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Meet the Balance Psych Team

Dr. Katherine Rolfe

R. Psych and Founder

Works with adults only (18+).

*Currently not accepting new clients*

*Also registered in Ontario*

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Lorelei Hoyt

Registered Psychologist

Works with couples and individuals (ages 4+).

Focuses: First Responders | Rural/Agricultural | Health Care

Techniques: CBT | DBT | EMDR | EFT

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Amanda Dewar

Registered Psychologist

Works with adults (ages 18+). 

Focuses: Veterans and First Responders

Techniques: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing | Trauma-Informed 

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Ana Paula Vieira

Registered Provisional Psychologist

Works with children, couples, individuals.

Focuses: Education and Learning Disabilities | Family Conflict | Intellectual Disability

Techniques: Assessments | Services in Spanish, Portuguese and English

Please note, CAF and RCMP insurance plans will not cover services by a Registered Provisional Psychologist.

Karley Stephenson

Registered Provisional Psychologist

Works with children, couples, and individuals (ages 3+). 

Focuses: Anxiety | Depression | Child and Family Therapy

Techniques: Play Therapy | Gottman | Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

Please note, CAF and RCMP insurance plans will not cover services by a Registered Provisional Psychologist.

Meagan Schirrmacher

Registered Provisional Psychologist

Works with you and individuals.

Focuses: Emotional Distress | Difficulties with Life Transitions | Grief and Loss | Trauma.

Techniques: Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) | Narrative Therapy | Nature Based Therapy | Motivational Interviewing

Please note, CAF and RCMP insurance plans will not cover services by a Registered Provisional Psychologist.

Katelyn Mayer

Registered Provisional Psychologist

Works with teens, adults, individuals (ages 16+).

Focuses: Trauma | Grief & Loss | Perinatal Mental Health | LGBTQ2S+ Support

Techniques: Internal Family Systems (IFS) | EMDR 

 Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

Please note, CAF and RCMP insurance plans will not cover services by a Registered Provisional Psychologist.

Owain Bamforth

Canadian Certified Counsellor

Works with couples, children, and individuals (ages 5+). 

Focuses: Relationship or Marital Challenges | Anxiety & Depression | Men's Issues

Techniques: Mindfulness Strategies 

 Values-Guided Action | Collaborative Behavioural Management

Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with a Canadian Certified Counsellor to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Claire Yam
*Offers Sliding Scale*

Registered Social Worker

Works with teens, children and individuals (ages 6+).

Focuses: Anxiety | Domestic Violence/Abuse | Relationship Issues

Techniques: Grounding Exercises | Mindfulness Techniques | Parts and Ego-States

Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with a Registered Social Worker to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Merina Shrestha
*Offers Sliding Scale*

Mental Health Therapist

Works with teens, adults, and LGBTQIA2S+ individuals (ages 10+).

Focuses: Self-Esteem | Anxiety | Depression

Techniques: EFT (exploring underlying emotions) | ACT (identifying values and using them to realign oneself) | Trauma-Focused Care

Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with a Mental Health Therapist to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Jennifer Kovacs
*Offers Sliding Scale*

Mental Health Therapist

Works with women, couples, families and individuals (ages 10+).

Focuses: ADHD and Anxiety Support | Emotional Regulation & Coping Skills | Women's Health and Relationships

Techniques: Strength-Based Approach | Narrative Therapy | Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with a Mental Health Therapist to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Amy Trovato
*Offering Sliding Scale*

Mental Health Therapist

Works with couples, families, and individuals (ages 5+).

Focuses: Neurodivergence | Trauma | Depression/Anxiety | Stress Management

Techniques: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) | Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) | Integrative Therapy

Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with a Mental Health Therapist to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Musa Tashfeen
*Offers Sliding Scale*

Counselling Intern

Works with teens, adults, and LGBTQIA2S+ individuals (ages 8+).

Focuses: Gender & Identity Affirming Care | Person-Centred Therapy

Techniques: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) | Motivational Interviewing | Solution-Focused Therapy


(Supervised by Samantha Dover)

Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with an intern to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Kyla Stang
*Offers Sliding Scale*

Counselling Intern

Works with adults, teens, and LGBTQIA2S+ individuals (ages 14+).

Focuses: Depression | Interpersonal Relationships | Identity Exploration

Techniques: Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) | Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) | Somatic Practices


(Supervised by Samantha Dover)

Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with an intern to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Samantha Dover

Registered Psychologist and Clinic Manager

Works with adults only (18+). First responders | Perinatal | Trauma Survivors

Focuses: Trauma | Grief and Loss | Post-traumatic Growth

Techniques: EMDR/ART |  Grief Recovery | Existentialism

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Ellen Cordell

Registered Psychologist

Works with individuals and families (ages 4+).

*Currently not accepting new clients.*

Focuses: Child and Family Therapy

Techniques: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) | Play therapy | Indigenous Tools for Living | Ecopsychology

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Jessica Henschel

Registered Psychologist

Works with individuals, 2SLGBTQIA+, teens, and couples (ages 13+). 

