About us
A community offering supportive services in grief and end-of-life care. Through different modalities, we offer therapeutic services that encourage hope, healing, and dignity.
Our Wellness Team
In-Person Calgary Therapists
All of our therapists that work in Calgary are highly trained to work with grief, trauma, and mental health challenges. They are able to provide sessions virtually across Alberta or at our office in Calgary Alberta.
Registered Psychologist
She/Her
Kirsten White
Areas: Grief (non death loss included), palliative care, trauma, stress management, chronic health challenges, anticipatory grief, life transitions, ADHD, and Mood Disorders
Clients: Individual, All ages 5+
over 8 years of working with people of all ages who move through grief, bereavement, and end-of-life challenges. Health professionals, caregivers, post secondary students
Specific Training: Hospice Palliative Care certificate, EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Play therapy
Office Hours: Sunday to Wednesday
Rate: $220/hour
Sliding Scale can be discussed
Direct Billing to AB BlueCross & NIHB
eTelus Claims, Greenshield
Registered Marriage & Family Therapist, CCC
She/Her
Kimberley Hansen
Areas: Grief (non death loss included), end-of-life care, families experiencing divorce, parenting support, domestic violence, relationship changes, palliative care (families who have a member with a life limiting illness), and children/families with complex needs.
Chronic illness & Chronic Pain.
Kimberley has a vast knowledge in working with complex families, domestic violence, and childhood trauma. She also provides grief counselling and palliative care support.
Clients: Individual, Couples, Families, All ages 5+
Specific Training:
Office Hours:
Wednesdays (day/evenings) & Fridays
Rate: $220/hour
DIRECT BILLING TO TELUS HEALTH PROVIDERS & GREENSHIELD
Email: kimberley@larkandravenwellness.com
Registered Provisional Psychologist
She/Her
Christine Oduor
Areas: Grief & end-of-life care
Clients: Adults, Couples, Families
Support for caregivers and families that are experiencing terminal illness, oncological diagnosis or other life limiting illnesses.
Areas of identity shifts, life transitions, adult attachment trauma, and immigration.
Specific Approach: an integrative tapestry of evidence-based practices, expertly weaving together modalities like Narrative Therapy, Existential Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, Trauma-Informed Approaches.
Office Hours: Friday & Saturday
Rate: $200/hour
Email:
Christine@larkandravenwellness.com
Practicum Student Counsellor
She/Her
Felicia Fuerstenberg
Areas: Grief (non death loss included), trauma, anxiety, depression, neuro-diversity, grief, non-death related grief/loss (e.g. leaving a job, the ending of a relationship, etc.), trauma, stress, relationships, sex and sexuality concerns.
Clients: Individual, ages 11+
Specific Training: Master of Education in Counselling Psychology Student at UofL
Crisis intervention, Applied Suicide Intervention training (ASIST), Brain story certification.
Coursework training in: Learning and Counselling theories/interventions, Perspectives on yoga and meditation, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, cultural diversity, human sexuality and sex.
Office Hours: Sunday to Wednesday
Rate: $25/hour - suggested amount
Registered Provisional Psychologist
She/Her
Jessica Parker
Areas: Grief (including grief over death, anticipatory grief, and non-death related loss such as leaving a job, the ending of a relationship, etc.), end of life care for both the dying and their caregivers, trauma, relationship concerns, self-esteem and self-acceptance, emotional regulation (anxiety, depression, low mood, stress, anger) and distress tolerance, boundaries, and communication.
Clients: Individual, Adults (18+)
Specific Training: Integrative trauma and attachment treatment, transactional analysis, family trauma and domestic violence, emotionally focused family and individual therapy, CBT, motivational interviewing.
Office Hours:
Monday to Friday
Rate: $200/hour
SLIDING SCALE OPTIONS AVAILABLE
Email: jessica@larkandravenwellness.com
Virtual Only Alberta Therapists
Our virtual therapists can work with anyone residing in Alberta and are highly trained to work with grief, trauma, and mental health holistically.
Registered Psychologist
She/Her
Kristi-Anna Steiestol
Areas: Grief, end-of-life care, healthcare workers
Clients: Individuals 16+
Cancer (patients & family members), grief, navigating change, and making sense of the past and present.
She also helps clients who are contemplating whether or not to remain in present situations, including relationships, jobs, or educational trajectories,
Specific Training: professional experiences in cancer care, hospital, intensive care, rural medicine, and inpatient mental health settings
Office Hours:
Wednesdays & Thursdays Daytime Hours
Rate: $220/hour
Registered Psychologist
She/Her
Joanne Gobeil
Areas: Grief & end-of-life care
trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, AD/HD, self-harm, ASD, OCD, insomnia, stress management.
Clients: Individual & Couples,
children ages 7+, youth, adults
Specific Training: CBT-M, narrative therapy, Gottman couples therapy, EMDR, DBT, exposure therapy, and play therapy. Doctoral level classes in grief counselling and is working on her thesis.
Office Hours: Weekly/Evenings
Rate: $220/hour
Email: joanne@larkandravenwellness.com
Frequently Asked Questions
Are Sessions in person or virtual
Some of our therapists are only virtual and those that work in person offer services at our location in the SW of Calgary. Therapists that offer in person services can also provide virtual sessions if preferred.
Psychologists and our practicum student are only able to provide services in Alberta for people residing Alberta. Psychologists can provide virtual services for those in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick (insurance coverage may not be available).
Canadian Certified Counsellors are able to provide virtual services across Canada.
OUR PARTNERSHIPS & ASSOCIATES
Viveca Massage
Tanya Thomlinson, RMT
Grief- informed Massage for people experiencing grief and loss, stress, and anxiety. These times can be stressful, Tanya offers a safe place to support your body with this stress. Viveca Massage & Wellness is a place of refuge while in your grief. (Located in Calgary),
John Huston
R.Psych
John will have his office location at Lark & Raven Wellness and can help with the following areas of support.
Are you navigating the challenges of adult ADHD, post-traumatic stress disorder, bereavement, depression, or anxiety? EMDR trained.
Services Offered: Individual Therapy for ADHD and Executive Functioning Challenges, Trauma-Informed Care for PTSD Support, Strategies for Managing Depression and Anxiety, Substance Use, Addictions, Adolescent mental health, Gender affirming care, and OCD.
COMING SOON
TBD