Oppositional Defiance (ODD) Therapists in Regina, SK
Gateways Counselling offers a safe, supportive environment to explore issues and find solutions. We have a diverse team that honors and respects diversity. We support clients in clarifying their counselling goals and co-develop treatment plans. We check-in throughout treatment to ensure treatment goals are met or adjusted as needed. We ensure our clients have strategies that they can practice to ensure they are developing their own resources. We focus on a strengths-based approach; assisting clients to focus on their own strengths. We "follow" the client's lead, ensuring the counselling process follows an appropriate timeframe.
Gateways Counselling offers a safe, supportive environment to explore issues and find solutions. We have a diverse team that honors and respects diversity. We support clients in clarifying their counselling goals and co-develop treatment plans. We check-in throughout treatment to ensure treatment goals are met or adjusted as needed. We ensure our clients have strategies that they can practice to ensure they are developing their own resources. We focus on a strengths-based approach; assisting clients to focus on their own strengths. We "follow" the client's lead, ensuring the counselling process follows an appropriate timeframe.
Shannon Orell-Bast
Registered Social Worker, BSW, RSW
Verified Verified
Regina, SK S4T
Waitlist for new clients
If this is your first time searching for a therapist, congratulations on taking the first step to wellness. I know that searching for the right fit of a counsellor can be stressful, but I want to assure you that my main goal is to ensure that you are comfortable during a first visit. My approach: I believe in genuine connection; to show up being my authentic self in order to create a safe place for you to be yourself. I pride myself on loyalty, commitment, and honesty while taking a client- centered and solution focused approach. We start where you are at, and we work with what works for you. No judgement; good vibes only!
If this is your first time searching for a therapist, congratulations on taking the first step to wellness. I know that searching for the right fit of a counsellor can be stressful, but I want to assure you that my main goal is to ensure that you are comfortable during a first visit. My approach: I believe in genuine connection; to show up being my authentic self in order to create a safe place for you to be yourself. I pride myself on loyalty, commitment, and honesty while taking a client- centered and solution focused approach. We start where you are at, and we work with what works for you. No judgement; good vibes only!
Amber is Saskatchewan's first and only Certified Synergetic Play Therapist. With over 10 years experience working with children/youth and their families in our community, Amber is passionate about creating non-judgmental, safe and supportive spaces for clients to be their authentic selves. Amber's approach is rooted in the belief that children/youth are strong, resilient and capable and simply require supportive and caring adults to help unlock their capabilities and walk alongside them.
Amber is Saskatchewan's first and only Certified Synergetic Play Therapist. With over 10 years experience working with children/youth and their families in our community, Amber is passionate about creating non-judgmental, safe and supportive spaces for clients to be their authentic selves. Amber's approach is rooted in the belief that children/youth are strong, resilient and capable and simply require supportive and caring adults to help unlock their capabilities and walk alongside them.
Living Sky Counselling & Consulting Inc
Registered Social Worker, Sidney , MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
Regina, SK S4P
Seeking therapy is an individual choice and there are many reasons why people come to therapy. Sometimes it is to deal with long-standing emotional issues, or problems with anxiety or depression. Other times it is in response to unexpected changes in one's life that are difficult and the support of a therapist is sought in the pursuit of personal exploration and growth. We all go through challenging situations in life, and sometime having extra support is needed. Therapy provides long-lasting benefits when the root causes are identified and effectively dealt with in order to live life that is enriching, fulfilling, and rewarding.
Seeking therapy is an individual choice and there are many reasons why people come to therapy. Sometimes it is to deal with long-standing emotional issues, or problems with anxiety or depression. Other times it is in response to unexpected changes in one's life that are difficult and the support of a therapist is sought in the pursuit of personal exploration and growth. We all go through challenging situations in life, and sometime having extra support is needed. Therapy provides long-lasting benefits when the root causes are identified and effectively dealt with in order to live life that is enriching, fulfilling, and rewarding.
