Many clients come to therapy searching for clarity, relief, and a deeper understanding of themselves. They may feel stuck in patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating; patterns that once served them, but no longer align with how they want to live. These patterns are not signs of dysfunction, but natural adaptations to life’s complexities. Beneath them lies a deeper self - intact, aware, and capable of change.
I believe therapy is not about becoming someone new, but about strengthening your connection to that inner foundation. Working with adolescents (14+) and adults, I offer a space to reflect, explore, and gently challenge the narratives that have shaped your life. Drawing from approaches like Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), I move beyond traditional talk therapy to include the body’s role in holding and processing experience. This work facilitates shifts that are deeply felt, creating the conditions for meaningful and lasting change.
With a grounded and intuitive presence, I walk alongside clients in their healing, holding space for both depth and challenge. My work is informed by an interest in the inner life and the ways we make meaning through connections to self, others, and the world. I bring warmth, curiosity, and authenticity to the therapeutic relationship, believing that therapy is an active process; one that invites you to fully engage in your own growth.
Experience:
Cassidy is a Registered Provisional Psychologist, Neurotherapy, and qEEG technician. She works with adolescents (14+) and adults, supporting clients to deepen self-awareness, strengthen agency, and move toward a more intentional, connected way of being. Her work integrates somatic, attachment-informed, and brain-based modalities.
Education:
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of Calgary, 2019
- Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, Yorkville University, 2023
Therapy Modalities & Training:
- Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) - Levels 1&2
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy - Level 1
- Finding Solid Ground (for c-PTSD, dissociation and related disorders)
- Clinical Hypnotherapy - Level 1 (Alberta Clinical Hypnosis Society, ACHS)
- Attached-Informed Psychotherapy (ICEEFT)
- Attendee:Trauma-Informed Assessment of Dissociation (Bethany Brand, Ph.D. Nicholas Pierorazio, M.A.)
- Crisis Intervention training, Calgary Distress Centre
- Psychological First Aid
- Brain Story Certification
- BrainWorking Recursive Therapy (BWRT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Certification (DBT) (in progress)
- Mindfulness Certification (in progress)
- ADHD Clinical Services Provider (in progress)
Areas of Focus:
- Dissociation, c-PTSD & related disorders
- Anxiety, depression and other mood disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Attachment trauma and relationship pattern
- Women's issues
- Self-esteem and self-compassion work
- Attachment trauma and relationship patterns
- Life Transitions
- Sexual Abuse
- Religion & Spirituality
- Behavioural Issues
- Grief & Loss
Specialties:
- Trauma & attachment informed modalities
- Somatic Psychotherapy
- Dissociation & related disorders
- Trauma, c-PTSD & PTSD
