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My name is Jen Robson (she/her/hers) and my private therapy practice is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, located on Treaty 7 Territory. The City of Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3. I have over 25 years of counselling experience and currently work for Recovery Alberta.
I am passionate about people. I aim to promote wellness and satisfying interpersonal connections. I bring over twenty years of experience counselling children, adolescents, couples and families, in areas of acute crisis, interpersonal relationships, mental illness and substance use. In addition to private practice, I enjoy being active outdoors, travelling, spending time with family (along with my dog Tucker) and connecting with friends.20
YearsPublic Health
sector
7
YearsNon-profit
services
Practicum
Calgary FamilyTherapy Centre
(Dr. Karl Tomm)
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
Trauma TrainingProfessional Member
Alberta Collegeof Social Work
#14929
Education
Criminology DiplomaBachelors in Sociology
Masters Social Work
Services
As a Social Worker, I specialize in providing support to adolescents, young adults,
adults, families, couples, parents and co-parenting teams experiencing any of the following:
Interpersonal relationship concerns, including
couples and family relationships
Parenting or coparenting (separated or divorced) challenges
Coping with Illness (chronic or otherwise), Grief and Loss
Alcohol and Other Substance Use, Gaming/Screen time concerns
Trauma, managing stress and low self-esteem
Mood difficulties, such as depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation and self-harm
Free 15 Minute Consultation Offered
$225/60 Minutes
$337.50/90 Minutes
Payment is due at the conclusion of each session and is
welcomed in the form of cash, e-transfer, Visa or MasterCard.
INSURANCE COVERAGE
Upon payment, you will receive a receipt
for insurance/income tax purposes.
I hold a Master of Social Work (MSW) Degree
and I am registered with the
Alberta College of Social Workers #14929.
I invite you to review the details of your coverage.
Can direct bill various insurance providers.
CANCELLATION POLICY
If you need to cancel/re-schedule your appointment,
24-hour notice is expected.
If it is difficult to give more than 24 hours notice; any applicable fees will be discussed at the time of your cancellation. If no notice is provided, you will be charged 50% of your scheduled session fee.
Counselling Approach
I practice from a strengths-based,integrative approach of the following:
Self-Compassion
Self-Compassion is the practice of extending compassion to one's self in instances of perceived inadequacy, failure, or general suffering. It is composed of three main components - self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness.
Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS)
CPS fosters a partnership between adults and kids, engaging kids in solving problems that affect their lives. CPS aims to promote critical thinking, problem solving and social skills, as well as self-esteem. By using collaboration and communication, families often learn from one another and co-construct meaningful knowledge that is difficult to achieve individually.
Systemic Family Therapy
Systemic Family Therapy views the family as an emotional unit. When systems thinking which evaluates the parts of a system in relation to the whole, is applied to families, it suggests behavior is both often informed by and inseparable from the functioning of one's family of origin.
>Interpersonal Pattern Scope (IPScope)
IPScope is a systemic approach to family therapy that aims to highlight the ways in which we invite each other into recurrent patterns of interaction in our continuously changing relationships. It invites family members to learn from one another and develop greater awareness of the nature of these patterns.
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
ART works to reprogram the way distressing memories and images are stored in the brain so they no longer trigger strong physical and emotional reactions. The client is always in control of the ART session, with the therapist guiding the process. Importantly, clients do not have to talk about their traumas or difficult life experiences in therapy to achieve recovery. ART is a form of psychotherapy with roots in existing evidence-based therapies. This somatic approach begins with information acquired from the body's sensations and is shown to achieve benefits within 1-5 ninety minute sessions.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
CPS fosters a partnership between adults and kids, engaging kids in solving problems that affect their lives. CPS aims to promote critical thinking, problem solving and social skills, as well as self-esteem. By using collaboration and communication, families often learn from one another and co-construct meaningful knowledge that is difficult to achieve individually.
a collection of recommended resources.
The Gottman Institute
The Gottman Institute supports all types of family relationships, namely parents/co-parents and couples. Check out the Marriage Minute.
www.gottman.com
Anxiety Canada
Anxiety Canada provides information on anxiety in adults and children, along with free downloadable resources.
www.anxietycanada.com
Bene Counselling Social Sites
Bene is on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Click the social media icons on the far right side to access more resources.
Teen Mental Health
Information & resources for parents, professionals and educators to support adolescent mental wellness.
teenmentalhealth.org
Your Parenting Partner
This site provides realistic, practical parenting advice, including a podcast.
Check it out!
Self-Compassion
We are often harsh and critical with ourselves,
self-compassion encourages a different approach.
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
ART is client centered, therapist directed somatic therapy (begins with information acquired from the body's sensations) that works directly to reprogram the way in which distressing memories and images are stored in the brain so they no longer trigger strong physical and emotional reactions.
ART Website
Kid's Health
Kid's Health has resources for everyone - parents, kids and teens. The topics are comprehensive to from gaming to sexual health to mental wellness.
www.kidshealth.org