At Journey Counselling, we are a community of compassionate professionals dedicated to guiding individuals, couples, and families through life’s challenges. With diverse cultural backgrounds and extensive experience, our team provides a safe space for healing and growth. Whether you’re seeking individual therapy, marriage counselling, family support, or group workshops, we’re here to help you navigate life’s hurdles and build meaningful connections.
Therapy is not an isolated act but part of a broader support system, working alongside family, friends, and colleagues to help you move forward with resilience and insight.
We believe that everyone possesses the strength to overcome life’s difficulties, even when those challenges feel insurmountable. At Journey Counselling, our mission is to build strong, caring partnerships with our clients, using empathy, collaboration, and expert guidance to empower them to envision their ideal life and take actionable steps toward it.
We believe in the transformative power of therapy to heal, connect, and inspire. With compassionate guidance and proven strategies, we help you move toward a life filled with clarity, connection, and hope.
We create a warm, welcoming environment where every individual feels seen, heard, and valued. With empathy and understanding, we listen to your unique story and provide support tailored to your needs.
Life’s challenges are easier to face together. We believe in the power of collaboration—between therapist and client, within families, and alongside other professionals—to discover practical, lasting solutions.
Every person deserves to be treated with respect and dignity, regardless of their background or circumstances. We foster a non-judgmental space where you can openly explore your challenges, knowing you’ll be met with kindness and understanding.
Whether you’re seeking support for yourself or your family, we are here to walk alongside you on your journey.
Currently accepting Cash, e-Transfer, Debit and Credit Cards (Visa, MC, Amex, Discover).
We bill directly to Sunlife, Green Shield, Alberta Blue Cross, Medavie and TelusHealth eClaims (Dejardin, Canada Life).
We currently are unable to direct bill to Manulife, Empire Life and Co-operators. We are also unable to direct bill for the Supervised Counselling Intern(s).
Receipts for fees paid for counselling services will be issued at the end of your counselling session and these can be submitted for full or partial coverage by most extended health care benefits insurance programs (Manulife, etc.). Contact your employer for further details. You don’t need a doctor’s referral to access counselling services. Self referrals are welcome.
You are eligible to claim the invoice on your income tax as a medical benefit for portions not covered by extended health insurance.
*Not eligible for direct billing
*Your psychologist will determine together with you whether there is a need to include an IQ test or Academic test. Kindly bring all recent psychoeducational assessment reports with you to the first intake session.
Meet the compassionate and experienced professionals dedicated to supporting you on your journey toward growth, connection, and wellbeing.
Parental Alienation, Family Conflict, Anxiety & Depression in Children & Adolescents, Anger Management, Addiction Recovery, Parenting Coaching (ADHD, Disabilities, Substance use, Gaming), Life Transitions, Spirituality.
Adam Gerber is a Master of Counselling Psychology student with City University and completing an internship at Journey Counselling under the supervision of Registered Psychologist, Suzanne Weeks. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Mount Royal University. Adam has a decade of social service and mental health experience from diverse work settings. His focus has been on working to empower children and families as well as helping individuals managing recovery from addiction and homelessness and enhancing family functioning with Children and Family Services.
Adam’s approach to counselling is person-centered and relationally focused informed by Family Systems Therapy and Solution Focused Therapy. He brings humor, compassion and empathy while offering practical solutions aimed at improving day to day well-being. He strives to assist his clients to meet their goals and realize their potential as individuals, family members, and couples. Adam is particularly drawn to developing an understanding of how a person’s story shapes their life experience, influences their present challenges and guides them to preferred futures.
Outside of his clinical work, Adam loves classic literature, writing both poetry and prose, cooking, travelling, collecting vinyl records, and watching baseball with his fiancé.
Couples and Relationships, Family (nuclear and blended families), Infidelity, Sexual and Intimacy Concerns, 2SLGBTQ+ (individuals and couples), Stress, Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Grief and Loss, Addictions, Self-Esteem and Identity, Religion and Spirituality.
