Welcome to Conscious Counselling Services
Where acceptance and insight meet health and wholeness
Counselling and therapy for individuals, couples, and children in Calgary & Alberta
You are welcome here. We understand that life can get complicated and messy, and that reaching out for help can be intimidating. Regardless of where you currently are in your journey, we want you to come as you are. Our goal is to meet you there.
Our Approach
At Conscious we create a safe space where awareness, growth, and healing are fostered. We believe that utilizing a holistic approach to wellness that considers the physical, emotional, mental, relational, cultural, and spiritual components of your wellbeing is the most effective path to lasting change.
We are a practice founded by minority Calgary-based therapists with multicultural backgrounds, and value services that are culturally conscious, inclusive, and informed.
What is Therapy?
The benefits of counselling and therapy for mental health are well documented, but we understand it can be difficult to know whether counselling is right for you. Let’s start by clarifying what counselling is and what it is not:
Counselling is NOT:
having a therapist tell you what to do
a sign of weakness
a life-long commitment
only for very serious problems
Counselling IS:
a partnership, where goals are mutually agreed upon
an opportunity to grow and empower yourself
a process that can start and end on your terms
for anyone who wants to be equipped to better handle challenges they face
Why Choose Conscious Counselling?
Counselling can look many different ways, but we believe the best type of therapy is therapy that considers the whole person. When we work with you we not only consider your mental health, but the context you are coming from. This means we value your cultural context, your relationships, your physical health, your emotional wellbeing, and spirituality. We evaluate what is currently happening, but we work with you to understand where your concerns began, the impact they are having on you, and equip you to provide enduring change.
Our team is equipped to work with children (as young as 2 years old!) and their parents, youth, individuals, and couples. We are able to offer unique options such as Theraplay (an attachment based Play Therapy) culturally-sensitive options that consider ethnic diversity and racialization, as well as faith based counselling.
Proud to be Providing Counselling and Therapy in Calgary and the greater Alberta Area
A Safe Space
We are proud to be serving Calgary residents both in person at our Douglasdale location and online. When you get to our office space you will be able to check in digitally and discretely in our waiting room.
In-person and remote options
Our office is located in Douglasdale, SE Calgary. Can’t make it into the office? No worries – we’ve got you covered with teletherapy. We are happy to be able to offer virtual sessions to residents in the greater Alberta area, or to Calgary residents who experience barriers to coming into an office, or who simply prefer to do therapy from the comfort of their home.
Getting Started
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Book a free consultation to chat with one of our qualified therapists about the best way to move forward.
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Your therapist will send you a link where you will be able to set up a profile, allowing you to view appointment times, session receipts, and forms from your therapist. Talk to your therapist about booking a time to come into our in person office, or book an online session. Our therapists are available for any questions you might have and to support you in getting set up.
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Your therapist will meet with you to discuss what’s going on for you now, any changes you want to see, and how to take your first steps towards health, healing, and wholeness. Have questions about what the first session might look like? Take a look at our FAQ page.
Our Services
Meet our team
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Chanae Smith, Registered Psychologist
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Cassia Tayler, Registered Provisional Psychologist
“We set out to transform our places of disconnection and powerlessness into places of connection and empowerment.”
— James H. Olthuis, The Beautiful Risk