With over 15 years post graduate experience, I am committed to helping individuals, families, groups and organizations enhance their well being. I am a registered Social Worker, Certified Canadian Addictions Counsellor and PsyD candidate with extensive experience working with individuals, couples, families and groups. My main areas of experience are in mental health social work, addictions counseling, grief and loss, crisis intervention, and working with family systems. I am passionate about integrating mindfulness and a strengths-based perspective in my practice.
With over 15 years post graduate experience, I am committed to helping individuals, families, groups and organizations enhance their well being. I am a registered Social Worker, Certified Canadian Addictions Counsellor and PsyD candidate with extensive experience working with individuals, couples, families and groups. My main areas of experience are in mental health social work, addictions counseling, grief and loss, crisis intervention, and working with family systems. I am passionate about integrating mindfulness and a strengths-based perspective in my practice.
Clarity Counselling Regina - Karrie Derbyshire
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
Verified Verified
Regina, SK S4R
Are you feeling disconnected in your relationships and wondering how to move forward? Karrie, a skilled counselor with 30 years of experience, offers support to individuals, couples, and families seeking more positive connections. Trained in family and couples therapy, she understands that relationships play a central role in people’s lives. When stress or conflict arises, it can impact happiness and daily functioning. Karrie’s expertise covers areas such as parenting, anxiety, trauma, depression, anger management, separation, divorce, relationship conflict, and grief/loss.
Are you feeling disconnected in your relationships and wondering how to move forward? Karrie, a skilled counselor with 30 years of experience, offers support to individuals, couples, and families seeking more positive connections. Trained in family and couples therapy, she understands that relationships play a central role in people’s lives. When stress or conflict arises, it can impact happiness and daily functioning. Karrie’s expertise covers areas such as parenting, anxiety, trauma, depression, anger management, separation, divorce, relationship conflict, and grief/loss.
Arcadian Counselling & Therapy
Registered Social Worker
Verified Verified
Regina, SK S4V (Online Only)
We understand how messy, intimidating, and overwhelming therapy can be. We strive to provide a supportive, non-judgemental space in our virtual sessions where you can enjoy the comforts of your own home. We have therapists who are able to address those pesky negative thoughts and who are able to pick a therapeutic approach based on your needs and goals. We want to encourage continued learning outside the counselling space by giving you the tools you need to do so. Client care and advocacy are important; if we don’t have the right tools you need, we won’t stop searching until we do!
We understand how messy, intimidating, and overwhelming therapy can be. We strive to provide a supportive, non-judgemental space in our virtual sessions where you can enjoy the comforts of your own home. We have therapists who are able to address those pesky negative thoughts and who are able to pick a therapeutic approach based on your needs and goals. We want to encourage continued learning outside the counselling space by giving you the tools you need to do so. Client care and advocacy are important; if we don’t have the right tools you need, we won’t stop searching until we do!
Heidi Watson
Occupational Therapist, MOT, BSc, CDT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Regina, SK S4N (Online Only)
Ranging from children to teens and young adults, I work with families seeking comprehensive support for their loved ones' development journey. I'm drawn to those with diverse needs, whether it's Autism, ADHD challenges, or parents seeking guidance. My clients embrace the power of play-based learning and are open to creative, engaging approaches. They're motivated for positive change, and excited to set collaborative goals through the convenience of online sessions, driven by virtual and IRL games.
Ranging from children to teens and young adults, I work with families seeking comprehensive support for their loved ones' development journey. I'm drawn to those with diverse needs, whether it's Autism, ADHD challenges, or parents seeking guidance. My clients embrace the power of play-based learning and are open to creative, engaging approaches. They're motivated for positive change, and excited to set collaborative goals through the convenience of online sessions, driven by virtual and IRL games.
Everyone encounters pain and suffering throughout life, and figuring out how to process and channel that emotion is at the heart of my work. Having worked closely with Indigenous populations in Manitoba, California and the Great Lakes region, I use both culture and background to inform treatment. Every person is unique and your specific needs will determine our approach, all within a safe, secure and non-judgmental environment. To that end, I believe that a strong therapeutic relationship is based on acceptance and empathy and is essential to client change.
