Desiree Gagnon
M.Ed
Registered Psychologist
EnglishFrenchParcours
Welcome/Bienvenue! I’m so glad you’re here. Losing someone you love, saying goodbye to a beloved pet, the end of a friendship or relationship, or carrying the wounds of trauma, rejection, or abandonment can feel like your heart has been torn open — leaving you raw, numb, or overwhelmed with grief and emptiness. In the midst of that pain, it’s easy to feel invisible, unworthy, or completely alone. But your hurt is real, your feelings matter, and you don’t have to face this darkness by yourself. My passion is creating a safe, supportive space where you can openly share your experiences, emotions, and struggles.
Votre expérience thérapeutique avec moi
As a bilingual psychologist (English/French), I provide a trauma-informed, compassionate space to explore how your past shapes your present. Together, we look at what has happened to you. I view symptoms like shutting down or being on edge not as flaws, but as your body’s natural attempt to keep you safe. Using Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), we will: calm the nervous system (learn gentle ways to calm your body and process physical responses to trauma), uncover patterns (slow down to understand the deeper emotions and "missed" feelings that drive your reactions), and heal connections (build secure, healthy relationships with yourself and others).
Approches thérapeutiques
Voici mes principales approches thérapeutiques, soutenues par une formation spécialisée et une expérience clinique approfondie.
Emotionally Focused Invidividual Therapy (efit)
EFIT focuses on the science of attachment to transform "stuck" patterns. By slowing down and accessing core emotions in a safe space, we move from survival-based reactions to secure self-connection. It shifts us from "what’s wrong with us" to "we can handle my emotions and connect deeply.
Equine-assisted Psychotherapy
Equine therapy uses horses' natural sensitivity to help you regulate your nervous system. By interacting with them, you gain immediate feedback on your emotional state, helping you build trust, set boundaries, and process trauma through felt experience rather than just talk.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
EMDR uses eye movements or bilateral stimulation to help the brain reprocess traumatic memories. By reducing the emotional charge of past events, it moves "stuck" memories into a healthy perspective, allowing you to heal from trauma without having to speak about it in detail.
Communautés desservies et expertise culturelle
Voici les populations et communautés culturelles que je suis particulièrement qualifié·e à soutenir.
Populations que je dessers
Adults
Frontline Health Care Workers
First Responders
Canadian Armed Forces
Communautés culturelles que je comprends
Fontline Healthcare Workers
First Responders
Canadian Armed Forces And Veterans
Titres professionnels
Registered Psychologist
- No de permis 6600
College of Alberta Psychologists
Parcours académique
Master of Education (in counselling psychology)
University of Alberta, Canada
Emplacements et services offerts
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