General Therapy

Therapy is for everyone.

ATMA CENA General Therapy Services

Our experienced team provides services to couples, families, teens, adults, and seniors. Our team offers a variety of individual and group therapy sessions, available both online and in-person.

Our therapists provide comprehensive care for a wide range of mental health concerns and life challenges. We are equipped to support you with a variety of therapeutic approaches, elevating your coping mechanisms and overall well-being, enabling you to live your life to its fullest potential.

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Finding the Right Therapist for You

We invite you to review each bio and book with someone that resonates with your needs. Therapist profiles are organized by location:

Calgary Therapy Team

The team members below operate out of ATMA CENA Psychedelic Therapy Calgary
734 42 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 5N9
Some of the team members may have online offerings as well as their in-person offerings.

Amber Skoczek, Registered Social Worker

Provides General Therapy

Provides Psychedelic Assisted Therapy​ (call clinic to book)

ATMA CENA Psychedelic Therapy Certified

Amber has over 15 years experience in mental health, supporting individuals of all ages through life’s challenges, specifically specializing in supporting individuals who have experienced trauma or who are impacted by ADHD related symptoms. She has an extensive…

Dan McKinnon, Registered Psychologist

ATMA CENA Psychedelic Therapy Certified

Dan is a registered psychologist (#2896-AB) who offers extensive experience and expertise to clients who are in the midst of a life changing transition, emotional quandary, grief work, discovery…

Dan exclusively works with clients receiving Psychedelic Assisted Therapy (Ketamine, MDMA, or Psilocybin).

Chelsea Wrightson, Registered Psychologist

Provides General Therapy

Chelsea (she/her) values collaboration, authenticity, humour, and adventure, all of which she brings to her work. Her therapy philosophy is guided by the belief that, with the right support, people can connect with their authentic selves and learn to befriend their nervous systems. She believes in the value of exploring how our pasts influence us in the present and how we want to move forward. To support clients to meet these goals, she draws on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), parts work, and other modalities.
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Tina Heinricks, Registered Social Worker

Provides Psychedelic Assisted Therapy​ (call clinic to book)

ATMA CENA Psychedelic Therapy Certified

Tina Heinricks, MSW, RSW, is a therapist with over 20 years of experience supporting individuals and groups in the areas of developmental and physical disabilities, mental health, and addictions. For the past 15 years, Tina has provided psychotherapy within community-based services and her private practice, focusing on helping clients cultivate resilience, self-awareness, and emotional well-being. Her clinical approach integrates evidence-based modalities with a deep respect for each person’s innate capacity for growth and healing.

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Lauren Birks, Registered Social Worker

Provides Psychedelic Assisted Therapy​ (call clinic to book)

ATMA CENA Psychedelic Therapy Certified

Dr. Lauren Birks is a registered social worker and registered marriage and family therapist who specializes in systemic relational therapy to address trauma, grief and loss, relational issues, anxiety, depression, and substance concerns, among other topics of concern. She also has a PhD in public health and participates in health-related research efforts, and is also the Editor of Participator, the official journal of CACFT.

Kevin Oishi

Kevin Oishi, Registered Social Worker

Provides Psychedelic Assisted Therapy​ (call clinic to book)

ATMA CENA Psychedelic Therapy Certified

Kevin is a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work degree and over two decades
of experience supporting individuals and families through life’s challenges. Practicing since
2000, Kevin has extensive experience in addiction and mental health, geriatrics, domestic
violence with high-risk offenders, trauma recovery, medical social work in hospital settings, and
major life transitions.

Edmonton Therapy Team

The team members below operate out of ATMA CENA Psychedelic Therapy Edmonton
#1155 5555 Calgary Trail NW, Edmonton, AB T6H 5P9
Some of the team members may have online offerings as well as their in-person offerings.

