Aspen Psychology Group is a collective of psychologists who supported each other through graduate school and had a dream of building a practice together. Aspen is the culmination of that dream. Our vision is to create a warm and welcoming space that offers real, honest, and person-centered therapy.
The aspen tree is representative of our philosophy and vision for our practice and clients. Aspen trees grow together, supporting one another and sharing resources through their connected root system. The aspen tree is also flexible and strong, thriving in most environments. With the right support, humans are also resilient and can flourish in almost any environment. The therapists at Aspen Psychology Group are here to become part of your community, providing individualized support and strategies to help you reach your goals.
Registered Psychologist, Masters of Counselling Psychology.
Melissa is passionate about working with children, youth, families, and pregnant & new mothers.
She is driven to help her clients learn to manage their problems more effectively by learning to identify, disrupt, and replace unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns with positive ones, improve coping and communication skills, and strengthen the connection with their support networks so they may live happier, healthier, and more productive lives.
She has specialized training in:
Melissa excels at working both with children and their support networks and is passionate about mothers' perinatal mental well-being. She provides a warm, supportive, collaborative, and holistic therapeuitic experience.
Registered Psychologist, Masters of Counselling Psychology and Art Therapy.
Lisa is passionate about working with children, youth, couples, and families struggling with a variety of challenges including anxiety, depression, parenting struggles, and life transitions.
Lisa believes when offered the security and support of the therapeutic relationship, clients can identify inner strengths; recognize problematic interpersonal patterns at play within their relationships; and realize new possibilities for growth and change, resulting in greater contentment within themselves and in their relationships.
Lisa works from a collaborative, strength-based perspective and has specialized training in:
Lisa also has specialized training in art therapy and can offer art as an additional therapeutic tool: engaging the creative process to help communicate, gain insight, and find solutions by viewing challenges from a fresh perspective.
Registered Psychologist, Masters of Counselling Psychology.
Mary-Lou is passionate about working with youth (13+), adults, and couples struggling with a variety of challenges including anxiety, depression, parenting struggles, communication breakdown, relationship strife, career stressors, and life transitions.
Mary-Lou recognizes that therapy may feel overwhelming and scary for many, so prioritizes making her clients feel welcomed and at ease with her warm, approachable, and down-to-earth nature. She is a strong believer that the issues that bring clients into counselling can be serious and complicated, AND it is ok to incorporate humour and laughter into sessions when appropriate. Counselling does not have to be a narrow vision of a clock ticking with a therapist silently waiting for your deep responses.
Mary-Lou avoids using a cookie cutter approach and instead works with her clients to create a unique experience by drawing from elements of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness, Attachment Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and has specialized training in:
Registered Psychologist, Master of Counselling Psychology.
Kate is passionate about working with youth (16+), adults, and couples interested in managing stress, anxiety, depression, and building boundary setting, confidence, and effective communication skills. Kate is also passionate about supporting clients through their trauma work.
Kate works holistically and has a strong interest in the mind-body connection as she believes this alignment results in lasting change. She supports clients in their change process by acknowledging their strengths, building on this foundation, and creating the space where clients feel comfortable and empowered to create positive change.
Kate draws from therapeutic approaches that highlight emotion, attachment, cognitive behavioural tools, and communication.
Kate has specialized training in:
Registered Psychologist, Master of Counselling Psychology.
Alanna works with adolescents and adults experiencing trauma, anxiety, depression, stress/burnout, relationship stressors, perfectionism, and self-esteem concerns.
Alanna approaches therapy with the belief that human beings are the experts of their own lives and that people can show remarkable resilience when provided the necessary support. Alanna believes we heal through our relationships and connection with others.
Alanna uses a combination of attachment-based, narrative, cognitive behavioural, and emotion-focused therapies and has specialized training in:
Before private practice, Alanna worked in early intervention programs, specialized educational environments, residential treatment settings, and programs that provided educational and occupational guidance to individuals.