Dr. Samuel Orji is a Registered Provisional Psychologist and Canadian Certified Counsellor who works from a culturally informed and strength-based lens with children (age 10+), teens and emerging adults, adults, couples, families, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons, focusing on anxiety, depression, self-esteem, stress, trauma, grief, and relationship challenges.
As a Registered Provisional Psychologist, Samuel practices under the supervision of Dr. Charles Coleman. He completed his Doctor of Psychology at California Southern University and his Master of Counselling Psychology at the City University of Seattle. Samuel’s past work experience includes an internship at Calgary Counselling Center and supporting individuals with diverse mental health presentations in his previous workplace. Prior to his Counselling career, he worked in human resources and earned a Master’s in Managerial Psychology in Nigeria.
Samuel’s approach to counselling is warm, compassionate, and client-centered. He aims to inspire hope while helping his clients feel heard, held, felt, and seen. He loves laughing out loud with his clients and believes that “laughter does good like medicine,” after all. Samuel can be straightforward, sometimes explicit, and often draw out the glistening moments in the client’s story, evoking a sense of agency and healing. He invites his clients to hold him accountable, as he employs cultural humility in his practice.
Samuel adopts an integrative approach in counselling, tailored to the client’s needs. He draws primarily on narrative therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), solution-focused therapy, psychodynamic therapies, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), Gottman’s methods, trauma-informed therapies, and systemic and blended family modalities.
Samuel loves reading, connecting with family and friends, cooking, listening to music and singing, going to the gym, and writing. He particularly enjoys spending time with his daughter as they engage in “dada and daughter” moments, singing, dancing, and playing. On “lazy” days, he binges on films and shows and cannot seem to get over movies like Finding Forrester.
Psychoeducational Assessments for Children, Adolescents, Adults, and Families, Including Assessments for Giftedness, ADHD, Autism, Learning Disorders, Anxiety, and Depression. Assessments Include Individualized Recommendations to Support Daily Functioning, Emotional Well-Being, Self-Understanding, Family Relationships, and Personal Growth.
Liv is a Registered Psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists specializing in psychoeducational assessment. Liv obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology from the University of Calgary and a Master of Counselling from the City University of Seattle. They also have an 18-year history of volunteering and working in the mental health field, including practicum placements at the Third Academy and the City University of Seattle Calgary Clinic.
Liv’s experience has primarily focused on supporting individuals living with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), various learning disabilities, cognitive impairments, and other developmental delays. They volunteered with the Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario and worked as a Community Disability Practitioner. Liv embraces neurodiversity and sees the intrinsic value of every client they meet. They engage in a neuroaffirmative assessment approach, and they combine unconditional positive regard and empathy with careful clinical judgement and evidence-based assessment practices.
Liv has a passion for psychological assessment. They are committed to helping clients gain a deeper understanding of themselves and their unique strengths and challenges. They aim to help clients recognize and build on their abilities and accomplishments, fostering self-acceptance, confidence, and self-advocacy. They strive to provide practical recommendations to support clients in navigating their lives authentically and in line with their personal definitions of success. As a guardian to someone with ASD and as a clinician living with AuDHD (ASD & ADHD combined), Liv brings a wealth of personal experience into their work that complements their professional expertise. Their professional and lived experience provides additional insight into the experiences many neurodivergent individuals and families navigate.
Outside of their work in psychology, Liv enjoys spending time with family and friends, singing along to music, playing a variety of video and board games, practicing crochet, and snuggling with their cats.
Psychoeducational Assessments for Children and Adults: Learning Difficulties, Giftedness, ADHD & ASD, Post-Secondary.
Jorden is a Registered Provisional Psychologist who brings experience as both a teacher and psychologist to her work with children, adolescents, and families. Before becoming a psychologist, she taught in Canada and internationally. Her time in the classroom gave her a practical understanding of how children learn and the challenges they can face at school. She later completed her Master of Education in School and Applied Child Psychology at the University of Calgary and worked as a School Psychologist Intern in British Columbia before moving into private practice.
