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Tara Arkes, M.Ed.

Offers In-person and virtual appointments
  • Psychologist
  • Woman
  • Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars. 165 rating(s).
  • $180 - $220 per visit
Accepting new patients

Provider's hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Tuesday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Thursday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Description

Tara is passionate about improving the well being and quality of life of those she is supporting. She will compassionately and wholeheartedly listen to the challenges that are preventing you from living your preferred life.

Over her career, Tara has worked with youth, individuals and families on challenges with unhealthy thinking and behaviors, addictions to substances, psychosis, relationships, and regulating emotions. From this experience, Tara is able to use different therapeutic approaches to best meet your needs.

Tara believes in empowering clients to ultimately reach their potential.

Conditions

  • Abuse
  • Addiction
  • ADHD
  • Adjustment disorder
  • Adoption
  • Aging
  • Alcohol Abuse
  • Anger
  • Anger Management
  • Antisocial Personality disorder
  • Anxiety
  • Asperger's Syndrome
  • Autism
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Binge eating disorder (eating disorders)
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body Image
  • Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
  • Bullying
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Codependency
  • Communication
  • Compulsive gambling
  • Conduct Disorder (CD)
  • Conversion disorder
  • Delirium
  • Depression
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse or Violence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Eating disorders
  • Emotion Regulation
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Excoriation disorder
  • Family planning
  • Fears / Phobias
  • Gambling Addiction
  • Grief, loss, bereavement
  • Histrionic personality disorder
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Infertility or Adoption
  • Infidelity
  • Insomnia
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Internet Addiction
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Loneliness
  • Medical Detox
  • Men's Issues
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mood disorders
  • Munchausen syndrome by proxy
  • Narcissistic Personality Disorder
  • Obesity
  • Obsessive- Compulsive (OCD)
  • Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
  • Panic disorder
  • Paranoid personality disorder
  • Parenting
  • Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymic Disorder)
  • 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
  • Somatic symptom disorder
  • Spirituality
  • Stopping Smoking
  • Stress
  • Substance Abuse
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Suicide
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Tourette Syndrome
  • Trauma
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  • Video Game Addiction
  • 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
  • Existential therapy
  • Family counselling
  • Family systems therapy
  • Feminist therapy
  • Group counselling
  • Humanistic therapy
  • Integrative therapy
  • Interpersonal psychotherapy
  • Marital counselling
  • Marriage and family therapy
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Multicultural therapy
  • Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Psychological testing and evaluation
  • Psychological therapy
  • Relational therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Strength-based therapy
  • Structural family therapy
  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

Clientele

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

Languages spoken

  • English

Professional designations

  • Master of Counselling Psychology (M.Ed.)

Education

  • Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology

Professional associations

  • College of Alberta Psychologists
Facility Information

Summary

Making the decision to seek counselling is usually the first step in your mental health journey and choosing the right person to help you can be a challenging task. Working with that person should not be.

At Simply Counselling Services, we believe that finding solutions in your life and maintaining good mental health is possible and can be simple. In fact, we value simplicity along with the creation of a safe, warm, inviting environment that allows us to build a strong partnership with you.

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Tuesday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Thursday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Services & supplies

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Ageing in place assessment
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Compassion-focused therapy
  • Culturally sensitive therapy
  • Developmental delays
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Educational assessments
  • Emotionally focused therapy
  • Environmental assessments
  • Existential therapy
  • Family counselling
  • Family systems therapy
  • Feeding support
  • Feminist therapy
  • Fine motor development
  • Gross motor development
  • Group counselling
  • Hand therapy
  • Home accessibility/safety assessment
  • Humanistic therapy
  • Integrative therapy
  • Interpersonal psychotherapy
  • Marital counselling
  • Marriage and family therapy
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Multicultural therapy
  • Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
  • Pediatric occupational therapy
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Physical challenge support
  • Play therapy
  • Progressive goal attainment program
  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Psychoeducation
  • Psychological testing and evaluation
  • Psychological therapy
  • Relational therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Sensory processing, integration
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Strength-based therapy
  • Structural family therapy
  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

Amenities

  • Close to public transit
  • Free parking
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Wheelchair accessible
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70 Country Hills Landing NW, Suite 108, Calgary, AB T3K 2L2

Provider's hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Tuesday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Thursday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Tuesday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Thursday
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 3:00 pm