Brandi Gruninger

Offers In-person and virtual appointments
  • Psychologist
  • Woman
  • Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars. 162 ratings.
  • $180 - $235 per visit

Provider information

Description

Brandi is the owner and director of Evolution Psychology, is a registered psychologist, and specializes in adolescent and women's issues. Brandi has sixteen years' experience in the field and works from a primarily cognitive-behavioural (CBT) perspective to help clients modify their self-defeating thoughts to adapt to stressful environments, childhood trauma, or anxiety and depression symptoms. She utilizes Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) interventions for emotional distress and Eye Movement Desensitizing and Reprocessing (EMDR) for trauma.

Conditions

  • Abuse
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Body Image
  • Depression
  • Eating disorders
  • Fears / Phobias
  • Grief, loss, bereavement
  • Obsessive- Compulsive (OCD)
  • Panic disorder
  • Postpartum depression
  • Self Esteem
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Trauma

Provider's hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Tuesday
8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Wednesday
8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Thursday
8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Friday
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Services

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Emotionally focused therapy
  • Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy

Clientele

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

Languages spoken

  • English

Education

  • Master of Counselling (2005)
  • Campus Alberta (coalition of University of Calgary, University of Lethbridge, and Athabasca University
  • Bachelor of Arts with Distinction (2001)
  • University of Alberta
  • Major: Psychology Minor: Sociology

Professional associations

  • College of Alberta Psychologists
  • Psychologists' Association of Alberta

Summary

At Evolution Psychology we strive to help our clients to change, evolve and adapt to life's inevitable challenges. When we have difficulty coping with a new situation we may develop self-defeating beliefs, uncontrollable emotions or unhealthy behaviours that cause further problems and distress. Our relationships, school and work may begin to suffer. Our friendly, skilled and professional psychologists can help to alleviate this by teaching clients to alter negative thinking patterns, develop more functional coping strategies and create positive goals for the future.

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Tuesday
8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Wednesday
8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Thursday
8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Friday
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Services & supplies

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Animal-assisted therapy
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Christian counseling
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Cognitive processing therapy
  • Compassion-focused therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Emotionally focused therapy
  • Exposure and response prevention
  • Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Interpersonal psychotherapy
  • Marital counselling
  • Marriage and family therapy
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
  • Narrative therapy
  • Play therapy
  • Prolonged exposure therapy
  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Reality therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Schema therapy
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Somatic therapy
  • Teen mental health
  • The Gottman method
  • Trauma informed care

Amenities

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

Sunday
Closed
Monday
8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Tuesday
8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Wednesday
8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Thursday
8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Friday
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Tuesday
8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Wednesday
8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Thursday
8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Friday
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 4:30 pm