Barbara Aufgang, M.ACP., RCC

Offers In-person and virtual appointments
  • Clinical Counsellor
  • Woman
Accepting new patients

Provider's hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Thursday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday
By appointment only

Provider information

Description

Barbara is a Registered Counselling Therapist with the Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists and a Career Counsellor (Certified Career Development Practitioner). She believes that everyone has the ability to understand and solve their own problems, but sometimes we get so overwhelmed we forget to draw on our own strengths. While life can sometimes bring us down, we all have it in us not only to survive but to flourish as a result of these obstacles. Barbara is client centered therapist who enjoys collaborating with teens and adults and using a variety of methods tailored to their needs

Conditions

  • Abuse
  • Addiction
  • Alcohol Abuse
  • Anxiety
  • Body Image
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse or Violence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Emotion Regulation
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Grief, loss, bereavement
  • Infidelity
  • Mood disorders
  • Obsessive- Compulsive (OCD)
  • Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Sex, sexuality, intimacy
  • Stress
  • Trauma
  • Women's Issues

Services

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Career counseling
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Culturally sensitive therapy
  • Existential therapy
  • Exposure and response prevention
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Humanistic therapy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Narrative therapy
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Positive psychology
  • Rational emotive behavior therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Strength-based therapy
  • Trauma informed care
  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

Clientele

  • Adults (18+)​
  • LGBTQ2+
  • Seniors (65+)​
  • Teens (13-17)​

Languages spoken

  • English

Professional designations

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

Education

  • Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology

Professional associations

  • NSCCT

Summary

Thrive Therapy is dedicated to providing children, youth, and adult healthcare services across Nova Scotia. 
 
We believe that every person is entitled to a satisfying and meaningful life. Our mission is to support and empower our clients to achieve their goals, using an individualized and client-centred approach. 

We offer services at our 2 clinic locations within the Halifax Regional Municipality, as well as in the community, in our client’s homes, workplaces, and within school-based settings. Our services include Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, and Sleep Consulting.

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Thursday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday
By appointment only

Services & supplies

  • Accent modification
  • Acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Ageing in place assessment
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Cancer rehabilitation program
  • Cardiac rehab
  • Career counseling
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive abilities evaluation
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Cognitive demands analysis
  • Cognitive rehabilitation
  • Cognitive work capacity assessment
  • Culturally sensitive therapy
  • Developmental delays
  • Environmental assessments
  • Ergonomic Assessment
  • Existential therapy
  • Exposure and response prevention
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Feeding support
  • Fine motor development
  • Functional abilities evaluation
  • Functional capacity evaluations
  • Functional Testing
  • Gender spectrum voice and communication training
  • Gender-affirming voice training
  • Gross motor development
  • Hand therapy
  • Home accessibility/safety assessment
  • Humanistic therapy
  • Job coaching/shadowing
  • Job Site Visit
  • Language comprehension
  • Language expression
  • Literacy skills
  • Mental health reactivation
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Multidisciplinary pain management program
  • Narrative therapy
  • Neural rehabilitation
  • Pediatric occupational therapy
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Physical challenge support
  • Physical demands analysis
  • Positive psychology
  • Post COVID-19 rehabilitation and recovery
  • Progressive goal attainment program
  • Psychoeducation
  • Rational emotive behavior therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Sensory processing, integration
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Strength-based therapy
  • Stroke rehabilitation
  • Trauma informed care
  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
  • Wheelchair & mobility assessment/services
  • Work conditioning and hardening
  • Work Simulation
  • Workplace facilitation/mediation

Amenities

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

Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Thursday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday
By appointment only

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Thursday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday
By appointment only