About Tanya

Tanya grew up and spent her entire life living in Yellowknife, on the traditional territories and homeland of the Dene, Inuit and Métis peoples of the Northwest Territories. Tanya made the move to Edmonton with her family in 2022 and is enjoying city life. Tanya spent her career passionately serving the people in varying ways before going back to school to earn her master’s degree in counselling psychology. In saying that though, she has always been a therapist at heart.

I am the happiest when I am on the land camping, hiking, kayaking and discovering hidden swim spots in nature - harder here near Edmonton but still possible! I also enjoy dancing, jewelry making, travelling, spending time with friends and family, gardening, and unwinding watching TV.

My Counselling Approach: My counselling style tends to lead with taking a integrative and humanistic perspective, which means I take a holistic approach that focuses on free will, human potential, deep empathy, self-compassion, introspection and self-discovery. I aim to help you maintain and develop a strong, steady and healthy sense of self, explore your experiences, find meaning and healing in those experiences; all with a focus on your strengths, which I can assure you, there are many.

I am passionate about social justice, advocacy and working from an intersectional feminist, anti-systemic, anti-racism, anti-oppressive and inclusive lens. Navigating the world as it is is much more difficult for some than it is for others and that is a problem with our systems; not a problem with who you are as a person. Everyone deserves to take up space in this world and with full authenticity,

Therapeutic Specialties: Relationships, trauma, life transitions, introspection, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, teens, parenting, personal growth, energy/spirituality, women’s experiences, recovering after sexual assault.

Education & Certificates/Training:

  • Master of Arts: Counselling Psychology

  • Bachelor of Arts: Criminology and Law

  • EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy

  • CBT/TF-CBT - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy/Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

  • Clinical Hypnotherapy

  • Psychedelic Assisted Therapy - Preparation and Integration