellness practices, and attention to sleep, nutrition, and overall health, honouring each individual’s unique strengths and needs.
Clients appreciate Brock’s warm, genuine demeanour and his ability to meet them where they are while encouraging exploration and personal growth. He brings a direct yet supportive approach, empowering clients to self-define their journey while developing tools for lasting mental and emotional wellness. Brock is particularly focused on resourcing men to overcome anxiety and depression to find direction in their lives.
Outside of therapy, Brock enjoys mindfulness practices, yoga, and intentional movement to stay grounded. He has a passion for travel, technology, and lifelong learning, which deepen his understanding of the world and fuel his curiosity. His commitment to assisting clients through complex emotions and life changes makes him a valuable support on the path to personal and relational well-being. He is dedicated to creating a safe and understanding space where clients feel empowered to explore, connect, and evolve in their own unique ways.
Client Focus: Adults, Couples, Alternative Relationships
Types of Therapy: ACT, DBT, Existential Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Practices, Gottman Method, Trauma-Informed
Issues: Anxiety, Depression, Men’s Mental Health, Self-Concept, Neurodiversity, Emotional Regulation, Significant Life Transitions, Relationship Challenges, Sex and Intimacy
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Debra Chikazhe
(She/Her/Hers)
MA, MC, Registered Psychologist #3880
Debra is a warm, relational, and highly experienced psychologist who brings over a decade of expertise to her work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families. Practicing since 2011, she draws on diverse background spanning hospital, school and private practice settings. Her approach is grounded in collaboration, empowerment, and a belief that every client has the capacity for meaningful growth and change.
Debra supports individuals and couples navigating a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, stress and burnout, trauma and PTSD, grief and loss, relationship and parenting challenges, autism, ADHD, school-related issues, and major life transitions. She has a particular passion for helping clients reduce the impact of chronic stress and restore balance in their lives—whether related to work, caregiving, or emotional overload.
In couples and relationship work, Debra helps clients break through cycles of disconnection, improve communication, and rebuild trust. Her approach strengthens relational dynamics not only in romantic partnerships, but also within families and other close relationships. She believes that feeling safe, seen, and understood is foundational to emotional wellbeing—and she brings this lens to all of her therapeutic work.
Debra draws from evidence-based modalities such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Collaborative Problem Solving, tailoring sessions to each client’s unique needs and goals. Her work is always rooted in a strength-based, collaborative, and trauma-informed perspective. She is also experienced in working with third-party referrals including WCB, AMA/Unify, and insurance providers for stress leave, MVA recovery, and other assessments and treatments.
Specialties: Stress & Burnout, Relationship Issues, Couples Therapy, Anxiety, Depression, Parenting Support, Trauma, Life Transitions, ADHD, Autism
Client Focus: Adults, Couples, Teens, Children, Families
Types of Therapy: CBT, DBT, Collaborative Problem Solving, Strength-Based Therapy, Trauma-Informed Care, EMDR
Issues: Anxiety, Depression, Self-Esteem, Body Image, Self-Harm, Social & Relationship Challenges, Emotional Regulation, Trauma
Outside of Therapy: Debra enjoys swimming, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Credentials: Registered Psychologist #3880
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Lisa Thomson
Lisa Thomson is a Registered Psychologist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in helping individuals and couples who are feeling the impacts of cumulative stress; finding strengths and coping strategies that used to be helpful are no longer working. Her approach helps shift clients from a place of feeling stuck and hopeless to a place of regaining a sense of stability, clarity and connection.
*To book a session with Lisa, please contact our client care coordinator at admin@corepsychology.com or call 403.488.8912. Due to high demand, online booking is currently unavailable.
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Sarah Spicer
(She/Her/Hers)
Registered Provisional Psychologist
Sarah is passionate about supporting women and adolescent girls as they navigate the complexities of mental health, self-identity, and relationships. Many individuals struggle with anxiety, self-esteem, body image, and the pressures of daily life, often feeling overwhelmed or disconnected. Sarah understands how difficult it can be to find a sense of balance and self-acceptance in a world that often feels demanding and uncertain. With a compassionate and trauma-informed approach, she helps clients process their emotions, develop resilience, and build healthier relationships—with themselves and others.
Sarah integrates attachment theory, interpersonal neuropsychology, and developmental neuroscience into her work, offering insight into how past experiences shape emotional patterns and relational dynamics. She specializes in helping clients navigate anxiety, depression, self-harm, and relationship challenges, providing a safe space for self-exploration and healing. With training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and a Polyvagal-informed approach, she incorporates mind-body connection techniques to support nervous system regulation, emotional processing, and personal growth.
Clients appreciate Sarah’s warm, relational style and her ability to meet them where they are while fostering deep self-reflection and healing. Whether working with adolescents, young adults, or women seeking to reconnect with themselves, she tailors therapy to each client’s needs, integrating evidence-based strategies to support lasting change. Outside of therapy, Sarah enjoys finding ways to cultivate mindfulness and connection in everyday life. She is committed to helping clients feel seen, understood, and empowered on their journey toward emotional well-being.
Client Focus: Women, Adolescent Girls (Ages 12+), Young Adults
Types of Therapy: Psychodynamic Therapy, EMDR, Polyvagal-Informed Therapy, Mind-Body Connection, Attachment-Based Therapy
Issues: Anxiety, Depression, Self-Esteem, Body Image, Self-Harm, Social & Relationship Challenges, Emotional Regulation, Trauma
If you’re ready to explore therapy in a space where you feel seen, understood, and supported, Sarah is here to help.
Outside of Therapy: Sarah enjoys spending time with her family outdoors, whether it’s skiing, camping, or simply soaking in the fresh air. She’s also a dedicated cheerleader for her kids and can often be found enthusiastically supporting them at one of their many sporting activities.
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Jordan Pisesky MA, Registered Provisional Psychologist, #P6092
Jordan Pisesky is a compassionate and empathetic Registered Provisional Psychologist who is dedicated to supporting clients of all ages to achieve their unique therapeutic goals. Jordan recognizes that the first step towards seeking therapy can be daunting and overwhelming. She strives to meet her clients where they are, and provides a safe and non-judgmental space for them to explore their concerns.
While Jordan has extensive experience working with children, adolescents, and families with complex mental health needs, she is also skilled in providing support for adults experiencing cumulative stress and burnout, anxiety, and relationship challenges. She offers a personalized approach, incorporating evidence-based therapies such as CBT, DBT, Solution-focused, and Trauma-informed therapy to help clients build the skills, knowledge, and confidence to move forward in their lives.
One of Jordan’s strengths is her ability to build strong therapeutic relationships with her clients, which allows them to feel empowered and supported throughout their therapeutic journey. She incorporates co-regulation within her sessions to ensure that clients feel comfortable and at ease, and encourages them to develop self-awareness and resilience.
Outside of her professional work, Jordan is a passionate athlete who believes that physical health is closely linked to mental health. She encourages clients to explore the benefits of movement and how it can help them to become more connected with themselves on a deeper level.
Jordan is a graduate of Yorkville University with a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology. She is a registered provisional psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists, #P6092. If you are looking for a caring and skilled therapist who can help you overcome life’s challenges, Jordan is ready to support you on your journey towards healing and growth.
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