Everyone encounters pain and suffering throughout life, and figuring out how to process and channel that emotion is at the heart of my work. Having worked closely with Indigenous populations in Manitoba, California and the Great Lakes region, I use both culture and background to inform treatment. Every person is unique and your specific needs will determine our approach, all within a safe, secure and non-judgmental environment. To that end, I believe that a strong therapeutic relationship is based on acceptance and empathy and is essential to client change.
I provide a safe and confidential environment for you to discuss your problems and feelings. I help you explore your thoughts and emotions, identify patterns of behavior, and develop coping strategies to manage your challenges. I am currently doing my doctorate in psychology and provide counselling and assessment services for children, adolescents, and adults. Authorized Practice Endorsement (APE) licences me to assess and diagnose Autism, ADHD, Learning Disabilities, Intellectual disability, mood disorders, PTSD, and anxiety disorders. I provide assessments for children, adolescents, and adults with minimum wait time.
I provide a safe and confidential environment for you to discuss your problems and feelings. I help you explore your thoughts and emotions, identify patterns of behavior, and develop coping strategies to manage your challenges. I am currently doing my doctorate in psychology and provide counselling and assessment services for children, adolescents, and adults. Authorized Practice Endorsement (APE) licences me to assess and diagnose Autism, ADHD, Learning Disabilities, Intellectual disability, mood disorders, PTSD, and anxiety disorders. I provide assessments for children, adolescents, and adults with minimum wait time.
Our Mission: We are here to support you or the child you are concerned about. Our goal in providing services is to help clients find a balance between learning to cope with the elements that cause stress and encouraging the elements that bring joy through therapy and assessment.
Our Mission: We are here to support you or the child you are concerned about. Our goal in providing services is to help clients find a balance between learning to cope with the elements that cause stress and encouraging the elements that bring joy through therapy and assessment.
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Have you lost the joy you used to find in going back home to the people you love most? Do you feel overwhelmed in your life and relationships because the anxiety, pressures and expectations that used to be under control feel like they’ve gotten to place where you’ll never catch up? Have you become afraid to hope for the life you want with the people who matter to you most? Now more than ever, couples and families are feeling overwhelmed by trying to create the family life they long for amidst a high pressure, high paced, high expectancy world.
Have you lost the joy you used to find in going back home to the people you love most? Do you feel overwhelmed in your life and relationships because the anxiety, pressures and expectations that used to be under control feel like they’ve gotten to place where you’ll never catch up? Have you become afraid to hope for the life you want with the people who matter to you most? Now more than ever, couples and families are feeling overwhelmed by trying to create the family life they long for amidst a high pressure, high paced, high expectancy world.
Marlene Brenzil: A Calm Place Counselling
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW, SK
Verified Verified
Regina, SK S4R
Stress has a way of getting in our way of living the life we imagined. Living with anxiety, depression, and the effects of trauma, to name a few, is very difficult. It impacts our relationships, self-confidence and health. No, there are no magic fixes but there are things we can do to manage these and move on with our life. Counselling is a safe place where you can share what you are struggling with and learn new ways to deal with stress. When we focus on coping and self-care skills, as well as taking time to process those past stressors, it is then that we can move on. I would be privileged to join you in this process.
Stress has a way of getting in our way of living the life we imagined. Living with anxiety, depression, and the effects of trauma, to name a few, is very difficult. It impacts our relationships, self-confidence and health. No, there are no magic fixes but there are things we can do to manage these and move on with our life. Counselling is a safe place where you can share what you are struggling with and learn new ways to deal with stress. When we focus on coping and self-care skills, as well as taking time to process those past stressors, it is then that we can move on. I would be privileged to join you in this process.
Scratch Beneath the Surface Psychological Services
Psychologist, BEd, MACP, RPsych, EMDR
Verified Verified
Regina, SK S4T (Online Only)
Cynthia facilitates treatment for mental health issues including trauma, depression, anxiety, family dysfunction, grief and loss, suicide ideation, suicide survival, self-harm, self-esteem, and phobias. Children, youth, adults, and couple's therapy is available. Life is especially hard in our current world, and the impact of historical events weigh heavily on people from all walks of life. Cynthia strives to help the client find their true self in all the chaos, and to build confidence in challenging circumstances so that a satisfactory life can be achieved.