Jorden takes a warm, curious, and down-to-earth approach to counselling. She works to create a space where young people feel comfortable being themselves, talking openly, and exploring what is going on in their lives. Her approach is person-centred and informed by Psychodynamic Therapy, while also drawing from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). She helps clients better understand themselves, build confidence, and develop practical ways to manage challenges.
Additionally, Jorden provides psychoeducational assessments and enjoys helping families better understand how their child thinks and learns. She takes a whole-child approach, recognizing strengths alongside areas where extra support may be helpful. She makes it a priority for children to feel relaxed and comfortable during testing and works to make the assessment process feel approachable and positive. Children can feel confident to do their best.
Outside of work, Jorden enjoys hiking, snowboarding, travelling, learning Spanish, and volunteering with local animal rescue organizations.
Anxiety, Depression, Mood Swings, Self-Esteem, Stress and Burnout, Couples Issues, Relationship and Interpersonal Challenges, Complex Trauma, Grief and Loss, Gender and Sexual Identity, Life Transitions, Domestic Violence.
Henna Hans is a Registered Provisional Psychologist who holds a Master of Education in Counselling Psychology from the University of Lethbridge and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Calgary. Her experience includes work in private practice and community-based organizations supporting diverse individuals, including those impacted by domestic violence.
Henna is particularly drawn to exploring how early life experiences, relationships, identity, culture, and the expectations we carry shape how we understand ourselves and relate to others. She believes that feeling genuinely seen, heard, and understood can be an important part of healing and approaches therapy with warmth, curiosity, compassion, and respect. While Henna brings her clinical knowledge into the room, she believes clients are the experts on their own lives and works collaboratively to understand what matters most to them. She recognizes the courage and vulnerability it can take to share the parts of ourselves that feel difficult or complicated, and considers it a privilege to be trusted with those experiences.
Henna’s approach is person-centred, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and strengths-based. She draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and somatic approaches, adapting therapy to the individual. She is also completing training toward becoming a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), reflecting her interest in understanding how our experiences can be held not only in our thoughts and emotions, but also in our bodies. Through her work, Henna hopes to foster greater self-understanding and self-compassion, helping clients relate to themselves and their experiences with more kindness and curiosity.
Above all, Henna values the relationship at the heart of therapy. She balances meaningful exploration with practical support and believes therapy can hold both difficult conversations and moments of lightness. Bringing authenticity and humour into the room, Henna aims to create a space where clients feel comfortable being themselves as they make sense of patterns, navigate challenges, and move towards meaningful change.
Outside of the therapy room, Henna can often be found spending time with family and friends, getting absorbed in an arts and crafts project or a good fiction book, and swimming. She also appreciates the quieter moments in between and finds small ways to slow down and enjoy everyday life. Henna is fluent in English, Punjabi, and Hindi.
Addictions & Recovery, Concurrent Disorders, Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Anger Management, ADHD, Self-Esteem, Stress & Burnout, Sex Addiction/Disorder, Life Transitions, Relapse Prevention, Indigenous Mental Health, Group Counselling, Grief and Loss
Samantha is a Registered Psychologist in the Province of Alberta with a background in addictions, mental health, and psychological assessment. She holds a Bachelor of Health Science in Addictions Counselling and a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, and she has been working in the field since 2013.
Samantha brings a strong foundation in clinical counselling and has worked with clients across a wide range of ages and cultural backgrounds, including extensive experience supporting Indigenous populations and individuals with complex, concurrent disorders. Her work has spanned individual and group counselling, assessment and treatment planning, relapse prevention, and multi-disciplinary collaboration to ensure continuity of care.
Samantha takes a collaborative, strengths-based, and trauma-informed approach to therapy. She integrates evidence-based modalities such as Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy to help clients explore meaningful change, develop coping strategies, and build on their existing strengths.
Outside of work, Samantha enjoys spending time with her husband, two children, and her two cats. She is an avid animal lover and also enjoys reading, going for walks, trying out new crafts with her kids, baking, and travelling.
Gender and Sexual Identity, Trauma, Couples, Family Life Cycles, Relationship Challenges, Emotional Regulation, Behavioural Issues, Anxiety, and Depression.
