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Monika Pakstas, MSW, RSW
Offers
In-person and virtual appointments
- Social Worker
Accepting new patients
Provider's hours
Sunday
Closed
Monday
4:00 pm
-
6:00 pm
Tuesday
4:30 pm
-
7:30 pm
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
Closed
Friday
Closed
Saturday
Closed
Description
My approach to therapy is a collaborative one built on a strong and trusting relationship. I am here to support you in exploring and gaining a deeper understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or challenging experiences that have brought you to seek therapy. In doing so, we can work to uncover narratives that support your well-being, and skills that will help you move forwards toward more peace and contentment in your relationships with yourself and others.
Conditions
- Abuse
- Aging
- Anxiety
- Binge eating disorder (eating disorders)
- Body Image
- Depression
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse or Violence
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating disorders
- Elderly Persons Disorders
- Emotion Regulation
- Emotional Abuse
- Family planning
- Fears / Phobias
- Geriatric Counselling
- Infertility or Adoption
- Infidelity
- Loneliness
- Mental Disorders
- Mood disorders
- Obesity
- Panic disorder
- Parenting
- Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymic Disorder)
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Self Esteem
- Sex, sexuality, intimacy
- Sexual Abuse
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Social Isolation
- Stress
- Suicidal Thoughts
- Suicide
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Workplace stress
Services
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Compassion-focused therapy
- Humanistic therapy
- Integrative therapy
- Narrative therapy
- Person-centered therapy
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Somatic therapy
- Teen mental health
Clientele
- Adults (18+)
- LGBTQ2+
- Seniors (65+)
- Teens (13-17)
Languages spoken
- English
Professional designations
- Master of Social Work (MSW)
- Registered Social Worker (RSW)
Education
- Masters of Social Work
Professional associations
- AB 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
