Heather Aikman, M.ACP., RCC

Offers In-person and virtual appointments
  • Clinical Counsellor
  • Woman
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars. 6 ratings.
Accepting new patients

Provider's hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wednesday
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
Closed
Saturday
Closed

Provider information

Description

My warm and pragmatic approach supports clients to move from a self-limiting pattern of behaviour to a space of self-awareness and efficacy. I offer a non-judgemental environment where concerns are addressed with compassion and respect. challenges. 
I have over 19 years of clinical experience working with a range of private and public clinical clients.  I have extensive knowledge of working with individuals, relationships and children navigating trauma-related challenges, childhood suffering, anxiety, ADHD, depression, grief and loss.

Conditions

  • Abuse
  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Adoption
  • Aging
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Autism
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Binge eating disorder (eating disorders)
  • Body Image
  • Bullying
  • Codependency
  • Communication
  • Depression
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse or Violence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Eating disorders
  • Elderly Persons Disorders
  • Emotion Regulation
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Excoriation disorder
  • Family planning
  • Fears / Phobias
  • Gambling Addiction
  • Geriatric Counselling
  • Grief, loss, bereavement
  • Histrionic personality disorder
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Infertility or Adoption
  • Infidelity
  • Insomnia
  • Loneliness
  • Men's Issues
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mood disorders
  • Obesity
  • Obsessive- Compulsive (OCD)
  • Panic disorder
  • Parenting
  • Personality Disorders
  • Postpartum depression
  • Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Psychosis
  • Quiet Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Racial Identity
  • Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
  • Relationship Issues
  • Schizophrenia
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-harming or suicidal behavior
  • Sex, sexuality, intimacy
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Sleep Disorder
  • Social Anxiety Disorder
  • Social Isolation
  • Stress
  • Substance Abuse
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Trauma
  • Weight Loss
  • Women's Issues
  • Workplace stress

Services

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Compassion-focused therapy
  • Culturally sensitive therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Emotionally focused therapy
  • Family counselling
  • Group counselling
  • Interpersonal psychotherapy
  • Marital counselling
  • Marriage and family therapy
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
  • Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Play therapy
  • Relational therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Strength-based therapy
  • The Gottman method
  • Therapeutic intervention
  • Trauma informed care
  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

Clientele

  • Adults (18+)​
  • Children (under 12)​
  • Couples​
  • Families​
  • LGBTQ2+
  • Seniors (65+)​
  • Teens (13-17)​

Languages spoken

  • English

Professional designations

  • Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (M.ACP.)
  • Psychoeducator
  • Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)

Education

  • Master of Clinical Psychology
  • Bachelor of Arts

Facility: Sola Counselling

Summary

SOLA provides a space for individuals, couples, and families to address the highs and lows of everyday life. Circumstances can overwhelm your ability to manage your feelings and emotions. Diagnoses can require therapeutic support to assist in healing. Whatever your concern may be, SOLA’s highly trained practitioners are equipped with the necessary skills to address challenges with science-based therapies that aim to increase your functionality, and help you thrive.

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
8:30 am - 6:30 pm
Tuesday
8:30 am - 6:30 pm
Wednesday
8:30 am - 6:30 pm
Thursday
8:30 am - 6:30 pm
Friday
8:30 am - 6:30 pm
Saturday
By appointment only

Services & supplies

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Animal-assisted therapy
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Career counseling
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Compassion-focused therapy
  • Culturally sensitive therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Emotionally focused therapy
  • Existential therapy
  • Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
  • Family counselling
  • Family systems therapy
  • Feminist therapy
  • Gestalt therapy
  • Group counselling
  • Humanistic therapy
  • Interpersonal psychotherapy
  • Jungian therapy
  • Life Coaching
  • Marital counselling
  • Marriage and family therapy
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Multicultural therapy
  • Narrative therapy
  • Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Play therapy
  • Positive psychology
  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Relational therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Sports psychology
  • Strength-based therapy
  • Structural family therapy
  • Teen mental health
  • The Gottman method
  • Therapeutic intervention
  • Trauma informed care
  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
  • Workplace facilitation/mediation

Amenities

  • Close to public transit
  • Free parking
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Wheelchair accessible
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Provider's hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wednesday
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
Closed
Saturday
Closed

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
8:30 am - 6:30 pm
Tuesday
8:30 am - 6:30 pm
Wednesday
8:30 am - 6:30 pm
Thursday
8:30 am - 6:30 pm
Friday
8:30 am - 6:30 pm
Saturday
By appointment only