Priya Bains, Registered Psychologist & Lead Therapist

Provides General Therapy

Provides Psychedelic Assisted Therapy (call clinic to book)

Psychedelic Therapy Trained

Priya has been working in collaboration with clients for nearly 20 years in Alberta. Early in her career, she was introduced to somatic therapy and trauma therapy, which sparked her curiosity about how the body…

Hiedi Yardley, Registered Psychologist

Provides General Therapy

Provides Psychedelic Assisted Therapy (call clinic to book)

ATMA CENA Psychedelic Therapy Certified

Hiedi offers a northern strengths-based trauma-informed lens when providing therapy and assessment services. Hiedi has 18+yrs experience working with clients in therapeutic areas of justice, education, community mental health & addictions, and private practice. Hiedi…

Karen Gregory

Karen Gregory, Registered Psychologist

Provides General Therapy

Provides Psychedelic Assisted Therapy (call clinic to book)

My style of therapy is collaborative. I believe that everyone has a unique story, and that although I have a lot of theoretical knowledge you are the best source of knowledge about yourself. We will work together to understand your…

Daya Montakhebi, Certified Canadian Counsellor

Provides General Therapy

ATMA CENA Psychedelic Therapy Certified

Daya is a trauma-informed therapist passionate about empowering individuals to turn their challenges into stepping stones for growth. With expertise in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and trauma-practiced methods…

Claude Shema, Registered Professional Counsellor

Provides General Therapy

ATMA CENA Psychedelic Therapy Certified

Dr. Claude is a caring, inspiring, motivating, and uplifting clinician, psychotherapist, with background in tropical medicine, psychiatry, clinical psychology, and neurosurgery. He has more than 25 years of experience in mental health related issues in children, adolescents…

Marcela Chavez-Harrison - Calgary Registered Psychologist doing PDTS

Marcela Chavez-Harrison, Registered Psychologist

Provides Psychedelic Assisted Therapy (call clinic to book)

ATMA CENA Psychedelic Therapy Certified

Msrcela’s work focuses on moving towards a more confident you, in order to feel better about yourself and allow you to cope with struggles such as addictions, anger, anxiety, depression or adjusting to life changes. 

Dan McKinnon

Psychedelics Preparation & Integration Psychologist

Dan is a registered psychologist (#2896-AB) who offers extensive experience and expertise to clients who are in the midst of a life changing transition, emotional quandary, grief work, spiritual discovery and/or existential dilemma. He has completed specialized training and certification in emotion-focused therapy, focusing-oriented therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, positive psychology, and narrative therapy. In 2009, he completed a doctoral dissertation at the University of Calgary titled, Uncovering and Understanding the Spirituality and Wholeness of Educators. Dan’s approach is person-centered and based on the healing power of the therapeutic alliance. It entails creating a safe, open, engaging relational space. He acts as a catalytic companion by using strategic questions to probe and coax the client to the meaningful discoveries and adaptations that will make a difference for them. Dan has 150+ hours of theoretical and experiential Psychedelic/Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (PaT/KaT) training. Since April 2022 he has been doing legal, clinical Pat/Kat preparation/integration sessions with treatment resistant PTSD, Trauma & Depression clients. Dan began studying and practicing contemplative disciplines, dream interpretation, non-ordinary states of consciousness and psycho-spiritual discovery work at the age of fourteen.
 
Dan cannot be directly booked with as he is only available to clients who access psychedelic treatment services (Ketamine-Assisted Therapy, MDMA-Assisted Therapy, Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy)

Priya Bains

Registered Psychologist

Priya has been working in collaboration with clients for nearly 20 years in Alberta. Early in her career, she was introduced to somatic therapy and trauma therapy, which sparked her curiosity about how the body holds psychological burdens and patterns. Her undergraduate degree in neuropsychology shaped her belief that everything psychological is, at its core, biological. As a Certified Hakomi Practitioner, she learned various frameworks for understanding developmental patterns and the “stuckness” clients often experience. Her work is informed by Self-Regulation Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, Attachment Theory, and Hakomi. Her curiosity later led her to explore psychedelic medicine and its potential to facilitate the softening and opening of the unconscious mind, which allows for easier access to these stuck patterns. She has trained with Numinus, Therapsil, Atma Journey, Numa Breathwork, and the Zendo Project, earning multiple certifications in areas such as Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy, Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy, MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy, Breathwork, and Sitting and Integration Training.

Priya cannot be directly booked with as she is only available to clients who access psychedelic treatment services (Ketamine-Assisted Therapy, MDMA-Assisted Therapy, Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy)