Counsellors

Elizabeth has a Master’s degree in clinical social work from the University of Calgary. With over twenty years of experience in clinical social work, Elizabeth has developed an integrative approach to counselling, including family counselling, relationship counselling, CBT, narrative, ACT, positive psychology, solution-focused, existential, and mindfulness.
Areas of professional development and experience include:

• Working with individuals
• Working with couples/relationships
• Working with families
• Grief and Loss

• Interventions for anxiety, depression
• Managing emotion
• Workplace issues
• Life transitions

Hobbies and interests include spending time with a large family, horses and trail riding, walks and Saskatchewan hikes, music, trips in Canada, especially the west coast, tai chi, and books

Andrew is a registered social worker and has a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Regina. Andrew has earned certification with Dr. Bruce Perry and the Child Trauma Academy. Andrew specializes in trauma, ADHD and associated mental health and treatment issues involving adults, adolescents and parents. He also works with men’s mental health – helping men with anxiety, depression, life transitions, anger management, and leading a healthy lifestyle. Areas of practice:

• ADHD support and treatment for Teens and Adults.
• Trauma.
• Adolescent Mental Health.
• Parenting Teens.
• Men’s mental health.
• Life and family transitions.
• Family business transition, including farm and agribusiness.

It is my ongoing privilege to be entrusted to work with the diverse issues and concerns of my clients.  In eighteen years at the Family Counselling Centre, I have developed and practiced expertise in:

• Emotionally Focused Therapy for Relationships and Individuals
• EFT for Individuals with Developmental and/or Complex Trauma
• Gottman Training for Couples Level 1 and Level 2
• Anger Management using Internal Family Systems therapy
• Grief and Loss – including relational, experiential, or material losses
• Critical Incident Training to address traumatic events

• Integration of Racial trauma, gender diversity, and cultural differences
• CBT, Depression, and Anxiety Interventions
• Addiction training and its impact on the individual and family system
• Church Hurts – injuries experienced through one’s church or fellowship

I’m married with married children and many grandchildren spread out across Canada. My hobbies include a love of traveling, (especially in Canada), hiking, walking long treks, photography, celebrating life with my family, and enjoying the Saskatoon Camera Club and the Saskatoon Nature Society, which enrich my life.

Mary Lou is not accepting new clients.

Rita Field has a master’s degree in social work from the University of Regina. She has extensive experience working with parents and children of all ages to define and achieve family and relationship goals. Other specialty areas include women’s mental health, life transitions, help to navigate care systems, and support for families providing care for older adults. Areas of practice:

• Family therapy
• Women’s mental health
• Navigation of care systems

• Life and family transitions
• Aged care issues

Ruth Ann Thomas is a Registered Social Worker who has a Master’s Degree from the University of Regina. Recognized by the McMaster University National Study as one of Canada’s top 50 Social Work Leaders. Ruth Ann has years of experience working with clients throughout the life span—from families expecting a new baby, to the new baby changing family dynamics, families that have someone with special needs, up to and including people/families who are adjusting to changes in the end of life phase.

Ruth Ann approaches situations from a holistic perspective and works to assist individuals and families in leading healthy high-quality lives.

Ruth Ann is especially interested in Adverse Childhood Experiences Recovery Work (When bad things happen in childhood).

Areas of Practice include:

• Adverse Childhood Experiences Recovery Work
• Trauma
• Addictions Work
• Children and Youth
• Anxiety and Depression
• Grief
• Relationship(s) Counselling.

Amber is a Registered Psychologist holding a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Saskatchewan. Amber works with individuals, couples, and families. Her special interests include post-partum depression and anxiety, birth trauma, and parenting concerns. Areas of Practice:

• Clinical Psychology
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Relationships Counselling
• Family Counselling
• Intervention/programming

• Life/Family Transitions
• Psychotherapy
• Relationship Issues
• Women’s Issues
• Workplace Stress and concerns

Dawn is a Registered Social Worker and has a master’s degree in social work from Dalhousie University. Dawn specializes with addictions and mental health in the areas of sex, alcohol, drugs, gambling, anxiety, depression, and anger management. Dawn also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing/EMDR to heal trauma.  The model shifts disturbing memories to factual and it allows healing to naturally unfold. Dawn does see couples and has extensive experience working with conflict, relationship issues and anger. Dawn has also worked with children and youth in mental health and addiction working to create a more balanced family life. Dawn has several years of experience together with horses and clients as equal partners in an experiential process that empowers life-changing outcomes. This modality has no limits on age or issue but is seasonal due to inclement weather. Sessions involve incorporating horses to effectively address treatment plan or learning goals, helping with issues such as addiction, domestic abuse, behavioral disorders, depression, anxiety, and trauma. All work is done on the ground with the horses interacting freely. Dawn has an overall interest in empowering individuals, families, and couples to change and live well balanced, healthy, happy lives.
Areas of practice are:

