MEET SOPHIA
BSW, MA (Ed), MSW, RSW
I am currently accepting new clients!
Hey there, I hope you are finding your way through the internet search terrain to myself or another therapist that will be just right for you!
I absolutely love what I do; it is such a privilege to walk alongside people as they find a deeper connection to themselves and what most matters to them. I have ten years of experience across the mental health, education, health care and research sectors and have been in private practice, living out my dream as a creative, social-justice-oriented, and holistic therapist since May 2024. I am passionate about the shift from unconsciously complying with the world's demands to becoming the most authentically ourselves we can be.
Working with me may include connecting to bodily ways of knowing, self-expression, discovering parts of the self that might be in conflict, and accessing previously unexplored internal resources. The resulting reconnection to courage and creativity restores the capacity to make changes in our world that we are called to make.
When we come home to ourselves, we are able to come into connection with others in a more authentic way. I would be honoured to provide a free 15-minute consultation to see if working with me feels like a great fit for you.
I am a certified Expressive Arts Facilitator specializing in playful, creative approaches to therapy with adults (why should kids get to have all the fun!?) I'm in the process of completing EMDR Basic Training for the treatment of trauma. I am certified in Clinical Hypnosis and comfortable with the use of DNRS for treating somatic illness.
“When I am not working, I spend a lot of time with Makhabn or Ijathibe Wapta, also known as the Bow River, listening and learning.”
SOME OF MY TRAININGS:
“I like to take many trainings that have very different understandings about both where challenges come from, and how to heal - this allows me to be flexible enough in my approach to work with you as a unique person, guiding us both to learn the language and modalities that feel most inviting and accessible to you.”
EMDR Parts 1 and 2 Five Day Intensive Banff Park Lodge Resort Hotel - May /Jun 2024 - Sharon Meredith with EMDR Consulting
Combining Internal Family Systems with Expressive Arts Therapy - Prairie Arts Institute - Carmen Richardson - Feb 2024
What’s So Narrative About Narrative Therapy? Two day introduction to narrative therapy - Sanni Paljakka & Tom Carlson- Nov 2023
Blackfoot History, Art & Storytelling, land-based, ceremonial teachings – Mike Bruised Head and Sandra Manyfeathers Research Diciplines: Niitsitappii, Blackfoot History and Knowledges - 2020-2022
The Imagination Matrix, Dr. Stephen Aizenstat - Pacifica Graduate Institute -Research Disciplines: Psychology - 2021
Create Healing Rituals to Release Trauma, Invoke Joy, Empowerment, and the Sacred – Suzanne Sterling – Research Diciplines: Theraputic Interventions -2019
Clinical Hypnosis Training Level I – Alberta Clinical Hypnosis Society – Research Disciplines – Clinical Interventions - 2018
Voice of Change Leadership in Social Activism – Suzanne Sterling – Research Disciplines: Advocacy - 2018
DNRS – The Dynamic Neural Retraining System– Annie Hopper – Research Disciplines: Neuroplasticity and Somatic Symptoms, Therapeutic Interventions - 2017
Expressive Arts Therapy Certificate - Prairie Institute of Expressive Arts Therapy Research Disciplines: Art Therapy - 2016
Embodied Imagination in Dream Analysis - Training with Robert Boznack, C.J.Jung Society Calgary - Research Disciplines: Psychology - 2016
Body Centred Expressive Arts in the Treatment of Trauma - Dr. Tina Stromstad, Pacifica Graduate Institute - Research Disciplines: Art Therapy - 2015
Intuition, Soul, Psychotherapy, and the Arts - Training with Dr. Thomas Moore, C.J. Jung Society Calgary - Research Disciplines: Art Therapy - 2015
Fundamentals of Jungian Archetypal Psychology - Dr Zeljko Matijevic, C.J. Jung Society Calgary - Research Disciplines: Psychology - 2014
PRACTICE MODELS
Expressive Arts Therapy
EMDR
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Culturally Sensitive
Parts Work (Internal Family Systems - Informed)
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Psychodynamic
Strengths-Based
Feminist
Humanistic, Person Centered
Trauma Focused
De-colonial/Indigenizing
INTERESTED IN COACHING?
“Ehhm… I don’t really need to get into deep stuff… I just want to focus on solutions”
Creativity Coaching
Sounds like you are looking for Coaching!
ADHD/Life Management Coaching
Learning Coaching
Coaching, is the spark. It’s future-focused and action-oriented, designed to help you take bold, practical steps toward where you want to go next. Coaching sessions are for when you’re feeling stuck in the “how,” needing a clear strategy, or craving accountability to keep moving forward.
