Katharine Heimbigner-Tenor | 注册见习心理学家

Hello: Taking this step to explore therapy can be both courageous and vulnerable, and I want you to know you’re not alone in it. 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. My role is to walk alongside you at your pace—creating a safe enough, supportive space where all parts of you are welcome.

背景

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.

与我经历治疗的体验

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.

专长领域

这些是我具备专业训练或丰富临床经验的核心专长。

PTSD

Complex Trauma

Neurodiversity (autism, ADHD, Audhd)

Grief, Loss, And Bereavement

Couples With Trauma

Nervous System Regulation

我亦能在以下其他领域提供专业支援，欢迎有相关需要的客户与我联系。

ADHD

Autism

ADHD

Sensory Differences

Dissociation

Depression

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

Spirtuality

Chronic Illness

Chronic Illness - Diabetes

Chronic Illness - Long COVID

Relationship Issues

治疗手法

这些是我主要的治疗手法，均接受过专业训练或有丰富临床经验：

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

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 Behaviour Therapy

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.

当临床上适用时，我也能灵活应用这些实证为本的治疗手法：