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Amber Shay, BSW, MSW, RSW
Offers
In-person and virtual appointments
- Social Worker
Accepting new patients
Provider's hours
Sunday
Closed
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
By appointment only
Thursday
Closed
Friday
Closed
Saturday
By appointment only
Description
I work with individuals, couples, and families of all ages (5+). In my 35+ years of professional practice I have noticed stress levels peak and reduce our capacity for resilience. I believe that mental health support is for everyone and I am that trusted guide to co-create the best path forward with you. I offer you an authentic and warm approach to counselling. This is based upon my core value of integrity as you share your vulnerable moments with me. I operate from a wide lens to determine the best strategies to reach your goals.
Conditions
- Abuse
- Addiction
- Alcohol Abuse
- Anger
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Codependency
- Communication
- Depression
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse or Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Emotion Regulation
- Emotional Abuse
- Family planning
- Fears / Phobias
- Gambling Addiction
- Grief, loss, bereavement
- Infertility or Adoption
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Men's Issues
- Mental Disorders
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder
- Parenting
- Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymic Disorder)
- Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Relationship Issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Self Esteem
- Self-harming or suicidal behavior
- Sex, sexuality, intimacy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Social Isolation
- Stress
- Substance Abuse
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Thoughts
- Suicide
- Trauma
- Video Game Addiction
- Women's Issues
Services
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Cognitive processing therapy
- Emotionally focused therapy
- Family counselling
- Family systems therapy
- Integrative therapy
- Marital counselling
- Marriage and family therapy
- Narrative therapy
- Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
- Person-centered therapy
- Relational therapy
- Relationship counselling
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Structural family therapy
- Teen mental health
- The Gottman method
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
Clientele
- Adults (18+)
- Children (under 12)
- Couples
- Families
- LGBTQ2+
- Seniors (65+)
- Teens (13-17)
Languages spoken
- English
Professional designations
- Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
- Master of Social Work (MSW)
- Registered Social Worker (RSW)
Education
- Masters Social Work, Clinical Specialization
- Bachelor Social Work
- Diploma Psychiatric Nursing
Professional associations
- Alberta College of Social Workers
Facility Information
Monarch Psychology
Summary
We believe that many mental health disorders and diagnoses are reactions to underlying issues such as trauma, grief, or systematic oppression, rather than innate. While some mental health disorders are biological in nature and innate, for many people, symptoms develop as coping strategies. If we address the underlying issue, we can address the need for those coping mechanisms. We create space to understand people and their stories by looking beyond symptoms and diagnoses. We provide counselling services to children, adolescents, adults, couples and families.
Business hours
Sunday
By appointment only
Monday
9:00 am
-
8:00 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am
-
8:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am
-
8:00 pm
Thursday
9:00 am
-
8:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Services & supplies
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Attachment-based therapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Cognitive processing 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
- Group counselling
- Humanistic therapy
- Integrative therapy
- Marital counselling
- Marriage and family therapy
- Multicultural therapy
- Narrative therapy
- Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
- Person-centered therapy
- Play therapy
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Psychological therapy
- Relational therapy
- Relationship counselling
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Somatic therapy
- Sports psychology
- Strength-based therapy
- Structural family therapy
- Teen mental health
- The Gottman method
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
Amenities
- Close to public transit
- Free parking
