Hello and welcome. Taking this step to explore therapy can be both courageous and vulnerable, and I want you to know you’re not alone in it. My role is to walk alongside you at your pace—creating a safe enough, supportive space where all parts of you are welcome. Whether you are navigating trauma, grief, neurodiversity, relationship challenges, or simply feeling stuck, my goal is to help you find clarity, hope, and new ways forward.

Background

I am a Registered Provisional Psychologist with almost 25 years of lived and career experiences supporting people through diverse life experiences, including complex trauma, dissociation, grief, neurodiversity, and relationship challenges. My professional journey has taken me through work in private practice, spiritual health care, community mental health initiatives, and interfaith and multicultural settings. I take an integrative, holistic approach—drawing from Internal Family Systems (IFS), Gottman Method Couples Therapy, DBT, CBT, and polyvagal-informed music therapies. My work is grounded in compassion, curiosity, and the belief that each person has the inner resources to heal.

Your therapeutic experience with me

In therapy with me, you can expect warmth, respect, and collaboration. I listen deeply to understand your story and help you feel truly seen. My IFS-informed approach is non-pathological—meaning there are good reasons for what you do, even if they are not obvious right now. Together, we explore these reasons with curiosity and compassion, not judgment. We may laugh at times, shed tears at others, and always hold space for what feels most important in the moment. Whether we’re untangling old patterns, building new skills, or reconnecting you with your strengths, my goal is for you to leave each session feeling heard, supported, and more connected to yourself.

Areas of expertise

These represent my core areas of expertise, backed by specialized training and extensive clinical experience.

PTSD

Complex Trauma

Neurodiversity (autism, ADHD, Audhd)

Grief, Loss, And Bereavement

Couples With Trauma

Nervous System Regulation

I also provide skilled support in these additional areas and welcome clients seeking help with these concerns.

ADHD

Autism

Audhd

Sensory Differences

Dissociation

Depression

Borderline Personality Disorder

Spirtuality

Chronic Illness

Chronic Illness - Diabetes

Chronic Illness - Long COVID

Relationship Issues

Therapeutic approaches

These are my primary therapeutic approaches, backed by specialized training and extensive clinical experience.

Internal Family Systems

A gentle, non-judgmental approach that helps you understand the different “parts” of yourself, why they do what they do, and how they can work together so you feel more balanced, confident, and at peace.

Polyvagal-informed Therapy

Polyvagal-informed listening music therapies (Safe and Sound Protocol, Rest and Restore Protocol) are gentle, nervous-system-based interventions to promote emotional regulation and resilience. Individuals who have experienced trauma and those with sensory differences often benefit.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Skills for mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness with a focus on accommodating for neurodivergence.

Gottman Couples Therapy

Evidence-based techniques to improve communication, connection, and conflict management in relationships. It can supportive of working through issues such as infidelity, and for those where one or both partners have mental health concerns such trauma, PTSD and other concerns.

I also incorporate these evidence-based approaches when clinically appropriate:

Mindfulness

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Somatic Approach

Client communities & cultural expertise

These are the client communities and cultural backgrounds I have specialized experience supporting.

Client populations I serve

Adults

Young Adults

Older Adults

Neurodiverse Clients

Couples

Cultural expertise

Christian

Multi-faith

Canadian

Professional credentials

Registered Provisional Psychologist
- No.P7737

College of Alberta Psychologists

Educational background

Master of Counselling Psychology

Yorkville University, Canada

Specialized training

Internal Family Systems Level 1

Internal Family Systems Institute

Safe and Sound Protocol

Unyte

Rest and Restore Protocol

Unyte

Level 1 & Level 2 Gottman Method

Gottman Institute

Advanced Grief Counselling Specialist Training

Pesi

Indigenous Awareness Course

Indigenous Awareness Canada

Practice locations & services

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FAQ

Did you know?

I am a big believer in the healing power of pets. So, I love it when my client's pets make an appearance online. Pictured here is my "Reina".

The name of Healing Paths Psychology evolved from an understanding that there are many paths to healing. Counselling is one path with many branches.

Katharine Heimbigner-Tenor