Focuses: Trauma/PTSD/CPTSD | Personality Disorders | Neurodivergence (ADHD/ASD)

Techniques: EMDR | DBT | EFT (Emotion-Focused Therapy) all through a neurodivergent-affirming lens

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Victoria LaBerge

Registered Provisional Psychologist

Works with Veterans, First Responders, teens, and individuals (ages 14+).

Focuses: Trauma/PTSD/CPTSD | Anxiety | Grief & Loss

Techniques: CBT | DBT | EMDR | Therapeutic Relationship

Please note, CAF and RCMP insurance plans will not cover services by a Registered Provisional Psychologist.

Cari McIntosh

Registered Provisional Psychologist

Works with couples and individuals (ages 14+). 

Focuses: Anxiety | Relationships | Uncertainties of life

Techniques: EMDR | Emotion-Focused Therapy | Mindfulness

Please note, CAF and RCMP insurance plans will not cover services by a Registered Provisional Psychologist.

Chelsea Penman

Registered Provisional Psychologist

Works with couples, individuals, teens (ages 13+).

Focuses: Trauma | Grief and Loss | Attachment | Perfectionism/Performance | Self-Esteem | Childhood Trauma

Techniques: Psychodynamic | EMDR | Somatic-Experiencing | Hakomi | IFS/Parts and Ego-States


Please note, CAF and RCMP insurance plans will not cover services by a Registered Provisional Psychologist.

Ghata Shrotriya

Registered Provisional Psychologist

Works with children, adults and individuals (ages 5+). 

Focuses: Trauma & Emotional Regulation | Anxiety, Depression & Life Transitions | Cross-Cultural Therapy & Psychological Assessment

Techniques: Psychological Assessment & Evaluation | Mindfulness & Evidence-Based Therapy | Integrative, Client-Centered Therapy

Please note, CAF and RCMP insurance plans will not cover services by a Registered Provisional Psychologist.

Roxanne Yost-Khan

Canadian Certified Counsellor

Works with couples, families, and individuals (ages 4+).

Focuses: Teens | Trauma and Attachment Healing | ADHD and Neurodivergent-Affirming Support

Techniques: Mindfulness and Grounding | Parts Work/IFS | Strengths Based and Identity Affirming

Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with a Canadian Certified Counsellor to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Walleed Jomha
*Offers Sliding Scale*

Mental Health Therapist

Works with teens, couples, and individuals (ages 12+). 

Focuses: Assessments | Anxiety/Depression | Stress

Techniques: Strength-Based Approach | Grounding Through Mindfulness/Somatic Tracking | Cognitive Reframing (CBT)

Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with a Mental Health Therapist to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Barbara Hood
*Offers Sliding Scale*

Mental Health Therapist

Works with teens, women, First Responders (ages 12+).

Focuses: Emotional Regulation | Relationship Issues | Life Transitions​ | Developing Effective Interpersonal Skills | Trauma

Techniques: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) | Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) | Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT)

Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with a Mental Health Therapist to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Jenna Marchand
*Offers Sliding Scale*

Mental Health Therapist

Works with couples, families, and individuals (ages 4+).

Focuses:  Interpersonal Relationships | Behavioural Issues | Family Conflict | Anxiety/Depression | ADHD

Techniques: Emotional Focused Therapy (EFT) | Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with a Mental Health Therapist to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Asli Verel
*Offers Sliding Scale*

Counselling Intern

Works with individuals (ages 18+).

Focuses: Grief | Trauma | Cultural Isolation

Techniques: Grief Recovery Method | Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) | Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)


(Supervised by Samantha Dover)

Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with an intern to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Jessica Stankowski
*Offers Sliding Scale*

Counselling Intern

Works with couples, families, children and individuals (ages 6+).

Focuses: Perinatal | Seniors | Trauma-Informed Care | Holistic Healing | Grief & Life Transitions

Techniques: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) | Attachment


(Supervised by Samantha Dover)

Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with an intern to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

Tabitha Schaub
*Offers Sliding Scale*

Counselling Intern

Works with teens, adults and individuals (ages 14+).

Focuses: Grief | Relationships | Work-Life Balance | Anxiety/Depression

Techniques: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) | Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) | Emotionall-Focused Therapy (EFT)


(Supervised by Samantha Dover)

Please check with your insurance plan prior to booking with an intern to ensure your are covered for treatment with this provider.

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Beaumont
#209 5305 Magasin Ave
Beaumont, Alberta, T4X 1V8​

Edmonton (North)

#19, 11354 119 Street 

Edmonton, Alberta, T5G 2X4 

Edmonton South (Ellerslie)

550 91 St SW #302,

Edmonton, Alberta, T6X 0V1

Stony Plain

#106 4310 33 Street 

Station 33 Building

Stony Plain, Alberta, T7Z 0A8 

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