Meet Our Collective

Andrea is a Certified Canadian Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, with a Masters in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University.

Andrea has a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education from the University of Alberta, as well as a Bachelor of Arts from Memorial University.

Andrea's warm personality creates a welcoming and familiar environment for her students and clients alike. She uses Play Therapy to support her clients in communicating their voices, as well as other therapeutic modalities such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Solutions Focused Therapy.

Andrea has also begun Theraplay training to assist in building the nurturing relationships between children and their caregivers.

Sarah is a Certified Canadian Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. She holds a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. Sarah has also obtained both a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Secondary Education degree from the University of Alberta.

Sarah is passionate about helping children and adolescents. She believes in working with both the client and their caregivers to develop healthy strategies for improved physical, psychological, and social well-being. She uses multiple therapeutic approaches, including cognitive behavioural therapy, solution focused therapy, and play therapy to support clients.

She is also passionate about helping teens to discover their future career pathways by working collaboratively with the client to explore their interests, develop skills, understand their personality, and identify values to support informed career decision making. Sarah also provides support in the areas of exploring post secondaries, job searching, resumes, and preparing for interviews.

Jessica is a Canadian Certified Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and an After-Degree in Education from Concordia University and holds a Master of Education in School Counselling from the University of Alberta.  

Jessica’s teaching and counselling experience brings a unique perspective to her methods, with supporting the emotional, personal and academic needs of children and adolescents from a variety of backgrounds and experiences being the foundation on which her experience is built. Her specialties are providing individual and group therapy to children and adolescents on the socio-emotional goals of self-regulation, anxiety reduction, and self-esteem building.  

Jessica believes in fostering a therapeutic relationship founded in understanding, compassion and kindness. She is passionate about helping students and clients feel validated and supported in achieving their endeavours. Jessica utilizes a holistic approach to therapy that incorporates the strengths-based techniques of Person-Centered Therapy, the elements of values and mindfulness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and the action-oriented strategies of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Jessica also utilizes techniques from Narrative Therapy by honoring the stories and experiences that have shaped who people are and the pathways they have taken. Jessica is currently expanding her skillset with training in Play Therapy.   

Beyond counselling, Jessica is a wife and mother to 3 active children and a fur-baby. In her free time, she loves to get outside into nature, do yoga, run, read, and visit local restaurants in Edmonton.