I’m a registered psychologist with 15 years experience supporting children and their parents through common parenting challenges, and through life altering experiences. My passion is keeping the parent-child connection foremost, while helping parents navigate the daily struggles and larger life events that impact this relationship. I’ve worked with positive and gentle parenting, grief and loss, anxiety, and end of life care. If you’d like some parenting support, feel free to call us for more information, or book an appointment now.

College of Alberta Registered Psychologist Psychologists Association of Alberta Member M.Ed., UofA Counselling Psychology B.A., With Distinction in Psychology, Specialization in Family & Child Studies, University of Guelph

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I am a Registered Psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists. I graduated with a Master of Counselling Psychology in Singapore in 2010, and a Doctor of Clinical Psychology in Vancouver in 2019. I am currently practicing in public healthcare in addition to maintaining a small private practice.

I work with adults and mature minors to increase their agency in managing emotions, thoughts, urges and other bodily sensations. I believe that our bodies respond to internal and external stressors in ways that have been developed over time. Hence, part of our work together is to make sense of your story and how your body has adapted for survival.

People frequently see me for issues related to identity (e.g., exploration, LGBTQIA+, minority intersectional identities), mood-related disturbances (e.g., depression, anxiety, emotional dysregulation), troubling thoughts (e.g., obsessions, compulsions, “sticky thoughts”), trauma-related responses (e.g., PTSD, complex trauma, attachment injuries, complex grief, dissociation), and coping with life events/stressors (e.g., milestone transitions, stress management).

I work from a collaborative and integrative model. I use a neurobiological framework to understand how each person responds uniquely to threat. Depending on what works for you, I primarily utilize strategies from Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Behavioural/Processing Therapy (CBT/CPT) in my practice.

I provide a lot of psychoeducation and have a conversation with my clients to jointly determine what approach (or combination of approaches) makes the most sense. Feel free to reach out if you would like to consult about how we could work together.

Please note that I do not provide direct insurance billing. A receipt will be issued for insurance claims purposes.

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A Registered Psychologist with 17 years of experience and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Jake’s practice supports most general mental health concerns, with a focus on trauma, PTSD, and workplace health issues. He is trained in EMDR, Prolonged Exposure, and Cognitive Processing Therapies, and has provided psychological assessment for recruitment candidates in law enforcement, and in safety-sensitive contexts for over 12 years. He is also an Associate Academic Colleague of Educational Psychology, has provided clinical supervision to registering psychologists at the University of Alberta CPA-Accredited Residency Program, and to graduate students at the University of Alberta. His work experiences and education have included:

Director of Clinical & Counselling Services at the University of Alberta

Primary Care Network Psychologist in the community interdisciplinary clinic

Manager of Alberta Clinical Services, and National Alcohol & Drug Assessment Program for a national Employee and Family Assistance company

Vice President and Board member of the Psychologists’ Association of Alberta

Member of the Construction Labour Relations alcohol and drug policy development program, and the Alberta Addictions & Mental Health workplace alcohol and drug research committee.

Ph.D. in Counselling Psychology from the UofA-CPA accredited Counselling Psychology Program

M.Ed., UofA Counselling Psychology

B.A., Honours, UNB Psychology

Most recently, Jake has founded Mindspring Psychology Associates Inc., an enterprising psychology practice of local professionals providing effective evidenced-based therapy and assessment services to Albertans, and supportive professional guidance to psychologists building their own thriving practices.

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