Suzanne is a Registered Psychologist. She graduated from City University of Seattle with her Master of Counselling in Counselling Psychology before acquiring advanced level training at the Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy. She is currently working toward registration as a Certified Gottman Therapist. Extensive work with minority populations has contributed to Suzanne’s special interest in gender and sexual diversity as well as trauma resilience. She hosts a passion for supporting the LGTBQ2S+ community.
As an advocate for social justice, Suzanne employs a systemic lens to the understanding of individual experience including how social norms, normative language, and oppressive factors influence the development of personal narratives. She engages a relational approach to understanding the affiliation between people and the problems from which they seek extrication. She aims to model authenticity, empathy, hope, and even embrace a little humour in relationships with clients to provide therapeutic interventions that focus on empowering clients to embrace their strengths and initiate change both within themselves and within their systems. Navigating relationship issues such as ineffective communication, separation, divorce, co-parenting and blending of families, is something Suzanne is passionate to help clients explore more fully. Suzanne practices from a Narrative approach, and draws from Family Systems, Solution-Focused, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), and Motivational Interviewing approaches in her therapeutic work.
Suzanne loves backpacking, hot yoga, and relaxing by the campfire with family and her fur babies.
Couples/relationships, Trauma and PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Anger, Issues related to Racism and Racial Stress, Spirituality
*JOSHUA HAS LIMITED AVAILABILITY FOR NEW CLIENTS. PLEASE CALL TO BOOK.
Josh is a Registered Psychologist who completed his Master of Education in Counselling Psychology at the University of Lethbridge and is close to completing his PhD in Counselling and Psychological Studies at Regent University. He also holds a post graduate certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies. While Josh’s primary clinical background includes working with relationships and trauma/PTSD, he also has a special interest in working with people who have experienced racial stress and issues related to spiritual/religious identity.
Josh is a BIG fan of humour and loves to laugh with his clients. He enjoys building strong and unique relationships with people and takes great pride in the work that he does. Josh believes that therapy should mean something in real life, beyond the therapy session. While a warm and genuine connection is top priority for Josh, he is known for his direct and action-oriented approach.
Josh uses a variety of approaches: While he is anchored in a Cognitive Behavioural Framework, he remains flexible based on your needs and complements his work with other frameworks, mostly: Solution-Focused, Psychodynamic, EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment, and Internal Family Systems approaches. Josh is an advocate for his clients and strives to make sure he can reflect to them a deep understanding of their experience. To help ensure you experience the best care possible, Josh regularly consults with a diverse network of other psychologists and is constantly updating his knowledge.
In addition to being a Psychologist, Josh is passionate about physical fitness, education, travelling, and his family: His wife and three young boys! His favourite movie is a toss-up between What Dreams May Come and The Great Debaters. He is currently really into building forts and wrestling with his boys (not always voluntarily).
Anxiety, OCD, Depression, Self-esteem, Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours, Relationships, Life Transitions, Identity, Self-compassion, Stress and Anger Management, LGBTQ+, Psycho-Educational Assessments.
*AMY HAS LIMITED AVAILABILITY FOR NEW CLIENTS. PLEASE CALL TO BOOK.
Amy is a Registered Psychologist who strives to bring empathy and authenticity to every counselling relationship. She completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at Mount Royal University in Calgary, and went on to obtain her Master of Counselling in Counselling Psychology. Amy completed her counselling internship at Third Academy in Calgary, providing therapy services to youth and families.
Amy is privileged to be able to help clients on their therapeutic journey towards change. She is passionate about helping clients to realize their goals, and live out their values fully through a strengths-based approach to counselling. Amy has expertise working with Anxiety disorders and has completed training in treating Body-focused Repetitive Behaviours (BFRBs) such as Trichotillomania (hair pulling) and Skin Picking Disorder and is passionate about supporting the BFRB community. She practices from a Person-centered approach, has training and experience in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and draws from Solution-Focused and Cognitive Behavioural approaches in her therapeutic work. Amy has co-authored publications in the area of maternal mental health, and is an Instructional Support Facilitator with Athabasca University in the Master of Counselling program.
