Anxiety Counselling & Trauma, EMDR Therapy in Olds, Alberta and Virtually Across Alberta

You’ve been through some serious events and when people know about it they tend to tense up and you can see that they feel overwhelmed by all the pain from your past and what you face. You need a therapist who knows how to help you through serious, painful experiences.

Hi, I’m Ardelle and I Can Help

I'm a registered social worker in clinical practice offering counselling in Olds, Alberta. Many of my clients come to me experiencing anxiety, stress, PTSD, complex PTSD, childhood sexual abuse, history of domestic violence, a recent stressor such as a motor vehicle accident, workplace trauma (first responders), navigating a new transition in life, and relationship challenges.

Working with me you're going to get someone who works from a stress model, polyvagal theory. Stress and trauma impacts us physiologically, which can impact your ability to cope, problem solve and make meaning of your experiences. The way through stress and trauma is therefore through regulating our nervous system.

EMDR Therapy was originally researched as an intervention for PTSD, however, the research has been expanded to include depression, anxiety, chronic pain, performance and much more. It's a versatile intervention, EMDR Therapy is not hypnosis, and while it doesn't get rid of memories, EMDR Therapy can help to consolidate and store the memories, while also decreasing your emotional intensity and physical responses related to the incident(s). Just like a linen closet can sometimes feel out of control, with no organization and poorly folded fitted sheets that are pushed to the back of the closet. EMDR Therapy is kind of like taking each item, folding it, and putting away in a more organized way. EMDR Therapy helps to create a more coherent narrative that is more organized and less distressing.

My approach involves regular, weekly sessions, designed to provide consistent support and lasting change.

In Couples Counselling: You will learn how to connect deeply and feel closer than they ever imagined.

In EMDR Trauma Therapy:  You will walk away with agency, and an understanding that you aren't going "crazy" but rather, you are dysregulated and it makes sense given the stress you have experienced.