Ascend Psychology

Psychotherapy private practice.

We are a private private practice in Edmonton, Alberta offering individual, couples, families, and group therapy. Our practitioners include Registered Psychologists, Canadian Certified Counsellors, and Master's-level trainees. With this we can offer a range of services at various fee schedules ensuring that we can work with you to find an appropriate fit.

Individual

Individual therapy:

(Sometimes called psychotherapy or counselling) involves meeting with your psychologist one-on-one - in a safe, caring, and confidential environment - to better understand your feelings, thoughts, and beliefs, and to work through the concerns and problems you have identified. The purpose of individual counselling is to help you make the changes in your life and meet the goals that you have agreed on with your psychologist.

Couples

Couple's therapy:

(Sometimes called marriage counselling) involves both you and your romantic partner meeting with a psychologist to gain insight into your romantic relationship, resolve conflict, and/or improve relationship satisfaction. Ascend Psychology offers both pre-marital and marital counselling and we works from a Gottman Couples Counselling perspective.

Families

Family therapy:

(Sometimes called systems counselling) involves all members of the family unit (however family is defined for you) meeting with the psychologist to address relationship dynamics, conflict, family culture/rules, and cohesiveness. Working from an experiential systems perspective guided by your psychologist, the family will explore the various factors that contribute to family dissatisfaction.

Groups:

Group therapy involves a group of individuals meeting with a psychologist or group facilitator to learn and practice skills with other individuals who are experiencing similar challenges. Groups are particularly valuable because they allow the client to gain insight, support, challenges, and encouragement from co-participants. At Ascend Psychology we offer groups for several different topic areas using psychoeducation groups, cognitive-behavioural groups, and process groups (or a combination of more than one).

Group topics may include:

Anger Management

Anxiety

Bereavement

Communication and Assertiveness

Depression

Emotion Regulation

Interpersonal Effectiveness

Parenting

Stress

and others.