Kathleen Anderson
B.A.(Psy), M.S.W.(Clin.), R.S.W., R.C.S.W.
Registered Clinical Social Worker
Approved Clinical Supervisor
Is past trauma negatively impacting your life?
Do you have difficulty focusing and concentrating, which impacts your relationships, employment, or academic performance?
Do you constantly overthink things, leading to avoidance or procrastination?
Are you a parent worried about how to best help your child?
There is hope!
You can find resilience and help your child become resilient.
You can release distress and create more peace and joy in your life.
You can learn strategies that help you better navigate life’s challenges.
Taking the first step can be difficult. Therapy is an investment in yourself. Let me walk with you on your journey to gain perspective, clarity and peace of mind. Together we can get you unstuck from the negative patterns that are sabotaging the life that you desire.
“Life is not a straight path upwards. The aim in life is not to avoid struggles but to overcome them.”
Approach to Counselling
As a Registered Clinical Social Worker, I offer more than 30 years of experience in mental health and wellness (working with individual adults, couples, youth and children). In my practice, I provide a strengths-based, solution-focused approach, based on best practices to learn how to manage emotions, deal with failure, stress, and worry, and rebound from tough times. Together we can explore your thoughts and feelings, identify barriers and build resilience. I offer a supportive, caring and non-judgemental environment so we can work together to set goals, develop skills and work towards your desired outcomes.
What Clients have said about Kathleen
We regularly survey our clients and appreciate all who take the time to provide feedback to our counselors. The following are quotes from clients about their experience with Kathleen. We do not use client’s names to protect client confidentiality.
“Excellent discussion. I felt validated and empowered to address my emotions and my circumstances.”
“Kathleen is very open. She let me talk. She advised. I’m looking forward to more guidance and support as work on moving forward in a good way.”
“For a first meeting, Kathleen made it comfortable and easy to get calm(ish). I really appreciate her demeanour.”
“Kathleen has been attentive thus far, while we are in the primary stages of working together....she has already explored items that others not. While I am very apprehensive overall, I also feel like this won’t be a waste of time either.”
Specialties in counselling
Counselling Issues
Addictions – Drugs, Alcohol, Polysubstance, Gambling, Internet, Shopping
ADHD - Adults and Children
Diagnostics - Older Youth and Adults
Coaching - Children, Youth, and Adults
Autism/Asperger’s Syndrome
Chronic Illness/pain, comorbid disorders
Geriatrics – Dementia, Alzheimer’s, caregiver support
Emotional Regulation
Mood Disorders – Anxiety (generalized anxiety, social anxiety), Depression, Bi-polar Disorder
Behaviour Awareness and Modification
Bereavement – Grief and Loss, Complicated Grief
Communication
Couple/Marital Issues
Concurrent Disorders
Crisis/Trauma – Acute Stress, Adjustment Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Separation/Divorce Mediation – Parenting after Separation, Parenting Plans
Domestic/Relational Violence
Eating Disorders/Disordered Eating
Family Conflict
Family of Origin Issues
Gay/Lesbian/Transgender – Sexual Orientation
Incest/Child Abuse
Life Transitions
Military/Veterans/RCMP – Adjustment, OSIs
Moral Injury and Institutional Betrayal Syndrome
Moral Injury, Institutional Betrayal
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Parenting – Teens, Children, Special Needs
Personality Disorders
Phobias
Pro-Social Skills
Post Partum Depression/Anxiety
Psychotic Disorder
Self-Esteem/Self-Talk
Sexual Dysfunction/Intimacy
Sleep Disorders
Women’s Issues
Workplace Stress/Conflict, Change in the Workplace, Return to Work, Disability
Counselling Approaches
Individual Counselling
Couple/Marital Counselling
Family Counselling
Group Therapy
Crisis Management
Trauma Counselling
Addictions Counselling
Grief/Bereavement Counselling
Separation and Divorce Counselling
Assessment
Mediation
Coaching
Psychoeducation
Types of Therapy
Individual – Adult, Child and Youth
Marital Therapy - Gottman, Emotion Focused, Behavioral
ABA – Behaviour Analysis and Modification
Cognitive Behaviour Therapies – CBT, DBT, MBT, REBT, ET, EFT
Narrative Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Solution Focused Therapy
Short and Long term therapy
Person-Centered Therapy
Psychoeducation
Interpersonal Therapy
Exposure Therapy
Play Therapy/Art Therapy
Couple/Marital Therapy
Family Therapy
Mediation – Family and Workplace
Skills Development
