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Psychotherapy Services:

Bettina provides counselling and psychotherapy services to adults, children and youth. She specializes in psychotherapy for depression and anxiety disorders such as Generalized Anxiety Disorder as well as Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. She also specializes in couples and marriage counselling and family therapy. Bettina also provides counselling services to address issues such as low self-esteem, grieving and various life losses.

Bettina uses an integrative approach in psychotherapy, consisting of Cognitive Behavioural counselling strategies, solution-focused therapy as well as other appropriate counselling modalities.

Counselling services are provided in a quiet, confidential and safe setting.

Our world is changing. There is more emphasis on work and competition than family, leisure and our health and wellness. Many people are feeling the extra pressure of balancing work with family responsibilities with little to no time for themselves. The result is burnout, stress, depression and anxiety. If you are experiencing these difficulties, you are not alone. Many people struggle with their mood and level of happiness. Some people feel unfulfilled for no apparent reason but just can’t seem to improve their life and feel exhausted and run down. Others have difficulty maintaining balance because of other difficulties such as tension in relationships, physical health problems and various life losses. Counselling can assist by improving mood, reducing anxiety and helping the person to find enjoyment in life again

It’s not uncommon for people to find themselves struggling with an unhealthy relationship, whether it be with a family member, friend or acquaintance. Unhealthy relationships can lead to chronic stress as well as mental health problems. A person’s self-esteem is deeply impacted by relationships that become emotionally abusive and this takes an emotional and sometimes physical toll on the person’s health. Counselling can assist in identifying and addressing abusive or unhealthy relationships and making appropriate decisions to end the suffering. Assertiveness training as well as self-esteem work will assist in finding one’s own identity again and gaining strength to make a decision that will benefit their overall happiness and health.

As a psychotherapist, I’ve provided many clients with support to address issues of low self-esteem and poor self-confidence. Self-esteem can be negatively impacted by many different life circumstances and events. Loss of an important role or job can take a detrimental effect on one’s self-esteem and change the way that they view themselves. Many times, there is a core belief that the individual is a failure, worthless or unworthy of love. Psychotherapy addresses these issues by assisting the individual with challenging negative automatic thoughts that reinforce these core beliefs. The goal of therapy is a better view of self, increased confidence and self-empowerment.

Many of my clients seek out counselling/ psychotherapy to help them cope with significant life changes such as separation and divorce of loss of an important life goal or role. Psychotherapy focuses on acceptance of the life change and assists in helping the person to find healthy coping strategies to deal with the loss and to move forward towards a better future. Issues related to poor self-confidence and low self-esteem are addressed as well as any mental health concerns such as depression and anxiety through various cognitive behavioural strategies to reduce symptoms.

The grieving process is unique to each person and there is no time-line that can be applied to each individual’s experience. I have worked with many clients who have experienced the loss of a loved one or of an important life goal and are having difficulty resuming life activities and feeling emotionally present. These clients often lose their sense of life purpose, have a difficult time managing stress and making life decisions and feel emotionally numb. Psychotherapy assists the individual with moving through the stages of grief in a healthy way and to increase their life purpose and sense of self.

Every relationship goes through it difficult times. Sometimes conflict and tension become unmanageable for a couple to work through on their own and the assistance of a psychotherapist is needed to help guide them down a better path. Psychotherapy identifies and addresses the key difficulties in the relationship including poor communication; trust issues and strong emotions such as feelings of resentment, anger and betrayal. The couple is directed to communicate their issues and resulting emotions that are impacting the relationship in order for solutions to be found. They are provided with homework assignments to complete between sessions to continue to make improvements in their relationship outside of the therapy sessions.

Families often go through periods of stress that impact each family member in a unique way. Sometimes healthy family dynamics are interrupted due to issues such as separation and divorce, negative events or trauma. Psychotherapy can address the key issues that are leading to conflict and tension within the family unit and engage each family member in finding appropriate solutions to improve communication and cohesion within the family.

Bettina has extensive experience providing counselling and psychotherapy services to individuals who have suffered traumatic events and experiences. Traumatic experience can include early childhood abuse, abuse in adulthood, serious and traumatic accidents / incidents that have led to emotional suffering. Cognitive behavioural strategies such as in-vivo exposure therapy are effective in reducing symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and improving overall quality of life.

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Privacy & Confidentiality:

Services are conducted in a private and confidential setting. Bettina will discuss the details of confidentiality during your first appointment.

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