THERAPY IN CALGARY
Every story has a
turning point.
This is yours.
Starting therapy can feel like a big step, especially if you are not sure what to expect. Many people reach out when they feel stuck, overwhelmed, exhausted, disconnected, or simply ready for something to change. Therapy provides a space to better understand your experiences, explore new perspectives, build meaningful skills, and move toward the life you want to create.
At NU Psychology, we provide therapy for teens, adults, couples, and families across Calgary and Alberta. Our psychologists specialize in ADHD, anxiety, depression, OCD, trauma, EMDR, eating disorders, relationship challenges, life transitions, emotional regulation, and mental wellness. Whether you are seeking support for a specific concern or simply looking for guidance and clarity, therapy can help you move forward with greater confidence and purpose.
Explore Our Therapy Services
Every person’s story is different, which is why therapy is never one-size-fits-all. Our Calgary psychologists provide specialized therapy services for a wide range of concerns, helping individuals better understand their experiences, develop meaningful coping strategies, strengthen relationships, and create lasting change.
ADHD
Support for attention, executive functioning, motivation, emotional regulation, organization, and daily life challenges.
→Burnout
Recover from exhaustion, overwhelm, chronic stress, compassion fatigue, and workplace burnout.
→OCD
Evidence-based support for intrusive thoughts, compulsions, uncertainty, and obsessive thinking patterns.
→Anxiety
Build tools for managing worry, panic, perfectionism, stress, and persistent anxious thoughts.
→Trauma
Process difficult experiences, reduce distress, and move toward healing with trauma-informed care.
→Depression
Support for low mood, loss of motivation, hopelessness, emotional pain, and life transitions.
→Eating Disorders
Compassionate treatment for eating disorders, body image concerns, and disordered eating patterns.
→Chronic Stress
Learn strategies to manage ongoing stress, improve resilience, and prevent burnout.
→Autism & Neurodivergence
Affirming support that honours neurodiversity while addressing relationships, identity, and daily challenges.
→Grief & Loss
Navigate loss, life changes, and difficult transitions while finding ways to move forward.
→Adult Therapy
Individual therapy for adults navigating mental health concerns, relationships, life transitions, stress, and personal growth.
→Teen Therapy
Support for teens facing anxiety, emotional regulation challenges, self-esteem concerns, school stress, and life changes.
→Couples Therapy
Strengthen communication, rebuild connection, navigate conflict, and create healthier relationship patterns together.
→Relationships
Support for communication, boundaries, conflict, attachment patterns, and relationship stress.
→Family Therapy
Improve communication, reduce conflict, strengthen relationships, and create healthier family dynamics.
→EMDR Therapy
Evidence-based trauma treatment that helps process difficult experiences and reduce the impact of distressing memories.
→Why Choose NU Psychology For Therapy
Therapy That Sees The Whole Person
Therapy is about more than managing symptoms. It is an opportunity to better understand yourself, develop new ways of responding to challenges, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful change. At NU Psychology, we provide specialized therapy for teens, adults, couples, and families facing concerns such as ADHD, anxiety, OCD, trauma, depression, burnout, eating disorders, grief, chronic stress, autism, and neurodivergence. Our goal is to create a therapeutic experience that feels supportive, practical, and deeply relevant to your life.
What Makes NU Different
- Psychologists with advanced training in specific areas of practice
- Personalized therapy tailored to your goals, strengths, and experiences
- Evidence-based approaches including CBT, EMDR, narrative therapy, and more
- A warm, collaborative environment where clients feel understood and respected
- Support for teens, adults, couples, and families across a wide range of concerns
Support That Creates Change
Effective therapy is not about receiving advice or being told what to do. It is about developing insight, building skills, and creating new possibilities. We work alongside clients to understand the patterns that may be keeping them stuck while helping them move toward greater confidence, resilience, connection, and well-being. Our focus is on helping you leave therapy with meaningful tools and a clearer sense of direction for the future.
Our Therapy Approaches & Modalities
At NU Psychology, therapy is tailored to the person in front of us. Our Calgary psychologists draw from evidence-based, relational, and strengths-based therapy approaches to support meaningful change. Depending on your needs, goals, and story, therapy may include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, or an integrative approach that helps you build insight, develop practical tools, and move forward with greater clarity.
Acceptance &
Commitment Therapy
ACT helps you relate differently to difficult thoughts and emotions while moving toward values-based action and meaningful change.
Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy
CBT explores the connection between thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and patterns so you can build practical tools for change.
Dialectical Behaviour
Therapy
DBT supports emotional regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, communication, and relationship skills.
Internal Family
Systems
IFS helps you understand different parts of yourself with compassion while supporting healing, integration, and self-leadership.
Solution-Focused
Brief Therapy
SFBT focuses on strengths, resources, goals, and next steps to help create practical movement toward change.
SPECIALIZED. COMPASSIONATE. CLIENT-CENTRED.
Meet The NU Team.
Finding the right psychologist matters. At NU Psychology, our team includes psychologists who specialize in areas such as ADHD, anxiety, OCD, trauma, eating disorders, burnout, neurodiversity, couples therapy, and psychological assessments. We believe therapy works best when you feel understood, supported, and matched with someone who truly fits your goals, personality, and life experiences.
Shannon Kelly
REGISTERED
PSYCHOLOGIST
ADHD • OCD • Anxiety
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Karli Jahn
REGISTERED
PROVISIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST
ADHD • Autism • Neurodiversity
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Jessica Dawson
REGISTERED
PSYCHOLOGIST
ADHD • OCD • Trauma
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Leighton Dahl
REGISTERED
PROVISIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST
ADHD • Anxiety • Burnout
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Allison Masse
ADHD • Trauma • EMDR
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Whitney Lodge
ADHD • Anxiety • Trauma
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Heather Makowecki
ADHD • Autism • Assessments
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Marie Goulet
Currently on maternity leave.
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Our Locations
NU Psychology offers in-person therapy across two Calgary locations — Bridgeland and Killarney. Whether you are in the inner east or the inner southwest, our psychologists provide warm, evidence-based care tailored to teens, adults, couples, and families.
Inner East Calgary
Bridgeland
Conveniently located in the heart of Bridgeland, our east-side clinic is easily accessible from downtown Calgary, Renfrew, Riverside, and surrounding neighbourhoods — with nearby LRT access and street parking.
Inner Southwest Calgary
Killarney
Our Killarney location serves families and individuals across the inner southwest, including Marda Loop, Rutland Park, Glenbrook, and Shaganappi — offering a calm, welcoming space close to where you live.
General Assessments FAQs
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You do not need to be in crisis to benefit from therapy. Many people seek support because they feel stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected, burned out, uncertain about a life decision, or frustrated by patterns that keep repeating. Therapy can provide a space to better understand yourself, develop new perspectives, strengthen coping skills, and create meaningful change before challenges become larger.
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Many people come to therapy with more than one concern. Anxiety, ADHD, relationship difficulties, perfectionism, burnout, trauma, depression, and stress often overlap. Therapy does not require choosing a single issue to focus on. Your psychologist will help identify priorities while understanding how different challenges may be connected to one another.
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There is no universal timeline. Some people seek short-term support focused on a specific goal, while others benefit from longer-term therapy that explores deeper patterns, relationships, or life experiences. The length of therapy depends on your goals, preferences, circumstances, and the complexity of the concerns being addressed.
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Many people begin therapy without a clear plan. It is common to know that something feels difficult without fully understanding why. A psychologist can help organize thoughts, identify patterns, explore underlying concerns, and create direction together. You do not need to have everything figured out before your first appointment.
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Yes. One of the benefits of therapy is developing insight into recurring thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and relationship patterns. Many people notice the same struggles appearing across different situations, careers, friendships, or relationships. Therapy can help uncover these patterns and explore new ways of responding that better support your goals and well-being.
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Research consistently shows that the quality of the therapeutic relationship is one of the strongest predictors of positive outcomes. It is important to work with someone who feels like a good fit for your personality, goals, communication style, and concerns. Feeling respected, understood, and comfortable often creates the foundation for meaningful therapeutic work.
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Therapy is typically less about receiving advice and more about gaining insight, perspective, skills, and confidence in your own decision-making. Your psychologist may offer recommendations, strategies, or professional observations, but the goal is to help you develop greater clarity and make choices that align with your values, goals, and circumstances.
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While therapy can help reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress, or burnout, many people experience additional benefits. Therapy can strengthen self-awareness, improve relationships, increase confidence, enhance emotional resilience, support personal growth, improve communication, clarify values, and help people build a more fulfilling and meaningful life.
