Meet Amy.

Amy is a Registered Psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists and Maliya’s Mental Health Team Lead. With over 23 years of clinical experience, Amy provides compassionate, evidence-based support to individuals and families navigating addictions, mental health disorders, trauma, neurodiversity, adoptions, separations, and significant life transitions.

Amy is certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Family Group Conference (FGC), and has advanced training in Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and play therapy. She specializes in working with challenges related to autism, mild to moderate OCD, ADHD, depression, self-criticism, anxiety, attachment, parenting, and adoption.

Her approach is integrative and client-centered, combining practical strategies for emotional regulation, resilience-building, and values-based living. Amy draws on trauma-informed, strengths-based, and mindfulness frameworks to help clients develop adaptive coping skills, improve relationships, and foster personal growth. She is skilled in assisting clients with complex family dynamics, career transitions, identity concerns, and is committed to creating a safe, nonjudgmental environment for clients to explore and address their unique needs.

Amy is covered through NIHB. Amy also works with the assistance of her support dog, Benji, who is available for sessions with children, families, and adults.

“My goal is to create a safe, supportive space where individuals feel seen, understood, and empowered through every stage of life’s journey. I am passionate about helping others recognize their inner strength, break through barriers, and experience healing in ways that feel compassionate, meaningful, and authentic to them.”

BOOK AMY

Rooted in Purpose

From a young age, Amy knew she was meant to help others. She often found that she felt most like herself when she was supporting, encouraging, and caring for the people around her. Her own understanding of the complexities of childhood, personal growth, and the many transitions that life brings deepened her compassion and strengthened her desire to walk alongside others through their healing journeys.

Amy believes that every stage of life comes with its own challenges, and that support and therapy are not limited to one season of life — but can be a meaningful part of lifelong growth and wellbeing. She feels deeply honoured to witness the resilience, transformation, and self-discovery that can unfold when clients feel safe, supported, and truly seen.

Through her hands-on experience working in schools alongside neurodiverse children and youth, Amy witnessed the powerful impact support animals can have in therapeutic and educational settings. She saw firsthand how animals can help individuals feel safe, nurtured, grounded, and emotionally regulated in ways that words sometimes cannot. These experiences further fueled her passion for helping break down barriers and destigmatize approaches that are often misunderstood or overlooked.

For Amy, healing goes beyond mindset alone. She is passionate about helping clients recognize the strength, resilience, and capability that already exists within them — even during the moments when they may struggle to see it themselves.

    • Ages: Children/Youth/Teens (3+ years of age), Adult, Family

    • Offered Therapies: Adult, Children/Youth/Teen, Family

    • Neurodiversity and Autism

    • Anxiety and depression

    • Trauma (childhood, developmental, attachment, relational, complex trauma, and PTSD)

    • Emotional regulation and chronic stress

    • Behavioural concerns (including ADHD and ODD)

    • Low self-esteem and self-worth

    • Boundary-setting and codependency

    • Family relationships, blended family dynamics, and adoption

    • Separation/divorce, and parenting support

    • Parent-child/youth/teen relational challenges, and sibling challenges

    • School-related difficulties

    • Grief and loss

    • Disordered eating and body image concerns

    • Substance use and addiction recovery

    • Qualified to screen and assess for a broad range of mental health disorders, supporting accurate diagnosis and effective treatment planning

    Specialties are bolded*

    • Integrative and client-centred

    • Trauma-informed

    • Strengths-based

    • Mindfulness-based

    • Family Group Conference (FGC),

    • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

    • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

    • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

    • Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)

    • Family Group Conference (FGC)

    • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

    • Narrative Therapy

    • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)