Therapists in Calgary, AB
The Science based ground breaking approaches she integrates into your healing are based on proven mind- body science including: EMDR, Clinical Hypnosis, CBT, Imago Dialogue, EFT to name a few.
Shelley Ugyan, RRC, is an acclaimed author, speaker and has over 15 years experience in mental and holistic health. Her evidence based tools including Cognitive Behavioural reconditioning as well as psychodynamic, relational and hypnosis approaches set you on a path to direct healing, starting immediately after the first 90 minute session. Her approach is genuine, empowering and powerful. Healing is probable, and happens as a result of conscious daily actions and unconscious dynamics that shift as a result of this process. Shelley loves to work with individuals who are ready and willing to change their thinking to heal for life.
The Science based ground breaking approaches she integrates into your healing are based on proven mind- body science including: EMDR, Clinical Hypnosis, CBT, Imago Dialogue, EFT to name a few.
Shelley Ugyan, RRC, is an acclaimed author, speaker and has over 15 years experience in mental and holistic health. Her evidence based tools including Cognitive Behavioural reconditioning as well as psychodynamic, relational and hypnosis approaches set you on a path to direct healing, starting immediately after the first 90 minute session. Her approach is genuine, empowering and powerful. Healing is probable, and happens as a result of conscious daily actions and unconscious dynamics that shift as a result of this process. Shelley loves to work with individuals who are ready and willing to change their thinking to heal for life.
It is my belief that therapy should feel kind, understanding, and authentic. I strive to establish a safe environment where a client’s trust can be earned. I have been working in the mental health field for more than a decade and have been awarded for my work in domestic violence and terms of service. I believe in an equal egalitarian relationship in therapy; however, I do not shy away from directive and skill-training-based therapy for clients who want to become the best version of themselves, because sometimes, we just do not know how.
It is my belief that therapy should feel kind, understanding, and authentic. I strive to establish a safe environment where a client’s trust can be earned. I have been working in the mental health field for more than a decade and have been awarded for my work in domestic violence and terms of service. I believe in an equal egalitarian relationship in therapy; however, I do not shy away from directive and skill-training-based therapy for clients who want to become the best version of themselves, because sometimes, we just do not know how.
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EMDR Counsellors
Who is EMDR for?
EMDR was initially developed as a treatment for individuals with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for whom memories of a deeply distressing experience can be inadvertently triggered by random everyday events. The procedure has since been applied in the treatment of many other conditions. For example, it is used by some therapists to treat anxiety disorders including panic and phobias, depression, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and some personality disorders. It is suitable for adolescents and adults.
Why do people need EMDR?
People need EMDR as a way to manage distressing memories that in some way hamper the ability to function in the present. The procedure is believed to target the way memories are stored in the brain. Evidence indicates that past disturbing experiences cause ongoing distress because they were not adequately processed, and when such memories are triggered in the present, they are accompanied by all the emotions, thoughts, and physical sensations as the initial experience.
What problems does EMDR treat?
First and foremost, EMDR is intended as a treatment for PTSD, to defuse distressing memories that intrude on and impair everyday functioning. It is also often used to help those who are subject to panic attacks, phobias, and other forms of anxiety. In addition, EMDR has been used to treat individuals with depression, eating disorders, and personality disorders.
What happens in EMDR therapy?
First the therapist takes an individual’s history, and then the therapist and client decide which distressing experience(s) will be the target(s) of the exercise, delivered via a side-to-side visual stimulus requiring lateral eye movements. The client will be asked to activate thoughts, feelings, and any body sensations related to the troubling experience. The eye movements are said to reduce the emotional charge of the memory, so that the experience can then be safely discussed with the therapist and digested, minimising its ability to trigger anxiety.