Women's Issues therapists in Brooks, AB
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Women's Issues
Harness of Joy Psychotherapy Services
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, RCSW EMDRIA Approved Consultant & Credit Provider
Navigating Women’s Issues: Honoring Your Health, Identity, and Voice
Women carry an extraordinary, often invisible load—balancing dynamic hormonal shifts, societal expectations, caregiving demands, and the pressure to excel across every role without showing strain. "Women's issues" aren't isolated struggles; they are the complex intersection of physical, emotional, and social pressures that can leave your nervous system perpetually overwhelmed.
Whether you are navigating reproductive mental health (such as PMDD, infertility, pregnancy loss, or postpartum shifts), perimenopause and hormonal transitions, body image and societal conditioning, people-pleasing burnout, or the lingering impact of gender-based trauma, your experiences deserve nuanced, whole-person care. Carrying these demands in silence can make you feel disconnected from your own body, depleted of energy, and uncertain of your own needs.
At Harness of Joy Psychotherapy Services, we provide a dedicated, empowering space designed specifically to center women’s lived experiences. Guided by our foundational values of empathy, integrity, tailored care, and authentic growth, we offer a warm refuge where you can drop the heavy burden of "doing it all."
How We Support Women's Holistic Well-Being:
Reproductive & Hormonal Mental Health: Navigate the profound emotional surges of PMDD, infertility journeys, pregnancy, birth trauma, postpartum changes, and perimenopause with compassionate somatic regulation.
Reclaiming Boundaries & Releasing Burnout: Unpack generational conditioning, perfectionism, and the mental load of caregiving so you can set firm boundaries without guilt.
Healing Trauma & Rebuilding Self-Worth: Heal from relational distress, gender-based trauma, and chronic self-criticism, restoring an unshakable trust in your body and your authentic voice.
You do not have to sacrifice your well-being to hold everything else together. Real healing begins when you give yourself permission to be supported, reclaim your autonomy, and step into a life rich with balance, vitality, and genuine joy.
26 Years Experience
Online in Brooks, AB (Online Only)
Women's Issues
Diana Wamsteeker
Registered Social Worker, MSW RSW
I support women navigating a range of emotional, relational, and identity-related concerns, including those that arise during perimenopause and other significant life stages. Hormonal shifts during this time can impact mood, anxiety, sleep, energy levels, and a sense of self, often alongside changes in roles, relationships, and life direction. My approach provides a space to explore these experiences without judgment, while also addressing the emotional and psychological impacts that can accompany physical and hormonal changes.
Together, we work to better understand what you are experiencing, reduce distressing symptoms where possible, and strengthen coping strategies that support both emotional regulation and overall well-being. I also focus on helping clients reconnect with their sense of identity, self-trust, and agency during periods of transition. My goal is to offer support that is both validating and practical, helping you move through this stage of life with greater clarity, resilience, and self-compassion.
21 Years Experience
Online in Brooks, AB
Women's Issues
Candice Seligman
Counsellor/Therapist, MACP, DVATI, CCC
Women’s emotional and mental health concerns can show up in many ways, including pressure to meet expectations, difficulty setting boundaries, burnout from carrying too much for others, self-worth and self-confidence struggles, marriage and relationship struggles, or navigating life transitions and identity shifts. You may feel disconnected from your body, intuition, or sense of inner strength while trying to balance roles, responsibilities, and personal needs. I work somatically, trauma-informed, and with the nervous system, inner child, and energy field in mind to support deeper healing from patterns that have been carried in the nervous system and body. My focus is compassionate, root-cause healing that helps you reconnect with your authentic self, your voice, truth, inner wisdom, and intuition.
6 Years Experience
Online in Brooks, AB (Online Only)
Women's Issues
Julie Taylor Counselling
Counsellor/Therapist, MTC, RCS
My stand on 'women's issues' has not really changed over the years. Originally these views were thought to be feminist. Very feminist. Now those exact same views are seen as more traditionalist! I have always believed in justice, respect and equality, for all human beings. For me, I am a human being first. Woman, second. Perhaps you are a human being first and a man second? I celebrate both! In my opinion each person is equal to every other and if we explore, understand and fill our needs - the same needs whatever our sex, colour or any other demographic - we will be happy. If we do not…. Fullstop. This belief is NVC or Non Violent (or Compassionate) Communication, organized by Dr Marshall Rosenberg in action. As women, our experience of the world is uniquely female. As men it is male. Man and woman stand at the two ends of this spectrum and in between are a thousand iterations of humanity waiting to be explored! I am wide open to hearing your story.
26 Years Experience
Online in Brooks, AB
Women's Issues
Aliya Amarshi
Registered Psychotherapist, PhD (Sociology)
I support women navigating identity, romantic relationships, motherhood, parental relationships, work & career, body image, and the emotional labour of daily life. My approach is intersectional, inclusive, and attuned to the unique experiences and systemic pressures that many women carry.
6 Years Experience
Online in Brooks, AB (Online Only)
Women's Issues therapists in Brooks, AB Statistics
Women's Issues therapists in Brooks, AB average 11 years of experience and charge around $175 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (68%), Internal Family Systems (IFS) (53%), and Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (53%).
Average years in practice
11 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$175
Accept insurance
73%
Offer sliding scale
62%
Gender ID
| 85% |
Female |
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| 12% |
Male |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 1% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 68% |
In Person and Online |
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| 32% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 68% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 53% | Internal Family Systems (IFS) |
| 53% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 50% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 49% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 47% | Somatic Therapy |
| 46% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 74% | Young Adult |
| 64% | Senior |
| 54% | Teen |
| 18% | Children |
Client Focus
| 80% | Women |
| 53% | LGBTQ+ |
| 53% | Men |
| 47% | Christian |
| 41% | Persons with Disabilities |