Cynthia facilitates treatment for mental health issues including trauma, depression, anxiety, family dysfunction, grief and loss, suicide ideation, suicide survival, self-harm, self-esteem, and phobias. Children, youth, adults, and couple's therapy is available. Life is especially hard in our current world, and the impact of historical events weigh heavily on people from all walks of life. Cynthia strives to help the client find their true self in all the chaos, and to build confidence in challenging circumstances so that a satisfactory life can be achieved.
Strength Counselling Services
Counsellor, MEd, RCC, CCC, RSW, RP
Verified Verified
Regina, SK S4P (Online Only)
We are an online counselling agency so do not provide services in person. Strength Counselling Services has licensed, experienced therapists who use evidence-based practices, prioritize client needs, and maintain ethical standards. We offer culturally sensitive, affordable services in a supportive environment. We offer a comprehensive goals assessment, regularly assess progress, and collaborate with other professionals. We provide transparency in our fees and for thirteen years now have held a positive reputation of trust, and client success. Lastly, ensuring our clients' privacy and confidentiality are of utmost importance to us.
We are an online counselling agency so do not provide services in person. Strength Counselling Services has licensed, experienced therapists who use evidence-based practices, prioritize client needs, and maintain ethical standards. We offer culturally sensitive, affordable services in a supportive environment. We offer a comprehensive goals assessment, regularly assess progress, and collaborate with other professionals. We provide transparency in our fees and for thirteen years now have held a positive reputation of trust, and client success. Lastly, ensuring our clients' privacy and confidentiality are of utmost importance to us.
Rebecca Alyssa Ehlert
Drug & Alcohol Counsellor, BAs, CCAC, CACCF, CCPA
Verified Verified
Regina, SK S4N
I have had the pleasure of working with a highly variable spectrum of individuals. My experience includes work with youth/adults in the correctional system, in-patient treatment facilities, outpatient treatment facilities, NCRMD forensic care homes, and private consulting for individuals ranging from 16-65. I do not have an "ideal" client. I thrive on being challenged, and exploring the human sciences allows me that challenge, regardless of clientele. Over the last year, I have developed my education in child and youth mental health intervention and counselling as well.
I have had the pleasure of working with a highly variable spectrum of individuals. My experience includes work with youth/adults in the correctional system, in-patient treatment facilities, outpatient treatment facilities, NCRMD forensic care homes, and private consulting for individuals ranging from 16-65. I do not have an "ideal" client. I thrive on being challenged, and exploring the human sciences allows me that challenge, regardless of clientele. Over the last year, I have developed my education in child and youth mental health intervention and counselling as well.
Beginning (clinical) therapy can be frightening, and finding a therapist is often overwhelming. While you may be ready to begin the therapeutic journey, interviewing therapists to find the right fit can feel intolerable. I offer a free 30-minute online consultation to make this process easier. I believe that within the first few minutes, you will know if we are a good fit and whether or not we will work well together. Most people feel relieved after the first session because they experience a release of a buildup of emotion they’ve been holding on to for days, weeks or months.
Beginning (clinical) therapy can be frightening, and finding a therapist is often overwhelming. While you may be ready to begin the therapeutic journey, interviewing therapists to find the right fit can feel intolerable. I offer a free 30-minute online consultation to make this process easier. I believe that within the first few minutes, you will know if we are a good fit and whether or not we will work well together. Most people feel relieved after the first session because they experience a release of a buildup of emotion they’ve been holding on to for days, weeks or months.
Christine Gatzke
Registered Psychotherapist, MEd, CCPCP-r, RPsych, 2570p, AB
Verified Verified
Regina, SK S4N
What keeps us feeling like we are in limbo/stuck? Unresolved issues and traumas can keep us feeling and/or thinking that we are not progressing as we'd like, resulting in many feelings of being overwhelmed, burned out, and experiencing physical/emotional pains. Over 18 years of clinical experience, I can help you to discover and identify the core issues/patterns/beliefs, while inspiring hope and courage while you walk a more integrated path living life with more joy and abundance; with feelings of rejuvenation and release; and with an expanded self-awareness, emotional balance, and clearer thinking.
What keeps us feeling like we are in limbo/stuck? Unresolved issues and traumas can keep us feeling and/or thinking that we are not progressing as we'd like, resulting in many feelings of being overwhelmed, burned out, and experiencing physical/emotional pains. Over 18 years of clinical experience, I can help you to discover and identify the core issues/patterns/beliefs, while inspiring hope and courage while you walk a more integrated path living life with more joy and abundance; with feelings of rejuvenation and release; and with an expanded self-awareness, emotional balance, and clearer thinking.
Currently accepting new clients! It takes a lot of courage to begin a counselling journey, and my goal is to create a safe and compassionate environment for you to begin healing. My priority is finding the therapeutic approach that best suits your needs, beliefs, and goals. I use a collaborative approach so that you can guide me and show me where you need help the most. I am passionate about helping people identify their strengths and empowering clients to achieve growth to live their best lives.
Currently accepting new clients! It takes a lot of courage to begin a counselling journey, and my goal is to create a safe and compassionate environment for you to begin healing. My priority is finding the therapeutic approach that best suits your needs, beliefs, and goals. I use a collaborative approach so that you can guide me and show me where you need help the most. I am passionate about helping people identify their strengths and empowering clients to achieve growth to live their best lives.
Michelle Marshman
Registered Social Worker, BSW, MACP, RSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Regina, SK S4N (Online Only)
Virtual Care. 30 min or 60 min sessions. Specialization: Neurodiversity. Including, ADHD, Autism, OCD, OCPD. Do you have symptoms that you want to understand? Lets figure it out! I also work with couples with one neurodiverse partner around communication; as well as families with neurodiverse children. Additional specializations: child protection involvement, justice system involvement.
Virtual Care. 30 min or 60 min sessions. Specialization: Neurodiversity. Including, ADHD, Autism, OCD, OCPD. Do you have symptoms that you want to understand? Lets figure it out! I also work with couples with one neurodiverse partner around communication; as well as families with neurodiverse children. Additional specializations: child protection involvement, justice system involvement.
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Oppositional Defiance (ODD) Counsellors
What is the most effective treatment for oppositional defiant disorder?
The treatment of Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) will involve multiple approaches designed to help both the youngster and their parents, sometimes including medication. A therapist will help a child learn ways to regulate their emotions, curb their impulsiveness, and counteract anger, defiance, and disruption, while showing parents ways to bring these lessons into their home. A technique designed for children with conditions like ODD, known as Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS), may also be used. CPS addresses a child’s concerns and rewards appropriate responses while discouraging harsh punishment or criticism.
How does treatment for oppositional defiant disorder work?
Treatment for ODD addresses the issues underlying a child’s defiance and disruption, the emotional regulation and impulse-control skills they lack, and the way adults respond to them. ODD therapy is based on the idea that children with the disorder understand the difference between right and wrong, that they want to behave well, and that, with help, they can. By responding to the child with empathy instead of harsh criticism, ignoring nonviolent behaviors, and rewarding positive actions, a therapist, and the other adults in a child’s life, can help children improve their behavior.
How long does therapy for oppositional defiant disorder take?
Therapy for oppositional defiant disorder is not a short-term undertaking. Depending on the severity of a child’s symptoms, their age, the presence of other conditions like ADHD, anxiety or a mood disorder, and their family dynamic, it can take months before improvement is noted. The cooperation of parents and teachers is crucial, because the skills learned in therapy must be practiced in real-world situations, with all their potential triggers.
Does oppositional defiant disorder go away?
ODD can remit following treatment. ODD is often diagnosed in nursery school, and early intervention is essential for a positive prognosis. In two-thirds of children, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, symptoms resolve within three years.