Amy loves hiking in the mountains with her family, practicing yoga, and listening to and playing music. Her great passion is reading, though she has been known to binge a show (or 5) on streaming services in her down time.
Improving Couple Relationships, Working through Infidelity; Dissolving the Constant Fights; Making sense of Blended Families, Anger Management and High Achievers / Entrepreneurs / Success Counselling.
CHARLES IS CURRENTLY NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS. CHARLES WOULD BE HAPPY TO DISCUSS WITH NEW CLIENTS WHICH COUNSELLOR MIGHT BE BEST SUITED TO WORK WITH THEM. CLIENTS WISHING TO SET UP A FREE 15 MINUTE (VIRTUAL OR PHONE) CONSULTATION SHOULD CONTACT THE OFFICE OR BOOK ONE ONLINE.
Charles is a Registered Psychologist and Calgary marriage therapist who is an empathic listener and is passionate about helping people live out their full potential and overcome hurdles that get in their way. He is an avid learner who started his education with a BSc. in Zoology before deciding to move into Psychology. He acquired a diploma in PsychoEducation Guidance and Counselling from the University of Calgary and a Masters degree in Counselling Psychology from City University, Bellevue, Washington. He holds a doctorate degree in marriage and family studies from National University in San Diego, California.
He is currently registered with the College of Alberta Psychologists and the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists with whom he is recognised as an Approved Supervisor. He enjoys mentoring and developing the next generation of psychologists and family therapists and teaches occasionally at both the University of Calgary and City University.
Charles has lived and traveled internationally spending over 20 years in various cultures and speaking three languages. He enjoys competitive team sports, reading ‘real life’ stories and spending quality time with friends and family around food. He is now learning Spanish ~ Hola!
If you are researching about your need to talk to someone, then the likely answer is ‘yes, now is the time’. Maybe you have tried waiting and the stress or challenge is not going away. Having an initial free 15-minute consultation is a great way to determine what is happening in your life, where you are on your journey and which therapist would be a good fit to work with you.
Currently Journey Counselling does directly bill Sunlife, Alberta Blue Cross, Medavie, Greenshield, and Telus Health (Canada Life, Desjardins). For all others, please familiarize yourself with your policy to determine how much you get for counselling. You will leave each session with a receipt that you are able to submit for reimbursement. Note some policies only cover a portion of your counselling fee.
Each of us has influence within the relationships that we are in. When one person changes invariably they affect the relationships that they are in, often in a positive way. Therefore it is recommended that the willing party attend counselling and bring some new perspectives and changed behavior to the relationship to help move it along.
Yes, if both parents are able to, it helps to gain both their perspectives on the child’s strengths and challenges prior to counselling beginning. In addition, when obtaining an assessment, information from both parents is used to develop a wholesome understanding of the child. If one parent is not able to attend, both counselling and assessments can still proceed with the input of the available parent.
Every client has very unique concerns, circumstances, backgrounds and beliefs. These unique qualities determine the client’s needs, expectations and eventually the outcomes, which will affect the pace of their progress. Your therapist will work with you to develop goals for therapy and together monitor change in light of those goals.
By participating in supervised practicum sessions, clients at Journey Counselling can enjoy the following benefits:
1. Reduced Fees: Practicum counselling sessions are offered at a reduced fee, making counselling even more affordable for individuals and families who may be on a limited budget or have financial constraints. ($110/hr Individual, couple and family).
2. High-Quality Care: While practicum counselling sessions involve therapists in training, you can be confident that our emerging therapists are carefully selected and closely supervised by our experienced team. This ensures that you will receive competent and compassionate care throughout the counselling process.
3. Fresh Perspectives: Practicum therapists bring fresh perspectives and innovative approaches to the therapeutic process. Their enthusiasm and dedication to learning can enhance the therapeutic experience and contribute to positive outcomes.
Please note: We do not direct bill to insurance companies for supervised practicum therapy sessions. After payment is received, we will provide you a receipt with the practicum student counsellor details and their supervisor details. Extended Health Care Benefit Plans may or may not reimburse for counselling by supervised practicum students.