• Addictions – sex, pornography, alcohol, drugs and gambling
• Mental Health- anxiety and depression
• Anger Management
• Trauma
• Couples counselling
• Children and Youth
• Equine/Horse Assisted Therapy
• Gottman level 1 and 2 trained
• EMDR trained
• EAGALA (Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association) trained as both a mental health and equine specialist

Elliott is a Registered Social Worker and has a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Regina, as well as his Authorized Practice Endorsement (APE). Elliott specializes in working with adolescents and their families in the areas of ADHD, Anxiety, Depression and general conflict (e.g. behavioural concerns). Elliott also sees couples and has extensive experience in the area of anger management. Elliott has a overall interest in assisting individuals and families in leading healthy and balanced lives. Areas of Practice:

• ADHD, ODD and Conduct Disorder
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Anxiety and Depression
• Anger Management

• Relationships Counselling
• Family Therapy

Myron is a Canadian Certified Counsellor and has a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology from City University of Seattle, Vancouver campus.  Myron works with individuals, couples and families. Myron has extensive training with issues of relationship, especially couples, from the Gottman Institute; anxiety from the Neufeld Institute; and life adversity recovery from the BC Society of Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse. Areas of Practice:

• Anxiety and stress
• Couples, relationship counselling
• Anger and emotional self regulation
• Grief and loss

• Self-worth challenges
• Adversity and trauma
• Life transitions, including sexual identity

Meagan is a Registered Psychologist (Provisional) with a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Regina. Meagan has years of experience working with vulnerable youth in the community and supporting families. Currently, Meagan provides counselling services and psycho-educational assessments to children, adolescents, and adults. Psycho-educational assessments can help to answer questions you may have regarding your (or your child’s) difficulties with learning and/or executive functioning.  Assessments are useful in determining if difficulties are related to ADHD, Specific Learning Disorders, or general learning. All assessments include accommodations, interventions, and/or strategies to best support your academic or vocational success. Meagan uses an integrative counselling approach, utilizing cognitive behavioural therapy, narrative, solution-focused, and mindfulness approaches.

Areas of practice include:

• Children’s mental health
• Adolescent mental health
• ADHD
• Support for family members of those with an ADHD or Specific Learning Disorder diagnosis.
• Psycho-educational assessments
• Trauma
• Emotion regulation

Credentials: BA, BSW, MSW, RSW (#1018), CLC, APE

Joanne Brothwell is a Registered Social Worker with the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers (#1018) and has an Authorized Practice Endorsement. She completed her Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Calgary and has 29 years of experience providing individual, couple and family counselling to adults and youth. She is a certified leadership coach for individuals seeking to enhance their personal and professional performance. She has worked in outpatient youth mental health for the past 18 years and has been in private practice for 10 years.

Joanne is a clinical supervisor of a variety of mental health professionals at both the doctoral and master’s level. She is a university instructor of Family Therapy in the Post-Graduate Medical Education Program at the University of Saskatchewan. Joanne provides mental health assessments for youth and adults within her scope of practice to help determine a mental health diagnosis for the purpose of understanding and treating mental, mood and behavioural disorders and conditions.

Joanne works to create a collaborative treatment plan based on client goals. She draws from her training in evidence-based models, including (but not limited to): Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD (CPT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behavior Therapy (MiCBT), Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP), Family Based Treatment for Adolescent Eating Disorders (FBT), CBT-E for Eating Disorders & Functional Family Therapy (FFT).

Joanne’s areas of practice include:

• Relationship Trauma (Partner, Family, Workplace, other)
• Grief & Loss
• Trauma
• Life Transitions
• Anger Management and Emotion Regulation
• Family Therapy & Parent Coaching
• Couples Therapy
• Mental Health: Anxiety, Depression, Mood Disorders, OCD, PTSD, PMDD, FND, ADHD, Somatic Disorders
• Eating Disorders, Disordered Eating, Struggles with Body Image
• Women’s Issues: Pregnancy, Postpartum, PMDD, Perimenopause, Menopause
• 2SLGBTQ+ Affirming Counselling
• Mental Health Assessments
• Personal & Professional Performance